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Scott Campbell

@susurros.bsky.social

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Anarchist writer, translator, and educator. De vez en cuando, posteo en español. Blog: https://fallingintoincandescence.com/ Mastodon: https://kolektiva.social/@susurros

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · Feb 2

#Introduction: I am, among other things, an anarchist, writer, translator, teacher, PhD student, partner, and father. Currently on occupied Tongva land in so-called California.

At times I write or translate for @igd.bsky.social. I pay a lot of attention to #Mexico and #Palestine.

Salud y anarquía!

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 12h

Last month, I had the opportunity to chat with @lucystag.bsky.social of @nonserviammedia.bsky.social for a bit and it's now available as a podcast here:

soundcloud.com/nonserviamme...

Or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Check it out if you'd like, and I welcome feedback!

Non Serviam Podcast #70 - Anti-Colonial Meditations with Scott Campbell

For NSP 70 we spoke with anarchist, writer, and translator Scott Campbell about resistance, decolonialism, academia, Palestine, Mexico, lessons from Occupy, and more. Scott Campbell (he/him) is an an

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 13h

"At least eight Palestinians have been killed and 61 others injured in new Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hour reporting period, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry."

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

‘Horrific trauma patients’: WHO details harrowing scenes from Gaza

Just 14 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are partially functioning, WHO says, as Israel continues to bomb amid ceasefire talks.

www.aljazeera.com

Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 13h

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children killed in Gaza

Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, as well as the genocide's many indirect victims

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

A chart titled “More than 973 infants under a year old have been killed.” Each bar is composed of small red circles, with each circle representing one child. The chart says over 973 infants under one year old, 1,007 five-year-olds, 934 ten-year-olds, and 1,255 sixteen-year-olds killed. Source: The Guardian, based on Gaza’s Ministry of Health data.

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 13h

"Members of the Madres en Resistencia Chiapas collective reported that during their ongoing protest in front of the State Attorney General's Office, they were threatened and assaulted by municipal police officers from Tuxtla Gutiérrez."

aristeguinoticias.com/081025/mexic...

Policías amenazan y agreden a madres buscadoras durante manifestación en Chiapas

Las madres y otros familiares de víctimas de feminicidio y desaparición mantienen un plantón frente a la fiscalía del estado.

aristeguinoticias.com

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 13h

"After two years of genocide in Palestine, a massive demonstration converged in Mexico City to demand that the government sever ties with Israel. The march was blocked by police, who assaulted and arbitrarily detained protesters and members of the press."

piedepagina.mx/2-anos-de-ge...

2 años de genocidio, un grito en México - Pie de Página

A dos años del genocidio en Palestina, una multitudinaria movilización convergió en la Ciudad de México para exigir al gobierno la ruptura de relaciones con Israel. La marcha sufrió la interrupción de...

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 1d

Two years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza: By the numbers

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Two years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza: By the numbers

Israel has killed or injured more than 10 percent of Gaza's population over the past 24 months.

www.aljazeera.com

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 1d

"In the end, October 7 inhabits us less as a date than as a structure: the interruption that refuses to disappear. To live through it is to learn that history itself is unsettled — that genocide remains open, that resistance remains without guarantee."

mondoweiss.net/2025/10/reme...

Remember to forget October 7

Two years on, the memory of October 7 returns as both catastrophe and possibility, reminding us that both resistance and surrender are choices haunted by loss. But two years on, we also learned someth...

mondoweiss.net

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 3d

Peas in a fascist pod:

"Tommy Robinson accepted the invitation from Amichai Chikli, Israel’s minister for the diaspora and combating antisemitism."

www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...

Israeli minister invites English far-right leader, sparking outrage among U.K.'s Jewish community

Tommy Robinson, a convicted fraudster with a violent criminal record, is well known for inspiring rallies of mostly white, mostly male followers shouting soccer-style chants against Islam and immigrat...

www.nbcnews.com

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 3d

"In actuality, the Trump administration and the Israeli government are operating from the same playbook to realize their vision of ethnic or racial supremacy."

truthout.org/articles/ice...

ICE and the Israeli Military Are 2 Sides of the Same Coin — We Must Resist Both

Opposing ICE in the US while backing genocide in Gaza is senseless. These struggles are intertwined.

truthout.org

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 3d

"Nearly half of the 73 political prisoners that human rights groups have officially documented in Nicaragua appear in no public court database. They have had no contact with their families, and the crimes they were charged with are unknown."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...

A Chilling New Tactic in Nicaragua: Arrest, Then Silence

www.nytimes.com

Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 3d

"Immigration raids are straining mental health among children and school communities across California, a state where about 1 million children have a parent who is undocumented and about 300,000 students are undocumented themselves."

www.latimes.com/california/s...

‘Can I just be a kid?’ Students shaken by immigration raids seek help from school counselors

Immigration raids are straining school communities across California, where about 1 million children have a parent who is undocumented and about 300,000 students are undocumented themselves.

www.latimes.com

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 3d

"International activists deported from Israel after joining an intercepted Gaza aid flotilla have given further accounts of mistreatment by guards during their detention."

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

More Gaza flotilla activists allege mistreatment in Israeli detention

Activists deported from Israel following their arrest in the aid flotilla to Gaza say they were treated 'like monkeys'.

www.aljazeera.com

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 3d

"Israel continues striking the Gaza Strip, killing 63 people in the last 24 hours."

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

Israel continues Gaza bombardment as Trump plan negotiators arrive in Cairo

Talks on Monday expected to focus on release of hostages and end to war, after Israel kills 63 people in Gaza in past day

www.theguardian.com

Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 3d

"All that remains of them are brief snapshots preserved in my memory. In my neighborhood of Jabalia Camp in northern Gaza, I am the only writer, and my mission is to bring life to those memories and to honor the people we lost."

mondoweiss.net/2025/10/nort...

‘North Gaza Massacres’: Telling the stories of the everyday heroes of Jabalia refugee camp

I never imagined my mission would be this painful: to write the stories of my neighbors, friends, and family erased in Gaza’s genocide.

mondoweiss.net

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Non Serviam Media Collective @nonserviammedia.bsky.social · 3d

NSP 70 with @susurros.bsky.social is Out Now! 🏴

We had a wide ranging discussion about resistance in Mexico, Palestine, Occupy, and more.

🔗 on.soundcloud.com/wvlErkFlesmq...

@igd.bsky.social @lucystag.bsky.social @rubixhelix.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy #anarchism

Anti-Comonial Meditations with Scott Campbell

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 4d

"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said federal agents on Saturday morning shot a woman in the Chicago suburb of Broadview after the agents allegedly became boxed in by vehicles."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Federal agents shoot woman in Chicago suburb after allegedly being rammed, boxed in by cars, DHS says

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents shot a woman in Broadview, Illinois, after they said they were rammed and boxed in by cars Saturday.

www.cbsnews.com

Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 4d

"'They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,' the Turkish activist Ersin Çelik told Anadolu news agency."

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

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 4d

"Israeli attacks across the besieged Gaza Strip have killed at least 70 Palestinians, medical sources said, despite calls from US President Donald Trump for Israel to stop its bombardment after Hamas said it had accepted some elements of Trump’s 20-point plan."

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Israel pounds Gaza, killing 70, despite Trump’s call for it to halt bombing

Donald Trump urges Hamas to move quickly to release captives and finalise negotiations over his plan to end the war.

www.aljazeera.com

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 4d

The genocide continues:

At least six Palestinian civilians were killed in Israeli strikes. Drones also targeted a gathering of people near a bakery in central Gaza City, killing 'dozens' of people, according to Wafa, the Palestinian news agency.

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

Israel orders military to halt Gaza City campaign but continues strikes on the territory

IDF says it was directed to ready for first part of Donald Trump’s plan to end war in Gaza after Hamas agrees to release hostages

www.theguardian.com

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 4d

Confirming what was already a given:

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly approved military operations on two vessels early last month that were part of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian supporters."

www.cbsnews.com/news/netanya...

Netanyahu ordered drone attacks on Gaza-bound humanitarian aid boats off Tunisia, sources say

No one was hurt when two vessels that were part of a flotilla bound for Gaza mysteriously caught fire last month.

www.cbsnews.com

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 5d

"Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tightened rules on how police in California use automated license plate readers, saying the regulations would impede criminal investigations."

calmatters.org/economy/tech...

Newsom just vetoed a bill to regulate license plate readers — even as fresh evidence of misuse emerges

The measure would have required regular purges of license plate databases and regularly audited how automated readers are used.

calmatters.org

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 5d

There are not enough pejoratives in the world to aptly describe these people.

"ICE is launching a nationwide operation today, Friday, October 3, reportedly named 'Freaky Friday' that will target unaccompanied children aged 14 and older of all nationalities."

ailatexas.org/news/ice-ope...

ICE Operation Targeting Minors – AILA Texas

ailatexas.org

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 5d

"Hamas says that it accepts several parts of US President Donald Trump’s plan for a ceasefire in Israel’s nearly two-year war on Gaza, but that some elements require further negotiations."

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Hamas says it agrees to parts of Trump’s Gaza plan but seeks more talks

Palestinian group says it is ready to release all Israeli captives held in Gaza after US president issues ultimatum.

www.aljazeera.com

Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 5d

"The last boat of the 42 vessels in the Gaza humanitarian flotilla that sought to breach Israel’s 16-year maritime blockade has been intercepted by Israeli forces."

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

Final boat of 42-strong pro-Palestinian flotilla intercepted by Israel

Protest vessel intercepted in the early hours of Friday morning 42.5 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza

www.theguardian.com

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Phil Mandelbaum @philmandelbaum.bsky.social · 6d

“I live in a tragic situation, I do not have a tent, and I do not have the lowest essential ingredients; I can hardly buy food for me and my child”

I interviewed 25-year-old ER nurse and mother Soad, who lost her husband, home and career in G*za.

Not long ago, she and her family lived in luxury…

A bloated belly of a small child, with sand and tents in the background

A woman in hijab holding a small boy screaming and crying, sitting on the ground, surrounded by bags and blankets

A surgical professional reaching for a tool in a surgery room

A huge room with high ceilings, polished floors, matron couches, and a Middle Eastern woman posing in the far left

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