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guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 1d

Idle thought: so funny that the only person I know who actively snubs me (last Fri!) or who ever has in fact is THE classic t-shirt-rad Brit artist (whom I liked/was likeable, even if the work was needy & received rapturously -eventually). Now vERy ‘militantly-unchanged-Est’ment-doily’. Curious?! 🤣

guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 1d

‘Israeli society has embraced it –terrified & enthralled at once by a taboo finally permitted to be broken, & by the possibility of openly dreaming about the total disappearance of Palestinians. The rules of humanity do not apply to this Jewish collective’ -O Noy.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Disappearing people, disappearing morals – how two years has changed Gaza and Israel | Orly Noy

There can be no healing until the world stares into and acknowledges the void torn open by this conflict, says Israeli journalist Orly Noy

www.theguardian.com

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 1d

"It feels as if everything has vanished. Not only the tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza erased without graves, without records, as if they had never existed – so many other things have been hollowed out: basic conceptions of morality, decency, compassion, humanity, hope, future."

Disappearing people, disappearing morals – how two years has changed Gaza and Israel | Orly Noy

There can be no healing until the world stares into and acknowledges the void torn open by this conflict, says Israeli journalist Orly Noy

www.theguardian.com

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guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 1d

Just for context, Hyde Park in London is 140ha! Nevertheless, a form of organoponicas is the future for a thriving, happy (Clement), and resilient densely gathered population of humans and more than humans (‘city’). It’s coming at you/us fast!

guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 2d

Love this ‘Havana boasts thousands of urban farms, covering a staggering 35,000ha. These farms, known as organopónicos, have become an integral part of Cuba’s urban gardening movement. They prioritize the production of seasonal & locally-sourced food, reducing energy consumption & carbon emissions.’

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guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow is today and the UK still has a genocide-denier as Prime Minister.

guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow Chapter 48 will be presented yet again and again as Chapter 1.

guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 1d

I get & support your positivity & its import. But the underlying question is why is why did it take so long?
We need to respond to that honestly in order to speed the massively belated transition!

Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: GLOBAL RENEWABLES OVERTAKES COAL

How the heck did that happen so quickly?!...🧵

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 2d

David is slightly unfair. There is a clear difference here.

Conservatives and Reform plan to forcibly expel large numbers of people who are legal, permanent residents of migrant origin. The BNP proposal is voluntary.

David Herdson @davidherdson.bsky.social · 2d

This below is from the 2005 BNP manifesto.

Spot the difference with current Tory and Reform policy.

(p14 news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp... )

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guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow Chapter 48 will be presented yet again and again as Chapter 1.

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guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow Chapter 48 will be presented yet again and again as Chapter 1.

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guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 2d

‘… only weeks after Israel tried to kill Hamas’s lead negotiators in a strike on Qatar’s capital.’
What an abject ‘world’; appeasing, arming, participating, treading on eggshells, watching* for two whole years and doing absolutely nothing* but increase impunity…
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks under way; Putin and Netanyahu discussed Trump Gaza plan, says Kremlin – Middle East crisis live

Delegations from Israel and Hamas began indirect negotiations; Russian leader reiterated Moscow’s support for independent Palestinian state, Moscow says

www.theguardian.com

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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 2d

Here is the link to register to attend The Alchemy Lecture online. Sound—at the Interregnum.

Join us!

www.eventcombo.com/ms/ev/76982/...

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 2d

Hundreds of olive trees were seen uprooted by Israeli forces in the villages of al-Mughayyir and abu Falah near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.

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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 2d

Opinion | We can and must hold both truths together: that Jewish people deserve absolute safety, and that Palestinians deserve justice and freedom

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Read more: trib.al/wfnhP53

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guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 2d

“When we asked for a doctor, we were told that that was for humans. The cell gave on to a patio with an enormous photo of Gaza bombed to pieces, & which had a message written in Arabic: ‘Welcome to the new Gaza’,” she said. “That is the prison of a fascist state.”
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Gaza ceasefire talks live: Israeli airstrikes continue with negotiations due to begin in Egypt

Negotiators from the US, Israel and Hamas are set to begin talks in Egypt, as the US president said the first phase should be completed this week

www.theguardian.com

guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 2d

www.shabakahutchings.com

Home - Shabaka

Official Site

www.shabakahutchings.com

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 2d

Huge congratulations to @susanstryker.bsky.social and @mckenziewark.bsky.social !

Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · 4d

🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Studies: When Monsters Speak: A Susan Stryker Reader by Susan Stryker, edited by McKenzie Wark! @susanstryker.bsky.social @mckenziewark.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards

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guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 2d

And Shabaka Hutchings, etc, in the Otolith’s Library!

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guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 2d

I am -despite…- i hope you made it? Late night of substance & pleasure; so great to have this in London. Serious, well-made, bringing it to the a centre of things. Good/bad. I love, many things, but how Ibrahim’s Parliament… works so well ‘empty’ as installed as well as ‘full’…? I emailed back ; ) x

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guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 5d

Forever.
The world’s goal must be to end it now and pursue accountability and justice unbendingly..

Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 5d

The Israeli goal is to continue the war

LOWρUFO 🐁🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 5d

Very funny things

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guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 2d

Love this ‘Havana boasts thousands of urban farms, covering a staggering 35,000ha. These farms, known as organopónicos, have become an integral part of Cuba’s urban gardening movement. They prioritize the production of seasonal & locally-sourced food, reducing energy consumption & carbon emissions.’

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guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 2d

Ooh! Thanks for this Ian.

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guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 3d

More later…
(Opens formally on Wed I think; it’s already establishing its vital purpose.)

guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 4d

Shoulda gone to Ibraaz 🕶️

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guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 3d

‘the answer to the climate crisis is not to replace cities with rural landscapes, but to radically reimagine the city itself: to extend the logic of urban density to encompass the density and diversity of species.’
Yes, I’ve been calling it a House of Trees…
www.e-flux.com/architecture...

Intensification - Emanuele Coccia - How to Hijack Cities

After decades of habituation to the idea of automation, the experience of seeing things break, shatter, or disintegrate has become a tragedy or evidence of something diabolical.

www.e-flux.com

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guy mannes-abbott @guymannesabbott.bsky.social · 4d

Shoulda gone to Ibraaz 🕶️

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 4d

Over 400 arrests of protesters in London thanks to the government’s refusal to admit that their decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist group has been a disaster

The Labour gov has so far arrested well over 1,000 people for holding up signs

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Police make more than 440 arrests at Palestine Action protest in London

Officers arrest activists at silent vigil in support of banned organisation, as demos go ahead despite PM’s pleas

www.theguardian.com

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