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elizanthia.bsky.social
budding scholar of the Hebrew Bible, studying all things ritual, magic, legal lores, power, & the composition of the Pentateuch. within the broader study of religion, i explore intersections between African Indigeneity & the HB &/or the Near East @yale
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this is urgent! black biblical scholars, it’s time to whip up the interest of black students in biblical studies. just finished reading a 200+ page monograph on violence in the hebrew bible, and not once did the author cite a black scholar. the erasure is staggering. sigh!

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me people say “only when the rain beats the goat does it learn the way home.”

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No foreign power has ever posed as massive and immediate a threat to the United States as the current administration.

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How To Be a Writer, #111: Open laptop Look into the void Scream into the void Consider that maybe the void also sometimes feels this way about you Ask the void if it takes milk Choose a nice mug for the void And maybe a chocolate biscuit Lose yourself in the void Tea

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we shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice —martin luther king jr

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doublethink. yes, that’s the one word which describes our current zeitgeist.

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legislations have made it illegal for the burial of blacks and whites in the same cemetery. but for some unknown reasons many black people hold the belief that at the end of time, they will share eternity with white people in heaven.

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There's not much Mr Asimov says that I don't agree with . . . 📚 📖 📚 #greenwitchtea #greenwitch #books #learning #sciencefiction #fairytales #fantasy #library #reading #witchsky #witch #isaacasimov

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if you made art this year, you did well. a sketch, even if it was scrapped ; a poem, even if it was deleted — mattered. you put thought to paper, you engaged with the creative alchemy of turning feeling to something tangible. doesn't matter if you weren't productive "enough." or good "enough."

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The three things that cannot be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. — Buddha

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@humblyjay.bsky.social Be Kind ☺️

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If you’re afraid that books might change someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking.

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posted as seen

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Dog woke me up on urgent business and as I took her outside I was confronted with the first sky dandruff of the season

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Breaking News: The ICC issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a former Israeli defense minister for war crimes in Gaza. It also issued a warrant for Hamas’s military chief. Follow live updates.

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The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and the former Israeli defense minister, Yoav Gallant, for war crimes in Gaza. It also issued a warrant for Hamas’s military chief, Muhammad Deif. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/40Xlq6T

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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” - James Baldwin

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This gave me goosebumps. “My 18-year-old daughter was at Starbucks, alone, the other night. A man came up to her and started talking to her. A barista handed her “an extra hot chocolate someone forgot to pick up.” How grateful I am for people who look out for other people!” We need each other.

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Ah. Well, at least it’s nearly the weekend, eh?

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“we shall laugh again, but we shall never be young again”

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Books are medicine. Not because they're escapist, but because they're human. Reading is slowness, and nuance, and discovery—and compassion. It's attention in a world that's trying, at every turn, to distract you. An author shares the intimacy of her thoughts, and for a moment, we're believers.

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All done 🙂‍↕️

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