Tiffany Sia
@t1ffany4scale.bsky.social
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New Bloom is among the signatories on this important statement regarding the developing situation in Indonesia
[Joint Statement] Indonesia: Protecting the Right to Protest: International Solidarity with Indonesia #StopPoliceBrutality! - FORUM-ASIA
International Solidarity Protecting the Right to Protest: International Solidarity with Indonesia #StopPoliceBrutality! On 28th and 29th August 2025, tens of thousands of Indonesian workers protested ...
forum-asia.org
August 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
New Bloom is among the signatories on this important statement regarding the developing situation in Indonesia
the real honor is to make it to the omissions
August 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
the real honor is to make it to the omissions
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Dramatic light over Taipei tonight.
August 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Dramatic light over Taipei tonight.
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Because the thing is, this is real but also, it's not real. This image reflects the reality that Trump *wants* a total state in which he is the unquestioned leader, but we do not actually live in that state, at least not yet.
August 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Because the thing is, this is real but also, it's not real. This image reflects the reality that Trump *wants* a total state in which he is the unquestioned leader, but we do not actually live in that state, at least not yet.
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i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.
This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
August 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.
the failure of the fool
August 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM
the failure of the fool
tricking myself into writing again and again
August 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
tricking myself into writing again and again
uses of enchantment
August 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
uses of enchantment
a leaky relation, not diametric or ideologically opposite as Cold War tales and clichés might purport
August 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
a leaky relation, not diametric or ideologically opposite as Cold War tales and clichés might purport
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Nan Z. Da explores King Lear, Maoist China, and the unpredictable nature of power.
Tyranny as Tragedy: On King Lear, Maoist China and the Unpredictable Nature of Power
I had a remarkable freshman student who intuitively understood the modality of totalitarianism, and how it might be represented in literary form. In class she made the offhand comment that in King …
buff.ly
June 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Nan Z. Da explores King Lear, Maoist China, and the unpredictable nature of power.
And if again she responds
August 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
And if again she responds
the residual heart of dissent
August 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
the residual heart of dissent
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Every road and highway ever built was a subsidy to the automotive industry.
August 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Every road and highway ever built was a subsidy to the automotive industry.
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"There definitely wasn't any censorship and if there was it's just because there wasn't market demand"
Succinct account of China's capitalism + authoritarian ideology
Succinct account of China's capitalism + authoritarian ideology
August 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"There definitely wasn't any censorship and if there was it's just because there wasn't market demand"
Succinct account of China's capitalism + authoritarian ideology
Succinct account of China's capitalism + authoritarian ideology
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"The fact that the relevant country took timely measures precisely shows that the promotion of the fallacies of 'Tibetan independence', 'East Turkestan Islamic Movement' and 'Hong Kong independence' has no market internationally and is unpopular"
-PRC Foreign Ministry
-PRC Foreign Ministry
China says Thai art show 'distorts' its policies on Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong
China on Monday accused organisers of an exhibition in Thailand of distorting Chinese policies on Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong after the show's co-curator said artworks were removed or altered at Beijing's request.
www.reuters.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"The fact that the relevant country took timely measures precisely shows that the promotion of the fallacies of 'Tibetan independence', 'East Turkestan Islamic Movement' and 'Hong Kong independence' has no market internationally and is unpopular"
-PRC Foreign Ministry
-PRC Foreign Ministry
caught up in the accidents of taxonomy
August 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
caught up in the accidents of taxonomy
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I will be giving a talk in an abandoned Uniqlo in Fanueil Hall, Boston, on Oct 4th. Details TK.
August 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I will be giving a talk in an abandoned Uniqlo in Fanueil Hall, Boston, on Oct 4th. Details TK.
next time a school asks me to teach adjunct I will propose teaching a course that is all about when to not make art. something to aspire to
August 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
next time a school asks me to teach adjunct I will propose teaching a course that is all about when to not make art. something to aspire to
had a dream about wag the dog
August 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
had a dream about wag the dog
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“Writing makes states”
August 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
“Writing makes states”
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Socialism with Chinese characteristics has delivered nationwide high speed rail, cutting edge AI and EVs, and sent people to space but cannot devise a system to make sure construction workers get paid for their labor
July 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Socialism with Chinese characteristics has delivered nationwide high speed rail, cutting edge AI and EVs, and sent people to space but cannot devise a system to make sure construction workers get paid for their labor
