Cheshvan Morrison
@chesedgevurah.bsky.social
Interested in justice (social, corrective, distributive); practising law
Erstwhile scholar of kabbalah & chasidus
Erstwhile scholar of kabbalah & chasidus
A boy is a child.
I was playing on "gender critical" rhetoric, which reductively provides a definition of "woman" with "adult human female", implying the erasure of trans women.
And yet there is great overlap w/those arguing for a more nuanced understanding of what a "child" is, vis-a-vis Epstein.
I was playing on "gender critical" rhetoric, which reductively provides a definition of "woman" with "adult human female", implying the erasure of trans women.
And yet there is great overlap w/those arguing for a more nuanced understanding of what a "child" is, vis-a-vis Epstein.
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
A boy is a child.
I was playing on "gender critical" rhetoric, which reductively provides a definition of "woman" with "adult human female", implying the erasure of trans women.
And yet there is great overlap w/those arguing for a more nuanced understanding of what a "child" is, vis-a-vis Epstein.
I was playing on "gender critical" rhetoric, which reductively provides a definition of "woman" with "adult human female", implying the erasure of trans women.
And yet there is great overlap w/those arguing for a more nuanced understanding of what a "child" is, vis-a-vis Epstein.
I don't know, something about that quote smelled fishy to me. Unnamed source, degree of distance - I would not be surprised if it's a kind of ratfucking (but on the other hand, Zohran has not come out and clarified/corrected, so maybe i'm wishcasting)
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I don't know, something about that quote smelled fishy to me. Unnamed source, degree of distance - I would not be surprised if it's a kind of ratfucking (but on the other hand, Zohran has not come out and clarified/corrected, so maybe i'm wishcasting)
You overstate the progressive politics of NYC. Its leadership has recently been predominantly conservative or moderate (with exception of BDB).
It takes political skill to activate the constituencies he did.
It takes political skill to activate the constituencies he did.
November 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
You overstate the progressive politics of NYC. Its leadership has recently been predominantly conservative or moderate (with exception of BDB).
It takes political skill to activate the constituencies he did.
It takes political skill to activate the constituencies he did.
I mean two prominent NY Dems with positions of national party leadership (Schumer, Jeffries). He sought both’s endorsements, meeting with them multiple times.
If the call is to vote blue, then leadership should exemplify. Else it’s just a call to discipline the party’s left wing.
If the call is to vote blue, then leadership should exemplify. Else it’s just a call to discipline the party’s left wing.
November 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I mean two prominent NY Dems with positions of national party leadership (Schumer, Jeffries). He sought both’s endorsements, meeting with them multiple times.
If the call is to vote blue, then leadership should exemplify. Else it’s just a call to discipline the party’s left wing.
If the call is to vote blue, then leadership should exemplify. Else it’s just a call to discipline the party’s left wing.
I believe that to defeat MAGA, we must vote blue no matter who. This is my critique of Dem leadership failing to get behind Mamdani
November 4, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I believe that to defeat MAGA, we must vote blue no matter who. This is my critique of Dem leadership failing to get behind Mamdani
The mayoralties of both Bloomberg and Giuliani are within living memory!
November 4, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The mayoralties of both Bloomberg and Giuliani are within living memory!
A sub-sect of Satmar (the Aharonim).
November 4, 2025 at 4:29 AM
A sub-sect of Satmar (the Aharonim).
He's made some campaign materials in Yiddish:
x.com/jacobkornblu...
x.com/jacobkornblu...
Jacob N. Kornbluh on X: "IN YIDDISH — Zohran Mamdani is making a direct appeal to Hasidic voters in an open letter published in all weekly Yiddish-language newspapers this week, highlighting his plans to combat antisemitism and his proposals on affordability and childcare vouchers. https://t.co/USv5RdHMLa" / X
IN YIDDISH — Zohran Mamdani is making a direct appeal to Hasidic voters in an open letter published in all weekly Yiddish-language newspapers this week, highlighting his plans to combat antisemitism and his proposals on affordability and childcare vouchers. https://t.co/USv5RdHMLa
x.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:26 AM
He's made some campaign materials in Yiddish:
x.com/jacobkornblu...
x.com/jacobkornblu...
It’s almost like they held by an ideology that work would make them free…
November 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
It’s almost like they held by an ideology that work would make them free…
In a new article (open access!) I argue that the Ottoman state played a crucial role in creating Ashkenazi identity in Jerusalem - as an overarching category for Yiddish speaking Jews from Central and East European countries.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Ottoman Production of Ashkenazi Identity
The familiar grouping of Yiddish speaking Jews of Central and Eastern Europe into the single overarching identity of ‘Ashkenazim’, emerged initially in multi-lingual Jewish contexts. This article e...
www.tandfonline.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I’m against candidates who feel entitled to public office due to nepotistic privilege.
That’s why I’m voting for Mario, sorry, I mean, Andrew Cuomo.
That’s why I’m voting for Mario, sorry, I mean, Andrew Cuomo.
November 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I’m against candidates who feel entitled to public office due to nepotistic privilege.
That’s why I’m voting for Mario, sorry, I mean, Andrew Cuomo.
That’s why I’m voting for Mario, sorry, I mean, Andrew Cuomo.
That fucking sucks & is inexcusable
November 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
That fucking sucks & is inexcusable
(For what it’s worth, actual Albany is a sweeter & queerer place, with a very sweet & inclusive Jewish community. If you ever find yourself out that way, please let me know, & I’d be happy to help set you up)
November 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
(For what it’s worth, actual Albany is a sweeter & queerer place, with a very sweet & inclusive Jewish community. If you ever find yourself out that way, please let me know, & I’d be happy to help set you up)
Oof, I hear that, and I’m sorry for the discrimination and unkindness you experienced (& especially as it’s potentially re-triggered by a representative claiming to speak hate in your/our name).
The Upstate in my mind/heart is a different, kinder place - and we cannot cede it to these hate-mongers
The Upstate in my mind/heart is a different, kinder place - and we cannot cede it to these hate-mongers
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Oof, I hear that, and I’m sorry for the discrimination and unkindness you experienced (& especially as it’s potentially re-triggered by a representative claiming to speak hate in your/our name).
The Upstate in my mind/heart is a different, kinder place - and we cannot cede it to these hate-mongers
The Upstate in my mind/heart is a different, kinder place - and we cannot cede it to these hate-mongers
I was in exile in the City myself, but I never felt a part of it & have now returned closer to your neck of the woods, on the other side of the lake/national boundary
November 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I was in exile in the City myself, but I never felt a part of it & have now returned closer to your neck of the woods, on the other side of the lake/national boundary