But under the U.N. Charter, “a nation may not use force on the sovereign territory of another country without its consent, a self-defense rationale, or the authorization of the U.N. Security Council,” writes my colleague Charlie Savage, who covers national security and legal policy.

Santos, ángeles, monstruos y diablos cornudos: el románico no fue blanco, sino en colores elpais.com/babelia/2025...

La urgencia de proteger nuestra salud mental en la era del estrés elpais.com/eps/2025-12-...

Aprender a amar y a ser LGTBIQ+ en los libros elpais.com/cultura/2025...

A little end-of-Chanukah gift from my loving husband. He gets me!!

I wish a very Merry Christmas to all who are celebrating! May your days be merry and bright.

It was such a joy to celebrate Hanukkah with Mandy, Kathryn and their son, Gideon. As Jewish New Yorkers across our city prepare to light candles and mark the seventh night today, I wish you and your families a Hanukkah full of light and love. youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng

Resources shared for Ḥanukkah opensiddur.org/index.php?ca...

Chanukah Sameach!! May the increase of light over these eight days transform the darkness. (Lighting a Hanukkah menorah, Italy (Ferrara?), c1470. Israel Museum, Ms Rothschild 24, fol 113v)

🏳️‍🌈 Using correct pronouns is suicide prevention 🏳️‍🌈 Using correct pronouns is basic human dignity 🏳️‍🌈 Using correct prounouns is active allyship 🏳️‍🌈 Using correct prounouns is affirming 🏳️‍🌈 Using correct prounouns isn’t that difficult Period. Repost if you use the correct pronouns 🏳️‍🌈 #pride #ally

Linguists start compiling first ever complete dictionary of ancient Celtic www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Wordle 1,635 2/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

NYT Morning Report: Report card: A student at the University of Oklahoma cited the Bible in an essay for her psychology class and wrote that the “lie that there are multiple genders” is “demonic.” Her professor gave that work a grade of zero. The student filed a claim of religious discrimination.

Hummers on my balcony!!

Happy Thanksgiving, y'all!!

Wordle 1,620 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😲😲😲

"In Spain, young people are increasingly drawn to the dictator Francisco Franco, who died 50 years ago. So the government is designing apps, games and T-shirts to promote democracy." What??!! nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter...

“I will do it tomorrow,” said Toad. “Today I will take life easy.”

Resources shared for 🌐 Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20th) opensiddur.org/index.php?ca...

Los 50 mejores libros españoles del último medio siglo elpais.com/babelia/2025...

Multilingualism protects against accelerated aging in cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of 27 European countries www.nature.com/articles/s43...

I'm so tired of scrolling for 2 seconds through Instagram and seeing that most of the videos now are generated by AI and are completely fake. How boring!

Critters!!

¡El Supremo de Estados Unidos rechaza cuestionar el matrimonio igualitario! elpais.com/sociedad/lgt...

Hablar varios idiomas protege al cerebro del deterioro cognitivo por el paso del tiempo elpais.com/ciencia/2025...

Zohran Mamdani’s Triumph in New York Evokes Intense Reaction in Israel www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w... As an American Jew, I cannot understand Israeli officials' responses to Mamdani's win, acting as though New York's Jewish populations are in toto under threat, as anything but bigotry.

#openaccess Christians and Tafsīr: Interreligious Readings of Muslim Exegetical Sources from the Middle Ages to Early-Modern Times www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...

CFP: Christians, Jews and Muslims: Trajectories and Interactions in the Mediterranean Organized by the Instituto de Lenguas y Culturas del Mediterráneo y Oriente Próximo (ILC?CSIC), in collaboration with the Common Action Forum (CAF). Venue: BNE and CCHS, Madrid, Spain. 9-12 June 2026

It’s Halloween! Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock’s The Monster Theory Reader from @uminnpress.bsky.social is a book I find myself returning to repeatedly 🎃😈🧌

Happy Halloween!

A bright morning walk in the woods. Today I saw and heard: golden-crowned kinglets, Anna's hummingbirds, a Steller's jay, song sparrows, Pacific wrens, Northern flickers, American robins, spotted towhees, brown creepers, a great horned owl,...

Green River College: El Día de Los Muertos Celebration October 28th - November 2nd www.greenriver.edu/campus/aware...

Anónimo, La danza general de la Muerte (s. XV) Eds. Michelle Hamilton, Sol Miguel-Prendes, David Wacks openiberiaamerica.hcommons.org/2021/10/18/a...

Jews differ on both Zionism and Mamdani

Q. & A. What Palestinians and Israelis Have Learned Since October 7th Despite the ceasefire in Gaza, prospects for long-term peace seem worse than ever. By Isaac Chotiner

#openaccess #medievalsky titles from @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social openaccess.boydellandbrewercms.com?id=-289730

CFP: Lengua y minorías en el mundo hispánico Oviedo, 7-8 de mayo de 2026 Envío de propuestas: 15 de enero de 2026 Dirección: Pablo Roza Candás y Raquel Suárez García #CFP #medievalsky #minorías #moriscos #conversos #judíos #academicconference #Oviedo #lenguas #Corán

Should synagogues remove the Israeli flag from bimahs now? How a New York shul made the decision forward.com/news/777334/...

NY Times: "Trump is remaking the White House with renovations to the Oval Office, the Cabinet Room, the Rose Garden, the West Colonnade and the East Wing." And who's paying for all of this???

Ready to explore the Middle Ages from your living room? Dive into medieval history with our expert-led online courses!🏰📜 medievalstudies.thinkific.com #Medieval

Una monografía sobre la vida de los moriscos y cristianos del profesor Francisco Javier Moreno obtiene el sello de calidad de la Unión de Editoriales Universitarias Españolas www.uclm.es/es/noticias/...

Medieval genomes from eastern Iberia illuminate the role of Morisco mass deportations in dismantling a long-standing genetic bridge with North Africa genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Today we’re celebrating the ceasefire and hostage deal — but we’re also committing to continue to fight until we end the occupation and achieve real Israeli-palestinian peace. Until every person on this land is safe, free, and equal.

SEMINARIO DE MINORÍAS VIRTUAL (conferencias en castellano) Rafael M.Pérez García, Luis Bernabé Pons, Araceli Moreno, Borja François, Florence Dumora, Françoise Richer, Susana Bastos, Fernando Pancorbo, James W.Nelson Novoa, Rica Amran, José María Perceval, Youssef El Alaoui. inicio: 3 de noviembre

My favorite holiday is upon us! Chag Sukkot Sameach to all who are celebrating!

UN CONGRESO PARA DISCUTIR LA IMAGEN DEL OTRO Y LA INFLUENCIA DE LA ‘OTREIDAD’ EN NUESTRAS SOCIEDADES