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BREAKING: Hundreds of Jews and allies have taken over Trump Tower chanting “We want justice, you say how. Bring Mahmoud home now!” and “Fight Nazis, not students.” The civil disobedience is spawned by the ICE arrest of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.

The level of antisemitism like actual antisemitism against Jews that people are willing to tolerate for the sake of Israel is truly extraordinary. And I'm not even addressing the racism against Palestinians here.

there is so much bad in the world but also it's Ras Trent Week on The Lonely Island Seth Meyers Podcast

rabbibrant.com/2025/03/12/f... powerful words from Rabbi Rosen <3

“i disagree with everything Khalil was saying, and how he was saying it. im glad the nypd bashed all those kids’ heads in last year and he should maybe be expelled. but the important thing is…wait what was i saying?” we’re truly watching the rhetorical masters at work with these kinds of statements

i'm baaaaaaack in @chicagoreader.com chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movi...

grace is in pitchfork!!!!!! where's the motherfuckin brass band?

www.simplerandwithmorelaughter.com/the-possibil... my conversation with the impeccably talented Seph Mozes on Gertrude Stein is up!!!! check it out and check out TURKEY AND BONES AND EATING AND WE LIKED IT

Ping-pong paddle signage won’t beat back the techno-fascist revolution. To fight Musk’s vision, we need something deeper—solidarity, mutual aid, and a refusal to abandon each other. My latest:

Nearly a year ago, I resigned from ADL after they honored Jared Kushner. I loved my work and colleagues but couldn’t stay as the organization strayed from its mission. After ADL excused Musk’s Nazi salute in January, I decided to share my story. Today, it’s live in the New York Daily News:

Thread on Nazi terrorists feigning concern about Jews in order to obliterate civil liberties in the US:

www.simplerandwithmorelaughter.com/cursed-and-c... went long on Sam Shepherd, violence, and the American Dream!

A nice update on the Save the Reader fundraiser initiative from last week: every dollar donated this month will be matched up to $5k! Let’s see if we can hit $5k in the next couple weeks

evergreen

www.simplerandwithmorelaughter.com/simpler-and-... Happy Snubbies Sunday!

A new update from the Reader’s publisher about the paper’s pathway towards financial stability chicagoreader.com/columns-opin...

www.simplerandwithmorelaughter.com/attempts-to-... i wrote about Titus Andronicus and Overdoing It! Please subscribe :)

from the people who brought you bari weiss

New York: kiss Lou this coming weekend

What's Elon Musk's deal with Jews? As Musk suddenly amassed huge amounts of government power, I found myself returning to this question I've had for years. forward.com/news/698038/...

Predictably the ADL is silent on Bannon's Nazi salute. The main reason is self-preservation-- they're keeping their head down to preserve access to the Trump White House around pro-Israel antisemitism policy. Keeping their 'eyes on the prize' as Greenblatt condescendingly

that's my rabbi :)

Reposting with alt text: I did this just now and it worked.

we all hung out in a coffee shop called poopies up on the strip

i found the new favorite app of campus zios

Lil Wayne medley on SNL50 was not the zag I was expecting

Minneapolis theater group doubles down on DEI initiatives as federal funding is threatened

Look I’m skeptical of Win Butler’s image rehabbing but I would be lying if I said Wake Up wasn’t incredible

wrote about Lookingglass' CIRCUS QUIXOTE! www.simplerandwithmorelaughter.com/tilting-at-m...

I am probably on some government lists now but at least I am in good company.

Always terrifying to see the full consent-manufacturing power of our nation's totalitarian institutions. But enough about SNL50,

There is no way to own these guys as completely as they own themselves. It’s actually unfair.

simpler-and-with-more-laughter.ghost.io/all-the-way-... i wrote about THE BRUTALIST, messy endings, and process vs. product

STOP — are you about to relitigate the 2024 election on social media? put the phone down. go outside. eat a sandwich. take a nap. anything else will be a better use of your time

once again, you should only read the Times for Bouie www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

Good interview with Bookshop CEO Andy Hunter - buy books from Bookshop and support independent bookstores! www.theverge.com/decoder-podc...

www.simplerandwithmorelaughter.com/simpler-and-... changing things up and posting on Ghost now! check it out and subscribe :)

People really out here acting like a genocide announces itself like “Hello my honey hello my darling, I’m a Holocaust” They don’t walk up to you and introduce themselves as “I am a genocide.” You have to recognize the pattern and name it yourself. This is what Raphael Lemkin wanted us to do.

redesign of the piece that has gotten me restricted/suspended at least 4 times 😇

This is one of the images deleted from the CDC historical archive, by the way. I downloaded it this morning and can't access it anymore. We are ready to repeat the past.

Timothee Chalamet is exactly the kind of guy who thinks he’s like Bob Dylan, which is exactly why he’s perfect to play Bob Dylan

Last week I had to explain Mr Beast to my mother-in-law and I don’t think I did a good job