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If you enjoy any of my tweets, you might also be interested to know that I’ve published a couple of books and a bunch of articles on topics like human rights, heroism, and restorative justice.
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Ari Kohen
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Ari Kohen
@kohenari
Political theory prof, husband, dad, native Detroiter, MSU & Duke alum. I publish on heroism, human rights & Holocaust education. Tweets are from me, not the U.
'I don't believe in welfare' — Nebraska Gov. Pillen maintains he won't seek federal grocery aid journalstar.com/news/state-reg…- Wow, this article about Nebraska’s combined anti-trans and abortion ban bill. Hat tip to Senator Armendariz, who says she doesn’t know anything about the issue, doesn’t pay attention to current events, and wishes the bill she voted for hadn’t been introduced. It passed by 1 vote.
- Look at all these coastal elites that turned up in Nebraska to protest Trump's unconstitutional #MuslimBan
- I know a lot of people won’t be happy to hear this, but that’s Joe Biden. He knows a whole lot about a whole lot of important stuff, he seems to be a good and serious person, he wants to make life better for average people, and he sometimes flubs his words.
- On the one hand, Donald Trump accidentally left some nuclear secrets sitting by the room temperature all you can eat shrimp bar in his hotel’s dining room. On the other hand, Joe Biden pointed out that it was bad that he did that. So, you see, both sides.
- "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." 1984. Orwell.Spicer says this is the largest inaugural crowd ever, period.
- Replying to @kohenariThese are the people who devoted an entire legislative session to taking away people’s rights in the face of massive opposition from experts and ordinary citizens. They openly admit that none of their constituents mentioned this issue to them and they don’t know much about it. 🤷♂️
- No one is above the law… except the incoming president and every member of his family and all of their families and all the people who worked for him and all the people who will work for him and all the random people he’ll pardon for all of their crimes. Spare me the sanctimony.
- I’ve been extremely surprised by the whole university presidents Congressional hearing debacle. First, I’m surprised by the number of people who think Rep. Stefanik was somehow acting in good faith or is some sort of friend of Jewish people. She wasn’t and she isn’t.
- I’ve always said, if you need to fire up a crowd you need Leon Panetta to talk about foreign policy for 5-7 minutes.
- In an hour or two, I’m going to be attacked by a right-wing mob. It’s source will be Turning Point USA and Breitbart. If you’re interested in seeing how these folks weaponize the internet against college professors, here’s some information:
- So the Omaha police don’t mind one bit when *some* people stop traffic for a Trump parade, but when *other* people stop traffic to march for racial justice it’s tear gas and riot gear and hundreds of arrests. Huh. I wonder what the reason for the difference in treatment could be?I just happen to come across a big #ProTrump car parade heading down Dodge street in Omaha today. Here’s a look. Motorcycles were blocking some of the side streets from entering the intersection while the cars drove by.
00:00 - Replying to @kohenariRead the article. It’s amazing. We have a handful of legislators who care enough to listen and learn. And then we have the majority, who seem not to know or care what they’re doing as long as it feels right to them and they have the votes to do it. Awful.
