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I think I've figured out why Stancil keeps flipping out about AI and consciousness: he thinks Skinnerism is the default, against which all other models must be tested

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פינחס יוסף מונד @pymundgenealogy.bsky.social · 14h

Reminder: Columbus was not Jewish, no matter what you think you read/heard recently

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 14h

🙄 "secretly a Jew" is probably my least favorite history topic

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 14h

Also beloved by the red-brown alliance

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 14h

Fun fact: you can hate Columbus without calling him a Jew

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 14h

This was not a study. It was a documentary based on NOTHING PUBLISHED OR PEER REVIEWED. There are no data, just assertions by a team that *to this day* refuses to disclose the source of their conclusions. It's "trust me bro" from top to bottom

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

No no, that's a weak claim. A strong claim would be "perhaps my grilled gruyere has a different level of consciousness than my grilled asiago."

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Not to put too fine a point on it, but AFAICT no one in this thread knows (a) what they're talking about, or (b) how to fact check their unfounded assertions Anyway biologists from Charles Darwin to Donald Griffin have studied cognitive ethology

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Popsicles on a stick are when we make fruit pectin the hero of summer

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

My department was basement folk. I'm not salty at all. Pinkie promise.

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Doctorates in various fields are crazy bc some students are like "I have been planning this research since undergrad and will spend the next 7 years in a basement to complete my thesis" and others are like " Hi mom group d-list, I need to interview a parent for my research, can you spare 5 min 🤗"

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Been thinking about Shabnam Nasimi's analysis of a scene in Hasan Minhaj's "Best of the Best," about how real people are too often thought of as not worthy of empathy or consideration if they aren't part of a group that's in vogue www.tiktok.com/@shabnamnasi...

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This truly broke my heart, I cried filming this. @hasanminhaj @netflix, the people of Afghanistan falling to their deaths from a plane is not a punchline. Not all representation is good representation...

TikTok video by Shabnam Nasimi

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Idk, I'm not in that particular cesspool

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It looks like you said something hateful again. Would you like help with that? Touch grass. Literally, volunteer to referee in a rec soccer league. Or pick up trash at your local playground. Do anything that's not shitty"

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Clippy: The Microsoft Office Assistant

Alt: Clippy: The Microsoft Office Assistant

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Consumption of violence is a choice; it radicalizes. In a world that thrives on instantaneous gratification, we all know why folks spend their time watching videos that produce hateful "righteous" indignation rather than doing something productive like volunteering or even talking with a neighbor

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i take this back, fully retract it, and i apologize for how i phrased this. i posted this while angry at the constant barrage of years of my life witnessing senseless murder in palestine, and this is no way to express my opinion, which is an end to all conflinct in the region. i’m sorry

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

All perfectly suited for the trash bin 😇

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It's nearly axiomatic that any 10/7 statement will be evaluated based on which group is more hated, Jews or Palestinians, and whether that group receives sufficient excoriation with simultaneous cover for those pretending to not be bigots Comments demonstrate that's a difficult needle to thread

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Isaac (proud small hat wearer) Gantwerk Mayer @isaacgantwerkmayer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If you want to know why Jews are suspicious of you when you're just trying to be a well-meaning antizionist gentile, consider that these two things were written by the same man, Guangtian Ha, a (currently suspended) religion professor at Haverford

a passage from an article by guangtian ha that reads:

We make this call amidst growing concern about antisemitism on our campus. Questions have arisen in the context of a number of specific situations, including external influences from Lower Merion, from donors, and from some alumni who are hell-bent on defining the " ways to be Jewish. This, of course, flies in the face of thousands of years of Jewish tradition which is fundamentally based on interrogation, questioning, and truth-seeking. We take these attacks on our anti-Zionist Jewish community members seriously and we understand the real damage the state of Israel causes for the entire Jewish world when it claims to be acting on behalf of all Jews while engaging in horrific atrocities that - truth be told- mirror some of the worst stereotypes of Jews that have been a part of European racism for centuries. We will be clear: antisemitism should be unacceptable at Haverford, but the energy and consideration which some in our administration have granted these bad faith actors suggests otherwise.

a passage from a court document about guangtian ha that reads:

In or about January 2026, through in or about February 2026, defendant GUANGTIAN HA, using X account "America IstLM" posted a series of threatening and harassing messages directed at Victim 1, including the following:
a. "Jew, get the fuck out of my country"
b. "Jew pig, get the fuck out of Lower Merion"
c. "If jews are so special then they should also be placed in special camps and receive special treatments"
d. "LM jews are going to have it big time, jew. Remember this. You scums have had it too easy. Goyim are taking America back, blood-guzzling demons."

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

That's my guess! The other option (everyone's a creep) is a little less appealing

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I thought maybe Rav Kahana was just an odd duck who decided to learn everything about EVERYTHING by sleeping under Rav's bed, but apparently sleeping under the beds of the elders was a Whole Thing around that time, so now I no longer know what to believe

הַיָּשֵׁן תַּחַת הַמִּטָּה בַסֻּכָּה, לֹא יָצָא יְדֵי חוֹבָתוֹ. אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה, נוֹהֲגִין הָיִינוּ, שֶׁהָיִינוּ יְשֵׁנִים תַּחַת הַמִּטָּה בִּפְנֵי הַזְּקֵנִים, וְלֹא אָמְרוּ לָנוּ דָבָר. אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן, מַעֲשֶׂה בְטָבִי עַבְדּוֹ שֶׁל רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל שֶׁהָיָה יָשֵׁן תַּחַת הַמִּטָּה, וְאָמַר לָהֶן רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל לַזְּקֵנִים, רְאִיתֶם טָבִי עַבְדִּי, שֶׁהוּא תַלְמִיד חָכָם וְיוֹדֵעַ שֶׁעֲבָדִים פְּטוּרִין מִן הַסֻּכָּה, לְפִיכָךְ יָשֵׁן הוּא תַּחַת הַמִּטָּה. וּלְפִי דַרְכֵּנוּ לָמַדְנוּ, שֶׁהַיָּשֵׁן תַּחַת הַמִּטָּה, לֹא יָצָא יְדֵי חוֹבָתוֹ:
One who sleeps beneath the bed in the sukka did not fulfill his obligation, because the bed constitutes a tent that serves as a barrier between him and the roofing of the sukka. Rabbi Yehuda said: It was our custom that we would sleep beneath the bed before the Elders and they did not say anything to us to the effect that we are not fulfilling our obligation

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I made so much lactose free cheese and almost all of it went into a lasagna, this better be amazing

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 05/10/2026

All prisoners should have the right to vote while in prison

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"The version of Zionism the Israeli government put forward is racist" is a completely defensible and true statement. But that's not what the resolution says, is it?

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The reason some Jews are so skeptical of criticism of Israel, (and this is explanation and not defense), is that you start with "the Israeli government is racist" and end with what the Green Party actually adopted, which is, "Individual UK Jews can be punished for attending shuls we deem Zionist."

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

That's the dream when he's adult sized 💜

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thank you for this advice! I wouldn't want to trouble you but I appreciate the guidance

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Perhaps others will find this information useful though, so I'm glad you mentioned it!

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thank you for this lovely idea, unfortunately I have zero skill in sewing

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Do you have a sensory friendly tallit and can you recommend what I should look for or avoid? Kiddo likes soft woven wools as well as cottons, dislikes anything itchy, and fidgeting in shul for hours is his jam, so the more I give his hands to play with the better.

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Jewsky, a request for assistance: Kiddo asked for a "textured" tallit. Something not too heavy bc shul gets hot sometimes, but with plenty for a sensory seeker. He identified our touristy woven blanket as ideal (see image.) The only Judaica shop in our town closed; where should I order from?

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"I dislike the Talmud" is on the Greatest Hits of Not Even Wrong list, right up there with "the Talmud says"

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My middle schooler also dislikes the Talmud, but that is purely because his Chumash teacher is both amazing and biased, and the bias is rubbing off

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is in reference to Jews wanting the right to practice our religion as we see fit, which is apparently offensive to people who (checks notes) are extremely uneducated and quite possibly basement dwellers

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A single wickedly simplistic thread connects the individuals who believe that leftists cannot be antisemitic with those who believe that Christians are good by definition, those who believe that Zionism is racism, and those who believe that Muslims are stealthily taking over Europe

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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

5 potatoes cubed is still 5 potatoes because potatoes are root vegetables

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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Eligible voters, time's running out for registering to vote or updating your registration for the midterms. Fri, 10/2 — SOUTH CAROLINA — in-person (10/4 online, 10/5 mail) Sat, 10/3 — U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — in-person (10/4 online) Sun, 10/4 — ALASKA Sun, 10/4 — RHODE ISLAND More at npr.org/vote

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How to register to vote and check your registration status

For the 2026 elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm not buying into the capitalist productivity maximization goal. That's some twisted shit.

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I think people forget that struggle and problem solving are part of the human experience. Creativity and socializing within creative settings such as eating the dinner someone planned and cooked for you are some of the best parts of being human. Why would we want to forgo that?

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Meal planning seems to be the example folks are using here so I'll use it as well. People run out of ingredients, they adjust based on personal taste. The house heats up on a hot summer day some decide to cook outdoors. Kids want a pie at the last minute. We could have AI make us Soylent Green tho.

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

As someone who breaks my life into a series of tasks more than most people (e.g. walking is a practiced series of conscious muscle activations and cooking is a more complex series of planned physical and cognitive activities), I think we often downplay the role of flexibility in human systems

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Pretty much. And that's funny because when people play the "if you were a muppet who would you be" icebreaker game, I say Beaker (I have an unfortunate tendency to be involved in lab accidents)

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hazards of teaching children how to build a campfire: I'll return from this trip with slightly less hair than before One ill-timed poke of the fire and whoosh - crackle - singe Kiddo learned his lesson tho 😶

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Journal impact factor: 2.4 Me: I wonder why it was published here Them: Admittedly not a great study

Vaccination findings ‘unexpected’
Recent COVID vaccination was associated with a 44% higher rate of persistent symptoms compared with no vaccination in the prior six months, findings the researchers call “unexpected.”

They hypothesize that the results may have been influenced by selection or misclassification bias, and they note that the results were self-reported, without benchmarks for moderate or severe symptoms. They also caution that the study wasn’t designed to determine the effects of vaccination.

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

All the money in the world is less valuable to me than the joy I've derived from pursuing knowledge and become a more creative problem-solver. What is the point of this massive computational power? Will it enrich our lives? Even if achievable, is an intellectually effortless life worth living?

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Maybe if the goal of human existence was effortless survival, this would be fine. I prefer humans to find beauty and joy in our lives. There is beauty and creative joy in math - and humor - as in all human pursuits We should be loathe to cede human pursuits; the best parts of life involve struggle

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ZL (she/her) @jcw1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The loudest voices aren't always correct They don't speak for most, they're just the most visible The most prominent members of a group don't necessarily reflect the values or will of a community; in fact, they can be shunned by the community No one is worth abandoning your own common sense for

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