Bob From Brockley
@bobfrombrockley.bsky.social
Middle aged anti-fascist and left libertarian in South London. In to: dub, country and western, critical theory, Yiddish, black history, internationalism, trade unions, salt beef. Fan of: Omar Aziz, Bayard Rustin, Hannah Arendt, Cesaria Evora.
Thoughtful and informative analysis by @mkaradjis.bsky.social of the demographics of the #Rojava project
theirantiimperialismandours.com/2026/02/04/r...
theirantiimperialismandours.com/2026/02/04/r...
Rojava, Kurdish autonomy & self-determination, and the hard problem of simple demographics: An essay of maps
By Michael Karadjis Rojava, Kurdish autonomy and the hard problem of simple demographics The agreement between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on January 30…
theirantiimperialismandours.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Thoughtful and informative analysis by @mkaradjis.bsky.social of the demographics of the #Rojava project
theirantiimperialismandours.com/2026/02/04/r...
theirantiimperialismandours.com/2026/02/04/r...
On the political economy of attention and representation in the West that parallels the political economy of accumulation inside Iran, by Sepehr Haghighi
en.radiozamaneh.com/37714/
en.radiozamaneh.com/37714/
Iran’s Political Capitalism and the Western Left’s Hesitation: How a Revolt Gets Filtered Through Ideology
Iran’s “political capitalism” fuses sovereignty and accumulation, fueling recurring revolts. Sanctions and repression create epistemic fog, while campism and “no-lever”
en.radiozamaneh.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:07 AM
On the political economy of attention and representation in the West that parallels the political economy of accumulation inside Iran, by Sepehr Haghighi
en.radiozamaneh.com/37714/
en.radiozamaneh.com/37714/
Arrest of Peter Tatchell for calling for non-violent resistance: the policing of Palestine solidarity protest is becoming increasingly insane and authoritarian www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Campaigner Peter Tatchell arrested for carrying ‘globalise the intifada’ placard
The veteran activist called his arrest at Palestine solidarity rally in London an ‘attack on free speech’
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Arrest of Peter Tatchell for calling for non-violent resistance: the policing of Palestine solidarity protest is becoming increasingly insane and authoritarian www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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The paywall is down on this until Monday!
January 29, 2026 at 12:49 PM
The paywall is down on this until Monday!
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
“The logic of repressive authenticity” and who is allowed to resist
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open.substack.com/pub/minakhan...
The Politics of Recognition and the Erasure of Iranian Protest
The most recent state crackdown on Iranian protesters stands among the most violent suppressions of public dissent in Iran’s modern history.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:41 PM
“The logic of repressive authenticity” and who is allowed to resist
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open.substack.com/pub/minakhan...
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#OtD 25 Jan 2011 the Egyptian revolution began. Groups of young people chose the date of the annual Egyptian "police day", in protest at police brutality. Millions of protesters took to the streets and brought down the government of Hosni Mubarak stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9744...
January 25, 2026 at 11:25 AM
#OtD 25 Jan 2011 the Egyptian revolution began. Groups of young people chose the date of the annual Egyptian "police day", in protest at police brutality. Millions of protesters took to the streets and brought down the government of Hosni Mubarak stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9744...
Important story: Big tech (incl Meta, Google, Microsoft) is forming alliances with - and spending lobbying major money on - far right parties in the EU, in an attempt to defeat regulatory efforts.
www.brusselstimes.com/1916422/us-t...
www.brusselstimes.com/1916422/us-t...
US tech giants allying with European far-right to strip back EU rules
Amid rising EU-US tensions, a new report has accused Big Tech of courting far-right MEPs to weaken the EU's regulatory power on AI and data.
www.brusselstimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Important story: Big tech (incl Meta, Google, Microsoft) is forming alliances with - and spending lobbying major money on - far right parties in the EU, in an attempt to defeat regulatory efforts.
www.brusselstimes.com/1916422/us-t...
www.brusselstimes.com/1916422/us-t...
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Iran, Ukraine, & the “Common Emancipatory Horizon”, by Adrian Ivakhiv – 18 January 2026 leftrenewal.org/articles-en/...
Iran, Ukraine, & the “Common Emancipatory Horizon”, by Adrian Ivakhiv – 18 January 2026 – Left Renewal Blog
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January 19, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Iran, Ukraine, & the “Common Emancipatory Horizon”, by Adrian Ivakhiv – 18 January 2026 leftrenewal.org/articles-en/...
I just read @davidkr.bsky.social’s remembrance of Searchlight’s Gerry Gable, a thoughtful piece of writing about a complicated man. I never forgave him for setting anti-racists against anti-fascists and AFA against anarchists in the 1990s but appreciate his legacy.
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Goodby, Gerry
Nick Griffin called him a “vicious old Communist and Zionist thug”, which Gerry Gable would have taken as a compliment.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:33 AM
I just read @davidkr.bsky.social’s remembrance of Searchlight’s Gerry Gable, a thoughtful piece of writing about a complicated man. I never forgave him for setting anti-racists against anti-fascists and AFA against anarchists in the 1990s but appreciate his legacy.
open.substack.com/pub/davidren...
open.substack.com/pub/davidren...
Highly relatable. (Cc @danc.bsky.social @flintlock.bsky.social)
January 21, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Highly relatable. (Cc @danc.bsky.social @flintlock.bsky.social)
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For my newsletter I broke down how these different areas of the right are responding to Trump’s assault on Venezuela. As always, there are fractures, and justifications, but says a lot of what the post-Trump right will look like. maiseh-review.ghost.io/how-the-far-...
How the Far-Right is Reacting to Trump's Assault on Venezuela
The far-right remains split on Trump's actions, and it may reveal more about the conservative civil war.
maiseh-review.ghost.io
January 19, 2026 at 2:03 AM
For my newsletter I broke down how these different areas of the right are responding to Trump’s assault on Venezuela. As always, there are fractures, and justifications, but says a lot of what the post-Trump right will look like. maiseh-review.ghost.io/how-the-far-...
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"I have no particular love for the idealized “worker” as he appears in the bourgeois Communist’s mind, but when I see an actual flesh-and-blood worker in conflict with his natural enemy, the policeman, I do not have to ask myself which side I am on." - Orwell.
This applies to Iran, the UK, the US.
This applies to Iran, the UK, the US.
January 13, 2026 at 10:05 PM
"I have no particular love for the idealized “worker” as he appears in the bourgeois Communist’s mind, but when I see an actual flesh-and-blood worker in conflict with his natural enemy, the policeman, I do not have to ask myself which side I am on." - Orwell.
This applies to Iran, the UK, the US.
This applies to Iran, the UK, the US.
Back on the Bad Place I kept a #ToryAntisemitism thread. Not specifically about antisemitism but here’s a Conservative councillor whose dating profile named her political orientation as "pro-white". She sought a partner into "indigenous European spirituality". www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerse...
Councillor suspended over membership of white supremacist dating site
Her profile described her political orientation as "pro-white" and said she was seeking a partner interested in "indigenous European spirituality"
www.somersetlive.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Back on the Bad Place I kept a #ToryAntisemitism thread. Not specifically about antisemitism but here’s a Conservative councillor whose dating profile named her political orientation as "pro-white". She sought a partner into "indigenous European spirituality". www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerse...
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This piece explains how binary depictions of Venezuela produce false analysis by examining the grassroots left and its role in the Bolivarian Revolution. Groups like Marea Socialista represent a left that opposes both Maduro’s regime and U.S. imperialism.
open.substack.com/pub/theright...
open.substack.com/pub/theright...
Beyond Maduro and Trump
Venezuela From Below
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January 11, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This piece explains how binary depictions of Venezuela produce false analysis by examining the grassroots left and its role in the Bolivarian Revolution. Groups like Marea Socialista represent a left that opposes both Maduro’s regime and U.S. imperialism.
open.substack.com/pub/theright...
open.substack.com/pub/theright...
Ok so it seems like the hive mind consensus is neither of these but EYES. Thanks folks.
Fam, are the Isley Brothers the EYE-ley Brothers or the IZ-ley Brothers?
January 11, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Ok so it seems like the hive mind consensus is neither of these but EYES. Thanks folks.
EYES and IZ seem to be equally popular, with EYE in remote third place
Fam, are the Isley Brothers the EYE-ley Brothers or the IZ-ley Brothers?
January 11, 2026 at 1:01 PM
EYES and IZ seem to be equally popular, with EYE in remote third place
Fam, are the Isley Brothers the EYE-ley Brothers or the IZ-ley Brothers?
January 11, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Fam, are the Isley Brothers the EYE-ley Brothers or the IZ-ley Brothers?
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The Red-Brown “Zombie Plague”: How Fascist Ideas Are Becoming Popular on the Left – Part 1, by Daphne Lawless – May 2018 leftrenewal.org/articles-en/...
The Red-Brown “Zombie Plague”: How Fascist Ideas Are Becoming Popular on the Left – Part 1, by Daphne Lawless – May 2018 – Left Renewal Blog
leftrenewal.org
January 8, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The Red-Brown “Zombie Plague”: How Fascist Ideas Are Becoming Popular on the Left – Part 1, by Daphne Lawless – May 2018 leftrenewal.org/articles-en/...
Jim Denham in @workersliberty.bsky.social: Trump’s security strategy and invasion of Venezuela put into practice the “multipolarity” the Morning Star and the rest of the campist left have long dreamt of.
workersliberty.org/story/2026-0...
workersliberty.org/story/2026-0...
Making sure you're not a bot!
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January 10, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Jim Denham in @workersliberty.bsky.social: Trump’s security strategy and invasion of Venezuela put into practice the “multipolarity” the Morning Star and the rest of the campist left have long dreamt of.
workersliberty.org/story/2026-0...
workersliberty.org/story/2026-0...
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This piece argues that Trump’s approach to Venezuela reveals a convergence w right-wing geopolitics and some anti-imperialist left. It is not ideological but structural and focuses on shared rejection of neoliberal globalization with implications for universalism. open.substack.com/pub/theright...
Venezuela: From Anti-Imperialism to Pluralized Dominance
Trump’s strategy toward Venezuela advances a new geopolitical framework that structurally overlaps with some strands of the anti-imperialist left.
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
This piece argues that Trump’s approach to Venezuela reveals a convergence w right-wing geopolitics and some anti-imperialist left. It is not ideological but structural and focuses on shared rejection of neoliberal globalization with implications for universalism. open.substack.com/pub/theright...
Trying to make sense of the tankie phenomenon, an oblique response to the Gabriel Rockhill internet drama but actually much more than that
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Mohammed Elnaiem (@mohammede)
Trying to make sense of the Tankie phenomenon.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Trying to make sense of the tankie phenomenon, an oblique response to the Gabriel Rockhill internet drama but actually much more than that
substack.com/@mohammede/n...
substack.com/@mohammede/n...
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One of the most powerful images of the Iranian protests is that of an Iranian young woman burning Khamenei’s portrait, and lighting her cigarette with it.
Photographer unknown.
Photographer unknown.
January 8, 2026 at 10:41 PM
One of the most powerful images of the Iranian protests is that of an Iranian young woman burning Khamenei’s portrait, and lighting her cigarette with it.
Photographer unknown.
Photographer unknown.
Typically sizzling clarity from @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social:
"In the mid-to late 2010s it became deeply unfashionable in left-wing circles to talk about the so-called Bolivarian revolution, which was treated as an embarrassment best forgotten. The country, and the people who lived there, might as well have ceased to exist."
@jamesbloodworth.bsky.social
@jamesbloodworth.bsky.social
Political amnesia on Venezuela
Re-writing the Bolivarian revolution
www.forthedeskdrawer.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Typically sizzling clarity from @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social:
Essential read: @transform6789.bsky.social’s annual overview of the US far right
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
The Far Right Is Quietly Building Power Under Trump
Extremist groups are some of the biggest winners of the second Trump administration.
newrepublic.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Essential read: @transform6789.bsky.social’s annual overview of the US far right
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
newrepublic.com/article/2049...