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Rearranging statues in the walled garden (opens the original)
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Celebrity newsUS imperialism is nourished by our participation in its spectacle and parasocial fantasies. Our political horizons narrow as we expend our energy and agency within these glittering, suffocating parameters. Which multimillionaire celebrity is the ‘good’ one? Which multimillionaire celebrity is the ‘bad’ one? Either way, empire benefits from the very notion that — above all else — its celebrities matter. Much like the illusion of western electoralism, the ‘choice’ is an opiate. The U
Forgotten Palestinian Cities (opens the original)
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For the past nine years, through meticulously colourised archival images, a Palestinian artist has maintained the memory of towns and villages erased by Zionist militias during the 1948 Nakba.I began corresponding with this Jerusalem-based artist (anonymised for their safety) during the popular uprisings of 2021. I was already an admirer of their creative practice and regularly referenced their historical scholarship when speaking against the myth of Israel.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewabl
My response to recent Zionist media (opens the original)
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It would be a victory for these insufferable fascists if I wasted my time responding to every new hit piece, so I ignore the vast majority. However, I’d like to make a few comments about the most recent barrage:1.<img alt="" class="sizin
Richard Flanagan’s ‘dangerous ideas’ (opens the original)
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This week a number of friends alerted me to a speech by Richard Flanagan, delivered at the so-called ‘Festival of Dangerous Ideas’. In this speech, Flanagan refers to my writing as ‘stupid’.I was curious to know if Flanagan backs up this assertion with any specific examples or arguments. He doesn’t.Of course, Flanagan is entitled to this opinion about me, however lacking it may be in reasoned critique. And of course, you’re entitled to share this opinion. However, I’d like to offer a few other o
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