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  1. Comment on A secret tunnel in a NYC synagogue leads to a brawl between police and worshippers in ~humanities

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    I mentioned twitter because that's generally the worst of it, but I've also seen it on insta and tumblr as well. The rapid spread of timeworn antisemitic conspiracies definitely feels like a more...

    I mentioned twitter because that's generally the worst of it, but I've also seen it on insta and tumblr as well.

    The rapid spread of timeworn antisemitic conspiracies definitely feels like a more significant story to me than the (admittedly humorous) illegal excavation that they latched onto.

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  2. Comment on A secret tunnel in a NYC synagogue leads to a brawl between police and worshippers in ~humanities

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    Calling it a "brawl" is, uh. Way overstating it. The bigger story is how this instantly became a wave of conspiracy blood libel that overwhelmed twitter, showing succinctly why no serious person...

    Calling it a "brawl" is, uh. Way overstating it.

    The bigger story is how this instantly became a wave of conspiracy blood libel that overwhelmed twitter, showing succinctly why no serious person should be using the site any more.

    39 votes

  3. Comment on How long was it before you let your dog off leash? in ~life.pets

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    Unless it's an enclosed property where dogs are specifically allowed to be off-leash, they never should be. It's illegal in many municipalities for good reasons.

    Unless it's an enclosed property where dogs are specifically allowed to be off-leash, they never should be.

    It's illegal in many municipalities for good reasons.

    67 votes

  4. Comment on Transgender and nonbinary patients have no regrets about top surgery, small study finds in ~lgbt

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    Bodily autonomy means that you have to allow people to make mistakes. It's their body, they are the only person who has the right to say what happens to it.

    Unfortunately, you can get whatever done to your tits and nose as long as you can drop the cash

    Bodily autonomy means that you have to allow people to make mistakes. It's their body, they are the only person who has the right to say what happens to it.

    12 votes

  5. Comment on What are we so afraid of? – Tony Green, on dismissing, denying, contracting and spreading the coronavirus in ~health

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    His sorrow and penitence only exist because he personally got covid. He doesn't have empathy. He still chooses what he wants to be true over what is true. I do know people like him, and would...

    His sorrow and penitence only exist because he personally got covid. He doesn't have empathy. He still chooses what he wants to be true over what is true.
    I do know people like him, and would likewise not be sympathetic if they changed their tune after getting the illness. If you only care about something when it personally impacts you, you only care about yourself.

    7 votes

  6. Comment on The demise of the secondhand bookshop in ~books

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    Didn't small-scale book shops spring back after this, when online retailers essentially wiped out the large brick-and-mortar bookstores that had previously suffocated the small shops? At least in...

    Yet by the time that I visited it as a student two decades ago, it was clearly on its last legs. Its stock was overpriced and tired; there were countless examples of dull,

    Didn't small-scale book shops spring back after this, when online retailers essentially wiped out the large brick-and-mortar bookstores that had previously suffocated the small shops? At least in the US, this article feels like it's a decade too late.

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  7. Comment on What's the coronavirus like where you are? in ~health

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    Boston, Mass (US) - I'm honestly shocked and worried at how many people are out and about without masks, and I feel like we're headed towards another spike. oldgrimalkin on the boston subreddit...

    Boston, Mass (US) -
    I'm honestly shocked and worried at how many people are out and about without masks, and I feel like we're headed towards another spike. oldgrimalkin on the boston subreddit has been posting daily updates on statistics, which has been a fantastic and simple way to keep track.

    6 votes

  8. Comment on Tildistas in the US, who do you support in the 2020 Democratic Primary? in ~talk

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    I thought that he only started his campaign after she stated she wouldn't be running?

    I thought that he only started his campaign after she stated she wouldn't be running?

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