Rubén Campos

Chenoweth: Well, this is where it’s really important to learn from the history of these movements, which is that it’s usually not about a single day of protest. It’s about building power for the long haul. The average campaign that succeeds takes a few years to do so. I shouldn’t say that this is prescriptive or predictive either, by the way. But, if we just look at the historical record, we know that it takes time for campaigns to build the power that begin to tap into those pillars of support and create loyalty shifts, etc. And that one of the reasons movements win when they win is because they are resilient to the repression that they experience in the meantime.

This interview between @pkrugman.bsky.social and @chenoweth.bsky.social is absolutely fantastic. A great introduction to Chenowith's work.

paulkrugman.substack.com/p/talking-wi...

Death Star

A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.

Zohran Mamdani Explains His Rise

“People stop me and shout ‘free buses,’ ‘universal childcare,’ ‘freeze the rent.’ We’re building a movement around policies, not an individual person".

Regardless of whether you like him, this is important, and sadly lost on most left-wing parties in Europe.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/p...

And even you can like him and what he is doing too!

"If we ever close the door to new Americans, our leadership of the world would be lost" Good summary of part of what it is going on.

important highlight in the historic paralelism is that British were actively behind the opium crisis, promoting it to have a reason to go to war and force China to open borders in favourable conditions to them. A long con

How do people feel about Europe? Do they perceive the EU as more than just a common market? And how do they see its role in the future?

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Digamos que la capacidad de convicción de Putin por las razones que sean, que haberlas haylas, tiene además un impacto en la psique trumpiana, significativamente mayor que la de otros aduladores geopolíticos

Agreed. Also if Turkey is in the mix, why not Spain, Canada or Australia and with more arguments Germany?

Very good @shteyngart.bsky.social piece illuminating below.

Resistance Is Cringe But it’s also effective.

Great article from @qjurecic.bsky.social at @theatlantic.com on the importance and effectiveness of nonviolent resistance and democratic commitment.
A summary: As one protest sign put it at a demonstration early in Trump’s second term: BE CRINGE. SHIT MATTERS

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Sofia Corradi, founder of the Erasmus programme, dies aged 91 Sofia Corradi, founder of the Erasmus programme, dies aged 91

Sofia “Mamma Erasmus” Corradi, founder of the EU student exchange programme that sent 16 million students abroad, has died in Rome at 91.

In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.

Resistance Is Cringe But it’s also effective.

Great article from @qjurecic.bsky.social at @theatlantic.com on the importance and effectiveness of nonviolent resistance and democratic commitment.
A summary: As one protest sign put it at a demonstration early in Trump’s second term: BE CRINGE. SHIT MATTERS

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

"The main actors of the genocide will have to answer to justice."

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez says the ceasefire deal ending Israel's war on Gaza should not mean Israel’s conduct should be forgotten, saying “there cannot be impunity”.

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1. Using humor & mockery to punch holes in fear-based authoritarian power grabs is a tried & true method

2. 1 point of such display is inspiring folks to see they're not alone in anger at this regime; that most folks agree w/them; & to fuel action

3. It's not aimed at DJT

It's building a movement

Anyone looking for motivation during these dark times, listen to @mayorofchicago.bsky.social who so eloquently presents a voice of #Resistance. Drawing from our collective history, he explains where we are today and what we need to do to push back against the growing autocracy 👇

In Montevideo, GWL Voices & @clubdemadrid.bsky.social hosted Transformative Leadership and Inclusive Democracy, bringing leaders together to advance women’s political participation and equality across Latin America. 💪✨ #GWLVoices #GenderEquality

🌍 In Montevideo, @clubdemadrid.bsky.social & @aecid.bsky.social hosted the regional meeting "Transformative Leadership & Inclusive Democracy”, gathering political leaders, former Heads of State, and gender experts to strengthen democracy in Latin America.

#ClubdeMadrid #Beijing30

una muy inquietante. Ni Francisco tenía un rol tan político en temas como migración y ahora desinformación. Y menos mal porque podría no tenerlo

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

I don't know where this revisionism has come from about the suffragettes - people saying "if the suffragettes were around today, they'd be considered terrorists."

The suffragettes were arrested and tortured, sexually assaulted and beaten by the state. They *were* considered terrorists!

This is who @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social is. Brilliant. Fearless. I fucking hate typing this shit out: Free Eman.

Amplify amplify amplify please.

a man is sitting in a car with the letter a on the window ALT: a man is sitting in a car with the letter a on the window

Trying the Wire without subtitles is a good test for your English "native" level

All that is gold does not glitter
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king

Jane Goodall, renowned chimpanzee researcher and animal advocate, dies at 91 "Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world," the Jane Goodall Institute said in a Wedne...

Jane Goodall has died.

She was truly a beacon of light in this world.

I had the good fortune of seeing her speak shortly before COVID arrived. She showed such warmth, compassion, integrity, and intelligence.

Jane, the animals thank you for your selfless work.

www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...

Great starter pack from @rubencampos.bsky.social I am honored to be included. 🙏✊

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Mass organizing & civil resistance are our best strategies for both defeating authoritarianism and creating the just futures we all deserve.

Thanks @giantwhispers.bsky.social and please to all suggest any missing activists, experts and organizations to be included, especially from the Global South where more voices are needed in the starter pack

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