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Jewish Theory and Antisemitism Education Resources Post
Okay. It’s no secret about how disappointed I’ve been about the unwillingness others seem to have to learn about jewish issues and fight for jewish liberation. So, I’m compiling a list of valuable resources on the topic. I won’t personally agree with everything every resource says, but I will be including various conflicting opinions which I think are valuable to hear from and learn. Things which can give better understanding to outsiders about what we face and can tell them how to better advocate on our behalf. As this grows I may add sections and categories for types resources but for now it’s just a list. Will edit to add more over time. Those interested can submit resources they feel will be helpful in my asks, and I’ll read and consider them when I get time. List under the cut.
(You can find my old pinned post about the antisemitism within the pro-palestine movement here, if anyone is looking for it.)
I used to have the second resource as the first one, because I think it is a vital introductory resource, but I’m now putting this one ahead of it. “The Epistemic Dimension of Antisemitism” by David Schraub. This paper discusses the devaluing of Jewish experience and perspective and examines why our voices are systemically discounted. It is dense, and it may refer to some aspects of antisemitism to which you are unfamiliar if this is your first time engaging with the subject. However, I still recommend reading it first because it gives you context and motivation to check your biases at the door when moving forward. If there are parts which do not make sense without context, read the next resource and come back to this one to revisit what you did not understand.
Next up is “The Past Didn’t Go Anywhere” by April Rosenblum. This pamphlet on antisemitism in leftist spaces goes over the bare minimum you need to know and do to be an effective ally to the jewish community and the jewish people in your lives. This is essential reading to begin to understand antisemitism and your role in fighting it as a goy (non-jew). Originally listed first to its exceptional usefulness as a introductory resource, I moved it one down the list in the hopes that the paper above will prime readers to be more receptive to Jewish thought on Jewish issues.
Now, I’d like to introduce people to “Skin the Game: How Antisemitism Animates White Nationalism” by Eric K. Ward. In this article Eric Ward discusses his experiences as a Black man who’s spent his life studying white nationalism and the lens this has given him on antisemitism as a load bearing element of the white nationalist ideological framework. It was written less than 6 months into the first trump presidency and so it is very much reflective of that time, but it contains invaluable insights. Last year (2024) he wrote a follow up to the original which reflects the many meaningful escalations which have occurred since the original. However, as they cover different content and experiences, I highly recommend reading both pieces.
Now, the article which inspired me to make this post. “White Jews: An Intersectional Approach” by David Schruab discusses how an intersectional approach between Whiteness and Jewishness is needed to properly understand the dynamics by which White Jews experience marginalization. It’s long, but well worth the read. For intracommunity reasons I recommend my fellow Jews give this a read too.
Additionally, in “The Baggage of Whiteness,” Schraub goes over how the strange intersection that White Jews experience affects the way Israel and Zionism are discussed. One of the most useful analyses I found from that article is a solid explanation for the interest white non-Jews have in clinging so fervently to their antisemitism on this subject. I group this together with the previous article as it provides important context for this one. While the second is comprehensible without the first, you will need at least a passable understanding of the weird ways in which White Jews experience race. If this is not a familiar subject for you then you probably won’t understand this piece, and I would recommend reading the other one first.
There will be others to add, but this is what I have for now. This post will be pinned for easy finding.
There have been huge cuts to science funding in the US. Much has been written about the more important losses but one is personal.
NOAA's Polar Operational Environmental Satellites were a set of weather satellites launching from 1978 to 2009. Of those ~20 satellites, only 3 were still operational at the start of 2025. Their replacements, the JPSS program, are already in orbit (and at risk from anti-science garbage). Realistically, POES was going to hit end-of-life now separate from any budget cuts.
So why does it matter? Because getting data from these satellites was easy. One of their broadcasts was sent using APT; a protocol from the 60s that anyone can process without any experience. It's perfectly doable with a $30 radio, 2 aluminum rods, and a laptop (or even an android phone).
NOAA 15, the last survivor, was being shut down the week of Aug 18. It had been almost 10 years since I had last worked with 15 but I couldn't let it be decommissioned without seeing through its eyes one last time. My family took a trip to a nearby open-space, I set up my cheap dipole antenna, and plugged it into my laptop.
You know when a website takes a long time to load and you see pictures come in 1 row at a time? As the satellite orbits, it constantly takes a picture beneath itself and broadcasts that out. (It doesn't actually photograph the ground beneath it. It only grabs information on cloud formations, rain, temps, etc. The image processing adds in the Earth beneath this data.) These little "cycles" you hear are basically it transmitting a picture 1 row at a time. That picture just happens to be of the Earth.
In the late 20th century, globally-available satellites like these were critical for weather prediction in countries that lacked the resources to launch their own. I can't speak to how helpful these satellites still were for weather prediction now that modern alternatives exist. But I know for a fact that they were still inspiring people just like me around the world.
Getting an image from a satellite is always awesome. But what really made it special was being able to share that with my family. We got to take an impromptu trip to somewhere beautiful.
Another family walked by and asked what we were doing. One of them used to work for NOAA and was so excited that I was collecting this data. We ended up talking to him for a while about changes in science funding and how his life has changed this year as an immigrant.
The world is so cool. Science is so cool. I'm just sad that we lost a way to share in that with each other.
a new reality tv show called So you think you can write Doctor Who
twelve episodes, twelve contestants - a mix of annoying middle aged sci fi authors, fan fic authors and random people off the street
a variety of against the clock writing tasks, big finish scripts, ability to interact with actors without shouting at them and challenges where you have no budget or doctor for an episode
judged by solely by christopher eccleston
this is how you find the new doctor who showrunner
I have received all manner of threat, up to and beyond “I will play a flute carved from your femur,” and yet this is the first time I’ve felt truly threatened
i don't care if it's nazis, mormons, or a bunch of misguided autistic people. if anyone ever tries to tell you your soul is from another planet and you're actually part of the class of impressive people that secretly did everything cool in the world but is now extinct and lives on through your broken genome, you RUN. YOU WILL RUN AWAY. YOU WILL SPRINT FULL SPEED AWAY FROM THAT.
grabs you by the shoulders listen. listen to my words. i understand the urge to make fanfiction about yourself and to find a reality in which you're super awesome and great and everyone who hates you is wrong and dumb. i get it. you're better than that. you can love yourself without putting other people down, dehumanizing and generalizing, and retaliating against your oppressors.
there's no NPCs. there's no aliens coming to save us. we're not the next step in human evolution. our hyperconnected nervous systems give us terrible sensory overwhelm more often than they make us geniuses. neurotypical people are sentient, conscious, aware people who are capable of understanding you. we're more the same than we are different. we're more the same than we are different. we're more the same than we are different.
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ever since i was a little girl i knew i wanted to deny location sharing and turn off personalized ads and reject all non-essential cookies and not set up siri and face ID
I think, if you'd be safer day to day with your legal gender changed, then you should do that ASAP.
I know theres been some worry about being on a "list", but like. We already are. There are other easier ways to find out who is trans, and the things you can do with a GRC can't all be easily reversed even if the GRA is scrapped. It's certainly going to be harder to change your legal gender in most other places, if it comes to that.
I really would not put it off as it does take a fair bit of time. It will take 22 weeks to get a response (better get your evidence right the first time!). It's only £6, if you want your chosen name on your birth certificate you must change it beforehand, and if you are in a marriage or civil partnership and your partner does not agree, you will have to get divorced.
Apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate to legally change your gender.
Remember changing your name is free, do not enroll your deed poll.
A deed poll recognises a change of name of an adult or child - make your own, use official forms, or get one through a specialist agency or
