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Rabbi, Granny, Teacher, Queer. Mostly retired. Loving my 70's. Not loving what I see on the news.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 22h
The little bit of hair I've got is standing on end after reading this: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models (Gift Article)
In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
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R. Souissi @rsouissivibes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Fuck the polls. Nothing is in play if: - Folks aren't registered to vote. - Independents and Democrats don't rally to vote. - Make ending MAGA's, Trump's, and the Heritage Foundation's reign the main objective. Cause as long as these aren't addressed, Palestine won't be Free.
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matty stratton @matty.wtf · 27/09/2026
Talked to my two 16 year old sons about the Cornell rapists today Neither of them had heard a darn thing about it. They were both horrified though. So yes, talk to your sons about it. They aren’t seeing the same algorithm that we are.
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Violations of the Hatch Act, for sure. Pity that no one seems to care.
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Scrabble night at Beit Poodle. Happy Sukkot! (Where are the snacks?)
Reesie and I awaiting our turn to play Scrabble. Graying black toy poodle perches on the lap of a graying lesbian in front of a Scrabble board.Apricot toy poodle surveys his options at the Scrabble board.
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I agree with this ethical stance on healthcare. I really worry about seeing it expressed in exclusively Christian terms.
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This 8 month old article bears rereading if you want to understand the current behavior of the Netanyahu government of Israel. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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Netanyahu Doesn’t Want the Truth to Come Out
Israelis want an inquiry into October 7 not only for accountability but for closure.
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Sean @stholeary.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
You can trace the decline of American society through DraftKings/FanDuel ads. In 2015 when they first infected sports, fans were so mad they stopped. In 2026 every league & network gets a cut, so fans are still mad but we're forced to suffer. The customer is always wrong, now.
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Rob Duncan @robduncan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Hope Paws Support Fund @hopepawsfund.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Long-stay sweetheart Mirabel (#A1976480), a Poodle Min, has been in shelter since 09/01/2026 and needs a foster or adopter now. Adopt/Foster: petadoption.ocpetinfo.com/Adopt/#/l… 714-935-6848 #PoodleMin #OrangeCounty #OCAnimalCare #AdoptDontShop #FosterSaveLives
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I got my flu and COVID vaccinations today. I'm less likely to get or to spread the bugs and if I do catch one, it will be milder. Consider joining me. Caring for your health and the health of others is a big ol' mitzvah.
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is genius. narcissismexposed.substack.com/p/the-one-bo...
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THE ONE BOUNDARY THAT MAKES NARCISSISTS LOSE INTEREST COMPLETELY
The sentence that ends emotional caretaking, cuts off manipulation, and gives your power back.
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Getalifepetrescue @getalifepetrescue.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Choose Lula #Chihuahua #Poodle as your #bff She is always smiling and ready for whatever you are up to😜 See her adoption page at www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?i...
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
What does it really signify, if your family has been American for a long time? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/o...
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Opinion | JD Vance Has a Twisted Idea of What It Means to Be American (Gift Article)
I am a “heritage American,” too. How should that guide my life?
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
CA residents take note. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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California warns of measles exposure in six counties from unvaccinated train passenger
Health authorities work to notify people who were exposed to person who traveled through at least six counties
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 19/09/2026
Why Niger explicitly criminalising asexuality is significant to everyone, regardless of identity 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/why-niger-ex...
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Why Niger explicitly criminalising asexuality is significant to everyone, regardless of identity
To understand Nigers asexuality criminalisation, we should see this law as part of a bigger – and growing – global trend among conservatives about 'traditional families'
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Watch for the helpers (thanks, Fred Rogers, may your memory be for a blessing): Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. Christian Bale Built a Foster Care Village in the California Desert www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/r...
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Why Christian Bale Built a Foster Village in the California Desert (Gift Article)
The actor has been working for almost two decades to build a foster care nonprofit outside Los Angeles.
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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump's Border Wall is OBLITERATING Archaeology. It's the first in a series I'm putting together on the border wall, and more broadly threats to archaeology In this video I cover the archaeology of Southern Arizona and the destruction of O'odham and Huhugam cultural heritage youtu.be/A4U6q76eqUM
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Trump’s Border Wall Is OBLITERATING Archaeology
YouTube video by Archaeology with Flint Dibble
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Donors Choose lets me make a direct difference in a classroom in my neighborhood— or a classroom aomewhere far away. A chain reaction of support starts with one share. www.donorschoose.org/sl/9Gy6G2n5py
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Accessible Seating Makes Learning Possible, a project from Mx. Alvarez
Help me give my students an accessible classroom environment that meets their needs. Sitting in a chair all day doesn't work for everyone. Sometimes, students need the option to stand or swivel...
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Ken Shaw @wiredrabbit.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Good morning. Thank you, Peter Max, for the psychedelic era art work that defined much of those times. I am sure I had at least one of your posters on my wall. Loved your work. May your memory be a blessing. "Universal Harmony" by Peter Max, 1937-2026. #PeterMax #Psychedelic #Art
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Book of Isaiah says, "Nachamu, nachamu ami" ["Comfort, comfort My people"]. This thread about comfort and discomfort makes a good point.
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Some things I will never understand.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
russians: “Ukraine will collapse any day now” Us: “You’ve been saying that since 2014. We’re still here. Try again.” #ukraine #ukrainerussiawar #russians #ukrainiangirl #ukrainians
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Are we facing an abandonment crisis? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...
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Opinion | The System Is Rigged. The Cavalry Is Not Coming. We’re on Our Own. (Gift Article)
The American dilemma in one subway car.
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A great American prophet.
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Rabbi Rachel Barenblat @velveteenrabbi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"Most people have the capacity for awe, to gasp at the jeweled beauty of a songbird or the otherworldliness of a whale’s exhalation or the intricate latticework of an ancient holy site. Children have the capacity for pure awe; so do 90-year-old actors in suborbital space.
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"I don’t care" sums up this guy's presidency.
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
He does not speak up very often; maybe we should follow suit and make it clear that AI is an issue for us. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...
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Obama Urges Democrats to Move A.I. Oversight to the Center of Their Agenda (Gift Article)
During a private fund-raiser, the former president warned that the technology could be “dangerous” if not managed urgently and with a clear plan.
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This is true pretty much everywhere cities have recycling: remember when you toss something in the blue bin, other people are going to have to deal with it.
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Magpie ✨🐦‍⬛🇻🇪 @mgp1e.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Say hi to my old baby.
White poodle toy on a couchThe back of white poodle toy on a couch
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What people DO tells much more truth than anything they SAY.
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nsgrant @nsgrant.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Yet another side effect of AI we arent doing anything about. healthcareuncovered.substack.com/p/when-ai-ta...
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When AI Takes Americans’ Jobs, It Will Also Take Their Health Insurance
If artificial intelligence eliminates the jobs that provide Americans health insurance coverage, what happens to the health of the United States?
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
republicans take food stamps away from 82,000 Indiana residents www.newsfromthestates.com/article/thou...
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Thousands of Hoosiers removed from food assistance
Eighty-two thousand fewer Hoosiers are receiving benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program since President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act took effect last October.The l...
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Them @them.us · 11/09/2026
​The ‘Matrix’ co-director did not mince words when asked about the forthcoming J.K. Rowling-produced TV series.
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Lilly Wachowski Says “If You Support Harry Potter, You’re Supporting Trans Genocide”
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Memories are weird. They can sink into the stream of the everyday, then come back and bite. Whatever stuff comes up for you on these days of memory, know that you are not alone. "Anniversary effect" is real but it is not the boss of you. And even if it may feel that way, help is out there.
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 11/09/2026
There are no trans women in the WNBA, and no history of any playing in the league. This week on B*tch, Listen, I trace the manufactured panic behind Sophie Cunningham and Enes Kanter Freedom's fight to "protect" women's sports. 🎧B*tch, Listen. Out now. Wherever you get your podcasts.
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Sterling thoughts from a rabbi I deeply respect.
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Every day holds the potential for a new beginning. Tonight at sundown Jews worldwide celebrate the beginning of 5787. I invite each of you reading this to contemplate the change you would like to embody in this world. L'shanah tova u'metukah — to a good and sweet year!
Sunset over the San Francisco Bay and the San Mateo peninsula.
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ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 😸 🌊 @stevefm20.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Jack and his favorite pillow. He is 13, mostly blind, but he is also as joyful a creature as I have ever met.
Apricot toy poodle with one good eye glares at the camera when I interrupted the conversation he was having with his favorite toy.
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Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It is time for the annual posting of this piece of absolute genius. Happy 5787, y'all! May you have a sweet new year! Go get a fruit you've never eaten before and enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=q99R...
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Shana Tova by Muppets
YouTube video by jobeograd
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Jewish Women's Archive @jwaonline.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
As we approach the new year, we invite you to ground yourself in the rich legacy of Jewish women’s strength, flexibility, and resilience. Shana tova from JWA 💙 📷 Yiddish actress and Holocaust survivor Chayela Rosenthal, 1965. From our new encyclopedia entry.
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Mama Rasta @evelynelotz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
PUP ID #A597601 Male, White Mini~Poo Poodle, about 3 years old. @ HIGH KILL SHELTER !!! San Bernardino City Animal Control. Tel # 909~384~1304 333 Chandler Place San Bernardino, CA Fax # 909~384~5483 www.sbcityanimals.org Tue~Sun 10 am~5 pm 24~hours a day Calls Closed Sun, Mon & Hol.
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Mama Rasta @evelynelotz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
2 MONTHS OLD NEGLECTED PUPPY ! ‘ BEATRICE ‘ ID #A595888 Female, Black Mini~Poo Mix. San Francisco Animal Care & Control Tel # 415~554~6364  1419 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA Fax # 415~554~9424 www.sfgov.org/site/acc_ind... Daily 8:30 am~5:00 pm
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy Star Trek Day to all who celebrate! Hard to believe that I still look forward to new stories about the same universe that enthralled me 60 years ago.
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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
On one of Israel's most popular news websites in Hebrew, Ynet, the report on UK statement on ban of settlement trade - 90% of readers' comments blame the Israeli government and settlers, and many are supportive of UK steps. This is not a scientific measure, but gives some indication
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David Weinfeld @davidweinfeld.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Presumably most and perhaps all of this is accurate. The problem is older and bigger than Bibi, but this is incredibly damning to him and the defense establishment of the state of Israel: www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Netanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn't brief security chiefs
In September '23, UAE President bin Zayed called Netanyahu to deliver a harsh warning. Netanyahu did nothing. An extensive investigation, conducted for a new book, reveals the PM's failures surroundin...
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Hope Paws Support Fund @hopepawsfund.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🚨 ALERT! — 501(c)(3) rescue/foster or may be available for public adoption🚨 13Y spayed female PoodleMin, black, 14.76 lbs. #A1976719 at #Tustin K430. No inquiry. Save her now: petadoption.ocpetinfo.com/rescuetra… #OrangeCounty #RescueDog
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Mama Rasta @evelynelotz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
PUPPY ID #A5798643 Male, White Mini~Poo, Poodle, bout’ 11 months old. L.A. County Animal Care & Control Baldwin Park Tel # 626~962~3577 4275 North Elton Street Baldwin Park, CA animalcare.lacounty.gov Mon~Sat 11 am~5 pm Closed Sunday*Open only for drop offs & owners to reclaim Closed Holidays
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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Those darn lesbians and their picnics! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/a...
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Ambassador Who Removed Kehinde Wiley Work Described It as a Lesbian Picnic (Gift Article)
Trump officials recently removed a painting from the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic without explaining why. An interview by Ambassador Leah Campos shed some light.
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