Adrian Ivakhiv
@eevakheev.bsky.social
JS Woodsworth Chair in the Humanities at Simon Fraser Univ., Vancouver. Author, Shadowing the Anthropocene; Ecologies of the Moving Image; et al. Co-edit Media+Environment. Blog at Immanence (blog.uvm.edu/immanence) & UKR-TAZ (blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv-ukrtaz)
From the forthcoming album "Disambient 1: Music for Air Raids," inspired by Ukrainian resistance to Russian air terror. adrianivakhiv.bandcamp.com/track/music-...
Music for Air Raids - Shchekavytsia, by Adrian Ivakhiv
track by Adrian Ivakhiv
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October 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
From the forthcoming album "Disambient 1: Music for Air Raids," inspired by Ukrainian resistance to Russian air terror. adrianivakhiv.bandcamp.com/track/music-...
Join us tomorrow (12 noon Pacific time, UTC/GMT-7:00) for a webinar on Indigenous Survivance & Resurgence, Traditional Knowledge, & the Arts, with Jeff Corntassel, Cease Wyss, and Eglée Zent
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Hybrid Webinar Series: “Radical Hope in Feverish Times”
A series of webinars exploring strategies for cultivating possibility in defiance of brutalism Sponsored by the SFU Institute for the Humanitie...
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October 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Join us tomorrow (12 noon Pacific time, UTC/GMT-7:00) for a webinar on Indigenous Survivance & Resurgence, Traditional Knowledge, & the Arts, with Jeff Corntassel, Cease Wyss, and Eglée Zent
events.sfu.ca/event/45175-...
events.sfu.ca/event/45175-...
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The New Lives of Images is out! In this ambitious new work, eco-philosopher and cultural theorist Adrian Ivakhiv presents an incisive new way of thinking about images and imagination. #ReadUP
https://www.sup.org/books/media-studies/new-lives-images
https://www.sup.org/books/media-studies/new-lives-images
September 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The New Lives of Images is out! In this ambitious new work, eco-philosopher and cultural theorist Adrian Ivakhiv presents an incisive new way of thinking about images and imagination. #ReadUP
https://www.sup.org/books/media-studies/new-lives-images
https://www.sup.org/books/media-studies/new-lives-images
The #infowar on #Canada is ramping up. #Canadians need to urgently update their #medialiteracy in time for their April 28 #federal_election. Here's one way to do that. www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...
An election in a polluted media environment - Transcript | CBC Radio
Front Burner Transcript for March 24, 2025
www.cbc.ca
March 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The #infowar on #Canada is ramping up. #Canadians need to urgently update their #medialiteracy in time for their April 28 #federal_election. Here's one way to do that. www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...
A longer-term reply to Trump's tariffs... beyond national sovereignty to ecological sovereignty... blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv/202...
Trump’s border frenzy: a tale of two elephants
As a Canadian who has long valued this country’s differences from the United States, I’m as concerned as anyone about the Trump administration’s threats of annexation toward Canad…
blog.uvm.edu
March 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A longer-term reply to Trump's tariffs... beyond national sovereignty to ecological sovereignty... blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv/202...
Where we are now, and where we should be heading instead... blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv/202...
End of the Interregnum, or just the beginning of its end?
It’s looking increasingly likely that the last 35 years or so will come to be seen as an Interregnum between two world orders: the Cold War order, which emerged from the ashes of World War Two, and…
blog.uvm.edu
March 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Where we are now, and where we should be heading instead... blog.uvm.edu/aivakhiv/202...
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„It’s wild that the American VP is criticizing European countries for stifling freedom of speech.
In the Press Freedom Index, the US ranks 55th, while Sweden is 3rd and Germany 10th.
Russia, meanwhile, sits at 162.“
Pekka Kallioniemi
In the Press Freedom Index, the US ranks 55th, while Sweden is 3rd and Germany 10th.
Russia, meanwhile, sits at 162.“
Pekka Kallioniemi
February 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
„It’s wild that the American VP is criticizing European countries for stifling freedom of speech.
In the Press Freedom Index, the US ranks 55th, while Sweden is 3rd and Germany 10th.
Russia, meanwhile, sits at 162.“
Pekka Kallioniemi
In the Press Freedom Index, the US ranks 55th, while Sweden is 3rd and Germany 10th.
Russia, meanwhile, sits at 162.“
Pekka Kallioniemi
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Join us one week from today @westernu.bsky.social @westernuhistory.bsky.social @westernpolsci, @waschukcan.bsky.social @matthewlebo.bsky.social @AdamHarmes, & yours truly
February 19, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Join us one week from today @westernu.bsky.social @westernuhistory.bsky.social @westernpolsci, @waschukcan.bsky.social @matthewlebo.bsky.social @AdamHarmes, & yours truly
There’s a lesson in the mass firings of federal employees, carried out as part of an administrative coup by the world’s wealthiest tech oligarch, in the country that until recently was seen as the paragon of stability and prosperity. That lesson is that we are all dispensable now. shorturl.at/dXUk5
We are all dispensable: For a revolution of the means of information
There’s a clear lesson for us in the mass firings of federal employees, carried out as part of an administrative coup led by the world’s wealthiest tech oligarch, in the country that had up till re…
blog.uvm.edu
February 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
There’s a lesson in the mass firings of federal employees, carried out as part of an administrative coup by the world’s wealthiest tech oligarch, in the country that until recently was seen as the paragon of stability and prosperity. That lesson is that we are all dispensable now. shorturl.at/dXUk5
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Their aim is nothing short of a new Dark Ages. Anti-science, anti-education, anti-democracy, in favor of needless human suffering.
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Their aim is nothing short of a new Dark Ages. Anti-science, anti-education, anti-democracy, in favor of needless human suffering.
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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the irony of all these cuts to grant funding is that if they go through, the humanities will be the only programs universities will be able to afford to run
February 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
the irony of all these cuts to grant funding is that if they go through, the humanities will be the only programs universities will be able to afford to run
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It's not just weather. Work with foreign nationals is a BIG part of what NOAA does - from climate negotiations (UNFCC, IPCC, Montreal Protocol), ocean (biodiversity conservation, fisheries, species protections), to space (satellites, space launches, etc.).
By definition, numerical weather models require international data. The atmosphere knows no geopolitical boundaries: any model that begins and ends at its country’s border is unable to generate reliable predictions until after a weather system crosses its boundaries. Which defeats the purpose!
NOAA Employees Told to Pause Work With ‘Foreign Nationals’
An internal email obtained by WIRED shows that NOAA workers received orders to pause “ALL INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS.”
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
It's not just weather. Work with foreign nationals is a BIG part of what NOAA does - from climate negotiations (UNFCC, IPCC, Montreal Protocol), ocean (biodiversity conservation, fisheries, species protections), to space (satellites, space launches, etc.).
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The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
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February 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
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this is just the dumbest possible way for an empire to collapse
February 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
this is just the dumbest possible way for an empire to collapse
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
The beginnings of a resource guide for what's happening in the US... "Now is not a time for meekly tut-tutting our disapproval -- or for shouting “coup!” and “fascism!” without the necessary analysis. What we do need is Aikido- or Jujitsu-style redirections of their energy."
shorturl.at/PskYh
shorturl.at/PskYh
Moving fast and breaking things? Critical resources
With its flurry of perplexing and often contradictory initiatives and statements, Donald Trump’s second presidency is leaving traditional media outlets, along with their tired viewers, overwhelmed …
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February 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The beginnings of a resource guide for what's happening in the US... "Now is not a time for meekly tut-tutting our disapproval -- or for shouting “coup!” and “fascism!” without the necessary analysis. What we do need is Aikido- or Jujitsu-style redirections of their energy."
shorturl.at/PskYh
shorturl.at/PskYh
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If you have been unable to keep up with Trump's destruction of democracy and the US government in the last two weeks, here is a summary (with citations) by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
February 1, 2025
Throughout now-president Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, it was clear that his support was coming from three very different factions whose only shared ideology was a determination to destroy the federal...
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February 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If you have been unable to keep up with Trump's destruction of democracy and the US government in the last two weeks, here is a summary (with citations) by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Canada’s response to U.S. tariffs. Justin Trudeau's best speech.
Canada will place 25% tariffs on $155 billion in US imports in retaliation for Trump tariffs. That is an addition to a nationwide boycott on all US products across Canada. #cdnpoli #tariffwar
Canada will place 25% tariffs on $155 billion in US imports in retaliation for Trump tariffs. That is an addition to a nationwide boycott on all US products across Canada. #cdnpoli #tariffwar
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces Canada's response to U.S. tariffs – February 1, 2025
YouTube video by cpac
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February 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Canada’s response to U.S. tariffs. Justin Trudeau's best speech.
Canada will place 25% tariffs on $155 billion in US imports in retaliation for Trump tariffs. That is an addition to a nationwide boycott on all US products across Canada. #cdnpoli #tariffwar
Canada will place 25% tariffs on $155 billion in US imports in retaliation for Trump tariffs. That is an addition to a nationwide boycott on all US products across Canada. #cdnpoli #tariffwar
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wow...
Today, #KashPatel sent a letter to my counsel @markzaidesq.bsky.social threatening to sue & demanding I retract my MSNBC comments on his unfitness to serve as FBI Director. This follows his threats against media & political opponents, showing how he might act if confirmed. I stand by my statements.
December 5, 2024 at 4:14 PM
wow...
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"the Disinformation Machine...facilitates the abuse of power by distracting attention away from actual political conspiracies, the ongoing abuses and machinations of corrupt, powerful people..." @brianklaas.bsky.social on what Musk has wrought. Terrifying. 1/2
Elon Musk has built a perfect disinformation machine, which helps explain the Bluesky exodus. I explore its inner workings here: www.forkingpaths.co/p/elon-musks...
Elon Musk's Perfect Disinformation Machine
At a moment of dangerously splintering reality, the billionaire manchild has engineered his most revolutionary invention yet: the perfect mechanism to turn money into lies and lies into money.
www.forkingpaths.co
November 30, 2024 at 1:24 PM
"the Disinformation Machine...facilitates the abuse of power by distracting attention away from actual political conspiracies, the ongoing abuses and machinations of corrupt, powerful people..." @brianklaas.bsky.social on what Musk has wrought. Terrifying. 1/2
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@davetroy.com interviews author Peter Pomerantsev about his new book "How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler." The book explores the work of Sefton Delmer, a journalist who developed unique ways to destabilize Hitler's propaganda programming.
How to Win an Information War with Peter Pomerantsev - Dave Troy Presents
In this special bonus episode, Dave interviews author Peter Pomerantsev about his new book "How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler." The book explores the work of Sefton ...
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November 23, 2024 at 12:54 PM
@davetroy.com interviews author Peter Pomerantsev about his new book "How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler." The book explores the work of Sefton Delmer, a journalist who developed unique ways to destabilize Hitler's propaganda programming.
Not enough has been made of this Ipsos poll from last month, which shows that viewers of right-wing media (Fox News, Breitbart, Newsmax, et al) are off-the-scale misguided about the true state of the economy, inflation, immigration, crime, etc. If media accuracy was required, they'd be off the air.
The link between media consumption and public opinion
Below are five charts on how news source affects Americans’ views on the issues and how this might affect the 2024 election
www.ipsos.com
November 16, 2024 at 6:52 AM
Not enough has been made of this Ipsos poll from last month, which shows that viewers of right-wing media (Fox News, Breitbart, Newsmax, et al) are off-the-scale misguided about the true state of the economy, inflation, immigration, crime, etc. If media accuracy was required, they'd be off the air.