Atalia Israeli-Nevo

Feels like @nkjemisin.bsky.social is a prophet this morning #mamdani #nycelections #thegreatcitiesduology

Can you give more information about it?

It should be remembered the ADL supported the execution of the Rosenbergs and the deportation of left-wing Holocaust refugees to Poland during the second red scare. I presume this was also done in the name of “Jewish safety.”

Looks great!

RIP Sandra Harding...

My constituency 😍

Do not blame Musk for this political outcome in Germany. His endorsement only reveals the interconnected networks of fascists. In fact, we should consider how Germany's turn further right is connected to its racist historical past and present.

But what do I know?

Thank you for that! As always, so many people forget how much both the violent close and distant past informs politics in Germany

A coalition between CDU and AFD is an extreme, undesired event even for CDU voters. 81% of CDU voters, above the overall 70% of voters, are opposed to seeing the AFD take any form of state power. It is important to remember that.

Thank you for that! Love messes of cultural heroes

Looks so good! #desiqueers

Beni? Are the M23 and Rwandans going north now, after Bukavu? What are your predictions?

Tomorrow in NYC!

This Wednesday! Feminism and the Crises of Capitalism. To register: mit.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

She was SO good. and the generation of black scifi authors she inspired are amazing as well, redefining both the genre but also the (un)limits of imagination.

I can imagine! No spoiler - it does have its complex moments of optimism. Maybe it's something to be inspired by in this moment...

I Shall Bear Witness – Victor Klemperer in His Time, and Ours - The New Fascism Syllabus Victor Klemperer’s diary is a remarkable testimony on life in Nazi Germany told from the perspective of someone whom the state sought to eradicate from the population—and it makes for chilling reading...

@adamblackler.bsky.social finds inspiration and a new urgency in I Shall Bear Witness – Victor Klemperer in His Time, and Ours.

@newfascismsyllabus.bsky.social

newfascismsyllabus.com/contribution...

Don't keep us all waiting, what is it about? 🙏🤗

That looks really cool! How can I join?

DR Congo conflict: At least 700 killed since Sunday, says UN The UN estimates another 2,800 were injured as M23 rebels captured the eastern city of Goma.

#DRCongo More than 700 dead and 2800 wounded in intense fighting in #Goma, since Sunday. #M23 #Rwanda www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thanks! I just saw that as well. Would love to hear your thoughts once (and if) you have time to write.

Do you have reliable recs about where to look/read in English, for those of us whose French is not good enough?

Excited to share the first interview I conducted for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Niehuus' beautifully written book is very timely due to events in eastern #Congo right now. Essential to read about the ways Congolese imagine an otherwise to their present.

newbooksnetwork.com/an-archive-o...

Because of that, it's extremely important to read about the ways Congolese imagine, in a myriad of ways, an otherwise to their future and present.

You can find the episode in your usual podcast apps, or in the link here: newbooksnetwork.com/an-archive-o...

Niehuus' book is one of the most complex and beautifully written ethnographies I honestly ever read, and I think it's especially timely considering the fact that mass fleeing, displacement and violence in eastern Congo are intensifying these past few days.

My new year's wish: gods, grant me the serenity to accept the German tenses I can never actually learn, the courage to master the grammatical genders of this convoluted language, and the wisdom to know the difference 🙏

And also, end the genocide in #gaza

Ivan Cantu Is Set to Be Executed. But Did He Get a Fair Trial? So far, Texas courts have refused to hear new legal arguments that could support the Dallas man’s innocence.

Best of 2024, from @michellepitcher.bsky.social: Ivan Cantu was executed on February 28, despite a numerous advocates pleading for his life. Even the original foreperson of the jury spoke out saying he no longer believed in the conviction.

Happy for the opportunity to discuss how animality fit into German projects of extermination, esp. the Jewish holocaust but also the Nama and Herero genocide, at the Association for Jewish Studies' annual conference last week. Briefly weaved it into the ongoing genocide in #Gaza
#ajs #namaandherero

ECOWAS, a West African regional bloc, will lose 3 members. ECOWAS, in West Africa will lose three member countries in 2025. What happens after Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger leave?

Did you know 3 countries are leaving #ECOWAS? #Niger, #BurkinaFaso, & #Mali will leave and form the AES. @eabalogun.bsky.social writes that "losing 3 of its 15 member states does not spell the end of ECOWAS", drawing on research to explain this big shift: goodauthority.org/news/ecowas-...

Plz repost and tag friends who might be interested! I'm trying to make this list as expansive as possible