Sam Menefee-Libey
@sml47.bsky.social
Antifascist. Anthropology, Critical Theory, American Studies, dogs, film, music, democratic pedagogy, degrowth and bioregionalism in greater Los Angeles. This world (system) we must leave. https://boxd.it/6oFrP
Here’s a recent story about “sniper safari” activity by a weird slice of the transnational leisure class. I think the movie hits different in light of its relationship to reality. aje.io/uuig6e
Italy probes Sarajevo ‘sniper safaris’: What were they, who was involved?
According to a lawsuit, participants would be flown from Italy to Bosnia where they would pay to shoot people.
aje.io
November 29, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Here’s a recent story about “sniper safari” activity by a weird slice of the transnational leisure class. I think the movie hits different in light of its relationship to reality. aje.io/uuig6e
A corollary of this is if this “compact” doesn’t spark an immediate faculty strike at a crippling scale, with most of that 99.3% making themselves and the university ungovernable, no matter the whining about the fait accompli of binding contracts, what power could they ever possibly get back?
November 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
A corollary of this is if this “compact” doesn’t spark an immediate faculty strike at a crippling scale, with most of that 99.3% making themselves and the university ungovernable, no matter the whining about the fait accompli of binding contracts, what power could they ever possibly get back?
Someone who knows him IRL needs to call him in. His pontification on here often detracts from his academic work and has gotten worse over time.
November 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Someone who knows him IRL needs to call him in. His pontification on here often detracts from his academic work and has gotten worse over time.
Pressed for Time: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Saving Time: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672377...
Slow Down: astrapublishinghouse.com/product/slow...
The Imperial Mode of Living: www.versobooks.com/products/916...
The Future is Degrowth: www.versobooks.com/products/262...
Saving Time: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672377...
Slow Down: astrapublishinghouse.com/product/slow...
The Imperial Mode of Living: www.versobooks.com/products/916...
The Future is Degrowth: www.versobooks.com/products/262...
Pressed for Time
The technologically tethered, iPhone-addicted figure is an image we can easily conjure. Most of us complain that there aren’t enough hours in the day and too many e-mails in our thumb-accessible inbox...
press.uchicago.edu
November 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Pressed for Time: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Saving Time: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672377...
Slow Down: astrapublishinghouse.com/product/slow...
The Imperial Mode of Living: www.versobooks.com/products/916...
The Future is Degrowth: www.versobooks.com/products/262...
Saving Time: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672377...
Slow Down: astrapublishinghouse.com/product/slow...
The Imperial Mode of Living: www.versobooks.com/products/916...
The Future is Degrowth: www.versobooks.com/products/262...
The World As We Know It: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Smart Machines and Service Work: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Data Grab: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Addiction By Design: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
Why We Fear AI: www.commonnotions.org/why-we-fear-ai
Smart Machines and Service Work: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Data Grab: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Addiction By Design: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
Why We Fear AI: www.commonnotions.org/why-we-fear-ai
Addiction by Design
An anthropologist traces the intimate connections between gambling addiction and casino industry design tactics
press.princeton.edu
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The World As We Know It: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Smart Machines and Service Work: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Data Grab: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Addiction By Design: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
Why We Fear AI: www.commonnotions.org/why-we-fear-ai
Smart Machines and Service Work: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Data Grab: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Addiction By Design: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
Why We Fear AI: www.commonnotions.org/why-we-fear-ai
This one is v good, too, with a very different perspective and focus www.propublica.org/article/afgh...
The Night Raids
CIA-backed operations killed countless Afghan civilians, and the U.S. hasn't been held accountable. A reporter returns to investigate her past and unravel the legacy of the secretive Zero Units.
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
This one is v good, too, with a very different perspective and focus www.propublica.org/article/afgh...
This Carmen San Diego reboot looks amazing
November 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
This Carmen San Diego reboot looks amazing
It’s rage-bait for armchair socialists, twitter marxists, and dyspeptic academics. Part of why it’s so repellent is its detachment from and irrelevance to actual politics.
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
It’s rage-bait for armchair socialists, twitter marxists, and dyspeptic academics. Part of why it’s so repellent is its detachment from and irrelevance to actual politics.
Also v important to differentiate between specialized use vs generalized mass/consumer platforms
November 27, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Also v important to differentiate between specialized use vs generalized mass/consumer platforms