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robin celikates
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critical theory, social & political philosophy @ fu berlin // center for social critique berlin

https://fu-berlin.academia.edu/RobinCelikates
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robin-c.bsky.social
robin celikates @robin-c.bsky.social · 9h
Recht während Gaza

überfälliger Schwerpunkt in der Kritischen Justiz

großer Dank an
@isafei.bsky.social und @barskanmaz.bsky.social
für diese wichtige Intervention

ihre Einleitung kann man hier lesen:
www.inlibra.com/de/document/...
Kritische Justiz Vierteljahresschrift für Recht und Politik SCHWERPUNKT „RECHT WÄHREND GAZA" Mit Beiträgen von Barskanmaz & Feichtner, Kocher, Bustami & Khuder, Moses, El Mahmoud, Arzt, L. sowie Funk & Rhades

robin-c.bsky.social
robin celikates @robin-c.bsky.social · 11h
Prison Letters - from children in today‘s US
propublica.org ProPublica @propublica.org · 15h
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

robin-c.bsky.social
robin celikates @robin-c.bsky.social · 12h
reminder:

Nicki K. Weber:

Kontinente und Archipele: Schwarze Geschichte als Praxis

Vortrag im Rahmen des Black History Month:

diesen Donnerstag, 12.2., 15–17 Uhr
HU Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, Raum 1066e (EG)
VORTRAG SCHWARZE GESCHICHTE ALS PRAXIS »KONTINENTE UND ARCHIPELE: SCHWARZE GESCHICHTE ALS PRAXIS« Der Vortrag von Nicki K. Weber zeigt, dass (schwarze) Geschichte nicht abgeschlossen ist, sondern durch Erinnern, Erzählen und Widerspruch immer wieder neu gemacht wird. Ohne Anmeldung • offene Veranstaltung Do, 12.02.2026 • 15:00-17:00 Uhr Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin Mehr infos unter: www.eoto-archiv.de/events

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propublica.org
ProPublica @propublica.org · 15h
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

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shourahashemi.bsky.social
ShouraHashemi @shourahashemi.bsky.social · 16h
Wer sich in Österreich für die Menschenrechte aller einsetzt und auf die Einhaltung des Völkerrechts pocht, wird drangsaliert - mit allen Mitteln und unter Zuhilfenahme mancher Medien.

Wir lassen uns nicht nur nicht einschüchtern, wir reden auch darüber.

etosmedia.de/politik/wir-...
„Wir lassen uns nicht einschüchtern“ – Amnesty Österreich über die Angriffe von „Solidarität Israel“ - etos.media
Ein neu gegründeter Verein greift Amnesty International Österreich an, streut Verdächtigungen über angeblich unlautere Spenden und konstruiert Unterstellungen gegen die Organisation, sie sei aus dem A...
etosmedia.de

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 1d
"Eighty-two years after his execution by the Gestapo on June 16, 1944, the Jewish historian and resistance fighter Marc Bloch will be inducted into the Pantheon on June 23... His family requested that 'the far right, in all its forms, be excluded from any participation in the ceremony.'"

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lemonde.fr
Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 1d
Marc Bloch, historien et résistant juif, entrera au Panthéon le 23 juin
Marc Bloch, historien et résistant juif, entrera au Panthéon le 23 juin
La date du 16 juin avait été dans un premier temps pressentie pour son entrée au Panthéon, mais la cérémonie a dû être décalée de quelques jours en raison du G7 à Evian-les-Bains.
www.lemonde.fr

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christianhelms.bsky.social
Christian Helms @christianhelms.bsky.social · 1d
Manchmal blicke ich komplett ratlos auf, na ja, alles.
Die ZEIT portraitiert den netten Herrn Chrupalla

robin-c.bsky.social
robin celikates @robin-c.bsky.social · 2d
Invoking the memory of Jewish persecution to denounce the assault on immigrants today is not an offense but a moral imperative

Peter Gordon on the meaning of ‘Never Again’ in our times

www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
Never Again, Once Again | Peter E. Gordon
A few years ago, in the early summer of 2019, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum declared on its website that it “unequivocally rejects efforts
www.nybooks.com

robin-c.bsky.social
robin celikates @robin-c.bsky.social · 2d
… and most German media

robin-c.bsky.social
robin celikates @robin-c.bsky.social · 2d
“It’s shocking that someone’s human rights work could be seen as so dangerous that they would be thought of as akin to a terrorist“

implicitly and explicitly supported by the German government
shanedarcy.bsky.social Shane Darcy @shanedarcy.bsky.social · 2d
Francesca Albanese and various judges and prosecutors of the International Criminal Court "now sit on the U.S. Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals list, alongside suspected al Qaeda terrorists, Mexican drug traffickers and North Korean arms dealers".

www.reuters.com/investigatio...
In Trump’s war on global justice, court staff and U.N. face terrorist‑grade sanctions
Trump’s sanctions on U.N. expert Francesca Albanese and the International Criminal Court froze assets and disrupted war crimes investigations. The clash is part of the broader campaign by his administ...
www.reuters.com

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shanedarcy.bsky.social
Shane Darcy @shanedarcy.bsky.social · 2d
Francesca Albanese and various judges and prosecutors of the International Criminal Court "now sit on the U.S. Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals list, alongside suspected al Qaeda terrorists, Mexican drug traffickers and North Korean arms dealers".

www.reuters.com/investigatio...
In Trump’s war on global justice, court staff and U.N. face terrorist‑grade sanctions
Trump’s sanctions on U.N. expert Francesca Albanese and the International Criminal Court froze assets and disrupted war crimes investigations. The clash is part of the broader campaign by his administ...
www.reuters.com

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nd-aktuell.de
nd.aktuell @nd-aktuell.de · 2d
Der Philosoph Christian Neuhäuser über die »Gewalt der Ungleichheit«, deren gesellschaftliche Ursachen und die Frage, wie man sich ihr widersetzt, ohne selbst systemische Gewalt auszuüben.
Christian Neuhäuser: Wenn Ungleichheit zu Gewalt wird
Der Philosoph Christian Neuhäuser über die »Gewalt der Ungleichheit«, deren gesellschaftliche Ursachen und die Frage, wie man sich ihr widersetzt, ohne selbst systemische Gewalt auszuüben
buff.ly

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robin-c.bsky.social
robin celikates @robin-c.bsky.social · 2d
‘Sinking #MeToo also led to where we are now: a place where laws simply don’t apply if you have enough money & power … there is a short jump between contempt for women & eugenics, & an even shorter one from eugenics to actual fascism.‘

@lopatto.bsky.social on the Epstein files & the fascist threat
theverge.com The Verge @theverge.com · 3d
"It’s hard not to read these files and come to the conclusion that Epstein helped engineer the ultimate elite impunity — in which our society has been totally destroyed so the richest and most powerful men in the world can do whatever they want."

Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: bit.ly/4kF9C1j
Verge headline: How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo by Elizabeth Lopatto Photo illustration depicts a shadowy Epstein flanked by Peter Thiel, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, distorted by pink noise

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theverge.com
The Verge @theverge.com · 3d
"It’s hard not to read these files and come to the conclusion that Epstein helped engineer the ultimate elite impunity — in which our society has been totally destroyed so the richest and most powerful men in the world can do whatever they want."

Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: bit.ly/4kF9C1j
Verge headline: How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo by Elizabeth Lopatto Photo illustration depicts a shadowy Epstein flanked by Peter Thiel, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, distorted by pink noise

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 3d
This week at Group Threat, I spoke with @grundrza.bsky.social about Florida's censorship regime, teaching under authoritarianism, and how folks are coping (or not).
What's the Matter with Florida? An Interview with Zachary Levenson
A discussion about Florida's censorship of sociology and teaching under authoritarianism
groupthreat.com

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isaliba.bsky.social
Dr. Ilyas Saliba @isaliba.bsky.social · 3d
UN Special Rapparteur on freedom of Expression Irene Khan on Germany:
“A primary concern in Germany remains the use of anti-terrorism laws to restrict advocacy for Palestinian rights, chilling public participation and shrinking discourse in academia and the arts, the Special Rapporteur said.”
Germany: UN expert warns space for freedom of expression is shrinking amidst growing threats
BERLIN – Germany is at a critical juncture for freedom of expression and must prioritise the expansion of safe, inclusive spaces to discuss diverse opinions, a UN expert* said today.
www.ohchr.org

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Deborah Feldman @deborahfeldman.bsky.social · 3d
So if I understand this correctly, in a narcissism study that ranks 53 countries, Germany is #1… well obviously, Germans need to rank highest in every field, but this one is… pardon… a bit on the nose. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Cultural moderation of demographic differences in narcissism
This study examined demographic differences in narcissism across 53 countries, with a sample of over 45,000 participants. We explored how age, gender, and perceived social status were associated wi...
www.tandfonline.com

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keremschamberger.bsky.social
Kerem Schamberger @keremschamberger.bsky.social · 3d
Ein Beleg für Israels Genozid an den PalästinenserInnen: wie israelische Soldaten unzählige Kinder und Jugendliche mit gezielten Schüssen in Kopf und Brust ermordet haben. Hier dokumentiert in diesen nur schwer aushaltbaren Erfahrungsberichten im DLF.
Erfahrungsberichte aus dem Krieg im Gazastreifen - "Wer bis zum Ende bleibt" – Gaza
In diesem Feature wird die humanitäre Lage in Gaza aus Sicht derer beschrieben, die versuchen, medizinisch, psychologisch und mit Lebensmitteln zu helfen. Ihre Erfahrungsberichte zeichnen ein düsteres...
www.hoerspielundfeature.de

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 3d
For the FES, I wrote a short brief about how mainstream party strategies have fueled far-right success. They move toward more anti-immigration positions to win voters back. This does not work, but shifts public opinion to the right. Parties then react to shifts in public opinion. A vicious cycle.

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ktbberlin.bsky.social
Critical Theory in Berlin @ktbberlin.bsky.social · 4d
Save the Date - Our socialization project has invited Matteo Pasquinelli, Anna-Verena Nosthoff, Roland Meyer & Rainer Mühlhoff to discuss critical perspectives on AI on Monday, February 16th.
More information: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/critiq...

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robin-c.bsky.social
robin celikates @robin-c.bsky.social · 4d
Warum der Abbau der Disability Studies alle kritischen Wissenschaften betrifft

offener Brief gegen die fatalen Kürzungen von @krisolwissenschaft.bsky.social u.v.a.:

krisol-wissenschaft.org/wp-content/u...

mehr info in diesem interview:

debatte.krisol-wissenschaft.org/disability-s...
krisol-wissenschaft.org

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apetrossiants.bsky.social
Andreas Petrossiants @apetrossiants.bsky.social · 4d
Sat down with Silvia Federici to talk about her recollections of wartime and postwar struggle in Italy, her radicalization in Buffalo, and WfH, among other things www.e-flux.com/journal/160/...

"AP: What was May ’68 like for you in Buffalo?

SF: I was getting an abortion during May ’68."
Looking Back with Silvia Federici: A Conversation - Journal #160
Andreas Petrossiants talks to Silvia Federici about her childhood in Italy and her political radicalization.
www.e-flux.com

robin-c.bsky.social
robin celikates @robin-c.bsky.social · 4d
‘To reduce people’s movements to mere instigations by external forces is not only imperialist; it is also colonial. It denies people the capacity to judge their own lives—to know oppression from freedom, injustice from justice, stagnation from progress—and diminishes the very idea of liberation’

robin-c.bsky.social
robin celikates @robin-c.bsky.social · 5d
congratulations! it’s an amazing paper ✊🏽

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Anna-Verena Nosthoff @annanosthoff.bsky.social · 5d
Für die aktuelle Ausgabe der @blaetter.bsky.social haben @fmaschewski.bsky.social und ich über den Meritokratie-Fetisch im Silicon Valley, das damit verbundene totalitäre Programm und dessen Relevanz für die technikfaschistische Agenda von Thiel und Co. geschrieben: www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2026...

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calebw.bsky.social
Caleb Ward @calebw.bsky.social · 5d
What does it mean to be hot for revolution—to feel a desire to transform the world in your belly and your bones?

Here's my latest, on how erotic desire feeds political agency. I draw on AIDS activism, disability justice & other movements against sexual oppression.

philpapers.org/archive/WARH...
Two Women kissing in front of a line of police officers during a gay rights demonstration in Staten Island in New York in 1990. (Photo by Thomas McGovern.) Taken from "Making Out, Making Change: The History of Queer Kiss-Ins by Stef Rubino on Autostraddle Hot for Revolution Caleb Ward Abstract Activists for feminist, queer, and disability justice commonly describe their work as motivated by an erotic desire to build a different world. This chapter argues that this is not merely a metaphor. Drawing on activist case studies and the work of Audre Lorde, the chapter shows that erotic desire and pleasure in social movements can foster political agency for people targeted by sexual oppression. It traces three political benefits of erotic passion in this context: personal empowerment, communal moral resistance against oppressive norms and justifications, and enhanced political imagination toward a world that supports sexual agency. However, because intimate relationships within movements are often distorted by dominant, pernicious ideologies around sex, these political benefits are only realizable when a movement is organized internally around a relational infrastructure – an ethos – that supports sexual agency and equality, responsive to the needs of those targeted by sexual oppression. Keywords: political agency, sexual oppression, social movements, sexual agency, Audre Lorde, feminism, disability, queer politics, moral resistance, political imagination Members of the Lesbian and Gay community stage a Valentine‘s Day “Kiss-In” 14 February 1988 outside St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York to present a message of their unity and love in the face of the “church condoning anti-gay and anti-lesbian violence”. (Photo by MARIA BASTONE / AFP)

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lareviewofbooks.bsky.social
Los Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social · 6d
"Iranians know all too well that empire has never had their interests—or those of their neighbors—at heart. We have seen its violent footprint across our region."

Sahar Delijani on Iran: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/iran-protests-2026-internet-blackout-imperialism-sahar-delijani/
Iranians Don’t Need to Prove Their Revolution to You | Los Angeles Review of Books
The uprising in Iran isn’t only against armed oppression; it’s also over narrative.
lareviewofbooks.org

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duncanbell.bsky.social
Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · 6d
NEW BOOK!

I'm very happy to say that my new book, Utopia, co-written with Douglas Mao, has been published on-line

academic.oup.com/book/62279
Utopia
Abstract. Ideal societies, better worlds, more just and peaceful ways of living: these have long been the stuff of human beings’ social dreaming. In this c
academic.oup.com

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amnesty.at
Amnesty Austria @amnesty.at · 6d
#Iran Tausende Tote. Massenverhaftungen. Internet-Blackout. Das ist kein Einzelfall – das hat System. Was bei den Protesten im Iran bisher geschah 👉 Ein Überblick: bit.ly/4rncsdc