Alberto Toscano
@alfatau.bsky.social
"Chi ha compagni non morirà."
(Franco Fortini)
(Franco Fortini)
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Trump’s “Department of War” is a blueprint for a MAGA crusade that erases the line between military, cultural and religious warfare.
@alfatau.bsky.social breaks down Pete Hegseth’s authoritarian vision for endless conflict.
inthesetimes.com/article/secr...
@alfatau.bsky.social breaks down Pete Hegseth’s authoritarian vision for endless conflict.
inthesetimes.com/article/secr...
November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Trump’s “Department of War” is a blueprint for a MAGA crusade that erases the line between military, cultural and religious warfare.
@alfatau.bsky.social breaks down Pete Hegseth’s authoritarian vision for endless conflict.
inthesetimes.com/article/secr...
@alfatau.bsky.social breaks down Pete Hegseth’s authoritarian vision for endless conflict.
inthesetimes.com/article/secr...
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"Pete Hegseth’s MAGA vision for the 'Department of War' ultimately makes no distinction between military, social, cultural and religious conflicts." @alfatau.bsky.social on how Hegseth is building "an insidiously indefinite notion of war at the heart of MAGA" @inthesetimes.com.
The Secretary of All Wars
Pete Hegseth’s MAGA vision for the “Department of War” ultimately makes no distinction between military, social, cultural and religious conflicts.
inthesetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"Pete Hegseth’s MAGA vision for the 'Department of War' ultimately makes no distinction between military, social, cultural and religious conflicts." @alfatau.bsky.social on how Hegseth is building "an insidiously indefinite notion of war at the heart of MAGA" @inthesetimes.com.
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El Taller: Understanding Modern Fascism with Alberto Toscano @alfatau.bsky.social
Alberto Toscano, author of Late Fascism, discusses what fascism means today, beyond political clichés.
Alberto Toscano, author of Late Fascism, discusses what fascism means today, beyond political clichés.
El Taller: Understanding Modern Fascism with Alberto Toscano
Alberto Toscano, author of Late Fascism, discusses what fascism means today, beyond political clichés.
mexicosolidarity.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
El Taller: Understanding Modern Fascism with Alberto Toscano @alfatau.bsky.social
Alberto Toscano, author of Late Fascism, discusses what fascism means today, beyond political clichés.
Alberto Toscano, author of Late Fascism, discusses what fascism means today, beyond political clichés.
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Reposted by Alberto Toscano
Se nos ha ido Paolo Virno. Filósofo de la multitud. No hace tanto fue Negri.
Qué solos nos estamos quedando.
Descansa en paz, caro compagno. Te seguiremos leyendo y vivirás por siempre en nuestro corazón.
Qué solos nos estamos quedando.
Descansa en paz, caro compagno. Te seguiremos leyendo y vivirás por siempre en nuestro corazón.
Ha muerto Paolo Virno. Uno de los más grandes pensadores de la filosofía política del siglo XX, un comunista y una persona excepcional dedicada a la lucha por lo común.
Virtuosismo y revolución es uno de mis libros favoritos y Gramática de la Multitud otro tanto. Rest in Power.
Virtuosismo y revolución es uno de mis libros favoritos y Gramática de la Multitud otro tanto. Rest in Power.
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Se nos ha ido Paolo Virno. Filósofo de la multitud. No hace tanto fue Negri.
Qué solos nos estamos quedando.
Descansa en paz, caro compagno. Te seguiremos leyendo y vivirás por siempre en nuestro corazón.
Qué solos nos estamos quedando.
Descansa en paz, caro compagno. Te seguiremos leyendo y vivirás por siempre en nuestro corazón.
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Fotos que tomé en Buenos Aires en septiembre de 2006, en una conferencia de Paolo Virno (1952-2025).
November 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Fotos que tomé en Buenos Aires en septiembre de 2006, en una conferencia de Paolo Virno (1952-2025).
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Paolo Virno, scomparso a 73 anni, ha saputo pensare il comunismo rileggendo la composizione di classe e le lotte con gli strumenti della filosofia, delle linguistica e dell'antropologia
jacobinitalia.it/sostanza-di-...
jacobinitalia.it/sostanza-di-...
Sostanza di cose sperate - Jacobin Italia
Paolo Virno, scomparso a 73 anni, ha saputo pensare il comunismo rileggendo la composizione di classe e le lotte con gli strumenti della filosofia, delle linguistica e dell'antropologia
jacobinitalia.it
November 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Paolo Virno, scomparso a 73 anni, ha saputo pensare il comunismo rileggendo la composizione di classe e le lotte con gli strumenti della filosofia, delle linguistica e dell'antropologia
jacobinitalia.it/sostanza-di-...
jacobinitalia.it/sostanza-di-...
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Paolo Virno 1952-2025
November 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Paolo Virno 1952-2025
"How are we to understand ... the neo- and hyper-colonial futures through which “peace” and “reconstruction” in Gaza are being framed and implemented?"
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portolan-journal.org?post=propert...
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 AM
"How are we to understand ... the neo- and hyper-colonial futures through which “peace” and “reconstruction” in Gaza are being framed and implemented?"
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portolan-journal.org?post=propert...
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our issue of SAQ on "filming capital" is up! contributions from @lingzhang.bsky.social, @ernestpjl.bsky.social, @benjamincrais.bsky.social, @annakornbluh.bsky.social, patrick marshall, cassandra guan, alberto toscano
bad news for haters of the good!
www.dukeupress.edu/filming-capi...
bad news for haters of the good!
www.dukeupress.edu/filming-capi...
Filming Capital
www.dukeupress.edu
November 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
our issue of SAQ on "filming capital" is up! contributions from @lingzhang.bsky.social, @ernestpjl.bsky.social, @benjamincrais.bsky.social, @annakornbluh.bsky.social, patrick marshall, cassandra guan, alberto toscano
bad news for haters of the good!
www.dukeupress.edu/filming-capi...
bad news for haters of the good!
www.dukeupress.edu/filming-capi...
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Yesterday, Dick Cheney, the most powerful vice president in U.S. history, died at 84.
His legacy: torture, secret prisons, and wars that killed millions.
@alfatau.bsky.social examines the empire he built—and the impunity he enjoyed.
inthesetimes.com/article/dick...
His legacy: torture, secret prisons, and wars that killed millions.
@alfatau.bsky.social examines the empire he built—and the impunity he enjoyed.
inthesetimes.com/article/dick...
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Yesterday, Dick Cheney, the most powerful vice president in U.S. history, died at 84.
His legacy: torture, secret prisons, and wars that killed millions.
@alfatau.bsky.social examines the empire he built—and the impunity he enjoyed.
inthesetimes.com/article/dick...
His legacy: torture, secret prisons, and wars that killed millions.
@alfatau.bsky.social examines the empire he built—and the impunity he enjoyed.
inthesetimes.com/article/dick...
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Delighted to announce that Alberto Toscano @alfatau.bsky.social agreed to talk in the realm of the lecture series "Prompting Fascism. Medien/Theorien des neuen Faschismus" -> Dec 3rd, 6pm (CET), online.
Link and more information soon to find here: medienwissenschaft-berlin.org/prompting-fa...
Link and more information soon to find here: medienwissenschaft-berlin.org/prompting-fa...
October 29, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Delighted to announce that Alberto Toscano @alfatau.bsky.social agreed to talk in the realm of the lecture series "Prompting Fascism. Medien/Theorien des neuen Faschismus" -> Dec 3rd, 6pm (CET), online.
Link and more information soon to find here: medienwissenschaft-berlin.org/prompting-fa...
Link and more information soon to find here: medienwissenschaft-berlin.org/prompting-fa...
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They're here! In just a few weeks I'll be hosting the brilliant Dagmar Herzog to explore the "sexy racism" of the contemporary far right. Those in Rochester, if you'd like a copy of this book and commit to attending the workshop, write me and I'll give you one!
events.rochester.edu/event/the-ne...
events.rochester.edu/event/the-ne...
October 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
They're here! In just a few weeks I'll be hosting the brilliant Dagmar Herzog to explore the "sexy racism" of the contemporary far right. Those in Rochester, if you'd like a copy of this book and commit to attending the workshop, write me and I'll give you one!
events.rochester.edu/event/the-ne...
events.rochester.edu/event/the-ne...
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Dagmar Herzog (@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social, @historygc.bsky.social), The New Fascist Body (Wirklichkeit Books, 2025; #skystorians): wirklichkeitbooks.com/the-new-fasc...
Wirklichkeit Books -
The New Fascist Body
Dagmar Herzog
The New Fascist Body
The success of new far-right movements cannot be explained by fear or rage alone – the pleasures of agg
wirklichkeitbooks.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Dagmar Herzog (@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social, @historygc.bsky.social), The New Fascist Body (Wirklichkeit Books, 2025; #skystorians): wirklichkeitbooks.com/the-new-fasc...
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Dans cet entretien, le philosophe Alberto Toscano - auteur du livre "Fascisme tardif" - revient sur l’histoire du fascisme et défend l’usage actuel de cette catégorie, en particulier dans un monde bouleversé par le génocide en cours à Gaza 👇
www.contretemps.eu/contre-fasci...
www.contretemps.eu/contre-fasci...
Contre le fascisme tardif : être ce qu’ils craignent. Entretien avec Alberto Toscano - CONTRETEMPS
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October 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Dans cet entretien, le philosophe Alberto Toscano - auteur du livre "Fascisme tardif" - revient sur l’histoire du fascisme et défend l’usage actuel de cette catégorie, en particulier dans un monde bouleversé par le génocide en cours à Gaza 👇
www.contretemps.eu/contre-fasci...
www.contretemps.eu/contre-fasci...
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When is the No CEOs rally?
October 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
When is the No CEOs rally?
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"What if, in the process of trying to ban AI products that quite actually encourage children to kill themselves, we wind up banning chatbots that help children cheat on their homework, diminish their propensity for critical thought, and lead to the development of other forms of AI psychosis?"
CA governor Gavin Newsom vetoed both of the major AI bills on his desk that Silicon Valley meaningfully opposed—one making it illegal for bosses to use AI to fire workers with no oversight, one requiring chatbot sellers to ensure their products do not harm children before marketing to them.
Silicon Valley's capture of our political institutions is all but complete
The tech lobby kills off two key California AI bills, and why it matters. Plus: How Sam Altman played Hollywood with Sora 2, organized mass social media deletions, and more.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"What if, in the process of trying to ban AI products that quite actually encourage children to kill themselves, we wind up banning chatbots that help children cheat on their homework, diminish their propensity for critical thought, and lead to the development of other forms of AI psychosis?"
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For some prescient thoughts on how this would come to pass, read @alfatau.bsky.social's July piece @inthesetimes.com on how "MAGA’s obsession with reverse racism is the glue binding together" all of Trump's policies.
October 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
For some prescient thoughts on how this would come to pass, read @alfatau.bsky.social's July piece @inthesetimes.com on how "MAGA’s obsession with reverse racism is the glue binding together" all of Trump's policies.
"In a follow-up to his and Brenna Bhandar's "Slumlord Empire", Alberto Toscano writes about the Trump administration's Gaza ceasefire plan's genocidal logic of displacement and accumulation."
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Planning Against Palestine • Protean Magazine
In a follow-up to his and Brenna Bhandar's "Slumlord Empire", Alberto Toscano writes about the Trump administration's Gaza ceasefire plan's genocidal logic of displacement and accumulation.
proteanmag.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"In a follow-up to his and Brenna Bhandar's "Slumlord Empire", Alberto Toscano writes about the Trump administration's Gaza ceasefire plan's genocidal logic of displacement and accumulation."
proteanmag.com/2025/10/13/p...
proteanmag.com/2025/10/13/p...
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Another course alert -- it’s a busy month... I’m leading a 4-week online seminar on one of the most important books ever, Du Bois’s Black Reconstruction in America, @brooklyninstitute.bsky.social. Just a few seats remain; check it out and don't miss out thebrooklyninstitute.com/items/course...
W.E.B. Du Bois: Black Reconstruction in America - Brooklyn Institute for Social Research
Promised “40 acres and a mule,” Black people were for the most part left empty-handed after the abolition of slavery—and, what’s more, made to blame for what generations of U.S. historians saw as the ...
thebrooklyninstitute.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Another course alert -- it’s a busy month... I’m leading a 4-week online seminar on one of the most important books ever, Du Bois’s Black Reconstruction in America, @brooklyninstitute.bsky.social. Just a few seats remain; check it out and don't miss out thebrooklyninstitute.com/items/course...
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this article is the reason he won the Nobel, they told me over the phone
Congrats to friend of the mag László Krasznahorkai for winning the Nobel Prize in Literature -- a well deserved award for someone whom real heads have known for years as a master of neo-modernism.
@jakeromm.bsky.social wrote about him for us in 2023.
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@jakeromm.bsky.social wrote about him for us in 2023.
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No Such Thing as a Way Out - Strange Matters
Krasznahorkai employs an almost cubist prose—we are somehow given the inside of a narrator’s mind from every angle at once.
strangematters.coop
October 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
this article is the reason he won the Nobel, they told me over the phone
"... the history of the term Staatsräson is explicitly a history of violence. It’s about all of these forms of behavior that are not moral but are politically necessary: lying, deceit, violence, expropriation…”
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communispress.com/unreason-of-...
Unreason of State
The history of the idea of reason of State is a history of violence.
communispress.com
October 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"... the history of the term Staatsräson is explicitly a history of violence. It’s about all of these forms of behavior that are not moral but are politically necessary: lying, deceit, violence, expropriation…”
communispress.com/unreason-of-...
communispress.com/unreason-of-...
An interview with Patrick Samzun of the anarchist journal Réfractions, on analyzing & fighting the contemporary far-Right:
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Creative aggression against anti-politics
Capacious forms of transformative resistance require "creative aggression."
communispress.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
An interview with Patrick Samzun of the anarchist journal Réfractions, on analyzing & fighting the contemporary far-Right:
communispress.com/creative-agg...
communispress.com/creative-agg...
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Faculty Writing | Abdaljawad Omar, "Water without name " | for @communispress | buff.ly/axPbMVd
October 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Faculty Writing | Abdaljawad Omar, "Water without name " | for @communispress | buff.ly/axPbMVd
"My modest proposal would be an antifascist take on Nietzsche’s idea of becoming who one is: becoming what the far right imagines you to be, realizing their imaginary enemy."
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<i>Become who you are</i> … against fascism
Become what the far right imagines you to be, realize their imaginary enemy.
communispress.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
"My modest proposal would be an antifascist take on Nietzsche’s idea of becoming who one is: becoming what the far right imagines you to be, realizing their imaginary enemy."
communispress.com/become-who-y...
communispress.com/become-who-y...