Heiko Stang
@heikostang.bsky.social
''I'm climbin' this ladder/
My head in the clouds/
I hope that it matters/
I'm havin' my doubts.''
My head in the clouds/
I hope that it matters/
I'm havin' my doubts.''
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Adam Louis-Klein
Adam Louis-Klein
December 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Adam Louis-Klein
Adam Louis-Klein
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The director Rob Reiner delivered an incredible number of widely acclaimed movies, from βWhen Harry Met Sallyβ to βStand By Meβ and βMisery.β On βCannonball,β Wesley Morris reflects on the impact Reiner had on his life and why his films are so beloved. nyti.ms/3MJFrZR
December 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The director Rob Reiner delivered an incredible number of widely acclaimed movies, from βWhen Harry Met Sallyβ to βStand By Meβ and βMisery.β On βCannonball,β Wesley Morris reflects on the impact Reiner had on his life and why his films are so beloved. nyti.ms/3MJFrZR
I don't live in New York; but I am also worried as a center-left Democrat; about the spread of the toxic ideology of antizionism, about the future of the Democratic Party, about the future of the United States.
I was part of a group of rabbis who met again with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. While we were pleased to be able to discuss our concerns with the mayor-elect, those concerns remain. We've never before had a mayor who has expressed this kind of ideological hostility to the very existence of #Israel..
December 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I don't live in New York; but I am also worried as a center-left Democrat; about the spread of the toxic ideology of antizionism, about the future of the Democratic Party, about the future of the United States.
This is a cruel and hypocritical policy. The administration should know and in fact knows what kind of oppressive regime there is in Iran.
"They will kill me in Iran. Please donβt send me back." For decades, Iranians fleeing persecution have found protection in the U.S. But this fall, the Trump administration deported a planeload of people to Iran after making a deal with Tehran. nyti.ms/3JRCLYR
βIt Feels Like Iβm in a Nightmareβ: Inside the First Deportation Flight to Iran
For decades, Iranians fleeing persecution have found protection in the United States. But this fall, the Trump administration deported a planeload of people to Iran after making a deal with Tehran.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This is a cruel and hypocritical policy. The administration should know and in fact knows what kind of oppressive regime there is in Iran.
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I wrote about how American politicians love to blame foreigners and external actors for domestic problems, and how this often prevents us from understanding the real causes of those problems and solving them. Gift link:
Blaming Foreigners for American Failings Wonβt Fix Them
Railing against Ukraine, Israel, and other outsiders is easy. Solving problems at home is not.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I wrote about how American politicians love to blame foreigners and external actors for domestic problems, and how this often prevents us from understanding the real causes of those problems and solving them. Gift link:
A must-watch. Most of the discussions about #Mamdani miss the crucial point. I hope all of this doesn't turn out as bad as it looks now and the virus of antizionism doesn't spread.
youtu.be/kFkmR7AW-HU?...
youtu.be/kFkmR7AW-HU?...
On the Election of Zohran Mamdani
YouTube video by Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 AM
A must-watch. Most of the discussions about #Mamdani miss the crucial point. I hope all of this doesn't turn out as bad as it looks now and the virus of antizionism doesn't spread.
youtu.be/kFkmR7AW-HU?...
youtu.be/kFkmR7AW-HU?...
Anyone who has looked at any Middle East topic on Wikipedia over the last 2 years already knew this.
Wikipedia co-founder locks edits on βGaza genocideβ page, citing anti-Israel bias https://www.timesofisrael.com/wikipedia-co-founder-locks-edits-on-gaza-genocide-page-citing-anti-israel-bias/
Wikipedia co-founder locks edits on βGaza genocideβ page, citing anti-Israel bias
Jimmy Wales notes that claim Israel committing genocide is 'highly contested,' and says article in question is 'particularly egregious example' of non-neutral content on site
www.timesofisrael.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Anyone who has looked at any Middle East topic on Wikipedia over the last 2 years already knew this.
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As we today wonder if polls will be accurate, consider that, last year, state-level election polls had an average error (in any direction) of 3 points, the most accurate year since 1944. And they had an average pro-Democratic bias of 2.7 points.
The bottom line: Across all levels of elections, the average polling error in 2024 was 3.3 percentage points, down from 5.3 in 2020 and 5.2 in 2016. National presidential polls missed by 2.6 points on average, and state-level presidential polls by 3.0 on average.
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
As we today wonder if polls will be accurate, consider that, last year, state-level election polls had an average error (in any direction) of 3 points, the most accurate year since 1944. And they had an average pro-Democratic bias of 2.7 points.
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Yitzhak Rabin was killed 30 years ago this week. Has the Jewish world forgotten? https://www.timesofisrael.com/yitzhak-rabin-was-killed-30-years-ago-this-week-has-the-jewish-world-forgotten/
Yitzhak Rabin was killed 30 years ago this week. Has the Jewish world forgotten?
A new play, a book of poetry and numerous events seek to remind Jews in Israel and abroad how the death of a prime minister, killed while championing peace, is relevant today
www.timesofisrael.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Yitzhak Rabin was killed 30 years ago this week. Has the Jewish world forgotten? https://www.timesofisrael.com/yitzhak-rabin-was-killed-30-years-ago-this-week-has-the-jewish-world-forgotten/
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Donald Trump is treating 42 million Americans who depend on SNAP for their survival as bargaining chips in a cynical game of political extortion.
SNAP is not a ransom note β it is a right.
Every American has a legal right to put food on the table and feed their family.
SNAP is not a ransom note β it is a right.
Every American has a legal right to put food on the table and feed their family.
November 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Donald Trump is treating 42 million Americans who depend on SNAP for their survival as bargaining chips in a cynical game of political extortion.
SNAP is not a ransom note β it is a right.
Every American has a legal right to put food on the table and feed their family.
SNAP is not a ransom note β it is a right.
Every American has a legal right to put food on the table and feed their family.
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βNew Jersey is no oneβs idea of a swing state,β @russellberman.bsky.social wrote in September. This year, however, operatives in both parties believe the state is an accurate barometer of how voters are reacting to the first year of Trumpβs return tour in the White House:
The Blue State Thatβs Now a Bellwether
New Jersey is no oneβs idea of a swing state. Or is it?
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
βNew Jersey is no oneβs idea of a swing state,β @russellberman.bsky.social wrote in September. This year, however, operatives in both parties believe the state is an accurate barometer of how voters are reacting to the first year of Trumpβs return tour in the White House:
Mamdani's Rise and Its Consequences
Go to Mamdani's Rise and Its Consequences.
lnk.to
November 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
For daily news:
The Daily (NYT)
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Opinions (NYT)
The Headlines (NYT)
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The Daily (NYT)
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Opinions (NYT)
The Headlines (NYT)
3/3
October 31, 2025 at 2:15 AM
For daily news:
The Daily (NYT)
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Opinions (NYT)
The Headlines (NYT)
3/3
The Daily (NYT)
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Opinions (NYT)
The Headlines (NYT)
3/3
Continued:
For Heaven's Sake (Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi)Call Me Back with Dan Senor
Sometimes these these have outstanding episodes:
Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
The Dishcast with Andrew Sullivan
Honestly with Bari Weiss
2/3
For Heaven's Sake (Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi)Call Me Back with Dan Senor
Sometimes these these have outstanding episodes:
Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
The Dishcast with Andrew Sullivan
Honestly with Bari Weiss
2/3
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Continued:
For Heaven's Sake (Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi)Call Me Back with Dan Senor
Sometimes these these have outstanding episodes:
Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
The Dishcast with Andrew Sullivan
Honestly with Bari Weiss
2/3
For Heaven's Sake (Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi)Call Me Back with Dan Senor
Sometimes these these have outstanding episodes:
Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
The Dishcast with Andrew Sullivan
Honestly with Bari Weiss
2/3
My favorite podcasts (the ones I learn most from):
Masking Sense with Sam Harris
Ask Haviv Anything (Haviv Rettig Gur)
The Good Fight (Yascha Mounk)
The Ezra Klein Show
Lives Well Lived (Peter Singer/ Kasia de Lazari-Radek)
1/3
#PodcastRecommendations #Podcasts #NowListening
Masking Sense with Sam Harris
Ask Haviv Anything (Haviv Rettig Gur)
The Good Fight (Yascha Mounk)
The Ezra Klein Show
Lives Well Lived (Peter Singer/ Kasia de Lazari-Radek)
1/3
#PodcastRecommendations #Podcasts #NowListening
October 31, 2025 at 2:13 AM
My favorite podcasts (the ones I learn most from):
Masking Sense with Sam Harris
Ask Haviv Anything (Haviv Rettig Gur)
The Good Fight (Yascha Mounk)
The Ezra Klein Show
Lives Well Lived (Peter Singer/ Kasia de Lazari-Radek)
1/3
#PodcastRecommendations #Podcasts #NowListening
Masking Sense with Sam Harris
Ask Haviv Anything (Haviv Rettig Gur)
The Good Fight (Yascha Mounk)
The Ezra Klein Show
Lives Well Lived (Peter Singer/ Kasia de Lazari-Radek)
1/3
#PodcastRecommendations #Podcasts #NowListening
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Over the last 50 years or so, left-wing revolutionary ideas have entered the cultural atmosphere, our columnist David Brooks writes. βMAGA has profited by exploiting these ideas in order to destroy the left.β
Over the last 50 years or so, left-wing revolutionary ideas have entered the cultural atmosphere, our columnist David Brooks writes. βMAGA has profited by exploiting these ideas in order to destroy the left.β
Opinion | Hey, Lefties! Trump Has Stolen Your Game.
MAGA is using left ideas to destroy the left.
nyti.ms
October 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Over the last 50 years or so, left-wing revolutionary ideas have entered the cultural atmosphere, our columnist David Brooks writes. βMAGA has profited by exploiting these ideas in order to destroy the left.β
Over the last 50 years or so, left-wing revolutionary ideas have entered the cultural atmosphere, our columnist David Brooks writes. βMAGA has profited by exploiting these ideas in order to destroy the left.β
Nuclear war and a non-aligned general AI are probably the most dangerous threats we face.
Ramping up a nuclear arms race is definitely not a good idea.
Ramping up a nuclear arms race is definitely not a good idea.
President Trumpβs threat on Wednesday to restart the testing of nuclear weapons has raised numerous questions about national and global security. Hereβs what to know about American atomic bombs and the issues involved in whether or not to test them explosively.
What to Know About US Nuclear Weapons as Trump Threatens to Restart Testing
Though the countryβs nuclear arsenal has undergone no explosive testing for decades, federal experts say it can reliably obliterate targets halfway around the globe.
nyti.ms
October 31, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Nuclear war and a non-aligned general AI are probably the most dangerous threats we face.
Ramping up a nuclear arms race is definitely not a good idea.
Ramping up a nuclear arms race is definitely not a good idea.
The trend towards isolating technology is indeed very troubling.
Headphone listening "is a surprisingly radical invention, and weβre only beginning to contend with its implications," writes Jonathan Garrett. Not only does it isolate the listener; "it shrinks musicβs cultural footprint."
How to Make Music Popular Again
The rise of headphone listening has changed us profoundlyβand maybe not for the better.
bit.ly
October 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The trend towards isolating technology is indeed very troubling.
A message from Zohran Mamdani
YouTube video by ΧΧ¨Χ₯ Χ ΧΧΧ¨Χͺ
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Tucker Carlson discusses βthese Zionist Jewsβ with avowed antisemite Nick Fuentes https://www.timesofisrael.com/tucker-carlson-discusses-these-zionist-jews-with-avowed-antisemite-nick-fuentes/
Tucker Carlson discusses βthese Zionist Jewsβ with avowed antisemite Nick Fuentes
Former Fox News host signals broad alignment with Holocaust denier's views against Israel, claims Christian Zionists 'seized by brain virus'
www.timesofisrael.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Tucker Carlson discusses βthese Zionist Jewsβ with avowed antisemite Nick Fuentes https://www.timesofisrael.com/tucker-carlson-discusses-these-zionist-jews-with-avowed-antisemite-nick-fuentes/
Sorry; I forgot, this is Bluesky.
October 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Sorry; I forgot, this is Bluesky.
I worry more about what Ammie Hirsch has so eloquently pointed out:
youtu.be/N5xHuXyRi6k?...
youtu.be/N5xHuXyRi6k?...
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch Addresses Zohran Mamdani's Israel Rhetoric
YouTube video by Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I worry more about what Ammie Hirsch has so eloquently pointed out:
youtu.be/N5xHuXyRi6k?...
youtu.be/N5xHuXyRi6k?...
This was an excellent podcast.
What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: Israelβs next front is its own fractures https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-matters-now-to-haviv-rettig-gur-israels-next-front-is-its-own-fractures/
What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: Israelβs next front is its own fractures
ToI's senior analyst addresses a sobering new study by Agam Labs and Hebrew University that reveals a pessimistic shift in Israeli public sentiment two years into the Gaza war
www.timesofisrael.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This was an excellent podcast.
If you have argued with antizionists, you will recognize this. No criticism of the Netanyahu government, not even the harshest, will save you from their moral condemnation as long as you don't adopt their point of view.
September 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
If you have argued with antizionists, you will recognize this. No criticism of the Netanyahu government, not even the harshest, will save you from their moral condemnation as long as you don't adopt their point of view.