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bonque, ben

@kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social

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They/them Bi enough Statistician/mathematician with physics and Xtian theology experience CIO of Jacurutu's Municipal Water Utility My hyperfixation is Shaul ha Melekh, who did NOTHING WRONG

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bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · Aug 1

ווי אזוי זאגט דעמ גוטער בוך, "וְיִכָּנְעוּ עַמִּי אֲשֶׁר נִקְרָא-שְׁמִי": שנייד דאך די ברית, מיר האבן שוין די מיחושים

OneFein...Bat? Like, for Halloween or whatever? @onefeincat.bsky.social · Aug 1

"My subconscious hates me and wants me to suffer" is the most verbose way of saying "I'm Jewish" I've ever seen.

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bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 5m

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2h

name an italian more worthy of an american holiday than columbus

bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 8m

A lot of people (I've probably done this?) use the fact that everyone is human to justify extraordinary dislike of someone in a marginalized community, but I do think it's maybe a red flag if there isn't at least one person from a community you care about who you loathe.

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avi's haggis @fenngh.bsky.social · 19h

Who else up tickling they lobster

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bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 12m

Literally no one on this app can help you, because no one here knows how to crush or flirt responsibly. It's all ND gay panic all the time

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bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 13m

Whomst amongst umst tho

avi's haggis @fenngh.bsky.social · 9h

Me: what can I do to turn off my brain so it stops obsessing over this crush??? Oh, I know! I'll get a tattoo!

Me: *painfully waits 24+ hours to show crush the tattoo, which is a whale shark*

Crush: Whale sharks are my FAVORITE

Me:

a man is sitting on a couch in a living room with his legs crossed and a telephone on the table .

Alt: Man sitting on a couch staring blankly ahead

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bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 13m

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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 12h

My 83 year old, concert pianist, music professor dad has asked us if we own “any Taylor Swift recordings” because he wants to see what the fuss is about

bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 38m

It can be hard to parse voices from communities I don't belong to, so I'm always grateful for critiques like the one below.

Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 59m

I am seeing a lot of people reposting Lakota Man today bc it's Indigenous Peoples Day. A reminder that he is not well liked amongst many (most?) Natives on social media. Many of us blocked him a long time ago. Some of the reasons why are in this article.

www.dailydot.com/irl/lakotama...

Who is LakotaMan, the user behind one of the most popular Native American accounts on X?

John Martin is adored by white X users—but infamous among Native and Indigenous communities.

www.dailydot.com

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 59m

Who is LakotaMan, the user behind one of the most popular Native American accounts on X?

John Martin is adored by white X users—but infamous among Native and Indigenous communities.

www.dailydot.com

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bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 2h

I'm begging you to find other metaphors, because not only does this one rely on antisemitic caricatures of the ancestors of Rabbinic Judaism, it also doesn't even work.

bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 2h

Are modern fairy tales more or less helpful than ancient ones?

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Stella Jorette @stellajorette.bsky.social · 12h

Those of us who grew up on Katniss Everdeen or Mr Rogers or Star Trek are just as confused.

bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 2h

Sadducees didn't do much law teaching. In any case, the gospel polemics are notoriously inaccurate about Pharisees and 2nd Temple Judaism in general.

bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 2h

Nebuchadnezzar and Herod the Great were real people, whose characters are reasonably well described by the Bible. And the Exodus aside, there were plenty of documented Pharaohs who were dicks.
Otoh, if he'd said "these guys are like King Joffrey," would you care?

bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 7h

Christian is as Christian does. Guess what Christian does.

bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 7h

Both? Either? Why?

bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 7h

Most (all?) religions have mythology. Doesn't mean the mythology isn't interesting or useful. Regardless, Nebuchadnezzar was real and so was Herod the Great. Y'all get really weird about this stuff.

bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 8h

What, you're an LLM?

bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 10h

splainy, por favor?

bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 10h

"If it's wrong to fit an n-1 polynomial, hey, I don't wanna be right"

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Tzfardea Tzedek 🐸 @jsx.bsky.social · 11h

LOL.

I've been saying this for years. Autocorrect was working great, now it feels an awful lot like an over fitted model.

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DeKay, Carb Cat Spooky Herder @frozenkoi.bsky.social · 10h

It is a mitzvah to get the best estrogen possible.

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bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 14h

"ertrøgr"

bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 14h

Am I the only one who gets confused about how many r's "etrog" has?

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bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 11h

Do you also throw "Uncle Tom" around? Why are you so hell bent on using something that stigmatizes and has been used to inspire violence against Jews when it isn't even your own text?

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Daniel - Desert Apostate @hcexvangelical.bsky.social · 12h

Shake a hormone at God

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bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 11h

I feel like opening a can of worms over Mesopotamian Arabs vs Hejazi Arabs 😬

bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 13h

I don't exactly root for shulhanim (money changers), but I also don't tend to root for accountants or other staff, not because what they do isn't worthy, but because it's just their job. On that note, shulhanim fees were fixed at about 2.5% and waivable in cases like poverty. No evidence of abuse.