Karen Caplan
@quillkdc.bsky.social
Public university dean, historian, activist, cyclist, knitter, gardener, anti-Zionist Jew. Speaking in the voice of my dog, and your dog too!
"Don't call the police, they won't help none." --Buck Meek
"Don't call the police, they won't help none." --Buck Meek
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How come when the children put a hat on Frosty and he comes to life it’s cute and kitschy, but when I write “emet” on this lump of clay and it comes to life suddenly I’m “bringing destruction on the whole village” and I have to “make it stop??”
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
How come when the children put a hat on Frosty and he comes to life it’s cute and kitschy, but when I write “emet” on this lump of clay and it comes to life suddenly I’m “bringing destruction on the whole village” and I have to “make it stop??”
This is a thing? Geez.
Getting a lot more people on this list for sharing antisemitic lies about the Talmud over the past couple of days.
Reminders:
1. The entire Talmud is public and freely available online. This Anyone claiming to know about "secret" or "hidden" Jewish teachings from it is lying to you.
Reminders:
1. The entire Talmud is public and freely available online. This Anyone claiming to know about "secret" or "hidden" Jewish teachings from it is lying to you.
December 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
This is a thing? Geez.
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This is great because it demonstrates that transphobes actually do know that gender has nothing to do with anatomy or genetics. These are gingerbread men despite having no penis or testicles, and DNA that is mostly butter.
Nothing says getting into the festive spirit like going online to shout at some biscuits
December 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This is great because it demonstrates that transphobes actually do know that gender has nothing to do with anatomy or genetics. These are gingerbread men despite having no penis or testicles, and DNA that is mostly butter.
Did you perhaps want to sign but didn't get around to it! You still can! Bit.ly/mcjc-cvh
Over‼️500‼️Jewish Marylanders have signed our letter of support for @vanhollen.senate.gov in just a few days.
Join the letter: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Read the letter: drive.google.com/file/d/1TRuG...
Join the letter: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Read the letter: drive.google.com/file/d/1TRuG...
December 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Did you perhaps want to sign but didn't get around to it! You still can! Bit.ly/mcjc-cvh
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This is unadulterated antisemitism, for the sake of hating Jews for existing and publicly celebrating our holidays.
Under the MAGA hat (literally in this case), with over 18k likes.
Under the MAGA hat (literally in this case), with over 18k likes.
December 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This is unadulterated antisemitism, for the sake of hating Jews for existing and publicly celebrating our holidays.
Under the MAGA hat (literally in this case), with over 18k likes.
Under the MAGA hat (literally in this case), with over 18k likes.
What
November 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
What
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BREAKING: Democrat Ghazala Hashmi elected Lt. Gov of Virginia, making her the first Muslim woman elected to statewide office anywhere in America.
November 5, 2025 at 1:29 AM
BREAKING: Democrat Ghazala Hashmi elected Lt. Gov of Virginia, making her the first Muslim woman elected to statewide office anywhere in America.
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34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
October 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
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MCJC Member Adina Cohen has filed a civil rights complaint after Club Pilates North Bethesda banned her for wearing shirts with messages like “Jews Say Ceasefire Now.”
Read the press release from CAIR ⬇️
www.cair.com/press_releas...
Read the press release from CAIR ⬇️
www.cair.com/press_releas...
CAIR Submits Civil Rights Complaint Against North Bethesda Pilates Studio for Discrimination Toward Md. Jewish Woman
www.cair.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
MCJC Member Adina Cohen has filed a civil rights complaint after Club Pilates North Bethesda banned her for wearing shirts with messages like “Jews Say Ceasefire Now.”
Read the press release from CAIR ⬇️
www.cair.com/press_releas...
Read the press release from CAIR ⬇️
www.cair.com/press_releas...
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Commentary: A wide majority of Jewish Americans say President Trump is exploiting antisemitism in disingenuous fashion — that it’s a thinly veiled disguise to justify his assault on higher education, as revealed by a national survey.
Professors: Most Jewish Americans believe Donald Trump is exploiting antisemitism to assault universities
A wide majority of Jewish Americans say Trump is exploiting antisemitism in disingenuous fashion, as revealed by a national survey.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Commentary: A wide majority of Jewish Americans say President Trump is exploiting antisemitism in disingenuous fashion — that it’s a thinly veiled disguise to justify his assault on higher education, as revealed by a national survey.
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An Israel that was serious about a two state solution would be treating Barghouti as a potential Mandela.
That Israel doesn't exist.
The one that does is trying to kill the man.
That Israel doesn't exist.
The one that does is trying to kill the man.
October 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
An Israel that was serious about a two state solution would be treating Barghouti as a potential Mandela.
That Israel doesn't exist.
The one that does is trying to kill the man.
That Israel doesn't exist.
The one that does is trying to kill the man.
This is the group that I helped to found and currently chair. Feel free to share far and wide; this is frankly unacceptable behavior from an elected official.
Last week, hours before the start of Yom Kippur, Montgomery County State Senator Ben Kramer sent us a belittling diatribe, insulting his Jewish constituents and repeating debunked talking points from the Israeli government.
Read the letter and our response: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Read the letter and our response: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
October 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This is the group that I helped to found and currently chair. Feel free to share far and wide; this is frankly unacceptable behavior from an elected official.
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EMERGENCY TIMELINE CLEANSE: Godzilla says Trans Rights 🏳️⚧️
youtu.be/xG1T0URuTWw
youtu.be/xG1T0URuTWw
October 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
EMERGENCY TIMELINE CLEANSE: Godzilla says Trans Rights 🏳️⚧️
youtu.be/xG1T0URuTWw
youtu.be/xG1T0URuTWw
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Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"
Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians
Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"
So, did any WHITE profs who are on the watchlist have this experience? I ask because the only one I know has not.
When I was placed on the Professor Watchlist in 2021, people sent death threats about my children. I had security officers monitor my 8yo at school.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
September 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
So, did any WHITE profs who are on the watchlist have this experience? I ask because the only one I know has not.
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Wild how political alliance with Zionism sweeps all sorts of wild statements about Jews under the table
![Kirk said that Jewish people control “not just the colleges; it’s the nonprofits, it’s the movies, it’s Hollywood, it’s all of it.” Kirk also said ”the number one funding mechanism of radical, open border, neoliberal, quasi-Marxist policies, cultural institutions, and nonprofits" is “Jewish donors.” Claims that wealthy Jewish people and donors control major institutions and Hollywood are common antisemitic tropes. [Salem Media Group, The Charlie Kirk Show, 10/26/23; The Washington Post, 10/17/22; The Times of Israel, 11/17/22]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ynhvprwsjim3ttkefxsttf7y/bafkreihmfboekpsywtuu27tn52lfsfu34q7yt4gg3ycvstxonyedx6rxsa@jpeg)
September 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Wild how political alliance with Zionism sweeps all sorts of wild statements about Jews under the table
The thing about the right's outrage at anyone pointing out the hateful nature of Charlie Kirk's politics is that you know that behind the scenes they are thrilled to have this to blame on the left.
September 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The thing about the right's outrage at anyone pointing out the hateful nature of Charlie Kirk's politics is that you know that behind the scenes they are thrilled to have this to blame on the left.
depressingly true
if charlie kirk didn't get shot the right wing would be equally and as consequentially as mad about a tv commercial or restaurant logo or something else, they're gonna do what they're gonna do regardless
September 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
depressingly true
ADL sucks.
The ADL has a new survey claiming: "Widespread Antisemitism and Anti-Israel Bias Reported by Faculty in Higher Education."
But it's basically a survey of faculty who already belong to a pro-Israel advocacy group.
www.adl.org/resources/re...
But it's basically a survey of faculty who already belong to a pro-Israel advocacy group.
www.adl.org/resources/re...
September 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
ADL sucks.
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Please enjoy this history of klezmorim in radical Jewish organizing in pre-war NYC:
Organized Labor, Politics and Klezmer Musicians in New York Until the First World War
From the early days of the 1880s to the First World War, klezmorim were present at every twist and turn of immigrant Jewish radicalism and labor organizing, from strikes to union elections.
www.derspekter.org
September 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Please enjoy this history of klezmorim in radical Jewish organizing in pre-war NYC:
Oh, yes.
What if scientists hadn’t waited until this point to speak about politics
Every time I see a headline like this, my brain just shouts
Like what if scientists hadn’t sat around silently watching everyone around them get attacked
Maybe the fight on campus would have gone differently
Every time I see a headline like this, my brain just shouts
Like what if scientists hadn’t sat around silently watching everyone around them get attacked
Maybe the fight on campus would have gone differently
"Tao is one of the most prominent mathematicians and academics to publicly oppose the administration’s actions, calling them an “existential threat” to his field, and academic science, more broadly. He said public advocacy is a priority over his research, for now."
www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...
www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...
August 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Oh, yes.
Pritzker, not Newsom.
Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
August 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Pritzker, not Newsom.
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Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
August 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
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As we continue to obsess over discussions about left wing antisemitism, far right antisemitism continues to explode.
The incidents are largely overlooked. They don’t fit the narrative for those most tasked with this fight. And they don’t get the clicks for media. But they are happening regardless.
The incidents are largely overlooked. They don’t fit the narrative for those most tasked with this fight. And they don’t get the clicks for media. But they are happening regardless.
In the last 24 hours:
1. A school's banner was defaced with swastikas (again)
2. Nazi flags were hung outside another school
3. An antisemitic screed was written on the sidewalk outside a kosher restaurant
Neo-nazi ideology and language is spreading. We cannot allow it to become normalized.
1. A school's banner was defaced with swastikas (again)
2. Nazi flags were hung outside another school
3. An antisemitic screed was written on the sidewalk outside a kosher restaurant
Neo-nazi ideology and language is spreading. We cannot allow it to become normalized.
August 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
As we continue to obsess over discussions about left wing antisemitism, far right antisemitism continues to explode.
The incidents are largely overlooked. They don’t fit the narrative for those most tasked with this fight. And they don’t get the clicks for media. But they are happening regardless.
The incidents are largely overlooked. They don’t fit the narrative for those most tasked with this fight. And they don’t get the clicks for media. But they are happening regardless.
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Proud of the members of my synagogue that are part of the group that pushed Katherine Clark to finally do this. The next step is to get her to act on this understanding.
www.axios.com/2025/08/15/i...
www.axios.com/2025/08/15/i...
No. 2 House Democrat Katherine Clark calls Gaza war a "genocide"
Clark is one of just over a dozen House members who have used the word to describe the conflict in Gaza.
www.axios.com
August 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Proud of the members of my synagogue that are part of the group that pushed Katherine Clark to finally do this. The next step is to get her to act on this understanding.
www.axios.com/2025/08/15/i...
www.axios.com/2025/08/15/i...