Carissa Pobre
@carissawrites.bsky.social
writes and works from the Philippines. my writings touch on literature, class, social action http://criticalmystics.ghost.io/bio
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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
about to cry, but, in time. in rare but not random cases. you will see what people did for you, even albeit you still would not agree (past or present), and you certainly would’ve wanted to do something differently (you or them). but you’ll see, you’ll see again: you loved them. they loved you back.
February 15, 2026 at 12:34 AM
about to cry, but, in time. in rare but not random cases. you will see what people did for you, even albeit you still would not agree (past or present), and you certainly would’ve wanted to do something differently (you or them). but you’ll see, you’ll see again: you loved them. they loved you back.
it’s alright to have conflict. but to have doubts in each other, i realize, is another matter. the faith one has in the other person and vice versa transcends any rift. it is good to be believed in, and to have people in whom, despite conflict, you can believe. a lesson in interdependence.
February 14, 2026 at 11:08 PM
it’s alright to have conflict. but to have doubts in each other, i realize, is another matter. the faith one has in the other person and vice versa transcends any rift. it is good to be believed in, and to have people in whom, despite conflict, you can believe. a lesson in interdependence.
and i guess if all else fails barbell squats provide among the greatest senses of personal control
February 14, 2026 at 1:52 AM
and i guess if all else fails barbell squats provide among the greatest senses of personal control
a principled pattern: reading a text <–> feeling loneliness
February 13, 2026 at 2:50 PM
a principled pattern: reading a text <–> feeling loneliness
peripheral feminist methodologies that’s what i’m about
February 11, 2026 at 11:38 AM
peripheral feminist methodologies that’s what i’m about
i’ve been through enough celebrification and performance spectacle in the midst of circused political chaos to not feel a thing about the halftime show, or anything else like that, honestly… i see it as enough art and action when done in earnest, but at my core. i really only feel disenchantment.
February 11, 2026 at 7:07 AM
i’ve been through enough celebrification and performance spectacle in the midst of circused political chaos to not feel a thing about the halftime show, or anything else like that, honestly… i see it as enough art and action when done in earnest, but at my core. i really only feel disenchantment.
it really is sad that we’ve made all those ‘fictional’ films, novels, and stories to just keep living in the dystopia they depicted unu.edu/inweh/news/w...
World Enters “Era of Global Water Bankruptcy” UN Scientists Formally Define New Post-Crisis Reality for Billions
Flagship report calls for fundamental reset of global water agenda as irreversible damage pushes many basins beyond recovery
unu.edu
February 11, 2026 at 5:49 AM
it really is sad that we’ve made all those ‘fictional’ films, novels, and stories to just keep living in the dystopia they depicted unu.edu/inweh/news/w...
i know my communities and audiences too well, you may mute me, but you’ll never get away from me, jajajajaja will not delete
February 11, 2026 at 4:50 AM
i know my communities and audiences too well, you may mute me, but you’ll never get away from me, jajajajaja will not delete
in the hellhole of ‘a-list celebrities finally speaking up’ it is lady gaga who can speak out and make a dent about zionism. where a beyonce never talks, and a taylor swift is just a placard, i imagine gaga has the ability to self-reflect on what she’s learned (if so), and the gravitas to be direct.
February 11, 2026 at 2:32 AM
in the hellhole of ‘a-list celebrities finally speaking up’ it is lady gaga who can speak out and make a dent about zionism. where a beyonce never talks, and a taylor swift is just a placard, i imagine gaga has the ability to self-reflect on what she’s learned (if so), and the gravitas to be direct.
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Today, @kathrynajoyce.bsky.social interviews Laura Field on the New Right’s “ideas first” project—and how Trump + movement intellectuals fuel a mutually reinforcing cycle of radicalization. “Knowing what time it is” becomes a license for ruthlessness.
"Carte Blanche for Ruthlessness"
Author Laura Field on how Trump and the furious minds of the New Right are in a mutually reinforcing cycle of radicalization.
inthesetimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Today, @kathrynajoyce.bsky.social interviews Laura Field on the New Right’s “ideas first” project—and how Trump + movement intellectuals fuel a mutually reinforcing cycle of radicalization. “Knowing what time it is” becomes a license for ruthlessness.
you can’t be sure whether this is structurally dumb or not but i am becoming more and more passionate about writing captions, because of the endemic of bad writing due to and the highway robbery of generative ai. writers make the internet motherfuckers.
February 10, 2026 at 1:05 AM
you can’t be sure whether this is structurally dumb or not but i am becoming more and more passionate about writing captions, because of the endemic of bad writing due to and the highway robbery of generative ai. writers make the internet motherfuckers.
Reposted by Carissa Pobre
The CLERGY filed the third impeachment against Filipino vice president Sara Duterte. No one does it like the Filipinos
www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstor...
www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstor...
Third impeachment complaint filed vs. VP Sara Duterte
Religious groups, priests, and lawyers filed Monday a third impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte for alleged betrayal of public trust, graft and corruption, among others, over the...
www.gmanetwork.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:26 AM
The CLERGY filed the third impeachment against Filipino vice president Sara Duterte. No one does it like the Filipinos
www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstor...
www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstor...
miss new york even a little bit youtu.be/2nFdWjuMrDI?...
February 9, 2026 at 5:40 AM
miss new york even a little bit youtu.be/2nFdWjuMrDI?...
finally opened my laptop after months and it feels like i am a monster with this huge screen. making me emotional
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
finally opened my laptop after months and it feels like i am a monster with this huge screen. making me emotional
carissa’s post-heartbreak archive: “people like you are only needed by institutions like that one time. then they don’t need you anymore. you’re not meant to be there.”
February 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
carissa’s post-heartbreak archive: “people like you are only needed by institutions like that one time. then they don’t need you anymore. you’re not meant to be there.”
although i probably need a founders and likeminded leaders support circle now :’) my emotional maturity is really of a certain bar now, i can’t barely even believe myself
February 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
although i probably need a founders and likeminded leaders support circle now :’) my emotional maturity is really of a certain bar now, i can’t barely even believe myself
my inspiration mb.com.ph/2026/01/30/t...
The making of a Filipino culinary success
As the Manila Bulletin marks its 126th anniversary, the newspaper turns its focus to stories that reflect Filipino perseverance, imagination, and the courage to...
mb.com.ph
February 8, 2026 at 3:26 PM
my inspiration mb.com.ph/2026/01/30/t...
fortunately or not, every auntie anne’s pretzel is worth it under most circumstance
February 5, 2026 at 9:27 AM
fortunately or not, every auntie anne’s pretzel is worth it under most circumstance
Reposted by Carissa Pobre
#OtD 2 Feb 1971 the second day of the Diliman commune student uprising against the Marcos government, police raided a women's dormitory in the University of the Philippines. Protesters responded by building more barricades stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1117...
February 2, 2026 at 2:10 PM
#OtD 2 Feb 1971 the second day of the Diliman commune student uprising against the Marcos government, police raided a women's dormitory in the University of the Philippines. Protesters responded by building more barricades stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1117...
Reposted by Carissa Pobre
I know I movked “make apps, not raps,” @itsthebrandi.bsky.social but I’m willing to let this one cook
February 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I know I movked “make apps, not raps,” @itsthebrandi.bsky.social but I’m willing to let this one cook
Reposted by Carissa Pobre
Colombia is pushing for a binding global minerals treaty to tackle mining harms through supply-chain traceability.
But resistance at UNEA-7 watered the proposal down to a nonbinding resolution — leaving traceability out as NGOs and some states vow to keep fighting for stronger rules.
But resistance at UNEA-7 watered the proposal down to a nonbinding resolution — leaving traceability out as NGOs and some states vow to keep fighting for stronger rules.
What’s happening with the global treaty to trace critical minerals?
The negotiations were intense, says Julia Peña Niño, the Colombia country manager at the Natural Resource Governance Institute. At the seventh U.N. Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) in Nairobi last…
news.mongabay.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Colombia is pushing for a binding global minerals treaty to tackle mining harms through supply-chain traceability.
But resistance at UNEA-7 watered the proposal down to a nonbinding resolution — leaving traceability out as NGOs and some states vow to keep fighting for stronger rules.
But resistance at UNEA-7 watered the proposal down to a nonbinding resolution — leaving traceability out as NGOs and some states vow to keep fighting for stronger rules.
it is depressing that bad bunny’s wins are happening at this precise moment of pop culture and history.
February 3, 2026 at 1:39 AM
it is depressing that bad bunny’s wins are happening at this precise moment of pop culture and history.
about 98 different things happened today
February 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
about 98 different things happened today
no one asked but, after some experiences on this already, i feel my stance towards anyone asking me to write them a recommendation letter is: generally please hesitate first, jajaja. must write it down to make it real.
February 2, 2026 at 2:02 AM
no one asked but, after some experiences on this already, i feel my stance towards anyone asking me to write them a recommendation letter is: generally please hesitate first, jajaja. must write it down to make it real.