Trickledown necropolitics
04.03.2026 22:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@olimould.bsky.social
He/him. Academic at large, but lectures in human geography at Royal Holloway, University of London. linktr.ee/olimould Researches anti-capitalism & cities. Christianarchist. Toffeeman. Interested in scifi, films, architecture, music and t-shirts.
Trickledown necropolitics
04.03.2026 22:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So "alternative facts" then
04.03.2026 19:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0In the light of Trump's Holy Jihad that is a clear direction of his Christian Nationalist backers, it's worth revisiting that wot I wrote a while back: "the limits of Marx in the age of Christo-fascism" to think of resistance
04.03.2026 18:57 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0HAHA! It's funny because the Epstein Files are the only thing that matters and the thousands of dead school children and Iranian people are just distracting from the real issue. I am very intelligent.
04.03.2026 17:06 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0"Mr Speaker, as @GIGACHAD_1776 said to me on X yesterday"
04.03.2026 16:47 β π 444 π 91 π¬ 5 π 2Grammarly's presentation of something they call Expert Review, including my name (plus Stephen King's, plus Mary Norris's), though to be sure I've never been contacted by Grammarly, much less compensated.
What in the absolute fuck is this.
04.03.2026 16:27 β π 1263 π 249 π¬ 97 π 35Compare this with, oh I dunno, Matthew 5 verse 38 βYou have heard that it was said, βAn eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.β But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
04.03.2026 15:07 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Of the utterly unhinged, necropolitical rhetoric 2026 has unleashed so far, this is waaaay up there
04.03.2026 15:03 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 1Those of you old enough will remember Robin as the guy who treated the Focus E15 mothers of the Carpenters Estate with such horrific contempt. He's a mysoginistic, gentrifying bully - so perfect from Reform.
04.03.2026 14:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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The kneejerk reaction that any black or brown people who come to the UK to study must be doing it for alterior motives is one of the more foundational blocks of the institutionally racist house.
04.03.2026 08:16 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Great. More attacks on the university sector under the guise of 'cracking down' on asylum. Perhaps if there was a functioning asylum system for Afghans, they wouldn't feel the need to 'lie' and apply for study visas?
04.03.2026 08:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0BREAKING NEWS in the world of Sticky Toffee Puddings
04.03.2026 00:11 β π 345 π 94 π¬ 11 π 18FYI - you and I are closer in wealth to Bezos, than Bezos is to Musk.
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Trumpian Jihad
03.03.2026 13:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The more you see of the horrors of this βconflictβ, the more it feels like a Holy War playing out on our screens.
03.03.2026 13:40 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Yes, because we all know βthe Global Southβ is a homogenous uniform block that requires no nuance at all. *stares in orientalism*
03.03.2026 13:31 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1The contrast between him and Chris Sutton on the Monday Night Club for example is massive.
03.03.2026 10:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Apropos of nothing, Nedum Onuoha is by far and away the best football pundit going: articulate, knowledgable, polite and funny. Only ossifies my theory that full-backs make the best pundits (and strikers make the worst).
03.03.2026 10:17 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Strong. Very strong.
03.03.2026 08:49 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Tell that to the hundreds of girls they killed. Iβm sick of the βdistractionβ discourse; itβs a liberal disease.
03.03.2026 07:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
βNatural gasβ prices in the EU have shot up ~40% in a day on news that Qatar is ceasing liquid βnaturalβ gas production at the worldβs largest plant.
In related news, sunlight and wind remain free.οΏΌ
This feels like it'll be read out in The Hague quite a few times
02.03.2026 13:25 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Tin Tin and Capitain Haddock meme, with the capitain saying "what a week huh?" and Tin Tin replying "capitain, it's only Monday lunchtime"
02.03.2026 12:46 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If I was going to write a story about how the first ever AI-led 'conflict' in the Middle East would play out, then the last 24 hours are pretty much it.
02.03.2026 10:59 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Reform win a seat: The true Volk have spoken and we all must listen.
Greens win a seat: Early reports that Muslims may have βvotedβ (an ancient Islamic practice designed to steal elections). How severely should the franchise be limited in response?
We need to talk about this Jordan Pickford save. To save a shot at that speed at that stage in the game... incredible!
01.03.2026 20:49 β π 45 π 5 π¬ 2 π 1What radicalised me? Nothing; the world just decided having empathy was radical.
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