Carissa Pobre
@carissawrites.bsky.social
writes and works from the Philippines. my writings touch on literature, class, and social action http://slant.school
about me: http://criticalmystics.ghost.io/bio
books: Compositions (2023), Formations (2021)
about me: http://criticalmystics.ghost.io/bio
books: Compositions (2023), Formations (2021)
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Carissa Pobre
@carissawrites.bsky.social
· Aug 14
Notes on Pagkamulat: Routes and Roots of Radicalism
The radical points to a desire close to Marxist and revolutionary thinking, but more rooted and filial as a Filipino through the posing of a question: Paano ka namulat?
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The radical points to a desire close to Marxist and revolutionary thinking, but more rooted and filial as a Filipino through the posing of a question: Paano ka namulat? criticalmystics.ghost.io/notes-on-pag... #publication
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
logging back into my bsky to briefly note that processing this heaviness would be easier as a cute playlist, not as a cathartic writing experience of a spiritual journey my emotional body has had enough :’)
December 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
logging back into my bsky to briefly note that processing this heaviness would be easier as a cute playlist, not as a cathartic writing experience of a spiritual journey my emotional body has had enough :’)
updated my bio (!) + leaving this up while on social media break. till after the dead of winter. criticalmystics.ghost.io/bio
Carissa Pobre | writer, strategist, educator
Carissa Pobre is a writer and educator born and raised in Quezon City. Her multidisciplinary practice traverses methods and topics in class politics, institutional critique, and social movements.
criticalmystics.ghost.io
December 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
updated my bio (!) + leaving this up while on social media break. till after the dead of winter. criticalmystics.ghost.io/bio
“the key to authenticity for me in my life… it’s very simple, but it’s pretty serious, it is very grave… death is the gateway to life.”
December 17, 2025 at 6:08 AM
“the key to authenticity for me in my life… it’s very simple, but it’s pretty serious, it is very grave… death is the gateway to life.”
“there is only this body in this moment.”
December 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
“there is only this body in this moment.”
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1. Learn to play the pianoforte moderately well. Stick to duets.
2. Stop taking long walks in the rain while underdressed.
3. Throw out the expired smelling salts. Replace promptly.
2. Stop taking long walks in the rain while underdressed.
3. Throw out the expired smelling salts. Replace promptly.
A Jane Austen Heroine’s New Year’s Resolutions
1. Learn to play the pianoforte moderately well. Stick to duets. 2. Stop taking long walks in the rain while underdressed. 3. Throw out...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
1. Learn to play the pianoforte moderately well. Stick to duets.
2. Stop taking long walks in the rain while underdressed.
3. Throw out the expired smelling salts. Replace promptly.
2. Stop taking long walks in the rain while underdressed.
3. Throw out the expired smelling salts. Replace promptly.
PSA: please unfollow my bsky account now if you expected as i did that this would be a ‘socially relevant’ account, i was wrong
December 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
PSA: please unfollow my bsky account now if you expected as i did that this would be a ‘socially relevant’ account, i was wrong
my fave and go-to punchline for a conversation in which feminists psychoanalyze a well-adjusted man: “So he hates women”
December 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
my fave and go-to punchline for a conversation in which feminists psychoanalyze a well-adjusted man: “So he hates women”
for the record emotional availability is different from emotional sadness as part of your temperament, i have to say
December 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
for the record emotional availability is different from emotional sadness as part of your temperament, i have to say
had to self reflect that i am sometimes the french girl in the french film, silly ass… i blame literature and depression primarily
December 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
had to self reflect that i am sometimes the french girl in the french film, silly ass… i blame literature and depression primarily
always remember what matters most deeply in life. always.
December 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
always remember what matters most deeply in life. always.
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Gonna premiere my documentary at my wedding and that is the biggest flex you will ever see me make.
Thank you.
Thank you.
December 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Gonna premiere my documentary at my wedding and that is the biggest flex you will ever see me make.
Thank you.
Thank you.
relational reciprocity <–> personal integrity
December 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM
relational reciprocity <–> personal integrity
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BREAKING: Hong Kong court convicts Jimmy Lai, founder of former pro-democracy newspaper, in landmark national security trial.
Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark national security trial
Jimmy Lai, the former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, has been convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city’s court, which could send him to prison for the rest of his life.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
BREAKING: Hong Kong court convicts Jimmy Lai, founder of former pro-democracy newspaper, in landmark national security trial.
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Allocables, pork barrel, flood control, and other corruption keywords in the Philippines. My latest piece for @thediplomat.com
thediplomat.com/2025/12/allo...
thediplomat.com/2025/12/allo...
‘Allocables’ and other Corruption Keywords in the Philippines
Our guide to the key concepts and phrases related to the country’s ever-widening graft scandal.
thediplomat.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Allocables, pork barrel, flood control, and other corruption keywords in the Philippines. My latest piece for @thediplomat.com
thediplomat.com/2025/12/allo...
thediplomat.com/2025/12/allo...
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This was our most read story of the week.
Philippine justice under scrutiny over prisoner Mary Jane Veloso
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Philippine justice under scrutiny over prisoner Mary Jane Veloso
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Philippine justice under scrutiny over prisoner Mary Jane Veloso
Lawyers for drug smuggler viewed as trafficking victim petition for her release
trib.al
December 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This was our most read story of the week.
Philippine justice under scrutiny over prisoner Mary Jane Veloso
trib.al/jXahg8C
Philippine justice under scrutiny over prisoner Mary Jane Veloso
trib.al/jXahg8C
my ‘work vitality’ was restored, i guess, but at what cost? writing here about my health (which i’m still so thankfully blessed with) to remember/be accountable. stress wise, i’ll never do this to my body again.
December 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
my ‘work vitality’ was restored, i guess, but at what cost? writing here about my health (which i’m still so thankfully blessed with) to remember/be accountable. stress wise, i’ll never do this to my body again.
my biggest work/career lesson of 2025:
Build your own.
Build your own.
December 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
my biggest work/career lesson of 2025:
Build your own.
Build your own.
“all good things must begin.” has a point
December 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
“all good things must begin.” has a point
“you don’t need thicker skin - you need safer environments.” has a point
December 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM
“you don’t need thicker skin - you need safer environments.” has a point
one must go beyond dreams, for success is partly an illusion
December 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
one must go beyond dreams, for success is partly an illusion
i wish i could tell myself it was all worth it but even success makes me sad
December 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
i wish i could tell myself it was all worth it but even success makes me sad
may Gxd help me with the rest
December 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
may Gxd help me with the rest
wanna cry so bad, honestly
December 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
wanna cry so bad, honestly
emotionality is so maligned as a characteristic of human experience. it actually makes no sense.
December 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
emotionality is so maligned as a characteristic of human experience. it actually makes no sense.