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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

State propaganda matters because it serves not just as a message, but also a warning, said Finchelstein, author of “The Wannabe Fascists,” about dudes who try to destroy democracy from the inside. My interview w/ @latimes.com @anitachabria.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/n...

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 3h

"Fascists transform traditional binaries such as “us versus them” or “civilization versus barbarism” into an idea of the other as a total, existential enemy." From my book, Wannabe Fascists, page 18

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

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Commentary: The 'authoritarian scent' in Trump's ego-laden ads

President Trump is using government money to pay for ads glorifying himself. It's more than ego, it's one more dangerous step away from democracy.

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Marc Edelman @marcedelman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Backlash! The Global Rise of the Radical Right – NYC launch Wed. Sept. 30 Save the date. I hope to see you there. RSVP and book download links in the chain below.

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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

New book out 🔥 The Fascist Zeitgeist. Authoritarian Legacies and the Iberian Far Right. (Elements in the History and Politics of Fascism @universitypress.cambridge.org) How is the success of the Iberian far right linked to the memory of Franco and Salazar? doi.org/10.1017/9781009588072

The image shows, on the right half, the book's cover, with fascist architecture from Rome, which is the signature image used by the series on "The History and Politics of Fascism". The left half of the image shows the book's back, that includes the following summary:
The far right is achieving unprecedented electoral success, even in countries once considered immune such as Spain and Portugal. For decades, the stigma surrounding the long dictatorships of António Salazar and Francisco Franco seemed to inoculate the Iberian Peninsula against far-right mobilisation, yet Chega and VOX have shown that collective memory evolves – and stigma fades. This Element argues that understanding the far right's global rise requires attention to authoritarian nostalgia: a longing for an idealised authoritarian past. When activated by credible political actors with sufficient media visibility, this sentiment can generate support for far-right movements even in societies with a collective memory firmly condemning their authoritarian past. Using original survey data, the Element shows how contemporary far-right forces mobilise the ghosts of authoritarianism to erode democratic norms, revealing the enduring power of collective memory in shaping political behaviour.

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Antonio Costa Pinto @acostapinto.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Fascist Zeitgeist. Authoritarian Legacies and the Iberian Far Right, by Luca Manucci, is out and with free download in the next two weeks. Series "The History and Politics of Fascism". Cambridge University Press.

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The Fascist Zeitgeist

Cambridge Core - Twentieth Century Regional History - The Fascist Zeitgeist

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Just received the advanced copy of the new revised and expanded edition of my book The Wannabe Fascists! From Mussolini and Hitler to Trump's last two years in power! a.co/d/06d8XNLv @ucpress.bsky.social

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A nice memory from the conference of historians of fascism (Comfas) where I gave the keynote this past June, 2026.

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

And my email has been hacked! So I guess the timing is only coincidence with over 200k of Views for my historical critique in x of current wannabe fascists here and abroad

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

And my email has been hacked! So I guess the timing is only coincidence with over 200k of Views for my historical critique in x of current wannabe fascists here and abroad

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Fascist lies by Trump, AFD, Milei, Kast, Bolsonaros follow Hitler's playbook...My book on how fascist liars invert reality by projecting onto enemies their own dishonesty regarding the truth.

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Fascist lies by Trump, AFD, Milei, Kast, Bolsonaros follow Hitler's playbook...My book on how fascist liars invert reality by projecting onto enemies their own dishonesty regarding the truth.

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Dirk Laabs @dirklaabs.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Der Faschismus-Forscher Finchelstein: This is a win for the Hitler legacy. I cannot stress enough how bad for democracy in Germany and in general this is.

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The smell of fascism and racism in the morning 😱

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"Trump's statements about Malvinas islands "have more to do with the UK's lack of support for his war w/ Iran, in which the president is not doing well at all" than complex geopolitical strategies or thinking. My interview with Clarin www.clarin.com/politica/con...

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La controversia por Malvinas en EE.UU.: Qué busca Trump, la reacción al discurso de Milei y la clave de la bandera en el partido del Mundial

Expertos consultados por Clarín afirman que las declaraciones del jefe de la Casa Blanca sobre el conflicto pueden ser solo un arma de presión sobre Gran Bretaña, aunque podría haber otra estrategia.A...

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Mi entrevista con diario Clarin “no hay de fondo un tema geopolítico, en el caso de Milei, que de geopolítica no entiende demasiado y a quien el tema nunca le interesó”. “mera reacción” xTrump e intento “cortina de humo para no hablar de otras cosas” www.clarin.com/politica/con...

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

New books on fascism will be out in September in our series @CUP_PoliSci Elements in the History and Politics of Fascism ( i am co-editor w @acostapinto.bsky.social ): on fascism myth of rebirth (Iordachi); Iberian far right (Manucci) fascism in Brazil (Gentile)... cup.org/45MyOfD

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This a nuanced report on the Patagonian site of Vaca Muerta and what it means for the Argentine present and future by Emma Bubola @nytimes.com . As an expert on Argentina, I strongly recommend reading it... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/w...

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Can ‘Argentina’s Texas’ Save the Country’s Economy?

Thousands of Argentines are flocking to a remote stretch of Patagonia, seeking work with only backpacks, tents and the hope that they and their country can turn around their fortunes.

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

100%. Through their propaganda, wannabe fascists like Trump are rebranding long-standing fascist paranoias and delusions. Especially about conquest, enemies and also war. When they become normalized, these fantasies pose a real threat to democracy

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

It is clear that this is not normal. Their own belief in their cult, in their myths shields them from reality checks...Milei in Argentina similarly operates outside of reality...

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Can ‘Argentina’s Texas’ Save the Country’s Economy?

Thousands of Argentines are flocking to a remote stretch of Patagonia, seeking work with only backpacks, tents and the hope that they and their country can turn around their fortunes.

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

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Welcome to Cambridge Core

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Renaming Lake Ontario is Fascist Propaganda 101, my new substack... federicofinchelstein.substack.com/p/renaming-l...

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Fascism in its many transnational variations does not hesitate to kill its own citizens...To be sure, the new wannabe fascists like Trump etc have not demonstrated the willingness to reach the mass killing stage of traditional fascism but there is nothing normal about paramilitary/state killings

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Renaming Lake Ontario is Fascist Propaganda 101, my new substack... federicofinchelstein.substack.com/p/renaming-l...

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Links between crime, extreme right & violence in Argentina's & Latin America's wannabe be fascist politics are loud and clear. Last example: case of a Milei adviser & influencer(now in Bolivian prison accused of hiring people to kill his former partner).Her testimony is key x.com/clarincom/st...

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Lisbon, June 2026 with my 3 books published in Portugal by edicoes70

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The young Bolsonaro renames his criminal father as a savior and model...One can only hope that voters will see theses lies...

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

JMilei or FlavioBolsonaro are also typical examples of this fascist mechanism. The first renames all people who present the reality of his inner & outer disorders with the most degrading words, as if a child is trying to reinvent the silly craft of insulting

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Fascist propaganda 101. This fanatic, & childish, obsession with renaming objects betrays the simplistic idea that things become real once the mythical leader presents them as such. In myth, real things are rendered vague and malleable, as the words and weak mind of the leader.

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Richard E Frankel @refrankel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

First they came for the Gulf of Mexico…

Trump post about renaming Lake Ontario Lake America.

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Great personal news! My book "Fascist Mythologies" is now published in Korean. (Seoul, Editus. 2026) @columbiaup.bsky.social

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Lisbon, June 2026 with my 3 books published in Portugal by edicoes70

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Having lots of money does not mean being smart, or having tolerance, knowledge and humanity. In cases, like Trump, Musk or his minions, I think it probably triggers the opposite: idiocy, fascism, impunity, racism and profound ignorance.

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

No hay mas populista que Javier Milei . En la academia en serio (no la trucha de fantasia en la que vive Milei) muchos expertos concuerdan: Milei es un populista de extrema derecha

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I think the debates in populism studies are more diverse than the "domination" of @casmudde.bsky.social. His work is really important but I explicitly disagree with him in my works on fascisms and populism. lavamedia.be/fr/la-mefian... lavamedia.be/fr/la-mefian...

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

New revised edition of The Wannabe Fascists will be out in October! You ca pre-order here www.amazon.com/Wannabe-Fasc...

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

No hay mas populista que Javier Milei . En la academia en serio (no la trucha de fantasia en la que vive Milei) muchos expertos concuerdan: Milei es un populista de extrema derecha

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It is important to remember that Flavio Bolsonaro is a mini-version, a precarious replica of his imprisoned father but he still represents a very dangerous form of wannabe fascism...https://x.com/FlavioBolsonaro/status/2091345044074639560/video/1

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Federico Finchelstein @finchelsteinf.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

New revised edition of The Wannabe Fascists will be out in October! You ca pre-order here www.amazon.com/Wannabe-Fasc...

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Antonio Costa Pinto @acostapinto.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Open Access for the next two weeks! New title of the series "The history and politics of Fascism", Cambridge University Press.

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Italian Fascism in the Nordic Countries (1919–1945)

Cambridge Core - Comparative Politics - Italian Fascism in the Nordic Countries (1919–1945)

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

As I said repeatedly during Trump 1.0, Trump sees the U.S. Treasury as his personal piggy bank. But back then, he couldn’t find a way to siphon it to himself. This time around, he has: shakedowns, crypto, and the slush fund. With the added bonus of paying off his own shadow army.

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