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Antisemitic shit I’ve seen on TikTok in the last four hours:

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I think now, my opinion about "jews by choice choose judaism!" has changed; not because I don't choose judaism fully, I choose it every day, but as time goes on, it doesn't feel as much of a choice. It feels like a choice in the same way that needing to breathe, to eat, to sleep feels like a choice. To me, judaism is as important a function of my day as my mortal, bodily functions, and I never chose to do them. It happened to me, it continually happens to me

I definitely started my journey needing to consciously choose judaism, but as time goes on and it enriches my life more, is it as much of a choice, or is it just... what happened?

I guess it might be apt to say my conversion is like eating: I have to do it. In that way, it isn't a choice, I have no choice in my need for it. However, I can choose what I eat, when I eat, and how often I eat (to an extent). In the same way, I have made choices about my observance, about the way I think about g-d, and how much I participate in my (offline) community. But I don't think I have chosen my desire to be a jew, just like you don't really choose to fall in love.

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Is there anything more modern Jewish than sitting on the floor in a half-dark sanctuary with sheet music scattered all over the bimah in front of me, eating from the heel of a challah, tip tapping at my keyboard like a freshman during finals week, when High Holy Days are still over two months away?

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it really is something watching people get mad at jews for running their own emergency services programs when everyone also talks about how “community is resistance” and “the system will not take care of us, we have to take care of each other.”

it’s almost like people who have resisted assimilation and have a long history of survival are good at building community. imagine the knowledge you could gain if you viewed them as neighbors and potential allies and just frankly regular human beings instead of threats worthy of immediate mistrust and derision.

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I have definitely noticed people commenting stuff like “No way, Superman would support Palestine” under conversations about the Jewishness of Superman. Conversations that don’t even mention Israel.

Every day, people prove more and more that “Our issue is with Israel, not Jewish people” is just a lie. There are people who genuinely want Palestinians to have better lives, and others who truly just use it to shield their antisemitism.

Superman was created by two Jewish writers, he is currently being portrayed by a Jewish actor, and the embodiment of his character is based on the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam, which is about making the world a better place, or literally repairing the world.

No matter how much you want it to be so, you cannot separate Jewishness from Superman. And if you don’t hate Jewish people, this shouldn’t be an issue for you. So if it is an issue, maybe it’s time to look inward a bit.

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What to do if you suddenly find yourself homeless

FOOD

Find your nearest food bank or mission, for food

grocery stores with free samples, bakeries + stores with day-old bread

different fast food outlets have cheaper food and will generally let you hang out for a while.

some dollar stores carry food like cans of beans or fruit

SHELTER

Sleeping at beaches during the day is a good way to avoid suspicion and harassment

sleep with your bag strapped to you, so someone can’t steal it

Some churches offer short term residence

Find your nearest homeless shelter

Look for places that are open to the public

A large dumpster near a wall can often be moved so that flipping up the lids creates an angled shelter to stay dry

HYGIENE

A membership to the YMCA is usually only 10$, which has a shower, and sometimes laundry machines and lockers.

Public libraries have bathrooms you can use

Dollar stores carry low-end soaps and deodorant etc.

Wet wipes are all purpose and a life saver

Local beaches, go for a quick swim

Some truck stops have showers you can pay for

Staying clean is the best way to prevent disease, and potentially get a job to get back on your feet

Pack 7 pairs of socks/undies, 2 outfits, and one hooded rain jacket

OTHER

first aid kit

 sunscreen

 a travel alarm clock or watch

 mylar emergency blanket

 a backpack is a must

 downgrade your cellphone to a pay as you go with top-up cards

 sleeping bag

 travel kit of toothbrush, hair brush/comb, mirror

 swiss army knife

 can opener

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no actually i don't think antivaxxers' kids should die from a disease. i don't think gun advocates' kids should die in school shooting. children dying is bad actually, even if they're children of people you don't like.

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why be radically exclusionary abt queerness when you could be radically inclusionary instead. let's inflate the numbers. let's become the majority. the sky's the limit

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And I cannot stress enough this is NOT poor-shaming. My family experienced varying degrees of poverty my entire childhood, and yet these things that folks are talking about that help those critical motor skills, situational awareness, etc. were available at the dollar store or the library or through the school system and whatnot

what ppl defending kids on ipads don’t seem to understand is that there are other ways to keep kids occupied. my mom had a whole bag full of little toys and games for me to play with while waiting in lines at disney world. once your kid is like 7 or 8 they can read a book. they can color. or they can literally just sit there and imagine things. i did that a lot as a kid.

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You know what never made any sense to me? That trend of cis- CIS!!!- people making those "when a he/they has the biggest chongalongas you've ever seen and doesn't like to be called a girl" posts.

Like, famously, we can't control the size our boobs are? Very large breasts aren't easily bound? Binding is expensive and not always medically advisable? Respecting people's pronouns shouldn't rely on strict adherence to cis-passing norms? I thought all of these were like... established trans theory and yet I found many trans people defending these posts and saying they had a point. What point??? That people with big boobs get misgendered frequently if they aren't women???

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reminder to all 14-19 year olds girls. that grown man does not like you. you are a victim

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This seems so neat, saving for when I’m off this week

Joined Art Fight!

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like, okay, consent does literally just mean agree. which is what enables this little rhetorical trick. because there's all this cultural emphasis on sexual consent, which is just expressed as consent, a lot of phrases whose intended meanings are "rape is bad" can be taken literally to mean "i should get to agree to everything that happens in my vicinity."

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It's really just.... idk the right word to encapsulate the emotion, but I guess bone tired will do, to see a lot of right wing dog whistles be used by the left, especially by the same "leftists" who will go "why are people becoming more radicalized by the right????"

Like bestie you are also being radicalized!!!!!!

Phrases like "well x was promised to be 3,000 years ago" and "well there must be a reason jews were kicked out of so many countries" have all historically been considered right wing dog whistles. They have been literally documented as being mainly used by neo nazis and white supremists.

Those phrases don't become more left wing because you use them. You become more right wing by literally falling for right wing propaganda

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she's sooo fucking mad that we stop her from running into the garage to huff sawdust and poisons