Seth
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Two new cookbooks: @koshersoul.bsky.social new book and @wck.org cookbook! Excited to get into both of them. Twitty is one of my favorite culinary writers! And WCK is an amazing nonprofit.
December 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Two new cookbooks: @koshersoul.bsky.social new book and @wck.org cookbook! Excited to get into both of them. Twitty is one of my favorite culinary writers! And WCK is an amazing nonprofit.
Happy Stranger Things Season 5 Part 2 premier for those who celebrate!
December 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Happy Stranger Things Season 5 Part 2 premier for those who celebrate!
Great 🧵. 2 types of people I generally see saying this:
1) atheists who still want to take part in christian culture that they like &/or
2) People who (consciously or unconsciously) are connected to the idea of Christianity as universal & therefore everyone celebrates Xmas.
1) atheists who still want to take part in christian culture that they like &/or
2) People who (consciously or unconsciously) are connected to the idea of Christianity as universal & therefore everyone celebrates Xmas.
The nuanced take: What you mean is that it can be fully and properly celebrated without even acknowledging the religious meaning of the holiday. One who celebrates Christmas in an irreligious way isn't seen as doing it wrong (except by fundies maybe). So how can it be necessarily Christian?
Answer:
Answer:
December 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Great 🧵. 2 types of people I generally see saying this:
1) atheists who still want to take part in christian culture that they like &/or
2) People who (consciously or unconsciously) are connected to the idea of Christianity as universal & therefore everyone celebrates Xmas.
1) atheists who still want to take part in christian culture that they like &/or
2) People who (consciously or unconsciously) are connected to the idea of Christianity as universal & therefore everyone celebrates Xmas.
Yearly reminder: Some Jews observe Xmas bc they like it or, like me, we are interreligious marriages & our in laws celebrate.
Some don't care about Xmas. A day off is a day off.
Some find it annoying (like me). People & stores can be a bit extra about Xmas.
All are valid. Xmas is not universal.
Some don't care about Xmas. A day off is a day off.
Some find it annoying (like me). People & stores can be a bit extra about Xmas.
All are valid. Xmas is not universal.
a drag queen is dancing in front of a neon star and saying `` this is how you do drag girls ... '' .
Alt: a drag queen is dancing in front of a neon star and saying `` this is how you do drag girls ... '' .
media.tenor.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Yearly reminder: Some Jews observe Xmas bc they like it or, like me, we are interreligious marriages & our in laws celebrate.
Some don't care about Xmas. A day off is a day off.
Some find it annoying (like me). People & stores can be a bit extra about Xmas.
All are valid. Xmas is not universal.
Some don't care about Xmas. A day off is a day off.
Some find it annoying (like me). People & stores can be a bit extra about Xmas.
All are valid. Xmas is not universal.
Public administration as performed by social media influencers.
I am telling you that a large part of their dysfunction is that several Trump officials imagine themselves, constantly, as being in a social media sizzle reel where they display status and dominance over others. Their online personas are driving their actual behavior.
Kash Patel made the FBI buy a custom fleet of armored BMW X5 for him to ride around in. trib.al/9pBbwTB
Patel’s FBI spokesperson claimed—without evidence—that this is actually saving the American taxpayer money. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.
Patel’s FBI spokesperson claimed—without evidence—that this is actually saving the American taxpayer money. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.
December 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Public administration as performed by social media influencers.
There are so many great biologists showing the complexity of gender and sex in the world.
Hey, fellow evolutionary biologists:
If you support trans rights, like, comment, or repost this. I want to show that transphobes like Richard Dawkins are a loud minority that does not represent our community
If you support trans rights, like, comment, or repost this. I want to show that transphobes like Richard Dawkins are a loud minority that does not represent our community
And that’s a follow.
Actually I do have a question if you have a sec.
Without exception the most transphobic group of scientists I’ve run into online are evolutionary biologists. Every single one of them has expressed the same opinion: transness cannot be anything other than social contagion. Why?
Actually I do have a question if you have a sec.
Without exception the most transphobic group of scientists I’ve run into online are evolutionary biologists. Every single one of them has expressed the same opinion: transness cannot be anything other than social contagion. Why?
December 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
There are so many great biologists showing the complexity of gender and sex in the world.
Sometimes I just think about the resources and time that people put into bullying and harming the transgender community. Like there is so much good that people can do but instead spending their time and money on hate.
December 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Sometimes I just think about the resources and time that people put into bullying and harming the transgender community. Like there is so much good that people can do but instead spending their time and money on hate.
My colleague, Jose Lara, has a new edited volume out: Constructed Latinx(s) Identities: Racialized Bodies in Visual and Textual Culture. The book has some amazing essays on Latinx identities in the United States from diverse academic perspectives.
services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/C/Cons...
services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/C/Cons...
Constructed Latinx(s) Identities
Constructed Latinx(s) Identities: Racialized Bodies in Visual and Textual Culture consists of ten interdisciplinary essays that discuss recent forms and interpretations of the histories and traditions...
services.publishing.umich.edu
December 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
My colleague, Jose Lara, has a new edited volume out: Constructed Latinx(s) Identities: Racialized Bodies in Visual and Textual Culture. The book has some amazing essays on Latinx identities in the United States from diverse academic perspectives.
services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/C/Cons...
services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/C/Cons...
For the last night of channukah, we have all of the menorahs lit. From front to back, Sy made one, one Nate & I bought when we first moved to NY, one my mom made, and one for our baby. It's beautiful to see all of the candles lit. Chag sameach!
December 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
For the last night of channukah, we have all of the menorahs lit. From front to back, Sy made one, one Nate & I bought when we first moved to NY, one my mom made, and one for our baby. It's beautiful to see all of the candles lit. Chag sameach!
Whipped up sables today and dipped them in milk chocolate. Working on getting things to look more and more perfect and the taste was on point. The sables melted in my mouth.
December 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Whipped up sables today and dipped them in milk chocolate. Working on getting things to look more and more perfect and the taste was on point. The sables melted in my mouth.
Recently, HHS released a report on gender affirming care for transgender youth (Link to my analysis below). Now they are going after gender affirming care. This is simply bullying trans youth, plain and simple. The science shows that GAF saves lives.
sethjmeyer.substack.com/p/new-hhs-re...
sethjmeyer.substack.com/p/new-hhs-re...
December 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Recently, HHS released a report on gender affirming care for transgender youth (Link to my analysis below). Now they are going after gender affirming care. This is simply bullying trans youth, plain and simple. The science shows that GAF saves lives.
sethjmeyer.substack.com/p/new-hhs-re...
sethjmeyer.substack.com/p/new-hhs-re...
Grades in so today we get to do some baking!
December 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Grades in so today we get to do some baking!
Fourth night of channukah using a menorah that Sy made at religious school.
December 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Fourth night of channukah using a menorah that Sy made at religious school.
So thinking about baking and what are peoples favorite cookies to either make or get. Bonus points for recipes that you either like or want to try/think look tasty.
a purple curtain with the words did someone just say cookies written on it
Alt: a purple curtain with the words did someone just say cookies written on it
media.tenor.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
So thinking about baking and what are peoples favorite cookies to either make or get. Bonus points for recipes that you either like or want to try/think look tasty.
When teaching ethics during my research methods class this year, they asked if there were any more recent ethical issues in research & I talked about how randomized trials are used in unethical ways. The idea that we would withhold treatment is awful but there is a racism aspect.
December 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
When teaching ethics during my research methods class this year, they asked if there were any more recent ethical issues in research & I talked about how randomized trials are used in unethical ways. The idea that we would withhold treatment is awful but there is a racism aspect.
Instead of a cookie box in December, what if I did cookie boxes in February. It's so cold up here in MA and it would be a nice way to begin the semester.
December 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Instead of a cookie box in December, what if I did cookie boxes in February. It's so cold up here in MA and it would be a nice way to begin the semester.
It's the third night of channukah! I love how beautiful a channukiah is lit up in the dark.
December 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
It's the third night of channukah! I love how beautiful a channukiah is lit up in the dark.
I show this to my students every year. It was created by Radi-Aid who also did some great work on how NGOs perpetuate stereotypes in marketing. My students love this reading (it is linked in the article).
www.forus-international.org/en/news/radi...
www.forus-international.org/en/news/radi...
December 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I show this to my students every year. It was created by Radi-Aid who also did some great work on how NGOs perpetuate stereotypes in marketing. My students love this reading (it is linked in the article).
www.forus-international.org/en/news/radi...
www.forus-international.org/en/news/radi...
Today is my husband's first day of work after paternity leave. As is our tradition, I have been spending the day sending pics of what our baby has done today home with me. So far she has:
Stared out the window looking for daddy.
Responded to emails.
Worked out.
Used a telescope.
Played the switch.
Stared out the window looking for daddy.
Responded to emails.
Worked out.
Used a telescope.
Played the switch.
December 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Today is my husband's first day of work after paternity leave. As is our tradition, I have been spending the day sending pics of what our baby has done today home with me. So far she has:
Stared out the window looking for daddy.
Responded to emails.
Worked out.
Used a telescope.
Played the switch.
Stared out the window looking for daddy.
Responded to emails.
Worked out.
Used a telescope.
Played the switch.
This is an honest question: could an lgbtq group sue now the tpusa is allowed but LGBTQ groups aren't?
Christian indoctrination in schools should be mandated ... but if a club for LGBT people wants to meet in a school, heads explode.
December 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
This is an honest question: could an lgbtq group sue now the tpusa is allowed but LGBTQ groups aren't?
Dinner for the first night of Channukah: reverse-seared steak, couscous with crispy shallots, and roasted sunchokes.
December 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Dinner for the first night of Channukah: reverse-seared steak, couscous with crispy shallots, and roasted sunchokes.
No matter what, we continue to be Jewish and continue the traditions. And now I get to share the traditions with my amazing children. Happy Channukah.
December 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
No matter what, we continue to be Jewish and continue the traditions. And now I get to share the traditions with my amazing children. Happy Channukah.
Reposted by Seth
oh, one more thing, news com au reports the hero is Ahmed El-Ahmed, owner of a fruit stall.
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
www.news.com.au
December 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
oh, one more thing, news com au reports the hero is Ahmed El-Ahmed, owner of a fruit stall.
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
Seeing Avengers: Endgame with Nate and one of my besties. We had seen all of the movies together and the ending just made everyone scream in the theater. It was amazing.
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Seeing Avengers: Endgame with Nate and one of my besties. We had seen all of the movies together and the ending just made everyone scream in the theater. It was amazing.
Had some issues with the dough today but it will still be yummy. Shabbat shalom!
December 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Had some issues with the dough today but it will still be yummy. Shabbat shalom!