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Oct 31, 2019 3 tweets 1 min read Read on X
So I'm just standing on the 2 train and some guy pushes me from behind, hard. I move over and he starts gesturing at me inexplicably and filming me on his phone.
Someone comes over and asks why he pushed a stranger. No response, just more staring, gesticulation, and filming.
A few minutes later, I get off to transfer to the 1.
#JustAnotherJewRidingTheSubway
Oh, and he just followed me onto the 1, and when he got off a couple of stops later, he continued filming until the train pulled away. #SMH

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