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Meredith Shiner
@meredithshiner.bsky.social
starting over #onhere? bylines on politics and sports across the internet; running a communications consulting business and raising a toddler irl. follow my work / let’s work together! ⬇️ meredithshiner.com
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Thank you to everyone who shared my essay today. I was stressed about getting it right but felt it was important to publish. A special thanks to @jzembik.bsky.social who always reminds me that the Yard Sign Effect is real and there's value in letting people with your opinions know we're all out here

The Appalling Attack on Ta-Nehisi Coates Is a Massive Media Failing
The Appalling Attack on Ta-Nehisi Coates Is a Massive Media Failing

It is not antisemitic to defend Palestinian human rights. And it’s past time for more American Jews to say so to correct a media that’s lost the thread.

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Sinfinitejeff.bsky.social

this is the most thoughtful and articulate piece I've read in a very long time. thank you for writing it

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Llarelli.bsky.social

I thought this part struck such an important dynamic that needs to be discussed

We have witnessed antisemitism get stripped of its meaning and used as a tool to silence legitimate criticism of these very structures and their failure to stop the killing. We are told consistently that there is no right way to speak out against a clear wrong because systematically every method of protest, from campus demonstrations to essays to books to social media posts to peaceful marches on the streets, is framed as an amorphous attack on Jews everywhere as opposed to focused critiques of a specific wrong being perpetrated by a few powerful individuals.
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KLkylielewis.bsky.social

Thank you for this insightful article. After watching that interview yesterday, I deeply appreciate your words and lived experience. 🪧

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relatedly, @jzembik.bsky.social always supports my writing, no matter how tricky the topic and I wouldn't be able to do this without his belief that I can and should do it. Happy birthday, Josh! Sorry you chose to spend forever with a hottaker.

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An excellent essay that articulates so much of what I have felt over the last year. Thank you and L’Shanah Tova.

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Aanthrodiva.bsky.social

Good essay!

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Mcoffeeandink.bsky.social

Thanking for writing it! I am grateful someone else has articulated my thoughts & feelings as an American Jew right now. May you be inscribed for a happy year in the Book of Life.

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indepinla.bsky.social

Thank you for such a thoughtful piece. CBS & CNN should be ashamed, but they won’t be. I am so tired of “never again” being used as an excuse to commit atrocities. I also hate that this country will bend over backwards to make up for its poor behavior in the 1930s & ‘40s.

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Jjcalchemist.bsky.social

Echoing the rest: this piece is fabulous and greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Meredith Shiner
@meredithshiner.bsky.social
starting over #onhere? bylines on politics and sports across the internet; running a communications consulting business and raising a toddler irl. follow my work / let’s work together! ⬇️ meredithshiner.com
2.7k followers432 following2.6k posts