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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson

@profjenthompson.bsky.social
1.4K followers 862 following 2.1K posts

Scholar of US Judaism, intermarriage, applied ethics, secular Jews. Admirer of unions, democracy. Student of sewing. Former Alaskan. New book: Applying Jewish Ethics: Beyond the Rabbinic Tradition.

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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
There are empty lots and abandoned strip malls and, soon, closed schools in L.A. I have wondered why they can’t be redeveloped into parks.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
What’s on the list? And have fun!
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Part (but far from all) of what's horrific here is: a woman weighing the consequences of speaking up about being sexually assaulted, because speaking up imposes burdens and costs (and so does not speaking up).
phoenixnewtimes.com
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
You’re onto something. I was just saying the other day that I needed someone to write my biosketch so I don’t have to cringe while doing it myself. I’m good at writing them for others.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Maybe I’m not the only person who can’t stand the Beach Boys after all.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Is there any degree of removal where you figure they’re so far removed you may as well not call them a cousin anymore?
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What will you read in Syriac? (The only NT-related language I wanted to study was Coptic but I didn’t do it.)
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LA Law Library @lalawlibrary.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🏠 In partnership with CD2 and the Van Nuys Public Library, LA Law Library will be hosting a Workshop for Landlords on Saturday, September 26th. Join us and learn how to effectively communicate with your tenants. 💻 www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-class...
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I once worked in a law firm that handled surrogacy, and while I believe that everyone involved had good intentions and I didn’t personally encounter any disasters, I still felt too weird about it to stay. Also working in any law firm turned out to be not for me.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I suggested to my 11-year-old that she could be my personal trainer. She said ok. So if you never hear from me again, now you'll know why.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This photo makes me wish I liked camping.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Those are the best. I saw some impressive ones in Iowa.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
She was certainly a better singer.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
😬☹️
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Graham cracker crust?
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Is the filling root beer and cornstarch?
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I keep bringing up MOOCs when people say we have to accept that AI is here to stay. “Yes but that’s different.”
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I have a bigger car than I want because there were no suitable hatchbacks. ☹️
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I doubt he’s going to improve, yeah.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
He’s also awful to unions despite their support for him, but that’s probably not of concern to most people.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you: Hello! I’m black ice on a road without guardrails, overlooking the Gastineau Channel.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Both are great options!
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Today, picking up my middle schooler, a staff member asked if I was “Grandma.” Not her grandma, or a grandma. Just Grandma. What. (Also, no and please never speak to me again.)
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
On a similar note
A red heeler looks off into the distance. behind him is a white wooden fence. above his head are the words “Australian cattle dog therapist says… Sometimes the only way to solve a problem is to be a problem. 

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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
That does look good. I might add it to my “to be (probably never) read (but optimism!)” pile.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Here’s a good thing: I read about a guy whose dog got lost & trapped on a steep ledge while hiking up a mountain last night & lots of people came out to help & they found him & all are safe. The internet helped!
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Maybe his Netscape isn’t cometizing right.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Aw, I feel sorry for him even though it never happened.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I recently found a photo of my dogs z"l in that machine from ~2007! They don't look very happy in it, unsurprisingly.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
And the lack of smoking indoors everywhere is a great improvement over 40 years ago as well.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
For years, I have been using a video of Shabbat at Burning Man in my Jewish Identity in the U.S. class; this article will be a useful update (and is a wild ride in itself). Thanks!
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Seems like zero would be plenty.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 30/07/2026
With "surveillance pricing," businesses have finally found something AI can do way, way, *way* better than people: price gouging. 1/
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I love the tricolor pattern
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Is that a Brittany? I fostered one who looked like that.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Of course people's motivations matter for understanding what they did.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The curse is insomnia.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
But you're writing! (I'm not.)
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Please let them start with the bureaucracy of the Cal State system.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Gift link courtesy of THE L.A. Public Library.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I don't even live in New York, but I would be confused by someone who said they were going to Bronx or to West Village. Are they AI?
nytimes.com
‘Welcome to West Village’? The ‘the’ Is Not Optional, Say Some New Yorkers.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Bookmarking!
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Good to know! Next time I try to help students figure out how to cite a museum exhibit…
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
My intuition would be that as girls become more aware of sexism, they might be less interested in intent as an excuse, but that may need to be for an older age group.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I feel like this is where I should say "bless," but I'm not sure how to use that. I should ask a copy editor, I guess. :)
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Does APA have an advice column like Chicago Manual of Style does?
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I taught it to 9th graders 26 years ago. They did OK with it, though they complained that it had "too much description."
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Interesting! It makes sense intuitively, at least to me, that people who may be oblivious to microaggressions would be more willing to excuse them due to lack of intent, and that people who are aware of & harmed by microaggressions would be less willing. Have you observed a gendered component?
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
They want to congratulate you for taking care of yourself.
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Dr. Jennifer "More Women More Witchcraft" Thompson @profjenthompson.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
If only it would help!
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