Scott Kravitz
@scottkravitz.bsky.social
Jew. Mathematician. Dabbler in computer science.
Yankees/Jets/Nets
Yankees/Jets/Nets
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The idea that religion can be kept in private, separate from the public sphere, reflects a modern post-Enlightenment definition of religion, and thus will justifiably be felt by many non-Protestants as an imposition of Protestant religiosity onto the rest of us.
February 18, 2026 at 4:24 PM
The idea that religion can be kept in private, separate from the public sphere, reflects a modern post-Enlightenment definition of religion, and thus will justifiably be felt by many non-Protestants as an imposition of Protestant religiosity onto the rest of us.
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The comments and quote posts on this are…disgusting?? It’s a Hanukkah party? We eat fried foods in Hanukkah because the oil burned for eight days so we use oil to commemorate it is?? This isn’t even lavish it’s just a holiday meal?? Can y’all be normal about Jews??
Fuck Trump and also this ain’t it
Fuck Trump and also this ain’t it
December 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The comments and quote posts on this are…disgusting?? It’s a Hanukkah party? We eat fried foods in Hanukkah because the oil burned for eight days so we use oil to commemorate it is?? This isn’t even lavish it’s just a holiday meal?? Can y’all be normal about Jews??
Fuck Trump and also this ain’t it
Fuck Trump and also this ain’t it
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I would like to talk a little bit about the experience of living in the Roman ghetto in Renaissance Europe for you guys. Just to give a sense of why the idea that Nazis learned from the US is so offensive. A thread of uncertain length.
To start, the Roman ghetto was deeply overcrowded swampland.
To start, the Roman ghetto was deeply overcrowded swampland.
December 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I would like to talk a little bit about the experience of living in the Roman ghetto in Renaissance Europe for you guys. Just to give a sense of why the idea that Nazis learned from the US is so offensive. A thread of uncertain length.
To start, the Roman ghetto was deeply overcrowded swampland.
To start, the Roman ghetto was deeply overcrowded swampland.
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If you’ve heard the “the Nazis got their ideas from the US segregationists” I beg you to please stop. This is both false and it minimizes historical European antisemitism in a misguided attempt to emphasize the nature of US anti-Black racism.
It’s horrific without comparison to Nazism.
It’s horrific without comparison to Nazism.
May I politely encourage you to reconsider this framing. It is inaccurately stated and suggests consistent and strong linkages that do not exist.
The Nazis did not “get their ideas” from confederate laws. Antisemitism and anti-Jewish laws existed in Europe long before the Confederacy…
The Nazis did not “get their ideas” from confederate laws. Antisemitism and anti-Jewish laws existed in Europe long before the Confederacy…
December 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If you’ve heard the “the Nazis got their ideas from the US segregationists” I beg you to please stop. This is both false and it minimizes historical European antisemitism in a misguided attempt to emphasize the nature of US anti-Black racism.
It’s horrific without comparison to Nazism.
It’s horrific without comparison to Nazism.
Because Judaism isn’t a religion. It’s the cultural practice of Jews.
Are you saying that one can be Jewish in the religious sense (rather than in the ethnic sense) absent any belief in the monotheistic deity?
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Because Judaism isn’t a religion. It’s the cultural practice of Jews.
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The genuine hot take is that there are hundreds of Holocaust movies but hardly any about centuries of non-Holocaust antisemitism not because "the Jews" want it, but rather because the heroes of the Holocaust movies tend to be non-Jews saving Jews, which is what audiences like to see.
April 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The genuine hot take is that there are hundreds of Holocaust movies but hardly any about centuries of non-Holocaust antisemitism not because "the Jews" want it, but rather because the heroes of the Holocaust movies tend to be non-Jews saving Jews, which is what audiences like to see.
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Look, I'm not saying this is going to be a thing tomorrow. Obviously it's early days. But I repeat that there is *so much* incredibly cool, potentially game-changing medical research being done at the same exact time that Trump is needlessly stopping so much of it dead in its tracks.
I thought it was a joke but it's not. There's an actual study. Researchers at Penn & Finland engineered gum with antiviral bean proteins that ⬇️ viral load in the mouth the main site of replication for many viruses, including SarsCov2, HSV-1 &2, & influenza.
www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences...
www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences...
Antiviral Chewing Gum Might Revolutionize How We Tackle Infectious Diseases
Learn why lowering the viral load in the mouth could be a game-changer in fighting viruses like herpes, bird flu, and more.
www.discovermagazine.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Look, I'm not saying this is going to be a thing tomorrow. Obviously it's early days. But I repeat that there is *so much* incredibly cool, potentially game-changing medical research being done at the same exact time that Trump is needlessly stopping so much of it dead in its tracks.
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Very informative chart from Washington Post
April 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Very informative chart from Washington Post
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But for serious, Christians invented the distinction between "culture" and "religion" as a tool for proselytizing, why do so many of them now just literally describe their faith as, like, just what Christianity is but get *real* insistent that they Don't Have A Religion and Aren't Christian
I genuinely believe this is a result of how Christians, like atheists, have so internalized their faith as *the* template for "religion" that they think if they stop observing some specific denomination that belief in Jesus as Messiah is somehow Religiously Neutral
Very "I don't have an accent"
Very "I don't have an accent"
April 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
But for serious, Christians invented the distinction between "culture" and "religion" as a tool for proselytizing, why do so many of them now just literally describe their faith as, like, just what Christianity is but get *real* insistent that they Don't Have A Religion and Aren't Christian
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I was talking to a non-Jew about Jewish stuff I do and she said, "wow, you must really believe in G-d"
My reaction was, "huh, I don't think that's ever come up"
My reaction was, "huh, I don't think that's ever come up"
April 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I was talking to a non-Jew about Jewish stuff I do and she said, "wow, you must really believe in G-d"
My reaction was, "huh, I don't think that's ever come up"
My reaction was, "huh, I don't think that's ever come up"
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Ah the find out of coding ais
March 18, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Ah the find out of coding ais
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Remember that ALL religions are based on the same 3 principles:
1. We do not heed Heavenly voices when they tell us how to interpret the law.
2. Real property is transferred by payment of money, but movable property is transferred by the act of lifting.
3. No one can agree what #3 is.
1. We do not heed Heavenly voices when they tell us how to interpret the law.
2. Real property is transferred by payment of money, but movable property is transferred by the act of lifting.
3. No one can agree what #3 is.
March 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Remember that ALL religions are based on the same 3 principles:
1. We do not heed Heavenly voices when they tell us how to interpret the law.
2. Real property is transferred by payment of money, but movable property is transferred by the act of lifting.
3. No one can agree what #3 is.
1. We do not heed Heavenly voices when they tell us how to interpret the law.
2. Real property is transferred by payment of money, but movable property is transferred by the act of lifting.
3. No one can agree what #3 is.
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If you want to understand how the Holocaust has been weaponized to erase Jews from the story of their own murders, this story is instructive: "Cincinnati rabbi disinvited from rally against Nazis" (he was a progressive who failed a bigoted progressive purity test on Israel)
Cincinnati rabbi disinvited from rally against Nazis over his support for Israel - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Rabbi Ari Jun is a self-described liberal Zionist who has advocated for the Palestinians.
www.jta.org
March 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If you want to understand how the Holocaust has been weaponized to erase Jews from the story of their own murders, this story is instructive: "Cincinnati rabbi disinvited from rally against Nazis" (he was a progressive who failed a bigoted progressive purity test on Israel)
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I know it’s not the main thing here but what I see is a diaspora Jew being accused by two antisemites of being cheap and crafty
February 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I know it’s not the main thing here but what I see is a diaspora Jew being accused by two antisemites of being cheap and crafty
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OK, here are the first actually helpful explanations of why the administration seemed so indecisive about the DOGE emails.
Josh Marshall: talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/break...
Marcy Wheeler: www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/24/h...
Josh Marshall: talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/break...
Marcy Wheeler: www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/24/h...
BREAKING: Elon’s Epic Email RakeStomp Finally Explained!
Winston Churchill once said, “nothing in life is so exhilarating as to...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
OK, here are the first actually helpful explanations of why the administration seemed so indecisive about the DOGE emails.
Josh Marshall: talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/break...
Marcy Wheeler: www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/24/h...
Josh Marshall: talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/break...
Marcy Wheeler: www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/24/h...
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Gavin Kliger posted on substack two days ago that he joined DOGE because he was inspired by a nazi. Now he has access to some of the most sensitive taxpayer data at the IRS.
February 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Gavin Kliger posted on substack two days ago that he joined DOGE because he was inspired by a nazi. Now he has access to some of the most sensitive taxpayer data at the IRS.
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The Congressional special elections are our opportunity to fix this!
The Democrats can win back 2 seats, meaning no more Speaker Johnson. If we win the 3rd seat in NY-21, we have Speaker Jeffries.
I’m Gay Valimont, and my race in FL-1 has national implications.
Get involved: gayforcongress.com
The Democrats can win back 2 seats, meaning no more Speaker Johnson. If we win the 3rd seat in NY-21, we have Speaker Jeffries.
I’m Gay Valimont, and my race in FL-1 has national implications.
Get involved: gayforcongress.com
February 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The Congressional special elections are our opportunity to fix this!
The Democrats can win back 2 seats, meaning no more Speaker Johnson. If we win the 3rd seat in NY-21, we have Speaker Jeffries.
I’m Gay Valimont, and my race in FL-1 has national implications.
Get involved: gayforcongress.com
The Democrats can win back 2 seats, meaning no more Speaker Johnson. If we win the 3rd seat in NY-21, we have Speaker Jeffries.
I’m Gay Valimont, and my race in FL-1 has national implications.
Get involved: gayforcongress.com
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People highlighting all the critical positions being cut are, of course, correct but I think it's missing the larger issue.
The idea that there is a large part of the federal workforce doing nothing and getting paid well to do so is a lie. It has always been a lie.
The idea that there is a large part of the federal workforce doing nothing and getting paid well to do so is a lie. It has always been a lie.
February 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
People highlighting all the critical positions being cut are, of course, correct but I think it's missing the larger issue.
The idea that there is a large part of the federal workforce doing nothing and getting paid well to do so is a lie. It has always been a lie.
The idea that there is a large part of the federal workforce doing nothing and getting paid well to do so is a lie. It has always been a lie.
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NEW: Elon Musk and his team have posted classified data on DOGE's new website www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
Elon Musk’s DOGE Posts Classified Data On Its New Website
“People are scrambling” to see if their sensitive information has been accessed by Musk’s programmers, said one federal intelligence employee.
www.huffpost.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
NEW: Elon Musk and his team have posted classified data on DOGE's new website www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
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There is no such thing as a “Judeo-Christian prayer”. Part of the reason Jewish Americans have historically been such strong advocates for the separation of Church and State is that Jews DO NOT WANT TO BE FORCED TO RECITE CHRISTIAN PRAYERS.
A proposed law would allow officials to withhold 25% of state funding from school districts if they don't enforce daily "Judeo-Christian" prayers
open.substack.com/pub/friendly...
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Alabama schools could lose funding if they don't mandate daily Christian prayers
A proposed law would allow officials to withhold 25% of state funding from school districts if they don't enforce daily "Judeo-Christian" prayers
open.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
There is no such thing as a “Judeo-Christian prayer”. Part of the reason Jewish Americans have historically been such strong advocates for the separation of Church and State is that Jews DO NOT WANT TO BE FORCED TO RECITE CHRISTIAN PRAYERS.
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Thinking about all the comedians and pundits who spent four years convincing the public the president was an old man who had no idea what he was talking about. Kind of weird that none of them are pushing that angle now. Genuinely, what does the below mean?
Trump: We're not going to have to buy, we're going to have gaza. We don't have to buy. There's nothing to buy. We will have gaza.
February 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Thinking about all the comedians and pundits who spent four years convincing the public the president was an old man who had no idea what he was talking about. Kind of weird that none of them are pushing that angle now. Genuinely, what does the below mean?
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Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
February 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
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February 7, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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#TakeBackTheHouse2025
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Stop being weird about Jewish names. I hate that you are making me defend Bibi for something.
February 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Stop being weird about Jewish names. I hate that you are making me defend Bibi for something.