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The relevant text of Sanhedrin 109b from the Talmud (the world's oldest law library in existence, on matters of Jewish religious law and, historically, civil law as well). The doom of Sodom, per this particular chapter (which details many, many other instances of Sodom and Gomorrah's general policies of "fuck the poor and we will screw visitors in EVERY way possible"): "There was a young woman who would take bread out to the poor people in a pitcher so the people of Sodom would not see it. The matter was revealed, and they smeared her with honey and positioned her on the wall of the city, and the hornets came and consumed her. And that is the meaning of that which is written: “And the Lord said: Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great [rabba]” (Genesis 18:20). And Rav Yehuda says that Rav says: Rabba is an allusion to the matter of the young woman [riva] who was killed for her act of kindness. It is due to that sin that the fate of the people of Sodom was sealed." In other words: Young girl was running an illegal soup kitchen (feeding the poor was actually prohibited by law). Her illegal soup kitchen was discovered, a mob dragged her into the streets, smeared honey on her, and tied her outside the city wall to be eaten alive by insects (in what amounted to an ancient Levantine version of the infamous Persian punishment of "the boats"/scaphism). Forcing a girl to die by scaphism for the "unforgiveable crime" of *feeding the poor so they wouldn't starve* is what doomed Sodom, and by extension its continuing violations of customs and laws requiring the poor and the visitor and the refugee to be protected. Hmmm, kind of sounds a lot like the present Dysadministration and Christian Nationalists, no?

This is where I make a minor note that Jewish religious court commentaries have held that the actual "sin of Sodom" (that pushed the Most High to decide to smite it) *wasn't* gay sex, or even angel rape, but a girl subjected to death by scaphism for feeding the poor www.sefaria.org/Sanhedrin.10...

Goddamn @theamynicholson.bsky.social COOKED with this FRANKENSTEIN review. Bow down to one of the greats. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

In Maine, prisoners are thriving in remote jobs and other states are taking notice Forty-five Maine prisoners are currently working remote jobs for outside companies. A few are working full-time, earning more than corrections officers. One is making well into the six figures. Here's...

It’s not that it should surprise you. We know prisons, surplus population, wage theft go hand in hand.

It’s just an elegant little case — as employers terrorize workers with AI replacement threats, and compel them back to the office imprisoned people are “WFH”

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Just like the lapel pins of Mao that people wore during the cultural revolution in China.

🧵 Gentleman in DC on the suspension of @jimmykimmel.com:

“But you know who the real villains in this whole thing are?

The 60-some percent of American voters who didn’t [vote].”

LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK. 1/

Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime Feb 4th 1939

From Feb 4th 1939

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

Louisiana is in its worst whooping cough outbreak in 35 years. 368 cases this year, including 2 infants who have died. Since last fall, 63 have been hospitalized, 65% infants. Most hospitalized were not up to date on vaccines.

#medsky

The Daily said he "died in the line of duty in a way" which is just objectively an insane sentence in human history

"Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free." JFK
"We're making money." The Donald

Popper properly assessed the Paradox of Tolerance which most American free speech advocates do not grasp. It explains the difference between American free speech notions and those of other advanced democracies, which preclude advocacy of violence and hate speech against religious and ethnic groups.

Empathy: “the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another” -Merriam-Webster

Large schools of rays swimming along the gulf coast between Tampa Bay and Clearwater, Florida couple days ago. There were multiple large groups of rays migrating along the beach yesterday in the area. Reminds me of MC Escher. #nature #animals #amazing #wildlife #florida

Rare video capture of a Spotted Eagle Ray getting airborne then using its wings to brake. I took this video near St Petersburg, Florida.
#nature #amazing #animals #awesome #wildilfe #ocean

Trump’s America is starting to look a lot like Mao’s China.

Photo of DOGE staffer Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old white man in a blue pullover, carrying a black backpack.

Photo of 53-year-old Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi. He is sitting, wearing white pants and shirt with a brown vest.

On the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout.

On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.

This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.

Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵

The shortest, clearest response I’ve seen to “Why are you concerned about AI in the classroom?”

Composition.

The bottom 60 percent of Americans will get just 4 percent of the benefits from Trump’s budget. If you’re in that bracket but still voting for Trump, you’ve been conned.

Librarian Leads Reading Garden Project Missouri elementary school library media specialist Carly Bogaards helps promote education, wellness, and community with an expanding outdoor program.

Librarian Leads Reading Garden Project
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Oh no I really hope Bill Clinton isn’t in the Epstein files, I’ll have to get rid of my Bill Clinton hat and my Bill Clinton sneakers and my Bill Clinton cologne and my Bill Clinton watch and take down my Bill Clinton flag and I’ll have to delete my Bill Clinton nft trading cards

I love how this man speaks!

#BookSky

Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’

"It was Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, and Ghislaine Maxwell was preparing a special gift to mark the occasion. She turned to Epstein’s family and friends. One of them was Donald Trump." (gift link)

Congratulations Chelsea!! 🎉🥳👏🎊🙌🍾🥂

Can’t believe this needs to be said but here we are.

The MMR vaccine DOES NOT contain pieces of aborted fetuses. The vaccine contains weakened forms of measles, mumps, and rubella viruses and inactive ingredients like rHSA, neomycin, and sorbitol to stabilize the solution.

That’s it.