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enzo rossi
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Political theorist, University of Amsterdam | Co-editor, European Journal of Political Theory | Radical realist, ruthless cosmopolitan | http://enzorossi.net | “Man, the man is killing us man” -VJ Emmie

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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · 2d
Climate change denialism and worrying about controlling the arctic don’t go together.

Post-truth is cooked, get ready for post-coherence.

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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · 3d
Context:

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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · 5d
English, updated PDF here: scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/cgi/viewcont...
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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · 5d
An earlier version came out here:

jacobin.nl/universiteit...
Universiteiten kunnen niet politiek neutraal zijn, maar wel pluralistisch  – Jacobin
Een universiteit die haar missie serieus neemt, moet noch neutraal noch activistisch zijn, schrijft Enzo Rossi, universitair hoofddocent politieke theorie aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam.
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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · 5d
An earlier version came out here:

jacobin.nl/universiteit...
Universiteiten kunnen niet politiek neutraal zijn, maar wel pluralistisch  – Jacobin
Een universiteit die haar missie serieus neemt, moet noch neutraal noch activistisch zijn, schrijft Enzo Rossi, universitair hoofddocent politieke theorie aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam.
jacobin.nl

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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · 5d
Seriously, ofc there’s a big difference between treating international relations as one-time
vs iterated games. But that’s not to say that international law does much. It’s mostly just a reminder of the upside of iteration.

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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · 5d
The rules-based international order is when you do whatever the hell you please, but first you peddle a tall tale about WMDs.

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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · 9d
Both university neutrality and activist universities are forms of overpoliticisation. We need academic pluralism instead.

scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/emancipation...
Universities Can’t Be Politically Neutral, but They Can Be Pluralistic
By Enzo Rossi, Published on 12/31/25
scholarsjunction.msstate.edu

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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · 9d
I look forward to SCOTUS explaining why Trump has legal immunity qua president, but foreign presidents like Maduro don’t

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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · 9d
Trump has a tendency to tell it like it is, gotta give him that
“US will be strongly involvedin Venezuela oil industry”

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 9d
I am reminded here to tap the sign encouraging you all to support independent, worker run, billionaire free newsrooms how and where you are able

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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · 12d
AI is bypassing the problem of consciousness much like marginalism bypassed the problem of value.

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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · Dec 12
Yes. It’s too scary and too close for comfort, but still.

Reposted by Enzo Rossi, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Dec 12
we are going to win.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is released from ICE custody following judge's order
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled that the Trump administration lacked the legal authority to continue holding Abrego.
www.nbcnews.com

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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · Dec 9
Stop the cuts! #stopdesloop
Dam square demo

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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · Dec 8
The centre: At least we’re not racist!

The right: At least we’re racist!

The left: 🦗🦗🦗

Turnout is key and the centre is prob maxed out already, so exposing Farage as the racist he obviously is may even backfire—at least until anyone can credibly promise actual material improvements.

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Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson @verena-erlenbusch.bsky.social · Dec 7
🚨🚨🚨 Hot off the press: a slew of new book reviews in Political Theory. 🚨🚨🚨

First up, @enzoreds.bsky.social takes on three new booksby Fabienne Peter, Matthias Brinkmann, and Thomas Fossen in a terrific review essay on legitimacy.
What Is the Point of Legitimacy? - Enzo Rossi, 2025
journals.sagepub.com

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · Nov 18
Have been thinking about “immigration has been tearing this country apart.” Surely I’m not the only person to think that it isn’t true, but inflamed rhetoric about immigration by politicians is what is tearing this country apart and so statements like that only makes it worse.

Reposted by Enzo Rossi, Jacob T. Levy

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · Nov 13
Banal observation, sorry, but conversations in Prague really brought home to me that while countries come and go, cities have a historical existence and character that typically is far more resilient.

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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · Nov 9
It’s fine if we’re talking about change mechanism and whether they could work today, yes. But just appealing to past glories is also something people do.

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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · Nov 9
A thing I don’t love about the Left—l do this myself sometimes—is appealing to how we used to do things as an argument for what we should do now: “When we were strong we did stuff like this”. Nostalgia is borderline conservatism. It’s tempting, but no. The way forward is through.
Historical Materialism conference lanyard

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Jacobin Nederland @jacobinnl.bsky.social · Nov 6
Een week geleden werd BIJ1 met een kater wakker. Het was de antikapitalistische en dekoloniale partij niet gelukt om de in 2023 verloren zetel terug te winnen? Piet Rietman keek tijdens de campagne mee achter de schermen. Hij bespreekt
de uitgagingen en en afwegingen van de partijleiding en leden.
5000 leden, 250.000 flyers, en toch geen zetel voor BIJ1: een reconstructie – Jacobin
Een week geleden werd BIJ1 met een kater wakker. Het was de antikapitalistische en dekoloniale partij niet gelukt om de in 2023 verloren zetel terug te winnen. <i>Jacobin</i>-redacteur Piet Rietman ke...
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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · Nov 4
In case Zohran's just too exciting for you, here's our room-temperature take on last week's Dutch election: jacobin.com/2025/11/neth...
The Dutch Left Had Its Worst Performance Ever
The Dutch elections were a victory for liberal centrists and a defeat for the anti-immigration Geert Wilders. Yet with the overall right-wing vote stronger than ever, there’s little reason for celebra...
jacobin.com

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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · Nov 3
The Dutch elections were a victory for liberal centrists and a defeat for the anti-immigration Geert Wilders.

Yet with the overall right-wing vote stronger than ever, there’s little reason for celebration.
The Dutch Left Had Its Worst Performance Ever
The Dutch elections were a victory for liberal centrists and a defeat for the anti-immigration Geert Wilders. Yet with the overall right-wing vote stronger than ever, there’s little reason for celebration.
jacobin.com

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Jacobin Nederland @jacobinnl.bsky.social · Nov 3
Links begon de verkiezingscampagne van 2025 verdeeld en onzeker over haar eigen stem, en dat werd duidelijk zichtbaar in de uitslag.

Lees op onze vernieuwde website⤵️
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Links behaalde het slechtste verkiezingsresultaat ooit. Dit is waarom. – Jacobin
In binnen- en buitenland werd opgelucht ademgehaald toen D66 als winnaar uit de stembus kwam. Toch is er nog alle reden tot zorg. Linkse partijen in Nederland behaalden het slechtste resultaat ooit en...
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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · Nov 3
Sulle elezioni olandesi della settimana scorsa:
Il malessere olandese - Jacobin Italia
Nei Paesi Bassi l'estrema destra di Willders si ferma, a vantaggio dei liberali. Ma la sinistra olandese ha ottenuto il suo peggior risultato di sempre. Ecco perché.
jacobinitalia.it

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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · Oct 27
“I don’t know if melancholy is the gaze that allows you to see how rotten everything is, or the inability to see beyond that rottenness. If it’s the first, it can be salvaged. If it’s the second, I agree with the futurists.”

illstarredletter.substack.com/p/cheer-up-l...
Cheer up liberated little girl blue
Should the left reject melancholy? A few thoughts for your Monday, whatever shade it may be.
illstarredletter.substack.com

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enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · Oct 25
Quite a few shows about burying yourself in a controlled environment underground lately: Severance, Fallout, The Silo. The Good Place, sort of. The empire is feeling the pinch.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Oct 25
this is what will happen if mamdani makes bus rides free
A cat is seen riding a bus. They are standing up and have their front paws on the back of the front seat.