Antonia Malchik
@antoniamalchik.bsky.social
Essays: Aeon, Atlantic, High Country News, Los Angeles Times, Orion, etc.
Book: A Walking Life
On the Commons: newsletter on private property & thefts of the commons, antonia.substack.com
All writing and bio: antoniamalchik.com
“Be kind.” — Jan Morris
Book: A Walking Life
On the Commons: newsletter on private property & thefts of the commons, antonia.substack.com
All writing and bio: antoniamalchik.com
“Be kind.” — Jan Morris
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Skinny dip falls in the Appalachian mountains near Balsam NC.
#waterfallwednesday #photography #eastcoastkin #mountains #waterfalls #appalachian
#waterfallwednesday #photography #eastcoastkin #mountains #waterfalls #appalachian
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Skinny dip falls in the Appalachian mountains near Balsam NC.
#waterfallwednesday #photography #eastcoastkin #mountains #waterfalls #appalachian
#waterfallwednesday #photography #eastcoastkin #mountains #waterfalls #appalachian
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This is a deranged use for Alt Text captions and I am thunderingly here for it.
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent trees I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This is a deranged use for Alt Text captions and I am thunderingly here for it.
“Men do not actually search history to avoid the mistakes of the past. They seek convenient analogies to show the dangers in failing to adopt the creed which they advocate.”
—Thurmon W. Arnold, The Folklore of Capitalism, 1937
—Thurmon W. Arnold, The Folklore of Capitalism, 1937
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
“Men do not actually search history to avoid the mistakes of the past. They seek convenient analogies to show the dangers in failing to adopt the creed which they advocate.”
—Thurmon W. Arnold, The Folklore of Capitalism, 1937
—Thurmon W. Arnold, The Folklore of Capitalism, 1937
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This is Angel Falls in Venezuela, with its 807-metre sheer plunge - the tallest waterfall on our planet.
Except - it isn't. There's one that's bigger. MUCH bigger. And when I learned about it this week, my mind was fully blown.
OK. Buckle up! (Especially if you don't have a head for heights.)
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Except - it isn't. There's one that's bigger. MUCH bigger. And when I learned about it this week, my mind was fully blown.
OK. Buckle up! (Especially if you don't have a head for heights.)
1/
November 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
This is Angel Falls in Venezuela, with its 807-metre sheer plunge - the tallest waterfall on our planet.
Except - it isn't. There's one that's bigger. MUCH bigger. And when I learned about it this week, my mind was fully blown.
OK. Buckle up! (Especially if you don't have a head for heights.)
1/
Except - it isn't. There's one that's bigger. MUCH bigger. And when I learned about it this week, my mind was fully blown.
OK. Buckle up! (Especially if you don't have a head for heights.)
1/
“I feel, even before my voice is heard, someone coopting it, evaluating it, and appraising it as a tool that is more or less useful for something.”
—Yevgenia Belorussets, Ukraine, On Being Unbreakable
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—Yevgenia Belorussets, Ukraine, On Being Unbreakable
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On Being Unbreakable | ISOLARII
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November 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“I feel, even before my voice is heard, someone coopting it, evaluating it, and appraising it as a tool that is more or less useful for something.”
—Yevgenia Belorussets, Ukraine, On Being Unbreakable
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—Yevgenia Belorussets, Ukraine, On Being Unbreakable
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"What breaks a belief in kinship and reciprocity—how does one lose the knowledge that it is mutual care, not taking more for ourselves, that gives the best assurance of security?"
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On greed: how much is enough?
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October 31, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"What breaks a belief in kinship and reciprocity—how does one lose the knowledge that it is mutual care, not taking more for ourselves, that gives the best assurance of security?"
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"Debt is a claim of ownership by the wealthy of the productive capacity of other people."
--Ben G. Price, "How Wealth Rules the World"
--Ben G. Price, "How Wealth Rules the World"
October 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"Debt is a claim of ownership by the wealthy of the productive capacity of other people."
--Ben G. Price, "How Wealth Rules the World"
--Ben G. Price, "How Wealth Rules the World"
The 500-year-old Doctrine of Discovery is one of the bases for nearly every claim of absolute land ownership or property right and are much of the reason that it’s so difficult to defend the rights of life and well-being over the right to extract and profit.
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The Doctrine of Discovery's Disastrous Legacy
Essay
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October 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The 500-year-old Doctrine of Discovery is one of the bases for nearly every claim of absolute land ownership or property right and are much of the reason that it’s so difficult to defend the rights of life and well-being over the right to extract and profit.
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Photos from yesterday's unveiling of an Indigenous (Navajo/Hopi) mural at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Beautiful artwork by Nanibah Chacon and Gerald Dawavendewa celebrating Indigenous ways of knowing the night sky. 🧪🔭
October 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Photos from yesterday's unveiling of an Indigenous (Navajo/Hopi) mural at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Beautiful artwork by Nanibah Chacon and Gerald Dawavendewa celebrating Indigenous ways of knowing the night sky. 🧪🔭
“People’s traditional community ties are being severed into fragile, ephemeral affiliations by globalization, rising inequality, and displacement.”
Luis Alfred Briceño González @sapiens.org on the growth of societal mistrust in Chile, and its unexpected iterations
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Luis Alfred Briceño González @sapiens.org on the growth of societal mistrust in Chile, and its unexpected iterations
www.sapiens.org/culture/fear...
Surveillance and Suspicion From the Margins
A Venezuelan anthropologist reflects on distrust he felt from residents of informal settlements in Chile—and how that track global trends.
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September 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“People’s traditional community ties are being severed into fragile, ephemeral affiliations by globalization, rising inequality, and displacement.”
Luis Alfred Briceño González @sapiens.org on the growth of societal mistrust in Chile, and its unexpected iterations
www.sapiens.org/culture/fear...
Luis Alfred Briceño González @sapiens.org on the growth of societal mistrust in Chile, and its unexpected iterations
www.sapiens.org/culture/fear...
"The moral codes we live by don't have to be immaculate. They do not have to check every box of what we think is expected of us, or what we expect of ourselves. All they must be—this is harder than it sounds—is sturdy enough to withstand the wreckage of history."
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Moral codes that withstand the wreckage of history
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September 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"The moral codes we live by don't have to be immaculate. They do not have to check every box of what we think is expected of us, or what we expect of ourselves. All they must be—this is harder than it sounds—is sturdy enough to withstand the wreckage of history."
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antonia.substack.com/p/moral-code...
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Archival VHS footage from the post-Soviet era documents a shifting world, with poignant echoes in the present moment in this film directed by Max Rykov @nobudge.bsky.social buff.ly/gsO6KeH
September 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Archival VHS footage from the post-Soviet era documents a shifting world, with poignant echoes in the present moment in this film directed by Max Rykov @nobudge.bsky.social buff.ly/gsO6KeH
Horned lark, just south of Malta, Montana
September 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Horned lark, just south of Malta, Montana
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American Prairie purchases 67,960 acres, the second biggest purchase in the non-profits 24 year history. They plan to open over 50,000 acres to the public.
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American Prairie acquires Anchor Ranch, opens Bullwhacker Road
Purchase restores public access to Bullwhacker Road and 50,000 acres of public land in Upper Missouri River Breaks
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September 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
American Prairie purchases 67,960 acres, the second biggest purchase in the non-profits 24 year history. They plan to open over 50,000 acres to the public.
americanprairie.org/the-latest/a...
americanprairie.org/the-latest/a...
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In this piece for Aeon, I argue that, while nanotechnology is now a very real and mature field, a popular early vision of it was an example of what I am calling an "oneiric technology": a fantasy of the sort that Silicon Valley loves.
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No suffering, no death, no limits: the nanobots pipe dream | Aeon Essays
Thirty years ago, nanotech was about to change everything. Let’s not get tricked again by Silicon Valley’s magical thinking
aeon.co
September 2, 2025 at 10:43 AM
In this piece for Aeon, I argue that, while nanotechnology is now a very real and mature field, a popular early vision of it was an example of what I am calling an "oneiric technology": a fantasy of the sort that Silicon Valley loves.
aeon.co/essays/no-su...
aeon.co/essays/no-su...
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Youths around the world are in a profound crisis of despair. What can adults do to help them to believe that the future will be better?
Mentorship and hope can solve the youth mental health crisis | Aeon Essays
Youths around the world are in a profound crisis of despair. Adults must help them to believe that the future will be better
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September 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Youths around the world are in a profound crisis of despair. What can adults do to help them to believe that the future will be better?
Sunset over the prairie, eastern Montana
September 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Sunset over the prairie, eastern Montana
“Young people crippled with despair and anxiety are far more likely to withdraw from society. Restoring hope is not a guaranteed solution, but it is a critical first step.”
Carol Graham @cgbrookings.bsky.social @aeon.co on her research on mentorships, hope, and despair.
aeon.co/essays/mento...
Carol Graham @cgbrookings.bsky.social @aeon.co on her research on mentorships, hope, and despair.
aeon.co/essays/mento...
Mentorship and hope can solve the youth mental health crisis | Aeon Essays
Youths around the world are in a profound crisis of despair. Adults must help them to believe that the future will be better
aeon.co
September 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“Young people crippled with despair and anxiety are far more likely to withdraw from society. Restoring hope is not a guaranteed solution, but it is a critical first step.”
Carol Graham @cgbrookings.bsky.social @aeon.co on her research on mentorships, hope, and despair.
aeon.co/essays/mento...
Carol Graham @cgbrookings.bsky.social @aeon.co on her research on mentorships, hope, and despair.
aeon.co/essays/mento...
Philip Ball @aeon.co on how the difference between early nanotech hype and the reality of nanotech today can help us understand what’s really going on with AI: aeon.co/essays/no-su...
No suffering, no death, no limits: the nanobots pipe dream | Aeon Essays
Thirty years ago, nanotech was about to change everything. Let’s not get tricked again by Silicon Valley’s magical thinking
aeon.co
September 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Philip Ball @aeon.co on how the difference between early nanotech hype and the reality of nanotech today can help us understand what’s really going on with AI: aeon.co/essays/no-su...
“Capital transforms what is alive into resources that can be sold, and as a result, profound human needs for connection, . . . for a true place of one’s own, for the experience of identity-in-connection, grow increasingly difficult to satisfy.”
—Andreas Weber, Enlivenment
—Andreas Weber, Enlivenment
September 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
“Capital transforms what is alive into resources that can be sold, and as a result, profound human needs for connection, . . . for a true place of one’s own, for the experience of identity-in-connection, grow increasingly difficult to satisfy.”
—Andreas Weber, Enlivenment
—Andreas Weber, Enlivenment
Solvitur ambulando, "it is solved by walking": communities and connection
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It is solved by walking - High Country News
The path to fixing our broken communities is forged by footsteps.
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September 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Solvitur ambulando, "it is solved by walking": communities and connection
www.hcn.org/issues/51-8/...
www.hcn.org/issues/51-8/...
On wealth inequality, power hoarding, land theft across the centuries, and Aristotle on oligarchy.
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Oligarchy: the power of wealth
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September 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
On wealth inequality, power hoarding, land theft across the centuries, and Aristotle on oligarchy.
antonia.substack.com/p/oligarchy-...
antonia.substack.com/p/oligarchy-...