Thom Ratkos
@thomratkos.bsky.social
Studying behavior, all the time. Antifascist. BCBA-D, PhD. Associate professor. he/him
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Fuck right wing populism, fuck the cross crass alliance, in which the white working/lower class allies with the white owning class against, or at the expense of, people they deem others. It's not cool, it's a deadly scam. Abandon whiteness, destroy class society.
You do not, under any circumstances, "Gotta hand it to Marjorie Taylor Greene."
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Fuck right wing populism, fuck the cross crass alliance, in which the white working/lower class allies with the white owning class against, or at the expense of, people they deem others. It's not cool, it's a deadly scam. Abandon whiteness, destroy class society.
I think there's probably a silver lining to Bovino being the visible face of the American gestapo. Pic unrelated
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I think there's probably a silver lining to Bovino being the visible face of the American gestapo. Pic unrelated
Read this thread and try to tell me that fascism is some far future hypothetical danger or that concentration camps are a historical topic
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Read this thread and try to tell me that fascism is some far future hypothetical danger or that concentration camps are a historical topic
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I was fighting fascism with the power of love and kindness and just really getting my ass handed to me. proteanmag.com/2025/11/01/w...
November 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I was fighting fascism with the power of love and kindness and just really getting my ass handed to me. proteanmag.com/2025/11/01/w...
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The reason these mass demonstrations are allowed to happen is because it lets the steam out of the pot in a controlled way. It's meant to feel like action so that you dont follow up after. The frustration is that during these times, the follow up is REALLY important.
October 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The reason these mass demonstrations are allowed to happen is because it lets the steam out of the pot in a controlled way. It's meant to feel like action so that you dont follow up after. The frustration is that during these times, the follow up is REALLY important.
Listen, I'm all for bulldozing the white house, but not to build some piece of shit a ballroom.
October 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Listen, I'm all for bulldozing the white house, but not to build some piece of shit a ballroom.
Yikes
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Yikes
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something about this ex blackwater mercenary i dont quite trust
October 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
something about this ex blackwater mercenary i dont quite trust
Haven't seen any news about Kristi Noem's claim about the antifa founder's girlfriend that was arrested. Curious. /s
October 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Haven't seen any news about Kristi Noem's claim about the antifa founder's girlfriend that was arrested. Curious. /s
Which liberalism is more annoying: antifa doesn't exist, or, the military is antifa?
October 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Which liberalism is more annoying: antifa doesn't exist, or, the military is antifa?
I do think it's funny that trump is probably upset he didn't get the Nobel peace prize, and hope the stress gives him a fatal stroke, but I don't find any legitimacy in a peace prize that has been given to Kissinger and Obama
October 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I do think it's funny that trump is probably upset he didn't get the Nobel peace prize, and hope the stress gives him a fatal stroke, but I don't find any legitimacy in a peace prize that has been given to Kissinger and Obama
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Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis
Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis
CAIRO—As part of a historic ceasefire agreement with Hamas following two years of war, the Israeli government reportedly agreed Thursday to go back to killing Palestinians on a less frequent basis. “I...
theonion.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis
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just stop talking about the "constitutional crisis" as if it means something or anyone is going to do anything about it.
stop.
laws are fake.
the constitution was a piece of paper.
trump is a fascist.
all that matters is what they want to do and how we are going to stop them.
stop.
laws are fake.
the constitution was a piece of paper.
trump is a fascist.
all that matters is what they want to do and how we are going to stop them.
October 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
just stop talking about the "constitutional crisis" as if it means something or anyone is going to do anything about it.
stop.
laws are fake.
the constitution was a piece of paper.
trump is a fascist.
all that matters is what they want to do and how we are going to stop them.
stop.
laws are fake.
the constitution was a piece of paper.
trump is a fascist.
all that matters is what they want to do and how we are going to stop them.
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We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
This seems fine and does not affect me psychologically, physiologically, at all 🥴
So being against racism and fascism and standing with one’s community for self-defense is now considered a crime? Shame on UNC.
This is Dwayne Dixon. I know Dwayne and the students testifying to how great of a professor he is in the comments on Instagram are as shocked as I am.
This is Dwayne Dixon. I know Dwayne and the students testifying to how great of a professor he is in the comments on Instagram are as shocked as I am.
October 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This seems fine and does not affect me psychologically, physiologically, at all 🥴
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Say it often, say it loud:
"Overall, research has not supported the common-sense presumption that digital approaches to schooling are better than non-digital alternatives. At the broadest level, widespread computer use in education has been found to be associated with lower student achievement."
"Overall, research has not supported the common-sense presumption that digital approaches to schooling are better than non-digital alternatives. At the broadest level, widespread computer use in education has been found to be associated with lower student achievement."
Fit for Purpose? How Today’s Commercial Digital Platforms Subvert Key Goals of Public Education
Digital educational platforms have become ubiquitous in American classrooms, with tools like Google Workspace for Education, Kahoot!, Zearn, Khan Academy, and many others now structuring curriculum, i...
nepc.colorado.edu
September 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Say it often, say it loud:
"Overall, research has not supported the common-sense presumption that digital approaches to schooling are better than non-digital alternatives. At the broadest level, widespread computer use in education has been found to be associated with lower student achievement."
"Overall, research has not supported the common-sense presumption that digital approaches to schooling are better than non-digital alternatives. At the broadest level, widespread computer use in education has been found to be associated with lower student achievement."
Happy Friday everyone. The horrors persist but so do we. youtu.be/OLkPwxcIji0?...
Chumbawamba - The day the nazi died
YouTube video by Huppelplopp1848
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September 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Happy Friday everyone. The horrors persist but so do we. youtu.be/OLkPwxcIji0?...
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Assata Shakur declared war on the rich who prosper in our poverty, the politicians who lie to us with smiling faces, and all the mindless, heartless, robots who protect them and their property. We should do the same.
September 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Assata Shakur declared war on the rich who prosper in our poverty, the politicians who lie to us with smiling faces, and all the mindless, heartless, robots who protect them and their property. We should do the same.
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A bit of James Baldwin today:
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain"
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain"
September 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A bit of James Baldwin today:
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain"
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain"
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Right wing all week: How dare anybody call us fascist?!
Trump today: Designates anti-fascist groups as terrorists, uses FCC to consolidate control of the media and hands TikTok to allies
Trump today: Designates anti-fascist groups as terrorists, uses FCC to consolidate control of the media and hands TikTok to allies
September 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Right wing all week: How dare anybody call us fascist?!
Trump today: Designates anti-fascist groups as terrorists, uses FCC to consolidate control of the media and hands TikTok to allies
Trump today: Designates anti-fascist groups as terrorists, uses FCC to consolidate control of the media and hands TikTok to allies