Ryan Clarksen
@clarksenr.bsky.social
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Shine Some Light in a Dark Curriculum, a project from Mr. Clarksen
Help me give my students a new perspective for their AP class! Born a Crime is a brilliant piece that tackles apartheid with wit and surprising levity. My AP English Language and Composition tackle...
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December 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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This perfectly encapsulates what the GOP position is on the shutdown.
October 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This perfectly encapsulates what the GOP position is on the shutdown.
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Instead of heaven, maybe Trump should aim for the SUNY Albany equivalent of heaven
October 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Instead of heaven, maybe Trump should aim for the SUNY Albany equivalent of heaven
One of the hardest things about being a drama teacher right now is seeing my former students who were close with people of many different identities in our casts mourning Charlie Kirk as if he were a close family member or personal mentor.
September 12, 2025 at 2:12 AM
One of the hardest things about being a drama teacher right now is seeing my former students who were close with people of many different identities in our casts mourning Charlie Kirk as if he were a close family member or personal mentor.
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The conversation we’re not ready to have yet is that having empathy for a white supremacist is part of what upholds white supremacy.
And by that measure alone, it fails to be empathy at all.
And by that measure alone, it fails to be empathy at all.
September 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The conversation we’re not ready to have yet is that having empathy for a white supremacist is part of what upholds white supremacy.
And by that measure alone, it fails to be empathy at all.
And by that measure alone, it fails to be empathy at all.
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this is still so funny to me
March 15, 2025 at 1:53 AM
this is still so funny to me
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I'm surprised Trump didn't try to fire Jon Batiste and Stephanie Nogueras from doing the national anthem tonight. 🙄
February 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I'm surprised Trump didn't try to fire Jon Batiste and Stephanie Nogueras from doing the national anthem tonight. 🙄
Tell your senators to reject Kash Patel. act.everytown.org/sign/Patel-2...
Kash Patel is unfit to lead the FBI.
Tell your senators to reject his nomination.
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January 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Tell your senators to reject Kash Patel. act.everytown.org/sign/Patel-2...
The Other 98% understands Trump's shell games all too well.
January 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The Other 98% understands Trump's shell games all too well.
I know people on the right are excusing Musk's gestures yesterday, but the praise he's receiving from neo-nazis over the situation says everything that needs to be said.
January 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I know people on the right are excusing Musk's gestures yesterday, but the praise he's receiving from neo-nazis over the situation says everything that needs to be said.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about what Martin Luther King Jr. would say today.
I think he’d be disappointed, but not surprised.
I don’t know what he’d say, but I imagine he’d remind us to keep going. To keep dreaming.
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I think he’d be disappointed, but not surprised.
I don’t know what he’d say, but I imagine he’d remind us to keep going. To keep dreaming.
🧵1/2
January 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I’ve been thinking a lot about what Martin Luther King Jr. would say today.
I think he’d be disappointed, but not surprised.
I don’t know what he’d say, but I imagine he’d remind us to keep going. To keep dreaming.
🧵1/2
I think he’d be disappointed, but not surprised.
I don’t know what he’d say, but I imagine he’d remind us to keep going. To keep dreaming.
🧵1/2
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One of my favorite things has to be attending my kids' concerts and performances!
January 12, 2025 at 4:01 AM
One of my favorite things has to be attending my kids' concerts and performances!