Completely agree. Also, many of those customers and the people working in the store may be exactly the people most at risk for ICE/CPB actions.

I suspect most of those "Irvings" were born Itzhak (Isaac). My father Melvin was born "Moshe" and always said he was in the "Melvin, Marvin, Malcolm" generation of other Moshes whose parents added an English name. Their children mostly got English names first, with Hebrew names added for shul.

No surprise that the second verse brings to my mind the Christiansted boardwalk here on St. Croix

Superb list! I see some of my favorites (that Jarrett standards trio album for one) and plenty more to check out.

True! And the Ha'aretz editors occasionally include non-Hebrew words, making it even harder

I admit I never heard of Todd Snider before today - now I have to go listen to more. This song floored me

Anyway, yet another reminder that "debate me bros" were always full of shit, and anyone who claims that they were actually about free speech or real discussion over ideas is lying or gullible.

www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...

I was living outside the US in 1989, so I was listening to this classic from that year by the late Corinne Allal www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Agree. No surprise that the administration favors industries and tech that concentrate wealth (AI, crypto) over ones that distribute wealth (renewable energy)

Have to add Herbie Hancock and Tina Turner taking on Joni Mitchell's "Edith and the Kingpin" youtu.be/CwDIJjYhQRo?...

And I'm downloading the #notbyai badges from notbyai.fyi today