Julia Caplan
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Proud to be one of the 350 rabbis signing this statement — an ad in the NYT today and a declaration of our values.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
For more—and to sign— go to
saynotoethniccleansing.org
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
For more—and to sign— go to
saynotoethniccleansing.org
February 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Proud to be one of the 350 rabbis signing this statement — an ad in the NYT today and a declaration of our values.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
For more—and to sign— go to
saynotoethniccleansing.org
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
For more—and to sign— go to
saynotoethniccleansing.org
“it was, apparently, possible to maintain a sense of facts and values — not only not to obey in advance but not to obey at all. If that was possible in the Soviet Union half a century ago, then it is certainly possible in the United States today.”
In which there are many reasons to obey and one not to. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
Opinion | To Obey Trump or Not to Obey
The voluntarily surrender of the public’s power is how autocracies are built.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“it was, apparently, possible to maintain a sense of facts and values — not only not to obey in advance but not to obey at all. If that was possible in the Soviet Union half a century ago, then it is certainly possible in the United States today.”
Reposted by Julia Caplan
#Librarians and others: tell your folks!
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
February 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
#Librarians and others: tell your folks!
“Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a president. He is trying to substitute perception for reality. He is hoping that perception then becomes reality. That can only happen if we believe him.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Opinion | Don’t Believe Him
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
“Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a president. He is trying to substitute perception for reality. He is hoping that perception then becomes reality. That can only happen if we believe him.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
What Trump is doing is illegal. This is a good breakdown of what it looks like for states, from Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro.
www.kcra.com/article/judg...
www.kcra.com/article/judg...
Federal judge blocks Trump administration's federal grants freeze
U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon, minutes before it was set to go into effect. The administrative stay pauses the freeze until Monday.
www.kcra.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
What Trump is doing is illegal. This is a good breakdown of what it looks like for states, from Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro.
www.kcra.com/article/judg...
www.kcra.com/article/judg...
For my first bluesky post, this solid piece by Peter Beinart, one of my favorite thinkers about Israel/Palestine. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/o...
Opinion | Israel Is Meant to Be Jewish and Democratic. It Cannot Be Both.
Israel cannot be both Jewish and democratic.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
For my first bluesky post, this solid piece by Peter Beinart, one of my favorite thinkers about Israel/Palestine. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/o...