Carissa Pobre
@carissawrites.bsky.social
writes and works from the Philippines. my writings touch on literature, class, and social action http://slant.school
site: https://criticalmystics.ghost.io/author/carissa
books: Compositions (2023), Formations (2021)
site: https://criticalmystics.ghost.io/author/carissa
books: Compositions (2023), Formations (2021)
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Carissa Pobre
@carissawrites.bsky.social
· Aug 14
Notes on Pagkamulat: Routes and Roots of Radicalism
The radical points to a desire close to Marxist and revolutionary thinking, but more rooted and filial as a Filipino through the posing of a question: Paano ka namulat?
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The radical points to a desire close to Marxist and revolutionary thinking, but more rooted and filial as a Filipino through the posing of a question: Paano ka namulat? criticalmystics.ghost.io/notes-on-pag... #publication
“gratitude is a confession, a repentance from extreme individualism that says, ‘I depend on the lives and generosity of others. I pause to thank them and to receive this gift…’
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
“gratitude is a confession, a repentance from extreme individualism that says, ‘I depend on the lives and generosity of others. I pause to thank them and to receive this gift…’
also mostly find it weird that mainstream women’s fashion in cities just couldn’t imagine a subculture, lol. true recession indicator in more ways than economic.
no matter how cool or nostalgic it will establish and re-establish itself, women’s y2k fashion will always have the historical memory of feminine trauma. i take no prisoners with this analysis.
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
also mostly find it weird that mainstream women’s fashion in cities just couldn’t imagine a subculture, lol. true recession indicator in more ways than economic.
people who complain about airports have a specific audience
November 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
people who complain about airports have a specific audience
how important and unimportant it all is.
November 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
how important and unimportant it all is.
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My life is really hard rn, guys... I only have 30 minutes left in my audiobook and two chapters left in my ebook and I'm almost done with a knitting project but I have to leave the house to go to a birthday party :(
November 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
My life is really hard rn, guys... I only have 30 minutes left in my audiobook and two chapters left in my ebook and I'm almost done with a knitting project but I have to leave the house to go to a birthday party :(
i will forever be transformed for having been a teacher in a university, even briefly. i will forever cherish the love i felt of myself, my students, and the interplay of such a powerful, life-affirming relation.
November 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
i will forever be transformed for having been a teacher in a university, even briefly. i will forever cherish the love i felt of myself, my students, and the interplay of such a powerful, life-affirming relation.
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Relationship counseling but just blind texting each other your semiotic and power analysis of Mamdani and Trump meeting to see if you’re compatible.
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Relationship counseling but just blind texting each other your semiotic and power analysis of Mamdani and Trump meeting to see if you’re compatible.
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Why is startup culture always “I am inventing a coffeeproof phone you can put in your coffee cup to keep it warm with cell radiation” and never “I’m inventing a new library wholesaler to replace the single company that is shutting down and sending libraries into crisis”
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Why is startup culture always “I am inventing a coffeeproof phone you can put in your coffee cup to keep it warm with cell radiation” and never “I’m inventing a new library wholesaler to replace the single company that is shutting down and sending libraries into crisis”
me and the laptop repair guys i’ve been going to since high school against inflation
November 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
me and the laptop repair guys i’ve been going to since high school against inflation
inspo for Philippines
(note: application to local context requires being even more chaotic, intelligent, and deranged)
(note: application to local context requires being even more chaotic, intelligent, and deranged)
Congrats to brazils democracy
"Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt."
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
"Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt."
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape and avoid 27-year prison term in Brazil
Brazil's federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
www.pbs.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 AM
inspo for Philippines
(note: application to local context requires being even more chaotic, intelligent, and deranged)
(note: application to local context requires being even more chaotic, intelligent, and deranged)
Reposted by Carissa Pobre
Congrats to brazils democracy
"Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt."
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
"Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt."
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape and avoid 27-year prison term in Brazil
Brazil's federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
www.pbs.org
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Congrats to brazils democracy
"Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt."
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
"Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt."
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
aw hell (reposting anyway)
November 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
aw hell (reposting anyway)
want to have fun today. so energetically depleted.
November 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
want to have fun today. so energetically depleted.
advil forever though
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
advil forever though
the Universe is so humorless sometimes with the lesson. but congrats anyway, they said, I passed.
November 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
the Universe is so humorless sometimes with the lesson. but congrats anyway, they said, I passed.
mercury came. mercury microwaved. mercury left. go away now.
November 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
mercury came. mercury microwaved. mercury left. go away now.
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
what am i doing in the morning? oh feeding my neopets, gracias
November 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
what am i doing in the morning? oh feeding my neopets, gracias
was talking to a gen z ’that girl’ yesterday, who said: “i love millennial culture. i hate this generation.”
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
was talking to a gen z ’that girl’ yesterday, who said: “i love millennial culture. i hate this generation.”
something beautiful to see, to have built together and become interdependent.
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
something beautiful to see, to have built together and become interdependent.
it’s not opportunism. it’s allignment.
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
it’s not opportunism. it’s allignment.
the biggest gift i can give myself is the knowledge that i do not need anyone else’s validation. i give myself the validation. deep down: always have, always will.
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
the biggest gift i can give myself is the knowledge that i do not need anyone else’s validation. i give myself the validation. deep down: always have, always will.
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM