guy mannes-abbott
@guymannesabbott.bsky.social
Author & critic of things essential, sometimes in the form of e.things -see In Ramallah, Running (2012) for example. In muddy flight… #rivering
Pinned
We’re going to do this aren’t we?! Thanks for finding/following. I might need a moment to freshen up!
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What is city design when design is envisioned as a process of political emancipation? What new collective processes can foster the imaginaries that empower people to take back their cities? Why does every city need a Ministry of Space?
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
What is city design when design is envisioned as a process of political emancipation? What new collective processes can foster the imaginaries that empower people to take back their cities? Why does every city need a Ministry of Space?
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The lack of effective ways to acquire knowledge and engage in planning processes to make a meaningful difference adds to exhaustion and disillusionment. What does it mean to practice in such a context and put public spatial knowledge at the core of the practice?
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The lack of effective ways to acquire knowledge and engage in planning processes to make a meaningful difference adds to exhaustion and disillusionment. What does it mean to practice in such a context and put public spatial knowledge at the core of the practice?
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‘The morning wind and I were dazed at watching the tulips in the garden of Eros, and, intimately, were wondering which martyrs they, with their red shrouds, had been.’
Hafez translated by Ehsanullah Ferzad, Kabul, 1976.
Rory McEwen at The Garden Museum.
Hafez translated by Ehsanullah Ferzad, Kabul, 1976.
Rory McEwen at The Garden Museum.
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
‘The morning wind and I were dazed at watching the tulips in the garden of Eros, and, intimately, were wondering which martyrs they, with their red shrouds, had been.’
Hafez translated by Ehsanullah Ferzad, Kabul, 1976.
Rory McEwen at The Garden Museum.
Hafez translated by Ehsanullah Ferzad, Kabul, 1976.
Rory McEwen at The Garden Museum.
Well it’s a little bit of xtra help to get peeps to all the new airports they’re building.
When can you declare an emergency over?
The 5p “emergency” petrol tax cut was introduced in March 2022, to offset a spike in prices
They are now about 30p down on that month, & about 50p down on the absolute peak
The 5p “emergency” petrol tax cut was introduced in March 2022, to offset a spike in prices
They are now about 30p down on that month, & about 50p down on the absolute peak
November 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Well it’s a little bit of xtra help to get peeps to all the new airports they’re building.
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Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rachel Reeves will freeze fuel duty to dodge ‘political suicide’
The chancellor will also highlight a rise in the minimum wage and plans to cut energy bills as she tries to win over voters by focusing on cost of living
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
‘The morning wind and I were dazed at watching the tulips in the garden of Eros, and, intimately, were wondering which martyrs they, with their red shrouds, had been.’
Hafez translated by Ehsanullah Ferzad, Kabul, 1976.
Rory McEwen at The Garden Museum.
Hafez translated by Ehsanullah Ferzad, Kabul, 1976.
Rory McEwen at The Garden Museum.
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
‘The morning wind and I were dazed at watching the tulips in the garden of Eros, and, intimately, were wondering which martyrs they, with their red shrouds, had been.’
Hafez translated by Ehsanullah Ferzad, Kabul, 1976.
Rory McEwen at The Garden Museum.
Hafez translated by Ehsanullah Ferzad, Kabul, 1976.
Rory McEwen at The Garden Museum.
One more week of THIS!
(Check website, free to book: only c 20 seats per screening)
(Check website, free to book: only c 20 seats per screening)
'Four more years of THAT?'
Naeem Mohaiemen’s Through a Mirror, Darkly (Artangel) is still on for a week or two in Petty France. As always, nobody wants to miss Naeem’s way of activating as well as instrumentalising archives. Go and let Agnew make you feel sick/the sickness of our times afresh…
November 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
One more week of THIS!
(Check website, free to book: only c 20 seats per screening)
(Check website, free to book: only c 20 seats per screening)
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“Stopping deforestation … essential to avoid further reducing the world’s “carbon sinks”, which absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and balance out the remaining greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels.”
Watch our cities fast reforesting, too. Watch🌳🌲🌴
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Watch our cities fast reforesting, too. Watch🌳🌲🌴
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Keeping promises on renewables, energy efficiency and methane ‘would avoid nearly 1C of global heating’
Analysis published at Cop30 summit shows adhering to pledges offer world hope of avoiding climate breakdown
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
“Stopping deforestation … essential to avoid further reducing the world’s “carbon sinks”, which absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and balance out the remaining greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels.”
Watch our cities fast reforesting, too. Watch🌳🌲🌴
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Watch our cities fast reforesting, too. Watch🌳🌲🌴
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Stopping deforestation … essential to avoid further reducing the world’s “carbon sinks”, which absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and balance out the remaining greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels.”
Watch our cities fast reforesting, too. Watch🌳🌲🌴
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Watch our cities fast reforesting, too. Watch🌳🌲🌴
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Keeping promises on renewables, energy efficiency and methane ‘would avoid nearly 1C of global heating’
Analysis published at Cop30 summit shows adhering to pledges offer world hope of avoiding climate breakdown
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
“Stopping deforestation … essential to avoid further reducing the world’s “carbon sinks”, which absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and balance out the remaining greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels.”
Watch our cities fast reforesting, too. Watch🌳🌲🌴
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Watch our cities fast reforesting, too. Watch🌳🌲🌴
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
'Four more years of THAT?'
Naeem Mohaiemen’s Through a Mirror, Darkly (Artangel) is still on for a week or two in Petty France. As always, nobody wants to miss Naeem’s way of activating as well as instrumentalising archives. Go and let Agnew make you feel sick/the sickness of our times afresh…
November 17, 2025 at 7:42 AM
'Four more years of THAT?'
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BREAKING: The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) says Israeli soldiers have fired at its peacekeepers from a tank near an army position in southern Lebanon.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/bbojcn
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/bbojcn
November 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
BREAKING: The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) says Israeli soldiers have fired at its peacekeepers from a tank near an army position in southern Lebanon.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/bbojcn
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/bbojcn
Naeem Mohaiemen’s Through a Mirror, Darkly (Artangel) is still on for a week or two in Petty France. As always, nobody wants to miss Naeem’s way of activating as well as instrumentalising archives. Go and let Agnew make you feel sick/the sickness of our times afresh…
November 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Naeem Mohaiemen’s Through a Mirror, Darkly (Artangel) is still on for a week or two in Petty France. As always, nobody wants to miss Naeem’s way of activating as well as instrumentalising archives. Go and let Agnew make you feel sick/the sickness of our times afresh…
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Israel attacked Palestinian water sources over 250 times in 5 years, data reveals. Armed forces & settlers used bombs, dogs, poison & machinery to attack people & infrastructure. It's "an important part of a genocidal strategy" says Pedro Arrojo-Agudo
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel attacked Palestinian water sources over 250 times in five years, data reveals
Armed forces and settlers used bombs, dogs, poison and machinery to attack people and infrastructure at key sites
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Israel attacked Palestinian water sources over 250 times in 5 years, data reveals. Armed forces & settlers used bombs, dogs, poison & machinery to attack people & infrastructure. It's "an important part of a genocidal strategy" says Pedro Arrojo-Agudo
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
EV-M speaking now!
Montevideo a novel
Montevideo a novel
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
EV-M speaking now!
Montevideo a novel
Montevideo a novel
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"Zealously Pro Palestinian party"
Genocide is bad actually.
Genocide is bad actually.
What happens if the Greens overtake Labour in the polls? All bets are off | Gaby Hinsliff
What happens if the Greens overtake Labour in the polls? All bets are off | Gaby Hinsliff
They may lack Labour’s party machine, but Zack Polanski’s burgeoning popularity could have seismic consequences for British politics, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
"Zealously Pro Palestinian party"
Genocide is bad actually.
Genocide is bad actually.
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The Government Media Office in Gaza reported that the Israeli occupation has committed 282 violations since the beginning of the ceasefire agreement, resulting in the killing of 242 Palestinians and the injury of 620 others.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The Government Media Office in Gaza reported that the Israeli occupation has committed 282 violations since the beginning of the ceasefire agreement, resulting in the killing of 242 Palestinians and the injury of 620 others.
Deniers beware! China removes the scoundrel’s last resort; every small effort counts & is not* neutralised ‘by China’. Every litre of fossil fuel not burnt, every tree not destroyed, every building not demolished, every garden not ‘concreted’, flight not taken.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Deniers beware! China removes the scoundrel’s last resort; every small effort counts & is not* neutralised ‘by China’. Every litre of fossil fuel not burnt, every tree not destroyed, every building not demolished, every garden not ‘concreted’, flight not taken.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Note that still in post at the BBC is Robbie Gibb, who helped set up GB News, and John McAndrew, formerly director of news and programmes at GB News.
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Note that still in post at the BBC is Robbie Gibb, who helped set up GB News, and John McAndrew, formerly director of news and programmes at GB News.
I’m really looking forward to this and a certain well-soiled (rather than grounded I mean) essaying forensicness that you/DH bring/s to the all-encompassing/immersive and unacknowledged -in SM’s terms- subject, l/Life as such! -embodied not only in flowers/flora but narrations/story…
Coming in March 2026: Flowers! When flowers appeared, nothing was ever the same. They are the world’s great collaborators and creators. Writing this book transformed how I see life’s history and future. Cooperation, beauty, and illusion transform the world. Can't wait to share these stories
November 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I’m really looking forward to this and a certain well-soiled (rather than grounded I mean) essaying forensicness that you/DH bring/s to the all-encompassing/immersive and unacknowledged -in SM’s terms- subject, l/Life as such! -embodied not only in flowers/flora but narrations/story…
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Turns out we could beat the billionaires.
The Billionaires Who Tried—and Failed—to Stop Zohran Mamdani
Over 20 billionaires donated to super PACs supporting Cuomo or in opposition to the next mayor, Zohran Mamdani.
time.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Turns out we could beat the billionaires.
Just a reminder that access to the audio-visual moment of this very special series expires within a few days, approx a week I believe. You know what to do!
WOW! Do jump all over The 2025 Alchemy Lecture: Sound—at the Interregnum, shaped by Christina Sharpe ofc, feat. Glenn Coulthard, Madeleine Thien, Canisia Lubrin & Immanuel Wilkins. Just brilliant; the world as a different, possible, homely place. Watch/listen >c18m: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqpH...
The 2025 Alchemy Lecture: Sound—at the Interregnum
YouTube video by York University - Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Just a reminder that access to the audio-visual moment of this very special series expires within a few days, approx a week I believe. You know what to do!
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WOW! Do jump all over The 2025 Alchemy Lecture: Sound—at the Interregnum, shaped by Christina Sharpe ofc, feat. Glenn Coulthard, Madeleine Thien, Canisia Lubrin & Immanuel Wilkins. Just brilliant; the world as a different, possible, homely place. Watch/listen >c18m: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqpH...
The 2025 Alchemy Lecture: Sound—at the Interregnum
YouTube video by York University - Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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I don’t care about the hypothetical condemnation of fascists in a future history book; the fascists should be afraid of the strength of humanity here and now, they should either run and hide from the light for eternity or reject their wicked ways and atone for their actions
November 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I don’t care about the hypothetical condemnation of fascists in a future history book; the fascists should be afraid of the strength of humanity here and now, they should either run and hide from the light for eternity or reject their wicked ways and atone for their actions
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Editorial: Zohran Mamdani is leading a US political revolution — and across the Atlantic, Zack Polanski is mounting his own against the rise of UK fascism ⬇️
Zohran Mamdani and Zack Polanski: Make hope normal again
Editorial: Zohran Mamdani is leading a US political revolution — and across the Atlantic, Zack Polanski is mounting his own against the rise of UK fascism.
www.newarab.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Editorial: Zohran Mamdani is leading a US political revolution — and across the Atlantic, Zack Polanski is mounting his own against the rise of UK fascism ⬇️