Bram E. Gieben

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My new essay series begins with a critical reading of concepts from Judith Butler's 'Gender Trouble' and an introduction to some of the themes I'll explore. Read now 💪 bit.ly/crisismasc

👻 NEW STRANGE EXILES! 👻 Poet and theorist Alex Mazey, author of 'Sad Boy Aesthetics' from @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social and the forthcoming 'Rival Streamer' from @trickhouse.bsky.social on Jean Baudrillard, Mark Fisher, video games and Lil Peep 🎧 bit.ly/strangex42

Neologisms such as Micro-retirement are Gaslighting the Public: We need to take Workplace Mental Health Seriously Mike Watson examines the phenomenon of the workplace neologism and argues that terms such as "micro-retirement" obscure the origins of worker discontent.

A new text by me on Revol Press substack:

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Will do sir, think I have you on there!

Re-upping this skeet for those who may want to follow, as I'll be bailing from this place soon 🙏 Join me!

NEW ESSAY SERIES! 💪 A year-long journey into the #manosphere, modern #masculinity, and the dark underbelly of capitalist realism from the author of THE DARKEST TIMELINE. Find out more and sign up free:

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Marx saw the issue of censorship as central to his critique of the economic system.

Read more here on Revol Press's substack: revolpress.substack.com/p/marx-and-c...

We did it! Thank you 🙏

We're all going to capitalist hell

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In Whose Name? | Teaser Trailer | Only In Theaters September 19 YouTube video by In Whose Name?

This looks utterly compelling but will be a tough watch for me as a person who has struggled a great deal with my bipolar. It's cost me so much, on a personal level. But this sounds like an outstanding achievement in documentary filmmaking.

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Managing the Global Discourse Care, Content Moderation, and Cultural Imperialism

New essay. From triumphal 1990s ideas about an American century underpinned by Internet power, to the mid-2010s belief that social media was a “global conversation,” to mid-2020s anxieties about communication breakdowns and civil war. open.substack.com/pub/paroxysm...

Against 'Morality': How moral certainties subvert ideology Subverting Ideology

My first piece for Discontent dropped today, drawing on the philosophy of Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes, Slavoj Žižek and Julie Reshe.

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Towards a Free Education: Conference Speech Transcript – Mark Fisher (2013) The late Mark Fisher on neoliberalism, education, and the task of rebuilding the left to counteract capitalist realism.

See on the Revol Press substack a transcript of a talk by Mark Fisher on education and capitalism, given at the MACRO museum, Rome, in 2013.

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a man is dressed as a clown with a rainbow wig ALT: a man is dressed as a clown with a rainbow wig

I sort of understand why happy escapist bullshit dominates the cultural landscape at the moment, and the notion that expressing joy is a political act in dark times. But I also hope doomer / depressive / transgressive aesthetics come back before I'm too old to make new art.

Left Publishing in the Trump Era ft. Mike and Bram from Revol Press YouTube video by THIS IS REVOLUTION podcast

I was on This Is Revolution today with the homie Jason Myles talking left wing publishing, the far right clown show, protest, mental health and more. Watch it back! 💥

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My latest essay on the Poll Tax riot, the anti-Iraq War marches, and why we need to rethink how we protest in order to beat the rise of the far right.

Now on the Revol Press blog:
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Steve Aylett on the Quest for Originality In a new interview ( click here ), British author Steve Aylett discusses his current project The Heart of the Original.  Here are a few li...

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👻 NEW EPISODE! 👻 I talk to writer and artist Robert Shepherd about his essay series 'Our Ghost', plus memes, Marxism, Doctor Who, and his thoughts on our dystopian AI future.

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Nietzsche and the Nihilism of Shitposting People look to social media to assert themselves, but to what degree does it undermine their subjectivity, reducing them to object status? An excerpt from Mike Watson's 'Hungry Ghosts in the Machine'

People look to social media to assert themselves, but to what degree does it undermine their subjectivity, reducing them to object status? An excerpt from Mike Watson's 'Hungry Ghosts in the Machine'

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A podcast about ideas, identity and ideology. This is Strange Exiles⏳

bit.ly/strangex40 Tish & Adam Turl
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... more soon

What the volcano told us Things go south. Naples, August 2025.

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Storm in a teacup maybe 🤣

People need to stop appropriating my name. On the other hand, I am full of hot air

Thanks for all the great feedback, questions and arguments this post has generated in comments and DMs! 🙏

Bram E. Gieben: Farther down 'The Darkest Timeline' One year on from the publication of his book on our dystopian present and dark future, the author and critic asks - have things gotten worse?

NEW ESSAY FOR REVOL PRESS! Just over a year since I published The Darkest Timeline, a book that took a deep dive into the idea of “the end of the world.” Did I predict things accurately?

Thanks to Revol and @mikerwatson.bsky.social 👇

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Running an independent left press today: Interview with Mike Watson Revol Press founder Mike Watson talks about left publishing, the future of the press, and what it means to be genuinely independent. Plus, what's coming next...

I answer some interview questions on the Revol Press substack about the future of publishing in general, and what Revol plans next.

I also talk about how we stay out of divisive left mudslinging:

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Illustration: Vladan Jeremic

w/ @bramegieben.bsky.social

On the escalation of fascist tendencies in US politics, from my conversation with @bornagainlabor.bsky.social on the latest Strange Exiles 🚩 bit.ly/strangex40

The gaffer at Revol, pulling nae punches 💥