Janine Baer 🌈 ☮️ 🕊️ 🌁 🌻 🔯
@janinebaer.bsky.social
An #adoptee, my book "Growing in the Dark" explains who was behind the sealing of adoption records and the harm done by these laws. https://www.xlibris.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/572366-growing-in-the-dark
🕊️ "Never again" means never again for anyone.
🕊️ "Never again" means never again for anyone.
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What were adoptees thinking last century? From 1989 to 1997 I published a feminist newsletter about the politics of adoption called "Chain of Life." All 42 issues are available as PDFs from the UC Berkeley digital library. 🌀https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/chainoflife/index.html
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Happy Valentine’s Day, Gabby. 🚀💘
My forever Valentine, in every galaxy and universe 💗💫
February 15, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Happy Valentine’s Day, Gabby. 🚀💘
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thegazachildrenvillage.org/about-us/
Something positive in the world:
"When Dr David Hasan was working as a physician in Gaza treating children injured by war, he saw that what was breaking children most deeply was not only trauma but the absence of stability that allows healing to take hold. +
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Something positive in the world:
"When Dr David Hasan was working as a physician in Gaza treating children injured by war, he saw that what was breaking children most deeply was not only trauma but the absence of stability that allows healing to take hold. +
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thegazachildrenvillage.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:05 PM
thegazachildrenvillage.org/about-us/
Something positive in the world:
"When Dr David Hasan was working as a physician in Gaza treating children injured by war, he saw that what was breaking children most deeply was not only trauma but the absence of stability that allows healing to take hold. +
1/2
Something positive in the world:
"When Dr David Hasan was working as a physician in Gaza treating children injured by war, he saw that what was breaking children most deeply was not only trauma but the absence of stability that allows healing to take hold. +
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"It was feminism that exposed the ubiquity of child abuse, rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence, that denormalized these abuses that were so much part of patriarchal society." — Rebecca Solnit
February 14, 2026 at 3:01 AM
"It was feminism that exposed the ubiquity of child abuse, rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence, that denormalized these abuses that were so much part of patriarchal society." — Rebecca Solnit
thegazachildrenvillage.org/about-us/
Something positive in the world:
"When Dr David Hasan was working as a physician in Gaza treating children injured by war, he saw that what was breaking children most deeply was not only trauma but the absence of stability that allows healing to take hold. +
1/2
Something positive in the world:
"When Dr David Hasan was working as a physician in Gaza treating children injured by war, he saw that what was breaking children most deeply was not only trauma but the absence of stability that allows healing to take hold. +
1/2
thegazachildrenvillage.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:05 PM
thegazachildrenvillage.org/about-us/
Something positive in the world:
"When Dr David Hasan was working as a physician in Gaza treating children injured by war, he saw that what was breaking children most deeply was not only trauma but the absence of stability that allows healing to take hold. +
1/2
Something positive in the world:
"When Dr David Hasan was working as a physician in Gaza treating children injured by war, he saw that what was breaking children most deeply was not only trauma but the absence of stability that allows healing to take hold. +
1/2
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"These are not...fairy tales to push an unpopular policy or cover up some dirty deeds, like Watergate, but a vast empire of Big Lies—easily disprovable, about everything from election results to economic statistics—with a much more ambitious goal of undermining the very notion of objective reality."
Gift article: "We won’t get anything resembling democracy until we clear that widespread debris, and that means sending a bunch of these liars to prison, because they are the real criminals. America desperately needs truth and consequences."
The lying is out of control. People need to go to prison. | Will Bunch
The outrageous lies of the Trump regime, from ICE shootings to a commerce secretary's Epstein falsehoods, must be punished.
share.inquirer.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:03 AM
"These are not...fairy tales to push an unpopular policy or cover up some dirty deeds, like Watergate, but a vast empire of Big Lies—easily disprovable, about everything from election results to economic statistics—with a much more ambitious goal of undermining the very notion of objective reality."
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🌈 N.Y.C. Officials Reinstate Pride Flag at Stonewall
“This is just one symbol of their attempt to tell a community that they are going to come after us and chase us into the shadows,” said Ms. [Deborah] Glick... “We are not going back.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
“This is just one symbol of their attempt to tell a community that they are going to come after us and chase us into the shadows,” said Ms. [Deborah] Glick... “We are not going back.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
N.Y.C. Officials Reinstate Pride Flag at Stonewall After Federal Removal
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:36 PM
🌈 N.Y.C. Officials Reinstate Pride Flag at Stonewall
“This is just one symbol of their attempt to tell a community that they are going to come after us and chase us into the shadows,” said Ms. [Deborah] Glick... “We are not going back.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
“This is just one symbol of their attempt to tell a community that they are going to come after us and chase us into the shadows,” said Ms. [Deborah] Glick... “We are not going back.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
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🎈"how do you think a sensitive-to-lasers balloon like me...is going to feel knowing some poorly trained oaf is peering down the scope of a laser cannon, saying: “I think that looks like a Mexican cartel drone. Could be a balloon or a kid with a kite, but I say let’s zap it and get to lunch.”
My column, in which a party balloon condemns the El Paso anti-drone laser fiasco.
"As a party balloon, suffice it to say I have questions. My first question is: Do I look like a damn Mexican cartel drone to you, laser boys? I'm a F---ING BALLOON?!?"
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"As a party balloon, suffice it to say I have questions. My first question is: Do I look like a damn Mexican cartel drone to you, laser boys? I'm a F---ING BALLOON?!?"
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
A party balloon condemns the El Paso anti-drone laser fiasco | Opinion
I'm a bright-red party balloon from the El Paso area, and I have deep concerns about the use of a laser on a member of the party balloon community.
www.usatoday.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:44 PM
🎈"how do you think a sensitive-to-lasers balloon like me...is going to feel knowing some poorly trained oaf is peering down the scope of a laser cannon, saying: “I think that looks like a Mexican cartel drone. Could be a balloon or a kid with a kite, but I say let’s zap it and get to lunch.”
🎈"how do you think a sensitive-to-lasers balloon like me...is going to feel knowing some poorly trained oaf is peering down the scope of a laser cannon, saying: “I think that looks like a Mexican cartel drone. Could be a balloon or a kid with a kite, but I say let’s zap it and get to lunch.”
My column, in which a party balloon condemns the El Paso anti-drone laser fiasco.
"As a party balloon, suffice it to say I have questions. My first question is: Do I look like a damn Mexican cartel drone to you, laser boys? I'm a F---ING BALLOON?!?"
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
"As a party balloon, suffice it to say I have questions. My first question is: Do I look like a damn Mexican cartel drone to you, laser boys? I'm a F---ING BALLOON?!?"
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
A party balloon condemns the El Paso anti-drone laser fiasco | Opinion
I'm a bright-red party balloon from the El Paso area, and I have deep concerns about the use of a laser on a member of the party balloon community.
www.usatoday.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:44 PM
🎈"how do you think a sensitive-to-lasers balloon like me...is going to feel knowing some poorly trained oaf is peering down the scope of a laser cannon, saying: “I think that looks like a Mexican cartel drone. Could be a balloon or a kid with a kite, but I say let’s zap it and get to lunch.”
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Glad to see Pam Bondi finally call out Culver City, CA — a notorious hotbed for criminal enterprises like farmer’s markets, outdoor dining, and bespoke smoothies.
February 11, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Glad to see Pam Bondi finally call out Culver City, CA — a notorious hotbed for criminal enterprises like farmer’s markets, outdoor dining, and bespoke smoothies.
🌈 N.Y.C. Officials Reinstate Pride Flag at Stonewall
“This is just one symbol of their attempt to tell a community that they are going to come after us and chase us into the shadows,” said Ms. [Deborah] Glick... “We are not going back.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
“This is just one symbol of their attempt to tell a community that they are going to come after us and chase us into the shadows,” said Ms. [Deborah] Glick... “We are not going back.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
N.Y.C. Officials Reinstate Pride Flag at Stonewall After Federal Removal
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:36 PM
🌈 N.Y.C. Officials Reinstate Pride Flag at Stonewall
“This is just one symbol of their attempt to tell a community that they are going to come after us and chase us into the shadows,” said Ms. [Deborah] Glick... “We are not going back.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
“This is just one symbol of their attempt to tell a community that they are going to come after us and chase us into the shadows,” said Ms. [Deborah] Glick... “We are not going back.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
"These are not...fairy tales to push an unpopular policy or cover up some dirty deeds, like Watergate, but a vast empire of Big Lies—easily disprovable, about everything from election results to economic statistics—with a much more ambitious goal of undermining the very notion of objective reality."
Gift article: "We won’t get anything resembling democracy until we clear that widespread debris, and that means sending a bunch of these liars to prison, because they are the real criminals. America desperately needs truth and consequences."
The lying is out of control. People need to go to prison. | Will Bunch
The outrageous lies of the Trump regime, from ICE shootings to a commerce secretary's Epstein falsehoods, must be punished.
share.inquirer.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:03 AM
"These are not...fairy tales to push an unpopular policy or cover up some dirty deeds, like Watergate, but a vast empire of Big Lies—easily disprovable, about everything from election results to economic statistics—with a much more ambitious goal of undermining the very notion of objective reality."
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"If we are going to invoke thousands of years of Jewish history, let it be the history of ethical wrestling, cultural creativity, and unapologetic presence. Let it be a Judaism that refuses both erasure and weaponization.
"That is the Jewish future worth living for."
forward.com/opinion/8048...
"That is the Jewish future worth living for."
forward.com/opinion/8048...
In two controversial ads, a tale of how not to fight antisemitism — or support Israel
Ads by AIPAC and Robert Kraft's Blue Square Alliance Against Hate earned backlash over their representations of Jewish concerns — why?
forward.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:18 PM
"If we are going to invoke thousands of years of Jewish history, let it be the history of ethical wrestling, cultural creativity, and unapologetic presence. Let it be a Judaism that refuses both erasure and weaponization.
"That is the Jewish future worth living for."
forward.com/opinion/8048...
"That is the Jewish future worth living for."
forward.com/opinion/8048...
"If we are going to invoke thousands of years of Jewish history, let it be the history of ethical wrestling, cultural creativity, and unapologetic presence. Let it be a Judaism that refuses both erasure and weaponization.
"That is the Jewish future worth living for."
forward.com/opinion/8048...
"That is the Jewish future worth living for."
forward.com/opinion/8048...
In two controversial ads, a tale of how not to fight antisemitism — or support Israel
Ads by AIPAC and Robert Kraft's Blue Square Alliance Against Hate earned backlash over their representations of Jewish concerns — why?
forward.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:18 PM
"If we are going to invoke thousands of years of Jewish history, let it be the history of ethical wrestling, cultural creativity, and unapologetic presence. Let it be a Judaism that refuses both erasure and weaponization.
"That is the Jewish future worth living for."
forward.com/opinion/8048...
"That is the Jewish future worth living for."
forward.com/opinion/8048...
Dove Kent spoke next:
- "Jews are safe and free when everyone is safe and free"
- "Zionism" was coined in another century and is now a totally unusable term
- Mayor Mamdani's election exemplifies a pathway
- The ADL does not represent the mainstream Jewish position
Also see diasporaalliance.co
- "Jews are safe and free when everyone is safe and free"
- "Zionism" was coined in another century and is now a totally unusable term
- Mayor Mamdani's election exemplifies a pathway
- The ADL does not represent the mainstream Jewish position
Also see diasporaalliance.co
February 12, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Dove Kent spoke next:
- "Jews are safe and free when everyone is safe and free"
- "Zionism" was coined in another century and is now a totally unusable term
- Mayor Mamdani's election exemplifies a pathway
- The ADL does not represent the mainstream Jewish position
Also see diasporaalliance.co
- "Jews are safe and free when everyone is safe and free"
- "Zionism" was coined in another century and is now a totally unusable term
- Mayor Mamdani's election exemplifies a pathway
- The ADL does not represent the mainstream Jewish position
Also see diasporaalliance.co
"Conference on the Jewish Left" is happening now (2/12/26), in Boston and through the magic of zoom.
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Welcoming Remarks by Jeremy Menchik
9:10 – 10:00 ET • Keynote Address: “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza”
Speaker: Peter Beinart
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Welcoming Remarks by Jeremy Menchik
9:10 – 10:00 ET • Keynote Address: “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza”
Speaker: Peter Beinart
www.bu.edu/cura/recent-...
2026 Conference on the Jewish Left | Institute on Culture, Religion & World Affairs: CURA
www.bu.edu
February 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM
"Conference on the Jewish Left" is happening now (2/12/26), in Boston and through the magic of zoom.
🕊️
Welcoming Remarks by Jeremy Menchik
9:10 – 10:00 ET • Keynote Address: “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza”
Speaker: Peter Beinart
www.bu.edu/cura/recent-...
🕊️
Welcoming Remarks by Jeremy Menchik
9:10 – 10:00 ET • Keynote Address: “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza”
Speaker: Peter Beinart
www.bu.edu/cura/recent-...
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“We can’t solve problems we can’t agree exist. We can’t cooperate across borders when we can’t share the same facts.” — Maria Ressa
The Bulletin was honored to welcome Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa as the guest speaker at the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement.
Watch the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement to hear her remarks: buff.ly/BGu0Zse
Watch the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement to hear her remarks: buff.ly/BGu0Zse
February 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM
“We can’t solve problems we can’t agree exist. We can’t cooperate across borders when we can’t share the same facts.” — Maria Ressa
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www.timesofisrael.com/thwarted-tre...
"The tree-planting activity was organized by Rabbis for Human Rights...
Rabbi Sharon Brous...a prominent voice in Diaspora Jewry...went to Umm al-Khair on Monday. She said the treatment of the village and its residents contradicted Jewish values."
"The tree-planting activity was organized by Rabbis for Human Rights...
Rabbi Sharon Brous...a prominent voice in Diaspora Jewry...went to Umm al-Khair on Monday. She said the treatment of the village and its residents contradicted Jewish values."
Thwarted tree-planting underscores daily torments for embattled Palestinian hamlet
Villagers in West Bank's Umm al-Khair say security forces quick to stymie Tu Bishvat coexistence event or new soccer pitch, but take their time when it comes to stopping settler harassment
www.timesofisrael.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
www.timesofisrael.com/thwarted-tre...
"The tree-planting activity was organized by Rabbis for Human Rights...
Rabbi Sharon Brous...a prominent voice in Diaspora Jewry...went to Umm al-Khair on Monday. She said the treatment of the village and its residents contradicted Jewish values."
"The tree-planting activity was organized by Rabbis for Human Rights...
Rabbi Sharon Brous...a prominent voice in Diaspora Jewry...went to Umm al-Khair on Monday. She said the treatment of the village and its residents contradicted Jewish values."
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⁉️ “Oh, do you want to go there, attorney general? Do you want to go there? Are you serious? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust? Really? Really?” said Balint, before rising from her seat and exiting the chambers.
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Jewish congresswoman storms out of Epstein hearing after Pam Bondi raises her record on antisemitism
“Are you serious? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust?,” Balint responded.
forward.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:36 PM
⁉️ “Oh, do you want to go there, attorney general? Do you want to go there? Are you serious? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust? Really? Really?” said Balint, before rising from her seat and exiting the chambers.
forward.com/fast-forward...
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⁉️ “Oh, do you want to go there, attorney general? Do you want to go there? Are you serious? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust? Really? Really?” said Balint, before rising from her seat and exiting the chambers.
forward.com/fast-forward...
forward.com/fast-forward...
Jewish congresswoman storms out of Epstein hearing after Pam Bondi raises her record on antisemitism
“Are you serious? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust?,” Balint responded.
forward.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:36 PM
⁉️ “Oh, do you want to go there, attorney general? Do you want to go there? Are you serious? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust? Really? Really?” said Balint, before rising from her seat and exiting the chambers.
forward.com/fast-forward...
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"Strange Fruit"
"Episode Two of BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA reveals Black & Jewish work in art & culture."
Expires 3/13/26
"Strange Fruit"
"Episode Two of BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA reveals Black & Jewish work in art & culture."
Expires 3/13/26
Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History | Strange Fruit
Episode Two of BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA reveals Black & Jewish work in art & culture.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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"Strange Fruit"
"Episode Two of BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA reveals Black & Jewish work in art & culture."
Expires 3/13/26
"Strange Fruit"
"Episode Two of BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA reveals Black & Jewish work in art & culture."
Expires 3/13/26
video.kqed.org/video/episod...
"Strange Fruit"
"Episode Two of BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA reveals Black & Jewish work in art & culture."
Expires 3/13/26
"Strange Fruit"
"Episode Two of BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA reveals Black & Jewish work in art & culture."
Expires 3/13/26
Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History | Strange Fruit
Episode Two of BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA reveals Black & Jewish work in art & culture.
video.kqed.org
February 11, 2026 at 12:36 PM
video.kqed.org/video/episod...
"Strange Fruit"
"Episode Two of BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA reveals Black & Jewish work in art & culture."
Expires 3/13/26
"Strange Fruit"
"Episode Two of BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA reveals Black & Jewish work in art & culture."
Expires 3/13/26
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If all 'out' LGBTQ athletes made up a team, they would be in 3rd place in the Winter Olympics medal count.
February 10, 2026 at 10:35 PM
If all 'out' LGBTQ athletes made up a team, they would be in 3rd place in the Winter Olympics medal count.
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LGBTQ Athletes Speak Up
“It isn't the first time we've had to come together as a community to try to fight for our human rights. I hope that I can use my platform and my voice throughout these Games to try to encourage people to stay strong."
-Amber Glenn at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games
“It isn't the first time we've had to come together as a community to try to fight for our human rights. I hope that I can use my platform and my voice throughout these Games to try to encourage people to stay strong."
-Amber Glenn at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games
February 10, 2026 at 10:35 PM
LGBTQ Athletes Speak Up
“It isn't the first time we've had to come together as a community to try to fight for our human rights. I hope that I can use my platform and my voice throughout these Games to try to encourage people to stay strong."
-Amber Glenn at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games
“It isn't the first time we've had to come together as a community to try to fight for our human rights. I hope that I can use my platform and my voice throughout these Games to try to encourage people to stay strong."
-Amber Glenn at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games
A sad story
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A Hate Murder in Orange County Exposes Growth of Neo-Nazism
"Investigative journalist Eric Lichtblau uses the 2018 murder of a gay, Jewish college student by a neo-Nazi in Orange County to explore the rise of white, Christian nationalism there"
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A Hate Murder in Orange County Exposes Growth of Neo-Nazism
"Investigative journalist Eric Lichtblau uses the 2018 murder of a gay, Jewish college student by a neo-Nazi in Orange County to explore the rise of white, Christian nationalism there"
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February 10, 2026 at 6:46 PM
A sad story
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A Hate Murder in Orange County Exposes Growth of Neo-Nazism
"Investigative journalist Eric Lichtblau uses the 2018 murder of a gay, Jewish college student by a neo-Nazi in Orange County to explore the rise of white, Christian nationalism there"
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A Hate Murder in Orange County Exposes Growth of Neo-Nazism
"Investigative journalist Eric Lichtblau uses the 2018 murder of a gay, Jewish college student by a neo-Nazi in Orange County to explore the rise of white, Christian nationalism there"