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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A shocking win! The Supreme Court blocked Trump from deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to the Chicago area over the objections of Illinois officials.
Supreme Court keeps block on Trump’s National Guard deployment in the Chicago area, for now
The justices declined the Republican administration’s emergency request to overturn a ruling by U.S. District Judge April Perry that had blocked the deployment of troops. An appeals court also had ref...
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December 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
A shocking win! The Supreme Court blocked Trump from deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to the Chicago area over the objections of Illinois officials.
Ok so now I’m going to be socially incoherent in a vaguely truthful manner here. I’m not a bot. That’s about it.
December 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Ok so now I’m going to be socially incoherent in a vaguely truthful manner here. I’m not a bot. That’s about it.
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our history wrought, thinking of each other, and of all beings, whether disagreeable or agreeable, as ultimately and unpredictability tied to our own life and fate. This might be the only cure for toxic abstraction and militaristic servitude.
our history wrought, thinking of each other, and of all beings, whether disagreeable or agreeable, as ultimately and unpredictability tied to our own life and fate. This might be the only cure for toxic abstraction and militaristic servitude.
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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our history wrought, thinking of each other, and of all beings, whether disagreeable or agreeable, as ultimately and unpredictability tied to our own life and fate. This might be the only cure for toxic abstraction and militaristic servitude.
our history wrought, thinking of each other, and of all beings, whether disagreeable or agreeable, as ultimately and unpredictability tied to our own life and fate. This might be the only cure for toxic abstraction and militaristic servitude.
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It is an idealism that has lost all utility and turned toxic on us. Meanwhile we have each, for far too long, ignored our sacred responsibility, obviously manifest, to participate in steerage of the globalized systems
It is an idealism that has lost all utility and turned toxic on us. Meanwhile we have each, for far too long, ignored our sacred responsibility, obviously manifest, to participate in steerage of the globalized systems
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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It is an idealism that has lost all utility and turned toxic on us. Meanwhile we have each, for far too long, ignored our sacred responsibility, obviously manifest, to participate in steerage of the globalized systems
It is an idealism that has lost all utility and turned toxic on us. Meanwhile we have each, for far too long, ignored our sacred responsibility, obviously manifest, to participate in steerage of the globalized systems
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The intellectual division of our world into “Countries” or “Nations”, in 2026, only benefits warriors, gangsters, and border-trolls.
The intellectual division of our world into “Countries” or “Nations”, in 2026, only benefits warriors, gangsters, and border-trolls.
December 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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The intellectual division of our world into “Countries” or “Nations”, in 2026, only benefits warriors, gangsters, and border-trolls.
The intellectual division of our world into “Countries” or “Nations”, in 2026, only benefits warriors, gangsters, and border-trolls.
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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
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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
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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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.
