Alaka
@alaka1.bsky.social
thinking about crit. of political economy (& tech.)
of the global south
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of the global south
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please give to lifeline4gaza.com linktr.ee/thesameerproject gazafunds.com sudanfunds.com x.com/congofriends x.com/sudanfundshare x.com/mabukittens sudansolidarity.com
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"On 9 December (18 Azar), 5,000 contract workers from the South Pars Gas Refinery — one of the most strategic sites of wealth production in the country — took to the streets in one of the largest labour mobilisations in post-revolutionary Iran".
Iran’s Indigenous Labor Movement and Working Class Sovereignty
A field analysis of the largest labor protest in post-revolutionary Iran: against the imperial appropriation of struggles in Iran and class sovereignty as national defense.
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“Genuine solidarity requires first recognizing that state sovereignty is not an obstacle to liberation but its precondition — particularly for nations under imperial assault.” - @helyehdoutaghi.bsky.social
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Cuba Vows to Defend Itself Against Trump to 'The Last Drop of Blood' | "Cuba is a free, independent, and sovereign nation. Nobody dictates what we do," said Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel in response to the latest threat.
Cuba Vows to Defend Itself Against Trump to 'The Last Drop of Blood'
"Cuba is a free, independent, and sovereign nation. Nobody dictates what we do," said Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel in response to the latest threat from the authoritarian US president.
www.commondreams.org
January 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Cuba Vows to Defend Itself Against Trump to 'The Last Drop of Blood' | "Cuba is a free, independent, and sovereign nation. Nobody dictates what we do," said Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel in response to the latest threat.
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January 10, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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“Genuine solidarity requires first recognizing that state sovereignty is not an obstacle to liberation but its precondition — particularly for nations under imperial assault.” - @helyehdoutaghi.bsky.social
"On 9 December (18 Azar), 5,000 contract workers from the South Pars Gas Refinery — one of the most strategic sites of wealth production in the country — took to the streets in one of the largest labour mobilisations in post-revolutionary Iran".
Iran’s Indigenous Labor Movement and Working Class Sovereignty
A field analysis of the largest labor protest in post-revolutionary Iran: against the imperial appropriation of struggles in Iran and class sovereignty as national defense.
buff.ly
January 9, 2026 at 3:46 AM
“Genuine solidarity requires first recognizing that state sovereignty is not an obstacle to liberation but its precondition — particularly for nations under imperial assault.” - @helyehdoutaghi.bsky.social
Access Now is a revolting pro-imperialist organization
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Access Now is a revolting pro-imperialist organization
(global) class war ✊
toward America.”
He added that “the experience of Yemen in confronting America is a school for everyone who is harmed by its evils,” drawing a parallel between Venezuelan resistance and Yemen’s blockade of the Red Sea which targeted US ships in response to the genocide in Gaza.
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He added that “the experience of Yemen in confronting America is a school for everyone who is harmed by its evils,” drawing a parallel between Venezuelan resistance and Yemen’s blockade of the Red Sea which targeted US ships in response to the genocide in Gaza.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:33 PM
(global) class war ✊
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Venezuela: In Mass Demonstrations, the People Demand Return of President Maduro
With emotions running high, but with determination and great loyalty, the Venezuelan people mobilized in
2026-01-05T02:22:34.000Z
orinocotribune.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Venezuela: In Mass Demonstrations, the People Demand Return of President Maduro
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At a huge rally in Havana near the U.S. Embassy, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel strongly denounced Trump's bombing of Caracas and kidnapping of President Maduro, calling it an act of terrorism and a breach of international law.
January 4, 2026 at 5:25 PM
At a huge rally in Havana near the U.S. Embassy, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel strongly denounced Trump's bombing of Caracas and kidnapping of President Maduro, calling it an act of terrorism and a breach of international law.
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🚨 🇻🇪 Protesters gathered outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, demanding the immediate release of Nicolás Maduro, amid growing outrage over his detention.
January 4, 2026 at 7:23 PM
🚨 🇻🇪 Protesters gathered outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, demanding the immediate release of Nicolás Maduro, amid growing outrage over his detention.
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We're now £138 away from completing what our family needs.😓
Your kindness and support have carried us this far & we are deeply grateful.
If you’re able to help, it truly means everything to us🫶
Thank you for standing with our family and for not leaving us alone in this journey❤️
gofund.me/0a1a936d9
Your kindness and support have carried us this far & we are deeply grateful.
If you’re able to help, it truly means everything to us🫶
Thank you for standing with our family and for not leaving us alone in this journey❤️
gofund.me/0a1a936d9
January 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
We're now £138 away from completing what our family needs.😓
Your kindness and support have carried us this far & we are deeply grateful.
If you’re able to help, it truly means everything to us🫶
Thank you for standing with our family and for not leaving us alone in this journey❤️
gofund.me/0a1a936d9
Your kindness and support have carried us this far & we are deeply grateful.
If you’re able to help, it truly means everything to us🫶
Thank you for standing with our family and for not leaving us alone in this journey❤️
gofund.me/0a1a936d9
January 4, 2026 at 12:09 AM
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"This armed attack on Venezuela is not an isolated event. It is the next step in the United States' campaign of regime change that stretches from Caracas to Havana."
🇻🇪 Statement from the Cabinet of the Progressive International on the US invasion of Venezuela.
🇻🇪 Statement from the Cabinet of the Progressive International on the US invasion of Venezuela.
“A criminal act of imperial aggression.”
Statement from the Cabinet on the US invasion of Venezuela.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:56 PM
"This armed attack on Venezuela is not an isolated event. It is the next step in the United States' campaign of regime change that stretches from Caracas to Havana."
🇻🇪 Statement from the Cabinet of the Progressive International on the US invasion of Venezuela.
🇻🇪 Statement from the Cabinet of the Progressive International on the US invasion of Venezuela.
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It was such an honor for me to be in conversation with
@lalehkhalili.bsky.social someone I deeply admire and respect, about empire, capital, sudan and the uae in the Fumnambulist.
thefunambulist.net/magazine/fol...
@lalehkhalili.bsky.social someone I deeply admire and respect, about empire, capital, sudan and the uae in the Fumnambulist.
thefunambulist.net/magazine/fol...
Capitalism as Empire-Making: Sudan and the UAE Plunder
In this conversation, Nisrin Elamin and Laleh Khalili discuss the intricate relations between capitalism and imperialism from Sudan outward. They examine together how “empire-making” projects bring…
thefunambulist.net
January 2, 2026 at 8:14 PM
It was such an honor for me to be in conversation with
@lalehkhalili.bsky.social someone I deeply admire and respect, about empire, capital, sudan and the uae in the Fumnambulist.
thefunambulist.net/magazine/fol...
@lalehkhalili.bsky.social someone I deeply admire and respect, about empire, capital, sudan and the uae in the Fumnambulist.
thefunambulist.net/magazine/fol...
Death to US imperialism.
Long live the Bolivarian Revolution!
Long live the Bolivarian Revolution!
January 3, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Death to US imperialism.
Long live the Bolivarian Revolution!
Long live the Bolivarian Revolution!
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2025: motsättningarna skärps, motståndet eskalerar
I år har vi sett den globala kapitalistiska krisens fortsatta intensifiering, med ökande barbari som följd. Det urskiljningslösa slaktandet i Gaza fortsätter – även efter tecknandet av vapenvila – och på Västbanken och i Jerusalem ökar förtrycket.
I år har vi sett den globala kapitalistiska krisens fortsatta intensifiering, med ökande barbari som följd. Det urskiljningslösa slaktandet i Gaza fortsätter – även efter tecknandet av vapenvila – och på Västbanken och i Jerusalem ökar förtrycket.
December 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
2025: motsättningarna skärps, motståndet eskalerar
I år har vi sett den globala kapitalistiska krisens fortsatta intensifiering, med ökande barbari som följd. Det urskiljningslösa slaktandet i Gaza fortsätter – även efter tecknandet av vapenvila – och på Västbanken och i Jerusalem ökar förtrycket.
I år har vi sett den globala kapitalistiska krisens fortsatta intensifiering, med ökande barbari som följd. Det urskiljningslösa slaktandet i Gaza fortsätter – även efter tecknandet av vapenvila – och på Västbanken och i Jerusalem ökar förtrycket.
Law and Political Economy folks and those engaged in the Critique of Political Economy and Law have much to learn from this!
A great response, by Prince Kapone, to Vivek Chibber's straw men on the capitalism/colonialism nexus. @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social really needs some reflection on the poor quality of certain arguments that go on their pages and frequencies
weaponizedinformation.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/c...
weaponizedinformation.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/c...
Capitalism Did Not Float In on the Market: Chibber, Jacobin, and the Political Function of Western Marxism
How Western Marxism Turns Colonial Violence into “History Theory” to Save the Settler OrderBy Prince Kapone | Weaponized Information | December 14, 2025When “History Theory” Becomes an Alibi for Em…
weaponizedinformation.wordpress.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Law and Political Economy folks and those engaged in the Critique of Political Economy and Law have much to learn from this!
“In the face of this imperialist offensive, the Venezuelan people respond with the war of all the people” venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezue...
December 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
“In the face of this imperialist offensive, the Venezuelan people respond with the war of all the people” venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezue...
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We've updated our toolkit to include links to FLYER TEMPLATES, PHONE ZAP TEMPLATES, and a list of all British embassies in the u.s. Flood the lines and mobilize today, we are going to lose our comrades in the UK. <bit.ly/P4P-Toolkit>
December 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
We've updated our toolkit to include links to FLYER TEMPLATES, PHONE ZAP TEMPLATES, and a list of all British embassies in the u.s. Flood the lines and mobilize today, we are going to lose our comrades in the UK. <bit.ly/P4P-Toolkit>
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So, an agency that wants to run ads for gambling funded Australia’s (terrible, misguided, authoritarian) campaign to ban teens from social media because now the government is abandoning a plan to ban gambling ads citing the age verification law as a rationale www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/12/p...
Teen social media ban lobby group 36 Months funded and co-staffed by firm making gambling ads
The revelation comes as the government is expected to abandon plans for an online gambling ad ban, using the teen social media ban as cover.
www.crikey.com.au
December 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
So, an agency that wants to run ads for gambling funded Australia’s (terrible, misguided, authoritarian) campaign to ban teens from social media because now the government is abandoning a plan to ban gambling ads citing the age verification law as a rationale www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/12/p...
“One-state proposals that fail to address land return, settler removal, and the redistribution of power risk becoming the new “Oslo peace process” with different branding.” - Lara Kilani in @mondoweiss.net
Liberation Is Not Integration: On liberal Zionism, one-state fantasies, and what Palestinians actually want mondoweiss.net/2025/12/libe...
Liberation Is Not Integration: On liberal Zionism, one-state fantasies, and what Palestinians actually want
The left’s view of Palestine’s future often reduces to vague terms like “one-state solution” or “equal rights for all” but few address the tough questions they raise, especially: how can Palestinians ...
mondoweiss.net
December 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
“One-state proposals that fail to address land return, settler removal, and the redistribution of power risk becoming the new “Oslo peace process” with different branding.” - Lara Kilani in @mondoweiss.net