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Yonatan
@yonatans.bsky.social
Nice Jewish Boy from the Bay living in Chicago. Tikun Olamnik, Israeli-American, Democrat, Whovian, Doing Daf Yomi. ✡️
Back on Twitter (even before it became Xitter) there were a bunch of weird and annoying things that came across my feed from people I followed (either they posted or they retweeted.)

These days, thanks to solid blocklists, my main issue with my feed is that too many of you are Eagles fans.
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
You really do see these all around the city.
November 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Spending some time downtown to hear the Lyric Opera performing Carmina Burana!
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Left anti YIMBYism starts from the assumption that middle class people do not have moral standing to make policy demands of urban governments and do not have the right to engage in political action to improve their material circumstances.
November 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
When I saw the giant Caesars Sportsbook App sign in left field in (No longer guaranteed) Rate Field, I knew that things were not going to go well.
November 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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sideburns being named after general burnsides sounds like one of those apocryphal folk legends except it's true. They're literally named after this guy
November 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
And we are finally watching the 2 seasons of Great Pottery Throwdown that never made it to HBO Max.
a man in a suit and tie is surrounded by two women while laughing .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is surrounded by two women while laughing .
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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People want to believe that the GOP’s electoral success in red states is the result of dirty tricks and gerrymandering instead of the sincerely held beliefs of a majority of the population because a mechanical issue is easier to fix than wrestling with how to make people not believe what they do.
November 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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guys I hate to burst the blowjob bubble but the "blowing Bubba" thing in the Epstein e-mails is very likely to be them making prison rape jokes. Trump is going to prison, therefore Trump is going to have to blow Bubba - the mythical rapey fellow inmate of gross prison jokes by U.S. men.
November 16, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Getting a real Boss Baby vibe.
J-MART, on Newsom:

“.. Ask yourself: How many other potential candidates .. can transcend the political-pop culture divide ..?

“.. there may not be a modern political figure who was simultaneously so well-positioned to be his party’s nominee ..”

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
November 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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I have many (many) issues with bluesky moderation but “why does bluesky not suspend the official accounts of this extremely online administration that loves to abuse its power to prosecute people it doesn’t like” - even when they very obviously break the rules - has an equally obvious answer
November 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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This is not true. Republicans win in the South because a majority of voters choose them, not because of "voter suppression." They win ~90% of white voters in much of the South and there are more white voters than Black voters because there are more white people than Black people
I understand why a lot of white liberals are like, fuck the south, because they think about the people in power who are mostly white conservatives. But that is only because of Jim Crow, voter suppression, a lack of real funding for Dems there
November 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
November 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Someone on here described what has become of the ADL as an analogy to the Catholic League, and that hit hard.
November 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Okay. I guess I'm too woke or humorless or something, but I just don't find the "I-bet-those-two-powerful-predatory-males-had-sex-like-they-were-gays!! Haw haw!!" schtick really all that clever.
November 16, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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44) It's Okay If Your Heroes Aren't Heroic

When you read Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles, one of the main points is that the protagonist Taran ISN'T the hero he wants to be. It takes years to get to the point where he accomplishes heroic deeds. When he does, the cost almost breaks him.
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Matthew Waterhouse returns to Gallifrey One for our 2026 convention, in our latest guest announcement. More guests on the way (and a reminder: panelist sign-ups are now open for our discussion panel track are open through Dec 15.) gallifreyone.com #gally1
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Massive flooding due to the River Monnow overflowing in Monmouth, Wales, UK 🇬🇧
#UK #Monmouth #Wales
November 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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I regret to tell you that this just looks like guys telling homophobic jokes to me. None of them are funny, so it's admittedly hard to tell.
Mark Epstein asked his brother Jeffrey Epstein whether Steve Bannon could confirm if Putin has “the photo of Trump blowing Bubba. Jeffrey Epstein: "I thought I had tsuris,” using the Yiddish term for troubles. #OpDeathEaters
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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I watched every episode of this show and have no idea who she is. We’ve got to insist on actors reaching a certain level of fame before they have their diva insanity phase.
"Nekrasova has made controversial statements in the past. In a 2023 New Yorker story, she was quoted as saying, “Francis is not the real Pope, we all know it. … You’re not gonna get rid of the Freemasons. You’re not gonna get rid of the Jews. They infiltrated the Church a long time ago.”"
Gersh Drops ‘Succession’ Actress Dasha Nekrasova After Podcast With White Nationalist Nick Fuentes
"Succession" actress Dasha Nekrasova has been fired by her talent agency, Gersh, after a podcast featured white nationalist Nick Fuentes.
variety.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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one of America's great Jewish screen stars, he would have cleared if he'd gotten the Jean-Luc Picard on TNG role he was being considered for, happy birthday to this Bond villain!!
Born on this day in 1939 (d. 2021), Happy Birthday, YAPHET KOTTO! 🎉
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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There's a whole essay that goes here about how people *say* they want high-context, artisinal, bespoke moderation that takes the complete history of every account involved and all their relationships and established connections into consideration, and yet the instant they perceive two similar--
November 15, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I ordered a copy for myself (because it's a Terry Moore Kickstarter.)
I updated my pledge this morning because I checked with my dad (who is a very good artist), and he wants a copy as well.
Or as the internet says, "the secrets the pros don't want you to know and do this easy trick to make it big". So you have 2 weeks left to order your copy then you're out of the will!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ter...
Terry Moore's How To Draw 2026
Lessons for the New Artist and the Seasoned Veteran
www.kickstarter.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Ah. I see I was correct.
The "studio clocks" special feature on the #DoctorWho season 21 special features disc is there entirely for @legopolis.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 AM