A. A. Brooks 🌻🍉
@aabrooks19.bsky.social
Teacher passionate about deconstructing russian imperialism, and white supremacy in the US. He/him. Protect 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Lives, Black Lives Matter
Is there anyone who was at Euromaidan who’d be willing to have a zoom interview with an 8th grade student of mine? Doesn’t have to be a long interview - it’s for a project in my history class
May 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Is there anyone who was at Euromaidan who’d be willing to have a zoom interview with an 8th grade student of mine? Doesn’t have to be a long interview - it’s for a project in my history class
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SCOOP: ICE tried to raid Chang Chang restaurant in Dupont (Washington, D.C.) but the manager ran then off.
May 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
SCOOP: ICE tried to raid Chang Chang restaurant in Dupont (Washington, D.C.) but the manager ran then off.
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The Vice President of El Salvador has told US Senator Van Hollen that the reason they are still holding Kilmar Abrego Garcia is due to the Trump regime paying them to do so.
Trump needs to be arrested and brought up on human trafficking charges. #3E
Trump needs to be arrested and brought up on human trafficking charges. #3E
April 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The Vice President of El Salvador has told US Senator Van Hollen that the reason they are still holding Kilmar Abrego Garcia is due to the Trump regime paying them to do so.
Trump needs to be arrested and brought up on human trafficking charges. #3E
Trump needs to be arrested and brought up on human trafficking charges. #3E
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it hasn't even been a full three months. imagine an entire year of this. and multiple years after that.
this is not sustainable.
this is not sustainable.
April 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
it hasn't even been a full three months. imagine an entire year of this. and multiple years after that.
this is not sustainable.
this is not sustainable.
The same people attacking the Hands Off protests for not being radical enough are the same crowd who said to not vote for Harris to punish Democrats over Gaza, and the same crowd that said Russia isn’t responsible for invading Ukraine because of NATO expansion.
They can’t help but enable fascists
They can’t help but enable fascists
April 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The same people attacking the Hands Off protests for not being radical enough are the same crowd who said to not vote for Harris to punish Democrats over Gaza, and the same crowd that said Russia isn’t responsible for invading Ukraine because of NATO expansion.
They can’t help but enable fascists
They can’t help but enable fascists
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BREAKING - Trump tries to claim he'll fight childhood cancer
Says the man who literally just DESTROYED federal funding for fighting childhood cancer
Says the man who literally just DESTROYED federal funding for fighting childhood cancer
March 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
BREAKING - Trump tries to claim he'll fight childhood cancer
Says the man who literally just DESTROYED federal funding for fighting childhood cancer
Says the man who literally just DESTROYED federal funding for fighting childhood cancer
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Fascism is unsustainable. It is inherently built to fail, despite what its leaders want you to think.
The bigger question is not whether it will stand. It is: can we hurry its demise? Limit its danger to the vulnerable?
And just as important: what will we build after?
The bigger question is not whether it will stand. It is: can we hurry its demise? Limit its danger to the vulnerable?
And just as important: what will we build after?
March 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Fascism is unsustainable. It is inherently built to fail, despite what its leaders want you to think.
The bigger question is not whether it will stand. It is: can we hurry its demise? Limit its danger to the vulnerable?
And just as important: what will we build after?
The bigger question is not whether it will stand. It is: can we hurry its demise? Limit its danger to the vulnerable?
And just as important: what will we build after?
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Quite literally every single line of this State of the Union is a lie and/or has a factual error. The other sentences are not just political bluster, they are propaganda.
March 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Quite literally every single line of this State of the Union is a lie and/or has a factual error. The other sentences are not just political bluster, they are propaganda.
I haven’t been on here much. It’s been a lot to consume the news, let alone talk about it but I will say:
Fuck Trump, fuck Musk, fuck Putin, fuck Netanyahu, fuck the AfD, fuck Kagame, fuck the RSF, and wow the world is going to shit really fast because of the fragile egos of weak men.
Fuck Trump, fuck Musk, fuck Putin, fuck Netanyahu, fuck the AfD, fuck Kagame, fuck the RSF, and wow the world is going to shit really fast because of the fragile egos of weak men.
February 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I haven’t been on here much. It’s been a lot to consume the news, let alone talk about it but I will say:
Fuck Trump, fuck Musk, fuck Putin, fuck Netanyahu, fuck the AfD, fuck Kagame, fuck the RSF, and wow the world is going to shit really fast because of the fragile egos of weak men.
Fuck Trump, fuck Musk, fuck Putin, fuck Netanyahu, fuck the AfD, fuck Kagame, fuck the RSF, and wow the world is going to shit really fast because of the fragile egos of weak men.
Apparently Elon is getting a taste of his own medicine (attacked by white nationalists on X), and I’m all for it
December 29, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Apparently Elon is getting a taste of his own medicine (attacked by white nationalists on X), and I’m all for it
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Syrians destroy statue of Hafez al-Assad in the Syrian city of Tartous
December 8, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Syrians destroy statue of Hafez al-Assad in the Syrian city of Tartous
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“X is no longer a social-media site with a white-supremacy problem, but a white-supremacist site with a social-media problem.” — @cwarzel.bsky.social
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
X Is a White-Supremacist Site
Elon Musk has made one of Twitter’s most glaring problems into a core feature on X.
www.theatlantic.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:19 AM
“X is no longer a social-media site with a white-supremacy problem, but a white-supremacist site with a social-media problem.” — @cwarzel.bsky.social
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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“Post-Constitutional” means the end of America as we know it. Why won’t the corporate media just say that?
Trump loyalist pushes ‘post-Constitutional’ vision for second term
Russ Vought, the former president’s budget director, is laying the groundwork for a broad expansion of presidential powers.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2024 at 1:23 PM
“Post-Constitutional” means the end of America as we know it. Why won’t the corporate media just say that?
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⚡️Russian troops operated torture chamber for Ukrainians in Belarus in 2022, media reports.
Russian troops operated torture chamber for Ukrainians in Belarus in 2022, media reports
The chamber was located on Belarusian government-owned property in the town of Naroulia, not far from the border with Ukraine, the Belarusian Investigative Center reported
kyivindependent.com
November 28, 2024 at 5:37 PM
⚡️Russian troops operated torture chamber for Ukrainians in Belarus in 2022, media reports.
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Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
November 23, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
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Took a glance at the bad place today.
Whew.
They REALLY hate BlueSky.
It’s like Republicans can’t function without people to troll, and it’s fucking hilarious to watch.
Whew.
They REALLY hate BlueSky.
It’s like Republicans can’t function without people to troll, and it’s fucking hilarious to watch.
November 24, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Took a glance at the bad place today.
Whew.
They REALLY hate BlueSky.
It’s like Republicans can’t function without people to troll, and it’s fucking hilarious to watch.
Whew.
They REALLY hate BlueSky.
It’s like Republicans can’t function without people to troll, and it’s fucking hilarious to watch.
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The only good thing that may come out of this is that it will force the liberals and progressives to build their own decentralized media ecosystems, because either way that’s one of the main ways we get out of this.
November 24, 2024 at 7:37 PM
The only good thing that may come out of this is that it will force the liberals and progressives to build their own decentralized media ecosystems, because either way that’s one of the main ways we get out of this.
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Thank all that is holy for Bluesky 🦋
November 24, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Thank all that is holy for Bluesky 🦋
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They have their own TV channels, personalities, media. They deride fact checking and (well) moderated debate. They buy social media platforms to manipulate algorithms and amplify content that suits their preferred ends and worldview.
What they are threatened by are places of alignment + organizing
What they are threatened by are places of alignment + organizing
November 23, 2024 at 1:37 AM
They have their own TV channels, personalities, media. They deride fact checking and (well) moderated debate. They buy social media platforms to manipulate algorithms and amplify content that suits their preferred ends and worldview.
What they are threatened by are places of alignment + organizing
What they are threatened by are places of alignment + organizing
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One thing I find interesting about the echo chamber complaint is that an echo chamber just won a presidential election.
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
November 23, 2024 at 1:29 AM
One thing I find interesting about the echo chamber complaint is that an echo chamber just won a presidential election.
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
Showed my students this picture and asked them to guess what this was
8th grader: “Is that a racist Jack-o’-lantern?”
8th grader: “Is that a racist Jack-o’-lantern?”
November 22, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Showed my students this picture and asked them to guess what this was
8th grader: “Is that a racist Jack-o’-lantern?”
8th grader: “Is that a racist Jack-o’-lantern?”
I appreciate everyone who has left Elon’s playground and found me here
November 21, 2024 at 12:09 AM
I appreciate everyone who has left Elon’s playground and found me here
