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Concerning Gaza
Some (Jewish/Israeli) voices and acts of dissent concerning Israel's invasion of Gaza:
http://jewishpeacenews.blogspot.com/
EDIT: Also, http://eumelia.livejournal.com/ -
Family Values
Dean Spade & Crag Willse / I Still Think Marriage is the Wrong Goal ( Read more... ) -
On Obama as a "Friend to Israel" and his selection of Rahm Emanuel as Chief of Staff
Edna Canetti, MachsomWatch / Obama, please do me a personal favour ( Read more... ) -
Energy-saving products site
If you've been thinking about switching to compact fluorescent lightbulbs and rechargeable batteries, water-saving (but high pressure) showerheads and energy-saving power strips (recommended for all us computer-using geeks), check out Earth Aid Kits. You can put together a kit of 4 or more categories of items (each thing I mentioned is a category, ( Read more... ) -
Did I ever tell you I once took a Greyhound bus from Washington to Washington?
Yep, 4 days on a bus. I don't recommend it.
Gacked (most recently) from mofic
I can't remember if I've been to Rhode Island. I gotta get to the middle of the country sometime. I've always wanted to go to Kansas so I could say, on leaving, "We're not in Kansas anymore." *grin*
hanwisi is in Michigan right now at a conference, but we are actually separate ( Read more... ) -
How to correct inaccuracies AND counter racist/Islamophobic assumptions
Here's a letter to the editor (of a Tucson newspaper) written by a friend of mine. It sums up a lot of frustration I've been having with family (in-laws) and public conversations ( Read more... ) -
Palin Supreme Court Meme
Gacked from marag and mofic, featuring new icon by penknife*
As evidenced by Katie Couric's interview, Sarah Palin is unable to name any Supreme Court case she disagrees with other than Roe v. Wade. (And it's possible she can't name any other Supreme Court case. See the clip here and decide for yourself. Warning: it's really painful ( Read more... ) -
The Shondes in Tucson TONIGHT!
Because I'm sick, I cannot drive in for this. :(
But if you're in Tucson, you should go see The Shondes tonight!
Wednesday, October 1
The Living Room - 413 E 5th St
7:00 $5
The Shondes (myspace.com/theshondes)
Reservado
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Tisha B'Av
My friend R introduced me to The Magnes Zionist, which is the blog of "Jeremiah Haber" - the pen name of an orthodox Jew who teaches (Jewish history, I think) at the Hebrew University. The title of the blog is a reference to Judah Magnes, who was a minority among Zionist leaders in the late 19th and early 20th century - a proponent of a binational ( Read more... )
