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Daniela Gabor @danielagabor.bsky.social · 8d

this May, I sat down with the philosopher Michel Feher, an exception interlocutor, to talk about the Wall Street Consensus, for the project Diagrammes

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DANIELA GABOR - LE CONSENSUS DE WALL STREET

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Diagram[me]s @diagrammes.bsky.social · 6d

Une version écrite de notre entretien vidéo avec le politiste @joelowndes.bsky.social Par @williamcallison.bsky.social et @michelfeher.bsky.social pour @aoc-media.bsky.social

AOC, un quotidien d'idées @aoc-media.bsky.social · 12d

« Le Parti républicain suit toujours cette stratégie en deux étapes où ils poussent la suprématie blanche d’un côté, et ouvrent la porte aux groupes de couleur de l’autre. » Par William Callison et Michel Feher.

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Joe Lowndes : « Face à un autoritarisme croissant, la démocratie dispose de très peu de ressources » - AOC media

Dans ses travaux récents, le politiste Joe Lowndes étudie les liens entre le conservatisme et l’extrême droite aux États-Unis depuis le début des années 1990 jusqu’à aujourd’hui, avec le second…

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AOC, un quotidien d'idées @aoc-media.bsky.social · 12d

« Le Parti républicain suit toujours cette stratégie en deux étapes où ils poussent la suprématie blanche d’un côté, et ouvrent la porte aux groupes de couleur de l’autre. » Par William Callison et Michel Feher.

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Joe Lowndes : « Face à un autoritarisme croissant, la démocratie dispose de très peu de ressources » - AOC media

Dans ses travaux récents, le politiste Joe Lowndes étudie les liens entre le conservatisme et l’extrême droite aux États-Unis depuis le début des années 1990 jusqu’à aujourd’hui, avec le second…

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Lucas G. Pinheiro @lucasgpinheiro.bsky.social · Sep 3

Very happy to see my latest article, “Protocols of Production: The Absent Factories of Digital Capitalism,” in the pages of @apsrjournal.bsky.social!

American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · Aug 26

From our latest issue, Protocols of Production: The Absent Factories of Digital Capitalism by Lucas G. Pinheiro: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Protocols of Production: The Absent Factories of Digital Capitalism | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Protocols of Production: The Absent Factories of Digital Capitalism - Volume 119 Issue 3

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Fred Heussner @fredheussner.bsky.social · Sep 8

Mal wieder ein Re-Post dieses tollen Essays von @veronicagago.bsky.social und @williamcallison.bsky.social

- auch weil der Text so gut zu Söders neuester Gillamos-Rede zu "Tofu-Terror" passt, dem widerlichen "Unterleib-Interview" und anderen Performances passt.

Unbedingte Leseempfehlung!

Boston Review @bostonreview.bsky.social · Sep 8

From the U.S. to Argentina, El Salvador to Ecuador, the wager of the resurgent right is that spectacles of revenge—trolling the zurdos, owning the libs—can mask or compensate for dispossession. How long the wages of cruelty can substitute for real wages remains to be seen.

The Chainsaw International - Boston Review

From Trump to Milei, the far right is betting that spectacles of revenge will compensate for steep economic sacrifice.

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Boston Review @bostonreview.bsky.social · Sep 8

From the U.S. to Argentina, El Salvador to Ecuador, the wager of the resurgent right is that spectacles of revenge—trolling the zurdos, owning the libs—can mask or compensate for dispossession. How long the wages of cruelty can substitute for real wages remains to be seen.

The Chainsaw International - Boston Review

From Trump to Milei, the far right is betting that spectacles of revenge will compensate for steep economic sacrifice.

www.bostonreview.net

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Diagram[me]s @diagrammes.bsky.social · Sep 2

📹 Verónica Gago @veronicagago.bsky.social, intellectuelle et figure majeure du féminisme latino-américain, analyse l’Argentine de Milei comme un laboratoire du néolibéralisme mutant. Face à lui, elle mise sur la potencia feminista : le désir de tout changer.
Entretien en ligne 👉 buff.ly/SMQHjdw

LE LABORATOIRE ARGENTIN - DIAGRAMMES

"Javier Milei s'est présenté comme le résultat final de la crise de représentation du système."

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Diagram[me]s @diagrammes.bsky.social · Sep 1

Gago @veronicagago.bsky.social recently wrote with Callison @williamcallison.bsky.social, lecturer in Social Studies at Harvard @harvard.edu, about the politics of sacrifice and the radicalization of the international far right in @bostonreview.bsky.social 👉 www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...

The Chainsaw International - Boston Review

From Trump to Milei, the far right is betting that spectacles of revenge will compensate for steep economic sacrifice.

www.bostonreview.net

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Diagram[me]s @diagrammes.bsky.social · Sep 1

Our interview with Veronica was conducted in Paris on the 1st of April 2025 by philosopher and co-founder of @diagrammes.bsky.social @michelfeher.bsky.social and sociologist @ericfassin.bsky.social for our 4th newsletter.
Don't forget to subscribe ! 👉 www.diagrammes.fr/en/page/news...

Newsletter - DIAGRAMMES

Archived newsletters

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Marius Bickhardt @mbickhardt.bsky.social · Aug 30

Marius BICKHARDT et Cannelle GIGNOUX, "Le marxisme écologique en contexte(s). Une histoire en cinq épisodes"

Il s'agit d'un bref essai sur les pensées de Marx, de Ratzel, de Wittfogel, de Harich et des écomarxistes contemporains depuis O'Connor.

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Le marxisme écologique en contexte(s) : une histoire en cinq épisodes

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Diagram[me]s @diagrammes.bsky.social · Aug 28

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🎙️ @veronicagago.bsky.social, a prominent Argentinian scholar and leading voice of Latin American feminism sees Milei’s Argentina as a lab for mutant neoliberalism. Against it, she invokes la potencia feminista—the desire to change everything.
📹 Full Interview online now buff.ly/Z87zbmN

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Le Club de Mediapart @mediapartblogs.bsky.social · Aug 25

Les travaux de la politiste Thea Riofrancos portent sur l’extractivisme comme régime politique et économique au Nord comme au Sud. Cet article présente notre entretien avec Thea Riofrancos et dévoile un extrait du chapitre 7/10 : « L'état d'urgence énergétique de Trump ».

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Thea Riofrancos - Extractivisme, vert et brun 1/2

Les travaux de la politiste Thea Riofrancos portent sur l’extractivisme comme régime politique et économique au Nord comme au Sud. Cet article présente notre entretien avec Thea Riofrancos et dévoile un extrait du chapitre 7/10 : « L'état d'urgence énergétique de Trump ».

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UAW @uaw.org · May 19

"A federal appeals court lifted an order on Friday that blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from stripping hundreds of thousands of federal employees of the ability to unionize and collectively bargain over working conditions."

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Court gives go-ahead to Trump's plan to halt union bargaining for many federal workers

The union, which represents about 160,000 federal employees, argued the order violates federal workers' labor rights and the Constitution.

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William Callison @williamcallison.bsky.social · May 19

New bilingual politically kaleidoscopic online multimedia interview project is about to drop...

Follow ahead of next week's launch: ‪@diagrammes-eng.bsky.social‬ + ‪@diagrammes-fr.bsky.social‬

Diagram[me]s @diagrammes.bsky.social · May 17

Observatory of the world's rightward drift, Diagrams offers interviews with researchers, journalists and activists at the intersection of five programs: mutations of capitalism, geopolitical realignments, varieties of far rights, climate denialisms and left resistances.

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William Callison @williamcallison.bsky.social · May 19

New bilingual politically kaleidoscopic online multimedia interview project is about to drop...

Follow ahead of next week's launch: ‪@diagrammes-eng.bsky.social‬ + ‪@diagrammes-fr.bsky.social‬

Diagram[me]s @diagrammes.bsky.social · May 17

Observatory of the world's rightward drift, Diagrams offers interviews with researchers, journalists and activists at the intersection of five programs: mutations of capitalism, geopolitical realignments, varieties of far rights, climate denialisms and left resistances.

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John Merrick @johnmerrick.bsky.social · Apr 23

Incredibly excited to announce that pre-orders for the first issue of The BREAK—DOWN are now live!

The BREAK—DOWN @the-breakdown.bsky.social · Apr 23

LAUNCHING…. The first issue of our new journal – now available to pre-order on The BREAK—DOWN website 👇

linktr.ee/breakdownradio

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Boston Review @bostonreview.bsky.social · Apr 18

A global phenomenon: leaders of the Latin American right describe the project as a “batalla cultural.” But where Gramsci aimed at the capitalist class, their culture war targets progressives and leftists—progres and zurdos, Milei’s favorite epithets.

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William Callison @williamcallison.bsky.social · Apr 15

Such a great time, such a great book! 🔥

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Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · Apr 14

SCOOP: Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi went into an interview today hoping he would come out a U.S. citizen. Instead, ICE arrested him. theintercept.com/2025/04/14/i...

Palestinian Student Leader Was Called In for Citizenship Interview — Then Arrested by ICE

Palestinian Columbia student leader Mohsen Mahdawi was called in for a citizenship interview. Instead, ICE arrested him for deportation.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · Apr 14

The Trump admin has just detained Mohsen Mahdawi, who:
–has green card
–was Columbia Buddhist club president
–saw his best friend shot & killed by Israeli soldier
–said "we are against antisemitism because antisemitism is a form of injustice, and injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"

In addition to violating Mr. Mahdawi’s First Amendment rights, the Rubio
Determination and Mr. Mahdawi’s unlawful detention also violates Mr. Mahdawi’s statutory rights
and due process rights.
PARTIES
8. Petitioner Mohsen Mahdawi is a Palestinian who was born and raised in a refugee
camp in the West Bank. He is a lawful permanent resident of the United States and has been for
the last ten years. He is a recent student of Columbia University, with an expected graduation date
of May 2025. He has been admitted to a Master’s program at Columbia University’s School of
International and Public Affairs (“SIPA”), to begin in the fall of 2025.

After growing up in a refugee camp, Mr. Mahdawi felt compelled to advocate for
Palestinian human rights upon moving to the United States.
22. Mr. Mahdawi is also a committed Buddhist and believes in non-violence and
empathy as a central tenet of his religion. In fall of 2021, he became the president of the Columbia
University Buddhist Association and led it for two years.
23. In fall of 2023, Mr. Mahdawi co-founded the Palestinian Student Union (“Dar”) at
Columbia University which “serves to engage with and celebrate Palestinian culture, history, and
identity.” Mr. Mahdawi co-founded this organization with Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian lawful
permanent resident who was also recently detained by ICE for his expressive conduct related to
Palestine.

Mr. Mahdawi appeared in numerous televised interviews and print news articles
regarding the military campaign in Gaza and related protests. In December of 2023, Mr. Mahdawi
appeared on 60 Minutes where he shared that, as a child, he watched an Israeli soldier shoot and
kill his best friend in the West Bank.
27. Throughout his time as a student and a leader of Dar and the Columbia University
Buddhist Association, Mr. Mahdawi was always willing to engage in dialogue with people whose
views and beliefs differed from his own. Mr. Mahdawi believed, and continues to believe, that
more speech is the solution to disagreement, rather than less, and that empathy and understanding
through communication are a way to resolve conflicts peacefully.

…and a peaceful political solution. Mr. Mahdawi gave speeches at several of these protests. In his
speeches, Mr. Mahdawi advocated for Palestinian human rights, a permanent ceasefire, and a
peaceful resolution that affirmed the human dignity of all.
25. During one protest, Mr. Mahdawi vocally denounced an unaffiliated passerby who
made an antisemitic comment, chanting “shame on him”. Mr. Mahdawi stated that “we are against
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antisemitism because antisemitism is a form of injustice, and injustice anywhere is a threat to
justice everywhere.” The confrontation was documented by the Columbia Spectator

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Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · Apr 14

this is Mohsen Mahdawi, the green card holder who was just arrested by ICE for rendition at his citizenship interview

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · Apr 14

Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference.

The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.

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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · Apr 14

This is Donald Trump telling the Supreme Court to fuck off, and it is Trump asserting his authority to kidnap and deport whoever he wants, for any “reason.” This is a serious escalation of his dictatorial project.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · Apr 14

"One of the darkest days in American history" is absolutely right.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · Apr 14

"You don't deserve due process if you're a criminal" has got to be among the least "American" arguments the government has put forward in a century

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