Heather Ann Thompson
@historianheather.bsky.social
Pulitzer Prize winning author, book on Attica, next on Bernie Goetz/80s, then MOVE Bombing. In NYT, TIME, New Yorker, Atlantic, etc. + CJ policy work & script consulting. WritersHouse & CAA repped.
www.heatherannthompson.com
www.heatherannthompson.com
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DAY
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BUY!
I can't wait
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BUY!
I can't wait
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 AM
DAY
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BUY!
I can't wait
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BUY!
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Booktok!! #FearandFury #BloodInTheWater
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Booktok!! #FearandFury #BloodInTheWater
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64. Heather Ann Thompson (of Blood in the Water) has a great exercise she does w students:
"Imagine someone you love, think abt worst crime possible. If they were the victim, what would you want for offender?"
Ans: horrible stuff.
"Ok, same scenario... but they're the OFFENDER."
Ans: ... oh. hm.
"Imagine someone you love, think abt worst crime possible. If they were the victim, what would you want for offender?"
Ans: horrible stuff.
"Ok, same scenario... but they're the OFFENDER."
Ans: ... oh. hm.
July 29, 2025 at 3:11 AM
64. Heather Ann Thompson (of Blood in the Water) has a great exercise she does w students:
"Imagine someone you love, think abt worst crime possible. If they were the victim, what would you want for offender?"
Ans: horrible stuff.
"Ok, same scenario... but they're the OFFENDER."
Ans: ... oh. hm.
"Imagine someone you love, think abt worst crime possible. If they were the victim, what would you want for offender?"
Ans: horrible stuff.
"Ok, same scenario... but they're the OFFENDER."
Ans: ... oh. hm.
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my “i am not allowed to buy new books until i make a considerable dent in reading these” bookpile 📚💙
November 3, 2024 at 3:29 PM
my “i am not allowed to buy new books until i make a considerable dent in reading these” bookpile 📚💙
October 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
♥️🙏🏻
Read it years ago -- so worthwhile.
October 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
♥️🙏🏻
Thank you @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Thank you @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
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ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
October 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
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NEW! History Studio Founding Partner & Pulitzer Prize–winning author Heather Ann Thompson’s new book Fear and Fury arrives Feb 10, 2026!
@historianheather.bsky.social
Learn more: lnkd.in/eNvchkMe
@historianheather.bsky.social
Learn more: lnkd.in/eNvchkMe
September 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
NEW! History Studio Founding Partner & Pulitzer Prize–winning author Heather Ann Thompson’s new book Fear and Fury arrives Feb 10, 2026!
@historianheather.bsky.social
Learn more: lnkd.in/eNvchkMe
@historianheather.bsky.social
Learn more: lnkd.in/eNvchkMe
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DEVELOPING: Advocates are seeking a court order to block the Trump administration’s effort to deport hundreds of unaccompanied minor children to Guatemala.
Judge abruptly moved 3 pm hearing up to 12:30 after she was notified that some children “are in the process of being removed" today.
Judge abruptly moved 3 pm hearing up to 12:30 after she was notified that some children “are in the process of being removed" today.
August 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
DEVELOPING: Advocates are seeking a court order to block the Trump administration’s effort to deport hundreds of unaccompanied minor children to Guatemala.
Judge abruptly moved 3 pm hearing up to 12:30 after she was notified that some children “are in the process of being removed" today.
Judge abruptly moved 3 pm hearing up to 12:30 after she was notified that some children “are in the process of being removed" today.
Sound on. @historianheather insta
August 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Sound on. @historianheather insta
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This should be a great one, looking forward to checking it out
July 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
This should be a great one, looking forward to checking it out
July 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
FEAR AND FURY
Bernie Goetz, The Reagan 80s, and the Rebirth of White Rage (Pantheon,
2026)
Bernie Goetz, The Reagan 80s, and the Rebirth of White Rage (Pantheon,
2026)
July 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
FEAR AND FURY
Bernie Goetz, The Reagan 80s, and the Rebirth of White Rage (Pantheon,
2026)
Bernie Goetz, The Reagan 80s, and the Rebirth of White Rage (Pantheon,
2026)
In no small measure, a book about how we got here…
July 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
In no small measure, a book about how we got here…
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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"CoreCivic's CEO earned more than $7 million last year. Corporate leaders at CoreCivic and GEO Group gushed on recent earnings calls about the 'unprecedented opportunity' they're facing ... CoreCivic didn't report the death of an inmate to city police for six days."
When CoreCivic applied for a permit in Leavenworth, Kansas, to reopen a private prison with a troubled history to hold immigration detainees, city officials balked.
Local residents — including some former prison employees — pushed back.
Now, the city and CoreCivic are in a court battle.
Local residents — including some former prison employees — pushed back.
Now, the city and CoreCivic are in a court battle.
Why This Conservative Town Is Fighting a New Immigration Prison
Leavenworth, Kansas, is nearly synonymous with prisons. But when CoreCivic announced plans to detain immigrants there, residents pushed back.
www.themarshallproject.org
July 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"CoreCivic's CEO earned more than $7 million last year. Corporate leaders at CoreCivic and GEO Group gushed on recent earnings calls about the 'unprecedented opportunity' they're facing ... CoreCivic didn't report the death of an inmate to city police for six days."