Jacob Ari Labendz (Lion Swan)

Dorks on X are mistranslating Gal Gadot's election post to suggest that she was promoting Netanyahu. What she may have said elsewhere, in this video, she said she is voting for change. I could not care about her, but it's interesting how the right has seized upon her for influence.

I wrote about this a number of years ago: www.academia.edu/44447752/_Th...

They are coming to Ramapo College (@ramapocollegenj.bsky.social)... The pickles are coming to me, like in a dream. Who says manifesting doesn't work?!!! newjersey.news12.com/2026/10/22/r...

If I punch you, do you not bleed?

Tuned in to Shai Davidai's talk via Indiana University. It's amazing how many people are making a living by poorly reiterating David Nirenberg's "Anti-Judaism." It's an embarrassment that people are treating this as scholarly expertise.

This is going to be lit! Thanks, @tangledwilderness.bsky.social, for featuring Celeste!

Still using kid-gloves with Trump, hoping to influence from the inside without alienating donors. As I've said before, you can't spell "stADLanus" without ADL.

"The world's wealthiest man, a white supremacist, has the power to cause an entire nation to lose a war to a powerful invader" really seems like it should be the biggest story in the world right now. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

Our society is more interconnected than ever and yet we are polarized. Too often we are unable to communicate effectively across divides of identity, belief, and geography. This is a hands-on, skill-building course. Students will learn how and why to improve as empathetic and curious communicators.

This suggests that Hillel is a political organization and may be treated as such. It is also a home for Jews on campus. This contradiction complicates how one must navigate campus. jewishcurrents.org/emorys-hille... @jewishcurrents.bsky.social

@showmestateofmind.bsky.social @showmestateofmind.bsky.social Awesome joint podcast launch I'm thrilled that you moved beyond a focus on Jones. Ellefson argued that to defeat the enemy we have to "name him." I think he was referencing "name the Jew." I'm writing an article on the phrase now.

American Historical Association warns against the misuse of the IHRA definition of antisemitism, focussing narrowly upon the need to prevent it from mitigating academic freedom and good research. It does not address implications beyond scholarship. www.historians.org/news/aha-sta...

Anyone got issues of NYT and NJ papers from April 30 - May 2 and May 30 - June 1? I'm looking to include a specific article in an upcoming exhibition. If you've got a lead or a paper to sell/lend, hit me up, please.

Glowing review of our ongoing exhibition "The Landscape of our Memory" by Prague artists Gabriela Bulišová and Mark Isaac. It closes Dec. 4th on the campus of Ramapo College. jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/the-landscap...

Please join us! This will be fascinating.

The Mazels were lit last night. This bridge-and-tunnel Jew wishes he were closer.

This is good and helpful. If someone wants to work with me and they say "super intelligence," and they are not, in fact, talking about "super intelligence," I can save us all some time.

Anticipating that student protests in France may spread. Will add here 🧵

Just got followed by someone on LinkedIn who is a "barrister and solicitor." I swear to god, my first thought was, "If they're a lawyer, why are they also working as a barista?!"

My favorite from Prague was, in lieu of scrambled eggs, "mixed ovaries." Sounds French!

Nazis have (and continue) to attempt to actively recruit homeless or street involved people, often through doing outreach or offering support. Which is even more reason for leftists to make sure the homeless are supported so they are less vulnerable to fascist recruiting

Please help spread the word! Apply if you're eligible. It's a wonderful honor and an important program.

Didn't expect Google-Scholar to feed me a 2026 article arguing that a tradition of human sacrifice has persisted among Jews from antiquity and using it to explain Gaza. This helps no one and leads away from more accurate, painful, banal, and usable explanations of genocide.

This Wednesday, Elon Musk called for the death sentence for transgender youth care providers. It was in reply to a post calling for full criminalization of all gender-affirming surgery. Musk is becoming even more radicalized in targeting trans people. Subscribe to support our journalism.

When I teach about the Holocaust I ask my students if they know who Roma are. Until about five years ago, most students had no idea but were familiar with the g-word. For the past five years, most students have known. I asked a scholar about what happened: Marvel's Wanda, that's what.

Please help spread the word! Apply if you're eligible. It's a wonderful honor and an important program.

As someone who works in genocide studies, this is one of the most terrifying stunts of the Trump admin. I could not care less about the arch or remodeling the White House. This should be seen as contributing to the conditions that make inciting genocide effective: www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...

Tonight begins the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot. May a sukkat shalom — a shelter of peace — spread over our city. To all celebrating: Gut Yontif and Chag Sukkot Sameach!

Welp. www.reuters.com/business/med...

This is so cool! I take my study-abroad students to the opera in Prague every time we go.

My love to that sweet moment between finishing a brilliant draft and editing a bullshit first draft.

If you are interested in reflections from individuals working in Gaza, I highly recommend this program via PeaceMed. "Gaza: Updates & Testimonials" October 5 at 6PM EST us06web.zoom.us/j/8946495553...

Any antifascist out there have a full download of the VNN forum and other compiled DBs of posts? I have stormfront and want to compare how they speak for a paper I'm writing.

It's nice when the data, which has taken you years to find and then analyze, confirms your anecdotally based hypothesis.

Hey y'all. I'm returning to a research project tracing specific phrases through WN and racist literature. 1) Pls help me access now defunct WN sites and their full archives: 2) Pls share searchable archives of paper documents and newsletters dating back to 1900.

Mazel tov to Sweden which just elected a left-leaning coalition to replace its erstwhile fascist government. I'm not convinced that a liberal state can do anything more than mitigate the rise of fascism, but I'll take it. May this begin a trend that spreads throughout the continent and the world.

So, this is about one dude, right? There can't be leagues of otherwise qualified folks who would be clamoring to join the FBI were it not for their pesky bestiality convictions. (Remember the problem isn't "gross." It's consent and intent.)

Best driving I have ever witnessed I saw the most terrifying thing on the highway... We were all driving about 65 mph down a curving decline... When someone's hood unlatched and flew up to block their windshield. The driver navigated carefully and successfully to the shoulder with their mirrors.

Me, when I inadvertently prove my own point.

"No. Iron. Spike. Can. Pierce. A. Human. Heart. As. Icily. As. A. Period. in. The. Right. Place." - Isaac Babel.

Extremism Prevention Starter Pack go.bsky.app/F2Y8oZq

Folks, I'm tremendously excited to co-host this exhibition with Ramapo College Galleries and to collaborate with the Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University. You do not want to miss this. The artists are phenomenal. Tue., Sep. 8, Dr. Wendy Lower will offer a preparatory lecture (below).

I'm "I just bought a second pill organize for midday" years old!

This is a running joke in my house whenever we realize that something will likely remain beyond our reach forever... The bar is so low and the thirst for repentant traitors is so thirsty...

You never get your perfect case, but this is a potentially strong indication of our present direction; a small glimmer of hope where none should have been needed in the first place. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...