Stefan Brün
@sgbrun.bsky.social
theatermaker and out to replace fear with richer story and self-directed agency; co-founder and facilitator/liaison of Prop Thtr, a 501c3 Not-For-Profit Theater company in Chicago, of the National New Play Network and a published translator
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As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
October 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
That way we fight each other, instead of fighting the real enemies. It’s no coincidence that the real enemies are the ones in charge of our sources of information."
October 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
That way we fight each other, instead of fighting the real enemies. It’s no coincidence that the real enemies are the ones in charge of our sources of information."
That’s how we are controlled. There are two different realities, that will never come together. Our separate sources of information are designed to keep us separate and uninformed.
October 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
That’s how we are controlled. There are two different realities, that will never come together. Our separate sources of information are designed to keep us separate and uninformed.
Their reality is completely different. If we saw only what they see, we would think liberals were crazy for believing what they believe. That’s the whole point.
October 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Their reality is completely different. If we saw only what they see, we would think liberals were crazy for believing what they believe. That’s the whole point.
From John Lister :
"I have a conservative social media alter ego. The reason we think the right wing are crazy for believing what they believe, is because if they saw what we saw, they would have to be crazy to believe what they believe. But the point is, they don’t see what we see.
"I have a conservative social media alter ego. The reason we think the right wing are crazy for believing what they believe, is because if they saw what we saw, they would have to be crazy to believe what they believe. But the point is, they don’t see what we see.
October 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
From John Lister :
"I have a conservative social media alter ego. The reason we think the right wing are crazy for believing what they believe, is because if they saw what we saw, they would have to be crazy to believe what they believe. But the point is, they don’t see what we see.
"I have a conservative social media alter ego. The reason we think the right wing are crazy for believing what they believe, is because if they saw what we saw, they would have to be crazy to believe what they believe. But the point is, they don’t see what we see.
‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country
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October 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
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No one is who they are supposed to be.
August 17, 2025 at 4:57 AM
No one is who they are supposed to be.
The new international melting pot of authoritarianism: Cheer Up, or Else: China Cracks Down on the Haters and Cynics www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...
Cheer Up, or Else: China Cracks Down on the Haters and Cynics
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The new international melting pot of authoritarianism: Cheer Up, or Else: China Cracks Down on the Haters and Cynics www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...
“This is what occupation looks like,” said Stacy Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, in a press statement released October 4.
She added, “This is what happens when a sitting president wages war on an American city.”
She added, “This is what happens when a sitting president wages war on an American city.”
October 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
“This is what occupation looks like,” said Stacy Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, in a press statement released October 4.
She added, “This is what happens when a sitting president wages war on an American city.”
She added, “This is what happens when a sitting president wages war on an American city.”
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The Israeli Government has made an ad about the Global Sumud Flotilla headed for Gaza, and it's surprsingly honest and informative.
Honest Government Ad | Global Sumud Flotilla
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September 13, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The Israeli Government has made an ad about the Global Sumud Flotilla headed for Gaza, and it's surprsingly honest and informative.
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I do not see much employment and labor justice being led by the wealthy culture institutions, often taking in disproportionate public funding (which all working class people pay for) while they’re circling their wagons and protecting their privilege.
I do not see much employment and labor justice being led by the wealthy culture institutions, often taking in disproportionate public funding (which all working class people pay for) while they’re circling their wagons and protecting their privilege.
August 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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I do not see much employment and labor justice being led by the wealthy culture institutions, often taking in disproportionate public funding (which all working class people pay for) while they’re circling their wagons and protecting their privilege.
I do not see much employment and labor justice being led by the wealthy culture institutions, often taking in disproportionate public funding (which all working class people pay for) while they’re circling their wagons and protecting their privilege.
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Chicago working class artists are seeing radically diminishing opportunities, while wealthy hobbyists are replete with high-cost diversions.
Chicago working class artists are seeing radically diminishing opportunities, while wealthy hobbyists are replete with high-cost diversions.
August 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Chicago working class artists are seeing radically diminishing opportunities, while wealthy hobbyists are replete with high-cost diversions.
Chicago working class artists are seeing radically diminishing opportunities, while wealthy hobbyists are replete with high-cost diversions.
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often micro-managed by an absentee volunteer wealthy supervisor, perhaps Zooming in from one of the coasts.
often micro-managed by an absentee volunteer wealthy supervisor, perhaps Zooming in from one of the coasts.
August 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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often micro-managed by an absentee volunteer wealthy supervisor, perhaps Zooming in from one of the coasts.
often micro-managed by an absentee volunteer wealthy supervisor, perhaps Zooming in from one of the coasts.
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often run by upper class boards of directors who transform paying artistic jobs into volunteer positions and seek out pliant and easily intimidated artists for low pay alibi functions,
often run by upper class boards of directors who transform paying artistic jobs into volunteer positions and seek out pliant and easily intimidated artists for low pay alibi functions,
August 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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often run by upper class boards of directors who transform paying artistic jobs into volunteer positions and seek out pliant and easily intimidated artists for low pay alibi functions,
often run by upper class boards of directors who transform paying artistic jobs into volunteer positions and seek out pliant and easily intimidated artists for low pay alibi functions,
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In the days of liberal arts shutdown in higher education combined with a massive cutoff of arts funding, it has become quite a challenge for any working class artist to break into artistic institutions,
In the days of liberal arts shutdown in higher education combined with a massive cutoff of arts funding, it has become quite a challenge for any working class artist to break into artistic institutions,
August 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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In the days of liberal arts shutdown in higher education combined with a massive cutoff of arts funding, it has become quite a challenge for any working class artist to break into artistic institutions,
In the days of liberal arts shutdown in higher education combined with a massive cutoff of arts funding, it has become quite a challenge for any working class artist to break into artistic institutions,
…I am less a helpless consumer, than media and those intimidated would have me think. More a participating Spectactor. No, that is no typo.
August 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
…I am less a helpless consumer, than media and those intimidated would have me think. More a participating Spectactor. No, that is no typo.