Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social
Professor of German History comparing antisemitism in Germany and the US, late 19th, early 20th century. And yes, it’s painfully relevant to the 21st.
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Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social
· Oct 14
Just a quick re-introduction for new followers: I’m a German historian who writes about antisemitism from a comparative and global perspective. My most recent book provides a new look at anti-Jewish prejudice in Germany and the United States from the late 19th to the mid 20th century.
Because things were so much better in the 16th century.
Rod Dreher has fueled some of the more apocalyptic currents on the Trumpist right. Robert F. Worth spoke with the writer to understand his worldview:
Rod Dreher Thinks the Enlightenment Was a Mistake
The influential author derides secularism and the modern world. Conservatives—including the vice president—are joining him on a march back to the Middle Ages.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Because things were so much better in the 16th century.
Reality: ICE is an illegitimate federal law enforcement agency that’s out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process.
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Reality: ICE is an illegitimate federal law enforcement agency that’s out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process.
By the end of the day, all statements made by Donald Trump immediately disappeared from their websites.
Scoop: The Interior Department directed all its bureaus and offices to delete non-English content from their websites by the end of the day Tuesday, according to an internal notice from its IT shop.
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Interior Dept directs IT shop to ‘scrub’ non-English content from its websites | Federal News Network
A new disclaimer on Interior Department websites states “English is the official language and authoritative version of all federal information.”…
federalnewsnetwork.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:16 PM
By the end of the day, all statements made by Donald Trump immediately disappeared from their websites.
Donald Trump likes and respects the man responsible for this carnage.
Three toddlers and their father were killed in a Russian drone strike in eastern Ukraine that also injured their pregnant mother and their grandmother, local emergency services said. https://cnn.it/4acvRbf
February 11, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Donald Trump likes and respects the man responsible for this carnage.
Just waiting for the Führer to call on the Navy to power its ships with whale blubber.
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says reut.rs/46vkQiO
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White House official.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Just waiting for the Führer to call on the Navy to power its ships with whale blubber.
Man… getting schooled by Senator Foghorn Leghorn is not a good look.
KENNEDY: The Census Bureau is under your jurisdiction & responsible for defining what it means to be poor, is that right?
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
February 10, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Man… getting schooled by Senator Foghorn Leghorn is not a good look.
Imagine Hitler… but exponentially dumber.
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
February 10, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Imagine Hitler… but exponentially dumber.
11-, 10-, … 9-year-old girls. He’s a monster. They’re all monsters.
“Raskin also said that he saw ‘references to 17-year-old girls, 16-year-old girls, 14-year-old girls, 11-year-old girls, 10-year-old girls, and I saw a reference today to a 9-year-old girl. So it is a really gruesome and grim story.’“ www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration live updates: Lawmakers view unredacted Epstein files at Justice Department
Trump administration live updates: Congress members may begin viewing unredacted Epstein files at DOJ
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
11-, 10-, … 9-year-old girls. He’s a monster. They’re all monsters.
But you know who _should_ be fired….
The Ford worker who heckled Trump during a visit to the company's plant still has his job and "has no discipline on his record," a union official said
Ford worker who heckled Trump keeps job, 'no discipline' for incident
The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.
www.detroitnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:10 PM
But you know who _should_ be fired….
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Rep. Stansbury: “The United States government is engaged in an active cover-up of the largest sex trafficking scandal and influence peddling scandal in the history of the United States, and Donald Trump is right at the center of it.”
February 9, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Rep. Stansbury: “The United States government is engaged in an active cover-up of the largest sex trafficking scandal and influence peddling scandal in the history of the United States, and Donald Trump is right at the center of it.”
It’s real. And it’s spectacular.
February 9, 2026 at 4:15 PM
It’s real. And it’s spectacular.
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
American Exceptionalism.
Europeans are pushing to hold Jeffrey Epstein's creepy pals, including billionaires like Elon Musk, accountable. The U.S.? Not so much.
Europe is holding its Epstein creeps accountable. Why can’t we? | Will Bunch
www.inquirer.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
American Exceptionalism.
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Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
I believe the technical term is “terrorism.”
‘We Know Where You Live.’ Protesters Say ICE Agents Retaliate With Threats, Investigations
ICE observers and critics report being audited, pulled over, called by name or followed home by agents.
www.themarshallproject.org
February 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I believe the technical term is “terrorism.”
Black Republican Senator Fine With Trump’s Racism Until….
February 6, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Black Republican Senator Fine With Trump’s Racism Until….
What is they say about every accusation?
February 5, 2026 at 2:35 PM
What is they say about every accusation?
But at least we’ll have the biggest, goldenest ball room in the history of ballrooms. So there’s that.
February 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
But at least we’ll have the biggest, goldenest ball room in the history of ballrooms. So there’s that.
When an inhuman monster is also experiencing serious mental decline.
Trump: I hate even talking about ICE. 2 people out of tens of thousands and you get bad publicity.
Host: But it was 2 Americans who died—
Trump: We have the smallest trucks. We've been very tough on the waters
Host: The waters?
Trump: The waters where we knock out boats
Host: But it was 2 Americans who died—
Trump: We have the smallest trucks. We've been very tough on the waters
Host: The waters?
Trump: The waters where we knock out boats
February 5, 2026 at 2:35 AM
When an inhuman monster is also experiencing serious mental decline.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson likes to visit elementary schools and strangle kittens with his bare hands right in front of the children.
Can I prove that? No.
Can I prove that? No.
“Can I prove that? No.”
Spineless Speaker Johnson obediently helps Trump attack our democracy by peddling The Big Lie. A profile in cowardice and treachery.
He knows damn well mail-in ballots counted late is completely above board.
(H/T @atrupar.com )
Spineless Speaker Johnson obediently helps Trump attack our democracy by peddling The Big Lie. A profile in cowardice and treachery.
He knows damn well mail-in ballots counted late is completely above board.
(H/T @atrupar.com )
February 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson likes to visit elementary schools and strangle kittens with his bare hands right in front of the children.
Can I prove that? No.
Can I prove that? No.
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Are you an emerging scholar excited to share info about your research? @conteurohistory.bsky.social has a new blog called "New Voices" highlighting research by advanced grad students + early career on any aspect of European history 1914-today. Submit your work! www.cambridge.org/core/blog/ta...
New Voices « Cambridge Core Blog
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February 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Are you an emerging scholar excited to share info about your research? @conteurohistory.bsky.social has a new blog called "New Voices" highlighting research by advanced grad students + early career on any aspect of European history 1914-today. Submit your work! www.cambridge.org/core/blog/ta...
Man who knows nothing about immigration, borders, or the Bible shares his thoughts on immigration, borders, and the Bible.
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 3, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Man who knows nothing about immigration, borders, or the Bible shares his thoughts on immigration, borders, and the Bible.
It’s just like Jesus said,
“Blessed are the people on the inside,
Fuck the people on the outside.”
“Blessed are the people on the inside,
Fuck the people on the outside.”
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
It’s just like Jesus said,
“Blessed are the people on the inside,
Fuck the people on the outside.”
“Blessed are the people on the inside,
Fuck the people on the outside.”