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Michael Lieberman

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Director of Field Advocacy, National Council of Jewish Women Views are my own, reposts are not endorsements. @ncjw.bsky.social

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National Council of Jewish Women @ncjw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our country is failing girls and all students. We must do better. #Cornell
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National Council of Jewish Women @ncjw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Speaking up works. 📣 This week, we've got the sweetest proof, after the Jewish community rallied and saved our beloved Sunkist Fruit Gems... in just a matter of days! 🍬
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨ATTN: It's time to take action to protect medication abortion! I'm joining @ncjw.bsky.social to send postcards to Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. to tell the FDA to stop the attacks on mifepristone. You can too! Click the link for more info. #mifeinall50 app.sosha.ai/s/cVZO9zQS
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Protect medication abortion
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today: 26 years since the FDA approved mifepristone, 1 of 2 medications commonly used in medication abortion. Mifepristone is safe, effective, & essential reproductive health care — and we won't let politics stand in the way of our care. #ProtectMedicationAbortion #mifeinall50 @ncjw.bsky.social
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Welcome, welcome @letsgomathias.bsky.social to @talkingpointsmemo.com "photo obtained by TPM...shows Rawson standing near James Alex Fields Jr., the neo-Nazi who a short time later drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters, killing a 32-year-old woman..." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/youtu...
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TPM Live: Chris Mathias on the Charlottesville Marcher Poised to Take Office in Florida
ICYMI, TPM’s new reporter Chris Mathias just published a new investigation revealing...
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"The civil rights paradigm created in the 1960s is unraveling... The Trump administration is exploiting #antisemitism to finish the job, claiming the moral high ground in defense of one group while gutting protections for everyone else." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/o...
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Opinion | For Trump, Jews Are Proving to Be a Very Useful Tool
Debates about Jews are never just about Jews.
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"as Jewish advocates, we know that reproductive freedom is religious freedom...we organized 39 faith-based organizations to submit an amicus brief in support of Hoosier Jews for Choice’s case." www.ncjw.org/news/ncjw-le... www.ncjw.org/news/were-no... @ncjw.bsky.social
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“We’re not giving up. Ever.” How NCJW is fighting for abortion access in Indiana with Hoosier Jews for Choice - National Council of Jewish Women
NCJW has been fighting for reproductive freedom in states like Indiana for years, because as Jewish advocates, we know that reproductive freedom is religious freedom. That’s why we’re working with Hoo...
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“Our strength has always come from our local leaders, our local folks who are doing the work in their communities, who are in coalition, who are in relationship with the people making change...from settlement houses to voting rights, social services to reproductive freedom." @ncjw.bsky.social
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
@ncjw.bsky.social advocates have a very special role in the policy space. Tapping into our religious identities — especially in conversation with elected officials we may disagree with — gives us the chance to move pieces of legislation that other organizations can’t." www.ncjw.org/news/what-i-...
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What I learned this summer about lobbying - National Council of Jewish Women
I found common ground with my members of Congress because of this ONE thing we had in common. Read the full story about my NCJW summer internship lobby day.
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"whitewashing of the Confederacy...a ritual of national forgetting...every time we call the Slaveholders’ Rebellion against the US the Civil War. “Civil War” is no name for a war waged by slaveholding traitors against the US to hold Black Americans in human bondage." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/o...
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Opinion | The ‘Civil War’ Is a Lie. Let’s Call It the ‘Slaveholders’ Rebellion’ Again.
To face our history, we must be honest about it.
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
"suspending donor-directed grants based solely on government action against groups it has politically targeted risks conscripting independent stewards of charitable giving into the administration’s campaign against its perceived enemies." www.justsecurity.org/141175/doj-s... @splcenter.org
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If Federal Courts Don’t Trust Trump’s DOJ, Should Civil Rights Funders?
After suspending donations to SPLC, major charitable giving platforms must question whether it is prudent to defer to a DOJ that courts no longer trust.
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The #SAVEAct President Trump supports would make it harder for millions of people to register to vote, including more than 69 million married women, trans people, & others, who do not have a birth certificate matching their legal name. Join @ncjw.bsky.social opposing: www.ncjw.org/act/action/s...
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Tell Congress: Don’t silence millions of voters - National Council of Jewish Women
Urge your members of Congress: save our democracy and vote NO on the dangerous SAVE Act! New SAVE Act bills in the House and Senate would block millions of Americans — including 69 million married wom...
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
We @ncjw.bsky.social are strongly opposing the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as Attorney General Under his DoJ leadership, he made our country less safe -- for women, for Jews & other targeted minorities, for LGBTQ people, & for immigrants. Read our letter: www.ncjw.org/wp-content/u...
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
We honor the memory of John Lewis with action. Voting isn't just a right. It's an act of resistance. When they try to steal our voices, we speak louder. When they build walls, we break them down. When they suppress, we SHOW UP. #GoodTrouble Weekend of Action. Be there. social.demcast.com/s/mygOXBXE
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"after Todd Blanche was elevated to become acting attorney general, the Justice Department moved to vacate the convictions and end the case for good. They also took similar steps to erase the convictions of the leader of the far-right Oath Keepers." www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
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At Trump DOJ’s demand, judge reluctantly drops Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly concluded that he had no power to second-guess prosecutors once they decided to vacate the convictions.
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"True freedom starts with safety -- our freedom to learn, worship, and pursue our dreams without fear of gun violence." @momsrising.org @aapiagainstgv.bsky.social @ncjw.bsky.social
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
“Trump’s unconstitutional elections executive order directed the EAC to put a proof of citizenship requirement on the federal voter registration form. With the order shut down in the courts, Trump cast about for other options, and the Supreme Court gave him one..." @citizensforethics.org
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Every month is Gay Pride Month. Read the groundbreaking @keshetlgbtqjews.bsky.social report which documents challenges of LGBTQ+ Jews and Jews of Color in Jewish spaces — and the need to ensure that all community members can thrive and embrace their identities. www.keshetonline.org/threads-of-i...
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
“It seeks to exempt certain people—Christians, yes, but more importantly conservatives—from public accountability, and from feeling bad about abridging the civil rights of disfavored groups.” newrepublic.com/article/2124...
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The Ultimate Goal of the Right’s “Religious Liberty” Crusade
A new report from Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission makes clear that this issue is just a stalking horse for a much broader political project to transform America.
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
“Democracy is an act….that requires participation, organization & dedication to the highest principles. It is an act, & a series of actions that require us to continuously verify our commitment to civil rights & social justice at every challenge.” Rep. John Lewis www.splcenter.org/learning-for...
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250 Years — Democracy’s Future Demands Reckoning With History
The 250th anniversary of the United States offers a moment to reckon with our history — and its contradictions — to determine our democracy’s future.
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
“Judaism teaches that every human being is created b'tzelem Elohim - in the image of the Divine. Not some people, not only people whose existence makes others totally comfortable — every person. It is a moral obligation, and it is one this Court has failed.” @ncjw.bsky.social
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
“This Supreme Court has shown us — repeatedly & without apology — whose dignity it will defend & whose dignity it will not To every transgender young person today: you belong. In the gym, on the track, in your school, in this world Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.” www.ncjw.org/news/ncjw-ou...
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NCJW Outraged as US Supreme Court Abandons Transgender Youth - National Council of Jewish Women
NCJW responds to Supreme Court ruling in West Virginia v. BPJ
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
“no equivalent to…MAGA, where the movement’s leading platform proudly features age-old deicide charges & caricatures of Passover as a ritual of tribal bloodlust from an ‘expert’ who points his finger squarely at ‘international Jews.’” @benlorber8.bsky.social religiondispatches.org/2026/06/26/t...
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Tucker Carlson's Latest Foray Into Far-Right Antisemitism Flies Under the Radar
On Tuesday, Tucker Carlson hosted Jordan Daniel Hall, a Christian nationalist blogger, for a wide-ranging interview criticizing the fundamental tenets of Christian Zionism. Carlson, who recently trade...
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Hail our talented and impactful partners at the Movement Advancement Project. Happy 20th anniversary and #HappyPride @mapresearch.bsky.social
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
“gun lobby has spent decades insisting that more guns = more freedom. But every expansion of gun rights comes at the expense of everyone else's freedom…to shop, work, worship, learn, gather, & raise our families w/out wondering who around us is armed.” www.newtownactionalliance.org/naa-press-me...
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Newtown Action Alliance Condemns Supreme Court Decision Expanding Guns on Private Property — Newtown Action Alliance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2026 Contact: info@newtownaction.org Newtown Action Alliance Condemns Supreme Court Decision Expanding Guns on Private Property WASHINGTON, D.C. — Newtown Action A...
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
“The Indiana Supreme Court now has the opportunity to affirm what lower courts have already recognized: that forcing people to abandon their religious beliefs in order to comply with a narrow, Christian belief is a substantial burden on free exercise” @ncjw.bsky.social www.ncjw.org/news/ncjw-le...
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NCJW Leads 39 Faith Organizations in an Amicus Brief with the Indiana Supreme Court - National Council of Jewish Women
NCJW has fought Indiana’s abortion ban in court three times. Now, we’re back in defense of reproductive and religious freedom. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 6, 2026 PRESS CONTACT: press@ncjw...
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
“…the Justice Department’s justification for opening a ‘full’ investigation into the @splcenter.org in October 2025….appears to be a rehashing of a letter sent by conservative groups to Stephen Miller complaining about being designated as hate groups.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/u...
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Letter From Conservatives Prompted Inquiry of Civil Rights Group, Lawyers Say
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
@ncjw.bsky.social: "The Trump administration’s illegal plans to move the Office for Civil Rights & the Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services out of the Department of Education is a direct attack on our most vulnerable students." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/u... POTUS will not succeed
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Trump Breaks Up Education Dept., Prompting Worries Over Civil Rights
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Welcome Ryan Haygood -- new @splcenter.org President/CEO Hail Bryan Fair's great transition leadership I like Ryan's aspiration for our times: ”Fight and build. Act justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly — and walk forward courageously. At the same time. Without ceasing.” www.splcenter.org/presscenter/...
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SPLC Announces Ryan P. Haygood as New President and CEO
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Following a robust yearlong national search, and as the nation prepares to celebrate Juneteenth, the board of directors for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has unanimously se...
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Delighted to be with my talented @ncjw.bsky.social colleague Darcy Hirsh & our valued partner Lanie Cohen @keshetlgbtqjews.bsky.social for this important @thejcpa.bsky.social Summit workshop
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
“As Jews, we know that societies reveal their values by whose dignity they choose to protect — & whose suffering they choose to excuse. We reject the idea that cruelty becomes acceptable when it is politically convenient” We will not be silent. @ncjw.bsky.social
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Hail the @splcenter.org As they combat false allegations, this essential annual report documents the impact & harms of hard-right activity -outlining actions this administration has taken to undermine & defund programs & initiatives designed to prevent white supremacist & extremist violence Onward!
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The right to an abortion means nothing w/out access — which should not be determined by where you live/how much money you have Abortion must be covered by Fed health programs Everyone should be able to decide when/if/how they become parents Abortion bans are against my religion @ncjw.bsky.social
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Welcome back to my Playlists #MartinaMcBride! thehill.com/blogs/in-the...
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Martina McBride pulls out of America 250 concert: ‘Turned out to be misleading’
Country singer Martina McBride shared on Thursday that she will not be participating in a massive concert on the National Mall next month to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, claiming she was mis…
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Nearly half the states have now banned or severely restricted abortion care -- with the greatest harm impacting Black and Brown women & poor women. The grants funded by our @ncjw.bsky.social Jewish Fund for Abortion Access can make a real difference. You can help. Visit ncjw.org/jewish-fund-about
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Donate to the Jewish Fund for Abortion Access | Jews for Abortion Access
NCJW's Jewish Fund for Abortion Access responds to the timely needs of patients accessing reproductive health care and builds systems for long-term change through partnerships with organizations offer...
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The @splcenter.org is no stranger to legal threats by those on the wrong side of history. Over the past 55 years, the organization has faced down many threats.   The @ncjw.bsky.social was happy to join a letter of support for this essential organization. Read on: civilrights.org/resource/sig...
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Sign-On Letter Responding to the SPLC Indictment
The criminal indictment of one of our nation’s most prominent civil rights organizations is the latest example of a long pattern of abuse
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The @ncjw.bsky.social has a special fund to help people access the reproductive health care they need and deserve.
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Donate to the Jewish Fund for Abortion Access | Jews for Abortion Access
NCJW's Jewish Fund for Abortion Access responds to the timely needs of patients accessing reproductive health care and builds systems for long-term change through partnerships with organizations offer...
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
We mourn the murders of 3 men at the Islamic Center of San Diego & mark the first yahrzeit of the murder of 2 people outside the Capital Jewish Museum We honor them with action: Congress must pass the Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act to improve police #hatecrime reporting @ncjw.bsky.social
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Congress must act: Pass the Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act - National Council of Jewish Women
Write your members of Congress today and urge them to pass the Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act to protect all communities from hate! Make your voice heard today.
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Hail @meng.house.gov & @hirono.senate.gov for extraordinary leadership shepherding this important legislation into law. The law also includes the essential Jabara-Heyer provisions designed to improve & make more comprehensive FBI #hatecrime data collection. @capac.house.gov @equality.house.gov
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Hail @civilrightsorg.bsky.social & 441 civil & human rights, faith, environmental, nonprofit orgs, & labor unions: “a transparent effort to silence and discredit an organization that has worked tirelessly to serve our communities, protect our rights, and hold violent extremists accountable.”
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
“impossible to separate this dangerous attack on @splcenter.org from the attacks that have preceded this illegitimate indictment. SPLC is one of the lead organizations standing in the way of the efforts to roll back civil rights...” Hail @civilrightsorg.bsky.social share.google/zBLG9WMvCQTJ...
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Statement of Maya Wiley, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, on the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) Hearing
We are experiencing a coordinated attack on civil rights non-profits
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
“We won’t let Christian nationalism dictate our faith, our rights, or our control over our own bodies.” @ncjw.bsky.social
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
“Today, as the Roberts court rewrites the Constitution in the image of Trumpian autocracy, it's become clear that Roberts' promise to be a neutral umpire was a lie. We are watching a rigged game, and Roberts set it up.” @ariberman.bsky.social share.google/Tr0JwdAT3F9L...
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Blame John Roberts for destroying the Voting Rights Act
He's been dismantling the country's most important civil rights law for over 40 years.
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
"His well-earned indignation, a streetwise, sometimes pugnacious, voice and a gift for articulating the fine distinctions of an issue made his comments stand out from more diplomatic responses by leaders of other Jewish groups." May Abe's memory be for a blessing z"l www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/o...
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Abraham Foxman, Warrior Against Antisemitism, Dies at 86
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
“a constitution that treats all classifications as one & the same in a country defined by its sordid history of racial subordination — is a constitution that cannot see group inequality…that reifies this inequality through its willful blindness.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/o... @jamellebouie.net
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Opinion | John Roberts Believes in an America That Doesn’t Exist
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
“The @splcenter.org is no stranger to legal threats by those on the wrong side of history. In our 55 years, we have faced and prevailed in numerous fights…SPLC will continue to fight white supremacy and various forms of injustice in our mission to build a democracy where we can all live & thrive.”
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This is incredible leadership work by my @ncjw.bsky.social colleagues, led by deeply talented Alex Lehman Read our coalition brief: www.ncjw.org/news/ncjw-le... And you (yes, you!) can help protect access to medication abortion. Head to ncjw.org/actformife to get all the resources you need.
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Five actions you can take to protect access to medication abortion - National Council of Jewish Women
The fight over access to medication abortion is headed back to the Supreme Court — and reproductive and religious freedom is at stake. Right now, in Louisiana v. FDA, the Court is actively considering...
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
"Let’s be clear: Rollins leads a government agency, not a religious institution. Suggesting preferred status or relationships between, among & for Christians has wide-ranging & long-lasting ramifications." @mazonusa.bsky.social @religionnews.com.web.brid.gy religionnews.com/2026/04/30/w...
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When Trump plays favorites with faith, we all pay the price
(RNS) — What if a food insecure senior felt coerced into joining in prayer or saying grace before receiving food from a church program supported by tax dollars?
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
“This attack on #mifepristone is the latest attempt by Christian nationalists to use the courts to impose one set of narrow extremist religious beliefs… @ncjw.bsky.social will never stop fighting until everyone…can get access to the care they need, whenever it is needed.”
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Michael Lieberman @mlieberman.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
"The arc of the moral universe doesn’t bend toward justice unless we bend it. If we want change, we must demand it by participating & encouraging others to join the fight for free & fair elections." @splcenter.org @normeisen.bsky.social www.contrariannews.org/p/15-ways-to... #Callais
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15 Ways To Fight Callais
Contrarians Say Hell No to Jim Crow: Publisher's Roundup 65
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