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In which ismatu gwendolyn, young revolutionist, explores what keeps them bound at the seams: disciplined, precarious love; insurgent strategy; reading. Cozy up and pour some tea. All essays and transcripts available at threadings.io

  1. a letter on metacognition [ft. a social experiment]

    AUG 27

    a letter on metacognition [ft. a social experiment]

    having the most delicious caramel pu'erh.

    23 min
  2. the strip club did indeed make me bonkers!

    AUG 13

    the strip club did indeed make me bonkers!

    In which ismatu gwendolyn, public servant, recounts the praxis they got from their local strippery in regards to the acquisition and distribution of US dollar bills. Full transcript available at https://www.threadings.io/the-strip-club-did-indeed-make-me-bonkers/

    45 min

  3. JUL 16

    The Financial Transparency Meeting but Instead of Showing Graphs I Yell

    In which ismatu Gwendolyn, budding revolutionary, reminds everyone (once again) that their goal is NOT a life where they are individually comfortable! Sign up to support them financially at threadings.io: https://www.threadings.io/the-financial-transparency-meeting-but-i-yell-instead-of-show-graphs/#/portal/signup Fill out the resource form in case you have non-momentary skills or supplies you believe to be relevant to their projects. https://www.jotform.com/form/251693630800151 Cool. Please stop asking me to focus on my own individual finances. Do you know how good I am at making individual money. What an unnecessarily small life— especially when ACTUAL FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IS ON THE TABLE. Come on now!

    30 min

  4. JUL 12

    yes, I really do mean “algorithmically-elected official.”

    Full transcript, as always, available at threadings.io

    44 min
  5. when am I compelled to speak? (ft. Madleen flotilla, Booker, and necessary reorientation)

    JUN 11

    when am I compelled to speak? (ft. Madleen flotilla, Booker, and necessary reorientation)

    full transcript at threadings.io

    31 min
  6. THE WAR IS NOT A METAPHOR: The Capitalist, the Defector, the Traitor, and the Revolutionaries

    MAY 19

    THE WAR IS NOT A METAPHOR: The Capitalist, the Defector, the Traitor, and the Revolutionaries

    The global working class engages in active revolution as we speak (and here I am to pontificate about it). As I (ismatu, artist, the pen behind these essays) become more powerful in my world-making, where do I go? Will I defect out of the working class and join the rank of capitalists? Or will I stake my personal powers for collective gain?

    1h 6m
  7. Targeted Deportations and the Changing Face of Fascism

    APR 6

    Targeted Deportations and the Changing Face of Fascism

    In which writer and child of immigrants ismatu gwendolyn discusses the systematic deportations of academic immigrants. Beyond debating whether fascism has “taken hold” in the United States… what do you do when you are afraid for yourself? What happens now that plain-clothed “officers” hunt in broad daylight? All transcripts and sources available at threadings.io https://www.threadings.io/they-hunt-in-broad-daylight-2/

    23 min
  8. Ismatu Gwendolyn: Class Traitor

    FEB 26

    Ismatu Gwendolyn: Class Traitor

    In which Ismatu Gwendolyn, young revolutionary with a pen in hand, seeks to stake their power with and for The People, rather than utilizing the trust of their masses as a site of endless extraction. Link to essay: Link to video: https://youtu.be/jaEMTluGj5E Show Notes: Twenty Enemies by James Forman twenty enemies james forman.pdf you've been traumatized into hating reading (and it's making you easier to oppress): Information Anarchy: The Case Against Sponsorships

    38 min
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In which ismatu gwendolyn, young revolutionist, explores what keeps them bound at the seams: disciplined, precarious love; insurgent strategy; reading. Cozy up and pour some tea. All essays and transcripts available at threadings.io

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  • Creator
    Ismatu Gwendolyn
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    64
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Ismatu Gwendolyn
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