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Federico Finchelstein
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Federico Finchelstein. Historian & Immigrant. 8 books on fascists & populists. Words
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Federico Finchelstein is an Argentine historian and chair of the history department at the New School for Social Research and is director of the Janey Program in Latin American Studies. .. more

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 4h
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti

Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta

Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Stephen Miller • @St... • 13m Ø Watched the Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra Family Christmas with my kids. Imagine watching that and thinking America needed infinity migrants from the third world.

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 5h
About reading Nazi propaganda, Klemperer wrote, “Every time I read it I feel sick; but the tension is now so great one must at least know what lies are being told

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 5h
The result is the triumph of a kind of charlatanry that displaces any real solutions. If we are to defend democracy, we must pay attention to and denounce these lies and propaganda.

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 5h
In fascist propaganda, people become ornaments who are fused with the leader. The cult of personality “weakens the sense of reality.”

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 5h
Fascist forms of propaganda represent an inspiration for wannabe fascists worldwide. As S. Kracauer explained in 1936, unlike other forms of propaganda that have fixed goals, fascist propaganda “breeds itself anew time and again.”

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 5h
When a leader becomes so weak & unstable, lies need to be amplified even more. Without them his cult of personality weakens. This might be insane but it needs to be understood historically. Fascism is more than ever the main ideological precedent for Trump's lies.

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waxbanks @waxbanks.bsky.social · 18h
twenty years from now 'AI enthusiast' won't really be a thing, because everyone -- even archival historians, can you imagine? -- will be using (so-called) AI tools all day all over their lives. worlds will have been lost in reaching that point. worlds will have been gained.

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 1d
It’s classic baiting. If you respond critically, you’ll be painted as anti-Christian. If you don’t respond, the Overton window will have been shifted that much further to the right.
markjacob.bsky.social Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
Homeland Security tweet: Merry Christmas, America. We are blessed to share a nation and a Savior.

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 2d
Presentation of my book , Italian translation of Wannabe Fascists/Aspiranti Fascisti at University of Rome Sapienza @andreamammone.bsky.social

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 2d
After my lecture at university of Rome Sapienza...great debate with
@Andrea_Mammone
, g panvino & E. Bernardi

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 2d
Nice to see my book in italian tranlation at the bookstore Coop ambasciatori in Bologna . Aspiranti Fascisti

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 2d
Book signing at the Rome book fair for Italian edition of my book Wannabe Fascists/Aspiranti Fascisti 💯
@DonzelliEditore x.com/i/status/200...
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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 2d
Depends on what the meaning of on is.
schiff.senate.gov Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 2d
Trump in 2024: I "was never on Epstein’s Plane".

Trump DOJ 5 years ago: "Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware)".

Stop breaking the the law.

Release ALL the Files.
Trump flew on Epstein jet eight times in the '90s, according to prosecutor email
President Donald Trump flew on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's private jet "many more times than previously has been reported," according to an email from a New York prosecutor that forms par...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8d
“It was not unanimous. I was muted and not allowed to speak.” 🤔

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 9d
Great talk now by Raul L. Madrid at @dhiroma.bsky.social
dhiroma.bsky.social Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · 17d
South America contains some of the oldest democracies in the world, yet we still know little about how and why democracy first arose in the region. Lecture by Raúl L. Madrid
17.12.2025, 17.00, online + in-person
Please register: tinyurl.com/venmpp99
@maxweberstiftung.de #democracy #southamerica

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 9d
My presentation at the University of Rome Sapienza...Dibattito con Federico Finchelstein su “Minacce alla democrazia e ritorno al fascismo?” saras.web.uniroma1.it/it/dibattito... @Andrea_Mammone @DonzelliEditore

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Descubra Livros @livro.bsky.social · 11d
Uma Breve História das Mentiras Fascistas - Federico Finchelstein

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Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · 17d
South America contains some of the oldest democracies in the world, yet we still know little about how and why democracy first arose in the region. Lecture by Raúl L. Madrid
17.12.2025, 17.00, online + in-person
Please register: tinyurl.com/venmpp99
@maxweberstiftung.de #democracy #southamerica

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julián gómez-delgado @juliangomezdelgado.bsky.social · 22d
New School University is shutting down programs, PhD admissions have been paused, and faculty are now receiving emails to resign.

Of course, this isn't the first crisis, BUT the administration's response hasn't always been like today's revamped austerity "shock therapy.” 👇🏽

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 28d
I was thinking the same. Enabling authoritarians is not the answer.
espiers.bsky.social Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 28d
I can’t believe people in the room don’t push back. It doesn’t matter if he’s the president, part of holding him accountable is standing up to his bullying— especially if he’s doing it right in front of your face
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28d
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 28d
I can’t believe people in the room don’t push back. It doesn’t matter if he’s the president, part of holding him accountable is standing up to his bullying— especially if he’s doing it right in front of your face
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28d
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 29d
Incapacity to adapt & awful preparation. Zero flexibility... These forehands are deeply symptomatic 😂

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 29d
They did it again! NYC subway Thanksgiving 2025, via @scootercaster.com!

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Daniel Kressel @danielgkressel.bsky.social · 29d
How a post-fascist state model emerged in Cold War Latin America, inspired by Francisco Franco’s Spain cambridgeblog.org/2025/11/how-... via
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How a post-fascist state model emerged in Cold War Latin America inspired by Francisco Franco’s Spain.
During the 1960s and 1970s, most Latin American republics saw their democratic systems ousted by ruthless military dictatorships.
cambridgeblog.org

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · Nov 26
Mi entrevista con @eldiario.es:
Sobre cómo grupos de extrema derecha como VOX introducen temas históricamente asociados a la izquierda. «La percepción de estancamiento económico y social abre la puerta a narrativas mesiánicas», www.eldiario.es/1_c30a91?utm...
Vox se disfraza de obrero en el sur de Madrid
La extrema derecha se lanza a por el voto del sur de Madrid con un discurso sobre vivienda que carga contra los fondos inmobiliarios extranjeros y las políticas de Ayuso y que encarna su nuevo portavo...
www.eldiario.es

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · Nov 26
My interview with @eldiario.es :
On how far-right groups like VOX introduce issues historically associated with the left. “The perception of economic & social stagnation opens the door to messianic narratives,” www.eldiario.es/1_c30a91?utm...
Vox se disfraza de obrero en el sur de Madrid
La extrema derecha se lanza a por el voto del sur de Madrid con un discurso sobre vivienda que carga contra los fondos inmobiliarios extranjeros y las políticas de Ayuso y que encarna su nuevo portavo...
www.eldiario.es

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · Nov 26
New and free! The Fascist Zenith by @acostapinto.bsky.social. The new book in our
Cambridge University Press series Elements in the History and Politics of Fascism. You can download here for free: cambridge.org/core/element...
@universitypress.cambridge.org @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
The Fascist Zenith
Cambridge Core - Twentieth Century Regional History - The Fascist Zenith
cambridge.org

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · Nov 25
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Nov 25
Does the BBC think it's improper for a speaker to state their opinion that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history?

Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
onestpress.onestnetwork.com Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · Nov 25
BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · Nov 25
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.

This is today's actual house editorial.
Opinion Editorial Board Thankful for paper towels Holiday travelers deserve better than inadequate and unsanitary hand dryers.

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · Nov 25
Aspiranti fascisti. Vademecum per contrastare la più grave minaccia alla democrazia - Federico Finchelstein - Libro - Donzelli - Saggine | Feltrinelli www.lafeltrinelli.it/aspiranti-fa...