Rebecca Lesses
@argaman.bsky.social
interests: pottery, Jewish studies, gardens, sarcoidosis
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Rebecca Lesses
@argaman.bsky.social
· Nov 23
I was on Bluesky (as well as Twitter and every other social media) on October 7, 2023, but soon afterwards I left Bluesky because of the sudden anti-Israel/antisemitic posts from people I had previously respected. I'm rediscovering who those people are and unfollowing them now.
If you're posting links to porn, don't bother following me, because I'll block you.
September 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
If you're posting links to porn, don't bother following me, because I'll block you.
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Given today's news cycle about young far right extremists in the GOP, it's worth noting that one historical asymmetry between the two parties is that while young leftists have usually avoided involvement with the Dems, young far rightists have long worked inside the GOP. bsky.app/profile/seth...
In 1966 the New Jersey Young Republicans had a habit of singing racist and antisemitic songs at their gatherings. The lyrics to one went “Riding the Reich in my Mercedes Benz, shooting every kike, saving all my friends." Hartford Courant, 13 February 1966.
August 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Given today's news cycle about young far right extremists in the GOP, it's worth noting that one historical asymmetry between the two parties is that while young leftists have usually avoided involvement with the Dems, young far rightists have long worked inside the GOP. bsky.app/profile/seth...
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I gotta admit…the extent to which institutions are capitulating or obeying in advance is surprising & demoralizing. At the same time, the extent to which ordinary people are like FUCK THIS is quite inspiring.
The people of this great nation aren’t acting like they’re going to be ruled anytime soon.
The people of this great nation aren’t acting like they’re going to be ruled anytime soon.
August 16, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I gotta admit…the extent to which institutions are capitulating or obeying in advance is surprising & demoralizing. At the same time, the extent to which ordinary people are like FUCK THIS is quite inspiring.
The people of this great nation aren’t acting like they’re going to be ruled anytime soon.
The people of this great nation aren’t acting like they’re going to be ruled anytime soon.
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Two really easy blocks, if y’all haven’t got them blocked already…
August 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Two really easy blocks, if y’all haven’t got them blocked already…
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We live in a country where moms and 7-year-olds are taken from New York to Texas detention centers with no warning, no lawyer, no time to act. My son is 7 coño! . Stop the nonsense—this isn’t nothing new, it’s everything we’ve seen before happening all at once, faster and harsher. #Pinks
August 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We live in a country where moms and 7-year-olds are taken from New York to Texas detention centers with no warning, no lawyer, no time to act. My son is 7 coño! . Stop the nonsense—this isn’t nothing new, it’s everything we’ve seen before happening all at once, faster and harsher. #Pinks
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It’s much more nefarious than that. They want the genocide if Jews and eventually if Muslims too bc their “globalists” trope about Jews have them believing Jews control the world. They believe if they rid the world of Jews they will take control of world and it will spark global revolution to 1/
“I just couldn’t vote for genocide” is actually just delusions of heroism. You’re not a hero for enabling the worsening of the world, you fucking morons.
I hope you all fall head first off your moral high horses.
I hope you all fall head first off your moral high horses.
August 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
It’s much more nefarious than that. They want the genocide if Jews and eventually if Muslims too bc their “globalists” trope about Jews have them believing Jews control the world. They believe if they rid the world of Jews they will take control of world and it will spark global revolution to 1/
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“I just couldn’t vote for genocide” is actually just delusions of heroism. You’re not a hero for enabling the worsening of the world, you fucking morons.
I hope you all fall head first off your moral high horses.
I hope you all fall head first off your moral high horses.
August 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
“I just couldn’t vote for genocide” is actually just delusions of heroism. You’re not a hero for enabling the worsening of the world, you fucking morons.
I hope you all fall head first off your moral high horses.
I hope you all fall head first off your moral high horses.
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You can’t continue to hide behind the “I couldn’t vote for her because of genocide” thing when people are now being snatched off the street and disappeared or placed in concentration camps built IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY.
Find a new talking point. This one just proves you’re a god damn idiot.
Find a new talking point. This one just proves you’re a god damn idiot.
a yellow cartoon character is holding a block that says oae on it
Alt: a yellow cartoon character is holding a block that says oae on it
media.tenor.com
August 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
You can’t continue to hide behind the “I couldn’t vote for her because of genocide” thing when people are now being snatched off the street and disappeared or placed in concentration camps built IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY.
Find a new talking point. This one just proves you’re a god damn idiot.
Find a new talking point. This one just proves you’re a god damn idiot.
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Protect this sister.
Cause you know the Watermelon Gang will make her an enemy of progressives.
Cause you know the Watermelon Gang will make her an enemy of progressives.
Question for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social from a concerned New York City voter.
August 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Protect this sister.
Cause you know the Watermelon Gang will make her an enemy of progressives.
Cause you know the Watermelon Gang will make her an enemy of progressives.
This is astonishing.
I chose UChicago for my PhD because it had a reputation for being a pure place for the life of the mind, insulated from demands for practicality and employability. Turns out that was all just marketing, ready to be discarded the moment it becomes inconvenient.
A great read on UChicago, arguing we’re seeing the result of decades of mismanagement: “The university’s trustees and leaders view it preeminently as a tax-free technology incubator, and its debt load is so great that it is abandoning ideals it once held dear in order to sustain that goal.”
August 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This is astonishing.
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The absolute worst case scenario.
BREAKING: Israel’s Security Cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza City in an escalation of war.
Israel announces plan to retake Gaza City in another escalation of the war
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says Israel’s Security Cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza City.
bit.ly
August 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The absolute worst case scenario.
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"There are fourteen words in the tweet, and two words beginning with 'h' are capitalized...a law professor in Illinois named Evan Bernick wrote that 'there is literally Nazi code' in DHS’s post." In that context, HH stands for what you think it does.
Bizarre DHS Social-Media Strategy: Something to White Home About
Contempt, cruelty, and weaponized sentimentality.
www.thebulwark.com
August 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"There are fourteen words in the tweet, and two words beginning with 'h' are capitalized...a law professor in Illinois named Evan Bernick wrote that 'there is literally Nazi code' in DHS’s post." In that context, HH stands for what you think it does.
This is frightening.
Faculty who wrote to defend their president and object to a DOJ investigation of their university...are now being investigated by the DOJ.
The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation
www.nytimes.com
July 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This is frightening.
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Things were fine, the economy was strong. They created chaos and turmoil, so now supposedly they alone can fix it.
July 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Things were fine, the economy was strong. They created chaos and turmoil, so now supposedly they alone can fix it.
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Democracies do not use their military to try and intimidate their own citizens with “shows of presence”.
This is fascism.
This is fascism.
Military documents confirm that the LA operation today was a “show of presence” intended to send a message to LA residents about the power of the federal government.
After staging with armed soldiers and Border Patrol agents on horse, they packed up and left after a short walk.
After staging with armed soldiers and Border Patrol agents on horse, they packed up and left after a short walk.
July 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Democracies do not use their military to try and intimidate their own citizens with “shows of presence”.
This is fascism.
This is fascism.
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More than 20 killed in suicide attack on Damascus church www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
More than 20 killed in suicide attack on Damascus church
At least 22 people were killed Sunday in a suicide attack on a church in Damascus, authorities said, blaming a member of the Islamic State group for the unprecedented attack. The international…
www.al-monitor.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
More than 20 killed in suicide attack on Damascus church www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Fuck indeed
Well, fuck.
President Trump: “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.”
June 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Fuck indeed
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Well, fuck.
President Trump: “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.”
June 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Well, fuck.
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Federal prosecutors are not charging Vance Boelter with domestic terrorism.
Spraypainting a Tesla is terrorism to the Trump admin but what Boelter did was not?
Spraypainting a Tesla is terrorism to the Trump admin but what Boelter did was not?
June 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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"Weizmann Inst of Science has a signif focus on cancer research, with over 50 research groups dedicated to developing new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer. Approximately 40% of their life sciences research is dedicated to cancer, and they have made notable contributions to the field."
June 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"Weizmann Inst of Science has a signif focus on cancer research, with over 50 research groups dedicated to developing new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer. Approximately 40% of their life sciences research is dedicated to cancer, and they have made notable contributions to the field."
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The owner of Twitter sends out 100 right wing propaganda tweets every single day and the algorithm is set up so that every single person on Twitter has to see every single one of these tweets. Now here’s another piece about Blue Sky’s ideological diversity problem.
June 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The owner of Twitter sends out 100 right wing propaganda tweets every single day and the algorithm is set up so that every single person on Twitter has to see every single one of these tweets. Now here’s another piece about Blue Sky’s ideological diversity problem.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Cancer research center at the Weitzman Institute in Israel severely damaged by Iranian missile.
Cancer research center at the Weitzman Institute in Israel severely damaged by Iranian missile.
June 15, 2025 at 4:26 AM
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Cancer research center at the Weitzman Institute in Israel severely damaged by Iranian missile.
Cancer research center at the Weitzman Institute in Israel severely damaged by Iranian missile.
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“The chaos you’re seeing is not the result of peaceful protestors, it’s the result of actions of law enforcement, specifically the Los Angeles sheriff’s department.” @msnbc.com reporter #nokings
June 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“The chaos you’re seeing is not the result of peaceful protestors, it’s the result of actions of law enforcement, specifically the Los Angeles sheriff’s department.” @msnbc.com reporter #nokings
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Large crowds across the U.S. gathered on Saturday to protest the Trump administration. See photos from the “No Kings” rallies here. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...
June 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Large crowds across the U.S. gathered on Saturday to protest the Trump administration. See photos from the “No Kings” rallies here. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...