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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 13h

'There are records that crystallise genres, there are albums that carve out new spaces in established scenes, and there are LPs that, over time, end up symbolising the era in which they were created. Records that create a new musical language... Those are rare.'

R.I.P. D’Angelo

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Critical Theory in Berlin @ktbberlin.bsky.social · 1d

We are excited to officially announce Dipesh Chakrabarty as our next Benjamin Chair in 2026. Chakrabarty, leading scholar of postcolonial theory and subaltern studies, will join us as Benjamin Chair in Berlin next summer.
Save the Date - More information coming soon on our website!

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robin celikates @robin-c.bsky.social · 16h

wir sollten wirklich im Blick behalten, dass das von konservativen & ‚liberalen‘ Angriffen auf postkoloniale Theorie, Gender Studies, rassismuskritische Forschung sowie Wissenschaftsfreiheit & Hochschulautonomie vorbereitet und flankiert wird - auch aus den Medien und Unis heraus

taz @taz.de · 1d

Die AfD Sachsen-Anhalt fragt gezielt nach Listen postkolonialer Seminare und Lehrstühle. Wie die Universitäten beginnen, sich gegen die Angriffe zu wappnen.

AfD hetzt gegen Hochschulen: Angriff auf die Freiheit der Wissenschaft

Die AfD Sachsen-Anhalt fragt gezielt nach Listen postkolonialer Seminare und Lehrstühle. Wie die Universitäten beginnen, sich gegen die Angriffe zu wappnen.

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daniel loick @danielloick.bsky.social · 17h

Don't just report the fascism, report the resistance, too

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.

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Anthony Obst @aobst.bsky.social · 17h

Wenn sie von »Sicherheit« sprechen, meinen sie eigentlich immer genau das hier.

Simon Strick @unddieregel.bsky.social · 1d

"Ausländer stören das stadtbild, daher macht der innenminister jetzt mehr rückführungen"

das sollte viral gehen liebes bluesky

Waveybobson (herzige Ära) @bobbybaerchen.bsky.social · 1d

Niemand hat die Absicht von Säuberungen zu sprechen

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d

My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."

They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.

Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 4d

Wisdom from the great Saidiya Hartman artreview.com/the-intervie...

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 12d

Sweeping strikes and nationwide protests seized parts of Italy today as pressure mounts on Giorgia Meloni’s government to take a stronger stand against Israel over its war in Gaza.

Mass protests and strikes for Gaza bring Italy to a standstill

Roads and ports were blocked and schools closed after unions called for general strike over Israel’s war on Gaza.

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Nikki Columbus @nikkicolumbus.bsky.social · 14d

My primer on German cultural politics in the October issue of @thenation.com brings together stories first reported separately, but need to be understood in concert. It’s the companion piece to my text on the US art world. “Fascism repeats itself: first as antisemitism, then as anti-antisemitism.”

How Germany Silenced Its Artists to Support Israel

As Israel intensified its genocide in Gaza, Germany ramped up its long-simmering war on dissent, silencing Palestine solidarity while bolstering its own far right.

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Anthony Obst @aobst.bsky.social · 14d

Ist das dieses taz lab?

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 22d

"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."

me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually

www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review

Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.

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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 23d

On the many afterlives of Haiti’s misunderstood Henry Christophe, from Marlene L. Daut’s Cundill Prize-shortlisted The First and Last King of Haiti.

The Other King Henry: On the Many Afterlives of Haiti’s Misunderstood Henry Christophe

On April 14, 1936, twenty-year-old Orson Welles directed his first major play. The production was an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth with an all-Black cast. Debuting in Harlem’s storied…

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Linke Literatur @linkeliteratur.bsky.social · 26d

Neuerscheinung: David McNally

Slavery and Capitalism
A New Marxist History

www.ucpress.edu/books/slaver...

Slavery and Capitalism by David McNally - Hardcover

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

www.ucpress.edu

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Daniel Denvir @danieldenvir.bsky.social · 27d

New ep: Trump’s intense police, ICE, military repression w/ Alberto Toscano and @stschrader1.bsky.social. What does this reveal about MAGA’s fascist authoritarian project—and about the illiberalism immanent in carceral and imperialist state? FIRST in 2-part series www.thedigradio.com/podcast/fasc...

Fascist Police State w/ Alberto Toscano and Stuart Schrader

Featuring Alberto Toscano and Stuart Schrader on Trump’s intensification of police, ICE, and military repression. What does this all reveal about MAGA’s fascist and authoritarian project—and about the...

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🔴 Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung @rosaluxstiftung.bsky.social · 27d

In «Konterrevolution und Revolte» beschreibt Herbert Marcuse, wie die westlichen Staaten nach den 68er-Protesten mit einer Konterrevolution reagierten, um das kapitalistische System zu restabilisieren. 👉 Hört jetzt die neue Folge «tl;dr» – überall dort, wo es Podcasts gibt.

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Anti. @antikalypse.bsky.social · 27d

"Das moralische Versagen des Westens in Gaza markiert eine weitere Zeitenwende. Wir leben bereits in dieser neuen Welt, dieser neuen Ordnung, die noch keinen Namen hat, aber ein Gesicht, das Gesicht der Hungernden von Gaza."

Gaza als Epochenbruch

Inzwischen kann kaum jemand mehr den Bildern des Grauens in Gaza entgehen. Spät haben sie politische Reaktionen in Europa ausgelöst, doch diese bleiben ohne sichtbare Wirkung auf den Krieg.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 28d

People on the Right claiming the Kirk murder is an “American Reichstag fire” that justifies a massive crackdown on their political enemies is really remarkable, if you think it through: In this analogy, they are actively and affirmatively taking the side of the Nazis in 1933.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 27d

Trump just designated “Antifa” as a terrorist organization, on par with ISIS and Al Qaeda. As a reminder, “antifa” is short for “antifascist”.

They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left.

This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up.

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Trump says he’s designating Antifa as a terrorist organization | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump said he is designating the far-left anti-fascism movement Antifa as a terrorist organization, announcing the move on his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Thursday mor...

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Ardor @ardor.bsky.social · Sep 9

Die bisher größte #Gefangenenrevolte in einem Hochsicherheitsgefängnis der USA ereignete sich vom 9-13 September 1971 in #Attica, dem größten Staatsgefängnis von New York. Sie war der Höhepunkt mehrwöchiger Unruhen nach der Ermordung von #GeorgeJackson am 21. August 1971.

Autonomie Nr. 2, 10/79, Die neuen Gefängnisse

Cover Autonomie Nr. 2, 10/79, Die neuen Gefängnisse

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daniel loick @danielloick.bsky.social · Sep 6

Freue mich einen Text zu Infrastrukturen der Fürsorge und zu @solikreismouhamed.bsky.social in diesem Sammelband beitragen zu dürfen, den man hier kostenlos downloaden kann
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Verunsicherung

Wie umgehen mit dem um sich greifenden Gefühl der gesellschaftlichen Bedrohung? Analysen der Verflechtungen von Sicherheit, Macht und Ungleichheit.

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · Sep 6

The Weekly Read is "Beyond Sanctuary: The Humanism of a World in Motion," edited by Ananya Roy & Veronika Zablotsky. This collection examines how the liberal democracies of the West rarely grant sanctuary and refuge. Read the entire book now for free.
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Cover of Beyond Sanctuary: The Humanism of a World in Motion, edited by Ananya Roy and Veronika Zablotsky. The cover features a photo of a small concrete building painted with red polka dots, set in an arid landscape under a clear blue sky. The house is part of an art installation by Álvaro Enciso, "La Casa de los Puntos Rojos." The image is placed against a black background with minimalist white and pale blue text. Small red dots accent the corners of the design.

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Anthony Obst @aobst.bsky.social · Sep 6

»Minor Music at the End of the World« is a performance in three movements based on Saidiya Hartman’s essays »The End of White Supremacy: An American Romance« and »Litany for Grieving Sisters«. It features film by Arthur Jafa and premiered in Amsterdam this week. www.e-flux.com/announcement...

World premiere: Minor Music at the End of the World - Announcements - e-flux

Minor Music at the End of the World is a stage adaptation in three movements based on writer and scholar Saidiya Hartman’s acclaimed essays, The End of White Supremacy and Litany for Grieving Sisters.

www.e-flux.com

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · Sep 5

In the latest episode of the podcast, @leninology.bsky.social joins @moonjets.bsky.social to discuss the life and work of anthropologist David Graeber.

Listen here: www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...

Podcast: Richard Seymour and Thomas Jones · The Debt to David Graeber

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Sep 4

This week, I talk to @dreanyc123.bsky.social about the role of criminalization in authoritarianism and fascism—and why we need more outlaws, and less confusion about what the law protects and who it targets.

The Trap of Law and Order Under Fascism

“There’s no rule of law that’s going to get us out of where we are,” says Andrea Ritchie.

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Kerem Schamberger @keremschamberger.bsky.social · Sep 4

"Zehn Jahre nach dem Sommer der Migration: Von Solidarität zur Normalität der Gewalt" - ein aktueller Gastbeitrag von @valeriahaensel.bsky.social und mir in der Frankfurter Rundschau.
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Zehn Jahre nach dem Sommer der Migration: Von Solidarität zur Normalität der Gewalt

Der Rechtsruck begann in der Migrationspolitik und betrifft heute alle Bereiche der Gesellschaft - ein Gastbeitrag von Valeria Hänsel und Kerem Schamberger von Medico International.

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