{"ancestors":[{"id":"111805773739520197","created_at":"2024-01-23T14:38:37.463Z","in_reply_to_id":null,"in_reply_to_account_id":null,"sensitive":true,"spoiler_text":"uspol","visibility":"public","language":"en","uri":"https://babka.social/users/serge/statuses/111805773739520197","url":"https://babka.social/@serge/111805773739520197","replies_count":2,"reblogs_count":1,"favourites_count":4,"quotes_count":0,"edited_at":null,"local_only":false,"content":"\u003cp\u003eIn all this \u0026quot;The Biden administration has abandoned the Muslims\u0026quot; and call for policy change within the Democratic Party, I\u0026#39;m not hearing \u0026quot;The Democratic Party has abandoned the Jews and needs to change its policy.\u0026quot;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI don\u0026#39;t live in the US at this time but unless there\u0026#39;s a major shift in their attitudes towards antisemitism, I\u0026#39;d be hard pressed to offer them anything but lukewarm approval.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"account":{"id":"109348936267739932","username":"serge","acct":"serge","display_name":"Serge from Babka","locked":true,"bot":false,"discoverable":true,"indexable":false,"group":false,"created_at":"2022-11-15T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eI run Babka, a Jewish online space that includes a Mastodon instance. All about providing a safe place for Jews to live authentic online lives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/tags/Jewdiverse\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eJewdiverse\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eMazeldon\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://babka.social/@serge","uri":"https://babka.social/users/serge","avatar":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/864e3353aa69d392.jpeg","avatar_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/864e3353aa69d392.jpeg","header":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/headers/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/6c87a1553daa35b2.jpeg","header_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/headers/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/6c87a1553daa35b2.jpeg","followers_count":2302,"following_count":609,"statuses_count":22672,"last_status_at":"2026-04-19","hide_collections":false,"noindex":false,"emojis":[],"roles":[{"id":"2","name":"Admin","color":""}],"fields":[{"name":"Pronouns","value":"he/him","verified_at":null},{"name":"Proud","value":"Jew","verified_at":null},{"name":"Lifelong","value":"Geek","verified_at":null}]},"media_attachments":[],"mentions":[],"tags":[],"emojis":[],"quote":null,"card":null,"poll":null,"quote_approval":{"automatic":[],"manual":[],"current_user":"denied"}},{"id":"111805809229419484","created_at":"2024-01-23T14:47:38.997Z","in_reply_to_id":"111805773739520197","in_reply_to_account_id":"109348936267739932","sensitive":true,"spoiler_text":"uspol","visibility":"public","language":"en","uri":"https://babka.social/users/acarson/statuses/111805809229419484","url":"https://babka.social/@acarson/111805809229419484","replies_count":1,"reblogs_count":0,"favourites_count":3,"quotes_count":0,"edited_at":null,"local_only":false,"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/@serge\" class=\"u-url mention\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eserge\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e Oh trust me it\u0026#39;s there. It\u0026#39;s just that (a) progressives have gotten a ton of pushback from traditional democrats, including Biden, and (b) Trump is once again promising to be infinitely worse and most of us don\u0026#39;t trust the kind of Christians who seek power, especially on Israel, to say nothing of Jews who live here. So while things definitely look bleak, they\u0026#39;re not lost. Yet.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"application":{"name":"TweeseCake","website":"https://tweesecake.app"},"account":{"id":"111417201313251892","username":"acarson","acct":"acarson","display_name":"Amanda Carson","locked":false,"bot":false,"discoverable":null,"indexable":false,"group":false,"created_at":"2023-11-15T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eLaying the groundwork for an insanity defense since 1980. Web developer since 1998. WordPress user since 2005 and core contributor since 2012. Web accessibility enthusiast constantly in a state of improving my craftsmanship, jazz lover and book lover. And finally, proudly and unapologetically Jewish.\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://babka.social/@acarson","uri":"https://babka.social/users/acarson","avatar":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/111/417/201/313/251/892/original/6a888f481b01115b.jpg","avatar_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/111/417/201/313/251/892/original/6a888f481b01115b.jpg","header":"https://babka.social/headers/original/missing.png","header_static":"https://babka.social/headers/original/missing.png","followers_count":997,"following_count":1551,"statuses_count":7737,"last_status_at":"2026-02-25","hide_collections":null,"noindex":true,"emojis":[],"roles":[],"fields":[{"name":"personal website","value":"\u003ca href=\"https://acarson.wtf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener me\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003ehttps://\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eacarson.wtf\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e","verified_at":"2023-11-19T19:11:34.086+00:00"}]},"media_attachments":[],"mentions":[{"id":"109348936267739932","username":"serge","url":"https://babka.social/@serge","acct":"serge"}],"tags":[],"emojis":[],"quote":null,"card":null,"poll":null,"quote_approval":{"automatic":[],"manual":[],"current_user":"denied"}},{"id":"111805820114664471","created_at":"2024-01-23T14:50:25.093Z","in_reply_to_id":"111805809229419484","in_reply_to_account_id":"111417201313251892","sensitive":true,"spoiler_text":"re: uspol","visibility":"public","language":"en","uri":"https://babka.social/users/serge/statuses/111805820114664471","url":"https://babka.social/@serge/111805820114664471","replies_count":2,"reblogs_count":0,"favourites_count":3,"quotes_count":0,"edited_at":null,"local_only":false,"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/@acarson\" class=\"u-url mention\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eacarson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe concern for me is that it\u0026#39;s not a progressive vs traditional issue so much as a young vs old issue.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe anitsemitism present in the party seems to be concentrated by the young.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"account":{"id":"109348936267739932","username":"serge","acct":"serge","display_name":"Serge from Babka","locked":true,"bot":false,"discoverable":true,"indexable":false,"group":false,"created_at":"2022-11-15T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eI run Babka, a Jewish online space that includes a Mastodon instance. All about providing a safe place for Jews to live authentic online lives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/tags/Jewdiverse\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eJewdiverse\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eMazeldon\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://babka.social/@serge","uri":"https://babka.social/users/serge","avatar":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/864e3353aa69d392.jpeg","avatar_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/864e3353aa69d392.jpeg","header":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/headers/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/6c87a1553daa35b2.jpeg","header_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/headers/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/6c87a1553daa35b2.jpeg","followers_count":2302,"following_count":609,"statuses_count":22672,"last_status_at":"2026-04-19","hide_collections":false,"noindex":false,"emojis":[],"roles":[{"id":"2","name":"Admin","color":""}],"fields":[{"name":"Pronouns","value":"he/him","verified_at":null},{"name":"Proud","value":"Jew","verified_at":null},{"name":"Lifelong","value":"Geek","verified_at":null}]},"media_attachments":[],"mentions":[{"id":"111417201313251892","username":"acarson","url":"https://babka.social/@acarson","acct":"acarson"}],"tags":[],"emojis":[],"quote":null,"card":null,"poll":null,"quote_approval":{"automatic":[],"manual":[],"current_user":"denied"}},{"id":"111808640796515330","created_at":"2024-01-24T02:47:45.280Z","in_reply_to_id":"111805820114664471","in_reply_to_account_id":"109348936267739932","sensitive":true,"spoiler_text":"re: uspol","visibility":"public","language":"en","uri":"https://babka.social/users/acarson/statuses/111808640796515330","url":"https://babka.social/@acarson/111808640796515330","replies_count":1,"reblogs_count":0,"favourites_count":3,"quotes_count":0,"edited_at":null,"local_only":false,"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/@serge\" class=\"u-url mention\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eserge\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e This is essentially correct, and most of us share the same concerns. It\u0026#39;s just that the Republican party in the US, as it is currently constituted, isn\u0026#39;t a viable option for US Jews, whether on antisemitism or anything else.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"application":{"name":"TweeseCake","website":"https://tweesecake.app"},"account":{"id":"111417201313251892","username":"acarson","acct":"acarson","display_name":"Amanda Carson","locked":false,"bot":false,"discoverable":null,"indexable":false,"group":false,"created_at":"2023-11-15T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eLaying the groundwork for an insanity defense since 1980. Web developer since 1998. WordPress user since 2005 and core contributor since 2012. Web accessibility enthusiast constantly in a state of improving my craftsmanship, jazz lover and book lover. And finally, proudly and unapologetically Jewish.\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://babka.social/@acarson","uri":"https://babka.social/users/acarson","avatar":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/111/417/201/313/251/892/original/6a888f481b01115b.jpg","avatar_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/111/417/201/313/251/892/original/6a888f481b01115b.jpg","header":"https://babka.social/headers/original/missing.png","header_static":"https://babka.social/headers/original/missing.png","followers_count":997,"following_count":1551,"statuses_count":7737,"last_status_at":"2026-02-25","hide_collections":null,"noindex":true,"emojis":[],"roles":[],"fields":[{"name":"personal website","value":"\u003ca href=\"https://acarson.wtf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener me\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003ehttps://\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eacarson.wtf\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e","verified_at":"2023-11-19T19:11:34.086+00:00"}]},"media_attachments":[],"mentions":[{"id":"109348936267739932","username":"serge","url":"https://babka.social/@serge","acct":"serge"}],"tags":[],"emojis":[],"quote":null,"card":null,"poll":null,"quote_approval":{"automatic":[],"manual":[],"current_user":"denied"}},{"id":"111808695396514591","created_at":"2024-01-24T03:01:38.410Z","in_reply_to_id":"111808640796515330","in_reply_to_account_id":"111417201313251892","sensitive":true,"spoiler_text":"re: uspol","visibility":"public","language":"en","uri":"https://babka.social/users/serge/statuses/111808695396514591","url":"https://babka.social/@serge/111808695396514591","replies_count":1,"reblogs_count":0,"favourites_count":1,"quotes_count":0,"edited_at":null,"local_only":false,"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/@acarson\" class=\"u-url mention\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eacarson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are many ways to exercise one\u0026#39;s voice outside outside of the final vote.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"account":{"id":"109348936267739932","username":"serge","acct":"serge","display_name":"Serge from Babka","locked":true,"bot":false,"discoverable":true,"indexable":false,"group":false,"created_at":"2022-11-15T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eI run Babka, a Jewish online space that includes a Mastodon instance. All about providing a safe place for Jews to live authentic online lives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/tags/Jewdiverse\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eJewdiverse\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eMazeldon\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://babka.social/@serge","uri":"https://babka.social/users/serge","avatar":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/864e3353aa69d392.jpeg","avatar_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/864e3353aa69d392.jpeg","header":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/headers/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/6c87a1553daa35b2.jpeg","header_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/headers/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/6c87a1553daa35b2.jpeg","followers_count":2302,"following_count":609,"statuses_count":22672,"last_status_at":"2026-04-19","hide_collections":false,"noindex":false,"emojis":[],"roles":[{"id":"2","name":"Admin","color":""}],"fields":[{"name":"Pronouns","value":"he/him","verified_at":null},{"name":"Proud","value":"Jew","verified_at":null},{"name":"Lifelong","value":"Geek","verified_at":null}]},"media_attachments":[],"mentions":[{"id":"111417201313251892","username":"acarson","url":"https://babka.social/@acarson","acct":"acarson"}],"tags":[],"emojis":[],"quote":null,"card":null,"poll":null,"quote_approval":{"automatic":[],"manual":[],"current_user":"denied"}},{"id":"111808705241624558","created_at":"2024-01-24T03:04:08.636Z","in_reply_to_id":"111808695396514591","in_reply_to_account_id":"109348936267739932","sensitive":true,"spoiler_text":"re: uspol","visibility":"public","language":"en","uri":"https://babka.social/users/acarson/statuses/111808705241624558","url":"https://babka.social/@acarson/111808705241624558","replies_count":1,"reblogs_count":0,"favourites_count":2,"quotes_count":0,"edited_at":null,"local_only":false,"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/@serge\" class=\"u-url mention\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eserge\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e I get that. But you asked why Jews in the US are anything other than lukewarm about the democratic party, and so that\u0026#39;s the question I\u0026#39;ve answered. There\u0026#39;s tons of stuff outside politics going on in the Jewish community in the US though, including things across political divides.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"application":{"name":"TweeseCake","website":"https://tweesecake.app"},"account":{"id":"111417201313251892","username":"acarson","acct":"acarson","display_name":"Amanda Carson","locked":false,"bot":false,"discoverable":null,"indexable":false,"group":false,"created_at":"2023-11-15T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eLaying the groundwork for an insanity defense since 1980. Web developer since 1998. WordPress user since 2005 and core contributor since 2012. Web accessibility enthusiast constantly in a state of improving my craftsmanship, jazz lover and book lover. And finally, proudly and unapologetically Jewish.\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://babka.social/@acarson","uri":"https://babka.social/users/acarson","avatar":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/111/417/201/313/251/892/original/6a888f481b01115b.jpg","avatar_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/111/417/201/313/251/892/original/6a888f481b01115b.jpg","header":"https://babka.social/headers/original/missing.png","header_static":"https://babka.social/headers/original/missing.png","followers_count":997,"following_count":1551,"statuses_count":7737,"last_status_at":"2026-02-25","hide_collections":null,"noindex":true,"emojis":[],"roles":[],"fields":[{"name":"personal website","value":"\u003ca href=\"https://acarson.wtf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener me\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003ehttps://\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eacarson.wtf\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"invisible\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e","verified_at":"2023-11-19T19:11:34.086+00:00"}]},"media_attachments":[],"mentions":[{"id":"109348936267739932","username":"serge","url":"https://babka.social/@serge","acct":"serge"}],"tags":[],"emojis":[],"quote":null,"card":null,"poll":null,"quote_approval":{"automatic":[],"manual":[],"current_user":"denied"}},{"id":"111808712073419743","created_at":"2024-01-24T03:05:52.880Z","in_reply_to_id":"111808705241624558","in_reply_to_account_id":"111417201313251892","sensitive":true,"spoiler_text":"re: uspol","visibility":"public","language":"en","uri":"https://babka.social/users/serge/statuses/111808712073419743","url":"https://babka.social/@serge/111808712073419743","replies_count":1,"reblogs_count":0,"favourites_count":0,"quotes_count":0,"edited_at":null,"local_only":false,"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/@acarson\" class=\"u-url mention\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eacarson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e?\u003cbr /\u003eI don\u0026#39;t recall having asked anything.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"account":{"id":"109348936267739932","username":"serge","acct":"serge","display_name":"Serge from Babka","locked":true,"bot":false,"discoverable":true,"indexable":false,"group":false,"created_at":"2022-11-15T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eI run Babka, a Jewish online space that includes a Mastodon instance. All about providing a safe place for Jews to live authentic online lives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/tags/Jewdiverse\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eJewdiverse\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eMazeldon\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://babka.social/@serge","uri":"https://babka.social/users/serge","avatar":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/864e3353aa69d392.jpeg","avatar_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/864e3353aa69d392.jpeg","header":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/headers/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/6c87a1553daa35b2.jpeg","header_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/headers/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/6c87a1553daa35b2.jpeg","followers_count":2302,"following_count":609,"statuses_count":22672,"last_status_at":"2026-04-19","hide_collections":false,"noindex":false,"emojis":[],"roles":[{"id":"2","name":"Admin","color":""}],"fields":[{"name":"Pronouns","value":"he/him","verified_at":null},{"name":"Proud","value":"Jew","verified_at":null},{"name":"Lifelong","value":"Geek","verified_at":null}]},"media_attachments":[],"mentions":[{"id":"111417201313251892","username":"acarson","url":"https://babka.social/@acarson","acct":"acarson"}],"tags":[],"emojis":[],"quote":null,"card":null,"poll":null,"quote_approval":{"automatic":[],"manual":[],"current_user":"denied"}},{"id":"111808734984663031","created_at":"2024-01-24T03:11:42.477Z","in_reply_to_id":"111808712073419743","in_reply_to_account_id":"109348936267739932","sensitive":true,"spoiler_text":"re: uspol","visibility":"public","language":"en","uri":"https://babka.social/users/acarson/statuses/111808734984663031","url":"https://babka.social/@acarson/111808734984663031","replies_count":1,"reblogs_count":0,"favourites_count":2,"quotes_count":0,"edited_at":null,"local_only":false,"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/@serge\" class=\"u-url mention\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eserge\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e OK you didn\u0026#39;t technically ask. But the only option for Jews in this country that has any chance of succeeding is to continue to stick with the democratic party. Third-party candidates here are not politically viable at this point, and any one of them would have to get enough votes to not only win, but unseat one of the major parties along the way. And at the end of the day someone has to sit in the White House/Congress/local offices and most of us don\u0026#39;t want those people to be beholden to Donald Trump or to Christian fundamentalists for that matter.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"application":{"name":"TweeseCake","website":"https://tweesecake.app"},"account":{"id":"111417201313251892","username":"acarson","acct":"acarson","display_name":"Amanda Carson","locked":false,"bot":false,"discoverable":null,"indexable":false,"group":false,"created_at":"2023-11-15T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eLaying the groundwork for an insanity defense since 1980. Web developer since 1998. WordPress user since 2005 and core contributor since 2012. Web accessibility enthusiast constantly in a state of improving my craftsmanship, jazz lover and book lover. 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They can endorse a candidate, offer money, offer volunteering, get-out-the-vote campaigns, etc.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a group, Jews are fairly successful, and we can use that to help effect elections, not at voting time, but years before.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"account":{"id":"109348936267739932","username":"serge","acct":"serge","display_name":"Serge from Babka","locked":true,"bot":false,"discoverable":true,"indexable":false,"group":false,"created_at":"2022-11-15T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eI run Babka, a Jewish online space that includes a Mastodon instance. All about providing a safe place for Jews to live authentic online lives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/tags/Jewdiverse\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eJewdiverse\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eMazeldon\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://babka.social/@serge","uri":"https://babka.social/users/serge","avatar":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/864e3353aa69d392.jpeg","avatar_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/864e3353aa69d392.jpeg","header":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/headers/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/6c87a1553daa35b2.jpeg","header_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/headers/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/6c87a1553daa35b2.jpeg","followers_count":2302,"following_count":609,"statuses_count":22672,"last_status_at":"2026-04-19","hide_collections":false,"noindex":false,"emojis":[],"roles":[{"id":"2","name":"Admin","color":""}],"fields":[{"name":"Pronouns","value":"he/him","verified_at":null},{"name":"Proud","value":"Jew","verified_at":null},{"name":"Lifelong","value":"Geek","verified_at":null}]},"media_attachments":[],"mentions":[{"id":"111417201313251892","username":"acarson","url":"https://babka.social/@acarson","acct":"acarson"}],"tags":[],"emojis":[],"quote":null,"card":null,"poll":null,"quote_approval":{"automatic":[],"manual":[],"current_user":"denied"}}],"descendants":[{"id":"111808992912844075","created_at":"2024-01-24T04:17:18.155Z","in_reply_to_id":"111808933669669642","in_reply_to_account_id":"109926185443866331","sensitive":true,"spoiler_text":"re: uspol","visibility":"public","language":"en","uri":"https://babka.social/users/serge/statuses/111808992912844075","url":"https://babka.social/@serge/111808992912844075","replies_count":2,"reblogs_count":0,"favourites_count":0,"quotes_count":0,"edited_at":null,"local_only":false,"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://progressivecafe.social/@TonyStark\" class=\"u-url mention\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eTonyStark\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/@acarson\" class=\"u-url mention\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eacarson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026gt;  We’re not going anywhere\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wasn\u0026#39;t born in the US, and the way things are in the US, I don\u0026#39;t know if I\u0026#39;d return.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"account":{"id":"109348936267739932","username":"serge","acct":"serge","display_name":"Serge from Babka","locked":true,"bot":false,"discoverable":true,"indexable":false,"group":false,"created_at":"2022-11-15T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eI run Babka, a Jewish online space that includes a Mastodon instance. All about providing a safe place for Jews to live authentic online lives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/tags/Jewdiverse\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eJewdiverse\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eMazeldon\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://babka.social/@serge","uri":"https://babka.social/users/serge","avatar":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/864e3353aa69d392.jpeg","avatar_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/864e3353aa69d392.jpeg","header":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/headers/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/6c87a1553daa35b2.jpeg","header_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/headers/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/6c87a1553daa35b2.jpeg","followers_count":2302,"following_count":609,"statuses_count":22672,"last_status_at":"2026-04-19","hide_collections":false,"noindex":false,"emojis":[],"roles":[{"id":"2","name":"Admin","color":""}],"fields":[{"name":"Pronouns","value":"he/him","verified_at":null},{"name":"Proud","value":"Jew","verified_at":null},{"name":"Lifelong","value":"Geek","verified_at":null}]},"media_attachments":[],"mentions":[{"id":"109926185443866331","username":"TonyStark","url":"https://progressivecafe.social/@TonyStark","acct":"TonyStark@progressivecafe.social"},{"id":"111417201313251892","username":"acarson","url":"https://babka.social/@acarson","acct":"acarson"}],"tags":[],"emojis":[],"quote":null,"card":null,"poll":null,"quote_approval":{"automatic":[],"manual":[],"current_user":"denied"}},{"id":"111808997813954901","created_at":"2024-01-24T04:18:32.935Z","in_reply_to_id":"111808992912844075","in_reply_to_account_id":"109348936267739932","sensitive":true,"spoiler_text":"re: uspol","visibility":"public","language":"en","uri":"https://babka.social/users/acarson/statuses/111808997813954901","url":"https://babka.social/@acarson/111808997813954901","replies_count":0,"reblogs_count":0,"favourites_count":2,"quotes_count":0,"edited_at":null,"local_only":false,"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/@serge\" class=\"u-url mention\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eserge\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://progressivecafe.social/@TonyStark\" class=\"u-url mention\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eTonyStark\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e That\u0026#39;s completely understandable. But leaving the US isn\u0026#39;t an option for every US Jew.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"application":{"name":"TweeseCake","website":"https://tweesecake.app"},"account":{"id":"111417201313251892","username":"acarson","acct":"acarson","display_name":"Amanda Carson","locked":false,"bot":false,"discoverable":null,"indexable":false,"group":false,"created_at":"2023-11-15T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eLaying the groundwork for an insanity defense since 1980. Web developer since 1998. WordPress user since 2005 and core contributor since 2012. Web accessibility enthusiast constantly in a state of improving my craftsmanship, jazz lover and book lover. 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My grandfather didn\u0026#39;t die in the country he was born in, and so on.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI reject the idea we have to live with whatever candidate we\u0026#39;re given. We can support the candidates and positions we want. That\u0026#39;s how democracy works, and yes, I think moving is the ultimate democracy that\u0026#39;s not available to all- though I still urge all Jews to have an escape plan, even if they never intend to use it.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"account":{"id":"109348936267739932","username":"serge","acct":"serge","display_name":"Serge from Babka","locked":true,"bot":false,"discoverable":true,"indexable":false,"group":false,"created_at":"2022-11-15T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eI run Babka, a Jewish online space that includes a Mastodon instance. All about providing a safe place for Jews to live authentic online lives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/tags/Jewdiverse\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eJewdiverse\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eMazeldon\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://babka.social/@serge","uri":"https://babka.social/users/serge","avatar":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/864e3353aa69d392.jpeg","avatar_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/864e3353aa69d392.jpeg","header":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/headers/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/6c87a1553daa35b2.jpeg","header_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/headers/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/6c87a1553daa35b2.jpeg","followers_count":2302,"following_count":609,"statuses_count":22672,"last_status_at":"2026-04-19","hide_collections":false,"noindex":false,"emojis":[],"roles":[{"id":"2","name":"Admin","color":""}],"fields":[{"name":"Pronouns","value":"he/him","verified_at":null},{"name":"Proud","value":"Jew","verified_at":null},{"name":"Lifelong","value":"Geek","verified_at":null}]},"media_attachments":[],"mentions":[{"id":"109926185443866331","username":"TonyStark","url":"https://progressivecafe.social/@TonyStark","acct":"TonyStark@progressivecafe.social"},{"id":"111417201313251892","username":"acarson","url":"https://babka.social/@acarson","acct":"acarson"}],"tags":[],"emojis":[],"quote":null,"card":null,"poll":null,"quote_approval":{"automatic":[],"manual":[],"current_user":"denied"}},{"id":"111809147662471263","created_at":"2024-01-24T04:56:39.441Z","in_reply_to_id":"111809098226820917","in_reply_to_account_id":"109926185443866331","sensitive":true,"spoiler_text":"re: uspol","visibility":"public","language":"en","uri":"https://babka.social/users/serge/statuses/111809147662471263","url":"https://babka.social/@serge/111809147662471263","replies_count":1,"reblogs_count":0,"favourites_count":0,"quotes_count":0,"edited_at":"2024-01-24T05:02:05.704Z","local_only":false,"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://progressivecafe.social/@TonyStark\" class=\"u-url mention\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eTonyStark\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/@acarson\" class=\"u-url mention\"\u003e@\u003cspan\u003eacarson\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost immigrants are not wealthy, and being an immigrant is not easy- trust me.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs for a two party system- I never argued anything else, and continually brought up ways to use the two party system to support candidates which align with one\u0026#39;s values.\u003c/p\u003e","reblog":null,"account":{"id":"109348936267739932","username":"serge","acct":"serge","display_name":"Serge from Babka","locked":true,"bot":false,"discoverable":true,"indexable":false,"group":false,"created_at":"2022-11-15T00:00:00.000Z","note":"\u003cp\u003eI run Babka, a Jewish online space that includes a Mastodon instance. All about providing a safe place for Jews to live authentic online lives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/tags/Jewdiverse\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eJewdiverse\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://babka.social/tags/Mazeldon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\"\u003e#\u003cspan\u003eMazeldon\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","url":"https://babka.social/@serge","uri":"https://babka.social/users/serge","avatar":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/864e3353aa69d392.jpeg","avatar_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/avatars/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/864e3353aa69d392.jpeg","header":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/headers/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/6c87a1553daa35b2.jpeg","header_static":"https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/accounts/headers/109/348/936/267/739/932/original/6c87a1553daa35b2.jpeg","followers_count":2302,"following_count":609,"statuses_count":22672,"last_status_at":"2026-04-19","hide_collections":false,"noindex":false,"emojis":[],"roles":[{"id":"2","name":"Admin","color":""}],"fields":[{"name":"Pronouns","value":"he/him","verified_at":null},{"name":"Proud","value":"Jew","verified_at":null},{"name":"Lifelong","value":"Geek","verified_at":null}]},"media_attachments":[],"mentions":[{"id":"109926185443866331","username":"TonyStark","url":"https://progressivecafe.social/@TonyStark","acct":"TonyStark@progressivecafe.social"},{"id":"111417201313251892","username":"acarson","url":"https://babka.social/@acarson","acct":"acarson"}],"tags":[],"emojis":[],"quote":null,"card":null,"poll":null,"quote_approval":{"automatic":[],"manual":[],"current_user":"denied"}}]}