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Joshua Stein Jan 2, 2023

@damnkimberlee I think that makes the change look much more recent than it actually is. The reality is that Christianity (even prior to corporate incarnations like the prosperity gospel and megachurch varieties) has always had a tense relationship with Jews, largely on the basis that they think Jews *should* be Christians. Sometimes that turns to open hostility, as we see with Chrysostom, Luther, and other historical Christian figures.

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Joshua Stein Jan 2, 2023

@carjjc2 For a long time, I think there was an alliance of convenience between a lot of Jewish Zionists (even ones who were pretty politically moderate) and these evangelicals; we saw that with people like Lieberman. I think that's deteriorated as the Israeli gov't has become more anti-diaspora and the evangelicals have become more openly (as opposed to dogwhistle) antisemitic. Though some is just the far right getting way crazier since McCain's '08 run.

Joshua Stein Dec 30, 2022

Jewish-Christian interfaith dialogue has failed to curb rising antisemitism, including and especially among Christians. Christian institutions are largely indifferent and inactive on these issues. I'm going to keep working on it, despite this.
https://t.co/7RG5Fj0cd9

What’s a Jew to Do? Jewish-Christian dialogue today

I think interfaith work being Jewish and Christian communities is going to fail to curb rising antisemitism. Christian antisemitism, in particular, is going to continue to rise and endanger Jewish people, as a result of Christian institutional indifference towards the safety of Jewish people. I will do interfaith work anyway.

Medium

Joshua Stein Dec 25, 2022

S. Z. Attwell ☕️💻Dec 25, 2022

I am furious. For 10 days, Lakota Sioux have been snowed in and trapped in South/North Dakota. I just now heard about this. People are dying. Many have no heat, they can’t get food or fuel. They are burning clothes.

In America. In 2022. The National Guard was called out, *finally*. Unconscionable.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64083848

I am waiting to hear re: donations but this appears to be a start (not sure how quickly the goods can be delivered): https://friendsofpineridgereservation.org/a-blankets-quilts-comforters-donation-drive-for-pine-ridge-reservation/

US winter storm: Stranded Native Americans burn clothes for warmth

"We're fighting a losing battle," says Oglala Sioux Tribe's president as the reservation is cut off by impassable roads.

BBC News

Joshua Stein Dec 16, 2022

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg Dec 16, 2022

RT @[email protected]

Apparently Twitter owner / “free speech champion Elon Musk is going full Internet dictator. He is suspending journalists for doing journalism.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/wkamaubell/status/1603555849108041728

W. Kamau Bell on Twitter

“Apparently Twitter owner / “free speech champion Elon Musk is going full Internet dictator. He is suspending journalists for doing journalism.”

Twitter

Joshua Stein Dec 16, 2022

Noah Berlatsky Dec 16, 2022

RT @[email protected]

looks like both @[email protected] and @[email protected] were suspended for sharing this on-the-record statement from LAPD about Elon Musk. This is the most basic type of reporting - apparently no longer safe on Twitter

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/1603558240377151488

Wesley on Twitter

“looks like both @mattbinder and @donnie were suspended for sharing this on-the-record statement from LAPD about Elon Musk. This is the most basic type of reporting - apparently no longer safe on Twitter”

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Joshua Stein Dec 16, 2022

@nberlat I'll be curious to see how many were bought by Trump affiliates themselves. He has a reputation for self-dealing and using his own bidders to try and increase price is... very Trumpy.

Joshua Stein Dec 16, 2022

Seeing more ads (now from a different front group) suggesting that the bipartisan Open Markets App will subject kids to spyware and bullying. It's utter nonsense. Re-upping this piece on what the act does. https://slate.com/technology/2022/10/s2710-open-app-markets-act-netchoice-kid-app-purchases.html

A Tech Lobbying Group Is Trying to Terrify Parents

It’s a rather desperate move.

Slate

Joshua Stein Dec 16, 2022

Lawfare Dec 16, 2022

The deeply flawed data underpinning the FBI's new report produces an extremely flawed understanding of hate crime trends across the country, writes Cynthia Miller-Idriss.

#FBI #USLaw #HateCrimes #USCongress

https://www.lawfareblog.com/fbis-2021-hate-crime-data-worse-meaningless

The FBI’s 2021 Hate Crime Data Is Worse Than Meaningless

The deeply flawed data underpinning the FBI's new report produces an extremely flawed understanding of hate crime trends across the country.

Lawfare

Joshua Stein Dec 16, 2022

I’m still processing the idea of Trump NFTs as a Christmas gift, which is actually how they’re being marketed.

Who?	Postdoc Researcher, @ Georgetown
What?	#philosophy #ethics #technology #politics #economics