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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 22m

I go through a metal detector and a bag search every time I go to synagogue with my family, if anyone was wondering about the state of the world.

RNS @rns.org · 24m

Homicides in houses of worship remain rare, but when they occur, firearms make them deadlier.
religionnews.com/2025/10/06/v...

Violent acts in houses of worship are rare but deadly – here’s what the data shows

(The Conversation) — Tragedies like the Sept. 28, 2025, shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan are part of a longer pattern.

religionnews.com

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 12h

Tonight’s #31DaysOfHorror: Dracula (1931). It’s in Spanish and got filmed on the exact same sets as the English language version but at night.

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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 16h

A mom in Houston reported her 15-year-old son with autism missing. She spent 6 days terrified, searching for him. The whole time, Houston police knew exactly where he was since they helped ICE place him in a refugee facility.

This is beyond cruel.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Missing teen with autism transferred to refugee facility by HPD

He is currently being held at an Office for Refugee Resettlement facility.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Emily Tamkin @emilyctamkin.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve seen some accuse those who protested for a ceasefire as being disingenuous by not celebrating this one so for @forward.com I wrote about the difference between relief and joy and what the ceasefire can’t do

forward.com/opinion/7754...

I know exactly why leftists aren't celebrating this ceasefire

Why not celebrate the ceasefire? Because, while it's a relief, it won't undo all the suffering and death of the past two years.

forward.com

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José Sepúlveda @josesepulveda.bsky.social · 21h

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the #Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

My latest video for @propublica.org.

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Nye Cominetti @nyecominetti.bsky.social · 1d

Can't believe someone a) had the data to write this paper b) wrote this paper www.nber.org/papers/w3434...

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 17h

WaPo joins NYT, CNN, The Atlantic, Guardian and others, according to @ScottNover, in announcing it won't sign the Pentagon's controversial new press policy.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 17h

T! Also mazal tov.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 2d

If you work in the Office of Special Education, have been RIF'd and want to talk to a journalist about it, please hit me up on Signal at slooterman.18.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 22h

It is a longstanding policy and I think it is awful.

Israel Warns West Bank Palestinians Not to Celebrate Prisoner Releases

Israel’s military warned Palestinians in the West Bank not to celebrate the release of prisoners. “We will not tolerate any inciting celebrations or armed displays, and we will respond firmly to any a...

www.wsj.com

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 22h

This is probably one of the smaller injustices of the occupation but it is one that hits me pretty close to home. It is not easy to imagine not being allowed to celebrate right now.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 22h

I also want to highlight that my Israeli family are allowed to celebrate today, but many Palestinian families are not. Not because they are not overjoyed to have family members back in the prisoner exchange, but because the Israeli government has decided that doing so is “supporting terror.”

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 22h

I feel lucky we got his body back, at least. It looks like many people won’t even get that.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 22h

I am so glad for the return of the remaining living hostages. I wish my uncle had been among them.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

I would absolutely just dress the skeleton seasonally instead of putting it away.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

None of us have yards — Urban density is wonderful except when you want somewhere to put a 12 foot skeleton.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight’s #31DaysOfHorror: Opera (1987)

The movie poster for Dario Argento’s Opera.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

Chicken schnitzel and hummus doesn’t *seem* like it would be good, but it is good.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

Israeli cuisine is just as real as American cuisine.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t think anyone coming at me hard about this actually disagrees with me. That’s what I find frustrating. People just don’t like that I was polite.

Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

I think Bari Weiss is not a journalist and FP produces a large volume of opinion slop designed to coddle people who do not want to be confronted or challenged on any of their existing beliefs and opinions. She is wildly unqualified to lead CBS News.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

I think it is bad for people to consume that kind of content, let alone create it — It pickles your brain to only hear what you want to hear.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

I think Bari Weiss is not a journalist and FP produces a large volume of opinion slop designed to coddle people who do not want to be confronted or challenged on any of their existing beliefs and opinions. She is wildly unqualified to lead CBS News.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

It’s always funny getting yelled at by people I essentially agree with because they don’t like my tone and/or didn’t really read what I said.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

Where did I say I think any of those things are cool and good?

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