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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 1h

Lack of safe housing for the innocent makes me sad.

😠 videos without context showing destruction in Gaza. If the buildings are left standing with 700 miles of habitable tunnels underneath then H@m@s will break the ceasefire agreement in record time.

WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 1h

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Shared a hug with a neighbor who I protested with yesterday & said it's back to work tomorrow.

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 1h

Good morning Gunny!

Jose Andres feeding Feds in DC this week💗

Lunch is on the House email from Chef Jose Andres for Feds in DC.

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 12h

Maybe they just want to belong to something bigger than themselves. In the US synagogues reported higher attendance & more people wanting to convert.

On second thought you may be right. Some people wanted to be on the right side of history & others wanted to destroy it🤦🏻

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 12h

Was a Fed for 35+ years & we intentionally tried to make our work look boring to the public.

Govt services should seamlessly integrate into your life & not put obstacles in front of your efforts to put food on the table, raise your kids or visit your friends & family at the holidays.

Size S 👕 plz

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 12h

More on Jose Andres who is feeding Feds at his DC restaurants.

Post from Jessica Sidman on Oct 13 2025 called Lunch Is on the House for lunch at Jose Andres restaurants.

WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 12h

His organization is Realign for Palestine.

It rhymes - so it should appeal to the Free Free crowd.🙄

realignforpalestine.org

Realign for Palestine — End the violence. Start the future.

Realign For Palestine is a nonprofit organization led by Ahmed Alkhatib, and incubated in partnership with the Atlantic Council, working within its Middle East Programs in The Scowcroft Middle East Se...

realignforpalestine.org

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 13h

Taking the night off and back to work tomorrow.

Last night was not restful in the best way!

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 14h

Tal Oran translates & gives a little insight to the reunion videos. It's nice to see that the hostages didn't lose their senses of humor.

A very happy chag indeed!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OaN...

WATCH What Israeli Hostages Do After H*mas Releases Them To Their Families

YouTube video by Tal Oran - TheTravelingClatt

www.youtube.com

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 15h

Actually my only non-Jewish friend who reached out today is MAGA in a fly over state.

We're over 60yo & met in college & are each other's only friend from the other side of the political spectrum. We still laugh about it after 40 years.

Laughter is the key🤣

WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 15h

Just ran into my 81yo neighbor who was carrying around this page from Friday's NYT. Bipan Joshi was still thought to be alive just 4 days ago😢

Pic from The New York Times dated October 10 2025 with photos of hostages held in Gaza thought to be alive.

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 16h

Found a pic from April. Flag of Nepal is in the center.

Hard to believe that all the living are back in Israel. Praying for the swift return of the remains of the rest of the hostages.

Empty Shabbat Table in DC. Photo from April 2025. Shows table with hostage posters and flags from countries were hostages are held in Gaza.

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 17h

Lived in a Berber home for 3 mos. to learn about the culture. They lived mostly peacefully w Jews who arrived centuries before Muslim invasion.

WWII vet told me he was there during the war when a Berber warrior comes from nowhere on a horse. He trades some smokes for a knife in a bejeweled case.

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 17h

Empty Shabbat Table in DC had flags from all countries were the hostages from. Sometimes we were on the National Mall or Lincoln Memorial where people visit from around the world.

Many times people would ask why is my country's flag here & we'd tell the sad truth.

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 17h

Remarkable! It's so important to have this testimony.

Saw this exhibit in DC: www.npr.org/sections/par...

Names Written In Blood And Rust: Documenting Syria's Disappeared

Political prisoner Mansour Omari hid the names of fellow inmates, penned in makeshift ink, in the lining of his shirt. Now free, he tries to keep a promise to ensure the world does not forget them.271

www.npr.org

WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 17h

This is what's happening in DC per Signal group w a lot of Boomers.

Poster for George Floyd Remembrance Rally for Oct 14 2025 at Union Square DC

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 17h

Just watched a video of Nimrod Cohen and his family. Less than one month ago I saw his father in front of the White House pleading for his release and now they are reunited.

Am Israel Chai!

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 18h

This includes two Americans whose remains were not returned today. Their names are Itay Chen and Omer Neutra.

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 19h

Yes! I put my hostage necklace in a box with a Vietnam era POW bracelet😢

Thankful to have been in community with amazing new friends while we advocated for the hostages' return for 2 years.

And tape will be used as tape again!

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 19h

Finally had a good cry during my weekly Torah focused yoga on zoom. About 100 participants & pretty sure we were all in tears.

It was minimal cues which is hard for me but gave me time to wipe my tears between poses😢

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 19h

Point taken.

However, WCK has a business model to follow. They fed Israelis early on & I benefitted from WCK in my own community.

Jose Andres learned A LOT on his trip to Israel & Gaza earlier this year so I'm happy to see hosting this dinner despite potential online backlash.

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 20h

Got a text of support from a college friend (we're 60s) who is an evangelical MAGA ww in a fly-over state.

The hostages may not be trending but the news is reaching people who will hold us in their hearts.

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 21h

Tal Oran has also posted this clip so hopefully it will be widely viewed.😢

WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 21h

Extra fire because his mother and sister had been holding on hope until now😡

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WS @wsmrc.bsky.social · 21h

Lived in a Muslim country and bacon was available!

Tell your kid not to share lunch with other kids if you don't want them to eat ham or bacon.😠

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