#minorities — Public Fediverse posts

"In the 1970s, in the wake of an emerging #secondwave #feminism, #women’s #magazines were expanding rapidly with a unique style. Their focus, however, tended to exclude #minorities. #Jewish women were seen as privileged “others”, not facing the same constraints as their #gentile peers. That’s why the #Winnipeg-born #SusanWeidmanSchneider founded #Lilith, a Jewish #feminist magazine, out of #NewYorkCity in 1976.

Lilith was radical in many ways, tackling taboo subjects like #abortion and #gayrights from a female Jewish perspective. Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, Lilith has persevered as a community of #literary, engaged and often mature #Jewishwomen, hosting salons and creating a space for Jewish women to express themselves freely. To reflect on its impact, #WeidmanSchneider joins #PhoebeMaltzBovy on this week’s episode of #TheJewishAngle."

https://thecjn.ca/opinion/susan-weidman-schneider-reflects-on-50-years-of-trailblazing-literary-jewish-feminism/

"In the 1970s, in the wake of an emerging #secondwave #feminism, #women’s #magazines were expanding rapidly with a unique style. Their focus, however, tended to exclude #minorities. #Jewish women were seen as privileged “others”, not facing the same constraints as their #gentile peers. That’s why the #Winnipeg-born #SusanWeidmanSchneider founded #Lilith, a Jewish #feminist magazine, out of #NewYorkCity in 1976.

Lilith was radical in many ways, tackling taboo subjects like #abortion and #gayrights from a female Jewish perspective. Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, Lilith has persevered as a community of #literary, engaged and often mature #Jewishwomen, hosting salons and creating a space for Jewish women to express themselves freely. To reflect on its impact, #WeidmanSchneider joins #PhoebeMaltzBovy on this week’s episode of #TheJewishAngle."

https://thecjn.ca/opinion/susan-weidman-schneider-reflects-on-50-years-of-trailblazing-literary-jewish-feminism/

"In the 1970s, in the wake of an emerging #secondwave #feminism, #women’s #magazines were expanding rapidly with a unique style. Their focus, however, tended to exclude #minorities. #Jewish women were seen as privileged “others”, not facing the same constraints as their #gentile peers. That’s why the #Winnipeg-born #SusanWeidmanSchneider founded #Lilith, a Jewish #feminist magazine, out of #NewYorkCity in 1976.

Lilith was radical in many ways, tackling taboo subjects like #abortion and #gayrights from a female Jewish perspective. Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, Lilith has persevered as a community of #literary, engaged and often mature #Jewishwomen, hosting salons and creating a space for Jewish women to express themselves freely. To reflect on its impact, #WeidmanSchneider joins #PhoebeMaltzBovy on this week’s episode of #TheJewishAngle."

https://thecjn.ca/opinion/susan-weidman-schneider-reflects-on-50-years-of-trailblazing-literary-jewish-feminism/

"In the 1970s, in the wake of an emerging #secondwave #feminism, #women’s #magazines were expanding rapidly with a unique style. Their focus, however, tended to exclude #minorities. #Jewish women were seen as privileged “others”, not facing the same constraints as their #gentile peers. That’s why the #Winnipeg-born #SusanWeidmanSchneider founded #Lilith, a Jewish #feminist magazine, out of #NewYorkCity in 1976.

Lilith was radical in many ways, tackling taboo subjects like #abortion and #gayrights from a female Jewish perspective. Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, Lilith has persevered as a community of #literary, engaged and often mature #Jewishwomen, hosting salons and creating a space for Jewish women to express themselves freely. To reflect on its impact, #WeidmanSchneider joins #PhoebeMaltzBovy on this week’s episode of #TheJewishAngle."

https://thecjn.ca/opinion/susan-weidman-schneider-reflects-on-50-years-of-trailblazing-literary-jewish-feminism/

"In the 1970s, in the wake of an emerging #secondwave #feminism, #women’s #magazines were expanding rapidly with a unique style. Their focus, however, tended to exclude #minorities. #Jewish women were seen as privileged “others”, not facing the same constraints as their #gentile peers. That’s why the #Winnipeg-born #SusanWeidmanSchneider founded #Lilith, a Jewish #feminist magazine, out of #NewYorkCity in 1976.

Lilith was radical in many ways, tackling taboo subjects like #abortion and #gayrights from a female Jewish perspective. Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, Lilith has persevered as a community of #literary, engaged and often mature #Jewishwomen, hosting salons and creating a space for Jewish women to express themselves freely. To reflect on its impact, #WeidmanSchneider joins #PhoebeMaltzBovy on this week’s episode of #TheJewishAngle."

https://thecjn.ca/opinion/susan-weidman-schneider-reflects-on-50-years-of-trailblazing-literary-jewish-feminism/

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/06/met-police-specialist-unit-antisemitic-hate-crime-london-high. Few, if any, would seek to justify #antisemitism or #antisemitic #hatecrimes - I certainly wouldn't. However, are the #MetPolice doing as much about other forms of #hatecrime - against #disabled people, for example, or the #LGBTIQA #community, other #ethnic #minorities or #Muslims? No, I thought not.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/06/met-police-specialist-unit-antisemitic-hate-crime-london-high. Few, if any, would seek to justify #antisemitism or #antisemitic #hatecrimes - I certainly wouldn't. However, are the #MetPolice doing as much about other forms of #hatecrime - against #disabled people, for example, or the #LGBTIQA #community, other #ethnic #minorities or #Muslims? No, I thought not.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/06/met-police-specialist-unit-antisemitic-hate-crime-london-high. Few, if any, would seek to justify #antisemitism or #antisemitic #hatecrimes - I certainly wouldn't. However, are the #MetPolice doing as much about other forms of #hatecrime - against #disabled people, for example, or the #LGBTIQA #community, other #ethnic #minorities or #Muslims? No, I thought not.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/06/met-police-specialist-unit-antisemitic-hate-crime-london-high. Few, if any, would seek to justify #antisemitism or #antisemitic #hatecrimes - I certainly wouldn't. However, are the #MetPolice doing as much about other forms of #hatecrime - against #disabled people, for example, or the #LGBTIQA #community, other #ethnic #minorities or #Muslims? No, I thought not.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/06/met-police-specialist-unit-antisemitic-hate-crime-london-high. Few, if any, would seek to justify #antisemitism or #antisemitic #hatecrimes - I certainly wouldn't. However, are the #MetPolice doing as much about other forms of #hatecrime - against #disabled people, for example, or the #LGBTIQA #community, other #ethnic #minorities or #Muslims? No, I thought not.

https://www.europesays.com/people/59490/ Opinion | John Roberts Believes in an America That Doesn’t Exist #BlackPeople #Douglass #FederalStateRelations(US) #Frederick #HouseOfRepresentatives #JohnGJr #JohnRoberts #MidtermElections2026 #Minorities #RedistrictingAndReapportionment #RegistrationAndRequirements #Roberts #Senate #StateLegislatures #SupremeCourt(US) #VotingRights #VotingRightsAct(1965)

https://www.europesays.com/news/24638/ Supreme Court Agrees to Fast-Track Louisiana Voting Map Decision #Alito #CourtsAndTheJudiciary #DecisionsAndVerdicts #elections #Headlines #HouseOfRepresentatives #jackson #KetanjiBrown(1970) #MidtermElections(2026) #Minorities #News #PrimariesAndCaucuses #RedistrictingAndReapportionment #RepublicanParty #SamuelAJr #StateLegislatures #SupremeCourt(US) #TopStories #UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment #VotingRightsAct(1965)

Supreme Court Agrees to Fast-Track Louisiana Voting Map Decision

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/supreme-court-louisiana-voting-rights-act.html

Supreme Court Agrees to Fast-Track Louisiana Voting Map Decision

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/supreme-court-louisiana-voting-rights-act.html

https://www.europesays.com/news/23874/ Behind Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling, a Clash Over the Reality of Racism #Alito #BlackPeople #Discrimination #Elena #Headlines #Kagan #Minorities #News #RedistrictingAndReapportionment #SamuelAJr #SouthernStates(US) #StateLegislatures #SupremeCourt(US) #TopStories #UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment #VotingRightsAct(1965)

Behind Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling, a Clash Over the Reality of Racism

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/us/politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-act.html

Behind Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling, a Clash Over the Reality of Racism

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/us/politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-act.html

Behind Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling, a Clash Over the Reality of Racism

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/us/politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-act.html

Behind Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling, a Clash Over the Reality of Racism

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/us/politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-act.html

Does this opening up mean that #Bhutan will be able to stomach #criticism of its treatment of the #Lhotshampa people? https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260429-one-of-the-worlds-most-remote-nations-opens-up More here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhotshampa_people #humanrights #nepal #minorities #buddhism #buddhist #hindu

Does this opening up mean that #Bhutan will be able to stomach #criticism of its treatment of the #Lhotshampa people? https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260429-one-of-the-worlds-most-remote-nations-opens-up More here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhotshampa_people #humanrights #nepal #minorities #buddhism #buddhist #hindu

Does this opening up mean that #Bhutan will be able to stomach #criticism of its treatment of the #Lhotshampa people? https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260429-one-of-the-worlds-most-remote-nations-opens-up More here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhotshampa_people #humanrights #nepal #minorities #buddhism #buddhist #hindu

Does this opening up mean that #Bhutan will be able to stomach #criticism of its treatment of the #Lhotshampa people? https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260429-one-of-the-worlds-most-remote-nations-opens-up More here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhotshampa_people #humanrights #nepal #minorities #buddhism #buddhist #hindu

Does this opening up mean that #Bhutan will be able to stomach #criticism of its treatment of the #Lhotshampa people? https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260429-one-of-the-worlds-most-remote-nations-opens-up More here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhotshampa_people #humanrights #nepal #minorities #buddhism #buddhist #hindu

I think this is really good.

"We are not homeless. We are tenants. The defense we receive is conditional on our usefulness to someone else’s larger story. The lease renews when we fit. It lapses when we do not. The landlord changes faster than we do.

Some #Jews trust strongmen and unapologetic #nationalists. They look at history and conclude that force is the only language anyone has truly respected. A people whose twentieth century included watching civilized societies collapse into pits does not emerge with much faith in polite institutions.

Other Jews trust #liberal institutions, pluralist coalitions, and democratic norms. They know #minorities survive not because powerful men favor them, but because laws restrain power across factions, because institutions outlast moods, because protection that depends on a patron’s loyalty is not protection at all.

Both instincts are responding to something real. Neither is reading the lease."

https://brendenstrauss.substack.com/p/conditionally-defended

I think this is really good.

"We are not homeless. We are tenants. The defense we receive is conditional on our usefulness to someone else’s larger story. The lease renews when we fit. It lapses when we do not. The landlord changes faster than we do.

Some #Jews trust strongmen and unapologetic #nationalists. They look at history and conclude that force is the only language anyone has truly respected. A people whose twentieth century included watching civilized societies collapse into pits does not emerge with much faith in polite institutions.

Other Jews trust #liberal institutions, pluralist coalitions, and democratic norms. They know #minorities survive not because powerful men favor them, but because laws restrain power across factions, because institutions outlast moods, because protection that depends on a patron’s loyalty is not protection at all.

Both instincts are responding to something real. Neither is reading the lease."

https://brendenstrauss.substack.com/p/conditionally-defended

I think this is really good.

"We are not homeless. We are tenants. The defense we receive is conditional on our usefulness to someone else’s larger story. The lease renews when we fit. It lapses when we do not. The landlord changes faster than we do.

Some #Jews trust strongmen and unapologetic #nationalists. They look at history and conclude that force is the only language anyone has truly respected. A people whose twentieth century included watching civilized societies collapse into pits does not emerge with much faith in polite institutions.

Other Jews trust #liberal institutions, pluralist coalitions, and democratic norms. They know #minorities survive not because powerful men favor them, but because laws restrain power across factions, because institutions outlast moods, because protection that depends on a patron’s loyalty is not protection at all.

Both instincts are responding to something real. Neither is reading the lease."

https://brendenstrauss.substack.com/p/conditionally-defended

I think this is really good.

"We are not homeless. We are tenants. The defense we receive is conditional on our usefulness to someone else’s larger story. The lease renews when we fit. It lapses when we do not. The landlord changes faster than we do.

Some #Jews trust strongmen and unapologetic #nationalists. They look at history and conclude that force is the only language anyone has truly respected. A people whose twentieth century included watching civilized societies collapse into pits does not emerge with much faith in polite institutions.

Other Jews trust #liberal institutions, pluralist coalitions, and democratic norms. They know #minorities survive not because powerful men favor them, but because laws restrain power across factions, because institutions outlast moods, because protection that depends on a patron’s loyalty is not protection at all.

Both instincts are responding to something real. Neither is reading the lease."

https://brendenstrauss.substack.com/p/conditionally-defended

I think this is really good.

"We are not homeless. We are tenants. The defense we receive is conditional on our usefulness to someone else’s larger story. The lease renews when we fit. It lapses when we do not. The landlord changes faster than we do.

Some #Jews trust strongmen and unapologetic #nationalists. They look at history and conclude that force is the only language anyone has truly respected. A people whose twentieth century included watching civilized societies collapse into pits does not emerge with much faith in polite institutions.

Other Jews trust #liberal institutions, pluralist coalitions, and democratic norms. They know #minorities survive not because powerful men favor them, but because laws restrain power across factions, because institutions outlast moods, because protection that depends on a patron’s loyalty is not protection at all.

Both instincts are responding to something real. Neither is reading the lease."

https://brendenstrauss.substack.com/p/conditionally-defended

https://www.europesays.com/iran/81011/ U.N. Report Documents Sectarian Violence in Syria That Killed Over 1,700 #Ahmed(AbuMohammadAlJolani)(1982) #AlShara #DefenseAndMilitaryForces #Druse(Sect) #minorities #NomadicPeople #Sweida(Syria) #Syria #UnitedNations

Book challenges came from 1) pressure groups, decision-makers or government officials (92%), parents (2.7%), or individual readers (1.4%).
The American #Library Association (ALA)'s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) says "#BookBans were not sparked by concerned #parents, [or] the result of grassroots efforts. They were part of a politically driven campaign to suppress the stories of #LGBTQIA+ & Bipoc communities.”
40% of the #BannedBooks were about #gays, #minorities.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/us-libraries-banned-books

Book challenges came from 1) pressure groups, decision-makers or government officials (92%), parents (2.7%), or individual readers (1.4%).
The American #Library Association (ALA)'s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) says "#BookBans were not sparked by concerned #parents, [or] the result of grassroots efforts. They were part of a politically driven campaign to suppress the stories of #LGBTQIA+ & Bipoc communities.”
40% of the #BannedBooks were about #gays, #minorities.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/us-libraries-banned-books

Book challenges came from 1) pressure groups, decision-makers or government officials (92%), parents (2.7%), or individual readers (1.4%).
The American #Library Association (ALA)'s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) says "#BookBans were not sparked by concerned #parents, [or] the result of grassroots efforts. They were part of a politically driven campaign to suppress the stories of #LGBTQIA+ & Bipoc communities.”
40% of the #BannedBooks were about #gays, #minorities.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/us-libraries-banned-books

Book challenges came from 1) pressure groups, decision-makers or government officials (92%), parents (2.7%), or individual readers (1.4%).
The American #Library Association (ALA)'s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) says "#BookBans were not sparked by concerned #parents, [or] the result of grassroots efforts. They were part of a politically driven campaign to suppress the stories of #LGBTQIA+ & Bipoc communities.”
40% of the #BannedBooks were about #gays, #minorities.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/us-libraries-banned-books

Book challenges came from 1) pressure groups, decision-makers or government officials (92%), parents (2.7%), or individual readers (1.4%).
The American #Library Association (ALA)'s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) says "#BookBans were not sparked by concerned #parents, [or] the result of grassroots efforts. They were part of a politically driven campaign to suppress the stories of #LGBTQIA+ & Bipoc communities.”
40% of the #BannedBooks were about #gays, #minorities.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/us-libraries-banned-books

Kurdish gains in Syria could disappear without international support − just as they did in Iraq decades ago. #AhmedalSharaa #BaathParty #Internationalcommunity #internationalrights #Iran #IranianKurds #Iraq #IraqiKurds #Kurdistan #Kurds #MiddleEast #Minorities #Nationalism #SaddamHussein #Syria #Syriancivilwar #SyrianKurds #Syrianwar
https://iwpost.com/kurdish-gains-in-syria-could-disappear-without-international-support-%e2%88%92-just-as-they-did-in-iraq-decades-ago/?fsp_sid=6059

Kurdish gains in Syria could disappear without international support − just as they did in Iraq decades ago. #AhmedalSharaa #BaathParty #Internationalcommunity #internationalrights #Iran #IranianKurds #Iraq #IraqiKurds #Kurdistan #Kurds #MiddleEast #Minorities #Nationalism #SaddamHussein #Syria #Syriancivilwar #SyrianKurds #Syrianwar
https://iwpost.com/kurdish-gains-in-syria-could-disappear-without-international-support-%e2%88%92-just-as-they-did-in-iraq-decades-ago/?fsp_sid=6059

#GiftArticle

#SCOTUS remade by #Trump ushers in historic defeats for #CivilRights

The court is the first since at least the ’50s to reject claims in a majority of cases involving #women & “#minorities”.

The shift ends a streak of successive courts expanding protections beginning with the civil rights era. But the historic nature of the current court is also evident in other key areas of the #law over the 5 terms since the 3rd of Trump’s appointees joined the bench.

https://wapo.st/4c9sLWx

#GiftArticle

#SCOTUS remade by #Trump ushers in historic defeats for #CivilRights

The court is the first since at least the ’50s to reject claims in a majority of cases involving #women & “#minorities”.

The shift ends a streak of successive courts expanding protections beginning with the civil rights era. But the historic nature of the current court is also evident in other key areas of the #law over the 5 terms since the 3rd of Trump’s appointees joined the bench.

https://wapo.st/4c9sLWx

#GiftArticle

#SCOTUS remade by #Trump ushers in historic defeats for #CivilRights

The court is the first since at least the ’50s to reject claims in a majority of cases involving #women & “#minorities”.

The shift ends a streak of successive courts expanding protections beginning with the civil rights era. But the historic nature of the current court is also evident in other key areas of the #law over the 5 terms since the 3rd of Trump’s appointees joined the bench.

https://wapo.st/4c9sLWx

#GiftArticle

#SCOTUS remade by #Trump ushers in historic defeats for #CivilRights

The court is the first since at least the ’50s to reject claims in a majority of cases involving #women & “#minorities”.

The shift ends a streak of successive courts expanding protections beginning with the civil rights era. But the historic nature of the current court is also evident in other key areas of the #law over the 5 terms since the 3rd of Trump’s appointees joined the bench.

https://wapo.st/4c9sLWx

#GiftArticle

#SCOTUS remade by #Trump ushers in historic defeats for #CivilRights

The court is the first since at least the ’50s to reject claims in a majority of cases involving #women & “#minorities”.

The shift ends a streak of successive courts expanding protections beginning with the civil rights era. But the historic nature of the current court is also evident in other key areas of the #law over the 5 terms since the 3rd of Trump’s appointees joined the bench.

https://wapo.st/4c9sLWx

David Nirenberg will be joined by Rosa Vidal Doval (University of Oxford) and scholars from Queen Mary University of London and the German Historical Institute London. Sign up now: www.ghil.ac.uk/event... #middleages #medieval #medievalhistory #violence #minorities 3/3

Texas Considers Required Reading List for Schools, Which Includes the Bible

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/texas-considers-required-reading-list-for-schools-which-includes-the-bible.html

Texas Considers Required Reading List for Schools, Which Includes the Bible

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/texas-considers-required-reading-list-for-schools-which-includes-the-bible.html

In the Navy, or: A passage problem

A limerick

There’s panic—the oil market’s skewed, 
As tankers can’t pass with their crews; 
The nations all fret 
To keep safe passage set— 
Yet who will save the gays of Hormuz?

Photo: NASA Johnson

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

Cesar Chavez Was a Voice for Mexican Americans Like Me. Now, We Grieve.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/nyregion/cesar-chavez-reactions.html

Cesar Chavez Was a Voice for Mexican Americans Like Me. Now, We Grieve.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/nyregion/cesar-chavez-reactions.html

No Kings 3, Saturday, March 28, 2026
Greensboro, NC

I'm a Christian, but not a Christian Nationalist, so this lone protestor with his sign really moved me.

There were so many great signs, that ranged from simple home-made statements to professional prints, but this was my personal favorite.

It's especially haunting to me because it's being held by one of the few Minority protestors. He was there by himself. I did not see any other Hispanics (although I don't blame them for staying home) and only maybe a dozen Black people (i don't blame them, either.)

Greensboro has a long history of racial bias.

And of course, there were a couple of idiots off to the side, with folding tables, selling t-shirts featuring the No Kings logo.

But not a single counter-protestor. No one was harmed or arrested while I was there.

#nokings #northcarolina #NC #protest #protestors #minorities #greensboro #nokings3 #50501movement #indivisible

https://www.europesays.com/iran/40467/ On Iran’s Rugged Frontier, Kurds Yearn to Join the Fight #Baghdad(Iraq) #Benjamin #DonaldJ #InternationalRelations #Iran #IslamicRevolutionaryGuardsCorps #Israel #Kurdistan #Kurds #minorities #netanyahu #Syria #trump #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesDefenseAndMilitaryForces #UnitedStatesInternationalRelations