A 6 strand challah for shabbat.

Things suck so get some girl scout cookies!!!

Dems always let the Republicans control the narrative. Dems make great changes and Republicans complain and Dems let that be the focus instead of saying "these fuckers are lying".

It's "interesting" that the voice missing from the discussion on Greenland are... Greenlanders. The media talks about the US or the Danish but rarely about the people who actually live on the island that is being discussed.

This looks like a fantastic and important article on how to provide healthcare for transgender youth. To no surprise, there is so much importance to affirming care.

Hosted some friends over for dinner: Coq au vin (Julia Child's recipe never disappoints, even without the bacon), egg noodles, spicy sauteed green beans, Ina Gartens brownie pudding that I guess I overcooked or something (?) & a homemade Philadelphia style Ice cream. So fun to be in the kitchen.

A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

Amazing anti-ICE protest in Mansfield today. Over 200 people. Thanks @rnavarre.bsky.social for inviting me!

Today I changed up the challah with a 6-strand challah. Had a few baking issues today but still have some challah to bless for shabbat dinner tonight. שבת שלום!

This week, on my first substack of the year, I argue that 2026 should be the year of action. Though things may seem tough, there is still a lot you can do, including leaving comments on federal rule proposals and getting involved in local politics! sethjmeyer.substack.com/p/let-2026-b...

Six feet under & the good place. Both had amazing endings that felt like good closings which made sense in the universe they existed in.

Yesterday and today, the only social media I have been consuming is memes about Stranger Things. It is making social media a lot more fun.

And that is enough social media for today.

My son is upset that we are watching drag race after he goes to bed so we told him that if he ate his dinner we would watch some drag on youtube together. And he has opinions on drag queens (he likes colorful big wigs). I am succeeding as a gay parent.

First challah of 2026. Had some braiding issues but will still be yummy.

Too many liberal groups cede ground in general. Immigration & immigrants make our country great!

Starting 2026 with a nice snowfall in MA!

Two new cookbooks: @koshersoul.bsky.social new book and @wck.org cookbook! Excited to get into both of them. Twitty is one of my favorite culinary writers! And WCK is an amazing nonprofit.

Happy Stranger Things Season 5 Part 2 premier for those who celebrate!

Great 🧵. 2 types of people I generally see saying this: 1) atheists who still want to take part in christian culture that they like &/or 2) People who (consciously or unconsciously) are connected to the idea of Christianity as universal & therefore everyone celebrates Xmas.

Yearly reminder: Some Jews observe Xmas bc they like it or, like me, we are interreligious marriages & our in laws celebrate. Some don't care about Xmas. A day off is a day off. Some find it annoying (like me). People & stores can be a bit extra about Xmas. All are valid. Xmas is not universal.

Public administration as performed by social media influencers.

There are so many great biologists showing the complexity of gender and sex in the world.

Sometimes I just think about the resources and time that people put into bullying and harming the transgender community. Like there is so much good that people can do but instead spending their time and money on hate.

My colleague, Jose Lara, has a new edited volume out: Constructed Latinx(s) Identities: Racialized Bodies in Visual and Textual Culture. The book has some amazing essays on Latinx identities in the United States from diverse academic perspectives. services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/C/Cons...

For the last night of channukah, we have all of the menorahs lit. From front to back, Sy made one, one Nate & I bought when we first moved to NY, one my mom made, and one for our baby. It's beautiful to see all of the candles lit. Chag sameach!

Whipped up sables today and dipped them in milk chocolate. Working on getting things to look more and more perfect and the taste was on point. The sables melted in my mouth.

Recently, HHS released a report on gender affirming care for transgender youth (Link to my analysis below). Now they are going after gender affirming care. This is simply bullying trans youth, plain and simple. The science shows that GAF saves lives. sethjmeyer.substack.com/p/new-hhs-re...

Grades in so today we get to do some baking!

Fourth night of channukah using a menorah that Sy made at religious school.

So thinking about baking and what are peoples favorite cookies to either make or get. Bonus points for recipes that you either like or want to try/think look tasty.

When teaching ethics during my research methods class this year, they asked if there were any more recent ethical issues in research & I talked about how randomized trials are used in unethical ways. The idea that we would withhold treatment is awful but there is a racism aspect.

Instead of a cookie box in December, what if I did cookie boxes in February. It's so cold up here in MA and it would be a nice way to begin the semester.

It's the third night of channukah! I love how beautiful a channukiah is lit up in the dark.

I show this to my students every year. It was created by Radi-Aid who also did some great work on how NGOs perpetuate stereotypes in marketing. My students love this reading (it is linked in the article). www.forus-international.org/en/news/radi...

Today is my husband's first day of work after paternity leave. As is our tradition, I have been spending the day sending pics of what our baby has done today home with me. So far she has: Stared out the window looking for daddy. Responded to emails. Worked out. Used a telescope. Played the switch.

This is an honest question: could an lgbtq group sue now the tpusa is allowed but LGBTQ groups aren't?

Dinner for the first night of Channukah: reverse-seared steak, couscous with crispy shallots, and roasted sunchokes.

No matter what, we continue to be Jewish and continue the traditions. And now I get to share the traditions with my amazing children. Happy Channukah.

oh, one more thing, news com au reports the hero is Ahmed El-Ahmed, owner of a fruit stall. www.news.com.au/national/nsw...

Seeing Avengers: Endgame with Nate and one of my besties. We had seen all of the movies together and the ending just made everyone scream in the theater. It was amazing.

Had some issues with the dough today but it will still be yummy. Shabbat shalom!

What's interesting is lots of non Jews want to talk to me about Nobody Wants This but more Jews have been wanting to talk about Long Story Short. Such an interesting division in the TV shows with Jewish individuals that people watch.

Today was a half day for my son so Hubby and son made sugar cookies and we all decorated them as a family. Sy LOVED adding sprinkles and was kinda a maximalist with them.

She was amazing in this production. Just owned every moment of that song. I didn't care for The Color Purple but her singing I'm Here is one of my fav theater moments.

Have a Channukah party and a holiday party next week so whipped up some chocolate babkas. Only the second time I made babka but it smells so yummy! 5 yo helped me spread the chocolate and he only made a little bit of a mess.

In day 1 of intro to public administration, I always say that "run the government like a business" is a lie by people who do not understand how government works. They are just too different in goals and services to be treated as the same.

And the chicken soup was delicious. Served it over egg noodles.

Have friends coming over so dinner tonight? Chicken soup. Roasted the chicken this morning and now making the broth with the chicken bones and skin and various other shit.

I am not a fan of xmas (I find it insanely annoying & constantly forced upon me) but damn if Christmas cookie boxes aren't yummy looking and look like fun to make. Won't have much time for chocolate production so maybe I will do cookies this year.