I just finished Lewis Mumford’s magisterial exploration of city life.
Published in 1962, it has some of the sharpest takedowns of car-centric society I’ve ever read.
Mumford: “We have sold our urban birthright for a sorry mess of motor cars. As poor a bargain as Esau’s pottage.”
Choice bits 🧵
Published in 1962, it has some of the sharpest takedowns of car-centric society I’ve ever read.
Mumford: “We have sold our urban birthright for a sorry mess of motor cars. As poor a bargain as Esau’s pottage.”
Choice bits 🧵
August 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I just finished Lewis Mumford’s magisterial exploration of city life.
Published in 1962, it has some of the sharpest takedowns of car-centric society I’ve ever read.
Mumford: “We have sold our urban birthright for a sorry mess of motor cars. As poor a bargain as Esau’s pottage.”
Choice bits 🧵
Published in 1962, it has some of the sharpest takedowns of car-centric society I’ve ever read.
Mumford: “We have sold our urban birthright for a sorry mess of motor cars. As poor a bargain as Esau’s pottage.”
Choice bits 🧵
jacob needed estrogen. not esau’s birthright. what straight man yearns for fourteen years before marrying his wife? that’s a trans lesbian for sure
September 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
jacob needed estrogen. not esau’s birthright. what straight man yearns for fourteen years before marrying his wife? that’s a trans lesbian for sure
in their heart of hearts, way deep down, they think they deserve the cheerleader.
DESERVE.
As much as Esau's birthright.
DESERVE.
As much as Esau's birthright.
July 17, 2024 at 9:39 AM
in their heart of hearts, way deep down, they think they deserve the cheerleader.
DESERVE.
As much as Esau's birthright.
DESERVE.
As much as Esau's birthright.
Esau's awesome. Went well! Didn't have to shadowbox
I have a meeting today with a potential client who’s first name is Esau ✌️🐺
February 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Esau's awesome. Went well! Didn't have to shadowbox
I’m sorry, Jacob is supposed to have been *63* when he stole Esau’s blessing by wearing a fur coat?!?
November 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I’m sorry, Jacob is supposed to have been *63* when he stole Esau’s blessing by wearing a fur coat?!?
See we all correctly clock Jacob as a twink, but there’s not enough appreciation for Esau’s obvious theatre gay antics. All because he’s a bear.
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
See we all correctly clock Jacob as a twink, but there’s not enough appreciation for Esau’s obvious theatre gay antics. All because he’s a bear.
I hope my uncle Esau's apiary is okay.
June 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I hope my uncle Esau's apiary is okay.
My Transport Monsters for Alexander Esau's #SaturdayMonsterChallenge - inspired by centipedes.
#aiart #midjourney #transport #monster
#aiart #midjourney #transport #monster
January 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
My Transport Monsters for Alexander Esau's #SaturdayMonsterChallenge - inspired by centipedes.
#aiart #midjourney #transport #monster
#aiart #midjourney #transport #monster
My favourite little recipe book
I love “Esau’s dish” & make it all the time with either chickpeas or brown lentils
I love “Esau’s dish” & make it all the time with either chickpeas or brown lentils
August 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
My favourite little recipe book
I love “Esau’s dish” & make it all the time with either chickpeas or brown lentils
I love “Esau’s dish” & make it all the time with either chickpeas or brown lentils
Jacob was an expert hypocrite when it came time for the blessings from his father. For What was supposed to be Esau’s birthright. His mother Rebekah dressed him up perfectly being able to fool the blind old man who felt Jacob’s hands and was convinced.
October 4, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Jacob was an expert hypocrite when it came time for the blessings from his father. For What was supposed to be Esau’s birthright. His mother Rebekah dressed him up perfectly being able to fool the blind old man who felt Jacob’s hands and was convinced.
talking of Lynchian, here is a barber shaving an owl
THE/ Sale of Esau's Birth-right;/ OR,/ The New Buckingham Ballad.
#EarlyModern 🗃️ 🦉
THE/ Sale of Esau's Birth-right;/ OR,/ The New Buckingham Ballad.
#EarlyModern 🗃️ 🦉
March 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
talking of Lynchian, here is a barber shaving an owl
THE/ Sale of Esau's Birth-right;/ OR,/ The New Buckingham Ballad.
#EarlyModern 🗃️ 🦉
THE/ Sale of Esau's Birth-right;/ OR,/ The New Buckingham Ballad.
#EarlyModern 🗃️ 🦉
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Esau's a warrior, but Jacob is very clearly a magician.
December 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Esau's a warrior, but Jacob is very clearly a magician.
In Torah portion Toledot (תּוֹלְדֹת), Rebecca disguises Jacob as Esau so that he can receive his brother Esau's blessing from his father Isaac.
#ParashahPictures
BL Add 27210; the 'Golden Haggadah'; 14th century; Spain, N.E.; f.4v
#ParashahPictures
BL Add 27210; the 'Golden Haggadah'; 14th century; Spain, N.E.; f.4v
November 26, 2024 at 9:19 PM
In Torah portion Toledot (תּוֹלְדֹת), Rebecca disguises Jacob as Esau so that he can receive his brother Esau's blessing from his father Isaac.
#ParashahPictures
BL Add 27210; the 'Golden Haggadah'; 14th century; Spain, N.E.; f.4v
#ParashahPictures
BL Add 27210; the 'Golden Haggadah'; 14th century; Spain, N.E.; f.4v
Jacob stealing Esau's birthright repeatedly is some Monty Python-level slapstick comedy.
December 3, 2023 at 4:57 PM
Jacob stealing Esau's birthright repeatedly is some Monty Python-level slapstick comedy.
Netanyahu, in his ‘Amalek’ statement on 30 Oct 2023, said Israel’s war was a ‘holy mission’, recalling Esau’s instruction to Israelites to ’go & smite Amalek, & utterly destroy all that they have & spare them not; but slay both man & woman, infant & suckling, ox & sheep, camel & ass’ (I Samuel 15:3)
Australia lets it happen because, like Netanyahu, Albanese fears losing the 2025 election. They both have blood on their hands. Peter Dutton and his Murdoch media backers are even more pro-apartheid, pro-genocide, and anti-Palestine. #auspol #Gaza
Netanyahu intends to attack Gaza as soon as hostages are released - Pearls and Irritations
Expressions of delight at the ceasefire – which was preceded by an 11th hour Israeli onslaught in Gaza, killing at least 80 – are premature.
johnmenadue.com
January 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Netanyahu, in his ‘Amalek’ statement on 30 Oct 2023, said Israel’s war was a ‘holy mission’, recalling Esau’s instruction to Israelites to ’go & smite Amalek, & utterly destroy all that they have & spare them not; but slay both man & woman, infant & suckling, ox & sheep, camel & ass’ (I Samuel 15:3)
After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
— Genesis 25:26 (WEB)
📖 685 / 31,102
#Bible #Scripture #Christian
— Genesis 25:26 (WEB)
📖 685 / 31,102
#Bible #Scripture #Christian
October 4, 2026 at 1:13 AM
After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
— Genesis 25:26 (WEB)
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#Bible #Scripture #Christian
— Genesis 25:26 (WEB)
📖 685 / 31,102
#Bible #Scripture #Christian
Congratulations to dr Linge Li, my first PhD graduate! It was lovely to see you defend with calm and confidence! 🌱🍅
March 27, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Congratulations to dr Linge Li, my first PhD graduate! It was lovely to see you defend with calm and confidence! 🌱🍅
In Torah portion Toledot (תּוֹלְדֹת), Rebecca disguises Jacob as Esau so that he can receive his brother Esau's blessing from his father Isaac.
#ParashahPictures
BL Add 27210; the 'Golden Haggadah'; 14th century; Spain, N.E.; f.4v
#ParashahPictures
BL Add 27210; the 'Golden Haggadah'; 14th century; Spain, N.E.; f.4v
November 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
In Torah portion Toledot (תּוֹלְדֹת), Rebecca disguises Jacob as Esau so that he can receive his brother Esau's blessing from his father Isaac.
#ParashahPictures
BL Add 27210; the 'Golden Haggadah'; 14th century; Spain, N.E.; f.4v
#ParashahPictures
BL Add 27210; the 'Golden Haggadah'; 14th century; Spain, N.E.; f.4v
The men on this planet are all very hairy so I hope the ladies that will inevitably show up to be wooed by Esau’s mighty thews are just as hairy
September 27, 2026 at 2:33 AM
The men on this planet are all very hairy so I hope the ladies that will inevitably show up to be wooed by Esau’s mighty thews are just as hairy
Nice! I’ve got a running joke where whenever someone mentions eating lentil soup, I say, “Oh, so Esau’s birthright.” Bible joke. #NotAloneTalk
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Nice! I’ve got a running joke where whenever someone mentions eating lentil soup, I say, “Oh, so Esau’s birthright.” Bible joke. #NotAloneTalk
There’s a subtle but very telling pun in Genesis 25:29 when Jacob makes a stew to steal Esau’s birthright.
The word for boiling and stew are respectively ויזד and נזיד. The thing is, “to boil” is actually a secondary meaning of the root! It most often means to treat with insolence, presumptuously.
The word for boiling and stew are respectively ויזד and נזיד. The thing is, “to boil” is actually a secondary meaning of the root! It most often means to treat with insolence, presumptuously.
November 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There’s a subtle but very telling pun in Genesis 25:29 when Jacob makes a stew to steal Esau’s birthright.
The word for boiling and stew are respectively ויזד and נזיד. The thing is, “to boil” is actually a secondary meaning of the root! It most often means to treat with insolence, presumptuously.
The word for boiling and stew are respectively ויזד and נזיד. The thing is, “to boil” is actually a secondary meaning of the root! It most often means to treat with insolence, presumptuously.
Theologically, I find the argument satisfying and it’s a fairly common one in Judaism.
But it won’t convince everyone. For instance, someone. with a different politics could argue that Jacob and Esau’s struggle within the womb proves earlier ensoulment.
But it won’t convince everyone. For instance, someone. with a different politics could argue that Jacob and Esau’s struggle within the womb proves earlier ensoulment.
February 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Theologically, I find the argument satisfying and it’s a fairly common one in Judaism.
But it won’t convince everyone. For instance, someone. with a different politics could argue that Jacob and Esau’s struggle within the womb proves earlier ensoulment.
But it won’t convince everyone. For instance, someone. with a different politics could argue that Jacob and Esau’s struggle within the womb proves earlier ensoulment.