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Does anyone have any suggestions for how to contact our family in Iran? We last spoke to them on the day of the attacks, but communications have been cut off since. Are there any other channels that can be used just to see if they're alright?

Kitten's synchronized sunbathing

I discovered my phone has a magic eraser function, so I started with something important.

Some background on Ashkenazi Jewish last names: Most Ashkenazi Jews did not have last names at all until the late 18th or 19th centuries. Until then, Jewish names generally changed every generation.

Two cats sitting on a barstool. Cat on the left is white with brown markings and blue eyes like a Snowshoe. Cat on the right is sitting up and has long dark brown fur and blue eyes.

When they steal my seat like this, I eat breakfast on the floor.

It's stream time, so don't disappoint Curie and not show up. She holds grudges.

www.twitch.tv/jsalari

the only place this should happen is academic conferences

I think a lot of non-Jewish leftists on here think antisemitism isn't an issue bc it's not expressed the same way as it is on the right

But I've talked to other Jewish leftists on here & we're like...very aware of how quiet gentile mufos get re: posts about antisemitism. It's noticeable.

Unlike our old place, we actually get more natural light through our windows in our new home, and the cats love it 🌞

You posted this right after I reminded you to drink some protein shake lollll

Timeline Cleanse

#タイムライン浄化剤投与

David Lynch sitting in a naturally lit room and wearing sunglasses: “I’m wearing dark glasses today, because I’m seeing the future and the future is looking very bright.”

David Lynch passed a year ago today. I hope we all can absorb just a little bit of the energy he put out in his lifetime.

I could watch this vicious battle all day 🥹

An illustration showing cute fat rabbits piling into an underground burrow. There is text, part of which has been edited. The original text says "There are tunnels underground where bunnies are safe — safe" and the edited text adds "from emails"

Stay safe out there y'all

Seeing hateful nonsense in the wake of the horrible attack in Bondi, so some reminders:
-DO NOT exploit this antisemitic attack to leverage Islamophobic and anti-Arab bigotry and xenophobia
-STOP reflexively making it about Israel because the victims were Jewish

These are both intertwined +

a bronze menorah shaped like a monterey cypress with the shamash and first night candle lit sits on a dark wooden chest of drawers under blue lighting with closed white blinds behind it.

hanukkah sameach!

(closed the blinds so i could post a pic online, but they’re open again now!)

It is absolutely wrong to say that Israel's actions are the reason why there was an antisemitic terror attack against the Jewish community of Australia. And likewise, it is also absolutely wrong for the Israeli government to blame Australia's decision to recognize the state of Palestine.

2 paragraphs of white text against a background reads: "The Nexus Project is heartbroken by the horrific terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, where gunmen opened fire on Jewish families gathered to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah. We mourn the victims of this massacre, including Rabbi Eli Schlanger, and hold the injured and their loved ones in our hearts during this devastating time. This was an unambiguous act of antisemitic violence — Jews were targeted and murdered precisely because they were Jews, gathered in public to practice their faith and celebrate a holiday of light and hope. We condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms. Hanukkah commemorates the Jewish people's resilience and their right to exist, to worship, and to live openly as Jews. The perpetrators of this attack sought to extinguish that light and terrorize Jewish communities worldwide. We stand in solidarity with Australian Jews and with Jewish communities everywhere who are grieving and afraid. Antisemitic violence is not only an attack on the Jewish community — it is an assault on the values of pluralism, safety, and human dignity that bind diverse democratic societies together. We call on leaders across the globe to treat the fight against antisemitism with the seriousness and urgency this moment demands, and we extend our deepest condolences to all those affected by this unconscionable tragedy."

We are heartbroken by the horrific terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney.

Hanukkah commemorates the Jewish people's resilience and their right to exist, worship, and live openly as Jews. The perpetrators of this attack sought to extinguish that light and terrorize Jewish communities worldwide.

This article explains why I tend to stay off social media on days like today.

Enemies unite to create one big ball of floof

Our cat Camus is a big grumpy, growly boy.

This is lengthy, but so important. In the last couple of years, I’ve seen a lot of the things that the graphic at the end has under “covert antisemitism” coming from people who I think don’t realize what they’re doing.

Meme: Straight ahead: Pausing to consider the meaning of Cohen's lyrics Everyone, for some reason, takes the exit towards Singing "Hallelujah" again in religious contexts

hey guys i made a seasonal meme

Four shots of a baby giant pacific octopus bouncing around

It’s baby octopus season 🐙🦑

Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.

We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.

birthday

Look at this perfect cat and weep

Fedora-wearing bicyclist who scrawled swastikas at NYC yeshiva caught on video

Played #Dispatch by @criticalrole.bsky.social on stream and had a moment I later described as "like that hacking movie Hugh Jackman was in that no one watched".

Speaking of no one watching, check out my stream, live Wednesdays and Fridays at 1pm ET
▶️ www.twitch.tv/jsalari

also, this is the smallest thing, but if you're gonna talk about it or use the word, it's "antisemitic" (no hyphen)