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17 Dec, 4 tweets, 2 min read
1. I don't know if this came up in the fight over calling people "Dr", but please read this from 2017 discussing Seb Gorka and Jill Biden
web.archive.org/web/2020121522…
2. Notable excerpt Image
3. And here's a piece from @TheNewRepublic of all places from 2014, linked in the above-mentioned article:
web.archive.org/web/2020121708… Image
4. Point being, this conversation has been going on for a while with much less fanfare than the past week (and notably often in opposition with the loudest narratives)

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20 Dec
1. Since it came up recently, here are my current opinions on anonymous criticisms and doxxing. I say "current" because like all my opinions they're subject to change.

These are general opinions independent of any specific person, situation, person, or position taken.
2. First, I'm generally not a fan of anonymous criticisms due to the lack of accountability. I say this having seen anonymous accounts unfairly criticize and even slander people without meaningful consequence.
3. At the same time, I acknowledge why people at times feel the need to criticize anonymously due to the subject and/or temperament of those targeted. An asymmetry of power can also result in an asymmetry of accountability as well.
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5 Oct
1. Time for a Twitter shiur!

Today's topic: Rejoicing over and Praying for the Downfall of the Wicked
2. When this issue comes up (e.g. Osama bin Ladin or Trump's Covid-19), I find people tend to emphasize certain canonical sources in order to prove a particular point. Unsurprisingly, the range of perspectives attested in Biblical and Rabbinic literature complicates matters.
3. Disclaimer: I compare the reactions to bin Ladin and Trump not to equate their relative evils, but to assert that for those who believe Trump is evil, the same ethical and religious principles that would apply to the death of one ought to apply to the death of the other.
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25 Sep
1. I want to share a bit of personal news, which may hopefully help brighten your day a little.
2. One month ago, a friend of mine from Nachlaot woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of two kittens crying. Someone had left them in a cardboard box by the dumpster next to her apartment.
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18 Sep
1. A very quick message before I sign off for #RoshHashanah

According to rabbinic tradition, the High Holidays are an auspicious time for introspection and repentance. One of the major themes of Rosh Hashana is the recognition of God as King and the ultimate judge.
2. I think a reason why this is emphasized at the beginning of the High Holidays is that it instills a sense of moral humility
3. If we think of ourselves as the arbiters of morality, we can justify virtually any action and frame any sin as being righteous such that we don't even feel we *need* to repent for any action.
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17 Sep
I don't blame politicians for being wrong.

I blame politicians when they can't admit they were wrong.
Here's another good example where I think politics-as-religion comes into play. When the world doesn't line up with your ideology, and your predictions don't come true, do you reframe your ideology or blame other people for not doing what they were "supposed" to do.
In other words, for some people, political ideology is just as infallibly sacred as any religious dogma.

What's interesting is to compare the apologetics when their respective dogmas are challenged by reality.
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17 Sep
I'm not doubting @megangarber's depiction of Fox News, but I've seen the exact same claims levied against university/academic/intelligentsia types who embrace "critical theories"
I mean, substitute "Fox" for "Wokism" (or the like) and this could have been written by @ConceptualJames, @HPluckrose, @EPoe187, et. al. ImageImage
I don't watch Fox enough to comment on them, but singling out Fox for language manipulation after weeks of MSM outlets reporting on "mostly peaceful" violent riots to me speaks more of the author's partisanship than it does out of concern for truthful reporting. Image
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