Julia Elyachar
@jeelyachar.bsky.social
Anthropology, political economy, Middle East @Princeton, @cssaame @cultanth
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January 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Why Greenland?
"Peter Thiel, who wants to set up crypto-empowered 'network states' on undeveloped territory, has invested in Praxis, a start-up that aims to do just that and which has scouted Greenland. Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, was a co-founder with Thiel and Elon Musk of PayPal."
"Peter Thiel, who wants to set up crypto-empowered 'network states' on undeveloped territory, has invested in Praxis, a start-up that aims to do just that and which has scouted Greenland. Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, was a co-founder with Thiel and Elon Musk of PayPal."
January 8, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Why Greenland?
"Peter Thiel, who wants to set up crypto-empowered 'network states' on undeveloped territory, has invested in Praxis, a start-up that aims to do just that and which has scouted Greenland. Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, was a co-founder with Thiel and Elon Musk of PayPal."
"Peter Thiel, who wants to set up crypto-empowered 'network states' on undeveloped territory, has invested in Praxis, a start-up that aims to do just that and which has scouted Greenland. Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, was a co-founder with Thiel and Elon Musk of PayPal."
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Blue states & cities could use sub federal public institutions to create sub federal public money
See @moneyontheleft.bsky.social for more
See @moneyontheleft.bsky.social for more
January 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Blue states & cities could use sub federal public institutions to create sub federal public money
See @moneyontheleft.bsky.social for more
See @moneyontheleft.bsky.social for more
For a great introduction to Nasser Abourahme's must-read new book, dukeupress.edu/the-time-ben..., @dukepress.bsky.social , read this conversation in Journal of Palestine Studies www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658.... @dukepress.bsky.social
The Time beneath the Concrete: Palestine between Camp and Colony
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January 10, 2026 at 1:20 AM
For a great introduction to Nasser Abourahme's must-read new book, dukeupress.edu/the-time-ben..., @dukepress.bsky.social , read this conversation in Journal of Palestine Studies www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658.... @dukepress.bsky.social
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The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
I also had a great time talking to @armanc.bsky.social for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about www.dukeupress.edu/on-the-semic.... He really pushed me to think on my feet.
January 8, 2026 at 11:35 AM
I also had a great time talking to @armanc.bsky.social for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about www.dukeupress.edu/on-the-semic.... He really pushed me to think on my feet.
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In 2021, our Arabic journal sat down with Mohammad Bakri to explore the broader dimensions of the Palestinian struggle as they intersect with art, culture, and political expression.
The interview with the late filmmaker & actor is now available in English: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658...
The interview with the late filmmaker & actor is now available in English: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658...
Mohammad Bakri: ‘We Resist with Art’
Palestine Square
www.palestine-studies.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
In 2021, our Arabic journal sat down with Mohammad Bakri to explore the broader dimensions of the Palestinian struggle as they intersect with art, culture, and political expression.
The interview with the late filmmaker & actor is now available in English: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658...
The interview with the late filmmaker & actor is now available in English: www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1658...
"Polishing impunity just makes the unaffected feel better."
Violence budgets are over-inflated as is. Piling on more money to further professionalize the people committing the violence doesn't change the core dynamics: what they're there to do, who they target, and what they can get away with doing. Polishing impunity just makes the unaffected feel better.
January 7, 2026 at 8:16 PM
"Polishing impunity just makes the unaffected feel better."
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Surrounded by dozens of DEA and FBI agents, the deposed president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, is escorted off a US government jet at Stewart Airport in New York.
January 3, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Surrounded by dozens of DEA and FBI agents, the deposed president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, is escorted off a US government jet at Stewart Airport in New York.
What a gift to speak with Mikey Muhanna of @afikra.bsky.social about my book On the Semicivilized: Coloniality, Finance, and Embodied Sovereignty in Cairo on this episode of Afikra www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfHc....
Julia Elyachar | On the Semicivilized: Coloniality, Finance & Embodied Sovereignty in Cairo
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December 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
What a gift to speak with Mikey Muhanna of @afikra.bsky.social about my book On the Semicivilized: Coloniality, Finance, and Embodied Sovereignty in Cairo on this episode of Afikra www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfHc....
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the US AI ecosystem will make Enron look like sticklers for accounting rules.
WAPO jumps into the circular-revenue graphic game.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
the US AI ecosystem will make Enron look like sticklers for accounting rules.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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So great to talk with the wonderful Fatima Seck, co-host of Conversations in Atlantic Theory atlantictheory.transistor.fm/episodes, about my book On the Semicivilized. I am so grateful to you, Fatima, for your amazing questions. I learned so much from you!
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Julia Elyachar On the Semicivilized: Coloniality, Finance, and Embodied Sovereignty in Cairo
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November 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
So great to talk with the wonderful Fatima Seck, co-host of Conversations in Atlantic Theory atlantictheory.transistor.fm/episodes, about my book On the Semicivilized. I am so grateful to you, Fatima, for your amazing questions. I learned so much from you!
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No one leaving New York City because of Mamdani, say two top real estate CEOs
No one leaving New York City because of Mamdani, say two top real estate CEOs
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's democratic socialist views spark fears companies and capital will flee, but top real estate CEOs say it's not true.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
No one leaving New York City because of Mamdani, say two top real estate CEOs
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Over at @phenomenalworld.bsky.social, @ceaweaver.bsky.social offers a timely primer on housing politics and policy in New York City.
Stabilization and Speculation | Cea Weaver
Struggles over New York City’s housing policy
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November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Over at @phenomenalworld.bsky.social, @ceaweaver.bsky.social offers a timely primer on housing politics and policy in New York City.
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Curtis Yarvin is planning flee the country.
Steve Bannon is worried about returning to prison.
Don't listen to anyone who says the fascists have already won.
The future is not yet written.
Steve Bannon is worried about returning to prison.
Don't listen to anyone who says the fascists have already won.
The future is not yet written.
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Curtis Yarvin is planning flee the country.
Steve Bannon is worried about returning to prison.
Don't listen to anyone who says the fascists have already won.
The future is not yet written.
Steve Bannon is worried about returning to prison.
Don't listen to anyone who says the fascists have already won.
The future is not yet written.
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A RADICAL VISION FOR MAMDANI’S NEW YORK CITY
Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City
Summary This document elaborates an emerging economic paradigm that is already latent in Zohran Mamdani’s plans and practices. The paradigm, which we call Democratic Public Finance (DPF), reframes …
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November 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
A RADICAL VISION FOR MAMDANI’S NEW YORK CITY
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If you buy anything at all from Tesla, you are endorsing a corporation that chose to give a trillion dollars to this man:
November 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
If you buy anything at all from Tesla, you are endorsing a corporation that chose to give a trillion dollars to this man:
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finance guys on twitter are like "can't believe zohran hired lina khan. she wants to make it illegal to bundle memecoin futures into junk stocks and sell them to public worker pension plans. the public won't stand for it."
November 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
finance guys on twitter are like "can't believe zohran hired lina khan. she wants to make it illegal to bundle memecoin futures into junk stocks and sell them to public worker pension plans. the public won't stand for it."
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Systematic execution of hundreds in a hospital in Darfur, as RSF/Janjaweed take over the city of El Fasher (population ~250k) in Darfur.
That adds to an estimated 150,000+ death toll from fighting, plus many more from famine.
But Sudan is one of those places the outside world cares little about.
That adds to an estimated 150,000+ death toll from fighting, plus many more from famine.
But Sudan is one of those places the outside world cares little about.
Sudan’s paramilitary killed hundreds including hospital patients in Darfur, residents say
Sudan’s paramilitary forces killed hundreds of people including patients in a hospital after they seized el-Fasher city in the western Darfur region over the weekend, according to the UN, displaced re...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Systematic execution of hundreds in a hospital in Darfur, as RSF/Janjaweed take over the city of El Fasher (population ~250k) in Darfur.
That adds to an estimated 150,000+ death toll from fighting, plus many more from famine.
But Sudan is one of those places the outside world cares little about.
That adds to an estimated 150,000+ death toll from fighting, plus many more from famine.
But Sudan is one of those places the outside world cares little about.
Hardwiring Normalization—Infrastructures, Extraction and Gaza’s Future www.merip.org/2025/10/hard...
A must-read from the new issue of @merip.bsky.social by @rafeefz.bsky.social
A must-read from the new issue of @merip.bsky.social by @rafeefz.bsky.social
Hardwiring Normalization—Infrastructures, Extraction and Gaza’s Future
In the summer of 2025, a 38-page blueprint circulating inside the Trump administration was leaked to the press: the Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation (GREAT) Trust.
At fir...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Hardwiring Normalization—Infrastructures, Extraction and Gaza’s Future www.merip.org/2025/10/hard...
A must-read from the new issue of @merip.bsky.social by @rafeefz.bsky.social
A must-read from the new issue of @merip.bsky.social by @rafeefz.bsky.social