Ella Street
@ellastreet.bsky.social
I teach political theory and write about democracy, theatrical politics, political identity and judgment : public humanities : psychoanalytic psychotherapist in training https://ella-street.com/
I’m facilitating a (free! Open to public!) reading group in September on Euripides. Register here: libertyfund.circle.so/c/events-ann...
September 2025 VRG: Tragedy and Politics on Stage: An Encounter with Euripides | Liberty Fund Portal
with Ella Street Wednesdays September 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2025, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT Join us for a four-week discussion of ancient Greek tragedy. Together, we will read four plays by Euripides, the play...
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I’ll be in conversation with artists Margaux Smith and Heather Goodchild about their show “The Spinner, The Dealer, The Assassin” at Clint Roenisch Gallery in Toronto May 24th. If you’re here, come!
“It shouldn’t be this easy to cleave universities from one another, but, so far, it seems to be easier even than making law firms compete for the don’s business and favor.” @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Opinion | This Is How Universities Can Escape Trump’s Trap, If They Dare
It’s been tried in other countries facing authoritarian crackdowns. It works.
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Our first event! “Freedom of Expression in the History of Political Thought” History and Politics – A WPSA Virtual Community April 2nd, noon – 2 pm Eastern Time, by Zoom with Ani Chen (Cornell) and Kevin Pham (Amsterdam) docs.google.com/forms/d/11Mc...
The United States has embarked on a programme of cultural and intellectual vandalism on a vast scale. Universities everywhere will feel more than ripples from the damage.
dr. meg smith@megsmith.bsky.social · 2y agoIf you, like me, are looking for firm details on what’s happened so far at NEH, here’s a list of programs that are marked as discontinued or cancelled on the website. This is a snapshot - I’m sure this the impacts will grow as more cuts unfold throughout the day. #NEH #DigitalHumanities
We are outraged to learn that Canada has approved a contract for the export of artillery propellant to the Israeli military via the US, despite an explicit commitment from Minister Joly that she would stop such transfers. www.cjpme.org/pr_2025_03_2...
Worth noting there are 264 Democrats in Congress 🧐
Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 2y agoNew — 34 members of Congress are demanding answers from DHS, ICE, and the State Department on the arrests of Rumeysa Ozturk and several other students, seemingly for their political views. "Absent compelling evidence," the members demand Rumeysa's release & visa restoration.
Note to editors and producers: If an executive order demands action that is illegal or outside of the president’s authority, then you should not describe it as ordering something. You should say it seeks to achieve some outcome and then note it is illegal or beyond the power of the president.
I expanded my thread on the Kristi Noem video into an essay here. slowcivilwar.substack.com/p/thats-bait (And yes, I know substack is a problem. Migrating soon.)
That's Bait
Kristi Noem and fascism's sadistic eroticization of power
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if you're in the US and despairing about people being pulled off the street, you need to find your nearest immigrant defence/deportation defence group and learn how to do stuff like this www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021...
‘A special day’: how a Glasgow community halted immigration raid
Activists and local people tell how they forced the release of two men detained in an enforcement van
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By now the Trump administration’s message to non-citizen residents of the United States is abundantly clear: If you publicly disagree with us, you are not safe here.
Question- Just arrived here from Twitter- I managed to migrate many of those I follow- but how to migrate or retrieve my X followers? Doesn’t seem like an option
Absolutely essential reading.
Verfassungsblog@verfassungsblog.de · 2y agoA Constitutional Crisis? Maybe. A Constitutional Revolution? Likely. GARY J. JACOBSOHN and YANIV ROZNAI (@yanivroznai.bsky.social) on constitutional revolutions in the United States and Israel - and the danger of autocratic rule in both countries. verfassungsblog.de/constitution...
“Like the academics and politicians in Michel Houellebecq’s novel Submission, American college administrators are responding to Trump’s bullying as if it were an opportunity…This is a tale not so much of capitulation to an authoritarian leader as of collusion with him.” www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...
Adam Shatz | Submission
There’s nothing surprising about Trump’s attack on the universities, or on the liberal law firms that he also...
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I still remember when Egypt arrested AJ journalists and Western media institutions launched campaigns of solidarity. Israel has murdered 161 journalists - including Hossam Shabat and Mohammed Mansur today alone.
Mai El-Sadany@maitelsadany.bsky.social · 2y agoIn a targeted attack on his car, Israel has killed Al-Jazeera's Hossam Shabat, who was only 23 years old and was one of the last remaining journalists in Gaza. There are no words.
In a targeted attack on his car, Israel has killed Al-Jazeera's Hossam Shabat, who was only 23 years old and was one of the last remaining journalists in Gaza. There are no words.
Athenian democracy is often associated with citizens talking together. But deliberation was forbidden in what was arguably (by 4th century) the supreme dem institution in Athens. Why? And what does this tell us about democratic justice? My article in History of Political Thought
🚨 CfP: 2025 conference on Women in the History of Political Thought 🚨 Organised by Torrey Shanks, Geertje Bol, and @maryjomacdonald.bsky.social 👇 Details below 👇
Women in the History of Political Thought@whpt.bsky.social · 2y agoDelighted to share our call for papers for the 2025 Women in the History of Political Thought conference. We welcome papers related to women's contributions to political thought. We look forward to receiving your submissions! womeninhpt.com
