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Umkämpftes Eigentum. Buch von Niklas Angebauer, Jacob Blumenfeld, Tilo Wesche (Suhrkamp Verlag)
Vom Klimaschutz über die Vergesellschaftung großer Immobilienkonzerne bis zum Recht... | Buch von Niklas Angebauer, Jacob Blumenfeld, Tilo Wesche versandkostenfrei & direkt vom Verlag kaufen
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1. Umkämpftes Eigentum: Eine gesellschaftstheoretische Debatte (Suhrkamp), edited along with N. Angebauer & T. Wesche.
with over 20 new essays on property theory, history and conflicts (in German)
www.suhrkamp.de/buch/umkaemp...
with over 20 new essays on property theory, history and conflicts (in German)
www.suhrkamp.de/buch/umkaemp...
beating capitalism by waking up before dawn to work
January 21, 2026 at 2:58 PM
beating capitalism by waking up before dawn to work
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Thats his motivation, Dr Freud, he builds towers to match that looming asylum from his childhood, to escape it and to recreate it at the same time. Its his primary drive, duplication of his own worst fears
January 21, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Thats his motivation, Dr Freud, he builds towers to match that looming asylum from his childhood, to escape it and to recreate it at the same time. Its his primary drive, duplication of his own worst fears
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It's a sign of the times that Big Tech has switched from greenwashing to datacentre-washing. In actual fact, the AI industry has revitalised fossil fuel and the imperialist credo that burning as much energy as possible is the route to worldly power. arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/m...
Microsoft vows to cover full power costs for energy-hungry AI data centers
Company responds to community concerns over electricity bills and water use.
arstechnica.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:50 AM
It's a sign of the times that Big Tech has switched from greenwashing to datacentre-washing. In actual fact, the AI industry has revitalised fossil fuel and the imperialist credo that burning as much energy as possible is the route to worldly power. arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/m...
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Morgen!
22.1. in Aquarium Berlin: Krise und kollektive Handlungsfähigkeit. Ein Gespräch zur Politik von Gegengemeinschaften. Mit Daniel Loick, Rahel Jaeggi und Thomas Seibert, moderiert von Charlie Ebert. @ktbberlin.bsky.social
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criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/krise-...
Krise und kollektive Handlungsfähigkeit. Ein Gespräch zur Politik von Gegengemeinschaften - KTB
Mit Daniel Loick, Rahel Jaeggi und Thomas Seibert, moderiert von Charlie Ebert
criticaltheoryinberlin.de
January 21, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Morgen!
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The global power structure has become centered on an insane person, its an interesting situation
This was in the middle of his two hour long, meandering, slurred press conference today.
January 21, 2026 at 7:43 AM
The global power structure has become centered on an insane person, its an interesting situation
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I reviewed MORE AND MORE AND MORE which argues that there’s no historical precedent for an “energy transition”; instead, we see symbiotic linkages between wood, coal, oil, and now renewables. I’m convinced. But the book’s analysis of capitalism falls short @thebaffler.com Link ⬇️
January 20, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I reviewed MORE AND MORE AND MORE which argues that there’s no historical precedent for an “energy transition”; instead, we see symbiotic linkages between wood, coal, oil, and now renewables. I’m convinced. But the book’s analysis of capitalism falls short @thebaffler.com Link ⬇️
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📅 Berlin | 26.1.
Science Fiction und die DDR
Historische Zukünfte – zukünftige Geschichten 👇
www.rosalux.de/veran...
Science Fiction und die DDR
Historische Zukünfte – zukünftige Geschichten 👇
www.rosalux.de/veran...
January 14, 2026 at 10:48 AM
📅 Berlin | 26.1.
Science Fiction und die DDR
Historische Zukünfte – zukünftige Geschichten 👇
www.rosalux.de/veran...
Science Fiction und die DDR
Historische Zukünfte – zukünftige Geschichten 👇
www.rosalux.de/veran...
CRITIQUE OF AI
Mon, February 16, 2026
16:00 - 18:00
Senatssaal, HU Berlin
Unter den Linden 6, 10117
With Matteo Pasquinelli, @annanosthoff.bsky.social, @bildoperationen.bsky.social, and Rainer Mülhoff
moderated by Jacob Blumenfeld
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/event/cri...
Mon, February 16, 2026
16:00 - 18:00
Senatssaal, HU Berlin
Unter den Linden 6, 10117
With Matteo Pasquinelli, @annanosthoff.bsky.social, @bildoperationen.bsky.social, and Rainer Mülhoff
moderated by Jacob Blumenfeld
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/event/cri...
January 20, 2026 at 3:18 PM
CRITIQUE OF AI
Mon, February 16, 2026
16:00 - 18:00
Senatssaal, HU Berlin
Unter den Linden 6, 10117
With Matteo Pasquinelli, @annanosthoff.bsky.social, @bildoperationen.bsky.social, and Rainer Mülhoff
moderated by Jacob Blumenfeld
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/event/cri...
Mon, February 16, 2026
16:00 - 18:00
Senatssaal, HU Berlin
Unter den Linden 6, 10117
With Matteo Pasquinelli, @annanosthoff.bsky.social, @bildoperationen.bsky.social, and Rainer Mülhoff
moderated by Jacob Blumenfeld
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/event/cri...
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“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
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has there been no uptake to the Freudian-Marxist theory of geoengineering?
January 19, 2026 at 9:09 PM
has there been no uptake to the Freudian-Marxist theory of geoengineering?
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Ein ebenso lesenswerter wie herausfordernder Beitrag zur politiktheoretischen, soziologischen und feministischen Verhältnisbestimmung von Ökonomie und Natur: @vkluzik.bsky.social bespricht „Free Gifts. Capitalism and the Politics of Nature“ von @alybatt.bsky.social
www.soziopolis.de/skizzen-eine...
www.soziopolis.de/skizzen-eine...
January 20, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Ein ebenso lesenswerter wie herausfordernder Beitrag zur politiktheoretischen, soziologischen und feministischen Verhältnisbestimmung von Ökonomie und Natur: @vkluzik.bsky.social bespricht „Free Gifts. Capitalism and the Politics of Nature“ von @alybatt.bsky.social
www.soziopolis.de/skizzen-eine...
www.soziopolis.de/skizzen-eine...
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determined to implode the collective, heads in the sand polite corporate babble, @adamtooze.bsky.social told the Davos audience about the KKK, race politics and how Donald Trump is a product of those
January 20, 2026 at 9:03 AM
determined to implode the collective, heads in the sand polite corporate babble, @adamtooze.bsky.social told the Davos audience about the KKK, race politics and how Donald Trump is a product of those
The future is (still) the termination shock
January 19, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The future is (still) the termination shock
i still haven’t seen any serious engagement with malm’s 2022-23 geoengineering essays and the utter darkness therein
January 19, 2026 at 9:06 PM
i still haven’t seen any serious engagement with malm’s 2022-23 geoengineering essays and the utter darkness therein
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My favorite thing I've written in a while. At my core, I'm an energy history nerd (a disciple of Vaclav Smil's hardcore energy materialism).
So Fressoz's book More & More & More gave me much to think about and criticize. jacobin.com/2026/01/fres...
So Fressoz's book More & More & More gave me much to think about and criticize. jacobin.com/2026/01/fres...
Another Energy Transition Is Possible
Jean-Baptiste Fressoz’s dizzying history of energy consumption argues that no energy transition has ever occurred: each generation consumes more of past fuels. Not only are his claims ahistorical but ...
jacobin.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:57 PM
My favorite thing I've written in a while. At my core, I'm an energy history nerd (a disciple of Vaclav Smil's hardcore energy materialism).
So Fressoz's book More & More & More gave me much to think about and criticize. jacobin.com/2026/01/fres...
So Fressoz's book More & More & More gave me much to think about and criticize. jacobin.com/2026/01/fres...
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„One tactic of fascism is to shift the scales of political alignment: centrists become stalwarts of the radical left; moms become ‚domestic terrorists.‘ Everyone with a whistle becomes antifa. And actually, that last part is correct—or at least it should be.“ /1
ICE vs. Everyone | Erin West
What we’re doing now is this: The trainings have evolved into street medic workshops on protecting yourself from chemical weapons and lessons on digital security; there’s a meet-up to sew reinforced u...
www.nplusonemag.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:39 PM
„One tactic of fascism is to shift the scales of political alignment: centrists become stalwarts of the radical left; moms become ‚domestic terrorists.‘ Everyone with a whistle becomes antifa. And actually, that last part is correct—or at least it should be.“ /1
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This was the most astounding chart—supporting his argument that humanity has seen three phases of energy consumption:
1. Prehistory-Industrial Revolution
2. Industrial Revolution-1990s
3. China's acceleration in 1990s to present
1. Prehistory-Industrial Revolution
2. Industrial Revolution-1990s
3. China's acceleration in 1990s to present
January 18, 2026 at 7:18 PM
This was the most astounding chart—supporting his argument that humanity has seen three phases of energy consumption:
1. Prehistory-Industrial Revolution
2. Industrial Revolution-1990s
3. China's acceleration in 1990s to present
1. Prehistory-Industrial Revolution
2. Industrial Revolution-1990s
3. China's acceleration in 1990s to present
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I always learn from watching @adamtooze.bsky.social but I think he's right when he says in the Q&A that climate/energy is a "nerd's" dream topic. It presupposes rational government—one reason it can feel like a limited lens for understanding the present. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLnx...
Adam Tooze: Electrostates, Petrostates and the New Cold War
YouTube video by London Review of Books (LRB)
www.youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I always learn from watching @adamtooze.bsky.social but I think he's right when he says in the Q&A that climate/energy is a "nerd's" dream topic. It presupposes rational government—one reason it can feel like a limited lens for understanding the present. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLnx...
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Ein schönes und interessantes Interview.
Warum Mick Herron jahrelang schrieb, fast ohne Leserschaft – und schliesslich doch gewann
Seine Thriller wollte lange niemand lesen. Nun werden sie geliebt und verfilmt. Der britische Autor von «Slow Horses» spricht über die Kehrseite des Erfolgs — und erklärt, warum er kein Smartphone hat...
www.nzz.ch
January 18, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Ein schönes und interessantes Interview.
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Lithographs by David Lynch.
January 16, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Lithographs by David Lynch.
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Fellow (ex-)academics should read this very funny and relatable piece by my brilliant and hot friend Hadas. Actually cheered me up this morning bsky.app/profile/hada...
more than you ever wanted to know about my midlife crisis 🫣
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/pleasur...
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/pleasur...
"Pleasure and Desire in Mid Life" by Hadas Weiss
Pleasure and Desire in MidlifeIn November of last year, I was bubbly with excitement about my life. By December, I was a weepy, barely functional mess. Nothing changed over that month. The excitement ...
www.roifaineantpress.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Fellow (ex-)academics should read this very funny and relatable piece by my brilliant and hot friend Hadas. Actually cheered me up this morning bsky.app/profile/hada...
signing up my kids for the Bundeswehr so they can defend the honorable Kingdom of Denmark
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
signing up my kids for the Bundeswehr so they can defend the honorable Kingdom of Denmark
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One month till Muskismus drops in the German-speaking lands c/o @suhrkamp.de www.suhrkamp.de/buch/muskism...
Muskismus. Buch von Quinn Slobodian, Ben Tarnoff (Suhrkamp Verlag)
Technologie, Macht und Größenwahn – wie Elon Musk die Demokratie herausfordert | Buch von Quinn Slobodian, Ben Tarnoff versandkostenfrei & direkt vom Verlag kaufen
www.suhrkamp.de
January 18, 2026 at 12:51 PM
One month till Muskismus drops in the German-speaking lands c/o @suhrkamp.de www.suhrkamp.de/buch/muskism...
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Eine neue Folge Future Histories!
Diesmal spreche ich mit Miriam Lang über Systemalternativen jenseits des Entwicklungsparadigmas.
Zu finden hier: www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blo...
#FutureHistories #Podcast
Diesmal spreche ich mit Miriam Lang über Systemalternativen jenseits des Entwicklungsparadigmas.
Zu finden hier: www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blo...
#FutureHistories #Podcast
January 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Eine neue Folge Future Histories!
Diesmal spreche ich mit Miriam Lang über Systemalternativen jenseits des Entwicklungsparadigmas.
Zu finden hier: www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blo...
#FutureHistories #Podcast
Diesmal spreche ich mit Miriam Lang über Systemalternativen jenseits des Entwicklungsparadigmas.
Zu finden hier: www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blo...
#FutureHistories #Podcast