Brad Simpson (bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social)
@bradleyrsimpson
Historian, US foreign policy, self-determination, human rights, Indonesia, DIPG dad. #DefeatDIPG. Views on here do not reflect views of my employer.
An arms embargo is the only way to preserve what remains of America's moral standing in the world, and to put an end to the indiscriminate bombardment of innocent Palestinian children. Read my op-ed in @Newsweek here: newsweek.com/democratic-rep…
In my middle school, we were forced to listen to Bo Gritz, who literally inspired the Rambo movies, talk about how the US government was helping Vietnam to imprison POW’s and MIA’s and how the Reagan administration was filled with communists, but please go on.
If you were raised in the U.S., you’ve been subjected to a relentless bombardment of Marxist propaganda throughout your entire life — at least since you started kindergarten (probably earlier) How old were you when you first realized that?
UCONN's Curriculum Lab, an inititiative of UCONN's Department of Social and Critical Inquiry and partner organizations, are sponsoring a free workshop on how to teach the Philippine-US war for k-12 social studies and history teachers on March 25 from 5:30-7:00pm. Register here:
Re-sharing my Op-Ed in @IrishTimes last week in which I argue that Ireland should abandon neutrality because we're facing an unprecedented moment in history where European security is no longer guaranteed by the US - a new world order is beginning: irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/0…
So my book on the history of self-determination has a website and is available for pre-orders! Digital release in August, hardcover in October. I'm on leave this year and so glad to do book talks! Will flog weekly, so please bear with me. global.oup.com/academic/produ…
Greenwald, et al spent months pretending that Tulsi Gabbard was something other than an opportunistic, cynical liar, willing to defend Trump’s most insane war mongering impulses. Trump cuts Gabbard out of the loop, says she is wrong on Iran, and within hours she posts this.
I'm a big believer in the potency of propaganda (Americans somehow believe the US opposes dictatorial regimes even though we implant, arm and fund them). Still, conservatives heard this from Trump's DNI and still believe the 40-year-old Israeli lie:
Folks like @ggreenwald who argued for months that Tulsi Gabbard was some anti-war hero and anti-interventionist are some of the dumbest, most gullible people alive. “US spy agencies told to expand surveillance of Greenlanders and Danes.” thetimes.com/us/news-today/…
We are so excited to welcome Lauren Turek, @GregGrandin, and Moon-Ho Jung to Storrs to join our own @ProfMSinha and @bradleyrsimpson TOMORROW (4/17) for the Spring 2025 #DraperSeries! RSVP for livestream here: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…
ICYMI — a Jewish staff member at a US college who ran a program screening films screened a documentary made by Jewish Americans about Jewish Americans’ views on Israel. The college fired her.
World's worst stand up comedy routine.
"Stop being psycho!" - Elon Musk to violent Tesla protestors #Tesla #TSLA #ElonMusk $TSLA
Chuck Schumer: we can drive it even lower, friends.
New CNN poll finds Americans' favorable view of the Democratic Party has fallen to 29%, the lowest ever recorded in CNN's polling dating back more than 30 years.
History is definitely moving when "Just Security" publishes something great like this justsecurity.org/108311/how-not…
UConn historian Alexis Dudden will talk tomorrow, March 6, 2025 at 5:30pm EST about the recent martial law crisis in South Korea, and their implications for relations with the Trump Administration. @SHAFRhistorians @AASAsianStudies Registration Link: uconn-cmr.webex.com/weblink/regist…
The dumbest, most dishonest analysis. People hate Vance because he, Trump, musk are waging war on working people and dismantling labor, civil rights, health, environmental, civil rights, and other protections. Something which @Vermeullarmine, @ggreenwald are perfectly fine with.
Nothing, but nothing, makes the American liberal angrier than someone who rises from the underclass while rejecting the ideology that the professional class tries to enforce
Hey @elonmusk does throwing out viable kidneys that might help save people‘s lives Because you fired themcount as waste and fraud you ignorant murderous piece of shit?
Greenwald is either a cynical liar or dumb as a bag of sand for not seeing what any moderately literate person could see - that Trump told Netanyahu he would support Israel totally cleansing Gaza and colonizing the West Bank in exchange for a ceasefire: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…
If Kamala had won, the chance that the bombs would have (mostly) stopped falling on Gaza, and that Netanyahu would have been pushed by the White House into a cease-fire deal and now pressured to keep it, would be zero.
There are lots of good, valid left critiques of US foreign aid, for profit USAID contracting and priorities. Trump and Musk don’t have those. The are racist conspiracy theorists who want to see poor people abroad suffer and die while they laugh and clap. It’s as simple as that.
