Michael Vann: Orca 5th Columnist
@michaelgvann.bsky.social
Anti-fascist surfer, grappler, & historian. "The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt", Jacobin Southeast Asia Columnist, mumbled podcast musings as a host on New Books and guest on Long Reads, Southeast Asia Crossroads, Napalm in the Morning, Bungacast, AmPrest, DLL
I don't usually post selfies but it's an absolute privilege to be at My Lai with one of my favourite people in the world - @michaelgvann.bsky.social
@michaelgvann.bsky.social and I made it into Vietnamese TV during their coverage of the 58th anniversary of the My Lai Massacre last week. As far as 15 minutes of fame goes, I'll take it...
Reading @michaelgvann.bsky.social's THE GREAT HANOI RAT HUNT 🐀 to prep for class... & damn, I'm still jealous that Dave Del Testa & Eric Jennings actually got drawn into the graphic history 😆 while I only have a place of honor in the acknowledgments. I mean that's cool, but not like being a cartoon!
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
among the issues with people not having any knowledge of hybrid regimes in the global South is the fact that everyone assumes contemporary authoritarian governance looks like 20th century totalitarianism
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
If only someone could have seen this coming. I mean who would have thought the proliferation of gambling in college sports would lead to problems? www.sanjoseinside.com/news/san-jos...
San Jose Basketball Player, 2 Others Banned by NCAA for Gambling on Games | San Jose Inside
In late February, Steven Vasquez, who had transferred from Fresno, was removed from San Jose State’s online basketball roster.
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First Bernie Sanders. Then the CDC directors. Now, more than 1,000 current and former HHS staffers are demanding he step down.
RFK Jr.’s enemies list just got a lot longer
First Bernie Sanders. Then CDC directors. Now, more than 1,000 current and former HHS staffers are demanding he step down.
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It was crazy to write about #Indonesia as the situation kept escalating from hour to hour jacobin.com/2025/09/indo...
The Indonesian Protests Are a Revolt Against Oligarchy
The Indonesian president, Prabowo, would like to turn the clock back to the dark days of the Suharto dictatorship. But he’s been confronted with an unexpected wave of protest after the killing of a yo...
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"...in #Gaza, #Israel ’s assault on Gaza City has continued – pushing ever more Palestinians out & killing others who did not leave... Across Gaza, 76 Palestinians were reportedly killed in the last 24 hours. In the south, some died as they went to collect water." www.channel4.com/news/76-pale...
76 Palestinians killed across Gaza in last 24 hours – reports
Families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza have been protesting in Tel Aviv, calling for President Trump to secure a ceasefire.
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"The distance between what is said and what is known to be true has become an abyss. Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil."
Good piece! This was my brief - reconciliationtim.ca/timor/who-is...
Who is Prabowo Subianto?
Who is Prabowo Subianto? Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo, known as Prabowo, was confirmed as president-elect of Indonesia on 20 March 2024. A social media sensation, Prabowo is also implicated in …
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¡Ahora en español, amigos! #cambodia #khmerrouge #genocide jacobinlat.com/2025/05/camb...
Camboya sigue atormentada por el legado del Jemer Rojo - Jacobin Revista
Hace cincuenta años, el Jemer Rojo tomó el poder en la capital camboyana, Phnom Penh. En lugar de reconstruir el país tras la destructiva campaña de bombardeos estadounidense, el movimiento de Pol Pot...
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I forgot that I had a photo published in @thetimes.com two years ago. www.thetimes.com/world/asia/a...
Thailand and Cambodia kick off over rival martial arts
Global interest in the ancient martial art of Muay Thai has boomed in recent decades to the point where Thailand’s national sport is now touted as a future Olym
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In writer’s block hell right now.
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Những con chuột gặm nhấm quyền lực chính quyền thuộc địa
Ấn phẩm Cuộc săn chuột lớn ở Hà Nội: Đế quốc, dịch bệnh và tính hiện đại tại Việt Nam thuộc Pháp1 đã phơi lộ một dấu ấn lịch sử hài hước và tăm tối đến từ những sinh vật truyền bệnh vùng nhiệt đới, ch...
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Completely fucking embarrassing. This chart! Having AI “add points” to your argument? Insanity to call this ok. And the rest… ☠️
sean guynes@guynes.bsky.social · last yr.The AHA's chart of (non)acceptable uses of genAI in the classroom and by scholars, and "under what conditions," is fucking ridiculous. It's a gods-be-damned tragedy.