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Deborah Feldman
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Adventures in the philosemitic jungle.
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emilyctamkin.bsky.social
For @forward.com, I wrote about Anne Frank, ICE, and what we risk in making - and in refusing to ever make - comparisons
forward.com/opinion/8009...
What we talk about when we talk about Anne Frank hiding from ICE
Is it ok to invoke Anne Frank in discussing kids hiding from ICE? Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum disagree.
forward.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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joelhs.bsky.social
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorating the day in 1945 when the Red Army reached Auschwitz in occupied Poland.

Naturally, the Trump administration decided to commemorate the day by doing Holocaust historical revisionism, pretending Anne Frank's family had "legal" status.
joelhs.bsky.social Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 18h
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."

In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
Tweet from Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun: "Ignorance like this cheapens the horror of the Holocaust. Anne Frank was in Amsterdam legally and abided by Dutch law. She was hauled off to a death camp because of her race and religion. Her story has nothing to do with the illegal immigration, fraud, and lawlessness plaguing Minnesota today. Our brave law enforcement should be commended, not tarred with this historically illiterate and antisemitic comparison."
January 27, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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joelhs.bsky.social
The US Holocaust Museum being more outraged by Tim Walz saying that, like Anne Frank, children today are in hiding from armed agents of the state, than they are about the fact that children are in hiding from armed agents of the state, is why Holocaust remembrance culture is in crisis.
Tweet from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum: "Anne Frank was targeted and murdered solely because she was Jewish. Leaders making false equivalencies to her experience for political purposes is never acceptable. Despite tensions in Minneapolis, exploiting the Holocaust is deeply offensive, especially as antisemitism surges."
January 26, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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resnikoff.bsky.social
I find takes like this unsatisfying because they ignore the point of the Nazi analogy. It's not about denying America's history of racist terror. "Nazi" is not just code for "bad but in a way that specifically doesn't implicate US antecedents." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/26/o...
Don’t look to Germany for an analogy. The Minneapolis nightmare is uniquely American. - The Boston Globe
In order to defeat the white nationalism that is at the core of ICE’s assault on American democracy, we have to see it and treat it as what it is.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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tom.medsky.social
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
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lecieldeparis.bsky.social
Auch das ist Teil "der" Erinnerungskultur. Während sich am 27. Januar Politiker*innen zum Teil selbst inszenieren, zahlt der deutsche Staat weiterhin an NS-Täter*innen. Holocaustüberlebende aus den damaligen besetzten Ostgebieten hingegen, kriegen bis heute keine einzige Entschädigung.
jspohr.bsky.social Johannes Spohr @jspohr.bsky.social · Jan 23
»Während etliche Holocaustüberlebende keinerlei Entschädigung bekamen, zahlt Deutschland bis heute SS-Angehörigen, Wehrmachtssoldaten und NS-Kollaborateuren in ganz Europa zusätzliche Renten.«

Eine Recherche von @fragdenstaat.de und dem »Stern«
Kriegsopferrenten: Steuergeld für NS-Kollaborateure
Während etliche Holocaustüberlebende keinerlei Entschädigung bekamen, zahlt Deutschland bis heute SS-Angehörigen, Wehrmachtssoldaten und NS-Kollaborateuren in ganz Europa zusätzliche Renten. 
fragdenstaat.de
January 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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hakeemjefferson.bsky.social
Coates is always worth reading.

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For years, a certain kind of liberal has either minimized such culture war rhetoric coming from the other side, or urged political actors of all stripes to ignore this, in favor of "material" and "kitchen table" issues—as though the state regarding one's life as "garbage" has no tangible consequence, as if the terms of a fight can be determined by the person getting punched. But Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact-the culture war is an actual war (text highlighted up to this point by me, for emphasis). ICE, the Myrmidons of The Homeland, enjoys an $85 billion budget, a sum "larger than the annual military budget of every country in the world except the United States and China," reports Caitlin Dickerson in The Atlantic. "Immigration and Customs Enforcement-just one component of the Department of Homeland Security-is getting more money than any other law-enforcement agency in America.
January 26, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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denisedwheeler.bsky.social
ICE is riddled with sex criminals.

A January 2026 report by the Pacific Antifascist Research Collective identified 30 ICE and CBP agents with documented convictions and arrests, some for serious violent and sexual crimes.

At least 20 committed offenses with underage victims.
Here’s How Many ICE and CBP Agents Allegedly Preyed on Children
Apparently the institutions are riddled with accused sex criminals.
www.yahoo.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
More TikTok shenanigans — users are reporting the word “Epstein” won’t go through in Direct messages 🤔
January 27, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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dawnssunnyside.bsky.social
Just stay home or you will die.
January 26, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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nabardfaiz.bsky.social
Auch in Deutschland kommen Beamte mitten in der Nacht und entführen Frauen und Kinder.
Sie holen Kinder aus Schulen und Ausbildungsstätten, Frauen aus Krankenhäusern und schieben sie ab.

Tun wir also nicht so, als wären wir hier irgendwie besser als die USA.

#ICE
#Minneapolis
January 26, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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wolfgangwalter.bsky.social
Es sind schon alle Bothsides-Behauptungen geäußert, aber noch nicht von allen Zentristen.
Ronen Steinke @ronensteink... .1 T So albern es ist, wenn ausgerechnet J.D. Vance den Europäern was über Meinungsfreiheit erzählt - verrückter Gedanke: Es ist durchaus möglich, dass wir *beiderseits* des Atlantik ein Problem haben, Darüber habe ich ein Buch geschrieben, das am 27.2. erscheint und jetzt vorbestellbar ist RONEN STEINKE MEIN UNGS FREI SPIESEL Bestseller HEIT Autor WIE POLIZEI UNO JUSTI2 UMSER GRUNORECHT EINSCHRANKEN -UND MIE WIR ES VERTEIDIGEN berlinga SEV 」4 107 لما <
January 26, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com
All right indulge me for a moment because there’ll be a link to Fox at the end of this thread for sourcing purposes. But it’s valuable to see what the other side is saying. In short, they mix some actual facts in with some completely deranged fantasy. 🧵
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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mollycrabapple.bsky.social
Soft times cause weak men
January 26, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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deborahfeldman.bsky.social
In ein paar Jahren ahmen sie dann den Atlantic nach, und beschuldigen uns auch noch dafür dass sie so spät dran waren
January 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM
deborahfeldman.bsky.social
“Während in Deutschland noch darüber gestritten wird, welche Vergleiche überhaupt zulässig sind, greifen Amerikaner im Zweifel zu jedem, der ihnen hilft, zu handeln. Das erklärt eine kollektive Tatkraft, die hierzulande kaum denkbar ist.” Mit FR über den U.S. Faschismus: www.fr.de/kultur/gesel...
USA unter Trump: Ja, es ist Faschismus
Nach tödlichen Schüssen in Minneapolis sprechen Historiker von Faschismus. Die Demokratie stirbt in kontinuierlichen Schritten.
www.fr.de
January 26, 2026 at 3:31 PM
deborahfeldman.bsky.social
Auch als Palestine Laboratory bekannt: In den letzten Jahren hat die Palästina Protestbewegung als Labor gedient um Experimente erfolgreich auszuführen, deren Ergebnisse an einer breiten Bevölkerung angewandt werden sollen um den Faschismus ohne nennenswerten Widerstand in Deutschland aufzustellen.
fragdenstaat.de FragDenStaat @fragdenstaat.de · 2d
💥Leak💥
„In der Polizei Berlin werden keine Schmerzgriffe ausgebildet“, behauptete die Berliner Polizeipräsidentin. Wir veröffentlichen jetzt ein Handbuch, das belegt: Berliner Polizeikräfte lernen, wie sie Demonstrierenden möglichst effektiv Schmerzen zufügen können. fragdenstaat.de/artikel/exkl...
Leak: Eine Anleitung für Schmerzgriffe
Berliner Polizeikräfte lernen, wie sie Demonstrierenden möglichst effektiv Schmerzen zufügen können. Das belegen bisher geheime Ausschnitte aus einem Handbuch.
fragdenstaat.de
January 26, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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i0hann808.bsky.social
wir sind also ganz offiziell ein folterstaat der seinen einwohnern koerperliche schmerzen zufuegt und zwar ausdruecklich auch wenn sie friedlich und gewaltfrei demonstrieren
fragdenstaat.de FragDenStaat @fragdenstaat.de · 2d
💥Leak💥
„In der Polizei Berlin werden keine Schmerzgriffe ausgebildet“, behauptete die Berliner Polizeipräsidentin. Wir veröffentlichen jetzt ein Handbuch, das belegt: Berliner Polizeikräfte lernen, wie sie Demonstrierenden möglichst effektiv Schmerzen zufügen können. fragdenstaat.de/artikel/exkl...
Leak: Eine Anleitung für Schmerzgriffe
Berliner Polizeikräfte lernen, wie sie Demonstrierenden möglichst effektiv Schmerzen zufügen können. Das belegen bisher geheime Ausschnitte aus einem Handbuch.
fragdenstaat.de
January 26, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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tonyny.bsky.social
As always, the greatest sin of the left is being correct too soon.
January 25, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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theradr.bsky.social
This statement is worth 5000 prayers and sermons combined.

Thank you, Chaplain Moberg. ❤️‍🔥
January 26, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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rimaanabtawi.bsky.social
Theodor Meron survived the Holocaust, found refuge in Israel, helped set up the ICC, then aged 93 indicted Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes. He stands by his decision.

www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
The Holocaust survivor judge who issued Netanyahu’s arrest warrant
Theodor Meron, still going strong at 95, escaped the Nazis with his father and became a serious force in international law, helping to found the ICC
www.thetimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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rimaanabtawi.bsky.social
There’s only one Theodore Meron and we should all listen, well, to him.

www.youtube.com/live/PtyP2bA...
Theodor Meron – From Surviving the Holocaust to Judging Genocide
YouTube video by The Conduit
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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carlbeijer.bsky.social
I wrote this 10 *years* before the Liberal Currents article, but we all know the rule: from activism to analysis, it only counts when liberals do it
January 25, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com
i feel for all the radical centrists out there now confronting the fact that their ideology was the one built in a bubble and formed by groupthink. with enough exposure to facts and logic they will, some day god willing, catch up to the left
UNTIL RECENTLY, I resisted using the F-word to describe President Trump. For one thing, there were too many elements of classical fascism that didn't seem to fit. For another, the term has been overused to the point of meaninglessness, especially by left-leaning types who call you a fascist if you oppose abortion or affirmative action. For yet another, the term is hazily
January 25, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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ndrew.bsky.social
hey folks, six figure opinion columnist here and gotta say, made a big ol’ whoopsie on the most consequential and honestly, probably the most obvious opinion of my life. thats my bad. anyway, guess I’ll just keep getting paid to give my opinion, thanks for reading
January 25, 2026 at 9:12 PM