Rich Benjamin
@therichbenjamin.bsky.social
Author, TALK TO ME: Lessons from a Family Forged by History
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Russia unveiled its human-like AI robot, which stumbled and fell while walking onto the stage.
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Russia unveiled its human-like AI robot, which stumbled and fell while walking onto the stage.
A toxic combination of entitlement & ignorance, vastly overstated claims, and a move-fast-and-break-things ethos whose wreckage will take years to fully assess.
Poll: Which drug-addled billionaire is this talking about?
www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
#washington
#resistance
Poll: Which drug-addled billionaire is this talking about?
www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
#washington
#resistance
Elon Musk Didn’t Blow Up Washington, but He Left Plenty of Damage Behind
The obits for the tech mogul’s time at the Department of Government Efficiency are, justifiably, vicious.
www.newyorker.com
May 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A toxic combination of entitlement & ignorance, vastly overstated claims, and a move-fast-and-break-things ethos whose wreckage will take years to fully assess.
Poll: Which drug-addled billionaire is this talking about?
www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
#washington
#resistance
Poll: Which drug-addled billionaire is this talking about?
www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
#washington
#resistance
Ann Telnaes, who quit The Washington Post in protest, wins the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary.
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Congratulations @anntelnaes.bsky.social
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Congratulations @anntelnaes.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Ann Telnaes, who quit The Washington Post in protest, wins the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary.
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Congratulations @anntelnaes.bsky.social
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Congratulations @anntelnaes.bsky.social
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In this interview with TED Talks Daily podcast, host Elise Hu and @therichbenjamin.bsky.social, author of TALK TO ME, discuss the power of history in shaping generations.
www.ted.com/talks/rich_b...
www.ted.com/talks/rich_b...
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Talk to Me
Rich Benjamin is a cultural critic, anthropologist and author of the new memoir "Talk to Me: Lessons from a Family Forged by History." In this interview with "TED Talks Daily" podcast host Elise Hu, B...
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May 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
In this interview with TED Talks Daily podcast, host Elise Hu and @therichbenjamin.bsky.social, author of TALK TO ME, discuss the power of history in shaping generations.
www.ted.com/talks/rich_b...
www.ted.com/talks/rich_b...
I made today’s Bongo! Proceed with abandon. Or snacks.
Bongo is a new game from Puzzmo where your job is to fill up a 5x5 board with these letters and try to get the high score.
Give it a go and let me know how you do! 🙌🏾🙏🏾💥
www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-... @puzzmo.com @sethgodin.bsky.social
Bongo is a new game from Puzzmo where your job is to fill up a 5x5 board with these letters and try to get the high score.
Give it a go and let me know how you do! 🙌🏾🙏🏾💥
www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-... @puzzmo.com @sethgodin.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I made today’s Bongo! Proceed with abandon. Or snacks.
Bongo is a new game from Puzzmo where your job is to fill up a 5x5 board with these letters and try to get the high score.
Give it a go and let me know how you do! 🙌🏾🙏🏾💥
www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-... @puzzmo.com @sethgodin.bsky.social
Bongo is a new game from Puzzmo where your job is to fill up a 5x5 board with these letters and try to get the high score.
Give it a go and let me know how you do! 🙌🏾🙏🏾💥
www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-... @puzzmo.com @sethgodin.bsky.social
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📚 Join @therichbenjamin.bsky.social (author of TALK TO ME) and André Aciman for an evening of literary conversation on capturing history through personal narrative.
🗓️ May 7 | 6:30 PM
📍 McNally Jackson Seaport
🎟️ RSVP: mcnallyjackson.com/seaport-events
🗓️ May 7 | 6:30 PM
📍 McNally Jackson Seaport
🎟️ RSVP: mcnallyjackson.com/seaport-events
April 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
📚 Join @therichbenjamin.bsky.social (author of TALK TO ME) and André Aciman for an evening of literary conversation on capturing history through personal narrative.
🗓️ May 7 | 6:30 PM
📍 McNally Jackson Seaport
🎟️ RSVP: mcnallyjackson.com/seaport-events
🗓️ May 7 | 6:30 PM
📍 McNally Jackson Seaport
🎟️ RSVP: mcnallyjackson.com/seaport-events
Teresa is a retired labor organizer in LA. I hope she likes my grandfather’s story.
#AWP25 Conference and Bookfair! 10,000 writers, writing professors, readers, editors, and publishers. 600 Exhibitors and Book Booths.
#AWPwriter #memoir #books
#AWP25 Conference and Bookfair! 10,000 writers, writing professors, readers, editors, and publishers. 600 Exhibitors and Book Booths.
#AWPwriter #memoir #books
March 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Teresa is a retired labor organizer in LA. I hope she likes my grandfather’s story.
#AWP25 Conference and Bookfair! 10,000 writers, writing professors, readers, editors, and publishers. 600 Exhibitors and Book Booths.
#AWPwriter #memoir #books
#AWP25 Conference and Bookfair! 10,000 writers, writing professors, readers, editors, and publishers. 600 Exhibitors and Book Booths.
#AWPwriter #memoir #books
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I just finished #Talktome, reposting for later.
I’m in Book Worm heaven. It was such a thrill to talk TALK TO ME with Terry Gross on “Fresh Air”. She’s a phenemnal interviewer, conversationlist, host. Toughest, most intimate interview I’ve ever done. Thank you @nprfreshair.bsky.social
#books #memoir #writing
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#books #memoir #writing
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A Family Forged By Haiti's Coup : Fresh Air
Rich Benjamin's grandfather, Daniel Fignolé, was a popular Haitian labor leader who became Haiti's president in 1957. After just 19 days in office, he was overthrown by a military coup, and was sent t...
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February 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I just finished #Talktome, reposting for later.
I’m in Book Worm heaven. It was such a thrill to talk TALK TO ME with Terry Gross on “Fresh Air”. She’s a phenemnal interviewer, conversationlist, host. Toughest, most intimate interview I’ve ever done. Thank you @nprfreshair.bsky.social
#books #memoir #writing
www.npr.org/2025/02/20/1...
#books #memoir #writing
www.npr.org/2025/02/20/1...
A Family Forged By Haiti's Coup : Fresh Air
Rich Benjamin's grandfather, Daniel Fignolé, was a popular Haitian labor leader who became Haiti's president in 1957. After just 19 days in office, he was overthrown by a military coup, and was sent t...
www.npr.org
February 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I’m in Book Worm heaven. It was such a thrill to talk TALK TO ME with Terry Gross on “Fresh Air”. She’s a phenemnal interviewer, conversationlist, host. Toughest, most intimate interview I’ve ever done. Thank you @nprfreshair.bsky.social
#books #memoir #writing
www.npr.org/2025/02/20/1...
#books #memoir #writing
www.npr.org/2025/02/20/1...
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TONIGHT at 7pm ET: @therichbenjamin.bsky.social and Jason Stanley.
February 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
TONIGHT at 7pm ET: @therichbenjamin.bsky.social and Jason Stanley.
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@therichbenjamin.bsky.social on making sense of a vanishing Haitian heritage and the kidnapping that changed his family.
Memories of a Military Coup: Making Sense of a Vanishing Haitian Heritage
My mother and I have always looked much younger than our ages. Big almond-shaped eyes bracket her pert nose, both complementing her bright, manicured smile, her smooth, medium-dark skin. Busty and …
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February 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
@therichbenjamin.bsky.social on making sense of a vanishing Haitian heritage and the kidnapping that changed his family.
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Join @therichbenjamin.bsky.social on tour for his new book, TALK TO ME! 📖📅
February 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Join @therichbenjamin.bsky.social on tour for his new book, TALK TO ME! 📖📅
To me, a book event is like a lovely dinner party—among friends & strangers. I can’t think of a better group to include at a dinner party w/ you. I'd be so thrilled if you visited one of these book events. Thank you @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
#books #author #memoir
#books #author #memoir
February 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
To me, a book event is like a lovely dinner party—among friends & strangers. I can’t think of a better group to include at a dinner party w/ you. I'd be so thrilled if you visited one of these book events. Thank you @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
#books #author #memoir
#books #author #memoir
✨Book Tour✨
To me, a book event is like a lovely dinner party—among friends and strangers. Thank you @pantheonbooks.bsky.social for organizing this circle of gatherings.
To me, a book event is like a lovely dinner party—among friends and strangers. Thank you @pantheonbooks.bsky.social for organizing this circle of gatherings.
Join @therichbenjamin.bsky.social on tour for his new book, TALK TO ME! 🗓️
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714287...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714287...
January 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
✨Book Tour✨
To me, a book event is like a lovely dinner party—among friends and strangers. Thank you @pantheonbooks.bsky.social for organizing this circle of gatherings.
To me, a book event is like a lovely dinner party—among friends and strangers. Thank you @pantheonbooks.bsky.social for organizing this circle of gatherings.
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Just ordered my copy of Talk to Me by @therichbenjamin.bsky.social — can’t wait to read this.
January 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Germans are intelligent, honest and national socialists. Too bad they are never all three of those things at the same time. 🤭
December 17, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Germans are intelligent, honest and national socialists. Too bad they are never all three of those things at the same time. 🤭
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Are we getting free eggs and $1 a gallon gas in Whitopia before or after a new, bigly, better, cheaper health care plan?
On a serious note, this book by @therichbenjamin.bsky.social is worth your time.
On a serious note, this book by @therichbenjamin.bsky.social is worth your time.
December 16, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Are we getting free eggs and $1 a gallon gas in Whitopia before or after a new, bigly, better, cheaper health care plan?
On a serious note, this book by @therichbenjamin.bsky.social is worth your time.
On a serious note, this book by @therichbenjamin.bsky.social is worth your time.
“Our hearts are dancing with joy,” Walaa Salameh, 35.
One bright spot in a world increasingly infested by authoritarianism and fascism.
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
#Syria #politics
One bright spot in a world increasingly infested by authoritarianism and fascism.
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
#Syria #politics
Assad Flees Syria and Arrives in Moscow, Russian Media Says: Live Updates
President Bashar al-Assad landed in Russia, according to state media outlets there and two Iranian officials, after fleeing the country as rebels took control of Syria’s capital.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2024 at 7:58 PM
“Our hearts are dancing with joy,” Walaa Salameh, 35.
One bright spot in a world increasingly infested by authoritarianism and fascism.
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
#Syria #politics
One bright spot in a world increasingly infested by authoritarianism and fascism.
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
#Syria #politics
Got an official jury summons today.
Unless the case involves a grisly murder, a misunderstood Super Model, or a humiliated hedge fund manager, I’m just not interested …..
Unless the case involves a grisly murder, a misunderstood Super Model, or a humiliated hedge fund manager, I’m just not interested …..
November 25, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Got an official jury summons today.
Unless the case involves a grisly murder, a misunderstood Super Model, or a humiliated hedge fund manager, I’m just not interested …..
Unless the case involves a grisly murder, a misunderstood Super Model, or a humiliated hedge fund manager, I’m just not interested …..
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November 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM
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