christopher atwood
@christopheratwood.bsky.social
genocide expert and human rights defender
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Hey, y'all. 👋 I am a human rights defender, genocide expert, and researcher with a background in journalism and communications.
On Twitter, I largely limit my posts to Ukraine/Eastern Europe.
Over here, I'll probably be a bit more of a political generalist in my commentary (for better or worse).
On Twitter, I largely limit my posts to Ukraine/Eastern Europe.
Over here, I'll probably be a bit more of a political generalist in my commentary (for better or worse).
even though it's wholly unsurprising to see the political establishment act so spineless, i'm still brain broken by it all.
i know you know this, but i feel compelled to vocalize it: more we normalize intentionally evil policies by intellectualizing them, the more we normalize the underlying evil.
i know you know this, but i feel compelled to vocalize it: more we normalize intentionally evil policies by intellectualizing them, the more we normalize the underlying evil.
Drake Files Second Action Against UMG, Alleging Defamation Over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘False’ Song
Drake has launched a second legal action against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” accusing the music giant of defamation.
www.billboard.com
what a wild crash out. there's a non-zero chance drake's lawyers have to make the legal case that "actually term kendrick lamar should have used is 'certified ephebophile.'"
Reposted by Christopher P. Atwood
The Kyiv Independent
@kyivindependent.com
· Nov 26
Kuleba: Joe Rogan, let’s talk and set the record straight on Ukraine
Joe Rogan lashed out at Ukraine on his latest podcast, expressing strong criticism of the United States for lifting restrictions on Ukraine’s use of U.S.-supplied weapons to target Russian territory a...
kyivindependent.com
Rogan’s podcast misses the point: when discussing a nation’s fight for survival, it’s not just about bold opinions — it’s about listening to the voices of those who are living the reality, former foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba writes in his op-ed.
feels like this is becoming the platform for collaborating*against* fascism and zombie twitter is the space where people proudly boast that they're collaborating*with* fascists.
feel like a presence on both is probably pretty important
feel like a presence on both is probably pretty important
but also fair warning: it was written in 1937 from an anti-colonial lens and there are a few very cringey positive references to the soviet union. it's just a few lines while wrapping up one or two chapters in the book but i feel obligated to mention they exist
The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution
C.L.R James · Audiobook
open.spotify.com
i recently read the black jacobins by clr james. it's the history of the haitian revolution told from a haitian perspective
it was super motivating/inspiring. there are parallels to noth ukrainian history and contemporary politics. i feel grounded for the oncoming fascist trump era after reading it
it was super motivating/inspiring. there are parallels to noth ukrainian history and contemporary politics. i feel grounded for the oncoming fascist trump era after reading it
tbh that's just establishment politics: wait for a predictable problem to occur, let it fester while hemming and hawing about what to do, then slap on an inadequate solution that comes too late
it's especially infuriating when it's applied to life and death situations, like war and atrocity crimes
it's especially infuriating when it's applied to life and death situations, like war and atrocity crimes
if we're talking national presidential politics among the two major parties, then i can probably concede the point.
but it's still important for a myriad of reasons to run candidates in districts/states you know you can't win. in those cases, losing doesn't immediately imply you ran a poor campaign
but it's still important for a myriad of reasons to run candidates in districts/states you know you can't win. in those cases, losing doesn't immediately imply you ran a poor campaign
i disagree that any losing campaign was inherently poorly run, but kamala definitely miscalculated and made poor decisions. you don't lose ground among practically every demographic to a literal fascist and get landslided in the electoral college if you ran a good campaign
if you think jackson hinkle is a russian shill, i'll have you know that he doesn't get paid a fraction of what tim pool and dave rubin got. he simps for russian colonialism practically for free 😤
Reposted by Christopher P. Atwood, George Gilbert
Franziska Davies
@efdavies.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Anti-Putin does not mean anti-imperial. Why the romanticisation of Russian dissidents is misleading
In the German debate on the Russian anti-Putin camp, the problematic aspects of this milieu are often ignored. The Russian perspective continues to be prioritized other those of the colonized.
substack.com
Today's "Anti-War March" in Berlin, led by Navalnaya, Kara-Murza & Yashin seems an appropiate day to re-publish my essay on why the West and in particular Germany should take a closer look at the self-proclaimed leaders of the Russian opposition in English:
i agree it was a shared cultural experience, but i do think, above all, it was mostly elder abuse.
i had so many bots artificially inflating my follower count on twitter, and now i'm never going to reach 1000 followers 😭
Reposted by Jason Baird Jackson, Christopher P. Atwood, David W. Blight
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@aoc.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive