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Published: August 6, 2026 16:38

At the LEGO outlet in the Mall of America, Minneapolis, MN

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Published: August 6, 2026 14:37

With alt #Autistic [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: August 5, 2026 03:26

Some people really talk like they’re addicted to AI, as if it’s a drug dependency. Is it really so hard to quit? I never relinquished my brain to it in the first place, so I don’t know. But it seems like another good reason to keep it away from kids. …

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Published: August 5, 2026 01:25

My family is driving me crazy but soon classes will start & I can bury myself in Mesopotamian lulav analogues. Can’t come soon enough.

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Published: August 5, 2026 00:38

Visiting my parents. They want to hear about my life & school, but they get bored if I start actually telling them what I study. Meanwhile, their preferred conversation topics are anecdotes about people I don’t know, possibly my least favorite category of…

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Published: August 3, 2026 02:43

I’m playing “Quartet,” a video game in which the ghost of Maimonides (living in a golem) lectures a Nazi about ethics using teachings from the “Shmoneh Perakim.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: August 2, 2026 18:33

The War on Autism is heating up. Autistic telepaths, deploy anti-prayer psychic shielding! Stim-dancing brigade, prepare to charge on my mark! We’re going to destroy God’s giant glowing 3D puzzle. That’ll teach ‘em. [contains quote post or other embedded…

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Published: August 2, 2026 18:03

I want a PhD in Symbology like my role model, Professor Robert Langdon from “The DaVinci Code.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: August 2, 2026 17:31

Orthodox Jews stop centering yourselves in every discussion of Judaism, Challenge Level: Impossible

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Published: August 2, 2026 03:49

Also: “Chosen” has nothing to do with being “saved” or going to heaven, nor does it mean non-Jews are going to hell. Those are Christian concepts. It didn’t even occur to me to mention this until just now, because the idea is so foreign to Judaism. #Jewish…

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Published: August 2, 2026 00:38

I never finished Hollow Knight because I literally went into labor the day I started it. I brought my PSP to the maternity ward, but the contractions made it way too hard & I rage quit. Then after giving birth my life was really busy for a while for some…

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Published: August 1, 2026 22:29

“Chosen” in Judaism doesn’t mean “superior.” It means “chosen to receive the Torah & be bound by the commandments.” It’s a responsibility, not a gift. A contract with God. 1/3 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: August 1, 2026 16:40

Related: I never know how to respond when my husband freaks out over getting sick & it’s the sort of symptoms I habitually ignore. “Oh man, I need to go to the doctor immediately!” “You do? For that? I mean…of course! So sorry you’re feeling crappy,…

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Published: August 1, 2026 01:52

As a scholar of the Hebrew Bible: The text of the Hebrew Bible should not be relevant to your opinions about Palestinian land rights. Every attempt to make it relevant, on both sides, is basically empty & absurd.

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Published: July 31, 2026 22:18

It’s funny how anti-religious people treat the Bible as historical fact whenever it helps them paint religion as evil. They understand that the “Sky Daddy” bits are mythology, but for some reason, we’re supposed to believe Jericho & the rest of the…

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Published: July 31, 2026 21:01

This term, aside from my own dissertation-oriented research on lulavs, I’ll be taking classes on the Convivencia & Syriac language, & TA’ing this Islam class….I’m going to be spending a lot more time with Christianity & Islam than I’m used to! It’s…

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Published: July 31, 2026 20:52

I’m TA’ing an undergrad “Women & Gender in Islam” class. This is not my real area of expertise, but I can handle it at undergraduate level. And now I have an excuse to buy a bunch of books this week!

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Published: July 31, 2026 20:05

“Semitic peoples” is a top pet peeve for me, the past few years. Historical linguistics is very powerful & cool, but you simply can’t carelessly generalize its findings into conclusions about ethnicity, race, genetics, or culture. [contains quote post or…

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Published: July 30, 2026 17:31

I take hydroxychloroquine for my lupus, & I couldn’t get my meds because Peter Navarro was hoarding them in warehouses. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: July 30, 2026 16:56

The AI bubble needs to pop. [contains quote post or other embedded content]