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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 6h

Edited by this steady, compassionate molder of thoughts and words ^^^^ (thank you, again)

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Juliet Williams @jwilliamsjourno.bsky.social · 6h

The story behind the long, messy legislative fight this year over a bill meant to address teaching about antisemitism in California schools. @bystellayu.bsky.social and @mzinshteyn.bsky.social:

Censorship or protection? Inside California’s ‘hardest’ fight of the year over antisemitism

In the fight over preventing antisemitism in schools, no one disputes the need to protect Jewish students. Lawmakers and critics diverged sharply on how to do it.

calmatters.org

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 9h

What’s safe for Jews was a matter of dispute. Bocarsly said CTA leadership’s opposition to every version of the bill shows that they “have little interest in supporting a bill that would protect Jewish students.”

Goldberg, the Jewish CTA prez, called that accusation “a lot of chutzpah, frankly."

Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 10h

Emotional fights erupted over a controversial effort this year to counter antisemitism in schools by restricting what teachers teach in classrooms, exposing a political quagmire for California Dems who needed to balance the needs of Jewish communities against the fury of a growing pro-Palestine base

Censorship or protection? Inside California’s ‘hardest’ fight of the year over antisemitism

In the fight over preventing antisemitism in schools, no one disputes the need to protect Jewish students. Lawmakers and critics diverged sharply on how to do it.

calmatters.org

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 10h

Emotional fights erupted over a controversial effort this year to counter antisemitism in schools by restricting what teachers teach in classrooms, exposing a political quagmire for California Dems who needed to balance the needs of Jewish communities against the fury of a growing pro-Palestine base

Censorship or protection? Inside California’s ‘hardest’ fight of the year over antisemitism

In the fight over preventing antisemitism in schools, no one disputes the need to protect Jewish students. Lawmakers and critics diverged sharply on how to do it.

calmatters.org

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 1d

What I learned from this article by @levisu.bsky.social is that relatively few Californians tip their barbers and Uber drivers.

calmatters.org/economy/2025...

'No tax on tips' might not be a windfall for workers, experts say

Some economists doubt the effectiveness of the new tax law, especially in light of other cuts in benefits.

calmatters.org

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 2d

"More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them confused about how to proceed in those matters and are hurting the judiciary’s image with the public."

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 3d

On this week’s Everybody’s Business, we break down the Polymarket deal and look at whether AI is a bubble waiting to burst

Did Wall Street Just Admit It’s a Casino After All?

On this week’s Everybody’s Business, we break down the Polymarket deal and look at whether AI is a bubble waiting to burst.

bloom.bg

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 4d

Inbox: California State University faculty union sues Cal State system over disclosure of Cal State LA faculty personal information to Trump administration.

Full screenshot of press release below.

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 5d

Has anyone done the story pointing out that Trump DOJ is asking federal judges for 10-day or 21-day extensions to file key documents because most of the lawyers in DOJ are furloughed?

If yes, send me the piece(s)! If not, may you please? Why won't I do it? I dunno, things are hard.

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 5d

California student standardized test results increased for almost every student group and every grade, in every subject.

But ...

calmatters.org/education/k-...

By @carolynjones100.bsky.social

Student test scores surge, but still lag behind pre-pandemic levels

The California Smarter Balanced test results increased for almost every student group and every grade, in every subject.

calmatters.org

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 5d

Judge Nelson: "Whether there's a ton of protests, or low protests, they can still have an impact on his ability to execute the laws" -- he seems to be arguing that the president can use internal reasoning to determine if U.S. laws are being hamstrung and that the National Guard is warranted.

Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 5d

Judge Graber asks Oregon attorney to define rebellion. Her answer:

an organized or "armed resistance to an established government" or "attempt to change the government or the leader," often w violence.

Judge Nelson called that def. narrow and doesn't match other times National Guard was deployed.

Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 5d

Trump DOJ says that if the 9th Circuit judges block last Saturday's TRO halting Trump's federalization of the Oregon National Guard, then the Sunday TRO blocking ANY state's (including California) National Guard to Oregon can no longer stand, since the 2nd TRO is based on the 1st TRO.

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 5d

Judge Graber asks Oregon attorney to define rebellion. Her answer:

an organized or "armed resistance to an established government" or "attempt to change the government or the leader," often w violence.

Judge Nelson called that def. narrow and doesn't match other times National Guard was deployed.

Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 5d

Trump DOJ says that if the 9th Circuit judges block last Saturday's TRO halting Trump's federalization of the Oregon National Guard, then the Sunday TRO blocking ANY state's (including California) National Guard to Oregon can no longer stand, since the 2nd TRO is based on the 1st TRO.

~25m in.

Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 5d

The 9th Circuit Oregon vs Trump National Guard hearing has begun.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpBt...

9th Circuit judges in are GRABER (Clinton), R. NELSON (Trump), and BADE (Trump).

A Trump-appointed district court judge blocked Trump's federalization of the Oregon National Guard last Saturday.

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 5d

Trump DOJ says that if the 9th Circuit judges block last Saturday's TRO halting Trump's federalization of the Oregon National Guard, then the Sunday TRO blocking ANY state's (including California) National Guard to Oregon can no longer stand, since the 2nd TRO is based on the 1st TRO.

~25m in.

Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 5d

The 9th Circuit Oregon vs Trump National Guard hearing has begun.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpBt...

9th Circuit judges in are GRABER (Clinton), R. NELSON (Trump), and BADE (Trump).

A Trump-appointed district court judge blocked Trump's federalization of the Oregon National Guard last Saturday.

Oral Argument Notice - James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco - 2025-10-09

www.ca9.uscourts.gov

Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 5d

The 9th Circuit Oregon vs Trump National Guard hearing has begun.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpBt...

9th Circuit judges in are GRABER (Clinton), R. NELSON (Trump), and BADE (Trump).

A Trump-appointed district court judge blocked Trump's federalization of the Oregon National Guard last Saturday.

Oral Argument Notice - James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco - 2025-10-09

www.ca9.uscourts.gov

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 5d

Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and 16
additional States filed an amicus brief in defense of Trump's federalizing the Oregon National Guard. They write that "federalization may be warranted when State actions (or inaction) conflict with federal law or constitutional protections."

storage.courtlistener.com

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 5d

I'm reading yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

The Origins of Judaism

Groundbreaking research that utilizes archaeological discoveries and ancient texts to revolutionize our understanding of the beginnings of Judaism “A bra...

yalebooks.yale.edu

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 5d

TIL that the Jewish tradition of not eating pork was so well known in the first century CE that it was the source rampant jokes, satire and mockery. Also, there's - get this - archeological evidence of animal bone and Jewish areas had virtually none of it, while non Judean areas had lots of it. 1/2

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 6d

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issues an administrative STAY on the first of the Oregon National Guard TROs.

Doing this "will maintain the federalization of Oregon National
Guard members, because that order prohibits implementation of the Memorandum."

Hearing on this first TRO is tomorrow.

storage.courtlistener.com

Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 7d

So glad PACER caps the price per document at $3, otherwise this $15 charge would be $232.8. (It’s 10 cents a page for the first 30 pages.)

Side note: When you pay for journalism, you not only pay for a reporter's time to learn about complicated things, but you also support costs like these.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 8d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 8d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 8d

Council on American-Islamic Relations calls on Johns Hopkins University to lift suspension of Jewish student who took part in pro-Palestine protest. CAIR writes that the student is being accused of antisemitism.

www.cair.com/press_releas...

CAIR Calls on Johns Hopkins U. to Lift Suspension of Jewish Student Over Alleged Participation in Peaceful Campus Protest

www.cair.com

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks for posting and sharing.

Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · 8d

The student financial aid agency in California is stressing that FAFSA is still taking applications and essential workers are supporting applicants even during the government shutdown.

The state agency saw applications for state aid flow in at 12.03am Oct. 1, moments after the applocation opened.

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