Elia Ayoub (he/him)
@ayoub.spore.social.ap.brid.gy
I write essays, research and do podcasts but I’m mostly a full-time dad to a human toddler and two dogs.
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Here's a quick episode on what the upcoming class on Lebanon (starting Jan 2026) is about and how you can register
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ZtPEBJgruXo4ToiNFyxZ8 (and on any other podcast app)
All details here too […]
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ZtPEBJgruXo4ToiNFyxZ8 (and on any other podcast app)
All details here too […]
[Original post on spore.social]
November 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Here's a quick episode on what the upcoming class on Lebanon (starting Jan 2026) is about and how you can register
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ZtPEBJgruXo4ToiNFyxZ8 (and on any other podcast app)
All details here too […]
[Original post on spore.social]
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ZtPEBJgruXo4ToiNFyxZ8 (and on any other podcast app)
All details here too […]
[Original post on spore.social]
The same goes with unseen versus seen violence. You may think that some person with a rock at a protest is the violent one, but to do that you need to erase the daily mass violence inflicted by the state on citizens and non-citizens.
June 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The same goes with unseen versus seen violence. You may think that some person with a rock at a protest is the violent one, but to do that you need to erase the daily mass violence inflicted by the state on citizens and non-citizens.
The thing about monopoly of violence is, well, that the state has the monopoly on violence. Journalism can be better at recognising that fact instead of wasting time talking about ‘violent protests'.
Civilians never have the monopoly on violence. The state always does.
Civilians never have the monopoly on violence. The state always does.
June 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The thing about monopoly of violence is, well, that the state has the monopoly on violence. Journalism can be better at recognising that fact instead of wasting time talking about ‘violent protests'.
Civilians never have the monopoly on violence. The state always does.
Civilians never have the monopoly on violence. The state always does.
The Israeli ambassador to the UK openly supports annexing all of Palestine, which is against both international law and the UK's explicit policy. She has stated this repeatedly. The UK has done nothing and she is still Israel's ambassador to the UK […]
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June 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The Israeli ambassador to the UK openly supports annexing all of Palestine, which is against both international law and the UK's explicit policy. She has stated this repeatedly. The UK has done nothing and she is still Israel's ambassador to the UK […]