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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 11h

Another image that didn't make it into my book. In June 1906, Madame Cama attended the Conférence du conseil international des femmes in Paris, wearing a red and blue silver-embroidered sari, sitting to the right in this photo.

Group photo from the Conférence du conseil international des femmes in Paris in 1906. Madame Cama sitting to the right.

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 11h

Another image that didn't make it into my book. In June 1906, Madame Cama attended the Conférence du conseil international des femmes in Paris, wearing a red and blue silver-embroidered sari, sitting to the right in this photo.

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 15h

'I think in the US, we’re beyond that point; because those groups and those ideas have direct access to the White House these days. Take, for example, the great replacement theory ...'

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

He studies fascism. Is he now living through it?

After death threats for his work on antifascism, a Rutgers University professor fled the United States. "It's too late for preventative antifascism," he said. "I think we're in a new era."

www.motherjones.com

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 2d

Ticked this box now

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 2d

My apologies! Going forward, I will make sure to use alt text.

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 2d

Francesco Ferrer's execution did not just reverberate across the global anarchist world, but the Indian revolutionaries in Paris, especially Lala Har Dayal, also took note and commented on his death in their periodical "Bande Mataram".

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 4d

I have uploaded the Swedish anarchist periodicals "Röda Fanor" and "Under Röd Flagg" to archive.org. They will soon be linked to the list of digitized anarchist periodicals (LIDIAP) website as well.

archive.org/details/@ola...

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Nick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 2d

Anarchist revolutionary Emma Goldman addressing a meeting of the CNT-FAI, Barcelona, 18 October 1936.

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 3d

Spanish police said they had arrested 17 people in the northern city of Vitoria on Sunday after fascist supporters of former dictator Francisco Franco clashed with counter-protesters.
www.citizen.digital/article/spai...

Spain arrests 17 after clashes at fascist rally

The rare violence comes as the European country marks the 50th anniversary of the general's death and grapples with the divisive legacy of his iron-fisted 1939-1975 rule.

www.citizen.digital

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 4d

Now the script of Charlie Chaplin’s unfinished final film is to be published, having been pieced together from drafts, storyboards and sketches, on which he had been working before his death in 1977, at the age of 88. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

The Freak: script of Charlie Chaplin’s unfinished final film to be published

Exclusive: Fantasy about ‘a beautiful creature with wings’ has been compiled from drafts, storyboards and sketches

www.theguardian.com

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 4d

I have uploaded the Swedish anarchist periodicals "Röda Fanor" and "Under Röd Flagg" to archive.org. They will soon be linked to the list of digitized anarchist periodicals (LIDIAP) website as well.

archive.org/details/@ola...

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 5d

I can't believe I have been passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize again this year! I'd kill for one of those!

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 5d

Gautam explores the activities of Suhasini Nambiar, the younger sister of Sarojini Naidu and Virendranath Chattopadhyaya as well as the first woman to join the Communist Party of India, in this wonderful article on women, espionage, and empire.

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 5d

"The Dekoloniale project involved the development of decolonial city tours, groundbreaking exhibitions, and powerful artistic interventions, all documented in this book."

I'm delighted to see this book has now come out.

www.falschrum.org/dekoloniale/

Dekoloniale Erinnerungskultur in der Stadt / Memory Culture in the City – Falschrum Books

www.falschrum.org

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 5d

Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for @mark-bray.bsky.social and his family to safely flee from death threats from American fascists. www.freefunder.com/campaign/hel...

"Help us leave safely" on FreeFunder

Click here to support "Help us leave safely" by Dara on FreeFunder!

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 5d

My good friend Gautam Pemmaraju has written an exciting article about "‘Entangled Agents’: Women, Espionage and Empire from 1920 to 1945" (open access) journals.sagepub.com/eprint/2JHPH...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

journals.sagepub.com

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The Final Straw Radio @thefinalstrawradio.bsky.social · 6d

Tariq D. Khan talks about Red Scares and Americanism: how settler colonial violence shaped anti-left repression in the 19th and 20th century USA and the importance of pushing back on the white washing of history. Hear it now for $3+/month to our patreon!

www.patreon.com/posts/tariq-...

Tariq D. Khan on Red Scares and Americanism | The Final Straw Radio

www.patreon.com

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6d

Spoke with cnn while sitting on the floor of my hotel room hallway bc my family were asleep in the other room.

6a E Mark.mp4 - 6a E Mark - Frame.io

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 7d

Looking forward to talking about my next book "The Indian Revolutionary Movement in Europe, 1905-1918" in the Séminaire franco-britannique d'histoire on 7 May 2026 in Paris. Thanks to @johnerik-h.bsky.social for the invitation. sfbh.hypotheses.org

Séminaire franco-britannique d'histoire | Actualités du séminaire franco-britannique d'histoire

sfbh.hypotheses.org

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 7d

Looking forward to talking about my next book "The Indian Revolutionary Movement in Europe, 1905-1918" in the Séminaire franco-britannique d'histoire on 7 May 2026 in Paris. Thanks to @johnerik-h.bsky.social for the invitation. sfbh.hypotheses.org

Séminaire franco-britannique d'histoire | Actualités du séminaire franco-britannique d'histoire

sfbh.hypotheses.org

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Audrey Truschke @audreytruschke.bsky.social · 8d

A Rutgers professor has been forced to flee the country for his safety, after targeting by a far-right student group that was *checks notes* claiming they felt unsafe.

I'm horrified.
I'm angry.

A short 🧵 #AcademicFreedom #Rutgers #violence #antifa

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 11d

The Secret Desi History blog is a lovely collection of random snippets of South Asian American history from the curators of the Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour www.secretdesihistory.com

Secret Desi History – Snippets of South Asian American history

www.secretdesihistory.com

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 9d

David Graeber between anthropology and philosophy site.unibo.it/sivenatura/i...

David Graeber between anthropology and philosophy

International Conference

site.unibo.it

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 11d

My old friend Lyn Innes' next book "Fugitive Families: Making Black Lives Matter in Victorian Britain" looks splendid! www.lutterworth.com/product/fugi...

Fugitive Families: Making Black Lives Matter in Victorian Britain - The Lutterworth Press

An insightful investigation of seven extraordinary lives, Fugitive Families is a fascinating portrait of the writers, speakers and activists who left the US under the Fugitive Slave Act and the Britis...

www.lutterworth.com

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 11d

Having corresponded with Anirvan Chatterjee, I'm delighted to see that the story of M.P.T. Acharya's brief sojourn in San Francisco in 1914 is part of the Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour. www.secretdesihistory.com/mpt-acharya-...

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