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James M. Branum

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JMBranum.com JMB.mx he/him/they #Peace Activist #Attorney #Writer #Editor #Jewish #HumanisticJudaism #Interfaith #Minister #Polymath #DemocraticSociaist #NonZionist #Autistic #Ebicyclist #KG5JST Mastodon: c.im/@jmb (See notice/disclaimer at JMBranum.com)

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James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮ @jmb.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 09/07/2026
I'm attending the virtual version of the #WoodyGuthrieCenter Folk Festival for my third year and it off to a good start. I'm unfortunately having to do some work over these days too, but hoping to hear as much as I can, and will be doing some reporting along the way sharing about some of my […]
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 15/11/2025
“Our National Guard troops did not sign up to police their own neighbors.”
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Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Once again, any U.S. attack on Venezuela would be patently illegal.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Looks like we’re going to war with Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files.
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
If you want to see critical news headlines and updates on #MilitaryLaw and #US #Imperialism, please follow: @MilitaryLawTaskForce.okpeace.org.ap.brid.gy This feed is also on #mastodon at: okpeace.org/@MilitaryLaw... Tagging: @chrisblue.bsky.social @peacearena.bsky.social
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Military Law Task Force-NLG (@MilitaryLawTaskForce@okpeace.org)
79 Posts, 29 Following, 14 Followers · The National Lawyers Guild Military Law Task Force includes attorneys, legal workers, law students and “Barracks lawyers” interested in draft, military and veter...
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
If you are in #StephanieBice's US house district (most of the #OKC Metro is), please call her office at 405-300-6890 and urge her to vote no on the massive cuts to public media, including our own #OETA, #KGOU, and #KOSU.. #rural #Oklahoma #Arts
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
www.nbcnews.com/world/middle... #CeaseFireNow #WarCrimes #ShalomSalaam #Peace #Gaza #Palestine #Israel
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1-year-old who had spoken his first word hours earlier among 10 kids killed in Israeli strike outside clinic
NBC News' team in Gaza witnessed a man kiss his small, dead nephew on the head. “I love you so much, my love,” he said, sobbing.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 11/07/2025
STILL NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY "intended" he intended to have the impact he had
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
www.erininthemorning.com/p/after-tran... As predicted, the Trump administration isn't just erasing trans people from our history, now it is #Bisexual people who are being targeted. #LGBTQ #History #QueerHistory
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After Trans People, Trump Now Erasing Bisexual People From Stonewall National Monument
The "History and Culture" page no longer includes bisexual rights.
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
fortworthreport.org/2025/07/10/h... So good to finally get some good news! The #Amtrak #HeartlandFlyer will be operating for another year! #Oklahoma #Texas #Trains
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Heartland Flyer gets $3.5M to keep Fort Worth-Oklahoma City route alive for a year
The Regional Transportation Council approved emergency funding to keep the Heartland Flyer passenger train operating between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City.
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
www.kswo.com/2025/07/10/7... Sharing for folks in the #Lawton / #FortSill area who are upset about the closing of the post museum and the horse program. #Oklahoma
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7News Anchor Tarra Jones speaks with Buffalo Soldier on loss of Equid program
On tonight’s segment, 7News anchor Tarra Jones spoke to Brenda Raglin, Retired U.S. Army Civilian and Army veteran, and Chapter President Lawton/Fort Sill 9th & 10th Horse Cavalry.
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
www.oklahoman.com/story/news/r... #Oklahoma #IRS #Religion
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IRS says church leaders can endorse candidates: How OKC pastors responded
An IRS clarification on churches endorsing political candidates to their congregations draws praise, concern from local religious leaders
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
thewarhorse.org/military-con... Several of my colleagues, one of my clients, and myself were quoted in this story about the new rise in #ConscientiousObjector applications in the #USMilitary #MilitaryLaw #Law
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Is This ‘What They Signed Up For?’ New Military Missions Ignite Interest in Conscientious Objectors
Interest in military conscientious objector status surges as service members feel conflicted about the Trump administration's military mission.
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Yee more proof that #Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters is a #fascist #PragerU #AmericaFirst #FirstAmendment #Education #EdLaw www.news9.com/story/686efa...
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Ryan Walters, OSDE partner with PragerU to vet teachers with 'America First' test
Oklahoma’s Department of Education collaborates with PragerU to create an assessment for incoming teachers, ensuring commitment to 'America First' education.
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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Your Cherokee words for today. The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The words are eat the rich and pronounced ahkeestee oowaynahee
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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Your Cherokee words for today. The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The words are stand together and pronounced gahdawguh eejoolah
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 08/07/2025
Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and other deep-red states are leading the pack in rural hospital closures. This is what happens when you gut Medicaid, reject federal dollars, and treat healthcare like a luxury. You can’t blame “woke” when there’s no ER for 100 miles.
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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Your Cherokee words for today. The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically. A boy about 10 years old was playing one day near the river, shooting at a mark with his bow and arrows until
Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The word is guardian and pronounced ahdahgahteeyah
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
mondoweiss.net/2025/07/why-... Powerful piece written by one of my military law clients (recently discharged from the USAF on the grounds of conscientious objection), Joy Metzler #Peace #ShalomSalaam #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #ConscientiousObjection #USAF
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Why I quit the U.S. Air Force and went on a hunger strike to stop the Gaza genocide
Joy Metzler left the Air Force as a conscientious objector over U.S. support for Israeli atrocities in Palestine and joined a 40-day Veterans for Peace hunger strike for Gaza. She says it is crucial w...
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Aaron Baker (he/him) @bakerleft.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Ryan Walters’ faith leads him to hating immigrants. My faith leads me to hating borders. #oklaed
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Aaron Baker (he/him) @bakerleft.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
When Ryan Walters says that new Oklahoma social studies standards are “pro-American,” he is admitting a bias that is certain to run counter to anything “fact-based.” When the facts are not pro-American, Ryan Walters denies the facts. #oklaed
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
www.oklahoman.com/story/news/e... (article also archived at: archive.ph/AQHeu ) It's great to see my friend @bakerleft.bsky.social quoted in this story! As to more substantive thoughts...(continued) #Oklahoma #SocialStudies #FirstAmendment #EdLaw #Education #Religion
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Controversial new social studies academic standards are in place in Oklahoma. Now what?
State Superintendent Ryan Walters' controversial social studies academic standards now are in place for state schools. How might they be implemented?
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
www.nbcnews.com/world/gaza/i... #CeasefireNOW #ShalomSalaam #Peace #Israel #Gaza #Palestine
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Israeli troops arbitrarily opened fire on Gaza's civilians, soldier tells Sky News
The soldier reportedly recalled several instances in which civilians were shot on the orders of commanders, including once when they were scavenging scrap metal and solar panels nearby.
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup... In light of this legal ruling, I hope every #Mennonite and #Quaker family objects to compulsory patriotic indoctorination. Also families with objections to #heteronormativity can objections to, on religious grounds. #LGBTQ #SCOTUS #ConLaw #FirstAmendment
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Supreme Court backs parents seeking to opt their kids out of LGBTQ books in elementary schools
Parents sued Montgomery County, Maryland, schools after it said they couldn't opt their children out of exposure to LGBTQ books in the classroom.
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup... #Fascism #SCOTUS
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Supreme Court curbs injunctions that blocked Trump's birthright citizenship plan
The Trump administration wants to end automatic birthright citizenship as enshrined in the Constitution’s 14th Amendment.
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
nlgmltf.org/military-law... #Iran #Israel #USA #Peace #MilitaryLaw #Shalom #Salaam #Saleh #NLG #NationalLawyersGuild
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Military Law Task Force condemns US bombing of Iran - Military Law Task Force
(June 23, 2025) This statement can also be viewed/printed in PDF format here The Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild unequivocally condemns the bombing of Iran by U.S. forces– a clea...
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Steve Herman @w7voa.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 23/06/2025
Plaintiffs in one of the VOA vs. USAGM (Kari Lake) cases tell reporters following today’s federal court hearing they’re encouraged after Judge Lamberth from the bench told the defendant’s attorney the government isn’t complying with his injunction to restore the broadcaster’s 49 language services.
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
truah.org/press/statem... A very important statement about the Israeli and US attacks on Iran, from a coalition of progressive Jewish organizations. #Peace #ShalomSalaamSaleh #Iran #Israel #USA #Judaism
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Statement from T’ruah and Members of Progressive Israel Network Following US Attack on Iran | T'ruah
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Please share widely!
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
This Saturday!!! @sanders.senate.gov will be speaking in #Tulsa, #Oklahoma. Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here with Bernie Sanders in Tulsa act.berniesanders.com/signup/rsvp-...
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Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here with Bernie Sanders in Tulsa
RSVP today to say you'll join Bernie in Tulsa on Saturday, June 21! Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here with Bernie Sanders in Tulsa Saturday, June 21 3:30pm Doors Open 4:00pm Music by Parker Mi...
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
nlgmltf.org/military-law... New FAQ from the #MilitaryLaw Task Force of the #NationalLawyersGuild regarding illegal orders Please share it with any military servicemembers in your life. #MilitaryLaw #IllegalOrders #USMilitary #NationalGuard #LosAngeles #Border
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FAQ on Refusing Illegal Orders - Military Law Task Force
This FAQ (drafted by members of the MLTF) can also be found in printable PDF format here: Illegal Orders FAQ – 17JUN2025  DoD Instruction 1325.06 permits a servicemember to possess a single copy of th...
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James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮ @jmb.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 16/06/2025
I was interviewed last week by Margaret Flowers from Clearing the FOG Radio Show about the issue of illegal orders under #MilitaryLaw, in the context of the #Trump administration's deployment of federalized #California #NationalGuard troops and US #Marines to the streets of #LosAngeles. The […]
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... #Peace #ShalomSalaam #Israel #Palestine #FreeTheHostages #CeaseFireNow
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Israeli army officers refuse to serve in ‘unnecessary, eternal war’ in Gaza
In letter to Netanyahu, 41 signatories say government’s orders are ‘clearly illegal’ and hostages have been given ‘death sentence’
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
www.oklahoman.com/story/entert... Hard to believe he has passed. #GaryEngland #OKC #Oklahoma
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Pioneering meteorologist Gary England dies at 85
A native of Seiling, Gary England retired in 2013 as the chief meteorologist for KWTV, after joining the OKC CBS-affiliated TV station in 1972.
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
www.oklahoman.com/story/entert... Hard to believe he has passed. #GaryEngland #OKC #Oklahoma
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Pioneering meteorologist Gary England dies at 85
A native of Seiling, Gary England retired in 2013 as the chief meteorologist for KWTV, after joining the OKC CBS-affiliated TV station in 1972.
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
www.oklahoman.com/story/news/p... #Muskogee #Freedmen #Creek #Muscogee #MuscogeeCreek #Law
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Muscogee Nation Supreme Court to decide if Creek Freedmen descendants can be citizens
The case would decide whether descendants of Muscogee Freedmen should be granted tribal citizenship.
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
#LosAngeles #StandWithLA #ChingaLaMigra #MeltTheICE
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The Trump administration wants to bring about military rule because they hate the American people and want to rule us with an iron fist.
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Rabbi Jill Zimmerman @rabbijill.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
They are removing people without any due process. We are right back in the time of family separation which was one of the lowest moments in our nation’s history. Targeting our brown neighbors. Pure racism. Trump is a terrorist.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 09/06/2025
Wasting their time and making them sleep on the floor when they could be deployed to build housing and provide services and care to the poor
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
nlgmltf.org/military-law... #LosAngeles #NationGuard #IllegalOrders #MilitaryLaw #USA #USMilitary #Immigration #ICE #ChingaLaMigra #MilitaryLawTaskForce #NLG #NationalLawyersGuild #MLTF
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MLTF Statement on the use of National Guard and Active Duty troops to control opposition to ICE & DHS attempts to remove undocumented workers - Military Law Task Force
STATEMENT BY THE MILITARY LAW TASK FORCE OF THE NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD ON THE USE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND ACTIVE-DUTY TROOPS TO CONTROL THE OPPOSITION TO I.C.E. AND D.H.S. ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE UNDOCUM...
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
kfor.com/news/local/n... Pretty huge news in the #OKC religious world. #LGBTQ #Nazarene #Oklahoma
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Nazarene denomination sues breakaway congregation
A court battle broke out this week after a Nazarene congregation voted to “spiritually disaffiliate” from the Nazarene denomination.
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #Bernie #Fascism #LA #California #Authoritarian
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Sanders warns of authoritarianism after Trump deploys national guard to LA
Senator says the future of the US ‘rests with a small number of Republicans in the House and Senate who know better’
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
#Peace #Gaza
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 06/06/2025
People keep being surprised by things Native folks told them about because they are committing testimonial injustice against Native folks
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NPR @npr.org · 01/06/2025
Under the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule barring medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Now, the agency is siding with the credit industry groups suing to have the rule vacated.
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The CFPB wanted medical debt to be left off credit reports. That's changed under Trump
Under the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule barring medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Now, the agency is siding with the credit industry groups suing to have the rule vacated.
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
#ShavuotLive Hour 2 comment: It is so crazy to think that our presenter for this hour is on the other side of the world, in Australia, where it is already June! www.judaismunbound.com/shavuot2025
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ShavuotLIVE 2025 — Judaism Unbound
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
The first sesion of #ShavuotLive has as presenter Lex Rofeberg (@lexaphus.bsky.social) speaking about the idea of Kol Nidrei (and oaths) and its connections to the holiday of #Shavuot. Judaismunbound.com/shauvot2025
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
#ShavuotLive has started. I'll be giving commentary on the offerings of 24 hours of expanded #Torah learning on the Fediverse, Bluesky, and Facebook, which will be tagged with #Shavuotlive You can join the fun here: www.judaismunbound.com/shavuot2025.
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ShavuotLIVE 2025 — Judaism Unbound
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James M. Branum @jmbranum.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
www.oklahoman.com/story/entert... #Oklahoma #SavePublicMedia #PublicRadio #PublicTV #OETA #KOSU #KGOU
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President Trump wants to slash funds for NPR and PBS: What that means to Oklahoma TV and radio
NPR is suing the Trump administration after the president issued an executive order to cancel funding for NPR and PBS.
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