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Sometimes a single person can make a difference: “Swedish student’s dramatic plane protest stops man’s deportation ‘to hell
Swedish student’s dramatic plane protest stops man’s deportation ‘to hell The Guardian – David Crouch – Jul 24, 6:20 PM A lone student activist on board a plane at Gothenburg airport... Read more
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59 dead in Gaza protests :( Turkey declares national mourning… A FP roundup…
59 dead in Gaza protests as Israel fetes US Embassy move Hurriyet Daily News In a jarring contrast, Israeli forces shot and killed 57 Palestinians and injured more than 2,700 during... Read more
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Have a look: “An atlas of real utopias?
I saw it here Atlas of Utopias ATLAS OF UTOPIAS “Utopia lies at the horizon. When I draw nearer by two steps, it retreats two steps. If I proceed ten... Read more
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Czech girl Scout is the last of recent stand-off photos…
More Stand-Off photos... Read more
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Thank you dear Judge Ann M. Donnelly
US judge blocks Trump’s order to ban Muslim travellers AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Ruling temporarily ends detention of those with valid documents and prohibits their removal from the... Read more
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A tribute to the Red Army Choir…
All 92 aboard Russian military airplane killed A Russian military plane crashed on its way to Syria on Dec. 25, likely killing all 92 people onboard, including dozens of Red... Read more
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Literati roundup: Nietzsche’s Philosophy of Education… “49 millions artworks, artifacts, books, videos, and sounds from across Europe…
Nietzsche Lays Out His Philosophy of Education and a Still-Timely Critique of the Modern University (1872) Open Culture by Josh Jones In a recent entry in the New York Times‘ philosophy... Read more
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“Saudi Arabia Fires Up American PR Machine”, Western powers and (of course Turkey) siding with Jihadist-sponsor Saudis against Iran…
After Executing Regime Critic, Saudi Arabia Fires Up American PR Machine The Intercept by Lee Fang Saudi Arabia’s well-funded public relations apparatus moved quickly after Saturday’s explosive execution of Shiite political... Read more
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R.I.P. Benedict Anderson…
Who hasn’t quoted Imagined Communities at some point in a social science career? Ben Anderson, author of Imagined Communities, 1936-2015 open Democracy News Analysis – by Anthony Barnett A great scholar... Read more
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Elsevier vs. Sci-Hub and Library Genesis
Scholars and activists stand in solidarity with shuttered research-sharing sites Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow This week, the scholarly publishing giant Elsevier filed suit against Sci-Hub and Library Genesis, two sites... Read more
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Literati roundup: “Michel Foucault as an activist intellectual…”Foucault and the ‘current’ refugee crisis…
Michel Foucault as an activist intellectual open Democracy News Analysis – by Engin Isin Foucault’s 1982 – 3 lectures presented his thoughts on the subject of parrhesia, or the truth-telling subject. He found... Read more
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A nice piece: “The Paris attackers hit the city’s young, progressive core…#ParisAttacks
The Paris attackers hit the city’s young, progressive core fusion.net – Manu Saadia – Nov 13, 6:11 PM Tonight, the golden triangle of Parisian youth culture is covered in blood.... Read more
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“#Paris attacks were ‘act of war by IS’… #ParisAttacks #Prayforparis Another roundup…
Paris attacks were ‘act of war by IS’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition Near-simultaneous attacks in Paris that killed at least 127 people were an “act of war” organised... Read more
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Literati roundup: “14,000 drawings of the French Revolution posted online
14,000 drawings of the French Revolution posted online Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza Guillotines and numbing satire figure strongly in an archive of images from the French Revolution, made available by... Read more
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Literati roundup: A new book on Participatory culture… “Sci-Fi’s Hugo Awards and the Battle for Pop Culture’s Soul….
New book: Participatory Culture in a Networked Era by Henry Jenkins, Mimi Ito, and me! apophenia In 2012, Henry Jenkins approached Mimi Ito and I with a crazy idea that he’d... Read more
