Armageddon averted?

Congratulations!

This is amazing - thanks so much for sharing!

These Are the True Things | Naghmeh Sohrabi | Substack I'm an historian who writes about politics, history, and culture of Iran and the Middle East. Also about television, books, and whatever catches my fancy. Click to read These Are the True Things, by N...

For those wanting to know more about Iran and voices from inside the country (rather than the fash-y monarchists outside), Naghmeh Sohrabi has been translating pieces from folks inside on her blog:

truethings.naghmehs.com

Iran

For people needing podcasts on iran:

thedigradio.com/History%20of...

Really necessary set of essay about this moment:

www.jadaliyya.com/Details/47192

Saving Iranian women from Iranian men.

The article is part of a new collection - Cultural Landscapes of Energy - edited by @corinnegeering.bsky.social and Torsten Meyer.

I'm glad to be included along with great energy historians including my colleague, @leylasayf.bsky.social, who writes on oil and national identity in Azerbaijan.

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Cultural Landscapes of Energy: Constructing Histories of Power, Prosperity, and Decline in Europe This volume explores the contested heritage of landscapes impacted by energy production. It offers a comparative perspective across Europe on different energy resources and reveals the hidden historie...

Our book is out today! 🎉

"Cultural Landscapes of Energy" adds a historical perspective to current debates on energy transition by bringing together conflicting histories around work, habitation and leisure in landscapes impacted by energy production across Europe.

Great news! And thank you @corinnegeering.bsky.social for all your work on this!

Re: Trump seizure of Venezuelan oil and its sale via traders Vitol and Trafigura means that the money goes into a Qatari bank account and out of the hand of Venezuela’s creditors. Vitol and Trafigura have been big donors to Trump. So, the oil capture benefits *some* capitalists, but not others.