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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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.”
news.wisc.edu
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.
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"When there's nothing left, you bust the joint out. You light a match."
Will Lewis has just told staff at the Washington Post he is stepping down
February 7, 2026 at 10:47 PM
"When there's nothing left, you bust the joint out. You light a match."
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There should be no American history book that makes it pass the censors either.
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
February 7, 2026 at 3:52 PM
There should be no American history book that makes it pass the censors either.
For readers of all ages in the original or in English translation, discover the books of Erich Kästner! Live in the DMV? Come browse our German language selection or translations! #indiebookstores
February 7, 2026 at 4:21 PM
For readers of all ages in the original or in English translation, discover the books of Erich Kästner! Live in the DMV? Come browse our German language selection or translations! #indiebookstores
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I suspect there are a lot of House Democrats in their 70s or 80s who think they're going to coast back into a comfortable leadership position by keeping their head down and riding the blue wave, but they're going to have to navigate these kinds of challenges first and most are not ready at all.
“I would rather you vote for what is morally correct,” Davidson said.
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
DeLauro to pressing clergy: 'I will not vote to abolish ICE'
The Connecticut U.S. representative found herself at odds with faith leaders.
www.ctpublic.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I suspect there are a lot of House Democrats in their 70s or 80s who think they're going to coast back into a comfortable leadership position by keeping their head down and riding the blue wave, but they're going to have to navigate these kinds of challenges first and most are not ready at all.
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How do you want your decades of service in the House to come to an end?
Gracefully bowing out on your own terms?
Or getting bodied in a generational fight, with a primary loss after a bruising fight filled with moments like this?
Gracefully bowing out on your own terms?
Or getting bodied in a generational fight, with a primary loss after a bruising fight filled with moments like this?
February 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
How do you want your decades of service in the House to come to an end?
Gracefully bowing out on your own terms?
Or getting bodied in a generational fight, with a primary loss after a bruising fight filled with moments like this?
Gracefully bowing out on your own terms?
Or getting bodied in a generational fight, with a primary loss after a bruising fight filled with moments like this?
It's cold - it's very cold - but we ARE open today from 10am to 6pm, swing on by!
February 7, 2026 at 3:11 PM
It's cold - it's very cold - but we ARE open today from 10am to 6pm, swing on by!
No matter the language, it's time to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth. Here, the Ukrainian edition of Colson Whitehead's groundbreaking novel, Underground Railroad.
February 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
No matter the language, it's time to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth. Here, the Ukrainian edition of Colson Whitehead's groundbreaking novel, Underground Railroad.
Books > ice
We're open today. The streets near the bookstore are cleared for parking. The farmer's market is open. The cafes have hot coffee and the restaurants are open. Don't suffer the tyrant ice, get out in the fresh air. Remember, spring is coming. #read #indiebookstores
We're open today. The streets near the bookstore are cleared for parking. The farmer's market is open. The cafes have hot coffee and the restaurants are open. Don't suffer the tyrant ice, get out in the fresh air. Remember, spring is coming. #read #indiebookstores
January 31, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Books > ice
We're open today. The streets near the bookstore are cleared for parking. The farmer's market is open. The cafes have hot coffee and the restaurants are open. Don't suffer the tyrant ice, get out in the fresh air. Remember, spring is coming. #read #indiebookstores
We're open today. The streets near the bookstore are cleared for parking. The farmer's market is open. The cafes have hot coffee and the restaurants are open. Don't suffer the tyrant ice, get out in the fresh air. Remember, spring is coming. #read #indiebookstores
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Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
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would be nice if the arrest of journalists for doing journalism resulted in dems in congress saying "asbolutely fucking not" and completely shutting this shit down but ah well nevertheless
January 30, 2026 at 8:15 PM
would be nice if the arrest of journalists for doing journalism resulted in dems in congress saying "asbolutely fucking not" and completely shutting this shit down but ah well nevertheless
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Texas A&M University announced Friday that it is eliminating its women’s and gender studies degree program.
Texas A&M eliminates women’s and gender studies degree program
University leaders also said six courses were canceled and 48 exceptions were granted under new rules on race and gender.
bit.ly
January 30, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Texas A&M University announced Friday that it is eliminating its women’s and gender studies degree program.
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Turns out that you can simply chose not to sell your warehouse and prevent it from becoming a detention center
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Jim Pattison won't sell U.S. warehouse proposed as new ICE facility | CBC News
Jim Pattison Developments has announced it will not sell an industrial building in Ashland, Va., that was set to be turned into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility.
www.cbc.ca
January 30, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Turns out that you can simply chose not to sell your warehouse and prevent it from becoming a detention center
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and Donald Trump’s other lackeys should find lawyers because they must be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to our country.
Illinois Accountability Commission Should Probe Senior Trump Administration Officials, Pritzker Says
“For too long, Gregory Bovino and his rogue federal agents have terrorized communities in Illinois and across the country, violated our people’s constitutional rights and unleashed violence at every t...
news.wttw.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and Donald Trump’s other lackeys should find lawyers because they must be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to our country.
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Or how about this headline — “American citizen arrested without cause after exercising his Constitutional rights.” Very important that government propaganda not become the default framing.
Don Lemon has been taken into custody after anti-ICE confrontation in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month. https://cnn.it/4roAO6t
January 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Or how about this headline — “American citizen arrested without cause after exercising his Constitutional rights.” Very important that government propaganda not become the default framing.