Miriam Matthiessen
@miriammthsn.bsky.social
Amsterdam, NL. PhD candidate studying automation, labour, and political ecology in the waters of the Rhine
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Beautiful piece by @amitav.bsky.social
“climate solutions that do not make adequate provision for the inherent uncertainties of modelling, or for the wishes, hopes and aspirations of people on the ground, will always run the risk of causing anticipatory ruination.”
www.equator.org/articles/bey...
“climate solutions that do not make adequate provision for the inherent uncertainties of modelling, or for the wishes, hopes and aspirations of people on the ground, will always run the risk of causing anticipatory ruination.”
www.equator.org/articles/bey...
Beyond the Apocalypse • EQUATOR
How visions of catastrophe shape the ‘climate solutions’ imposed by aid agencies
www.equator.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Beautiful piece by @amitav.bsky.social
“climate solutions that do not make adequate provision for the inherent uncertainties of modelling, or for the wishes, hopes and aspirations of people on the ground, will always run the risk of causing anticipatory ruination.”
www.equator.org/articles/bey...
“climate solutions that do not make adequate provision for the inherent uncertainties of modelling, or for the wishes, hopes and aspirations of people on the ground, will always run the risk of causing anticipatory ruination.”
www.equator.org/articles/bey...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Seafarer abandonment has always been a form of organised state abandonment
Nine crew members from India and Sri Lanka who sailed aboard the container shipped that crashed into Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024 are *still* in Baltimore — and they aren’t allowed to leave
“They’re struggling emotionally”
“They’re struggling emotionally”
Deal between Dali and U.S. has left crew ‘marooned’ for 19 months
The NTSB will discuss probable cause of the Key Bridge collapse during a meeting Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, nine crew members of the Dali ship that struck the bridge are stuck in Baltimore...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Seafarer abandonment has always been a form of organised state abandonment
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There's 10 days left to apply for our new position as a full-time researcher at Transition Security Project!
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November 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
There's 10 days left to apply for our new position as a full-time researcher at Transition Security Project!
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transitionsecurity.org/update/vacancy
Find out more and apply 👇
transitionsecurity.org/update/vacancy
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My first ever @histmat.bsky.social has been incredible so far - thank you comrades!!
November 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
My first ever @histmat.bsky.social has been incredible so far - thank you comrades!!
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BADA BOOM! The HM London Conference programme is now online!
Online registrations close Tuesday 4 November at midnight GMT!
Online registrations close Tuesday 4 November at midnight GMT!
Twenty-Second Annual Conference - Historical Materialism
Deadline extended to 27 May! Resurgent Reaction: Marxist Strategies at the End of the Liberal Order 6-9 November 2025, SOAS, Russell Square, Central London Deadline for abstracts: Friday 16 May 2025
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October 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
BADA BOOM! The HM London Conference programme is now online!
Online registrations close Tuesday 4 November at midnight GMT!
Online registrations close Tuesday 4 November at midnight GMT!
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We're having another party 🎉
Join us at The Lamb on 7 Nov to celebrate ISSUE #2, with readings from contributors and special guests followed by drinks!
Come join us 🎈👇
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Join us at The Lamb on 7 Nov to celebrate ISSUE #2, with readings from contributors and special guests followed by drinks!
Come join us 🎈👇
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October 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
We're having another party 🎉
Join us at The Lamb on 7 Nov to celebrate ISSUE #2, with readings from contributors and special guests followed by drinks!
Come join us 🎈👇
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-breakd...
Join us at The Lamb on 7 Nov to celebrate ISSUE #2, with readings from contributors and special guests followed by drinks!
Come join us 🎈👇
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-breakd...
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Aftonbladet's interview with Greta Thunberg is now available in English - it raises many serious questions, not least about the Swedish govt. effectively abandoning its citizens to torture because it doesn't agree with their politics. A thundering disgrace.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”
– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar
www.aftonbladet.se
October 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Aftonbladet's interview with Greta Thunberg is now available in English - it raises many serious questions, not least about the Swedish govt. effectively abandoning its citizens to torture because it doesn't agree with their politics. A thundering disgrace.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
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Mycket stark granskning av nederländska Volkskrant. 114 fall där barn under 15 år i Gaza skjutits i huvudet eller bröstet av IDF, enligt sammanställning med hjälp av 15 internationella läkare som jobbat där.
www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...
www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...
Gunshot wounds in Palestinian children indicate targeted fire
Doctors in Gaza observed a disturbing pattern: children with a single gunshot wound to the head or chest, a sign that they had been deliberately targeted. This emerges from research by de Volkskrant, ...
www.volkskrant.nl
September 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Mycket stark granskning av nederländska Volkskrant. 114 fall där barn under 15 år i Gaza skjutits i huvudet eller bröstet av IDF, enligt sammanställning med hjälp av 15 internationella läkare som jobbat där.
www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...
www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/0V...
An extensive account of the horrors Greta went through in Israel, and the violent neglect and gaslighting she was met with by the Swedish gov and consular services on the ground. Hope this tarnishes whatever is left of Sweden’s intl reputation once and for all
An extensive account of the horrors Greta went through in Israel, and the violent neglect and gaslighting she was met with by the Swedish gov and consular services on the ground. Hope this tarnishes whatever is left of Sweden’s intl reputation once and for all
”De sparkade på mig varje gång flaggan nuddade mitt ansikte”
Greta Thunberg om skräckdygnen i israeliskt fängelse Slag, sparkar och hot om att gasas i burar. Greta Thunberg och flera andra ur flottiljen berättar nu detalj
www.aftonbladet.se
October 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/0V...
An extensive account of the horrors Greta went through in Israel, and the violent neglect and gaslighting she was met with by the Swedish gov and consular services on the ground. Hope this tarnishes whatever is left of Sweden’s intl reputation once and for all
An extensive account of the horrors Greta went through in Israel, and the violent neglect and gaslighting she was met with by the Swedish gov and consular services on the ground. Hope this tarnishes whatever is left of Sweden’s intl reputation once and for all
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I am very happy with this episode about a total lunatic who just might be right
new episode out now! we talk about Alfred Sohn-Rethel's work on real abstraction and his theory of commodity exchange as the origin of transcendental subjectivity. we love a big swing and this is truly a big swing, folks www.patreon.com/posts/122-re...
122 | Real Abstraction and the Origin of Consciousness with Alfred Sohn-Rethel | What's Left of Philosophy
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October 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I am very happy with this episode about a total lunatic who just might be right
Again, got to be one of the best dig episodes I’ve ever listened to and the bar is *sky* high
New @thedigradio.bsky.social: SECOND of two w @melindacooper.bsky.social on Counterrevolution: Extravagance and Austerity in Public Finance. How asset boom and bust drove MAGA’s rise and also revealed powerful monetary tools that could make socialism—that and more www.thedigradio.com/podcast/from...
From Fiscal Austerity to Monetary Abundance w/ Melinda Cooper
Featuring Melinda Cooper on Counterrevolution: Extravagance and Austerity in Public Finance. Balanced budget conservatism and supply side populism engineered a politics of austerity and budget deficit...
www.thedigradio.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Again, got to be one of the best dig episodes I’ve ever listened to and the bar is *sky* high
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Antifascism är självförsvar. Minns Björn Söderberg.
October 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Antifascism är självförsvar. Minns Björn Söderberg.
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There is no single way to resist; only the courage to invent one. 👍
October 9, 2025 at 4:44 AM
There is no single way to resist; only the courage to invent one. 👍
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Can I also say I am so angry today. It's the lives lost, the cities wiped out, the time taken from us. We have been consumed with this level of unspeakable violence for 2 years. To think of all the potential futures taken away... it's unfathomable
October 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Can I also say I am so angry today. It's the lives lost, the cities wiped out, the time taken from us. We have been consumed with this level of unspeakable violence for 2 years. To think of all the potential futures taken away... it's unfathomable
This episode is soooooo good
New @thedigradio.bsky.social: first of two w @melindacooper.bsky.social on Counterrevolution: Extravagance and Austerity in Public Finance. How neoliberalism remade US capitalism into an engine for endless asset appreciation, and the attendant reactionary politics www.thedigradio.com/podcast/coun...
Counterrevolution w/ Melinda Cooper
Featuring Melinda Cooper on Counterrevolution: Extravagance and Austerity in Public Finance. Neoliberalism remade the American economy into an engine for the appreciation of assets stretching from the...
www.thedigradio.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This episode is soooooo good
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She called out world leaders for sitting by and watching a live-streamed genocide without taking action.
October 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
She called out world leaders for sitting by and watching a live-streamed genocide without taking action.
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Working on fresh approaches to infrastructures? If you can imagine editing a special issue with us, send us a proposal!
Deadline for proposals: 15 November 2025
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Guide for Editors | Roadsides
Dear Editors, Thank you for considering editing a guest collection in Roadsides. The following Guide for Editors will help you understand the application and publication process. The Editorial Board t...
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October 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Working on fresh approaches to infrastructures? If you can imagine editing a special issue with us, send us a proposal!
Deadline for proposals: 15 November 2025
Send proposals to our editors-in-chief:
Agnieszka Joniak-Lüthi
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Deadline for proposals: 15 November 2025
Send proposals to our editors-in-chief:
Agnieszka Joniak-Lüthi
[email protected]
Tina Harris
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Ongoing CFP:
Heliotrope is seeking submissions on a rolling basis. This a space for short think-&-feel pieces... www.heliotropejournal.net/editors-notes
Heliotrope is seeking submissions on a rolling basis. This a space for short think-&-feel pieces... www.heliotropejournal.net/editors-notes
Editors' notes — HELIOTROPE
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October 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Ongoing CFP:
Heliotrope is seeking submissions on a rolling basis. This a space for short think-&-feel pieces... www.heliotropejournal.net/editors-notes
Heliotrope is seeking submissions on a rolling basis. This a space for short think-&-feel pieces... www.heliotropejournal.net/editors-notes
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NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
October 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
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Hard to undersell how huge this palestine demo in amsterdam was today.
October 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Hard to undersell how huge this palestine demo in amsterdam was today.
there were over a quarter million of us in the streets of Amsterdam today. Free Palestine, solidarity forever
October 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
there were over a quarter million of us in the streets of Amsterdam today. Free Palestine, solidarity forever
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For no particular reason, here's the Best UK Politics Meme Ever
January 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
For no particular reason, here's the Best UK Politics Meme Ever