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M. R. Framboise

M. R. Framboise

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Welcome to my website! I'm a New Orleans-based photographer, essayist, and activist with Students for a Democratic Society. I write on identity and revolutionary theory in The Starshine Essays and Running to the Mountaintop.
23
Sep

9/19 NOSHIP Protest Photos

NEW ORLEANS, La. — These pictures were taken at a protest against 200 days of war against Iran. The protest was
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08
Sep
The Street Feels like Home

The Street Feels like Home

I know it must sound strange coming from someone of the most quintessentially petit bourgeois background, but when I’m
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23
Aug
"What's in a Name?" from Running to the Mountaintop

"What's in a Name?" from Running to the Mountaintop

In the many stories that will no-doubt make up this work, the subject of my own name seems to
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19
Aug
Change, Things, and "Nothing Ever Happening"

Change, Things, and "Nothing Ever Happening"

Originally Published in The Daily Salad; Feb. 13, 2026 A new adage has become common on the internet; it is
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19
Aug
"A Regular Tuesday" from Running to the Mountaintop

"A Regular Tuesday" from Running to the Mountaintop

Before we begin climbing the mountaintop, I’d like you to take a deep breath;— inhale the stale dormitory air
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12
Aug
On a Sense of Self Doubt

On a Sense of Self Doubt

Originally Published in The Starshine Essays; Aug. 9, 2026 I fear that there is something that gets lost in the
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12
Aug
On Adulting

On Adulting

Originally Published in The Starshine Essays; Aug. 9, 2026 To: Friends, Comrades, Family, and the Lovely Peoples of the World;
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12
Aug
What Does Victory Look Like?

What Does Victory Look Like?

Originally Published in The Daily Salad; Sept. 6, 2025 A question often asked in bad faith — "What does it
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12
Aug

Notes from the Rally: #1

This month's "Notes from the Rally" is the transcript of a speech given by M. R.
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12
Aug
On the Art of Television

On the Art of Television

Originally Published in The Starshine Essays; Aug. 9, 2026 I. Introduction Much has been made of the potential for political
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