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Marlon Ariyasinghe

@marlona.bsky.social
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PhD student in Performance Studies at Stanford University. Former journalist/editor @himalistan. #Author of Froteztology (2011). he/him.

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Himal Southasian @himalsouthasian.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
FROM THE ARCHIVES: In March 2022, a wave of citizen-led protests began in #SriLanka against government mismanagement that led to an economic crisis. In July, @marlona.bsky.social made notes on growing public consciousness & police brutality during the #Aragalaya
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Notes on the Sri Lankan struggle
The black, red and yellow sign written in bold letters across the white walls of Temple Trees, the official residence of Sri Lanka's prime minister, stated 'mah
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Marlon Ariyasinghe @marlona.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
“I maintain that liberation struggles that practise non-violence help to create the non-violent world in which we all want to live.” - Judith Butler Butler’s pontifications on the #PalestineGenocide that no one asked for. Decolonisation is not a metaphor. t.co/HPfV0Gksfv
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Judith Butler · The Compass of Mourning · LRB 13 October 2023
We are to condemn or approve, and that makes sense, but is that all that is ethically required of us? In fact, I do...
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Marlon Ariyasinghe @marlona.bsky.social · 14/10/2023
We are witnessing a blatant display of moral bankruptcy of the West where collective punishment and genocide are sanctioned. There is no accountability for Isreal’s complete disregard for human rights and international law. #Palestine #StopGenocide
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Marlon Ariyasinghe @marlona.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
CNN posts this ‘update’ after nearly 24 hours of circulation. Where is the integrity? This misinformation spread by CNN and other Western media influenced millions of people, including Biden. #Isreal #Palestine
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