Brea Cooper
@breannancooper.bsky.social
Senior Press Secretary for Indiana House Democrats.
Writer and bookworm. Sometimes an artist. Usually in a movie theater. Long-suffering Cubs fan. Views are my own.
Writer and bookworm. Sometimes an artist. Usually in a movie theater. Long-suffering Cubs fan. Views are my own.
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If you don’t want to read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein together by candlelight whilst sharing dark chocolate and a vintage bottle of Château Margaux in an abandoned castle on the Irish coast during a full moon, then please don’t tell me you’re “down for a good time.”
November 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
If you don’t want to read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein together by candlelight whilst sharing dark chocolate and a vintage bottle of Château Margaux in an abandoned castle on the Irish coast during a full moon, then please don’t tell me you’re “down for a good time.”
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Jim Banks calls for Indiana to have a 9-0 Republican congressional map and alleges that "the Democrats manipulated the census data when Joe Biden came into office." (The 2020 census happened in 2020, when believe it or not Trump was president)
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Jim Banks calls for Indiana to have a 9-0 Republican congressional map and alleges that "the Democrats manipulated the census data when Joe Biden came into office." (The 2020 census happened in 2020, when believe it or not Trump was president)
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This. Always this.
November 4, 2025 at 4:16 AM
This. Always this.
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UPDATE: Two federal judges have ruled withholding SNAP benefits to be unlawful. Our caucus will continue to monitor the situation to ensure no Hoosier goes hungry due to the shutdown.
Hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers will lose SNAP benefits TOMORROW. We're calling on Gov. Braun to keep Hoosiers from going hungry by funding Indiana food pantries throughout the federal government shutdown.
October 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
UPDATE: Two federal judges have ruled withholding SNAP benefits to be unlawful. Our caucus will continue to monitor the situation to ensure no Hoosier goes hungry due to the shutdown.
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The whole title is “The Scariest Thing This Halloween is Donald Trump’s Hatred for Children:
At Least Freddy Kreuger, Jason, Pennywise, and Michael Myers Didn’t Take Food Away From Kids”
Enjoy.
At Least Freddy Kreuger, Jason, Pennywise, and Michael Myers Didn’t Take Food Away From Kids”
Enjoy.
The Scariest Thing This Halloween is Donald Trump’s Hatred for Children
At Least Freddy Kreuger, Jason, Pennywise, and Michael Myers Didn’t Take Food Away From Kids
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The whole title is “The Scariest Thing This Halloween is Donald Trump’s Hatred for Children:
At Least Freddy Kreuger, Jason, Pennywise, and Michael Myers Didn’t Take Food Away From Kids”
Enjoy.
At Least Freddy Kreuger, Jason, Pennywise, and Michael Myers Didn’t Take Food Away From Kids”
Enjoy.
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Gaza has 2.2 million people. In 2 years, 10% of the population has been killed or wounded. Their entire infrastructure has been destroyed.
Instead of giving more military aid to Netanyahu’s extremist government, the US must work with the international community to rebuild Gaza.
Instead of giving more military aid to Netanyahu’s extremist government, the US must work with the international community to rebuild Gaza.
‘Everything Is Gone’: Gazans Return Home to Find Devastation and Little Hope
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Gaza has 2.2 million people. In 2 years, 10% of the population has been killed or wounded. Their entire infrastructure has been destroyed.
Instead of giving more military aid to Netanyahu’s extremist government, the US must work with the international community to rebuild Gaza.
Instead of giving more military aid to Netanyahu’s extremist government, the US must work with the international community to rebuild Gaza.
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I keep going back to this piece and this sentence: “The question of who gets to live as long as they should isn’t moral but systemic.”
“The question of who gets to live as long as they should isn’t moral but systemic.
We often say that death is the great unifier as it’s the one thing that we all have in common. But sometimes, I look around and wonder if even the after-life is segregated.”
We often say that death is the great unifier as it’s the one thing that we all have in common. But sometimes, I look around and wonder if even the after-life is segregated.”
Diane Keaton, Miss Major, D'Angelo...
Who gets to live a "long" life in America?
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I keep going back to this piece and this sentence: “The question of who gets to live as long as they should isn’t moral but systemic.”
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What do you think would get Indiana heading in the right direction? Sound off in the comments 🗣️
October 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
What do you think would get Indiana heading in the right direction? Sound off in the comments 🗣️
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“In a devastating blow to the Jewish community, Nazi Germany revokes the passports of all Jewish citizens, effectively stripping them of their citizenship and freedom to travel. This..is a calculated attempt to isolate & persecute Jews, making it impossible for them to escape..”
- October 5th, 1938
- October 5th, 1938
October 9, 2025 at 5:13 AM
“In a devastating blow to the Jewish community, Nazi Germany revokes the passports of all Jewish citizens, effectively stripping them of their citizenship and freedom to travel. This..is a calculated attempt to isolate & persecute Jews, making it impossible for them to escape..”
- October 5th, 1938
- October 5th, 1938
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Solidarity, now and forever.
“This is the most frightening moment of my life,” she added. "The only thing that has ever worked...is solidarity: binding together, finding bravery in numbers too big to ignore, and standing up for one another.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
“This is the most frightening moment of my life,” she added. "The only thing that has ever worked...is solidarity: binding together, finding bravery in numbers too big to ignore, and standing up for one another.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era
In wake of the Trump administration’s censorship threats, the actor re-established the Committee for the First Amendment with A-list support
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Solidarity, now and forever.
“This is the most frightening moment of my life,” she added. "The only thing that has ever worked...is solidarity: binding together, finding bravery in numbers too big to ignore, and standing up for one another.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
“This is the most frightening moment of my life,” she added. "The only thing that has ever worked...is solidarity: binding together, finding bravery in numbers too big to ignore, and standing up for one another.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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Pritzker: “This is a convicted felon…who is threatening to jail me. This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump: If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me.”
October 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Pritzker: “This is a convicted felon…who is threatening to jail me. This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump: If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me.”
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twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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Teachers of #Frankenstein - anyone have favorite essays/articles you like to use with undergraduates that engage the novel in terms of artificial intelligence (AI)? Thanks!
a man in a black suit is walking down stairs
ALT: a man in a black suit is walking down stairs
media.tenor.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Teachers of #Frankenstein - anyone have favorite essays/articles you like to use with undergraduates that engage the novel in terms of artificial intelligence (AI)? Thanks!
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RIP Jane Goodall, who has died at 91.
She was a gentle disrupter who reshaped how we understand our place in nature. Her research with chimpanzees revolutionized science, and her boundless optimism touched the world.
buff.ly/5Hwx3Z7 🌎🩺
She was a gentle disrupter who reshaped how we understand our place in nature. Her research with chimpanzees revolutionized science, and her boundless optimism touched the world.
buff.ly/5Hwx3Z7 🌎🩺
October 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
RIP Jane Goodall, who has died at 91.
She was a gentle disrupter who reshaped how we understand our place in nature. Her research with chimpanzees revolutionized science, and her boundless optimism touched the world.
buff.ly/5Hwx3Z7 🌎🩺
She was a gentle disrupter who reshaped how we understand our place in nature. Her research with chimpanzees revolutionized science, and her boundless optimism touched the world.
buff.ly/5Hwx3Z7 🌎🩺
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If you've done in-person research at any of the following presidential libraries in the last 8 months, can you please follow me/contact me—soon—for a story I'm working on (can be off the record)?
Hoover
FDR
Truman
Eisenhower
JFK
LBJ
Ford
Carter
And either way, can you please share this request? 🙏
Hoover
FDR
Truman
Eisenhower
JFK
LBJ
Ford
Carter
And either way, can you please share this request? 🙏
September 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
If you've done in-person research at any of the following presidential libraries in the last 8 months, can you please follow me/contact me—soon—for a story I'm working on (can be off the record)?
Hoover
FDR
Truman
Eisenhower
JFK
LBJ
Ford
Carter
And either way, can you please share this request? 🙏
Hoover
FDR
Truman
Eisenhower
JFK
LBJ
Ford
Carter
And either way, can you please share this request? 🙏
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We're living in a nation ruled by a confederacy of losers. My latest for @thenation.com:
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
We’re Being Ruled Over by the World’s Biggest Losers
They effectively control our fates, but deep down, they know they’re sniveling, pathetic, and inadequate, and it eats them up.
www.thenation.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We're living in a nation ruled by a confederacy of losers. My latest for @thenation.com:
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Spending my Sunday doing the literary equivalent of doom-scrolling.
September 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Spending my Sunday doing the literary equivalent of doom-scrolling.
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So, closing 1% of total US/ Canada stores, but nearly 10% of union stores. Some mathematicians would consider this evidence of union busting.
BREAKING: Starbucks just announced a $1 billion restructuring and will close 59 unionized stores — nearly 10% of union locations.
It includes the Roastery in Seattle, one of its busiest shops.
CEO Brian Niccol made $100 million in four months last year.
It includes the Roastery in Seattle, one of its busiest shops.
CEO Brian Niccol made $100 million in four months last year.
September 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
So, closing 1% of total US/ Canada stores, but nearly 10% of union stores. Some mathematicians would consider this evidence of union busting.
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Guess which one Gov. Braun and the Republican supermajority are considering?
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/09/03/b...
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/09/03/b...
September 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Guess which one Gov. Braun and the Republican supermajority are considering?
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/09/03/b...
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/09/03/b...
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opening a Spirit Halloween where my patience used to be
August 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
opening a Spirit Halloween where my patience used to be
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This is a hell of a letter. “The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines…will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer….Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated…”
Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
August 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
This is a hell of a letter. “The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines…will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer….Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated…”
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Mariam Abu Dagga, a Palestinian journalist whose photos captured the destruction in Gaza, died in an Israeli strike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital, the one she regularly documented.
Here are some of the scenes Dagga captured during the war:
Here are some of the scenes Dagga captured during the war:
See photos by Palestinian photojournalist Mariam Dagga, killed on the job
An Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed five journalists, among them an AP freelancer. She died in the hospital she had long documented.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Mariam Abu Dagga, a Palestinian journalist whose photos captured the destruction in Gaza, died in an Israeli strike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital, the one she regularly documented.
Here are some of the scenes Dagga captured during the war:
Here are some of the scenes Dagga captured during the war:
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"He [Guthrie] set out to tell stories he thought were important, to resist oppression and greed, to use songs as a way to sort out his feelings and ideas, and to build connection."
Woody Guthrie used songs to sort out his feelings and ideas, and to build connection
A new collection of Guthrie's music and lyrics opens a window into the artist's storytelling.
contrarian.substack.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"He [Guthrie] set out to tell stories he thought were important, to resist oppression and greed, to use songs as a way to sort out his feelings and ideas, and to build connection."
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August 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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