Monthly Archives: April 2021

Israel pilgrimage stampede kills 45, Margarita interview, On Winks and Lies (4-30-21)

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Luke Ford

00:00 Dooovid joins, he was watching live, https://vinnews.com/2021/04/30/photos-of-the-israeli-lag-baomer-tragedy/ 35:00 Margarita, essayist: https://twitter.com/margaritaevna95 36:00 Margarita’s Substack, https://margaritasmanuscript.substack.com/ 37:20 Sincerity and loneliness 40:20 Margarita’s worldview 46:20 Margarita was raised Hindu 58:00 Feminism 1:02:30 Getting redpilled 1:05:00 Jordan Peterson 1:54:30 Philosophy of health … Continue reading →

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Every Mass Haredi Event Looks Like A Fire Hazard

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Luke Ford

האסון במירון | בכירים לשעבר במשטרה: "דווקא במירון – האירוע ההמוני הגדול ביותר בישראל, המשטרה מאשרת אם לקיים בכלל את ההילולה מבלי שיש מפיק אחראי שנדרש לעמוד בקריטריונים הבטיחותיים. הסיפור הוא הלחץ של הפוליטיקאים על המשטרה לקיים את האירוע בכל … Continue reading →

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When the State Winks: The Performance of Jewish Conversion in Israel

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2017 book: * To illuminate the core tensions that concern the protagonists of this book, it is instructive to begin with an alternative conversion policy route suggested in the early 2000s by a prominent … Continue reading →

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Hasidism: A New History

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2017 book: * ….the trajectory of history did not lead in a straight line from religion to secularism, “darkness” to “light”: religion is as much a part of the modern world as it was … Continue reading →

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The Dance Goes On With Dooovid, Colin Liddell (4-28-21)

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Luke Ford

00:00 Dooovid joins 02:00 Dooovid on his discussion with Yosef of Israel Advocacy Movement, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4ZDcKWnoX0 20:00 Colin Liddell joins 25:00 Nick Fuentes put on a no-fly list 46:30 Individualism in Japan 50:30 Colin on boomer politics and the stoking of … Continue reading →

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