Ed Weintrob

Today's wood (that's tabloid jargon for front page, an appropriate reference given our lead story).

Hamas says Kfir and Ariel Bibas, 2 and 5, and their mom are dead, and their bodies will be sent back to Israel this week Hamas’ youngest hostages, Kfir and Ariel Bibas, 2 and 5, and their mother are dead and their bodies will be returned to Israel this week, the terror group said in ghoulish announcement on Tuesday.…

Pure evil.

Half the world hates us - The Jewish Star A new survey released by the Anti-Defamation League shows nearly half of the global population holds elevated levels of antisemitic attitudes. The Global 100 poll found that an …

Around the world, hating Jews. www.thejewishstar.com/stories/half...

SPECIAL YEAR-IN-REVIEW IN TODAY'S PRINT EDITION — The Jewish Star covers tell the story of the Jewish people and the Jewish state: October 2023 thru December 2024. www.thejewishstar.com/.../front-co...?

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67% of Jill Stein voters would otherwise have preferred Trump. This makes more sense when you understand that Trump is the anti-system candidate, especially for people who don't closely follow politics or actively disdain it. It's about personal affect, not policy positions.

Anybody know where the protests are this weekend for this genocide?

ABC’s settlement with Trump feels like it could be an inflection point in the Orbanization of our politics.

I hope it isn’t.

Most people do not think street executions of those they dislike are good. That voices to the contrary are loudest on social media platforms is largely a reflection of how such platforms are divorced from popular sentiment and algorithmically incentivize extremism and outrage.

Journalism education leads the change we seek "Training the next generation of journalists means preparing them to be global citizens."

"Student journalists who master verification tools for sources, identities, locations and images will not only strengthen their reporting capacities but also stand out in the competitive marketplace for internships and jobs." From Nieman Lab www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/jour...

Who Bankrupted the MTA, Toxicized its Environment, and Is Using Congestion Pricing to Delay the Subway’s Collapse Without Political Consequences? The MTA is a 1960s Designed Political Puppet to Reelect Governor Rockefeller. Silly NY Post Begs MTA Manage Its Budget Better.

The MTA and NYC Transit. Their failure's built in. Here's a pretty good explanation of a systemic problem no one wants to look at (let alone fix). And why congestion pricing — whatever its merits — will certainly not help. garytilzer.substack.com/p/who-bankru...

The joy of unexpected freedom. For at least a moment.

Ethiopian Jews mark Sigd with prayers for Jerusalem - The Jewish Star Thousands of Ethiopian Jews gathered in Jerusalem on Thursday to celebrate Sigd, an ancient holiday that has taken on renewed meaning amid Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas. The …

Israel is not a white-colonialist enterprise. It's been the Jewish homeland for more than 3,000 years, with Jewish hearts unceasingly pining for Zion (which is Jerusalem). Zionism is, simply, the coming home of the land's indigenous people (who come in all sizes, political outlooks — and colors).

‘We’ve been waiting 50 years’: Assad’s fall sparks euphoria in Syrian capital Joy in Damascus is tempered by chaos as people overrun symbols of the regime

Syria. FT's report.

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This went viral on twitter and my notifications there are mostly a cascade of populist rage. Checking people's profiles, it's coming from across the political spectrum: leftists, normie Dems, MAGA, a libertarian or two, and many people whose presence on here is otherwise entirely apolitical

Ethiopian Jews mark Sigd with prayers for Jerusalem - The Jewish Star Thousands of Ethiopian Jews gathered in Jerusalem on Thursday to celebrate Sigd, an ancient holiday that has taken on renewed meaning amid Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas. The …

This holiday was celebrated last week (in Israel, and in the Ethiopian Jewish diaspora). Check it out.

“What is racism, for heaven’s sake?" Worthwhile read.

So Trump tapped Ivanka’s father-in-law (who was himself pardoned by Trump) to be U.S. Ambassador to France. 🇫🇷 Then named his other daughter’s father-in-law to a key Middle East post.

And the next day Biden pardons Hunter.

I do love a good plot twist.

If Hochul’s cooked, Torres might be the chef - The Jewish Star Israel and the fight against antisemitism are not the only things Rep. Ritchie Torres has on his mind. Torres, whose Bronx district includes Riverdale, is one of Israel’s staunchest …

Governor's job (management, negotiations, actually producing something) typically trumps congressional seat (blah blahs) as creds for a presidential race. Ritchie Torres guns his engine.

#1 in my book!

#1 in my book!

13 seems a lot to me, and suggests a pattern…But is he saying they don’t count because they’re middle class? Or that we can’t trust middle class women “of a certain age”? Or that they are more sensitive? Just baffled.

I convinced the therapist I was right and now they're sad too.

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My brother's synagogue (a deep-rooted Conservative institution in a Brooklyn dominated by Orthodox, Reform and unaffiliated), devoted to Jewish tradition, education and ritual, to American Jews and the Jewish state, has an urgent need. Those who can, please help. www.gofundme.com/f/keep-templ...

I tried to share an article about Chinese EVs this morning and Twitter will not allow it.

If pictured Times report upsets #MeToo phonies, its well-deserved. In context of Oct 7, Trump's least of their worries.

#MeToo movement killed itself on Oct 7 when FIRST INSTINCT of many of its loudest voices was to DIS-believe Jewish women and side with their rapists, murderers, kidnappers.

When Nikki Haley is mocking you for being a fraud and a sellout, that’s when you know it’s really bad because she’s an expert.

Another day, another million new people have joined Bluesky!

18M users? 🙂‍↔️ 18M friends 🙂‍↕️

High school junior Christopher Hyacinthe explains 3D printing to members of the Brooklyn Bridge Rotary Club.

Newly minted Rotarians Barbara Laskin and Mali List, pictured with club president George Fiala and president-elect Celia Weintrob.

Our first post on BlueSky!

We're The Brooklyn Bridge Rotary Club … helping make Brooklyn (and the world!) better.

*Follow us on BlueSky* and perhaps you'll join us!

On Nov 13 we inducted two new members and were introduced by HS jr Christopher Hyacinthe to “additive manufacturing” (3D printing).

This effort to make me the most blocked account on Blue Sky for supporting Israel is awful.

My account is growing quickly, and the worst people on this site won’t see what I post. :(