‘At the first interval in the Berlin Staatsoper’s new production of 𝘓𝘢 𝘝𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦, the man to my right turned to me and said: “Mein Gott, ist das dumm!”’ @oliviagiovetti.bsky.social on Spontini, new on the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/oc...

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Great paper on how Gen Z is exploring new forms of protests, with the wonderful Véronique Servat (who BTW also published a book on protest songs @dudetour.bsky.social)

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8/ Gen Z in revolt: "Young ppl precipitate upheavals because they are the first to suffer an authoritarian regime’s economic and political violence, because they often have nothing to lose, and because their mastery of social media enables them to amplify their anger..." Thread on Indian protests:

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For more global context on this: globalvoices.org/special/gen-...

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La mobilisation du 17 octobre n'est que la traduction d'une « décennie lamentable », analyse le sociologue Michel Kokoreff. Le résultat de 10 ans de macronisme, de répression inouïe et de mépris de classe. Il est « vital qu’un contre-récit se diffuse » ➡️ https://l.reporterre.net/q7G

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