Allez, il est temps de l'annoncer : un livre sortira le 19 mai chez Robert Laffont avec mon nom en haut de la couverture. Il s'appelle "Les Dissidents: une année dans la bulle conspirationniste". (🧵thread d'autopromo éhontée)

Brett Heino extends the focus on literary geographies Progress in Political Economy (PPE) to question the “eco” in eco-fascism and world literature @HeinoBrett EPE: Nature and Space Michelle *thisblue.bsky.social* Chihara @danieljhartley ppesydney.net/nature-and-gen…

50% of "all younger churchgoers now attend these types of charismatic services" !! This article captures something profound about the way that the fascination with demons is the flip side of the interest in astrology and crystals and wellness. Great, nuanced piece

Are you in need of emergency healing? michellechihara.com/post/soulhouse…

Very touched to hear the great Cate Blanchett quoting Doppleganger at #TIFF2024 - and LOVED that she refused to be cut off mid-sentence while talking about climate change!

I was one of the few art historians signed on to this plea to spare two young people from prison for throwing soup on the glass of a Van Gogh painting. This was a non-violent form of symbolic protest that should not be prosecuted so severely. theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/s…

A few folks have asked me about ways to help in western NC - this master list (not my work!) is partly about resources that are available to those affected, but it also contains organizations that are looking for support: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

Seinfeld after being asked about the Marxism and Humor workshop that max haiven and I are convening at this weekend's ASAP conference in NYC this weekend.

🚨 BREAKING: “I am resigning because I want to make it clear that I am not okay with us being silent,” says Mariel Garza, as LA Times blocks Kamala Harris endorsement.

NEW: A coalition of Arizona Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and progressive community leaders issue statement on the presidential election. "In our view... allowing the fascist Donald Trump to become President again would be the worst possible outcome for the Palestinian people."

Precisely. Some claim things cannot get worse. They absolutely can. Look to any country where the prisons are bursting with political prisoners. There is no shame in voting against even worse. Fascists triumph when we lose our capacity to think strategically.

Every time I criticize the Dems and someone says “so what’s the answer?”, I’ll just post this

I wrote this piece 8 years ago to explain another Trump victory. It's now common sense, but I think we need to dig deeper to figure out what to do next. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Bluesky. Just sayin. Thisblue.bsky.social Come on down, the water’s warm

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Michelle *thisblue.bsky.social* Chihara puts the spotlight on vacant apartments that serve as subsidized wealth storage amidst widespread homelessness. This has driven new forms of protest, reminding us that the grip of money is rooted in the compliances of everyday life. boundary2.org/2024/12/michel…