Michael W. Twitty

@koshersoul.bsky.social

James Beard Award (The Cooking Gene) and National Jewish Book Award (Koshersoul) winning author, culinary historian (Rice and Recipes from the American South) and historic interpreter, African- American, Jewish, LGBT public figure.

@kimdorman.bsky.socialReposted by @koshersoul.bsky.social

In the 1935 novel <It Can’t Happen Here> by Sinclair Lewis, demagogue presidential candidate Berzelius (Buzz) Windrip promises to provide every “real American family” $5,000 if he wins.

@ianboudreau.comReposted by @koshersoul.bsky.social

People get confused about the trans sports thing because at a glance it seems like a small issue that impacts a very small number of people and thus makes sense as a "reasonable" concession. But it isn't, because conceding that is accepting that a kid's trans identity is on some level fraudulent

@sethcotlar.bsky.socialReposted by @koshersoul.bsky.social

In country after country the story is remarkably similar. The ascendant far right has succeeded in getting center-right and center-left parties to accept their issue frames, and no one to the left of the far right is making a compelling case for an alternative. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.comHow Sweden lost its soul – and stopped being Sweden | Martin GelinIn 2022 my country entered a new era of cruelty. It will take more than one election to get the old, tolerant Sweden back, writes Swedish journalist Martin Gelin
@ndrew.bsky.socialReposted by @koshersoul.bsky.social

attacking trans people hurts dem politicians and that take is missing from this whole news cycle. dems attacking trans people makes it more likely you will lose, defending trans people makes it more likely they win I want democrats to win so they need to defend trans people

@melondc.bsky.socialReposted by @koshersoul.bsky.social

So many more DC kids need to be Smithsonian kids! It is sometimes shocking how limited the experiwnces of the city are for some kiddos. Thank you for sharing

@abbystein.bsky.socialReposted by @koshersoul.bsky.social

“The angel appointed over the Mitzvah of blowing Shofar is also appointed over eating Chulent. So when Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbos and we eat Chulent, there’s no need to blow the shofar...” – Said in the name of my great(×5)-grandfather, Rebbe Meir of Premishlan (1783–1850).

Close-up of a printed Hebrew text quoting Rebbe Meir of Premishlan: “The angel appointed over the mitzvah of blowing shofar is also appointed over chulent; therefore, when Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbos, there is no need to blow the shofar.” the Hebrew reads: מאיר'ל מפרימישלאן זיע"א, כי המלאך הממונה על מצות השופר, ממונה גם על מאכל ה'טשולענט', ולכן בראש השנה שחל בשבת שאוכלים בו 'טשולענט' אין צורך לתקוע בו.
@abbystein.bsky.socialReposted by @koshersoul.bsky.social

Just had to share it 🤷‍♀️ So this week, I expect all Chulent eaters to take the Chulent as seriously as they ould take shofar. It's tradition.

@queenofpeat.bsky.socialReposted by @koshersoul.bsky.social

Forget planting trees for a second. Let's talk about BOGS. Did you know that peatlands cover a tiny 3% of Earth’s land, but store MORE CARBON than all the world's forests combined?They are an ultimate MVP of our climate system and it’s time we start hyping them. Join me! 🧵 1/

@datadivajf.bsky.socialReposted by @koshersoul.bsky.social

Tentative Rosh Hashanah menu: Dinners: Hoppin John, Orange and Honey Glazed Carrots, Stuffed Baked Apples. Lunches: Kale, Apple, and Baked Tofu Salad with pomegranate arils. New fruit: Probably rambutan unless I can find sapote or cherimoya. Breakfasts: Some kind of apple smoothie.

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