Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I‘ve spent the last hour watching the most terrible videos of French security services brutalizing protesting students (& occasionally teachers and passerby, as well) & all I can say is gloire à la jeunesse française. May you succeed in your goals & building a better world than adults have left you 022
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The first listing for my tour for With the Pen In One Hand and the Sword in the Other: Haiti and the United States in the Nineteenth Century has appeared for my convo with journalist @alexmar.bsky.social at Miami's terrific @booksandbooks.bsky.social on 7 January! www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening...eventbrite.comAn Evening with Michael Deibert in conversation with Alexandra MartinezJoin us for an evening with author Michael Deibert to discuss his new book, WITH THE PEN IN ONE HAND AND THE SWORD IN THE OTHER. 121
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Omar Khalifah, Peter Weir, Viejo San Juan and much more in this month's edition of Bookshelf. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/bookshelf-...michaeldeibert.substack.comBookshelf - September 2026In the dream, I was back in Puerto Rico. 022
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Omar Khalifah, Peter Weir, Viejo San Juan and much more in this month's edition of Bookshelf. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/bookshelf-...michaeldeibert.substack.comBookshelf - September 2026In the dream, I was back in Puerto Rico. 012
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 17/09/2026As a native Pennsylvanian, I had some thoughts I wanted to share about our senior senator. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/the-renegademichaeldeibert.substack.comThe RenegadeThroughout His Many Struggles, Pennsylvania Voters Gave Senator John Fetterman Forgiveness and Grace. He Repaid Their Support by Stabbing Them in the Back. 022
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 17/09/2026As a native Pennsylvanian, I had some thoughts I wanted to share about our senior senator. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/the-renegademichaeldeibert.substack.comThe RenegadeThroughout His Many Struggles, Pennsylvania Voters Gave Senator John Fetterman Forgiveness and Grace. He Repaid Their Support by Stabbing Them in the Back. 021
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 09/09/2026On the latest episode of the Notes From the World podcast, I was fortunate enough to speak with Ronnie Chatah, Stephanie Bechara and Karim Safieddine about the current situation in Lebanon today. Please have a listen. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/lebanon-in...michaeldeibert.substack.comLebanon: “Instability Is the Only Constant You Ever Know”“In 1974, Beirut ranked among the greatest metropolises of the Near East. 000
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 05/09/2026In my work, I have always tried to adhere to the ethos that Albert Camus articulated in his 1957 Nobel acceptance speech that a writer “cannot put himself in the service of those who make history [but rather] at the service of those who suffer it.” michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/notes-from...michaeldeibert.substack.comNotes From the World Subscription DriveThe First (and Hopefully Only) Notes From the World Subscription Drive 083
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 05/09/2026In my work, I have always tried to adhere to the ethos that Albert Camus articulated in his 1957 Nobel acceptance speech that a writer “cannot put himself in the service of those who make history [but rather] at the service of those who suffer it.” michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/notes-from...michaeldeibert.substack.comNotes From the World Subscription DriveThe First (and Hopefully Only) Notes From the World Subscription Drive 000
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 04/09/2026"Far from being criminal threats, it is the very success of Haitians and other immigrants in reviving places like Springfield that MAGA finds so intolerable, because it gives lie to the primitive identitarianism that forms their entire worldview." michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/cry-the-be...michaeldeibert.substack.comCry, the Beloved CountryThis Is About a Lot More Than a Midterm Election. 022
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 04/09/2026"Far from being criminal threats, it is the very success of Haitians and other immigrants in reviving places like Springfield that MAGA finds so intolerable, because it gives lie to the primitive identitarianism that forms their entire worldview." michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/cry-the-be...michaeldeibert.substack.comCry, the Beloved CountryThis Is About a Lot More Than a Midterm Election. 001
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Please listen to our conversation with @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social about the current situation in Afghanistan five years into Taliban rule there. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/afghanista...michaeldeibert.substack.comAfghanistan has seen “five years of absolute madness” under Taliban ruleA Conversation with Human Rights Watch Afghanistan Researcher Fereshta Abbasi 022
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The Kenscoff Vespers: Haiti’s People Are Subjected to Another Massacre as the State and the International Community Prove Unable - Or Unwilling - To Stem the Tide of Violence michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/the-kensco...michaeldeibert.substack.comThe Kenscoff VespersHaiti’s People Are Subjected to Another Massacre as the State and the International Community Prove Unable - Or Unwilling - To Stem the Tide of Violence. 010
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 21/08/2026ICYMI: Haiti: "We Have No Idea What’s Coming" A Conversation with Louis-Henri Mars, Lorraine Mangones and Louino Robillard michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/haiti-we-h...michaeldeibert.substack.comHaiti: "We Have No Idea What’s Coming"A Conversation with Louis-Henri Mars, Lorraine Mangones and Louino Robillard. 000
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 19/08/2026"The raindrops splashed on the face of the slow-moving water in an elegant ballet and then, gradually, we saw the serpentine approach of the area’s true residents, yellow eyes breaking the river’s surface." michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/bookshelf-...michaeldeibert.substack.comBookshelf - August 2026A friend and I headed up to a state park north of Tampa recently, where a path cuts through the forest along the Hillsborough River, surrounding walkers in a shady and seemingly-primordial green world... 000
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 15/08/2026It's difficult to keep @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social going w/so little income coming in from it, but without it, I think conversations such as our recent one on Haiti would simply never happen. If you're financially able, please consider supporting this work. michaeldeibert.substack.com/subscribemichaeldeibert.substack.comSubscribe to Notes From the WorldPolitics, culture, society and, always, cats and dogs. "Entre nous et le ciel, l'enfer ou le néant, il n'y a donc que la vie, qui est la chose du monde la plus fragile.". Click to read Notes From the ... 000
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Please listen to my latest podcast, which features a conversation with Louis-Henri Mars, Lorraine Mangones and Louino Robillard about where Haiti finds itself today and where it may be heading. Merci d'avance. Ayiti pap peri.🙏🇭🇹 michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/haiti-we-h...michaeldeibert.substack.comHaiti: "We Have No Idea What’s Coming"A Conversation with Louis-Henri Mars, Lorraine Mangones and Louino Robillard. 113
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Please listen to our latest podcast, which features a conversation with Louis-Henri Mars, Lorraine Mangones and Louino Robillard about where Haiti finds itself today and where it may be heading. Merci d'avance. Ayiti pap peri.🙏🇭🇹 michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/haiti-we-h...michaeldeibert.substack.comHaiti: "We Have No Idea What’s Coming"A Conversation with Louis-Henri Mars, Lorraine Mangones and Louino Robillard. 000
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 12/08/2026"For every question mark that might hang over Abdul El-Sayed, there is a screaming exclamation point that emphasizes the unfitness of Mike Rogers for office." michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/vote-for-t...michaeldeibert.substack.comVote for the Jackass (It’s Important)There’s a Lot Not to Like About Abdul El-Sayed, but the Alternative Is Far, Far Worse 000
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Light in August michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/light-in-a...michaeldeibert.substack.comLight in AugustBy mid-day, the sun blazes down on 4th Street with such ferocity that you can hardly believe you’re living in the subtropics. 011
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Light in August michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/light-in-a...michaeldeibert.substack.comLight in AugustBy mid-day, the sun blazes down on 4th Street with such ferocity that you can hardly believe you’re living in the subtropics. 010
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I very much enjoyed this conversation with some expert voices on Spain's World Cup victory, what it may represent and the state of the nation as a whole. If you have an interest in this glorious, complicated country, give it a listen. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/spain-afte...michaeldeibert.substack.comSpain After the World Cup"The multicultural nature of Spain is making it easier for the country to come together " 000
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 30/07/2026My forthcoming book, With the Pen In One Hand and the Sword in the Other: Haiti and the United States in the Nineteenth Century, coming out with @ugapress.bsky.social this Fall, is now available for pre-order. www.ugapress.org/978082038100...ugapress.orgWith the Pen in One Hand and the Sword in the OtherMichael Deibert’s With the Pen in One Hand and the Sword in the Other is a sweeping history of Haiti’s first century, examining its complex internal poli... 024
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 29/07/2026My thoughts on the PEN America controversy, antisemitism and the subject of cultural boycotts. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/freedom-of...michaeldeibert.substack.comFreedom of Speech (Just Watch What You Say)A PEN America Report on Rising Isolation and Exclusion Faced by Israeli and Jewish Writers Triggers the Very Problem It Was Meant to Address 023
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Thoughts on the PEN America controversy, antisemitism and the subject of cultural boycotts. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/freedom-of...michaeldeibert.substack.comFreedom of Speech (Just Watch What You Say)A PEN America Report on Rising Isolation and Exclusion Faced by Israeli and Jewish Writers Triggers the Very Problem It Was Meant to Address 000
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Coming up in @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social over the next few weeks: Analysis of Haiti & the controversy surrounding PEN America, podcast discussions on Haiti, Afghanistan & more. If you'd like to support this work, please do consider becoming a paid subscriber. michaeldeibert.substack.com/subscribemichaeldeibert.substack.comSubscribe to Notes From the WorldPolitics, culture, society and, always, cats and dogs. "Entre nous et le ciel, l'enfer ou le néant, il n'y a donc que la vie, qui est la chose du monde la plus fragile.". Click to read Notes From the ... 011
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Given today's lethal violence in the West Bank, perhaps a good time to listen to my recent interview with Palestinian activist Sami Huraini about the kind of state terrorism Palestinians live under at the hands of Israeli settlers & security forces there. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/the-israel...michaeldeibert.substack.com"The Israeli settlers are becoming more and more dangerous"A Conversation With Palestinian Activist Sami Huraini 022
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Haiti’s Endless Transition: Rotating “Interim” Governments Have Now Lasted as Long as a Presidential Term While Violence and Political Positioning Continue michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/haitis-end...michaeldeibert.substack.comHaiti’s Endless TransitionRotating “Interim” Governments Have Now Lasted as Long as a Presidential Term While Violence and Political Positioning Continue 012
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Haiti’s Endless Transition: Rotating “Interim” Governments Have Now Lasted as Long as a Presidential Term While Violence and Political Positioning Continue michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/haitis-end...michaeldeibert.substack.comHaiti’s Endless TransitionRotating “Interim” Governments Have Now Lasted as Long as a Presidential Term While Violence and Political Positioning Continue 010
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 20/07/2026For this week's @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social, I spoke w/Palestinian human rights activist Sami Huraini, co-founder of Youth of Sumud, an org providing support to Palestinian residents under threat by Israeli settlers & military in the South Hebron Hills. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/the-israel...michaeldeibert.substack.com"The Israeli settlers are becoming more and more dangerous"A Conversation With Palestinian Activist Sami Huraini 123
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 20/07/2026For this week's episode, we spoke with Palestinian human rights activist Sami Huraini, co-founder of Youth of Sumud, an organization providing support to Palestinian residents under threat by Israeli settlers & military in the South Hebron Hills. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/the-israel...michaeldeibert.substack.com"The Israeli settlers are becoming more and more dangerous"A Conversation With Palestinian Activist Sami Huraini 011
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Bookshelf - July 2026 michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/bookskelf-...michaeldeibert.substack.comBookshelf - July 2026There was a light rain and thunder rumbling overhead as we made our way down the path and into the forest. 000
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 15/07/2026A reminder to listeners & readers: Journalism like this is almost entirely self-funded & as bills pile upon bills, if these kinds of discussions are valuable to you, please do consider becoming a paid subscriber to the newsletter & podcast: michaeldeibert.substack.com/subscribemichaeldeibert.substack.comSubscribe to Notes From the WorldPolitics, culture, society and, always, cats and dogs. "Entre nous et le ciel, l'enfer ou le néant, il n'y a donc que la vie, qui est la chose du monde la plus fragile.". Click to read Notes From the ... 000
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Journalist and author Yardena Schwartz joined us on @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social to discuss her book Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/on-october...michaeldeibert.substack.com"On October 7th, It Felt Like the Testimonies I Had Been Reading Were Coming to Life in the Most Horrific of Ways"A Conversation With Journalist and Author Yardena Schwartz 100
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Cuba Libre: On the Fifth Anniversary of the Island’s July 2021 Protests, Its People Deserve to Live Free michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/cuba-libremichaeldeibert.substack.comCuba LibreOn the Fifth Anniversary of the Island’s July 2021 Protests, Its People Deserve to Live Free 113
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Cuba Libre: On the Fifth Anniversary of the Island’s July 2021 Protests, Its People Deserve to Live Free michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/cuba-libremichaeldeibert.substack.comCuba LibreOn the Fifth Anniversary of the Island’s July 2021 Protests, Its People Deserve to Live Free 000
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Take 'em down: The Platner Class: Those Who Brought Us the Disaster in Maine Should Never Be Allowed to Repeat It michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/the-platne...michaeldeibert.substack.comThe Platner ClassThose Who Brought Us the Disaster in Maine Should Never Be Allowed to Repeat It 013
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Take 'em down: The Platner Class: Those Who Brought Us the Disaster in Maine Should Never Be Allowed to Repeat It michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/the-platne...michaeldeibert.substack.comThe Platner ClassThose Who Brought Us the Disaster in Maine Should Never Be Allowed to Repeat It 011
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 04/07/2026I spoke to @cfpublicmedia.bsky.social earlier this week about the situation in Haiti that holders of Temporary Protected Status are being sent back to in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling effectively ending the programme. My segment begins at the 10:45 mark. www.cfpublic.org/podcast/enga...cfpublic.orgHaiti TPS Ruling Raises Fears in Central FloridaA Supreme Court ruling clears the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian migrants. Now 150,000 TPS holders in Florida are facing possible deportation. 031
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 02/07/2026“Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo Will Fall”: A Conversation About Nicaragua with Juan Pappier of Human Rights Watch; Carlos Chamorro of Confidencial; and journalist, social researcher, & feminist activist Sofía Montenegro. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/daniel-ort...michaeldeibert.substack.com“Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo Will Fall”A Conversation About Nicaragua 023
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 02/07/2026“Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo Will Fall”: A Conversation About Nicaragua with Juan Pappier of Human Rights Watch; Carlos Chamorro of Confidencial; and journalist, social researcher, & feminist activist Sofía Montenegro. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/daniel-ort...michaeldeibert.substack.com“Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo Will Fall”A Conversation About Nicaragua 021
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Bon anniversaire, RDC michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/bon-annive...michaeldeibert.substack.comBon anniversaire, RDCWhat we wanted for our country, its right to an honourable life, to a spotless dignity, to independence without restrictions, was never desired by the Belgian imperialists and their Western allies...D... 000
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 28/06/2026When It Comes to AI, Happy to Be Left Behind: The Threats From the Tech Overlords About the Technology’s Inevitability Fall on Deaf Ears michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/when-it-co... 010
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 25/06/2026"Far from the understanding of what 'democratic socialist' means to most parties in Europe, the DSA is, in fact, a far left, deeply sectarian and campist entity that has a long record of supporting atrociously repressive regimes all around the world." michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/foxes-in-t...michaeldeibert.substack.comFoxes in the HenhouseThe Winners of New York City’s Primary Elections May Be Socialists, but They Are Not All (D)emocrats 033
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Thoughts on the election results in New York City last night. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/foxes-in-t...michaeldeibert.substack.comFoxes in the HenhouseThe Winners of New York City’s Primary Elections May Be Socialists, but They Are Not All (D)emocrats 010
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 21/06/2026ICYMI: For my most recent podcast on @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social, I speak with activists in Ghana and Uganda about the march of anti-LGBTQ legislation stalking Africa michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/people-are...michaeldeibert.substack.com"People are really panicking"Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Casts a Shadow Across Africa 011
Reposted by Notes from the WorldMichael Deibert @michaeldeibert.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Gathering the list together of venues for the late 2026/early 2027 book tour for With the Pen In One Hand and the Sword in the Other: Haiti and the United States in the Nineteenth Century. If there's a bookstore or academic venue in your town you recommend, please let me know! @ugapress.bsky.social 132
Notes from the World @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Can you imagine being criminalized for who you love? For many LGBTQ people in Africa, that is an increasing reality. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/people-are...michaeldeibert.substack.com"People are really panicking"Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Casts a Shadow Across Africa 010