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Notices by Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)

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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Saturday, 31-May-2025 06:26:00 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn

    All signed up for the nationwide NO KINGS RALLY on June 14.

    Here’s what it's about.

    1. Fuck this guy.

    2. Cultivate active, engaged citizenship.

    3. Build and foster broad solidarity.

    4. Incentivize political leadership.

    5. Take control of the narrative.

    6. Signal to non-Americans that we are not done yet.

    7. Take the temperature of police and security forces.

    8. Enact a culture of non-violence.

    Check your area.

    #uspol #democracy #8647 #June14 #nokings

    https://www.nokings.org/?SQF_SOURCE=indivisible-srch&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22548913115&gbraid=0AAAAA_nNImiYvfQQwIrew8dVzW-AnNhdi&gclid=CjwKCAjwruXBBhArEiwACBRtHSYwF7FG3oNUMtdHP9tOJ_yTzcJ-lXSD0NeoKXjQh46o8rrj3EkMeRoCtpwQAvD_BwE

    In conversation about 10 hours ago from mastodon.online permalink

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      No Kings
      On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else.
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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Saturday, 24-May-2025 23:02:57 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn

    It’s interesting that 1776 (Dec of Indep) has mythic stature for so many Americans while 1787-88 (drafting/ratification of the Constitution) is mostly an afterthought.

    Americans put great stock in FREEDOM from external power.

    They can’t really be bothered w the complexities of forging a life in common or the work required to convert liberty into EQUALITY.

    The Constitution birthed the nation, but most celebrate the idea of being unfettered instead.

    #uspol #democracy #history

    In conversation about 7 days ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 23-May-2025 08:34:29 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn
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    Department of Homeland Security now working at breakneck speed to make our homeland—and our freedoms—more INSECURE than ever.

    In conversation about 8 days ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 23-May-2025 08:30:04 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn

    Department of Education is being dismantled from the inside so that everything—anything, really—can be done in the name of securitization

    “The Department of Homeland Security said the university allowed “anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators” to assault Jewish students on campus and claimed without evidence that Harvard is coordinating with the Chinese communist party.“

    https://apnews.com/article/harvard-trump-foreign-student-457d07268fba9c1f6f7f32fe0424bc3b

    #uspol #democracy #highered

    In conversation about 8 days ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 18-May-2025 12:12:51 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn

    Reminder:

    In conversation about 13 days ago from mastodon.online permalink

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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 12-May-2025 16:19:28 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn

    We have never witnessed this level of corruption in the US. Democracy in free fall.

    #uspol #democracy

    https://apnews.com/article/trump-qatar-gift-jet-air-force-one-7f9afb461c6b3ac16fca3bb0973715ff

    In conversation about 19 days ago from mastodon.online permalink

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      Trump reportedly is set to accept a jet from Qatar's ruling family for possible use as Air Force One
      from https://apnews.com/author/will-weissert
      President Donald Trump reportedly is set to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar during his trip to the Middle East this coming week.
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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 06-May-2025 22:22:21 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn

    Trump world yucking it up over the AI Pope photo. Anything to tweak the libs and normies.

    Some thoughts on MAGA humor/laughter.

    https://www.salon.com/2024/11/18/the-corruption-of-maga-comedy/

    In conversation about a month ago from mastodon.online permalink

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      The corruption of MAGA comedy
      from Alexander Karn
      The cruelty and crassness of Donald Trump’s dark sense of humor is quickly spreading
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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 04-May-2025 02:14:21 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn

    "Groups like CPJ have historically focused on the dangerous climate for journalists in dictatorships and repressive regimes abroad. But Trump’s political rise has imported those same threats to the US.

    CPJ said it has noticed “a significant increase in the number of newsrooms seeking safety advice, concerned that the changing national political environment could threaten their ability to report without fear of retribution from authorities.”

    https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/03/media/analysis-trump-world-press-freedom-day-chill-journalism

    #uspol #media #democracy

    In conversation about a month ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 02-May-2025 09:04:13 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn

    Trump continues to treat the presidency like his own personal ATM.

    The most corrupt, self-serving president in the 249 years of our republic.

    Headline: Trump wants Justice Department to pay him $100 million for alleged damages from FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search

    https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/08/12/politics/trump-mar-a-lago-search-claim

    In conversation about a month ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Thursday, 01-May-2025 23:51:57 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn

    Mid-week Freud.

    Civilization, for F., requires that individuals renounce some of their instinctual appetites. The individual has to accept limits and sacrifice some possibilities for (libidinal) satisfaction for the greater good.

    MAGA talks a lot about freedom and, of course, greatness.

    Both seem to depend on an existence that is thoroughly unbridled. Great individuals, in the MAGA worldview, shrug off civilizational "chains."

    Neither truth nor justice rate as virtues for MAGA, only power.

    In conversation about a month ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Thursday, 01-May-2025 23:51:56 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn
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    This is why MAGA attracts the douchebag set (my term, not Freud's).

    The douche is inclined to see self-restraint as weakness. He whines that every check on his impulses is tantamount to enslavement. He worries constantly that he and others will become "cucks" if they accept even the slightest limitations on their strength.

    So, the MAGA man is anti-civilizational. He embraces the state of nature (at least rhetorically), where he believes he can elevate himself in a war of all against all.

    In conversation about a month ago from mastodon.online permalink

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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Thursday, 24-Apr-2025 09:43:25 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn
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    For the press pool:

    President Trump, you’ve been subject to quite a few lawsuits over the years, civil, criminal, many instances.

    You’ve arguably been afforded more due process during your career than any other person in the country.

    Is it not important in a Constitutional democracy that others are protected by the same rights as you?

    <insert optional mic drop>

    #uspol #democracy #law #rights #media #journalism

    In conversation about a month ago from mastodon.online permalink

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    1. Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: country.is
      Country | Free IP-to-Country Geolocation API
      Country is a free IP-to-country geolocation API that returns a user’s country based on their IP address.
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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Thursday, 24-Apr-2025 09:43:25 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn

    Bill Lueders nailing it in The Bulwark:

    “Trump, who has benefited from the protections of due process more than perhaps anyone else in American history, doesn’t see why it should be afforded to anyone else.”

    https://www.thebulwark.com/p/rumeysa-ozturk-ordeal-our-nations-disgrace-tufts-deportation-student-visa

    In conversation about a month ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Thursday, 24-Apr-2025 05:52:25 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn

    Letter to Harvard was an accident.

    Trade war with China not sustainable.

    Peace deal in Ukraine not feasible.

    Markets and treasuries in nosedive.

    Etc.

    Never has a president been so inept. So incompetent. So utterly full of shit.

    What’s left when the curtain is pulled back?

    Just the cruelty, the vindictiveness, and the grift.

    #uspol #democracy

    In conversation about a month ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Apr-2025 09:09:47 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn

    Digital detox for me today. I almost forgot to post my “every Monday until I it isn’t necessary” message:

    Not shocked
    Not awed.
    Not caving.
    Not scared.
    Not blinking.
    Not packing it in.
    Not coming to heel.
    Not building bridges.
    Not extending grace.
    Not asking permission.
    Not accepting the lies.
    Not quitting.
    Ever.

    Resist much, obey little.

    In conversation about 2 months ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 13-Apr-2025 07:14:42 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn
    • MissConstrue
    • Nonilex

    @MissConstrue @Nonilex

    One thing you learn when you study genocide and mass atrocity is that the violence is incremental. Before there are direct attacks on bodies, there are attacks on livelihood, mobility, and social/cultural life.

    In conversation about 2 months ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 11-Apr-2025 05:21:20 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn

    Let's call it a first step.

    From the National Museum of African American History and Culture (Washington, DC).

    In conversation about 2 months ago from mastodon.online permalink

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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Apr-2025 22:38:28 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn
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    The Berkshires. Western MA. A favorite spot for summer recreation and a haven for the arts.

    "Shock rippled through the Berkshires when images of federal agents wearing masks and bulletproof vests, and black vehicles with tinted windows proliferated across social media Wednesday. Spotted alongside ICE agents were representatives of other federal agencies including the FBI and ATF."

    https://www.wamc.org/news/2025-03-21/unprecedented-crackdown-sees-ice-agents-detain-at-least-10-berkshire-community-members-in-sweep

    #ICE #deportation #uspol

    In conversation about 2 months ago from mastodon.online permalink

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      Unprecedented crackdown sees ICE agents detain at least 10 Berkshire community members in sweep
      from https://www.wamc.org/people/josh-landes
      At least 10 people were detained by federal agents in a series of immigration raids across Berkshire County Wednesday.
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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Apr-2025 22:38:28 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn
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    United States Disappeared Tracker

    1,210 persons disappeared as of April 8 (+407)

    https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/danielleharlow/viz/UnitedStatesDisappearedTracker/Map

    In conversation about 2 months ago from mastodon.online permalink

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    Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 07-Apr-2025 08:06:58 JST Alexander Karn Alexander Karn
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    Asked about the possibility of another massive selloff and a crippling years long recession, the President thrust his lower jaw forward in the style of Mussolini, adding: “It’s a long par 4, but I’m still pretty good off the tee.”

    MF’er spent the weekend golfing at Mar-a-Lago.

    In conversation about 2 months ago from mastodon.online permalink
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    Associate Professor of History at SLAC (NY, USA)Interests: power and the production of historical knowledge, public history, historical justice, historical dialogue, reconciliation, museum studies.Commentary: Salon, The Progressive, HuffPost.Resist Much, Obey Little. #RMOL

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