Eran Zelnik
@eranzelnik.bsky.social
US Historian, recovering former Zionist, author of “American Laughter American Fury,” on white men’s humor in the early US. CFA union VP, Chico chapter, dogdad
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As the 250th anniversary of Lexington and Concord approaches, read @eranzelnik.bsky.social on how a myth about farmers taking on the British has fueled more than two centuries of exclusionary nationalism. www.hnn.us/article/the-...
The Dangerous Afterlives of Lexington and Concord
How a myth about farmers taking on the British has fueled more than two centuries of exclusionary nationalism.
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April 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
As the 250th anniversary of Lexington and Concord approaches, read @eranzelnik.bsky.social on how a myth about farmers taking on the British has fueled more than two centuries of exclusionary nationalism. www.hnn.us/article/the-...
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This was fantastic. I hope it doesn't escape the notice of the people who most need to read it. Keep speaking out. :)
April 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This was fantastic. I hope it doesn't escape the notice of the people who most need to read it. Keep speaking out. :)
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As @eranzelnik.bsky.social says in his excellent piece in today's @theguardian.com ...
"The similarities between the actions of this administration and what my grandparents have lived through are unmistakable."
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"The similarities between the actions of this administration and what my grandparents have lived through are unmistakable."
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I’m a Jewish Israeli in the US standing up for Palestine. By Trump’s logic, I’m a terror supporter | Eran Zelnik
I’ve called the Gaza war a genocide and spoken in favor of sanctions on Israel. I was also in the IDF. I ask the FBI: should you arrest me?
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April 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
As @eranzelnik.bsky.social says in his excellent piece in today's @theguardian.com ...
"The similarities between the actions of this administration and what my grandparents have lived through are unmistakable."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"The similarities between the actions of this administration and what my grandparents have lived through are unmistakable."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...