Michael Kaplan
@differance.bsky.social
Writer. Teacher. Scholar of rhetoric, media and democracy.
Chicago Bears and Arsenal fan. My work is mysterious and important.
Chicago Bears and Arsenal fan. My work is mysterious and important.
try applying that reasoning to Trump voters.
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
try applying that reasoning to Trump voters.
"Mr. Lang, we decide who is Aryan and who is not"
—Joseph Goebbels
—Joseph Goebbels
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Mr. Lang, we decide who is Aryan and who is not"
—Joseph Goebbels
—Joseph Goebbels
Always consult the top experts in the field
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Always consult the top experts in the field
At least Mussolini got the trains to run on time. And inspired some excellent graphic design
November 17, 2025 at 4:27 AM
At least Mussolini got the trains to run on time. And inspired some excellent graphic design
They might try practicing other options
November 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
They might try practicing other options
That’s how they ruined it, obviously
November 17, 2025 at 4:11 AM
That’s how they ruined it, obviously
I prefer the king’s gambit myself
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I prefer the king’s gambit myself
Living in America, I see voters never caring about mass shootings.
November 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Living in America, I see voters never caring about mass shootings.
after Machiavelli, Hobbes, Montesquieu, Hume, Smith, Freud, Burke, and Hayek, you'd think no one would ever be surprised to learn that ideology follows identity and base motives are the default to be corrected by institutional design rather than moral purity. but on we go.
November 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
after Machiavelli, Hobbes, Montesquieu, Hume, Smith, Freud, Burke, and Hayek, you'd think no one would ever be surprised to learn that ideology follows identity and base motives are the default to be corrected by institutional design rather than moral purity. but on we go.
refs keep inventing new ways of helping out the Chiefs.
November 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
refs keep inventing new ways of helping out the Chiefs.
when you're famous, they let you do it
November 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
when you're famous, they let you do it
Identity is what other people have
November 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Identity is what other people have
The border is everywhere
November 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The border is everywhere
So Mussolini was not a fascist?
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
So Mussolini was not a fascist?
I for one would not object to Summers being deported to CECOT
November 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I for one would not object to Summers being deported to CECOT
"Pedophilia is a distraction. Let's talk about kitchen table issues"
November 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"Pedophilia is a distraction. Let's talk about kitchen table issues"