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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 2d

Experience labor history, and listen to some of its greatest hits in the STRIKE WHILE THE NEEDLE IS HOT mixtape. Order the book, and add the tape for $5.

We have a limited supply of the mixtape, so order your bundle while you can!
www.commonnotions.org/strike-while-the-needle-is-hot

Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 2d

30 SWANA books to look out for as 2025 starts to wrap up. We're thrilled to see @yaffasutopia.bsky.social's LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA in good company with titles by authors such as Leila Chatti, Anbara Salam, Aymann Ismail, and our very own Ata Nahai.

Thank you, Samia! @rawi-news.bsky.social

30 More SWANA Books in 2025: July-December Releases

Samia Saliba, 2025-07-16

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 2d

"There’s a material reality in which AI really is a tool of control. But maybe there’s also another way of thinking about it..."

@hagenblix.bsky.social & @bcmerchant.bsky.social on how we talk about AI and alternative ways to frame the conversation.

"AI is an attack from above on wages": An interview with cognitive scientist Hagen Blix

The author of 'Why We Fear AI' on why he sees generative AI as "class warfare through enshittification."

www.bloodinthemachine.com

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 3d

"I don’t just organise as a trans person; my organising is trans....this is such a powerful thing that we can utilise to really transform the world and build a collectively liberated world."

Anna Hu & @yaffasutopia.bsky.social for ARCHER MAGAZINE

Archer Asks: Mx Yaffa, Palestinian poet, activist and organiser - Archer Magazine

"The work to build a collectively liberated world is always going to be easier than living in this current – really oppressive – fascistic world." Mx Yaffa chats to Anna Hu.

archermagazine.com.au

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 3d

Happy pub day to LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA!!

@yaffasutopia.bsky.social

www.commonnotions.org/letters-from-a-living-utopia

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 7d

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 7d

NOTES TOWARD A DIGITAL WORKERS' INQUIRY by The Capacitor Collective delivers first-hand accounts from the tech sector’s burgeoning labor movement.

Preorders save a couple bucks and get a free zine on the history of workers' inquiries! Checkout with coupon code DIGITALWORKERS: buff.ly/9Li5A3U

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 9d

On the horizon: @yaffasutopia.bsky.social's new book!

LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA builds off of WHISPERS BENEATH THE ORANGE GROVE and DESECRATED POPPIES to offer an expanded vision and roadmap toward collective liberation.

Order before 10/7 to save $$!

Discount code: PREORDER

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 16d

This is TODAY!

Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 22d

Join us at the MASS MoCA R&D Store Thursday 9/25.

Josh MacPhee will be in conversation with MCLA Professor of Art, Melanie Mowinski.

Tickets are $5, reserve your seat! buff.ly/XaATkz1

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 16d

"Let’s de-shitify the world!"

@hagenblix.bsky.social and Ingeborg Glimmer on the conversations around AI for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/deflating-hy...

Deflating “Hype” Won’t Save Us

The problem with AI isn’t hype. The problem is who and what it’s useful for.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 21d

. @apetrossiants.bsky.social & Jose Rosales discussed their book DIVERSITY OF AESTHETICS with the good folks at Woodbine.

Listen as you run your weekend errands: www.patreon.com/posts/25-div...

#25: Diversity of Aesthetics with Andreas Petrossiants & Jose Rosales | Woodbine

Get more from Woodbine on Patreon

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 22d

Join us at the MASS MoCA R&D Store Thursday 9/25.

Josh MacPhee will be in conversation with MCLA Professor of Art, Melanie Mowinski.

Tickets are $5, reserve your seat! buff.ly/XaATkz1

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 22d

Stop by our booth at @bkbookfest.bsky.social for a copy of Andrew Ross's THE WEATHER REPORT and free broadsides!

This Sunday 9/21. 10am-6pm. Rain or shine!

brooklynbookfestival.org

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🍉Yaffa 🍉 @yaffasutopia.bsky.social · 24d

So excited for you all to read this one!

Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 24d

LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA is a love letter to liberation. A journey of resilient repair that will leave you with the deeply felt certainty that Palestine WILL be free. That Palestine HAS ALWAYS been free.

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 24d

LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA was written by @yaffasutopia.bsky.social, and is coming to an indie bookstore near you October 7th!

Order on our site by 10/6 to save some $$ and get a free poster. Use coupon code PREORDER at checkout <3

www.commonnotions.org/letters-from-a-living-utopia

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 24d

LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA is a love letter to liberation. A journey of resilient repair that will leave you with the deeply felt certainty that Palestine WILL be free. That Palestine HAS ALWAYS been free.

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 27d

We're so excited for our Fall/Winter titles—a few of which are already out in the world!

Check out these graphics for a preview of all the titles, and sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Common Notions. ⚡️

Sign up: buff.ly/80zTynn

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 28d

Join us at the MASS MoCA R&D store 9/25.

Josh MacPhee will be discussing STRIKE WHILE THE NEEDLE IS HOT and ARMED BY DESIGN with MCLA Professor of Art Melanie Mowinski and our publisher, Malav Kanuga.

Get your ticket before they sell out! tickets.massmoca.org/11634/11637

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Alex Zucker @alexzucker.bsky.social · 29d

Have you read

EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK COMMUNE, 2052–2072

by M. E. O’Brien and Eman Abdelhadi?

@commonnotions.bsky.social

www.commonnotions.org/everything-f...

Everything For Everyone — Common Notions Press

www.commonnotions.org

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Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 29d

Wow, time flies!! Thank you for your great insights!

Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · 29d

We got a lovely testimonial from Moksha at BOMB’s Small Press Flea. She attended a DIVERSITY OF AESTHETICs event at the P.I.T., and connected with what the authors had to say. Have you read the book? What did you think?

www.commonnotions.org/diversity-of-aesthetics

Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · Sep 10

This is TONIGHT. Join us!

Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our STRIKE WHILE THE NEEDLE IS HOT virtual event is this Wednesday 9/10!!

We can't wait to share labor history & tunes with you all. Authors Josh MacPhee & Kennedy Block will be joined by @albradbury.bsky.social, Robert Ovetz, & Kevin Van Meter.

Register & invite a friend! tinyurl.com/StrikeLaunch

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Rachel Hands @rachelhands.com · Sep 1

I … started more than I finished in August but there were still a couple of standouts.

Diversity of Aesthetics is going on the short list of “books that are important to me.”

and We Computers is virtuosic as hell, playing with relationships among author and work and reader and medium.

a paperback copy of DIVERSITY OF AESTHETICS: INFRASTRUCTURES OF CRITIQUE • FOREIGNERS EVERYWHERE • LOOTING

Authors are Claire Fontaine, Iman Ganji, Saidiya Hartman, Vicky Osterweil, Michael Rakowitz, Shellyne Rodriguez, Christina Sharpe, Stevphen Shukaitis, Marina Vishmidt, and Rinaldo Walcott.

Edited by Andreas Petrossiants and Jose Rosales

a paperback copy of WE COMPUTERS: A GHAZAL NOVEL by Hamid Ismailov, translated by Shelley Fairweather-Vega, who deserves many translation prizes about this

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Hagen Blix @hagenblix.bsky.social · Sep 9

I keep saying, one thing we need to do everywhere is mobilize professional ethics against AI (and along the way forge it into a sense of class consciousness as well)

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · Sep 9

"In a recent paper, Emami-Naeini found that many users wrongly believe ChatGPT is HIPAA compliant, creating an unwarranted sense of trust in the tool. “I expect some therapists may share this misconception,” she says."

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arxiv.org/abs/2507.10695

Exploring User Security and Privacy Attitudes and Concerns Toward the Use of General-Purpose LLM Chatbots for Mental Health

Individuals are increasingly relying on large language model (LLM)-enabled conversational agents for emotional support. While prior research has examined privacy and security issues in chatbots specif...

arxiv.org

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Sep 9

Kelly and I sponsored a contest and invited young organizers under 25 to send us short reflections about their organizing in conjunction with the release of Let This Radicalize You and it's one of the best ideas. We turned those reflections into a Zine.

Let This Radicalize You Reflections from New Activists and Organizers — Interrupting Criminalization

This zine was created as a complimentary project to Let This Radicalize You by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba, and features reflections from new activists and organizers.

www.interruptingcriminalization.com

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