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Matthew Budman, book guy @matthewbudman.bsky.social · 11d

@joelowndes.bsky.social on Trump's attempt "to conjure up antifa"—which doesn't really exist!—by baiting Portland "into the mother of all antifascist confrontations."

Why Portland? – Joe Lowndes

The one big problem with Trump's executive order "Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization" is that they haven't demonstrated that sometjhing called antifa actually exists as more than ...

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Joe Lowndes @joelowndes.bsky.social · 16d

I have a new piece about the memorialization of Charlie Kirk, American identity, and the coming storm.

The Autumn of Charlie Kirk

What does it mean to turn a far-right activist into a national martyr?

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Diagram[me]s @diagrammes.bsky.social · Jul 31

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« The Masculinist Factor » - Chapter 6 of our conversation with @joelowndes.bsky.social.

🎞️ From years of fieldwork (GOP, far right, white supremacists, Blue Lives Matter) and archival research, he traces the rise of right-wing populism since the 90s.

Watch here buff.ly/h6y1IWK

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Diagram[me]s @diagrammes.bsky.social · Jul 23

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🎙️ @joelowndes.bsky.social, expert in U.S. politics and Visiting Distinguished Lecturer at @huntercollege.bsky.social, explores the rise of the far right, from 1990s conservatism to today’s multiracial authoritarian turn.
Race, populism, power—his research cuts deep.
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Joe Lowndes @joelowndes.bsky.social · Jul 12

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DIAGRAMMES

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Joe Lowndes @joelowndes.bsky.social · Jul 12

Diagrammes is a new series that aims to diagnose our contemporary authoritarian condition through conversations with left scholars, journalists, and activists including Melinda Cooper, Thea Riofrancos, and Quinn Slobodian.

I spoke with them about the past and future of the far right in the US.

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Joe Lowndes @joelowndes.bsky.social · Jun 18

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Brad Lander’s Arrest and the Emergent Fascist Strategy – Joe Lowndes

Mayor Ras Baraka, Judge Hannah Dugan, Rep. LaMonica McIver, Sen. Alex Padilla, and Comptroller Brad Lander have all been physically assaulted, detained, and/or arrested by federal agents in the last t...

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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · Jun 11

“Those who scold protestors for disruptive tactics don’t have a solid basis for their criticism.The highly visible invasion of communities,courthouses,& workplaces by Kevlar-clad, armed ICE agents is bringing thousands more into the streets–evidence that militant resistance is contagious right now.”

Trump, Anti-ICE Protests, and George Floyd Summer – Joe Lowndes

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Joe Lowndes @joelowndes.bsky.social · Jun 11

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Trump, Anti-ICE Protests, and George Floyd Summer – Joe Lowndes

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Joe Lowndes @joelowndes.bsky.social · Apr 22

The great antifascist Leonard Zeskind has died.

Any activist in the U.S. who seriously confronted white nationalism and fascism in the last half century depended on his immense research, writing, and organizing. We are all indebted to him. www.kcur.org/news/2025-04...

Famed anti-racist expert Leonard Zeskind, who warned of fascism's rise, has died

A Kansas City resident, Zeskind began studying the white nationalist movement more than 40 years ago and published his findings in his 2009 book, “Blood and Politics.” His work showed uncanny foresigh...

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Joe Lowndes @joelowndes.bsky.social · Apr 14

A powerfully grim, informative, and essential new piece by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on the bizarre and horrifying Armageddonist fascism we all now face:

The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor

The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them

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Joe Lowndes @joelowndes.bsky.social · Apr 14

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Katherine Franke on X: "Columbia may have signed its own death notice. Word has it that tomorrow Columbia will announce an agreement to formal oversight by Trump. This, if true, will signal the death of Columbia as we knew it. I explain it here: https://t.co/cQBRrrKDXm" / X

Columbia may have signed its own death notice. Word has it that tomorrow Columbia will announce an agreement to formal oversight by Trump. This, if true, will signal the death of Columbia as we knew it. I explain it here: https://t.co/cQBRrrKDXm

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Joe Lowndes @joelowndes.bsky.social · Apr 10

New Yorkers, come out tomorrow!

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minali aggarwal @min0p0ly.bsky.social · Apr 2

Micah and I recently published an essay about this in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social. Check it out here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Pop Culture and the Evolving Politics of the Right: The Potential of Interpretive Methods for Studying Gender, Race, and Politics | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core

Pop Culture and the Evolving Politics of the Right: The Potential of Interpretive Methods for Studying Gender, Race, and Politics

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minali aggarwal @min0p0ly.bsky.social · Apr 2

I've been studying the growth of the multiracial right with Dan HoSang, @joelowndes.bsky.social and Micah English for the last few years. This work has included attending far right conferences and rallies, listening to right-wing media (especially podcasts), and interviewing key influencers.

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Michael Gould-Wartofsky @mgouldwartofsky.bsky.social · Mar 21

The machinery of mass deportation has been set in motion in a nightmarish fashion. It is meant to be impossible to stop—or at least to appear that way. Still, history teaches us that this machine, like any other, can be brought to a halt.

My latest @thenation.com.

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

A Step-by-Step Guide to Trump’s Deportation Machine

March 20, 2025 A Step-by-Step Guide to Trump’s Deportation Machine The machinery of mass deportation is meant to be impossible to stop. But any machine can be brought to a halt, if only we understand ...

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Kathryn Joyce @kathrynajoyce.bsky.social · Mar 13

“The Left thought that cultural, linguistic, representational shifts would inure us from reactionary authoritarian politics. The Right has shown they can retool it & make it work for their ends.” @alfatau.bsky.social @joelowndes.bsky.social & Dan HoSang on the troubling rise of the multiracial right

Trump and the Rise of the Multiracial Right

Scholars Daniel Martinez HoSang and Joseph E. Lowndes on the plastic politics of race in today’s GOP.

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · Feb 25

How do you protect yourself online? In this video we’ll walk you through some steps we take to protect our online safety, and give you tips on how to strengthen yours… www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9uF...

Digital Safety - How to protect your online identity

YouTube video by Bellingcat

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Joe Lowndes @joelowndes.bsky.social · Feb 21

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shoutout Joe Lowndes, some great work #fyp #viral #leftist #leftists #leftistsoftiktok #politics #democrat #democrats #donaldtrump

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Joe Lowndes @joelowndes.bsky.social · Feb 21

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Fascism’s Soothing Affect – Joe Lowndes

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Shellimoto @shellibee.bsky.social · Feb 20

@joelowndes.bsky.social giving us a tiny bit of hope in Oakland

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Joe Lowndes @joelowndes.bsky.social · Feb 8

Dan HoSang and I did an interview with New Politics about Trump’s victory and the multiracial right. newpol.org/issue_post/a...

America’s Multiracial Right - New Politics

Daniel Martinez HoSang and Joseph Lowndes argue that support for the far-right is gaining among people of color, reframing the politics originally rooted in white supremacy.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · Dec 16

The discourse around the pervasive tendency among our political, media, and business elites to accommodate Trump and signal compliance is, in my opinion, focused too much on the idea that they are “obeying because they’re cowards” - as opposed to the idea that many don’t think Trump is all that bad.

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Natalie Fertig @natsfert.bsky.social · Nov 23

“If you really wanted to drive a wedge, a deep wedge, into the union movement — and there already were strong cracks in it prior to this election — this would be a hell of a way to do it,” @joelowndes.bsky.social told me earlier today about Rep LCD as Labor Sec.

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Will labor have a place on Trump’s team?

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Joe Lowndes @joelowndes.bsky.social · Nov 20

I was asked about Polis's support of RFK Jr. In the west there is distrust of the feds as well as a counterculture that has supported both alternative medicine and local food sources. And meanwhile liberals have become reflexive defenders of institutions with close ties to big pharma and big ag.

RFK Jr.’s surprising support

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