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songer/singwriter✨activist ✨@berkleecollege mfa student✨iron front zionist ✨founder @trekthevote✨i am not your good jew 🕎
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A few years ago, a friend of mine (who is Black) told me that, for her mental health, she would no longer discuss race with white people. I’m taking a page from her book and stepping back from discussing Israel with gentiles and antizionist Jews.

Antisemites have been weaponizing the language of humanitarian concern for millennia. This includes: - Allegations that we killed Jesus. - Claims that we consume the blood of non-Jewish babies. - Disproportionate censure of Israel, the “global Jew,” for human rights abuses.

Every time I see a white person in a keffiyeh, I put an Iron Front Zionist sticker up in the vicinity. The three downward arrows signify opposition to tyranny and extremism across the political spectrum, which is exactly how we must approach our support for Israel.

This is the kind of wholesome Jewish content I want to see more of.

A few years ago, I shared a cup of tea with a Palestinian man who spoke of childhood afternoons in his Sitti’s olive grove - trees he could see from his apartment in Gaza before he came here. He spoke of his wish to see his grandchildren play there. How can I as a human being not want that for him?

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you are actually commanded to protect your peace and well being. (Sh’mirat haguf.)

My biological mother - who was abusive and is no longer in my life - sent me a bunch of my old stuff. One box contained an apology letter from me to her for snapping at her. Her response was stapled to the letter. In it, she said that I was so demanding that there was no point in her even trying.

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As a kid, I remember wondering why my biological mother was so different when we were alone together versus when there were other people around. As an adult, I know it was because she knew the way she treated me in private was wrong. People know *exactly* what they’re doing.

RFK Jr. & Trump pose a severe threat to the health & safety of our children, our families, our communities. Senate Democrats must not allow RFK Jr to head HHS. #StopRFK

Please pay attention to what the GOP is doing in North Carolina. They are continuing to try to steal a state Supreme Court seat. youtu.be/cHzbdAdR4vE

Another REASON to contact your 3 members of Congress. For me and my disability community, Telehealth has been a LIFESAVER, improved quality of life, saving me time & energy from traveling to/from doctors appointment for follow-up results and other non-essential visits. www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...