Very happy to share the first issue of my new monthly newsletter for friends and supporters This issue includes: - My writing in the month of June on a variety of topcs (my 50th birthday, LGBTQ inclusion, Torah study, AI in the practice of law, and my complicated […] [Original post on c.im]

#democraticsocialism #dsa Rise of the democratic socialists – and what it means for just-plain Democrats - CSMonitor.com https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0625/democratic-socialists-new-york-congress

https://oklahoma.gov/oag/news/newsroom/2026/june/drummond-lauds-supreme-court-ruling-to-uphold-ban-on-transgender-athletes-in-girls-sports.html Just a reminder for folks who think #Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is a "moderate" or "reasonable" choice for Governor --- he is anything […]

I've written a blog post entitled "Why I (a Bicentennial baby) have complicated feelings about patriotism, the flag, and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence" Here are the opening paragraphs: I decide to write this blog post partly as a message to my future self (so I can […]

On a day when #scotus made a powerful and important decision in support of #HumanRights and #birthrightcutizenship, we get this wretched ruling that yet again allows states to trample on the rights of #transgender people. It seems fitting that this is all happening only days before the 4th of […]

The best news from #scotus thus year! #birthrightcitizenship #fourteenthamenfment #usa #constitution #conlaw

Here is something I wrote back in 2014 . . . my conversion essay for the SHJ's Adoption into Judaism program. https://humanistictorah.org/2026/06/30/going-back-to-2014-my-jewish-conversion-essay/ #HumanisticJudaism #judaism #jewishconversion

https://stopice.net/login/?alert=1782746425890# This happened today in Bethany, Oklahoma, just a few miles from where my wife works. Also note how the cowardly ICE storm trooper was so quick to put on his mask after he had finished with his brutality (and before his face would have been on […]

#JoshDuggar is in #okc right now Yuck. #Oklahoma https://www.bop.gov/mobile/find_inmate/byname.jsp#inmate_results

Message shared from Oklahomans against #ICE Are you tired of seeing your state police weaponized to act as a tool for ICE? Are you tired of seeing people ripped from their family because they dared to have an accent while stopping by OnCue on the way to work? Do you […] [Original post on c.im]

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/us/texas-schools-bible-curriculum-vote I want to comment on story, as someone who has spent his entire life studying the Bible (in both religious settings and in higher education). The Bible can certainly be studied and appreciated as literature and as a […]

Just realized that my favorite piece of Windows software that I'm still using is THIRTY YEARS old this year. Yes, I've been using Paint Shop Pro, version 4.12 since the late 90's. It is super-tiny (just a few MB --- not like modern bloatware), and I know it inside and […] [Original post on c.im]

RE: https://mas.to/@dfwsupportcommittee/116800379022941843 Oh my god Read This & Share It!👇 as far & wide as possible! People need to read this👇😤

#scotus #prisonerrights #firstamendment #religiousliberty #louisiana https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/6/23/800059751/courts/supreme-court-decides-not-everyone-deserves-religious-liberty/?utm_source=dkre&utm_medium=email

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/prairieland-ice-protesters-texas-sentenced I expect we will learn much more about this case (and the decision of Texas prosecutors to pursue such an extreme treatment of this case), but based on what we know so far: 1. One of the defendants (the […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JraPWCDLA0 Best song ever! #drbronners #iykyk

https://pedalscape.com/ Sharing this for myself - a website that has videos of amazing bike rides, for stationary bike users who dont' want to spend oodles for peleton, etc.

Sharing episode #6 of the HumanisticTorah.org podcast In this episode, I unpack Parshah Chukat (more specifically, Numbers 19:1-13) and consider how the ancient uses of the red heifer ash water ritual were both in the context of healing from trauma (encountering […] [Original post on c.im]

This is petty of me, but when I think of State Senator #dustydeevers (an extreme Christian Nationalist in Southwest #Oklahoma who lost his primary re-election bid), Daniel 5:26-27 comes to mind. #iykyk #ChristianNationalism #bible

I can't say how deeply disappointed I am by the people of Oklahoma tonight. I hope someday a sociologist can help to explain what makes Oklahoma voters so cruel. Is it the dominant form of religion? Is it the education level of the populace? Is it decades of exploitation by major employers […]

https://results.okelections.gov/OKER/?elecDate=20260616 Tonight's #Oklahoma #Election results

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/03/12/senegal-parliament-doubles-gay-sex-penalty-homosexuals-will-no-longer-breathe-in-this-country/ #senegal #homophobia #HumanRights #africa #boycottsenegal #hatred

For anyone curious, here's my planned votes in today's #Oklahoma #democratic primary election: Governor: #cyndimunson (a tough choice, as I've long been a fan of #conniejohnson, but I think Cyndi has shown herself to be a stronger campaigner this year) State Superintendent: I'm still undecided […]

Important reminder: Election Day is tomorrow, June 16th in #Oklahoma. Polls will be open from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM. You can find your polling place here and see sample ballots here: https://okvoterportal.okelections.gov/ All registered Oklahoma voters will be voting on the state question to […]

Please note- habeas corpus is a RIGHT not a "privludge," despite what the #fascist #trump administration would have us believe. Excerpt: “The Constitution is clear, and that, of course, is the supreme law of the land, that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus can be suspended in a time of […]

#cuba #coral #conservation Freedivers, leftover cables and bits of clay: Cuba gets inventive to save its pristine reefs amid US blockade | Marine life | The Guardian […]

RE: https://aus.social/@kate/116732744511240931 What a powerful statement on #transgender rights from the #british #quakers ! #quaker #uk #transrightsarehumanrights #lgbtq

So if you boycotted CBS and Paramount after what they did to Stephen Colbert, or what they did to 60 Minutes, now those same awful people will control Warner Brothers and CNN. So for me, more things to stop watching. I’m actually finding it’s freeing up time for much better things. How about you?

I love these remarks by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo about Mexico's win in its first match in the #fifaworldcup Excerpt: “Al que apuesta en contra de México siempre le va a ir mal, le va a ir mal en la cancha, le va a ir mal en la política, le va a ir mal en la vida”, declaró." […]

I personally don't like #yeti products because they are crazy overpriced, but if you need another reason to #boycottyeti read this article. #iceout #noborderwall #bigbend #texas […]

https://anabaptistworld.org/new-trial-results-in-death-sentences-for-murders-of-un-investigators/ I knew Michael from his days working with the GI Rights Hotline-affiliated group in Germany. While I'm glad that his murderers were brought to justice, I mourn the fact that they are likely going […]

https://jmb.mx/blog/2026/06/09/three-benefits-that-come-when-a-religious-community-becomes-an-open-and-affirming-congregation-to-lgbtq-queer-people/ Sharing this transcript (and audio) of my message at Joy Mennonite Church (of #okc) from this last Sunday. But if you don't have time to read the […]

Since I'm about to turn 50 this week (and will be hitting the 20th anniversary of my being an attorney in September), I thought I would write a blog post of some reflections on my life thus far, as well as some resolutions I'm trying to set for the next chapters of my […] [Original post on c.im]

Sad to see that #ghana is still dominated by the anti-LGBTQ values that were first imposed upon them by their colonial oppressors. As always, homophobia and white supremacy go hand in hand together. #HUMANRIGHT #colonialism #boycottghana #lgbtq […]

Humiliated by Iran, the US wants an easy scalp: keep your eyes on Cuba | Owen Jones | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/28/us-cuba-humiliation-donald-trump #cuba #cubasolidarity #cubasolidaridad

The US keeps finding ways to justify state violence against Cuba | Daniel Mendiola | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/28/cuba-castro-indictment-latin-america-violence #cuba #cubasolidarity #cubasolidaridad

You are invited to the Shalom V'Tzedek Anti-Fascist Book Discussion Group The group happens every 1st Wednesday of the month at 3 pm Central time via Zoom. Our current book for discussion: "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century" by Timothy Snyder. (Please note that the opening […]

#Tulsa #Oklahoma #foodnotbombs #fnb Tulsa police arrest 4 Food Not Bombs members, others allege mayor targeting group https://nondoc.com/2026/05/13/tulsa-police-arrest-4-food-not-bombs-members-others-allege-mayor-targeting-group/

#canada ‘Canada is handing people over to ICE’: refugees rejected at border face US detention | Canada | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/23/canadians-refugees-rejected-face-ice-detention

Random reflection from hour #17 of #shavuotlive I got to hear part of Shaul Magid's presentation Sinai and the State Against Our Will: Rav Manitou’s Description of the Problems of Our Time, which I will definitely be listening to again in recorded form, to explore more thoroughly the question […]

Random Reflections from the overnight of #shavuotlive when I was passing between times of sleeping and being awake (hours #10-16) 1. Was Essau a vampire? What about the angel that wrestled with Jacob? - Not as crazy as it sounds, as Essau fell up on Jacob's neck when they reconciled and the […]

Random reflection on #shavuotlive hour #9, Chava Shapiro's presentation "Pikuach Nefesh (Saving a Life) and the Moral Work of Jewish Law" was a very helpful presentation, digging into the history of the principle of Pikuach Nefesh (PK). PK is interesting because it was pretty much a universal […]

Random reflection on #ShavuotLive hour #8 by @devotaj#shavuotliveon "Agrat: Jewish Demon-Queen" All I can say is wow. Every time I think I've learned a truly wild, unexpected thing from the Jewish tradition, I learn something even wilder. This was a good program.

Random reflection from hour #7 of #shavuotlive - Mazel M's program "GODHOLE THEORY: A Kabbalistic, Quantum, Classroom Cosmology" was crazy trippy. Zany. Provacative. I'm glad this was one was late, as I think I had more fun with it. #Mazeldon #judaism #shavuot

Random reflections from hour #6 of #shavuotlive from Judaism Unbound This hour was by John Argaman on the topic of "Why do we need sermons" was excellent. The most important message he gave was an encouragement that religious communities should ask good questions about why they do sermons, and […]

Random reflections on Hour #5 of #shavuotlive by Abby Stein on kabbalah My attention wandered some in this session due to the arrival of my family (I skipped services to stay and do shavuot live), but I did come away with a deeper appreciation of the way that the kabbalistic movement shaped the […]

Random reflections on Hour #4 of #shavuotlive - This is a great shift in gears - to a study session about erotic Yiddish poetry written by and for women. The presenter is Arielle Stein. My main take away is that everything is #torah, even erotic literature. And if Torah is in Song of Songs, it […]

(from last night) Very random reflections from hour #3 of #shavuotlive It is so helpful to hear Miriam speak with painful vulnerability about the weirdness of living in today's fascist dysopian reality. This hit me hard because 2 hours ago I was at a local hispanic grocery store, buying some […]

(from last night) Random Reflections from hour #2 of #shavuotlive The experience of time and memory is so subjective. It is not fixed at all in our lived experience, which is amplified by some through being either neurodivergent or by having a mind-altering experience (such as that spurred by […]

Random reflections from hour 1 of #ShavuotLive Presenter was @lexaphus#shavuotlive Wordplay is holy YHWH is all breath sounds - so is God's name breath itself? Shavuot is about 49 (49th day of the omer), which seems big to me as Im 49 years old but turning 50 soon (under the Jewish calendar, tomorrow […]