Thom Ratkos
@thomratkos.bsky.social
Studying behavior, all the time. Antifascist. BCBA-D, PhD. Associate professor. he/him
Happy Thanksgiving to my rats and some people too I guess
November 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to my rats and some people too I guess
Thankful today for all the people, throughout history to the present, who have resisted oppression in any way, but especially in the effective ways
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Thankful today for all the people, throughout history to the present, who have resisted oppression in any way, but especially in the effective ways
Great article. Increasingly important to not allow under-examined antizionism to let any antisemitism into our movements. Be informed! Be vigilant! Stamp it out!
I think it’s time to put this one back out into the ether, friends
Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
The Antisemitism Post (tm)
Gotta get the history to know where the tropes live in the discourse today.
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Great article. Increasingly important to not allow under-examined antizionism to let any antisemitism into our movements. Be informed! Be vigilant! Stamp it out!
After reviewing rough drafts, I'm cancelling my students' final presentations like a disappointed father.
November 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
After reviewing rough drafts, I'm cancelling my students' final presentations like a disappointed father.
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hey so even if you do sweep Dems into power again all those people who are openly calling for your murder will still exist so what is your plan because last time Dems were in office they didn’t do anything about it and now we’re here and my god we can’t keep doing this why do you refuse the lesson
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
hey so even if you do sweep Dems into power again all those people who are openly calling for your murder will still exist so what is your plan because last time Dems were in office they didn’t do anything about it and now we’re here and my god we can’t keep doing this why do you refuse the lesson
An anonymous student put a nice complimentary note in my mailbox today 🥹
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
An anonymous student put a nice complimentary note in my mailbox today 🥹
Today in class discussion it was a student, not me, who brought up capitalism. Then I asked the class what capitalism is and got the actual correct answer 😳😳😳
November 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Today in class discussion it was a student, not me, who brought up capitalism. Then I asked the class what capitalism is and got the actual correct answer 😳😳😳
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The specific edition of The Communist Manifesto that I recommend is this annotated one from @haymarketbooks.org
www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2107-t...
www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2107-t...
The Communist Manifesto
www.haymarketbooks.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The specific edition of The Communist Manifesto that I recommend is this annotated one from @haymarketbooks.org
www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2107-t...
www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2107-t...
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Fuck right wing populism, fuck the cross crass alliance, in which the white working/lower class allies with the white owning class against, or at the expense of, people they deem others. It's not cool, it's a deadly scam. Abandon whiteness, destroy class society.
You do not, under any circumstances, "Gotta hand it to Marjorie Taylor Greene."
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Fuck right wing populism, fuck the cross crass alliance, in which the white working/lower class allies with the white owning class against, or at the expense of, people they deem others. It's not cool, it's a deadly scam. Abandon whiteness, destroy class society.
I think there's probably a silver lining to Bovino being the visible face of the American gestapo. Pic unrelated
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I think there's probably a silver lining to Bovino being the visible face of the American gestapo. Pic unrelated
Read this thread and try to tell me that fascism is some far future hypothetical danger or that concentration camps are a historical topic
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Read this thread and try to tell me that fascism is some far future hypothetical danger or that concentration camps are a historical topic
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I was fighting fascism with the power of love and kindness and just really getting my ass handed to me. proteanmag.com/2025/11/01/w...
November 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I was fighting fascism with the power of love and kindness and just really getting my ass handed to me. proteanmag.com/2025/11/01/w...
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The reason these mass demonstrations are allowed to happen is because it lets the steam out of the pot in a controlled way. It's meant to feel like action so that you dont follow up after. The frustration is that during these times, the follow up is REALLY important.
October 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The reason these mass demonstrations are allowed to happen is because it lets the steam out of the pot in a controlled way. It's meant to feel like action so that you dont follow up after. The frustration is that during these times, the follow up is REALLY important.
Listen, I'm all for bulldozing the white house, but not to build some piece of shit a ballroom.
October 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Listen, I'm all for bulldozing the white house, but not to build some piece of shit a ballroom.
Yikes
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Yikes
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something about this ex blackwater mercenary i dont quite trust
October 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
something about this ex blackwater mercenary i dont quite trust
Haven't seen any news about Kristi Noem's claim about the antifa founder's girlfriend that was arrested. Curious. /s
October 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Haven't seen any news about Kristi Noem's claim about the antifa founder's girlfriend that was arrested. Curious. /s
Which liberalism is more annoying: antifa doesn't exist, or, the military is antifa?
October 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Which liberalism is more annoying: antifa doesn't exist, or, the military is antifa?
I do think it's funny that trump is probably upset he didn't get the Nobel peace prize, and hope the stress gives him a fatal stroke, but I don't find any legitimacy in a peace prize that has been given to Kissinger and Obama
October 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I do think it's funny that trump is probably upset he didn't get the Nobel peace prize, and hope the stress gives him a fatal stroke, but I don't find any legitimacy in a peace prize that has been given to Kissinger and Obama
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Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis
Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis
CAIRO—As part of a historic ceasefire agreement with Hamas following two years of war, the Israeli government reportedly agreed Thursday to go back to killing Palestinians on a less frequent basis. “I...
theonion.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis
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just stop talking about the "constitutional crisis" as if it means something or anyone is going to do anything about it.
stop.
laws are fake.
the constitution was a piece of paper.
trump is a fascist.
all that matters is what they want to do and how we are going to stop them.
stop.
laws are fake.
the constitution was a piece of paper.
trump is a fascist.
all that matters is what they want to do and how we are going to stop them.
October 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
just stop talking about the "constitutional crisis" as if it means something or anyone is going to do anything about it.
stop.
laws are fake.
the constitution was a piece of paper.
trump is a fascist.
all that matters is what they want to do and how we are going to stop them.
stop.
laws are fake.
the constitution was a piece of paper.
trump is a fascist.
all that matters is what they want to do and how we are going to stop them.
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