Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 14hStill waiting to find out whether 'anyone in Israeli leadership who let October 7th happen should not have a molecule of power today' is a Zionist or antizionist position. 2173
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 15hThis has an appealing symmetry but I’m not sure who the first category refers to. Some argue (persuasively though they preach to converted) antizionism is not criticism of Israeli policies/acts but anti-Israeli bigotry. 340
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 19hOne can so quickly arrive at 'but was Hitler even an antisemite' territory, because he too had his pretexts. Anyway, me in 2014, evidently: dish.andrewsullivan.com/2014/08/12/t...dish.andrewsullivan.comThe Myth Of Pretext-Free Anti-Semitismby Phoebe Maltz Bovy Alongside the coverage of Gaza, on the Dish and beyond, has been a steady stream of coverage of a kind of shadow issue: European anti-Semitism. Writes Jon Henley: Across Europe… 150
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 20hI am glad to have coined (I think?) "sparkling antizionism" but not glad of how relevant it continues to be. 130
Reposted by Phoebe Maltz BovyDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026What is a "Zionist synagogue"? There are two possible meanings. 1) Any Synagogue affiliated to a denomination which in some way has expressed support for Israel's existence. Which is most of them. 2) Any Synagogue which has prayers which can be interpreted as "Zionist". Which is ALL of them. 210315
Reposted by Phoebe Maltz BovyDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I need to write a thread about this. If you don't like it, feel free to block me. But I hope at least some of you will listen. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...thetimes.comJewish Greens face sanctions for belonging to ‘Zionist’ synagoguesThe Green Party rejected an amendment to protect Jewish members attending self-declared ‘Zionist’ organisations from reports of racism 915483
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There are two big implications of the faux-Palestinian story. Zoomed-in: the I believe credulous assertions that she actually is some things she claims but not others. Zoomed-out: the 'she's not Palestinian she's Jewish AND (therefore) WHITE framing.' phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/pretendest...thecjn.ca 110
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026thecjn.ca/opinion/pers...thecjn.caTwo Jews, three apologies: Avi Lewis and Hannah Gann atone, for PalestineWhile Hannah Gann’s lies and apologies are more colourful than Avi Lewis’s, only one of these people is causing harm from an actual platform. 161
Reposted by Phoebe Maltz BovyPhoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/what-we-lost Came across a 1995 Sears ad that explains frumpy-but-horny better than I could in words.phoebemaltzbovy.substack.comWhat we lostOn a frumpy-but-horny Sears ad from 1995 292
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/what-we-lost Came across a 1995 Sears ad that explains frumpy-but-horny better than I could in words.phoebemaltzbovy.substack.comWhat we lostOn a frumpy-but-horny Sears ad from 1995 292
Reposted by Phoebe Maltz BovyThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/09/2026Scientists observed a family of pygmy raccoons near a beach club in Cozumel, Mexico, learning from one another how to craft balls from paper, an indication that the animals have a culture.nyti.msOn This Mexican Island, Raccoons Make and Play With Toys (and Also Sip Margaritas)Scientists observed a family of pygmy raccoons near a Cozumel beach club learning from one another how to craft balls from paper, an indication that the animals have a culture. 617435
Reposted by Phoebe Maltz BovyCarolyn Kellogg @paperhaus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Huge props to the headline writers at The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comAlberta’s self-image as world’s only rat-free region shattered by discovery of ratProvince’s rat patrol called in to investigate as town of Bowden announces discovery of dead vermin 321218191
Reposted by Phoebe Maltz Bovyamanda hess @amandahess.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I wrote about Bernadine Bluntly, a tradwife who lived with her husband and six children in an off-grid tiny home until last year, when she snuck down the gravel path to the highway, called the police, and got a restraining order. Now she's an ex-trad infuencer: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/s...nytimes.comBernadine Bluntly’s Brand Was Tradwife. Then She Got Divorced.What happens when a trad influencer leaves her husband, questions her beliefs, stops selling anti-feminism T-shirts — and still needs to make a living online? 2033671
Reposted by Phoebe Maltz BovyAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Great headline, perfect www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/s...nytimes.comBernadine Bluntly’s Brand Was Tradwife. Then She Got Divorced.What happens when a trad influencer leaves her husband, questions her beliefs, stops selling anti-feminism T-shirts — and still needs to make a living online? 12589
Reposted by Phoebe Maltz BovyDavid Weinfeld @davidweinfeld.bsky.social · 25/09/2026thecjn.ca/arts-culture... great review essay by @phoebebovy.bsky.social in the @thecjn.bsky.social on Aliza Luft’s new bookthecjn.caWhen hope kills: Aliza Luft’s ‘Sacred Betrayal’ tells of French Jews’ misplaced trust in Catholic clerics during the HolocaustA sense that everything would work out just fine prevented collective action or flight while those would have still been (relatively) possible. 021
Reposted by Phoebe Maltz BovyÉamann Mac Donnchada @almagroschool.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Fabulous essay by @phoebebovy.bsky.social A lot to think about. French "Israelites" back then somewhat equivalent to today's proud to be shamed, anti-Zionist community? thecjn.ca/arts-culture...thecjn.caWhen hope kills: Aliza Luft’s ‘Sacred Betrayal’ tells of French Jews’ misplaced trust in Catholic clerics during the HolocaustA sense that everything would work out just fine prevented collective action or flight while those would have still been (relatively) possible. 042
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/woke-is-mephoebemaltzbovy.substack.comWoke is meFrom problematicness-flagging to antiwoke incontinence 132
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Wrote a whole entire good-if-I-may-say-so column and then bonkers news stories got in the way so I will be writing a hopefully even better one? 040
Reposted by Phoebe Maltz BovyDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026You still get occasional rays of sunshine on the shitstorm that is X dot com 112013
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I did not know this but will suggest that everyone including the monosexuals observe by watching the best television episode of all time: peepshow.fandom.com/wiki/Threeismpeepshow.fandom.comThreeismThreeism is the third episode of series 9 and fifty-first overall episode of Peep Show. Mark tries to rekindle his relationship with April, but to his chagrin he finds out that she is already married,... 230
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/the-french...phoebemaltzbovy.substack.comThe French En-lite-enment“French Women Don’t Get Fat,” 2004 000
Reposted by Phoebe Maltz BovyAryeh @aryehcw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The latest edition of my weekly links roundup includes pieces by @phoebebovy.bsky.social, @philipchristman.bsky.social, @jwherrman.bsky.social, and more! aryehcw.substack.com/p/the-best-f...aryehcw.substack.comThe best first sentence I’ve read all year……is in this New Yorker piece by Ian Parker. 043
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/famesick-p...phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com“Famesick,” postscriptLena Dunham’s return to brand 030
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Possibly more concerned with the decision to put one’s child on the cover of the NYT Magazine with all the implications than with the school choice itself. 450
Reposted by Phoebe Maltz BovyBethany Albertson @albertsonb2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Our students don’t deserve this. For those who don’t understand UT Austin admissions, most undergrads get in bc they were top 5% of their graduating class, from a Texas high school. Anyone calling for more white students is advocating for race conscious admissions - to help out white students. 201370341
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This person seems nice and not at all like someone for whom any antisemitism hitching onto the Palestinian cause is feature not bug. 2173
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Stephanie Cole AND Duncan Sheik, this is my Dolly Parton. 250
Reposted by Phoebe Maltz BovyJames Poniewozik @poniewozik.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Oh my God, this is absolutely awful. RIP. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/a... nytimes.comDuncan Sheik, Who Traded Pop Stardom for Broadway, Dies at 56Weary of the heartthrob label after his 1996 hit “Barely Breathing,” he pivoted to musical theater and won two Tonys for composing “Spring Awakening.” 0214
Reposted by Phoebe Maltz BovyPhoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/the-cleava...phoebemaltzbovy.substack.comThe cleavage take factoryOn Sydney Sweeney ‘outrage’ 231
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/the-cleava...phoebemaltzbovy.substack.comThe cleavage take factoryOn Sydney Sweeney ‘outrage’ 231
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Skunk and wasp season. Not the best wildlife. 150
Reposted by Phoebe Maltz BovyJosh Yunis @joshyunis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The other thing about this is that Israel/Palestine is just pop culture now. That’s how it’s consumed & understood. Which celebrity said what. Did you hear what Macklemore said? Do you agree w/Seinfeld? What about Susan Sarandon? It must all be consumed in slogans that fit the size of an IG story 54610
Reposted by Phoebe Maltz BovyJennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026In a different timeline, this is a top-five story.kcci.comDrunken raccoon found cozied up in Des Moines brewery's dumpsterAn intoxicated raccoon was found sleeping one off in Exile Brewing Co.'s dumpster after apparently overserving himself. 1134
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Which is why I'm a hypocrite, having just endorsed Prince Harry as head of the ADL. 230
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Do I need to Macklemore take is this legally required of me ok fine it is this: I don't think it is helpful to the Palestinian cause to be associated with a man who many-not-all Jews will remember as the one who brazenly wore a schozz-y antisemitic costume. 5565
Reposted by Phoebe Maltz BovyDan Waterfield @danwaterfield.bsky.social · 16/09/2026My 👏 culture 👏 is 👏 not 👏 your 👏 costume 👏 38621
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Falling ass-backwards into my original calling (theorist of what antisemitism is all about) 050
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Galliano parallel is that this is about the resurfacing of old incidents. "Free Palestine" PLUS the nose costume is the story. 260
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The gist appears to be that American Jews are Democrats. Who knew? And discourseville must contend with healthcare being a more important issue to US Jewish voters than Israel is. 041
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Big in Sweden! www.svd.se/a/zOQPjb/het...svd.seVad har hänt med heterokvinnans begär?Joanna Górecka läser Phoebe Maltz Bovys omtalade bok och frågar sig: vad händer med den straighta kvinnan i heteropessimismens tid? 140
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"This recipe is best when prepared with fresh rice noodles, which come in sheets that can be cut by hand." Not if you're doing it as a way of using up dry noodles you found in the back of the pantry though is it! 131
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Clothing is communication so yes if suit-wearing goes out of style you start communicating something different if you still wear one. It’s not about allowed versus forbidden but whether you’d get ‘you look good’ or ‘why so formal?’ 272
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/she-wants-...phoebemaltzbovy.substack.comShe wants to hold my ha-aa-aaand.But in a condescending way 231
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/p/september-...phoebemaltzbovy.substack.comSeptember 11, 2026I don’t really do anniversary posts. 072
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A new one for the people asking for favors I would have no way of helping them with files: would I consider someone's op-ed for the Globe and Mail? 110
Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The sight of my book in a bookstore, panned by someone who seems to be averse to so much as opening it. www.tiktok.com/@hjulrich/vi...tiktok.comLike! #wlw #queer #sapphic #lesbiansoftiktok #fypTikTok video by HaileyMcRich🌈 440