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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 10d

“It is not so much that proponents of ‘patriotic education’ want to end any discussion of slavery because they don’t believe it happened, but more that they don’t want people to see how slavery continues to shape social inequality in America today.”

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 10d

He sees to the heart of the matter.

“The Trump administration’s attempt to reshape what is taught in museums and classrooms is fundamentally an attempt to obscure the relationship between the past and the present.”

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 10d

Clint Smith @theatlantic.com is doing more than any popular writer to ensure that the right questions are asked about America’s past and how it is interpreted (and by whom).

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

What Is Colonial Williamsburg For?

Telling the full story of the town’s past is an easy way to make a lot of people mad.

www.theatlantic.com

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 3d

For Secretary Noem.

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 7d

Folks are rationing heat and scrambling to eat with healthcare costs set to explode.

But this man wants $230 million for his pain and suffering.

Trump family posing for a photo in their luxury penthouse.

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 8d

I spoke to Laura Herges (U. Heidelberg) for the 1st ep of “Research Rabbit Holes.”

We talked about the upcoming US Semiquincentennial, authoritarian mobilizations of history, and what it means to have a MEMORY TROLL in the Oval Office.

#history #memory #democracy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIG5...

The US turns 250 - What Can We Expect? (Interview with Dr. Alexander "Xan" Karn (Colgate Universi...

YouTube video by Hergesson

www.youtube.com

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 9d

One great thing to see at the Cincinnati #NoKings rally was lots of people engaging with local organizations that had tables – there were political organizers, labor unions, charitable organizations, human rights groups. Looking for a next step? Reach out to your local organizations.

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10d

When we say No Kings, we mean Freedom.
My speech in Cincinnati for the No Kings rally of October 18th.
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/when-we-sa...

When we say No Kings, we mean Freedom (video)

My speech in Cincinnati for the No Kings rally of October 17th

snyder.substack.com

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 10d

“It is not so much that proponents of ‘patriotic education’ want to end any discussion of slavery because they don’t believe it happened, but more that they don’t want people to see how slavery continues to shape social inequality in America today.”

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 10d

He sees to the heart of the matter.

“The Trump administration’s attempt to reshape what is taught in museums and classrooms is fundamentally an attempt to obscure the relationship between the past and the present.”

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 10d

Clint Smith @theatlantic.com is doing more than any popular writer to ensure that the right questions are asked about America’s past and how it is interpreted (and by whom).

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

What Is Colonial Williamsburg For?

Telling the full story of the town’s past is an easy way to make a lot of people mad.

www.theatlantic.com

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 12d

NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting

The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...

www.nbcnews.com

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 13d

If you want to make an authoritarian omelet...

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 13d

We should at least have airplanes pulling centenary banners.

Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 13d

My take on the #NoKings achievements. It felt good because it was. Moral decontamination.

When you click the progressive media angels sing!

progressive.org/latest/what-...

What the ‘No Kings’ Protests Accomplished

Massive displays of resistance build unity and enable moral decontamination.

progressive.org

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 13d

New piece on the value of #NoKings

1) repudiating the moral ugliness of the regime;

2) revitalizing the rights/duties that democracy aims to instill;

3) locking arms with one another to build the country we want.

Hope you'll read and share.

#uspol #democracy

progressive.org/latest/what-...

What the ‘No Kings’ Protests Accomplished

Massive displays of resistance build unity and enable moral decontamination.

progressive.org

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 13d

I understand and appreciate your perspective.

Here's why I think No Kings is serious. It's a prefatory exercise. The beginning of a necessary moral decontamination.

progressive.org/latest/what-...

What the ‘No Kings’ Protests Accomplished

Massive displays of resistance build unity and enable moral decontamination.

progressive.org

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 13d

New piece on the value of #NoKings

1) repudiating the moral ugliness of the regime;

2) revitalizing the rights/duties that democracy aims to instill;

3) locking arms with one another to build the country we want.

Hope you'll read and share.

#uspol #democracy

progressive.org/latest/what-...

What the ‘No Kings’ Protests Accomplished

Massive displays of resistance build unity and enable moral decontamination.

progressive.org

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 14d

JD Vance defends Young Republicans' group chat as kids joking around online.

Mike Johnson defends Trump's AI shit bombardment video as "satire."

Why aren't we laughing?

#uspol #democracy #MAGA

www.salon.com/2024/11/18/t...

The corruption of MAGA comedy - Salon.com

The cruelty and crassness of Donald Trump’s dark sense of humor is quickly spreading

www.salon.com

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 16d

There are assholes out here trying to tell you that today’s demonstrations were useless virtue signaling.

Asserting your values and showing up for each other is never an empty gesture.

We build together. We live in truth. We say NO to moral contamination.

#uspol #democracy #NoKings

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 17d

And what’s the antidote?

#NoKings

open.substack.com/pub/xankarn/...

#NoKings and Moral Decontamination

It's been nine months of MAGA degradation. Time for a detox.

open.substack.com

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 17d

The thing to remember is that the MAGA fascists want you to feel demoralized. They want you to feel disempowered and complicit. It’s part of their nihilistic plan to dirty everything until you no longer care enough to fight for its preservation.

open.substack.com/pub/xankarn/...

Moral Contamination

They Want You to Feel Depleted and Demoralized

open.substack.com

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 18d

We are on the eve of something consequential. With more than 2,600 events planned for tomorrow, this could be the biggest exercise of civil resistance in the country’s history.

What's it for?

#NoKings #uspol #democracy

substack.com/@xankarn/p-1...

#NoKings and Moral Decontamination

It's been nine months of MAGA degradation. Time for a detox.

substack.com

Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 18d

We are on the eve of something consequential. With more than 2,600 events planned for tomorrow, this could be the biggest exercise of civil resistance in the country’s history.

What's it for?

#NoKings #uspol #democracy

xankarn.net/2025/10/17/n...

#NoKings and Moral Decontamination

We are on the eve of something consequential. With more than 2,600 events planned for tomorrow, this could be the biggest exercise of civil resistance in the country’s history. The federal governme…

xankarn.net

Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 18d

#NoKings and Moral Decontamination

We are on the eve of something consequential. With more than 2,600 events planned for tomorrow, this could be the biggest exercise of civil resistance in the country’s history. The federal government is now animated by a mixture of incompetence, criminality,…

#NoKings and Moral Decontamination

We are on the eve of something consequential. With more than 2,600 events planned for tomorrow, this could be the biggest exercise of civil resistance in the country’s history. The federal government is now animated by a mixture of incompetence, criminality, cruelty, and cowardice. All of this produces real harm which impacts countless individuals. It could be you or someone else.

xankarn.net

Alexander Karn @xankarn.bsky.social · 19d

I teach your chapters on "Chain of Being" and "Shafts" in my course on "The Politics of History." Thanks for your work!

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