" Rosa Luxemburg’s ideas of a humanist and liberatory socialism could not be killed; they are still alive.”
Luban, O. (2012) ‘Rosa Luxemburg’s Critique of Lenin’s Ultra Centralistic Party Concept and of the Bolshevik Revolution’, Critique, 40(3), pp. 357–365.
Absolute clarity. So much this 👇
Blueshirts walk among us still
Come work with us in the Department of Digital Humanities here at @ucc.ie. We've 2 openings at the moment for Lecturer (BB) grade:
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“If you criticize Netanyahu's policies, you are then described as being anti-Semitic. That is a disgrace and a slander...”
— Michael D. Higgins former Irish President Ireland 🇮🇪
Last few days to see my piece “Sing Like Bing” and the other excellent work at the Catalyst members’ show in Joys Entry
The AI boom is happily going down the drain although humanity seems to still be on the path of rampant deskilling. Civilization is about deskilling the public & making them slaves to industrial Products instead of homemade goods.
Civilization, Capitalism, & consumerism will end just like feudalism!
Benedict Anderson: “Imagined Communities “
Corruption goes ALL the way to the top on both sides of the Atlantic!
There's the new Bond right there, showing us the sometimes blurry line between diegetic and non-diegetic music!
Just finished installing “I Just Called (2026)” at the Old Museum Gallery in Mossley Mill, Newtownabbey. It will be part of ArtsCare’s PRIME exhibition. The exhibition opens on 28 January and runs until 05 March.
#SoundArt #iJustCalled
I saw him in Auckland (NZ) a few years ago. He was great!!
Both countries are settler states and essentially exist on the back of the expropriation and commodification of the land held by indigenous peoples by European colonial invaders. Trump's US is just a particularly extreme manifestation. He's unlikable as a person, but what he represents is worse.
We need PR.
Unfortunately most people are not motivated by facts. They are motivated by how what they believe makes them feel. It’s quite depressing.
This is the only time I have agreed with anything a TUV politician has said. Next, they'll be saying the sky is blue (but only in Ulster, obvs).
I'm sure there'll be a special Ulster Scots channel. With subtitles. Lol.
Ask your indigenous folks. You have never not been the baddies. You just got even worse.
Bliain Úr Mhaith!
Nollaig Shona daoibh! #spéirgorm
Capitalism and rampant landlordism. It's always been Ireland's curse. Despite Connolly's dire warning, we substituted English landlords for the greediest among us. No surprise about the outcome. And yet the Irish keep voting for these people...
(2/2)But to accomplish this our technological means must be constantly changing.” - John Cage 1965.
“Invade areas where nothing's definite (areas—micro and macro—
adjacent the one we know in). It won't sound like music—serial or
electronic. It'll sound like what we hear when we're not hearing music,
just hearing whatever wherever we happen to be." 1/2
Please support workers in Tesco resisting genocide
It makes me sick.
USDAW needs to get behind a shopworker at Tesco in Newcastle, Co. Down, who has been suspended for refusing to handle Israeli products.
As someone from the Protestant community, I think the reaction to the flag exposes the shameful and fascistic nature of some elements within my own community. (Sigh.)
Radiophrenia 2026 Open Call – now open for submissions.
We are pleased to announce that Radiophrenia will be returning to the airwaves in September 2026. You can find details of our new open call for radio works and how to submit in the link below.
submissions.radiophrenia.scot
Taxi drivers are working people and don’t deserve to be forced into a race to the bottom in terms of wages and working conditions just so you can get a cheaper ride home.
