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In memory of today's 25th anniversary of thr 9/11 attacks, here is a link to my blog posts from September 2001. https://jmbzine.com/200109.htm #911anniversary #September11 #911
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https://www.thetempleokc.org/stream I'm getting to sound shofar (for the 2nd series of calls) and Ty is one of the Torah chapters this morning, so sharing the link for the livestream (which should be starting shortly) Shannah Tovah! P.S. im grateful for my high school and college band directors who gave me long-lasting brass instrument skills, making this mitzvah possible today. #RoshHashanah #Mazeldon
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This is ethical advice, NOT legal advice. The only ethical way to engage with the work of J.k. Rowling is piracy. I think Rowling gave up any moral rights to profit off her work, when she betrayed the spirit of her original works (and her fans) by viciously and repeatedly attacking the humanity of Trans people. #HarryPotter #JKRowling #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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Attention: Freethinkers and Jewish radicals You're invited to the First Annual Emma Goldman Memorial Virtual Yom Kippur Picnic Monday, September 21, 2026 3 pm Eastern At our "picnic" we will hear more about the life of Emma Goldman (and her notorious Yom Kippur picnic of 1907), but also have some space for music, poetry, dancing and ideally some noshing (for those who aren't fasting). There is no need to dress fancy (unless you want to), but...
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Come join the #SpinozaHavurah for a time of study and discussion on Yom Kippur facilitated by James M. Branum. We will be looking together at the Unetanneh Tokef, an evocative and troubling text of the traditional liturgy, which sparked the famous song "Who by fire" by Leonard Cohen. The session will happen at 1:30 pm Eastern/6:30 pm UK.on Monday, September 21st. To register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/XaHJk5x5Qe2cjxCGgSS5KQ #Mazeldon #Judaism #YomKippur #UnetannehTok...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u_1ZZ5cnaE Here is the recording of our #SpinozaHavurah Sept. 21st #YomKippur discussion/study session which focused on the #UnetannehTokef #Mazeldon #Judaism #HumanisticJudaism #LeonardCohen #WhoByFire #Liturgy #JewishLiturgy v
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Spanish grammar question - when one is referring to the #POTUS in Spanish, is the proper term "Pendejo Naranja" or is it "el pendejo naranja"? #Trump #FDJT
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#Germany #Deutchland #Drsft #Consxription #Peace #War https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/09/25/german-students-say-we-dont-want-to-go-to-war/
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Im celebration of Shabbat, I'm sharing this song that has been a continual joyful inspiration for me for many years (i have fond memories of my wife and I singing along to this song on our honeymoon), a song that celebrates the divinity of our beautiful world, which fits well with my Spinoza-inspired pantheist understandings of how it all fits together, even down to our earliest mono-cellular ancestors And as an added bonus, the late great Dave Carter was a free thinking Okie. #Shabbat...
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Hello friends, I’m raising funds to be able to attend Waging Peace: A Militarism Summit, a conference organized by several Mennonite organizations. I want go for a few reasons: 1. I think I can add a lot to the conversation, particularly on the issues of draft resistance, conscientious objection to war, and the ways that Peace churches can support those who resist war — and I would be bringing my interfaith perspective (as a former Mennonite minister who is now committed to Judaism, but who h...
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This is one of my new favorite Judaism Unbound episodes. This episode was a very different format, which they called an "Anti-debate," in which both speakers argued for their perspective (Lex Rofeberg against halacha* and Rena Yehuda Newman in favor of halacha). I loved this debate in part because I'm a big fan of both of the debaters (having taken classes from both of them at the Unyeshiva, and having listened to many hours of podcasts and other content from them),...
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Collective punishment is a war crime. Excerpt: Israeli troops have levelled a neighbourhood in Hebron, driving out hundreds of families in collective punishment for a militant attack on an army checkpoint outside the West Bank city, local Palestinian authorities said. The Hebron municipality estimated that 35 hectares (86 acres) had been destroyed or marked for destruction and about 1,500 people had been evicted from their homes by Saturday afternoon in the district of Ein Deir Baha. The whole...
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too slow 😏 #ArcaneChat #meme #joke #humor #chatting #Europe #European #eu #privacy #encryption #decentralization #OpenSource #android
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Big Tech companies right before telling you +10 ways in which they will violate your privacy #ArcaneChat #privacy #security #encryption #autonomy #bigtech #Europe #European #EU #us #diday #OpenSource #android #decentralization
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every family chat has at least one side chat 🤫 #ArcaneChat #privacy #encryption #Europe #European #eu #family #autonomy #android #OpenSource #decentralization
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don't let people with zero abracadabra to ruin your magic, when they tell you to "just use #WhatsApp", say NO 🫸 stay magic, stay mystical, stay whimsy, use #ArcaneChat ✨💜 #europe #android #autonomy #eu #us #decentralization #bigtech #OpenSource #privacy #security #chat #magic
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the need for privacy is a natural and cultural phenomenon, certain governments seem to try making it look like an illegal activity only criminals want, don't let them take your privacy away #ArcaneChat #privacy #android #security #encryption #eu #european #europe #whatsapp #Telegram
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A new version of #ArcaneChat was released! 🔮 What's new? ✦ New feature: pinned messages! ✦ New default chat wallpaper ✦ Mark official ArcaneChat account and channel as verified ✦ And more! read: https://lemmy.ml/post/54286956
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A reminder that bigger is not always better... #ArcaneChat #privacy #encryption #opensource #european #Europe #eu #diday #DigitalIndependence #autonomy #decentralization #DataProtection #DataPrivacy #WhatsApp
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我對毒品的看法為「新興商品」，意思是： -容許同性質藥品由指定醫院固定劑量販售。 -販售合法化，但政府對中上游依交易比例與年度市場交易額課特殊交易稅，下游廠商不課此稅。 -對非指定醫院下游普查登記，連同從業員工進行監控，並依照收入比例課徵從業稅，並且每五年必須上調稅金比例。 -部會成立專責委員會，放寬警察、海關審查限制、持有除罪化，優先針對供貨者。 -國家要求銀行對曾標記為非指定醫院從業者，大幅限制並監控金融交易，曾經為非法從業者禁止任何金融服務，否則處罰銀行。 -曾從業且違法供應者，當從事其他行業時，如果公司服務間接參與相關藥品供應鏈，按情節審查金融交易與適當調稅。 簡言之，政府的目的將從社會無毒到控制市場，最終政府可以自由決定娛樂藥物市場規模。反正禁也禁不了，那乾脆只有我能賣。 雖然天馬行空，總之我認為斷頭生意人人做，那要斷的當然是生意，但我們的政策卻還是在斷人頭。
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偷拍在這邊燒，整體看來是好事，代表形勢更加偏重對身體自主權的尊重。 但男性在偷拍案件的角色模糊，而男人對偷拍的看法又如何也是模糊的。 對於這份模糊，絕對不是逼人表態，我認為我們也該釐清有沒有人明明反對但不敢講。 這份不敢，絕對不是懦夫、助紂為虐，而是更可悲、更邪惡的詛咒。
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加州大學爾灣分校社會學教授蘇陽，在其著作《Deadly Decision in Beijing》中，學運的表現與進度對共產黨沒有明顯直接的影響，反而當年的鎮壓命令是鄧小平為了鬥政敵以鞏固權力的決定。 最近因為《Backrooms》偶然知道德希達（Jacques Derrida）為首的幽靈學（Hauntology），一個專門釐清不存在事物如何影響已存在事物的理論，這給了我一些啟發。 六四與野百合經常作為同時代兩岸的對照組。中國當代的民主顯然是死的，但它仍持續凝聚著民主派地下活動，而當代台灣的民主雖然活著，李登輝也要借學運主張才有藉口鬥掉國大等「早該死透」的制度。今日的我們與過去不存在的事物並非毫無關係。 中國民主化雖然死了，但作為「幽靈」卻沒有消失，人們仍在不同領域透過這個未曾活的民主想像當代中國的民主，同時又透過台灣已活著的民主去比較這個想像中的民主，最近一次有明確規劃的成果不就是《零八憲章》嗎？ 革命尚未成功，因為革命永遠以「尚未到來」的形式要求我們。
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鬥蔡阿嘎鬥到出網站是我沒想到的 :OhnoSatoshiLaugh: 說認真的，我不認為透過抵制蔡阿嘎合作廠牌來反嘎有用，一次要反的廠商太多了，諸葛亮也只敢打一場戰線，你不是武侯。 我認為真的要也是針對蔡阿嘎頻道數據去反，目的是讓廠商認定「行銷效果不佳」，自然會取消工商計畫，這點可以嘗試研究YouTube 推播機制來下手。 取消蔡阿嘎是個人的事。 有時談不上好壞，光是執行面就讓人覺得有問題了。
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哇嗚，最近真的是沒在動腦欸太可怕了。
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嗯…那得要看你在靠北誰，狹義上的存在主義者指的是沙特(Sartre)那票人，裡面有卡繆(Camus) 外面有馬塞爾(Gabriel Marcel)。還有被從頭到尾只是在搞形上學的海德格(Martin Heidegger)，以及或許是真正意義上把生命跟意義兩個概念粘在一起的心理學家法蘭克(Viktor Emil Frankl)。 屁話一堆，只是想說每個人對這個宣稱有不同立場。沙特一呼，應的從來就不是這幫哲人，更沒有多少人在尼采(Nietzsche)跟一戰之後還高呼舊時代的終極使命。 存在主義回答的不是意義的有或無，對抗虛無主義也不過是榻上閒聊，存在主義要回答一個數千年下來都沒有好好面對的基礎問題： 「我活著」是甚麼意思？ 沒有說生命有沒有意義，只問生命既然「生」著，它是怎麼運作的？ 存在主義是一個基於存有論的哲學運動，也許牽涉到特定價值觀，但本身不是一種價值論，所以沒有明確理論派別，處理特定價值會顯得莫名其妙。