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Sholem aleykhem khaverim!

As we emerge from the days of awe and approach second anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023, we share with you two new pieces that we hope will help pave the path forward to a world free from fascism, free from genocide, and free for everyone.

First, contributor Sam Sherman, who wrote for us last year about the relationship between sumud and doikayt, writes now about how we can possibly find hope at a moment that feels like a breaking point.

Next, we share a new adaptation of the rousing Yiddish folk classic "Ale Brider" by our very own Josh Waletzky, originally released in a new pamphlet by the Northern California Workers Circle for its 125th anniversary.

New article out this month on how doctors become fascists.

50% of German physicians joined the Nazi Party––twice the proportion of any other profession. US doctors today are arguably the most conservative in the world, and we're heading along a similar path.
drive.google.com/file/d/1CAk9...

The anti-Zohran crowd went from: "Zohran isn't visiting any synagogues," to "he isn't visiting the right kind of synagogues" (or to quote JG: "he isn't visiting any mainstream synagogues" [sic]).

To now just protesting that he is actually engaging with mainstream synagogues 🤦‍♀️

Anyway my book abt antifa is much better. You can preorder To Catch A Fascist here www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...

Look what arrived in the mail today! Hooray and congrats to Ken Feder! "Insightful, respectful, important, and a pleasure to read. It belongs on the bookshelf of every American," according to one archaeologist who blurbed the book. Get your copy today!

Goodness this man could put together a hell of a doikayt picnic

ICE claims it’s going after “the worst of the worst” and good people are being hit incidentally. What’s incidental about going after tamale vendors? Where’s the “worst of the worst” there?

UPDATE: Jimmy Gomez's office has been responsive to Emily's family and is advocating for her with the embassy. Please direct your calls now to Schiff and Padilla. If Gomez is your rep, you can give him a call to thank him for his support of Emily.

I beg you. I implore you.

DO. NOT. USE. CHATGPT. OR. AI. AS. YOUR. LAWYER. @nbcnews.com, this is unbelievably dangerous and you're going to get people seriously hurt or worse.

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

It’s Banned Book Week. A time to call out the real enemies of freedom. 

Our fight is not just to stop the banning of books. It is not just to preserve our right to speak.
 
Our fight is to secure democracy and ensure the freedom of all of us to live.

Join us now.

I am facing great loss and uncertainty in my life. Your kindness and support can give us a chance to rebuild and survive. Any help you offer is deeply valued and brings hope to my family. Thank you for standing with us
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Next, we share a new adaptation of the rousing Yiddish folk classic "Ale Brider" by our very own Josh Waletzky, originally released in a new pamphlet by the Northern California Workers Circle for its 125th anniversary.

First, contributor Sam Sherman, who wrote for us last year about the relationship between sumud and doikayt, writes now about how we can possibly find hope at a moment that feels like a breaking point.

Sholem aleykhem khaverim!

As we emerge from the days of awe and approach second anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023, we share with you two new pieces that we hope will help pave the path forward to a world free from fascism, free from genocide, and free for everyone.

A syllabus worth sharing!

MSF staff are universally understood to be engaged in an essentially sacred form of work. For a state to nonetheless continuously murder them is a testament to a truly unthinkable degree of depravity.

msf.org/msf-denounce...

Hopefully the whole Bari Weiss thing and Ezra Klein thing starts waking people up to the fact that corporate media is mostly populated with mediocre people who have made millions and gained unbelievable influence because they threaten nothing and tell wealthy people exactly what they want to hear.

Coates is a class traitor and we love him for it!