Erin Kane

Harvard Denied Its Only Yiddish Professor Tenure. Did the Process Fail Him? | News | The Harvard Crimson When Yiddish studies professor Saul Noam Zaritt was denied tenure in June at the direction of Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76, Zaritt’s own tenure review committee was stunned. They say Harvard m...

Gosh I wonder why they're in need of a new Yiddish professor.

I happened to walk past the monument in the common this evening.

Ooh, intriguing! Thank you!

Iran school and nearby military base struck multiple times, satellite image reveals Iranian authorities say the attack, which took place on Saturday, killed 168 people.

BBC Verify has pieced together verified videos, satellite imagery and expert views after a deadly attack near a primary school in Minab, souther Iran, which suggest the area was hit more than once "by multiple simultaneous or near-simultaneous strikes".

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This is so unfair to women footballers in Africa.

‘We’re in it’: Democrats won’t rule out giving Trump more money for Middle East war Democrats will have to balance a desire to criticize Trump’s offensive in Iran with pressure to support funding to defend the nation now at war.

As always, a great time to call Jeanne Shaheen (Senate Foreign Relations Committee) if she is your senator. “Clearly, there’s going to be a cost to this war that we haven’t budgeted for. So there is going to be a need for funding, and we need some answers before we provide it.”

Crispus Attucks Day & Boston Massacre Commemoration Join Revolutionary Spaces on March 5, 2026 for Crispus Attucks Day & Boston Massacre 256th anniversary Commemoration.

If you're downtown today, there's a wreath laying at the Old State House at 10:30.

The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt. 1 print : engraving with watercolor, on laid paper ; 25.8 x 33.4 cm. (plate) | A sensationalized portrayal of the skirmish, later to become known as the "Boston Massacre," between British soldiers and...

it's the 256th anniversary of the Boston Massacre.

I would guess "Lotz roln di gute tzeytn" but I need to go back to class - I can't remember if you need to put "let roll" together at the beginning or if you can split them up like in English or French

A hand holding an enormous modern Yiddish English dictionary

Bringing out di groyse bixn...

Yes please!!

They've been well preserved, for the most part 😬

Yep, these birds have been reported several times at this point!

A bald eagle at the edge of a patch of ice and open water on the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge

The eagle hanging out at the edge of open water full of geese and ducks by the BU Boathouse

Hi friend, lurking ominously around the ducks!

The squirrels aren't the only ones going after dead geese on the river this morning

I'm so glad I haven't been responsible for any sidewalks this winter!

(I'm sure the fact that there are squirrels out on the river eating the dead geese is nothing to be concerned about)

Ice encrusted trees turned yellow by sunrise

I'm glad I caught these trees before they melted, though!

It's so icy in Cambridge and Boston this morning, especially sidewalks that haven't gotten sun exposure yet and bridges. Be really careful!

Trump Immigration Sweeps Spawn Underground Safe Houses In Springfield, Ohio, some Americans have converted their basements and spare bedrooms into shelters for immigrant families who could be targeted in raids.

More than 10,000 Haitians call Springfield, Ohio, home. Trying to protect their neighbors from immigration raids, some of the city’s residents have converted their basements and spare bedrooms into shelters for Haitian families who could be targeted by the Trump administration.

I'm about 3/4 of the way through with this book right now and though I didn't really need additional enumeration of what's wrong with America right now, this has been _very effective_ and _very enraging_ and I strongly recommend it.

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.

One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

Boston police officials dominate the list of highest-paid city workers in 2025 - The Boston Globe The top 10 highest-paid city employees were all Boston police lieutenants, captains, and sergeants, with each making more than $435,000 in 2025.

This is actually crazy:

"The 10 highest-paid city of Boston employees last year were all police who each took home more than $435,000, including their base salaries, overtime, education bonuses, and other pay. 193 BPD employees made more than $100,000 each in overtime alone."

Ooh, this looks fun

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a circle made of hexagons, each with a small botanical design, surrounded by a wreath of leaves

Thank you!! The woman who runs The Steady Thread, which focuses on blackwork patterns, does this huge free stitchalong every year! I skipped it the last few years, but the 2023 one was also pretty wild.

the moon rising over Boston, lit by the sunset, with the frozen Charles River

There were some good moments this weekend.

This is terrible.

A piece of coral-coloree linen with a scalloped black embroidered square with a smaller square in the center and three turquoise and black embroidered squares on top

Making steady progress on my Steady Thread blackwork stitchalong, and hopefully soon it won't look quite so much like a horrified face!

🧶🧵🪡 #craftsky