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Brett Ashley Kaplan

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I am a writer (Rare Stuff, novel) and professor (University of Illinois) brettashleykaplan.com

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@academicsforpeace.bsky.social

22.05.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Way more than 1000 people in the tiny but mighty town of Chamapign IL at our hands off!!! Proud to be part of this global resistance!

05.04.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

so lovely! (from last year’s Keohane!)

05.04.2025 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Columbia University Professor Speaks Out Against the Kidnapping of Mahmoud Khalil On March 12, at a rally in front of the New York City courthouse where Mahmoud Khalil’s hearing took place, classicist and Columbia University associate professor Joseph Howley made the follo…

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20.03.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The False Doctrine of Reasonableness: Why Are Democrats Obeying in Advance? Preserving democracy demands nothing less than the courage to be unreasonable. The time for reasonableness has passed.

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20.03.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Winston Churchill visiting Washington DC to request assistance in the war against Germany. Notice he is wearing a "zip suit" and not a traditional suit. This was to honor the British troops--the same reason Zelensky dresses the way he does.

01.03.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 33786    πŸ” 9138    πŸ’¬ 710    πŸ“Œ 421

I am calling and writing MSNBC to see if we can get your show back!

01.03.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I loved yesterday’s boycott! But next step: let’s all close our Amazon accounts completely!

01.03.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was also looking and couldn’t find much. I think we shouldn’t boycott Amazon so much as close our accounts completelyβ€”which I just did after not using it for yearsβ€”that would send a stronger message if millions closed their accounts

01.03.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Email outlining Trump’s accomplishments

1 destabilized world
2 made planes crash
3 killed millions by cutting USAID
4 killed kids in US not vaccinated
5 made trans people, BIPOC humans, women, and LGBTQ+ humans feel terrified
6 made US a laughingstock
7 skyrocketed price of eggs
fill in the rest

01.03.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just saying it felt GREAT to totally cancel my Amazon account! (I’d not used it in eons, but canceling, that is the real deal!)

28.02.2025 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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International criminal court condemns Trump sanctions on its staff Court says US move is an attempt to β€˜harm its impartial judicial work’ and calls on member states to oppose it

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07.02.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tom Collins

24.11.2024 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For the record we are working hard to keep the rights to protest and to free speech here. Trying.

20.11.2024 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

David Remnick, 18 Nov 2024 β€œthe leader seeks to drain people of their strength. A defeatism takes hold. There is an urge to pull back…An American retreat from liberal democracy…would be a calamity.”
We’re tired we can rest a little but then keep encouraging the world to be better, despite the now.

17.11.2024 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

have they made the β€œI didn’t vote for him!” T shirt yet????

15.11.2024 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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