reijer hendrikse
@reijer.bsky.social
geographies, histories, intersections of finance, politics, tech, world order
postdoc, vrije universiteit brussel; nonresident fellow, illiberalism studies program, george washington university
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Reijer-Hendrikse-2
postdoc, vrije universiteit brussel; nonresident fellow, illiberalism studies program, george washington university
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Reijer-Hendrikse-2
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(PDF) The Rise of Neo-Illiberalism
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*record scratch* *freeze frame* 'Yep, that's me - 2026. You're probably wondering how we got here'
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The fact that the rule of law report is essentially a list of *concerns* (not condemnations), praise for *good practice* and lists of *planned reforms* (wishful thinking with no real follow ups) makes blocking the fact-finding mission in Italy even more outrageous.
The EPP has a long tradition of shielding its own against EU scrutiny on the rule of law. It long protected Orbán when Fidesz was still member of the EPP, and now it is blocking rule of law fact finding missions to Meloni‘s Italy, who has become an important EPP ally.
According to EPP's press release, they are "concerned about signs of rule of law backsliding in a number of Member States"
But the 4 countries they list all happen to be governed by parties not in EPP or ECR 🤔
Spain is clearly their focus. Could it be related to Sanchez's vocal criticism of Trump?
But the 4 countries they list all happen to be governed by parties not in EPP or ECR 🤔
Spain is clearly their focus. Could it be related to Sanchez's vocal criticism of Trump?
February 18, 2026 at 12:24 PM
The fact that the rule of law report is essentially a list of *concerns* (not condemnations), praise for *good practice* and lists of *planned reforms* (wishful thinking with no real follow ups) makes blocking the fact-finding mission in Italy even more outrageous.
Neoliberalism with an illiberal twist, again.
Robert Jenrick announces Reform UK will keep the OBR and Bank of England independence, with an emphasis on fiscal discipline, signified by restoring the two child benefit cap.
The speech is essentially the same as every Tory chancellor's conference speech in the last 10 years.
The speech is essentially the same as every Tory chancellor's conference speech in the last 10 years.
February 18, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Neoliberalism with an illiberal twist, again.
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The EPP has a long tradition of shielding its own against EU scrutiny on the rule of law. It long protected Orbán when Fidesz was still member of the EPP, and now it is blocking rule of law fact finding missions to Meloni‘s Italy, who has become an important EPP ally.
According to EPP's press release, they are "concerned about signs of rule of law backsliding in a number of Member States"
But the 4 countries they list all happen to be governed by parties not in EPP or ECR 🤔
Spain is clearly their focus. Could it be related to Sanchez's vocal criticism of Trump?
But the 4 countries they list all happen to be governed by parties not in EPP or ECR 🤔
Spain is clearly their focus. Could it be related to Sanchez's vocal criticism of Trump?
Rule of Law concerns mount in Spain
The European Parliament’s Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group (DRFMG) will conduct a fact-finding mission to Spain to assess first-hand the state of democratic standards in ...
www.eppgroup.eu
February 18, 2026 at 9:35 AM
The EPP has a long tradition of shielding its own against EU scrutiny on the rule of law. It long protected Orbán when Fidesz was still member of the EPP, and now it is blocking rule of law fact finding missions to Meloni‘s Italy, who has become an important EPP ally.
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"the setup is intriguing — partly because it mirrors what China did three decades ago" share.google/R9sFhNsenarG...
February 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM
"the setup is intriguing — partly because it mirrors what China did three decades ago" share.google/R9sFhNsenarG...
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Episode 5 of Ideology Unbound is now live. @lkatfield.bsky.social sits down with Marlene Laruelle to talk about #Russia and #illiberalism.
This one is also available as a video on YouTube.
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social
This one is also available as a video on YouTube.
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Episode 5 of Ideology Unbound is now live. @lkatfield.bsky.social sits down with Marlene Laruelle to talk about #Russia and #illiberalism.
This one is also available as a video on YouTube.
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social
This one is also available as a video on YouTube.
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social
Achter het 'met dank aan Elon Musk' schuilt een compleet ander verhaal maar blijkbaar mag niemand dat opschrijven
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LIVE oorlog Oekraïne | Oekraïne boekt met dank aan Elon Musk plots ‘snelste terreinwinst in 2,5 jaar’
Oekraïne heeft vorige week de ‘snelste terreinwinst in 2,5 jaar’ geboekt op het slagveld. Dat blijkt uit een analyse van het Franse persbureau AFP. Het Oekraïense succes is mogelijk deels te danken aa...
www.ad.nl
February 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Achter het 'met dank aan Elon Musk' schuilt een compleet ander verhaal maar blijkbaar mag niemand dat opschrijven
www.ad.nl/buitenland/l...
www.ad.nl/buitenland/l...
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“[M]anifestations of capital and capitalism have changed dramatically, yet capital’s source code has remained almost unchanged throughout. Many of the legal institutions we still use today were first invented in the time of feudalism”
Katarina Pistor (2019) The Code of Capital
Katarina Pistor (2019) The Code of Capital
January 30, 2026 at 9:01 AM
“[M]anifestations of capital and capitalism have changed dramatically, yet capital’s source code has remained almost unchanged throughout. Many of the legal institutions we still use today were first invented in the time of feudalism”
Katarina Pistor (2019) The Code of Capital
Katarina Pistor (2019) The Code of Capital
Afgaand op de genadeloze analyse van Melinda Cooper is de vraag niet zozeer of er een einde komt aan het kapitalisme, maar of het überhaupt ooit bestaan heeft
www.equator.org/articles/eps...
www.equator.org/articles/eps...
February 17, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Afgaand op de genadeloze analyse van Melinda Cooper is de vraag niet zozeer of er een einde komt aan het kapitalisme, maar of het überhaupt ooit bestaan heeft
www.equator.org/articles/eps...
www.equator.org/articles/eps...
The right wants to repeal the material advances of twentieth century; the left ought to repeal the ideational advances of nineteenth century
February 17, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The right wants to repeal the material advances of twentieth century; the left ought to repeal the ideational advances of nineteenth century
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"Over kapitalisme kunnen we zeggen dat het heel sterke overblijfselen heeft van het feodalisme. Het is alsof feodalisme vloeibaar werd en de macht verschoof van land naar geld"
Kim Stanley Robinson, 2013
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Kim Stanley Robinson, 2013
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(PDF) Terug naar de toekomst: kapitalisme als vloeibaar feodalisme?
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January 14, 2026 at 10:15 AM
"Over kapitalisme kunnen we zeggen dat het heel sterke overblijfselen heeft van het feodalisme. Het is alsof feodalisme vloeibaar werd en de macht verschoof van land naar geld"
Kim Stanley Robinson, 2013
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Kim Stanley Robinson, 2013
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"Kapitalisme gaat over kapitaalaccumulatie", aldus Trump financier Peter Thiel.
Dat klopt, maar kapitaalaccumulatie gaat niet enkel over kapitalisme - integendeel.
"Terug naar de toekomst: Kapitalisme als vloeibaar feodalisme?"
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Dat klopt, maar kapitaalaccumulatie gaat niet enkel over kapitalisme - integendeel.
"Terug naar de toekomst: Kapitalisme als vloeibaar feodalisme?"
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January 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"Kapitalisme gaat over kapitaalaccumulatie", aldus Trump financier Peter Thiel.
Dat klopt, maar kapitaalaccumulatie gaat niet enkel over kapitalisme - integendeel.
"Terug naar de toekomst: Kapitalisme als vloeibaar feodalisme?"
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Dat klopt, maar kapitaalaccumulatie gaat niet enkel over kapitalisme - integendeel.
"Terug naar de toekomst: Kapitalisme als vloeibaar feodalisme?"
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Melinda Cooper pulls no punches 🔥🔥🔥
"Primal fathers want an extended household, not a family. They gladly transgress the conservative taboos against adultery, incest and intergenerational sex because all members of their household have the status of servant, whatever their blood relationship"
"Primal fathers want an extended household, not a family. They gladly transgress the conservative taboos against adultery, incest and intergenerational sex because all members of their household have the status of servant, whatever their blood relationship"
February 16, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Melinda Cooper pulls no punches 🔥🔥🔥
"Primal fathers want an extended household, not a family. They gladly transgress the conservative taboos against adultery, incest and intergenerational sex because all members of their household have the status of servant, whatever their blood relationship"
"Primal fathers want an extended household, not a family. They gladly transgress the conservative taboos against adultery, incest and intergenerational sex because all members of their household have the status of servant, whatever their blood relationship"
Musk was basically made by the US state, via charters and grants, and then paid Trump $300 million to X-ray and 'disrupt' its core operating system
Musk is one of many interregnal monsters, turning modernity into postmodernity, democracy into oligarchy, and (state) capitalism into technofeudalism
Musk is one of many interregnal monsters, turning modernity into postmodernity, democracy into oligarchy, and (state) capitalism into technofeudalism
February 17, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Musk was basically made by the US state, via charters and grants, and then paid Trump $300 million to X-ray and 'disrupt' its core operating system
Musk is one of many interregnal monsters, turning modernity into postmodernity, democracy into oligarchy, and (state) capitalism into technofeudalism
Musk is one of many interregnal monsters, turning modernity into postmodernity, democracy into oligarchy, and (state) capitalism into technofeudalism
"Aan vroegmoderne koninklijke hoven was een onderscheid in publieke of ambtelijke en private of huishoudelijke sferen in de praktijk vaak nauwelijks waar te nemen"
Exact zoals het aan de laatmoderne hoven van vandaag werkt - van Putin en Trump, maar ook Musk en Thiel
www.dbnl.org/tekst/_zev00...
Exact zoals het aan de laatmoderne hoven van vandaag werkt - van Putin en Trump, maar ook Musk en Thiel
www.dbnl.org/tekst/_zev00...
Leven als een graaf Het hof van Willem Frederik (1613-1664) als particuliere onderneming Geert H. Janssen, De Zeventiende Eeuw. Jaargang 20 - DBNL
Op deze pagina lees je de tekst 'De Zeventiende Eeuw. Jaargang 20'
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February 17, 2026 at 5:42 PM
"Aan vroegmoderne koninklijke hoven was een onderscheid in publieke of ambtelijke en private of huishoudelijke sferen in de praktijk vaak nauwelijks waar te nemen"
Exact zoals het aan de laatmoderne hoven van vandaag werkt - van Putin en Trump, maar ook Musk en Thiel
www.dbnl.org/tekst/_zev00...
Exact zoals het aan de laatmoderne hoven van vandaag werkt - van Putin en Trump, maar ook Musk en Thiel
www.dbnl.org/tekst/_zev00...
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The far right label is not easily applied in China, yet xenophobia, militaristic nationalism, racism, and anti feminism are rising in online discourse and sometimes within the state. The global fight against fascism requires solidarity with grassroots resistance. www.tni.org/en/article/m...
February 17, 2026 at 8:13 AM
The far right label is not easily applied in China, yet xenophobia, militaristic nationalism, racism, and anti feminism are rising in online discourse and sometimes within the state. The global fight against fascism requires solidarity with grassroots resistance. www.tni.org/en/article/m...
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"The Epstein household may have reached extremes of sadism, but its political economy is becoming less exceptional by the day [...] [T]he kind of personal obligation and indebtedness he inspired among dependents is now a standard feature of the billionaire household economy"
February 16, 2026 at 6:10 PM
"The Epstein household may have reached extremes of sadism, but its political economy is becoming less exceptional by the day [...] [T]he kind of personal obligation and indebtedness he inspired among dependents is now a standard feature of the billionaire household economy"
Under billionaire-class rule, the state becomes their piñata 🪅
SpaceX to compete in Pentagon contest for autonomous drone tech, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/4rEVAzr
SpaceX to compete in Pentagon contest for autonomous drone tech, Bloomberg News reports
Elon Musk's SpaceX and its wholly-owned subsidiary xAI are competing in a secret new Pentagon contest to produce voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarming technology, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
reut.rs
February 16, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Under billionaire-class rule, the state becomes their piñata 🪅
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Over hoe de lastercampagne tegen Albanese wederom mede door De Telegraaf en de SGP werd aangejaagd. Maar belangrijker: hoe andere media en politici steeds op opnieuw stil blijven. Dat is misschien nog wel het meest beschamende.
rightsforum.org/haatcampagne...
rightsforum.org/haatcampagne...
Haatcampagne tegen VN-rapporteur Albanese bereikt nieuw dieptepunt – en keert zich tegen de daders - The Rights Forum
rightsforum.org
February 16, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Over hoe de lastercampagne tegen Albanese wederom mede door De Telegraaf en de SGP werd aangejaagd. Maar belangrijker: hoe andere media en politici steeds op opnieuw stil blijven. Dat is misschien nog wel het meest beschamende.
rightsforum.org/haatcampagne...
rightsforum.org/haatcampagne...
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Melinda Cooper forcefully pulling the modern ideological mask of capital-ISM from capital's enduring feudal face
An absolutely brilliant piece 👏 👏
An absolutely brilliant piece 👏 👏
February 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Melinda Cooper forcefully pulling the modern ideological mask of capital-ISM from capital's enduring feudal face
An absolutely brilliant piece 👏 👏
An absolutely brilliant piece 👏 👏
Melinda Cooper pulls no punches 🔥🔥🔥
"Primal fathers want an extended household, not a family. They gladly transgress the conservative taboos against adultery, incest and intergenerational sex because all members of their household have the status of servant, whatever their blood relationship"
"Primal fathers want an extended household, not a family. They gladly transgress the conservative taboos against adultery, incest and intergenerational sex because all members of their household have the status of servant, whatever their blood relationship"
February 16, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Melinda Cooper pulls no punches 🔥🔥🔥
"Primal fathers want an extended household, not a family. They gladly transgress the conservative taboos against adultery, incest and intergenerational sex because all members of their household have the status of servant, whatever their blood relationship"
"Primal fathers want an extended household, not a family. They gladly transgress the conservative taboos against adultery, incest and intergenerational sex because all members of their household have the status of servant, whatever their blood relationship"
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Melinda Cooper on Epstein class & billionaire far-right desire to rule a household economy:
"Epstein’s victims experienced the rule of master and servant not just as economic but sexual violence. They were the first to name and resist our emergent political order."
www.equator.org/articles/eps...
"Epstein’s victims experienced the rule of master and servant not just as economic but sexual violence. They were the first to name and resist our emergent political order."
www.equator.org/articles/eps...
Epstein Family Values • EQUATOR
The billionaire patriarchs of the American far-right want to rule an economy of masters and servants
www.equator.org
February 14, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Melinda Cooper on Epstein class & billionaire far-right desire to rule a household economy:
"Epstein’s victims experienced the rule of master and servant not just as economic but sexual violence. They were the first to name and resist our emergent political order."
www.equator.org/articles/eps...
"Epstein’s victims experienced the rule of master and servant not just as economic but sexual violence. They were the first to name and resist our emergent political order."
www.equator.org/articles/eps...
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"European democracies are, with American help, transitioning toward becoming bona fide oligarchies. To get there, they’ll need the far right and liberals to combine forces despite positioning themselves as erstwhile opponents."
Bootlicking at the Munich Security Conference
The Munich Security Conference lived up to its reputation for being the festival of bland fanaticism that it’s always been, only more so this time.
substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:03 AM
"European democracies are, with American help, transitioning toward becoming bona fide oligarchies. To get there, they’ll need the far right and liberals to combine forces despite positioning themselves as erstwhile opponents."
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Wetten voor burgers gelden niet voor overheden.
Vrouw legt beslag op een sculptuur vd overheid die haar (toeslagen)geld schuldig is: krijgt kort geding aan haar broek, MinFin zegt 'dit is misbruik van het recht!'
Overheid legt onterecht beslag op spullen toeslagenouders: mag gewoon.
Vrouw legt beslag op een sculptuur vd overheid die haar (toeslagen)geld schuldig is: krijgt kort geding aan haar broek, MinFin zegt 'dit is misbruik van het recht!'
Overheid legt onterecht beslag op spullen toeslagenouders: mag gewoon.
Toeslagenmoeder legt beslag op een standbeeld van het ministerie. ‘Een fatsoenlijke overheid laat het niet zo ver komen’
Toeslagenmoeder legt beslag op een standbeeld van het ministerie. ‘Een fatsoenlijke overheid laat het niet zo ver komen’
Ze heeft recht op een dwangsom van de overheid, maar ontvangt die maar niet. Dus heeft ‘toeslagenouder’ Yasmin Molleman beslag laten leggen op een standbeeld in de tuin van Binnenlandse Zaken.
www.trouw.nl
February 15, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Wetten voor burgers gelden niet voor overheden.
Vrouw legt beslag op een sculptuur vd overheid die haar (toeslagen)geld schuldig is: krijgt kort geding aan haar broek, MinFin zegt 'dit is misbruik van het recht!'
Overheid legt onterecht beslag op spullen toeslagenouders: mag gewoon.
Vrouw legt beslag op een sculptuur vd overheid die haar (toeslagen)geld schuldig is: krijgt kort geding aan haar broek, MinFin zegt 'dit is misbruik van het recht!'
Overheid legt onterecht beslag op spullen toeslagenouders: mag gewoon.
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The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
Don't want to brag but i once pushed my curling stone two times after release and no one noticed
February 15, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Don't want to brag but i once pushed my curling stone two times after release and no one noticed