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Rabbi Iris Richman

@rabbir.bsky.social
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Rabbi- Believer in justice, Jewish pluralism and the power to repair the world/ tikkun olam. Conservative Rabbi but liberal

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Rabbi Iris Richman @rabbir.bsky.social · 35m
Wonder if Stanley Marcus’ experience played a role “He began his university studies at Amherst College, but when traditions preventing Jews from joining clubs or fraternities drastically curtailed his social life, he transferred to Harvard after the first year.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1h
New Fox poll of Texas has Talarico +7 with registered voters and +2 with likely voters. This is striking: *He's winning half of working class *In mid-60s w/Latinos *Winning 22% of non-MAGA Rs (!) The kicker: Non-MAGA Rs *disapprove* of Trump New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/2161...
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New Fox Poll—a Disaster for Trump—Rattles Fox Anchors: “Wake Up!”
They were freaking out on Fox News Friday morning over a new Texas poll. A look at the internals shows they had every reason to.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 1h
For U.S. HOUSE seats, just last week I upgraded 4 candidates from #UnlikelyHeroes to the main page... NV-02 (R+07): Teresa Benitez-Thompson NY-21 (R+10): Blake Gendebien TX-09 (R+09): Leticia Gutierrez VA-05 (R+06): Tom Perriello secure.actblue.com/donate/house...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 57m
🟡 NEW: The FBI’s plans to acquire nationwide access to automatic license plate readers faces scrutiny from House Democrats. www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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Rabbi Iris Richman @rabbir.bsky.social · 1h
Nothing in this reassures me about Trump’s likely plans to interfere with the midterm elections
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 2h
Kansas has 4 former, living GOP governors. Two have now endorsed Adam Hamilton, the Dem, for Senate. Mike Hayden just penned this oped in the Kansas City Star this morning; Adam Graves had done the same last month.
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 2h
Announcing the merger with Titanic footage is an incredible bit
David Ellison • @ellisonskyd... 2h
What once was the peak, is now just the beginning.
Paramount and Warner Bros. shaped over a century of culture. By combining them, we aren't rewriting history — we're equipping these iconic studios with a more powerful engine. Together, we are Skydance: a creative-first ho Show
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Rabbi Iris Richman @rabbir.bsky.social · 2h
Am Yisrael Chai, indeed Warning: this will make you cry www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/w...
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How Flydubai Passengers and Crew Averted Disaster After Pilot Was Stabbed During Flight (Gift Article)
A badly wounded Indian pilot managed to unlock the cockpit door. Four Israeli men teamed up to overwhelm an attacker and avert disaster.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 6h
Big development: Dems are growing increasingly bullish on sweeping the big House races in South Texas. A DCCC official tells me internal polling shows Trump's approval cratering in key districts there: TX-15: 36% TX-28: 28% TX-34: 35% This and much more on the pod: newrepublic.com/article/2161...
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Trump’s Weird Tirade on Midterms Accidentally Reveals Key GOP Weakness
As Trump’s monologue about his Texas midterm convention exposes a problem for the GOP, a Democratic operative argues that his collapse in South Texas is a real tell about what’s coming.
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Carl Gibson 🍉 @crgibs.bsky.social · 7h
I’ve been saying that the insurrection didn’t stop on January 6, but that the entire second Trump administration is literally a government ran by a bloodthirsty right wing mob determined to drown democracy. The GOP’s crusade against Jack Smith is just one facet of it
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 6h
Ukraine’s FP-7 ballistic missile targeted a facility in Russian-occupied territory during its first combat launch, WSJ reports. Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh confirmed the domestically developed ballistic missile has now been used on the battlefield. #Ukraine
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 17h
I mean, he promised that he'd seek retribution against the entire nation and he's doing a pretty damned good job of keeping that one, so...
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Rabbi Iris Richman @rabbir.bsky.social · 17h
Great thread!
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 17h
The Trump era, in a perfect nutshell.👇
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17h
BREAKING: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has named New York State Attorney General Letitia James to serve as special prosecutor to investigate the Cornell rape case.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 18h
Two brothers have been charged in connection with a long-running scheme to raise money for Hamas by disseminating propaganda and soliciting donations for “the poor and orphans in Gaza” via social media, court records show.
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Brothers arrested in long-running scheme to raise money for Hamas
The two are accused of falsely soliciting donations for “the poor and orphans in Gaza” via social media, court records show.
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Rabbi Iris Richman @rabbir.bsky.social · 18h
This is what passes for a fair criminal justice system
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Rabbi Iris Richman @rabbir.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
But yeah, anti Zionism isn’t Jew hate, what could possibly go wrong “Arrest documents further state that Caldera told his friend that he was angry at AIPAC (American Israeli Public Affairs Committee) and that ‘these people have to be exterminated.’” www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/t...
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Texas DPS says officers stopped a plan to attack the Texas Capitol
Texas DPS says officers stopped a plan to attack the Texas State Capitol and the FBI is also investigating. Check back and refresh for updates.
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Omri Marian @omrimarian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
One problem with this Jewish teaching is that, more often than not, only the second part is quoted. SCOTUS is obviously not aware of the first part. כל המאבד נפש אחת, מעלים עליו כאילו איבד עולם מלא; וכל המקיים נפש אחת, מעלים עליו כאילו קיים עולם מלא
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A top Mike Johnson aide was planning an official trip for Hill staffers to Europe two weeks before the election, with stops at Ferrari factory in Maranello, luxury brand companies in “Milan or Florence” & Champagne region of France. Scoop from colleague Scott Wong: www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Congressional staff planned official trip with luxury stops in Italy and France weeks before election
The weeklong staff trip, including stops at a Ferrari factory and Champagne, was to be led by an aide to House Speaker Mike Johnson and was canceled after NBC News asked about the itinerary.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: MS NOW EXCLUSIVE. Republican Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway. GOP Judiciary staff told Schmitt the texts — obtained from the Trump DOJ — were "unvetted." Schmitt still used them.
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Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway.
As Republicans on Capitol Hill try to figure out how Eric Schmitt’s bombshell fell apart so embarrassingly, it turns out he was warned that the texts were unvetted.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sabato: NEW Quinnipiac poll: Dem generic ballot lead is +12 (51%D to 39%R). Among Independents, D generic lead is a massive +24 (54%D to 30%R).
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge has denied DOJ's effort to obtain Georgia's complete, unredacted voter list, the latest in a string of more than two dozen defeats for the Trump administration in efforts to obtain state voter rolls. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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#146 in United States v. Raffensperger (N.D. Ga., 1:26-cv-00485) – CourtListener.com
ORDER. It is ORDERED that Defendant Raffensperger and Intervenor-Defendant's BVMF's Motions to Dismiss (Docs. 16, 23 ) are GRANTED IN PART as set forth in this Order. Intervenor-Defendants' Common Cau...
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The “Trump Curse” has struck again as fans tie the president to New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart’s season-ending injury.
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Trump Curse Resurfaces After Quarterback’s Season-Ending Injury
Jaxson Dart introduced the president at a rally in May.
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Jennifer Van Goethem @jennvg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
He's trying to do George C. Scott from Patton but is mostly doing George C. Scott from Strangelove.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It ain't Biden's fault.
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Letter from Gov. Hochul to Commerce Secretary Lutnick and Trade Representative Greer requesting a tariff exemption for Made in America trains and buses is online — www.governor.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Trump: "The greatest ballroom ever built -- it's also a tremendous military complex with a drone port on top. Be careful. Don't fall over the edge. And only a Hispanic could survive that fall."
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you've ever wondered how ridiculously profitable tech companies avoid paying taxes . . .
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Adina M. Yoffie @adinayoffie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Another thing most people don’t get: it was fairly common in early modern Europe for non-Jews, incl. Jewish converts from Christianity, to have printed compendia of salacious things they had (or claimed they had) found in the Talmud. Online antisemites have returned to the politics of 1475. Yay.
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Gingit @virgosprincess.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What’s it like being the 2026 Nazis?
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you need a refresher about the issues involved in release of Vol. 2 of Jack Smith’s report, you’re not alone. The case was briefed months ago, but has been sitting on the court’s docket waiting for oral argument. I wrote about it back then: joycevance.substack.com/p/trumps-pas...
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Trump's Past Is Catching Up With Him
We’ve discussed Trump’s ongoing efforts to prevent the release of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on the now-dismissed classified documents prosecution against the president.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Trump is standing like no human has ever stood before
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
And who knows the private healthcare industry better that Rick Scott, former CEO of Columbia/HCA? www.justice.gov/archive/opa/...
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HCA - THE HEALTH CARE COMPANY & SUBSIDIARIES
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Largest Government Fraud Settlement in U.S. History
WASHINGTON, D.C. - HCA-The Healthcare Company (formerly known as Columbia-HCA), the largest for-profit hospital chain in the United States, has agreed to plead guilty to criminal conduct and pay more than $840 million in criminal fines, civil penalties and damages for alleged unlawful billing practices,
Attorney General Janet Reno announced today.
Today's agreement is the largest government fraud settlement ever reached by the Justice Department.
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Rabbi Iris Richman @rabbir.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The famed Trump-Midas Touch ™ www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
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The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.
The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 30/09/2026
⚠️ Trump’s DOJ has not denied that the administration has considered plans to seize ballots during the midterms. It has also not produced any records about such plans — despite a lawsuit requiring the department to do so.
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Trump DOJ responds to DNC lawsuit, offers no records on ballot seizure plans
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) 13-page answer did not deny whether the Trump administration has considered such plans, identify whether responsive records exist or offer a timeline for producing th...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I've obtained new data showing that in 3 House districts in South Texas, big majorities of Latinos are swinging hard against Trump on immigration. This is where the "multiracial working-class realignment" behind Trump restrictionism was said to be happening. 3/ newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 30/09/2026
Jesus Christ Cornell
What use was it to bring the writer and activist Chanel Miller to campus in the spring just for fraternity brothers to scroll, bored, on their phones as she movingly shared her experience as Emily Doe, the victim of Brock Turner? As I wrote at the time, I was floored and dismayed as I sat in the audience with one of my brilliant undergraduates; we heard Miller’s shattering account of being sexually assaulted by Turner behind a dumpster at Stanford University after a fraternity party. Her talk was riveting, and there was so much to learn from it. And yet many of the male students who hailed predominantly from fraternities — 15 percent of each chapter was required to be in attendance — were so tuned out that Miller commented ruefully: “You know, this has been my hardest gig, because they didn’t turn down the house lights. I’m not sure how you professors do it, because it’s so hard looking out at this sea of mildly disgruntled faces. I mean, I’m sure you’re all very moved, but …,” Miller smiled. The implication being, it didn’t seem like it, from her angle.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Paxton throws Trump and the RNC under the bus. Says Trump’s RNC convention in Texas hurt his campaign.
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Rabbi Iris Richman @rabbir.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We’re missing an opportunity. We should now call AI - Trump Intelligence - rapacious and aligned against the interests of the people.
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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
UPDATE: A State Supreme Court Judge Lisa Lewis has just granted a TRO blocking the Brookyln Democratic Party from voting at tonight's executive committee meeting before a hearing slated for next week.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The sign being used in stores across Canada, thanks to Trump. =====================
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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just now, reformers/New Kings Democrats have sued again and are asking a State Supreme Court judge to block tonight's leadership vote, and assure the old rules will be in place before a vote can go ahead. iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewD...
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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The appeals court has sided with New Kings Democrats in Brooklyn Democratic party struggle, ordering the Aug. 25 rule changes voted on by prior district leaders, calling them "null and void."
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
VICTORY: a unanimous 11th Circuit just REFUSED to stay sanctions on Trump & Co. over his $1.8B slush fund He sued his own govt & his own DOJ agreed to the payout. The court wasn't buying it! @democracydefendersaction.org & partners are proud to rep the 35 frm fed judges who blew the whistle 👇 -TN
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 29/09/2026
AI-enabled drones operated by Ukraine’s 475th Code 9.2 Regiment are striking Russian armored vehicles before they can reach the border with the Kharkiv region. The unit says its drones are destroying Russian armored vehicles on a near-industrial scale. #Ukraine
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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 29/09/2026
The GOP candidate for governor submitted requests that could have granted him over $860,000 in public money he isn’t eligible for.
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Blakeman Sought Matching Funds for Ineligible Donations
The GOP candidate for governor submitted requests that could have granted him over $860,000 in public money he isn’t eligible for.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One week after this was published: Is Amy Abbott continuing to serve as the finance director on Susan Collins 2026 campaign? If so why hasn't she been dismissed? Has anyone asked? #MEpolitics
ProPublica article: The principals settled on hosting Collins for a publicity event at Navatek’s Maine headquarters in August 2019, where she posed for pictures with Kao and a model of the company’s experimental boat. Behind the scenes, the FBI saw in emails and company records, Kao orchestrated over $40,000 in donations from extended family in advance of the event. To avoid the legal cap on individual campaign contributions, the emails show, he told Collins’ team to reallocate his excess contributions to his father — which an agent highlighted and noted is against election law in a presentation to prosecutors — and sent them his father’s full name and address.

“This is perfect,” Amy Abbott, the reelection campaign finance director, emailed Kao after discussing his father’s contribution. “We are so grateful for ALL the Kao support!”
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 29/09/2026
NEW: RM @raskin.house.gov presses Apple to restore ICE-monitoring apps after the company confirmed to the Committee that it removed apps following a pressure campaign from the Trump DOJ. www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/t...
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Apple explains last year’s controversial decision to remove ICE tracking apps from app store | CNN Business
Apple says its decision to remove ICEBlock and similar platforms from the app store last year was prompted by concerns — including those raised by the Trump administration — about agent safety followi...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Kash Patel’s phony manufactured stats that he uses to cover up his gross incompetence.
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