Moira Weigel @moiraweigel.bsky.social · 14/08/2026this morning the 3 y/o woke up at 5 am & when I went to get her she looked me in the eyes and said flatly: “giddyup” 150
Reposted by Moira WeigelTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I’ve been reading Muskism. I know I’m annoying with this BUT every evil person isn’t dumb. and every evil person being dumb on X isn’t merely dumb. It’s very much worth your time to parse why Musk uses this rhetoric the way that he does. 1528232
Moira Weigel @moiraweigel.bsky.social · 20/07/2026trying to hide out and write on campus I keep getting compliments on my @suhrkamp.de hat 1151
Reposted by Moira WeigelMidCenturyCinema @midcenturycinema.bsky.social · 30/06/20266/30/71: Mike Nichols' brilliant Carnal Knowledge (W Jules Feiffer) w/Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret More: Us: midcenturycinema.org/2016/11/06/n... @moiraweigel.bsky.social: www.criterion.com/current/post... @cinephiliabeyond.org: cinephiliabeyond.org/carnal-knowl... 4127
Moira Weigel @moiraweigel.bsky.social · 12/06/2026just sent to me by @quinnslobodian.com from ChatGPT when it’s right it’s 150
Reposted by Moira WeigelLabor Tech Research Network @labortechresearchnetwork.org · 02/06/2026Upcoming LaborTech Speaker Series @ June 4, 10am ET (US) Lindsey Cameron and Moira Weigel, “Nothing New Under the Sun: The Journey of Sponsored Entrepreneurship From Amway to Uber” Please RSVP to Angelica angelica.martinez.ochoa@gmail.com 121
Reposted by Moira WeigelRest of World @restofworld.org · 28/05/2026Ambitious tech founders, VCs, and investors are bypassing Silicon Valley to pay up to $9,000 for firsthand access to China’s hyper-efficient manufacturing and AI ecosystems restofworld.org/2026/china-ai-touri…restofworld.orgChina’s tech rise is creating a new kind of tourismForeign visitors are flocking to China’s factories and AI startups in search of the next technological breakthrough. 031
Reposted by Moira WeigelQuinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 14/05/2026Fascinating and important piece from @alondra.bsky.social as tech companies seek to internalize what should be the public project of finding a new social contract in the age of AI. 23817
Reposted by Moira Weigel🇰🇮 🇸🇲 🇱🇨 @tgrdebate.bsky.social · 13/05/2026In der @woz.ch bespricht heute auch @raulzelik.bsky.social den Band OBEN RECHTS @suhrkamp.de @lhaffert.bsky.social @tbiebricher.bsky.social @melindacooper.bsky.social @moiraweigel.bsky.social www.woz.ch/2620/sachbuc...woz.chSachbuch: Polarisierung nach GutsherrenartEin neues Buch nimmt das rechtspopulistische Unternehmertum ins Visier – und hinterfragt gängige Deutungen der autoritären Wende. 02214
Reposted by Moira WeigelLouis Berger @ajournomento.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Ein wichtiges Buch…Francis Dupuis-Déri gibt nicht nur Hélène Rytmann (Legotien) ihre Geschichte zurück, sondern legt auch offen, wie Louis Althusser, Weggefährten und sogar Teile der feministischen Theorie den Mord an einer Frau umdeuteten. 58119
Reposted by Moira WeigelThe Philosopher @philosopher1923.bsky.social · 08/05/2026#Philosophy #NationalDefence #AI #Technology #Fascism #PoliticalPhilosophy @moiraweigel.bsky.social @anthbrtn.com @alexispapazoglou.bsky.social Check out Moira Weigel's essay here boundary2.org/2020/07/moir... and Anthony Burton's book meson.press/books/algori... and hope to see you on Tuesday!boundary2.orgMoira Weigel — Palantir Goes to the Frankfurt SchoolMoira Weigel This essay has been peer-reviewed by "The New Extremism" special issue editors (Adrienne Massanari and David Golumbia), and the b2o: An Online Journal editorial board. Since the election ... 286
Reposted by Moira WeigelParis Marx @parismarx.com · 07/05/2026I had such a great time digging into “Muskism” with @bentarnoff.com and @quinnslobodian.com. It really gives us a lot to ponder about the system we’re living in and how central Elon Musk has been to helping define it for his own benefit. Highly recommend grabbing a copy of the book! 26019
Reposted by Moira WeigelQuinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 08/05/2026Text of our otherwise paywalled Economist review 👇 being called "the inverse of Walter Isaacson's biography...that is arguably more revealing" is 🍻 720634
Reposted by Moira WeigelLisa Messeri @lmesseri.bsky.social · 04/05/2026this bill authorizes the NSF to provide grants for incorporating "AI literacy" into K-12 education. So infuriating to allocate federal grants to create a system for which profits funnel directly back to Big Tech. Further infuriating that this is proposed while the NSF is under-funded & under attack 0153
Reposted by Moira WeigelAmadeus Ulrich @amadeusulrich.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Please share this widely: there are various postdoctoral fellowship opportunities in political theory, philosophy, and the social sciences at Normative Orders in Frankfurt! 044
Reposted by Moira WeigelChristian Bettges @chbettges.bsky.social · 24/04/2026"Staat und Techunternehmen sollen über kurz oder lang zu einer Einheit verschmelzen.Als »Muskismus« haben der Historiker Quinn Slobodian und der Tech-Autor Ben Tarnoff diese Konstellation in ihrem vor Kurzem erschienenen gleichnamigen Buch bezeichnet." www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...spiegel.de(S+) Meinung: Die Techmogule setzen auf Regime-Change – MeinungUS-Techkonzerne folgen nicht einfach Donald Trump: Sie wollen selbst Staaten umbauen. Palantir-Chef Alex Karp hat nun seine autoritäre Vision skizziert. Das kann für Deutschland nur eine Konsequenz ha... 095
Reposted by Moira WeigelAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Every day brings a new AI product, use case or outcome. But one method endures for knowing what these systems actually do and to whom: auditing. Thrilled to share my new coauthored book, Auditing AI-a roadmap for accountability across this dynamic terrain #openaccess mitpress.mit.edu/978026205172... 514566
Reposted by Moira Weigelm. r. sauter @oddletters.bsky.social · 22/04/2026conforming to the genre is *more central* to the performance than *answering the specific question,* which may diverge from the expected genre. the genre of "radiologist analyzing an x-ray" does not usually contain "there is no available file to analyze" thus that answer is not typically available. 414830
Reposted by Moira WeigelLPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Today, @bentarnoff.com and @quinnslobodian.com consider whether "Muskism" could serve as a possible successor to post-Fordism. How should we understand Muskism's distinctive regime of accumulation, and what kind of social contract does it propose to stabilize its disruptive effects?lpeproject.orgMuskism as FordismCoined by a German economist in 1926, Fordism came to describe the dominant political-economic order of the mid-twentieth century. Could "Muskism" play a similar role in the twenty-first? 0219
Reposted by Moira WeigelBen Tarnoff @bentarnoff.com · 21/04/2026On the occasion of Muskism's pub day, @quinnslobodian.com and I look at the upcoming SpaceX IPO and discuss possible ways it might advance Musk's ideological project www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comElon Musk Is Taking the X Playbook to StarlinkThe world’s richest man is accruing more power than ever before. 32810
Reposted by Moira WeigelA̴̙̅Ǩ̸̫A̵̭̍ ̵̖̃F̴̛͈ȧ̸͙b̶̦́ï̵͙a̵̜̾n̸̰͠ ̸̘̾M̷̟͠u̴͉̇n̷̥͝i̷̻͆e̸̮̾ŝ̵̲a̴̹͌ @provokedeconomy.bsky.social · 21/04/2026"The phobic fascination with theory is over a century old. Yet, in recent years, it has taken on a new importance..." @moiraweigel.bsky.social doi.org/10.1162/OCTO...doi.orgHating Theory TodayAbstract. Drawing on nearly a decade of research, this essay investigates the hatred of theory on the political right. The phobic fascination with theory is over a century old. Yet, in recent years, i... 052
Reposted by Moira WeigelQuinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 20/04/2026An excerpt from the part of our book where we mustered all of our self-control and … took the category of “woke mind virus“ seriously. Turns out it’s kind of revealing about how Musk and his brethren in the Silicon Valley leadership class see politics. 15917
Reposted by Moira WeigelLaleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 17/04/2026@moiraweigel.bsky.social wrote one of the most enlightening (and earliest) pieces on Alex Karp's fashy PhD. She now has written this luminous piece that gives a persuasive materialist account of the right wing assault on theory. Truly brilliant stuff. direct.mit.edu/octo/article...direct.mit.eduHating Theory TodayAbstract. Drawing on nearly a decade of research, this essay investigates the hatred of theory on the political right. The phobic fascination with theory is over a century old. Yet, in recent years, i... 14112
Reposted by Moira WeigelJennifer Szalai @jenszalai.bsky.social · 16/04/2026How did Elon Musk go from Silicon Valley nerd worried about climate change to chainsaw-wielding billionaire eviscerating government agencies? On Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff's incisive new book, "Muskism: A Guide For the Perplexed."nytimes.comHow ‘Muskism’ Is Changing the Way America Works 13413
Reposted by Moira WeigelBen Tarnoff @bentarnoff.com · 13/04/2026New Englanders! @quinnslobodian.com and I have a couple of events coming up next week for our new book Muskism. Wed, April 22, 7pm, at Harvard Bookstore in Cambridge, with @jasonbjackson.bsky.social Thurs, April 23, 7pm, at Riffraff Bookstore in Providence, with @madisoncondon.bsky.social 1114
Reposted by Moira WeigelBen Tarnoff @bentarnoff.com · 15/04/2026Grateful for Jennifer Szalai's thoughtful read of Muskism in today's NYT www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/b... 0136
Reposted by Moira WeigelLaura Haßler @laurahaszler.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Ein neuer Sammelband erkundet die historischen Lebenswelten der radikalen Rechten in der Bundesrepublik. Ab jetzt im Open Access als kostenloser Download verfügbar: www.wallstein-open-library.de/978383536043... 513457
Reposted by Moira WeigelMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 08/04/2026“Labor Tech Research Network invites submissions for our fifth annual Book, Graduate Student Paper, and Social Justice Awards. The deadline is June 1.” Via @labortechresearchnetwork.org labortechresearchnetwork.org/awardslabortechresearchnetwork.orgLabor TechLabor Tech Research Network - A collection of leading experts on technology and work with a commitment to feminism, anti-racism, and social justice 065
Reposted by Moira WeigelNick Seaver @nickseaver.website · 27/03/2026new publication alert: a little commentary I wrote about 🔎 clues 🔎 and the detection of AI-generated material is out in American Ethnologist (paywalled at the moment, but hit me up if you can't access it): doi.org/10.1111/amet... 57127
Reposted by Moira WeigelBen Tarnoff @bentarnoff.com · 23/03/2026If you're a tech worker who's interested in reading Marx's Capital with other tech workers, there's a free online course that's starting later this month cftw.ohrg.org 316467
Moira Weigel @moiraweigel.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Listen to this smartie @bentarnoff.com youtu.be/03DlZ9zLaT8youtu.beHow Elon Musk Infiltrated The Public SectorYouTube video by Times News 172
Reposted by Moira WeigelSuhrkamp Verlag @suhrkamp.de · 16/03/2026Rechtspopulismus als Revolte der »Abgehängten«? »Oben rechts« (Hg. Heinrich Geiselberger) versammelt Analysen, die eine andere Perspektive eröffnen: Rechte Politik erscheint hier als Projekt politischer Unternehmer – von Berlusconi bis Musk: shrk.vg/ObenRechts-B 13314
Reposted by Moira Weigel🇰🇮 🇸🇲 🇱🇨 @tgrdebate.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Mehr dazu auch im Beitrag von @moiraweigel.bsky.social in OBEN RECHTS @suhrkamp.de. www.suhrkamp.de/buch/oben-re... 11710
Reposted by Moira WeigelSuhrkamp Verlag @suhrkamp.de · 09/03/2026Unsere neuen Bücher im März sind da! Einen Überblick über alle Neuerscheinungen findet Ihr wie immer hier: shrk.vg/Neuerscheinu... @tbiebricher.bsky.social @tgrdebate.bsky.social @lhaffert.bsky.social @moiraweigel.bsky.social 0287
Reposted by Moira WeigelAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 23/02/2026The Epstein files document what many women researchers have long experienced but rarely seen laid bare so starkly: exclusion operating behind closed doors, shaping who gets funded, invited, mentored, and taken seriously. How many of these networks, norms, and gatekeepers remain in place? 4745141837
Reposted by Moira WeigelAIMODELS @erc-aimodels.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Our symposyum 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝘼𝙡𝙜𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙢: 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙊𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 will take place on 2-3 February 2026. The 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 is now online: www.unive.it/worldalgorithm 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀: Grégoire Chamayou, Ben Tarnoff, Moira Weigel, Cédric Durand and Cecilia Rikap.unive.itThe World Algorithm: HomeThe World Algorithm - Home 135
Reposted by Moira WeigelTech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 22/02/2026To acknowledge the ways AI systems are changing does not buy into hype, it sharpens the precision of critical thinking about their impacts. To make sense of what AI does to people, you also need to understand what it does for them, writes Eryk Salvaggio.techpolicy.pressStochastic Flocks and the Critical Problem of 'Useful' AIAcknowledging that AI systems are advancing does not buy into hype, it sharpens the precision of critical thinking about their impacts, says Eryk Salvaggio. 53724
Reposted by Moira WeigelEunice Cho @eunicehcho.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Concerned about ICE's $45 billion plan to convert warehouses into immigration detention centers? This is what they'll look like inside. From ICE's plan for the Social Circle, GA facility. Each little dot: a person. www.socialcirclega.gov/home/showpub... 25929241727
Moira Weigel @moiraweigel.bsky.social · 19/02/2026My “Literature and/as AI” students have finished their first assignment, which was to extract and generate an “Encyclopedia of Ancient Robots” from thousands of pages of Homer, Hero of Alexandria, Vitruvius, Liezi, Al Jazari, etc., and I must say they’re cool! code.chuanqisun.com/ancient-robo... 040
Reposted by Moira WeigelThe New York Review of Books @nybooks.com · 12/02/2026“Every situation…contains a certain openness; people can and do act in ways that reject the necessity of what exists. Asad Haider’s word for this undertaking was politics.” —Ben Tarnoff nybooks.comPeople Think | Ben TarnoffAsad Haider, the foremost socialist thinker of his generation, staked his philosophy on the principle that everyone should be fundamentally free. 023
Reposted by Moira WeigelDan Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 06/02/2026There's something very important in this from @alondra.bsky.social about how a government of bosses understands its relationship to AI: as a means to avoid preexisting, even nominal, deference to popular deliberation or expert consultation. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 13721
Reposted by Moira WeigelBen Tarnoff @bentarnoff.com · 05/02/2026I wrote something about my friend Asad Haider for the new issue of @nybooks.com www.nybooks.com/articles/202...nybooks.comPeople Think | Ben TarnoffAsad Haider, the foremost socialist thinker of his generation, staked his philosophy on the principle that everyone should be fundamentally free. 05118
Reposted by Moira WeigelGabriella "Biella" Coleman @biella.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Happy birthday or happy Stuart Hall day. You were somply the best www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...newyorker.comStuart Hall and the Rise of Cultural StudiesThirty years ago, many academics considered the study of popular culture beneath them. Stuart Hall helped change that. 071
Moira Weigel @moiraweigel.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Today’s news is reminds me of the time I went to buy a cell phone at an electronics mall in Shanghai in 2011 and presented my Yale ID to get a student discount. “Wow, the second best university! 你很厉害!” The salesperson exclaimed. I wonder how she’s doing www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...nytimes.comChinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip 030
Reposted by Moira WeigelAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 02/11/2025@moiraweigel.bsky.social is great on this: www.boundary2.org/2020/07/moir...boundary2.orgMoira Weigel — Palantir Goes to the Frankfurt SchoolMoira Weigel This essay has been peer-reviewed by "The New Extremism" special issue editors (Adrienne Massanari and David Golumbia), and the b2o: An Online Journal editorial board. Since the election ... 1145
Reposted by Moira WeigelKatrina Forrester @katforrester.bsky.social · 09/10/2025If you're in the Boston area, come along to the first Capitalism and its Critics workshop today! @moiraweigel.bsky.social and I are hosting the legendary Leopoldina Fortunati to discuss the new translation of The Arcana of Reproduction. At Harvard, Sever Hall 113, at 4pm 091