Evan Hershman

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I’m in tears learning of the hostage who was beheaded and the baby who was cooked in an oven. I need to look away from this for my mental health but for my own family’s safety I feel I have to pay attention.

https://missionlocal.org/2023/10/smitten-jewish-owned-ice-creamery-vandalized-tagged-with-pro-palestinian-graffiti/

What. The. Fuck. I hate to make comparisons to Nazi Germany, but people are literally breaking windows on Jewish-owned businesses

Smitten, Jewish-owned ice creamery, vandalized, tagged with pro-Palestinian graffiti

Residents walking down Valencia Street between 20th and Liberty streets stopped in their tracks this morning, to see Smitten Ice Cream’s storefront

Mission Local
So tired of hearing people call for a “ceasefire” or a “humanitarian pause” in Gaza while not also calling for the hostages to be released. I guess humanitarianism only goes one way.
People said if Israel invades Gaza the war could escalate to entire Middle East. Islamic Jihad bombs its own people and blames Israel anyway and now it’s going to escalate. And I bet people will blame Israel even if there’s incontrovertible proof.
Jewish Man Reassured After Being Told Antisemitism Doesn’t Exist

NEW YORK—Expressing a deep sense of relief upon learning that one of the most persistent and insidious prejudices in human history was not real, local Jewish man Dan Applebaum was reportedly reassured Friday after being told antisemitism doesn’t exist. “Wow, this is a huge weight off my chest,” Applebaum said…

The Onion
Camera swap (iPhone & iPhone 15 Pro) 📱
@BasicAppleGuy amazing how people make “Apple keeps changing the cables!” jokes when they do it less than once a decade
@coggins this person was at a library?

“Schools that improved ventilation had 39 percent fewer Covid cases, compared with schools that had not. Schools that combined better ventilation with filtration had 48 percent fewer cases.”

We are failing our children.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/health/schools-indoor-air-covid.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Covid Closed the Nation’s Schools. Cleaner Air Can Keep Them Open.

Scientists and educators are searching for ways to improve air quality in the nation’s often dilapidated school buildings.

The New York Times
@RealGene we did have eggplant parm! Peach cobbler will have to be another night.