Elena Block
@elenablock.bsky.social
Syncretic heterodox humanist - political & strategic communication - ideas peddler - - interrogating disruptive populist discourses - parter-in-crime - mum.
Agree with Peter. I saw the escalation of this issue in Chavez's Venezuela. We see it now under the 'Apprentice autocrat' show in the US. Freedom of expression and Information are fundamental rights to keep Apprentice autocrats accountable and in their own place.
theconversation.com/in-trumps-am...
theconversation.com/in-trumps-am...
In Trump’s America, the shooting of a journalist is not a one-off. Press freedom itself is under attack
A rubber bullet to Channel Nine reporter Lauren Tomasi’s leg signals media freedom in the US is again under attack.
theconversation.com
June 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Agree with Peter. I saw the escalation of this issue in Chavez's Venezuela. We see it now under the 'Apprentice autocrat' show in the US. Freedom of expression and Information are fundamental rights to keep Apprentice autocrats accountable and in their own place.
theconversation.com/in-trumps-am...
theconversation.com/in-trumps-am...
The world needs more Cory Booker’s civil, truly democratic, sensitive gestures, and less (or no) insulting, divisive, disruptive, uncivil, selfish, money-driven, narcissistic MAGA rhetoric and insensitive actions.
April 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The world needs more Cory Booker’s civil, truly democratic, sensitive gestures, and less (or no) insulting, divisive, disruptive, uncivil, selfish, money-driven, narcissistic MAGA rhetoric and insensitive actions.
The world needs more Cory Booker’s civil, truly democratic, sensitive gestures, and less insulting, divisive, uncivil, selfish, money-driven, narcissistic MAGA rhetoric and insensitive actions.
Breaking News: Senator Cory Booker’s speech criticizing President Trump has just become the longest speech in recorded Senate history.
Cory Booker Condemns Trump’s Policies in Longest Senate Speech on Record
The New Jersey senator, who had spent much of his last 24 hours on the Senate floor assailing the Trump administration, surpassed Senator Strom Thurmond’s speech in 1957.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The world needs more Cory Booker’s civil, truly democratic, sensitive gestures, and less insulting, divisive, uncivil, selfish, money-driven, narcissistic MAGA rhetoric and insensitive actions.
A horrifying blow to free speech and free thinking… 1984 and Big Brother are a reality - billionaires and intolerant so called leaders are trying to hold and maintain power at all costs…
Jeff Bezos, the self-proclaimed “hands-off” owner of the Washington Post, emailed staffers this morning about a change he is applying to the paper’s opinion section.
"We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets,” Bezos said.
"We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets,” Bezos said.
Bezos says Washington Post opinion pages will focus on ‘personal liberties and free markets’
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 7:06 AM
A horrifying blow to free speech and free thinking… 1984 and Big Brother are a reality - billionaires and intolerant so called leaders are trying to hold and maintain power at all costs…
Sorry for the self promotion, but this book, my research, is more relevant than ever. Venezuelans know how, step by step, an autocrat converted democracy into a dictatorship - the first step was to bypass and then change the constitution - the rest is history, surreal history…Scary!
bit.ly/3pH8D59
bit.ly/3pH8D59
February 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Sorry for the self promotion, but this book, my research, is more relevant than ever. Venezuelans know how, step by step, an autocrat converted democracy into a dictatorship - the first step was to bypass and then change the constitution - the rest is history, surreal history…Scary!
bit.ly/3pH8D59
bit.ly/3pH8D59
"To be united as a country with so many riches of diversity, we need mercy. We need compassion. We need empathy." … "I don't feel there's a need to apologize for a request for mercy." ….I won't apologize for what I said."
www.npr.org/2025/01/22/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/22/n...
Bishop Mariann Budde tells NPR 'I won't apologize' for sermon addressing Trump
The Episcopal bishop of Washington spoke with NPR to discuss her sermon addressing President Trump and why she asked him to have mercy.
www.npr.org
January 23, 2025 at 3:42 AM
"To be united as a country with so many riches of diversity, we need mercy. We need compassion. We need empathy." … "I don't feel there's a need to apologize for a request for mercy." ….I won't apologize for what I said."
www.npr.org/2025/01/22/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/22/n...
Is this legal or ethical? Anyway… the disruption continues…
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Melania Trump launches cryptocurrency on eve of inauguration
$Melania is announced after President-elect Donald Trump launched his own cryptocurrency, $Trump.
www.bbc.com
January 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Is this legal or ethical? Anyway… the disruption continues…
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Interesting - the coverage was rather timid but the demonstrations were important … ‘Organizers hope that the People’s March will inspire protesters to turn their passions, outrage and fears into collective opposition.’…
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Thousands rally at People’s March in D.C. to protest Trump
Organizers hope that the People’s March will inspire protesters to turn their passions, outrage and fears into collective opposition.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Interesting - the coverage was rather timid but the demonstrations were important … ‘Organizers hope that the People’s March will inspire protesters to turn their passions, outrage and fears into collective opposition.’…
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Humanities matter.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Consuming arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, research finds
Engaging with arts improves quality of life, increases productivity and creates financial ‘dividend’
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Humanities matter.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Beautiful to read a real paper & ink book. Especially when you are chapter coauthor with Latin American linguist-discourse legend, Adriana Bolivar. The text is called The Latin American political discourse, on The Routledge Handbook of Political Communication in Ibero-America. Cheers!
November 24, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Beautiful to read a real paper & ink book. Especially when you are chapter coauthor with Latin American linguist-discourse legend, Adriana Bolivar. The text is called The Latin American political discourse, on The Routledge Handbook of Political Communication in Ibero-America. Cheers!
A pinky kind of thing…
November 23, 2024 at 8:25 AM
A pinky kind of thing…