Bergstrom Press and Books
@bergstrombookstore.bsky.social
A foreign-language bookstore in Kensington Maryland with a focus on Central Europe: Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, German, and other languages. Jayhawk. Hockey fan. St. Pauli FC
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Read. Encourage others to read. Support your local indie bookstore. Support your local library. Fight book banning.
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Baltimore -- take note!
Baltimore, get ready! This one-of-a-kind reading brings together writers from Eastern Europe who now make their homes across the United States. We're coming together during #AWP26 to share our work in support of Ukraine.
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#reading #event #BookSky
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#reading #event #BookSky
February 17, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Baltimore -- take note!
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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As just such a journalism professor, I invite Chris here to lay out his own pedagogical vision for the only private profession mentioned by name in the Constitution. If it’s “let the machine write for you” then I further invite him to resign and make room for real journalists
A conscientious journalism grad withdraw from a job when she learned the Cleveland Plain Dealer uses AI to write its stories.
Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”
You can’t make this shit up.
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”
You can’t make this shit up.
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
February 16, 2026 at 2:24 PM
As just such a journalism professor, I invite Chris here to lay out his own pedagogical vision for the only private profession mentioned by name in the Constitution. If it’s “let the machine write for you” then I further invite him to resign and make room for real journalists
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For @literaryhub.bsky.social, Harriet Murav and I wrote about translating Holocaust literature in times of genocide: some thoughts that have accompanied us during our work on “In the Shadow of the Holocaust” in the last few years, the years of genocides in Ukraine and Gaza lithub.com/translating-...
Translating Holocaust Literature in Times of Genocide
While designing a poster for a lecture on our new book, In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union (Stanford University Press), one of the event’s organiz…
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February 15, 2026 at 5:12 PM
For @literaryhub.bsky.social, Harriet Murav and I wrote about translating Holocaust literature in times of genocide: some thoughts that have accompanied us during our work on “In the Shadow of the Holocaust” in the last few years, the years of genocides in Ukraine and Gaza lithub.com/translating-...
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I think we are going to have a Democratic-controlled Senate.
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
February 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I think we are going to have a Democratic-controlled Senate.
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
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... Real trials of charges against Bondi and Noem and Vance and Trump. With real evidence and witnesses.
Make clear to that jury of 100 that the world will forever remember their votes and whether they were faithful to the Constitution they've sworn to uphold.
Make clear to that jury of 100 that the world will forever remember their votes and whether they were faithful to the Constitution they've sworn to uphold.
February 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
... Real trials of charges against Bondi and Noem and Vance and Trump. With real evidence and witnesses.
Make clear to that jury of 100 that the world will forever remember their votes and whether they were faithful to the Constitution they've sworn to uphold.
Make clear to that jury of 100 that the world will forever remember their votes and whether they were faithful to the Constitution they've sworn to uphold.
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Many people in South Africa, where Elon is from, died to create a genuinely multiracial polity. They were killed by people who thought like Elon.
The people who thought like Elon also lost. Seems their “common culture” of white supremacy wasn’t enough.
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The people who thought like Elon also lost. Seems their “common culture” of white supremacy wasn’t enough.
bsky.app/profile/alan...
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Many people in South Africa, where Elon is from, died to create a genuinely multiracial polity. They were killed by people who thought like Elon.
The people who thought like Elon also lost. Seems their “common culture” of white supremacy wasn’t enough.
bsky.app/profile/alan...
The people who thought like Elon also lost. Seems their “common culture” of white supremacy wasn’t enough.
bsky.app/profile/alan...
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Propaganda during WWI and WWII in fact
February 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Propaganda during WWI and WWII in fact
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This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the “baby jail” in Texas. Very little of it ends up on video like this. But it’s routine. And disgusting.
February 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the “baby jail” in Texas. Very little of it ends up on video like this. But it’s routine. And disgusting.
We'll be working and in the bookstore until 3(?) and watching hockey probably. Swing on by if you are looking to get out of the house. Remember to support indie bookstores, you know the ones NOT trying to build surveillance networks....
February 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
We'll be working and in the bookstore until 3(?) and watching hockey probably. Swing on by if you are looking to get out of the house. Remember to support indie bookstores, you know the ones NOT trying to build surveillance networks....
Lots of reports today that Navalny was murdered with exotic dart frog poison. Why? Because they can. These two books by Zygar and Lebedev can give you insights into Putin's Russia.
February 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Lots of reports today that Navalny was murdered with exotic dart frog poison. Why? Because they can. These two books by Zygar and Lebedev can give you insights into Putin's Russia.
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Just as ICE and CBP have no legitimate role in "election security" neither does the head of DHS. The mere existence of this press conference should be a scandal, much less this tone-deaf comment.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Just as ICE and CBP have no legitimate role in "election security" neither does the head of DHS. The mere existence of this press conference should be a scandal, much less this tone-deaf comment.
The sun is shining, ice is melting, @fcstpauli.com is on the radio and the bookstore is open! Hope to see you today!
February 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The sun is shining, ice is melting, @fcstpauli.com is on the radio and the bookstore is open! Hope to see you today!
Today marks the 81st anniversary of the bombing of Dresden. Having survived the firebombing while being held as a POW, Kurt Vonnegut memorialized the event in his classic work Slaughterhouse Five. #Dresden
February 13, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Today marks the 81st anniversary of the bombing of Dresden. Having survived the firebombing while being held as a POW, Kurt Vonnegut memorialized the event in his classic work Slaughterhouse Five. #Dresden
And here we were, silly us, thinking everyone knew this story...
February 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
And here we were, silly us, thinking everyone knew this story...
Are you, like us, waiting impatiently for the April release of Egana Djabbarova's book My Dreadful Body (@newvesselpress.bsky.social )? You are in luck - we have some of her other writings, not yet translated, though! This is an author you need to read.
February 12, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Are you, like us, waiting impatiently for the April release of Egana Djabbarova's book My Dreadful Body (@newvesselpress.bsky.social )? You are in luck - we have some of her other writings, not yet translated, though! This is an author you need to read.
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NEW: Border Patrol intelligence is getting access to Clearview AI, according to CBP procurement records reviewed by @wired.com. @dell.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/cbp-si...
CBP Signs Clearview AI Deal to Use Face Recognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’
US Border Patrol intelligence units will gain access to a face recognition tool built on billions of images scraped from the internet.
www.wired.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
NEW: Border Patrol intelligence is getting access to Clearview AI, according to CBP procurement records reviewed by @wired.com. @dell.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/cbp-si...
Loving the Olympics? The beautiful mountain scenery in the cross-country and biathlon events? Imagine if you could enjoy that nature year-round. Well, you can, we still have a calendar in stock with the beauty of this unique German-Italian region!
February 11, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Loving the Olympics? The beautiful mountain scenery in the cross-country and biathlon events? Imagine if you could enjoy that nature year-round. Well, you can, we still have a calendar in stock with the beauty of this unique German-Italian region!
Really surprised that more people have not read the work of German investigative journalists for Handelsblatt in researching the files given to them by a Tesla whistleblower.
February 11, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Really surprised that more people have not read the work of German investigative journalists for Handelsblatt in researching the files given to them by a Tesla whistleblower.
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Wow - turns out that Bad Bunny worked with @uwmadison.bsky.social Prof. Meléndez-Badillo @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social on aspects of Puerto Rican history for his show!
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
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Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
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February 9, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Wow - turns out that Bad Bunny worked with @uwmadison.bsky.social Prof. Meléndez-Badillo @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social on aspects of Puerto Rican history for his show!
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it never even occurred to me that this was happening as it happened because it seemed impossible but gotdamn that's the best thing to ever happen during a super bowl halftime.
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
it never even occurred to me that this was happening as it happened because it seemed impossible but gotdamn that's the best thing to ever happen during a super bowl halftime.
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In 1979, the “New York Times” asked Isaac Bashevis Singer if he planned to watch the Super Bowl.
February 8, 2026 at 9:37 PM
In 1979, the “New York Times” asked Isaac Bashevis Singer if he planned to watch the Super Bowl.
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"Transformation."
Yeah, that's a word for it. Back to the British tabloids with his ass; he crossed the pond long enough to butcher one of the great grey ladies of journalism. What trash he proved to be.
Yeah, that's a word for it. Back to the British tabloids with his ass; he crossed the pond long enough to butcher one of the great grey ladies of journalism. What trash he proved to be.
Breaking — Will Lewis out at the Washington Post. He just sent this email to staff (shared with me by staffer):
February 8, 2026 at 3:52 AM
"Transformation."
Yeah, that's a word for it. Back to the British tabloids with his ass; he crossed the pond long enough to butcher one of the great grey ladies of journalism. What trash he proved to be.
Yeah, that's a word for it. Back to the British tabloids with his ass; he crossed the pond long enough to butcher one of the great grey ladies of journalism. What trash he proved to be.