Rebecca Kastleman
@rkastleman.bsky.social
Writes on drama, performance, and modernist lit at Columbia U. Puppets were the first bots
True justice in this case lies so far beyond a legal remedy, but I’m going to breathe a little easier on this one particular day
BREAKING: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to release our client Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia student unlawfully detained for advocating for Palestinian human rights.
This is the first order mandating the release of a student arrested by Trump in retaliation for their speech.
This is the first order mandating the release of a student arrested by Trump in retaliation for their speech.
April 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
True justice in this case lies so far beyond a legal remedy, but I’m going to breathe a little easier on this one particular day
Today in the life of Remy the Humanities Cat, Alan Garber received a skeptical gaze of acknowledgment but still was not granted a purr of any kind
April 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Today in the life of Remy the Humanities Cat, Alan Garber received a skeptical gaze of acknowledgment but still was not granted a purr of any kind
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Lots of universities signed this brief addressing the implications of the arrests/deportations of student protesters. If yours didn’t, write to your president, trustees, and GC and make sure your university signs the next iteration of the brief. knightcolumbia.org/documents/eh...
April 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Lots of universities signed this brief addressing the implications of the arrests/deportations of student protesters. If yours didn’t, write to your president, trustees, and GC and make sure your university signs the next iteration of the brief. knightcolumbia.org/documents/eh...
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"Antifa cats exist"
Seen in Ankara, Turkey
Seen in Ankara, Turkey
April 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
"Antifa cats exist"
Seen in Ankara, Turkey
Seen in Ankara, Turkey
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2/4. In a world with fewer distractions, we would be shocked that the US made its tariff decisions during discussions with the head of the Russian sovereign investment fund.
April 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
2/4. In a world with fewer distractions, we would be shocked that the US made its tariff decisions during discussions with the head of the Russian sovereign investment fund.
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A couple weeks ago, someone asked me if my books had ever been banned. I said, "not yet." This week, Racial Innocence: Performing American Childhood from Slavery to Civil Rights, was one of 381 books removed from the library of the Naval Academy. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Read the Naval Academy’s list of removed books
The Navy released the titles of 381 books that were removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library on the Annapolis, Md., campus this week because their subject matter was seen as being related ...
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A couple weeks ago, someone asked me if my books had ever been banned. I said, "not yet." This week, Racial Innocence: Performing American Childhood from Slavery to Civil Rights, was one of 381 books removed from the library of the Naval Academy. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How it looked nine days ago
Not to ruin everyone's day before lunch, but: my guess is that the regime orders Armstrong pushed aside at Columbia and then essentially picks the next CU president through the same extortion they're using now. Will it be Chris Rufo? Bari Weiss? I guess Linda McMahon will be out of work soon.
March 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
How it looked nine days ago