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Here is a page of not-so-carefully curated links. They're just random sites that I find during my internet travels. I stash them here fore safekeeping.
Inclusion does not imply endorsement, in whole or in part.
Language
LiBER - Linear B electronic resources
Marcion - software for studying ancient Gnostic scriptures
Oracc - annotated corpus of cuneiform
The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary
Lushootseed - for learning one of the original languages of Puget Sound
Lushootseed Research - More lessons and resources on Lushootseed
Zuni Language Materials Collection - digitized collections for the Zuni Pueblo community and Zuni language learners (Please note that some of this content is considered sensitive and will not be translated.)
ASLU - resources for learners and teachers of American Sign Language
Occult
Correspondences - active peer-reviewed journal on esotericism
Esoterica - inactive peer-reviewed journal on esotericism
European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism - exactly what it sounds like
La Ciencia Real - occult documents in English and Spanish
eneruru - forum for Mesopotamian studies (including magic)
Grimoire Magic - manuscripts of medieval grimoires related educational resources
The Hermetic Library - open access occultism, especially Hermeticism and Thelema
Internet Sacred Texts Archive - readings on folklore, mythology, religion, and the esoteric
O.T.O. U.S.A. Library - library for the Ordo Templi Orientis in the United States
Twilit Grotto - very old esoteric literature
Aeclectic Tarot - tarot, Lenormand, and oracle decks with photos and reviews
Nietzschemanteion - bibliomancy with Friedrich Nietzsche quotes
Esoteric Order of Dagon - occult lodges working Lovecraftian magic since 1981
Esoteric Order of Dagon - an unrelated internet-based Lovecraftan order with a unique Temple of Abzu system of magic
Journal of the Western Mystery Tradition - defunct journal by and for occultists
Thelemic Union - today's voices of Thelema
Philosophy
Worlds & Knowledges Otherwise - international dossier on "socio-economic, legal-political, and ethico-philosophical issues"
Webdeleuze - lectures and more by French philosopher Gilles Deleuze
Politics
Comics With Problems - strange historical comics
German Propaganda Archive - Nazi and East German propaganda translated into English
Atlanta Community Press Collective - writers' collective for "radical education and empowerment of autonomous communities" in Atlanta, Georgia
Black Women Radicals - collective for "uplifting and centering Black women and gender expansive people's radical political activism"
Center for a Stateless Society - "left market anarchist think tank and media center"
Hampton Institute - proletarian socialist think tank
Laboria Cuboniks - collective project best known for publishing the Othering & Belonging Institute - interdisciplinary team at University of California, Berkeley researching targeted universalist strategies The Platypus Affiliated Society - "reading groups, public fora, research, and journalism" for the Left Sick of It! - disabled activists for prison abolition
The Anarchist Library - free library of anarchist and related texts Marxists Internet Archive - transcribed and translated Marxist and related texts The Baffler - left-wing political criticism Ceasefire - magazine of "radical ideas" Hypocrite Reader - "biannual leftist magazine of useful, unexpected writing" Ill Will - political journal International Socialist Review - archived socialist journal libcom.org - libertarian communist website posting activist tools, news, and readings Le Monde diplomatique - independent French news journal The New Inquiry - magazine on lots of social isses Notes From Below - socialist publication dedicated to workers' inquiry Socialist Studies - journal on "social, economic, and/or political injustice, and practices of struggle, transformation, and liberation" Unavoidable Disaster - periodically updated chaotic pastiche of information on current events YES! Magazine - nonprofit "solutions journalism"
Technology
Center for Humane Technology - movement to reduce negative influence of pervasive tech on our lives
NoSurf - resources compiled from r/nosurf (yes, reddit)
Dr. Chuck Online - lessons on Django, Python, and more
W3 Schools - HTML reference
10 Minute Mail - free, anonymous, and temporary email service
Forward Email - free tool for creating email aliases
Have I Been Pwned - check if your email or phone number have been compromised in a data breach
OSINT - open source doxxing intelligence tools
LibreWolf - privacy-oriented custom version of Firefox
Prism Break - opt out of global data surveillance programs
switching.software - "ethical, easy-to-use and privacy-conscious alternatives to well-known software
Awesome Critical Tech Reading List - "opinionated reading list for the critical programmer"
Tech Won't Save Us - podcast for critical technology studies
textfiles.com - BBS archive and history
World
Atlas Obscura - "definitive guide to the world's hidden wonders"
Studia Orientalia Electronica - "original research articles in all fields of Asian and African studies"
Studia Orientalia Electronica - "original research articles in all fields of Asian and African studies"
闯 Chuǎng - blog and journal on modern Chinese society
Critical China Scholars - balanced scholarly viewpoints on China and its politics
Reading the China Dream - translated writings by "establishment" Chinese intellectuals
Sounding Islam in China - multi-sited ethnographic study on the religious expression of Chinese Muslims
Dual U.S. Italian Citizenship - resources for Americans seeking Italian citizenship by birthright or marriage
ETANA - open access journals on the ancient Near East
List of Open Access Journals in Ancient Studies - exactly what it sounds like
Bibliographica Iranica - predominantly bibliographic blog for Iranian studies
Dual U.S. Italian Citizenship - resources for Americans seeking Italian citizenship by birthright or marriage
Favorite articles
You may also be interested in some of articles I specifically like. They are included for their informative, philosophical, and practical value. Here are some of them.
Against "Effective Altruism" - Alice Crary, Radical Philosophy (Summer 2021)
The Arctic Suicides: It's Not the Dark That Kills You - Rebecca Hersher, NPR (April 21, 2016)
Five Geek Social Falacies - Michael Suileabhain-Wilson, Plausibly Deniable (December 2, 2003)
Rock Against Anything: How Metal Became So Fucking Reactionary And What To Do About It - R.M. Temin, Toilet ov Hell (March 27, 2018)
What the "grievance studies" hoax actually reveals - Daniel Engber, Slate (October 5, 2018)