Dr. Ashok Karra
@akarra.bsky.social
Political philosophy and ethics. Currently working on Nietzsche, Heidegger, and problems of freedom & authenticity. I teach community college & you'll hear plenty about it.
Let me know how you are and how I can help.
https://www.ashokkarra.blog/
Let me know how you are and how I can help.
https://www.ashokkarra.blog/
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Dr. Ashok Karra
@akarra.bsky.social
· Nov 21
while we're doing introductions, i'm dr. karra. i think about how political philosophy works for us -- what do we do with words like "freedom," "authenticity," or "nobility?" i also read a lot of lyric poetry because that tends to illustrate philosophical problems in miniature. links below:
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I'm a trad, but only for zines. Look at this beautiful marriage of form and function.
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I'm a trad, but only for zines. Look at this beautiful marriage of form and function.
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Completely unrelated, but this is an example of a particular aesthetic among white southern men that I call the perpetual 9-year-old haircut. Put this guy in a golf polo of an SEC school and he's interchangeable with the ruling class of many southern cities.
“The board hired Nelson without conducting a search. It is standard practice for boards to convene search committees….
Nelson, a Republican, has no prior work experience in higher education.” lailluminator.com/2025/12/03/l...
Nelson, a Republican, has no prior work experience in higher education.” lailluminator.com/2025/12/03/l...
Louisiana Revenue Secretary Richard Nelson named community college system president • Louisiana Illuminator
A member of Gov. Jeff Landry’s cabinet has been chosen to lead the state’s community and technical college system
lailluminator.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Completely unrelated, but this is an example of a particular aesthetic among white southern men that I call the perpetual 9-year-old haircut. Put this guy in a golf polo of an SEC school and he's interchangeable with the ruling class of many southern cities.
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🚨🚨🚨This collapses the one 'argument' Hegseth had against it being a war crime:
"The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat .. DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE RADIO OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, the top military official overseeing the strike told lawmakers."
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"The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat .. DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE RADIO OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, the top military official overseeing the strike told lawmakers."
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Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers | CNN Politics
The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September did not appear to have radio or other communications device...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
🚨🚨🚨This collapses the one 'argument' Hegseth had against it being a war crime:
"The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat .. DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE RADIO OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, the top military official overseeing the strike told lawmakers."
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"The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat .. DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE RADIO OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, the top military official overseeing the strike told lawmakers."
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helps to think about the details like any regular crime you'd see on one of the 800 cop shows that run on TV constantly: these guys committed one set of murders, thought it over, and then decided to kill the witnesses as part of the coverup. mention of drugs is just jingling keys at this point
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
helps to think about the details like any regular crime you'd see on one of the 800 cop shows that run on TV constantly: these guys committed one set of murders, thought it over, and then decided to kill the witnesses as part of the coverup. mention of drugs is just jingling keys at this point
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I have no words. Just tears.
3 Questions:
1) What are we doing?
2) How is this pro-life?
3) What are we doing?
www.themirror.com/news/us-news...
1) What are we doing?
2) How is this pro-life?
3) What are we doing?
www.themirror.com/news/us-news...
December 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I have no words. Just tears.
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Good morning—speaking of morning, I need to make the final $250 of this goal this morning. absolutely urgent. can anyone please help? Thanks for reading. grateful for any help.
Good morning (actually is: snow day!)…
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Thanks so much.
I need to make the $400 below as soon as possible. It’s urgent. I actually need much more, but that would greatly help with my pretty rough situation. If you can help:
PayPal: @MatthewStefon
@Venmo: @Matt-Stefon
Thanks so much.
Hello:
Because my teaching jobs are near the end of the term and one is in doubt for spring, I’m preparing for some temporary hardship. I’m facing some this week: I need $200 now for bills and another $400 next week for utilities. Grateful for any help.
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Because my teaching jobs are near the end of the term and one is in doubt for spring, I’m preparing for some temporary hardship. I’m facing some this week: I need $200 now for bills and another $400 next week for utilities. Grateful for any help.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Good morning—speaking of morning, I need to make the final $250 of this goal this morning. absolutely urgent. can anyone please help? Thanks for reading. grateful for any help.
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Vichy Twitter is a clear and present danger to the human race. anything to hasten its collapse, or at least get journalists and politicians to go elsewhere, is good
December 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Vichy Twitter is a clear and present danger to the human race. anything to hasten its collapse, or at least get journalists and politicians to go elsewhere, is good
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DO YOUR DUTY
The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips
The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
DO YOUR DUTY
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should not be complicated to grasp that we cannot have war crimes without a war — but we can and we do have murder, and when we've programmatically murdered scores of victims we have mass murder
December 5, 2025 at 6:11 AM
should not be complicated to grasp that we cannot have war crimes without a war — but we can and we do have murder, and when we've programmatically murdered scores of victims we have mass murder
same. my efforts are focused right now on getting one or two people at a time to understand anything that's going on. do they know their neighbors are going hungry? that skyhigh rents mean homelessness? that we are a leader in mass incarceration? that lobbing missiles at random boats is deeply wrong
I just want some of these fucking people to face real consequences
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
same. my efforts are focused right now on getting one or two people at a time to understand anything that's going on. do they know their neighbors are going hungry? that skyhigh rents mean homelessness? that we are a leader in mass incarceration? that lobbing missiles at random boats is deeply wrong
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Trump Administration sees its chief foreign policy role as the backer of the far right international, all foreign policy bends to that aim.
The antidote cannot be pursuing far-right policy in half-measures like Starmer is or Biden did on Israel & the border. Internationalist solidarity or barbarism
The antidote cannot be pursuing far-right policy in half-measures like Starmer is or Biden did on Israel & the border. Internationalist solidarity or barbarism
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Trump Administration sees its chief foreign policy role as the backer of the far right international, all foreign policy bends to that aim.
The antidote cannot be pursuing far-right policy in half-measures like Starmer is or Biden did on Israel & the border. Internationalist solidarity or barbarism
The antidote cannot be pursuing far-right policy in half-measures like Starmer is or Biden did on Israel & the border. Internationalist solidarity or barbarism
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There are many obvious reasons why dozens of members of Trump's regime should spend the rest of their lives in prison. But I think we're overlooking the fact that if Americans see these animals skate with no consequences, some people might take matters into their own hands.
We need to avoid that.
We need to avoid that.
I just want some of these fucking people to face real consequences
December 5, 2025 at 5:17 AM
There are many obvious reasons why dozens of members of Trump's regime should spend the rest of their lives in prison. But I think we're overlooking the fact that if Americans see these animals skate with no consequences, some people might take matters into their own hands.
We need to avoid that.
We need to avoid that.
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Great Open House. Applications for the 2026 Library Board Cohort are open until Dec 18. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
FTP Library Elections & Appointments Training Cohort
Hello! You're filling out this form because you've expressed interest in running for or seeking appointment to a local library board seat in your community (or because you're a serving trustee who'd l...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Great Open House. Applications for the 2026 Library Board Cohort are open until Dec 18. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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What sticks out to me is how absolutely unafraid of prosecution this psychopath is. Part of it is narcissistic personality disorder, but it's mostly the perceived weakness of Democrats. Should they retake power, no one expects Democrats to hold anyone accountable.
December 5, 2025 at 4:09 AM
What sticks out to me is how absolutely unafraid of prosecution this psychopath is. Part of it is narcissistic personality disorder, but it's mostly the perceived weakness of Democrats. Should they retake power, no one expects Democrats to hold anyone accountable.
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damn how’d you get this scoop
Exclusive: Amazon has long been USPS’s top customer, providing over $6 billion in annual revenue in 2025.
But Amazon may give up its long-standing partnership with USPS to deliver packages itself, which could spell disaster for the mail agency.
But Amazon may give up its long-standing partnership with USPS to deliver packages itself, which could spell disaster for the mail agency.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
damn how’d you get this scoop
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Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
my brother is telling me that the letter i wrote for the newspaper against the anti-muslim, anti-immigrant screed is useless. i'd like some of y'all to weigh in: www.ashokkarra.blog/to-love-your...
To love your neighbor is to love America
The freedom to hurt others is not true freedom.
www.ashokkarra.blog
December 5, 2025 at 4:24 AM
my brother is telling me that the letter i wrote for the newspaper against the anti-muslim, anti-immigrant screed is useless. i'd like some of y'all to weigh in: www.ashokkarra.blog/to-love-your...
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My latest reprinted in @truthout.org. "Libraries represent the kind of infrastructure progressive leaders should fortify and defend at all costs, especially in this moment. Instead, libraries in Chicago are being hollowed out, while the police budget remains sacrosanct."
In the Fight Against Fascism, Libraries Should Be Defended — Not Defunded
Libraries represent the kind of infrastructure progressive leaders must fortify at all costs, especially in this moment.
truthout.org
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
My latest reprinted in @truthout.org. "Libraries represent the kind of infrastructure progressive leaders should fortify and defend at all costs, especially in this moment. Instead, libraries in Chicago are being hollowed out, while the police budget remains sacrosanct."
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Remember that Hakeem Jeffries, whom not a single democrat including your member of Congress has called to step down, has rejected Hegseth’s impeachment out of hand.
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Remember that Hakeem Jeffries, whom not a single democrat including your member of Congress has called to step down, has rejected Hegseth’s impeachment out of hand.
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The boat was split in half. 9 men were dead. 2 more clung to a floating piece of wreckage and tried desperately to flip it over for 41 minutes straight. There was no possible way they were going anywhere.
Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.
Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The boat was split in half. 9 men were dead. 2 more clung to a floating piece of wreckage and tried desperately to flip it over for 41 minutes straight. There was no possible way they were going anywhere.
Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.
Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This morning I was able to support Help Sudanese Families Escape from War with a donation of 150 CAD.
Can you join me?
gofund.me/08a01fad0
Can you join me?
gofund.me/08a01fad0
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A Mexican woman was grabbed by ICE right after a c section.
She was suffering eclampsia and other complications, and her baby was alone in the NICU
They wouldn’t even give her a breast pump
She has a pending visa for victims of violent crimes… and then ICE committed a violent crime against her.
She was suffering eclampsia and other complications, and her baby was alone in the NICU
They wouldn’t even give her a breast pump
She has a pending visa for victims of violent crimes… and then ICE committed a violent crime against her.
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
A Mexican woman was grabbed by ICE right after a c section.
She was suffering eclampsia and other complications, and her baby was alone in the NICU
They wouldn’t even give her a breast pump
She has a pending visa for victims of violent crimes… and then ICE committed a violent crime against her.
She was suffering eclampsia and other complications, and her baby was alone in the NICU
They wouldn’t even give her a breast pump
She has a pending visa for victims of violent crimes… and then ICE committed a violent crime against her.
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A 'clear and pleasant danger' standard for military engagement. Namely, anything goes so long as it thrills right-wingers.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
A 'clear and pleasant danger' standard for military engagement. Namely, anything goes so long as it thrills right-wingers.
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“… they did not produce a viable alternative map …”
How about the existing map that was adopted after the last census you middling fucks
How about the existing map that was adopted after the last census you middling fucks
December 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
“… they did not produce a viable alternative map …”
How about the existing map that was adopted after the last census you middling fucks
How about the existing map that was adopted after the last census you middling fucks