Surfacing Life
@subsidence.bsky.social
I teach in Tiohtià:ke / Montréal.
I wrote Monetary Authorities: Capitalism and Decolonization in the American Colonial Philippines
www.dukeupress.edu/monetary-authorities
filipinxfreedomschool.ghost.io
www.allaneslumba.com
I wrote Monetary Authorities: Capitalism and Decolonization in the American Colonial Philippines
www.dukeupress.edu/monetary-authorities
filipinxfreedomschool.ghost.io
www.allaneslumba.com
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Surfacing Life
@subsidence.bsky.social
· Mar 15
Looking for some Concordia classes in 2025-2026??!! 👀
Fall 2025
Hist 200 Asian North American History
Hist 298 The Philippines and the World
Winter 2026
Hist 298 Pacific Worlds
Hist 398 American Capitalism
Please share!
Fall 2025
Hist 200 Asian North American History
Hist 298 The Philippines and the World
Winter 2026
Hist 298 Pacific Worlds
Hist 398 American Capitalism
Please share!
www.reuters.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
How can this failure of a human keep failing upwards.
Bari Weiss says she wants to use her new perch at CBS News to “redraw the lines of what falls in the 40 yards of acceptable debate” in American political and cultural life. She says the aim is to sideline voices like Hasan Piker, Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, and elevate “charismatic”...
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
How can this failure of a human keep failing upwards.
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins serving 27-year prison sentence.
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins serving 27-year prison sentence.
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"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Join us for a talk by writer and professor David Austin this Friday November 21 at 10am.
The talk “The Origins of Totalitarianism: C.L.R. James and the Dilemma of American Democracy” will be held at the the downtown Concordia campus in LB 362.
The talk “The Origins of Totalitarianism: C.L.R. James and the Dilemma of American Democracy” will be held at the the downtown Concordia campus in LB 362.
November 20, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Join us for a talk by writer and professor David Austin this Friday November 21 at 10am.
The talk “The Origins of Totalitarianism: C.L.R. James and the Dilemma of American Democracy” will be held at the the downtown Concordia campus in LB 362.
The talk “The Origins of Totalitarianism: C.L.R. James and the Dilemma of American Democracy” will be held at the the downtown Concordia campus in LB 362.
Austerity does not come about due to bad economic decisionmaking, but emerges from a system structured by an ongoing slow violence against the poor and those socially devalued.
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Austerity does not come about due to bad economic decisionmaking, but emerges from a system structured by an ongoing slow violence against the poor and those socially devalued.
New Zelda film looks wack and a knockoff of lotr films. Yikes
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New Zelda film looks wack and a knockoff of lotr films. Yikes
www.abs-cbn.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
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Imagine having a thumping majority in parliament and deciding to use it for something as squalid as this.
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Imagine having a thumping majority in parliament and deciding to use it for something as squalid as this.
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“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic.... Willfully misleading headline that drives immigrant panic. Disgusting.
More than 40% of Canadian births had foreign-born mothers in 2024: StatCan
New data from Statistics Canada is shedding light on the contribution of foreign-born mothers to annual Canadian births, which would have fallen significantly since 2010 without them, the agency says.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 14, 2025 at 7:52 AM
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic.... Willfully misleading headline that drives immigrant panic. Disgusting.
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🗞️ NEWS | Israel is pushing for a new 20-year U.S. military aid agreement, doubling the length of past security MOUs and adding “America First” elements to win Trump administration backing, Axios reports citing Israeli and U.S. officials.
The current 10-year, $38 billion deal expires in 2028...
The current 10-year, $38 billion deal expires in 2028...
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🗞️ NEWS | Israel is pushing for a new 20-year U.S. military aid agreement, doubling the length of past security MOUs and adding “America First” elements to win Trump administration backing, Axios reports citing Israeli and U.S. officials.
The current 10-year, $38 billion deal expires in 2028...
The current 10-year, $38 billion deal expires in 2028...
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Update: The STM says service will gradually resume starting Wednesday at 6:15 a.m. for buses and 6:30 a.m. for the métro, with full service resuming by Thursday. montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
STM maintenance union halts strike to resume talks
The walkout will end at 6 a.m. Wednesday, the union announced Tuesday night.
montrealgazette.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Update: The STM says service will gradually resume starting Wednesday at 6:15 a.m. for buses and 6:30 a.m. for the métro, with full service resuming by Thursday. montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
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Protesters lay outside the #COP30 climate summit in Brazil covered in white sheets, to call attention to the deaths of activists and journalists killed while "defending land, territories and natural resources."
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Protesters lay outside the #COP30 climate summit in Brazil covered in white sheets, to call attention to the deaths of activists and journalists killed while "defending land, territories and natural resources."
Demography is not destiny
More than one million New Yorkers cast ballots for Zohran Mamdani — part of the highest turnout in a mayoral election in more than 60 years. Here are the demographic trends that contributed to his win.
The NYC Demographic Trends That Shaped Mamdani’s Win
Moderate Black voters and young progressives favored Zohran Mamdani for mayor, while Andrew Cuomo won many wealthy New Yorkers and those who voted for Donald Trump.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Demography is not destiny