oli <3
@oliverjoan.bsky.social
uni of bristol lib arts '22 | new media and digital studies | hobbyist researcher of fascism and gender in film | he/him
banner image: "maman" (1999) louise bourgeois
banner image: "maman" (1999) louise bourgeois
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Thys meetinge koude have been a poignant and thought-provokinge expressionist filme
September 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Thys meetinge koude have been a poignant and thought-provokinge expressionist filme
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been at the eric adams scavenger hunt all day. mostly we were in a crawlspace under a house in howard beach learning “how to out-hustle the rats.” not sure what this does for the campaign
August 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
been at the eric adams scavenger hunt all day. mostly we were in a crawlspace under a house in howard beach learning “how to out-hustle the rats.” not sure what this does for the campaign
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When the gang asks if I wanna grab a pint tonight.
August 13, 2025 at 9:06 AM
When the gang asks if I wanna grab a pint tonight.
unbelievably excited for this. purchasing at speeds yet unknown to man.
Midnight. A light flickers on in the darkness. Coils of smoke hang in the projector's glow. The movie is about to begin, and the theater waits in breathless silence.
BLACK FLAME is finally here. You can get it at the link below, and wherever books are sold.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
BLACK FLAME is finally here. You can get it at the link below, and wherever books are sold.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
August 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
unbelievably excited for this. purchasing at speeds yet unknown to man.
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"Aimé Césaire talked about the 'imperial boomerang', the process by which violence that started against the colonies would be reimported to the colonised. Climate necropolitics is the ultimate imperial boomerang."
Climate necropolitics: thoughts from the middle of the heatwave.
jksteinberger.medium.com/climate-necr...
jksteinberger.medium.com/climate-necr...
Climate necropolitics
I have been thinking of politics and death recently. In fact it’s all I can think about. I think you should too.
jksteinberger.medium.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:11 AM
"Aimé Césaire talked about the 'imperial boomerang', the process by which violence that started against the colonies would be reimported to the colonised. Climate necropolitics is the ultimate imperial boomerang."
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Aw man. A legend.
‘Reservoir Dogs,' ‘Kill Bill' and ‘Donnie Brasco' actor Michael Madsen dies at 67
‘Reservoir Dogs,' ‘Kill Bill' and ‘Donnie Brasco' actor Michael Madsen dies at 67
Actor Michael Madsen has died after he was found unresponsive early Thursday at his Malibu home, according to authorities and his representatives.
on.nbc10.com
July 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Aw man. A legend.
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Today, MPs got a letter from Liz Kendall with the Government's panicked proposals for a two-tier disability benefits system, harsher and meaner to people who fall sick or disabled after Nov 2026. Not acceptable - Green MPs will vote against the Bill tomorrow #TakingThePIP #WelfareBill
June 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Today, MPs got a letter from Liz Kendall with the Government's panicked proposals for a two-tier disability benefits system, harsher and meaner to people who fall sick or disabled after Nov 2026. Not acceptable - Green MPs will vote against the Bill tomorrow #TakingThePIP #WelfareBill
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![Following Metallica singer James Hetfield's comments supporting the use of his music to torture prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, British rock band Chumbawamba wrote the song "Torturing James Hetfield", where Hetfield is tortured by their music.[28][29]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreiamc2urfzwdy26ojwrvh4tvox5fbicp7vvipwuwlhpszk6riymkhi@jpeg)
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this is going to be an unpopular take but this is 1000000000% bait, this is 1000000000% vance intentionally driving far right traffic to this website, this is 1000000000% implicit brigading (surely to Musk's great joy), and therefore you should 1000000000% not take the aforementioned incoming bait
June 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
this is going to be an unpopular take but this is 1000000000% bait, this is 1000000000% vance intentionally driving far right traffic to this website, this is 1000000000% implicit brigading (surely to Musk's great joy), and therefore you should 1000000000% not take the aforementioned incoming bait
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We hold in the Light all those affected by the Air India plane crash. Each human life is unique and precious. The heartbreaking loss of so many loved ones is overwhelming.
June 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
We hold in the Light all those affected by the Air India plane crash. Each human life is unique and precious. The heartbreaking loss of so many loved ones is overwhelming.
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Lancashire Quakers have acknowledged their role in enslavement—a vital step in national Quaker work on reparations. Together, we seek to build just, healing communities for the future. 🌱👇 #TruthAndRepair #Quakers
🔗 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
🔗 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Lancashire Quakers make first formal apology for role in enslavement
Lancashire Quakers have become the first in Britain to issue a formal apology for their historic involvement in the transatlantic trafficking and enslavement of African people.
www.quaker.org.uk
June 12, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Lancashire Quakers have acknowledged their role in enslavement—a vital step in national Quaker work on reparations. Together, we seek to build just, healing communities for the future. 🌱👇 #TruthAndRepair #Quakers
🔗 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
🔗 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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New York Mayoral race heating up 😮💨🫦 the group chat is endorsing Zohran for the position, several positions in fact
June 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
New York Mayoral race heating up 😮💨🫦 the group chat is endorsing Zohran for the position, several positions in fact
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If you think this looks like a mess: it isn‘t. It‘s a treasure trove of information. There is no history writing without archives, and there are no archives without people who appreciate and protect them.
History, much like democracy, begins locally. Cherish it.
History, much like democracy, begins locally. Cherish it.
June 11, 2025 at 6:23 AM
If you think this looks like a mess: it isn‘t. It‘s a treasure trove of information. There is no history writing without archives, and there are no archives without people who appreciate and protect them.
History, much like democracy, begins locally. Cherish it.
History, much like democracy, begins locally. Cherish it.
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If you want to come and think about gender and how it relates to communal moral hygiene, I am giving an online talk at the end of the month that you can come to.
genderaveda.cz/en/webinar-i...
genderaveda.cz/en/webinar-i...
Webinar Invitation: Gender, Sex, and Societal Norms in 14th-Century Prague | NKC - Gender & Science
This webinar is part of a series of guest workshops organised by the National Contact Centre for Gender & Science (Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences) given by international exper...
genderaveda.cz
June 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
If you want to come and think about gender and how it relates to communal moral hygiene, I am giving an online talk at the end of the month that you can come to.
genderaveda.cz/en/webinar-i...
genderaveda.cz/en/webinar-i...
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We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at our phones
June 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at our phones
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Attention please: I have made an Andor meme
June 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Attention please: I have made an Andor meme
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being intimidated by bluesky is so funny. yeah i keep getting my ass kicked every time i go to bath and body works
Speakers at WelcomePAC have mentioned being dunked on by BlueSky posters no less than a dozen times in the first hour alone. This site has broken their brains
June 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
being intimidated by bluesky is so funny. yeah i keep getting my ass kicked every time i go to bath and body works
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All glory to the fighters, I stand up equivocally with Subcommandante Insurgente Dench and her north yorkshire revolutionaries
Why are they reporting it like it's a paramilitary coup?
May 31, 2025 at 10:40 AM
All glory to the fighters, I stand up equivocally with Subcommandante Insurgente Dench and her north yorkshire revolutionaries
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At a birthday party and way too quickly answered the question of “who is the rat guy at Jabba’s palace” with “that’s Salacious B Crumb.”
June 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
At a birthday party and way too quickly answered the question of “who is the rat guy at Jabba’s palace” with “that’s Salacious B Crumb.”
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it’s time to replace all doctors with ai
June 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
it’s time to replace all doctors with ai
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Putting the finishing touches on some slides for tomorrow’s @cemskcl.bsky.social colloquium on early modern war narratives. It’s a great joy to return to the crusader I call ‘Bob’, whose story has been the jumping off point for so many fascinating lines of research since I first ‘met’ him in 2018.
June 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Putting the finishing touches on some slides for tomorrow’s @cemskcl.bsky.social colloquium on early modern war narratives. It’s a great joy to return to the crusader I call ‘Bob’, whose story has been the jumping off point for so many fascinating lines of research since I first ‘met’ him in 2018.
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‘Most of the opprobrium aimed at universities is fantastical. I only wish that academic life was as radical and subversive as its detractors believe.’
Ed Kiely on UK university finances: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ed Kiely on UK university finances: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ed Kiely · Short Cuts: University Finances
Universities’ reliance on international students is only the most recent attempt to solve a broader problem, one that...
www.lrb.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
‘Most of the opprobrium aimed at universities is fantastical. I only wish that academic life was as radical and subversive as its detractors believe.’
Ed Kiely on UK university finances: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ed Kiely on UK university finances: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...