Richard E Frankel

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. richardefrankel.com

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Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

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.

Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

Trump, 1 week before Election Day, locking down the anti-perfect lettuce demographic.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

Trump, 1 week before Election Day: "Obama, every piece of lettuce he eats has to be perfect"

Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

Joseph Stalin loved sneaking into the local NKVD gym to play some pickup basketball with his friends. Not a lot of people know that.

Chris Sommerfeldt@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social

New: Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a group of his friends have been secretly using the NYPD Police Academy’s gymnasium in Queens to play pickup basketball — scrambling some operations at the facility. w/ @grahamrayman.bsky.social & Joe Anuta www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

politico.comMamdani is using NYPD gym to host pickup basketball games with friendsThe choice of location has scrambled NYPD training operations, angering a police union and a Republican lawmaker.

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Katherine Arnold
@arnoldke.bsky.social

Very glad to start a new week with the release of a new article: "Trading the Globe's Flora from the German Provinces: The Unio Itineraria in Esslingen, 1825-1845" (Itinerario) and co-written with the lovely Ella D. Müller ✨ #envhist #histsci #collections Available OA: doi.org/10.1017/S016...

Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

Just don’t call them Nazis.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

Conman who never pays anyone promises $1,000,000 for people reporting voter fraud (which is typically committed by Republicans)

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, will be paid $1,000,000 upon the arrest and conviction of those that created the Fraud! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP"

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The Holocaust History Podcast
@holocaustpod.bsky.social

New episode! I talk with Aliza Luft about her new book on the French Catholic Church and the Holocaust. It's a really fascinating look at the role of institutions in genocide and shows how French bishops misled French Jewish leaders about the danger they were in. thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...

thhp.buzzsprout.comEp. 84- The French Catholic Church and the Holocaust with Aliza Luft - The Holocaust History PodcastMany historians have sought to tell the story of the Catholic Church and its behavior during the Holocaust and explain its responses.  They have approached it from a variety of perspectives from ...
Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

I’m just trying to imagine anyone voluntarily going to a Mike Johnson event….

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Mike Johnson: "When I'm in these big arenas, I ask for hands -- 'Show me your hand if you've answered a poll in the last six months.' There will be like three hands among 300 people. I'm telling you, these polls are off. All of them."

Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

Billionaire Nazi President Who Keeps Saying the Strait of Hormuz is Open Says the Apartheid Billionaire Nazi Has Returned Starlink Service to Ukraine

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: Do you tell Elon Musk to bring back Starlink for Ukraine? TRUMP: I don't want to say. I don't want to comment on it. The bottom line is he put it back

Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

“First of all, he’s a very good person.” —Donald Trump

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: Do you think it's right for the richest man in the world to have so much power over what goes on in a war because Russia and Ukraine? TRUMP: Well, I don't think he does. First of all, he's a very good person. He's not gonna do anything wrong. Elon will never do anything wrong.

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Sara Silverstein
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Today's the day! My book, "For Your Health and Ours: An Eastern European History of Global Health" was published today. Where does politics begin? With health. See my book to learn more! sarasilverstein.org/for-your-hea...

sarasilverstein.orgFor Your Health and OursWhere does politics begin? At the end of the First World War, a group of eastern European physicians built a case that politics begins with the body and with health. Their arguments, and above all …
Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

BREAKING: Pedophile Defends Pedophile

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Ramaswamy put up a very powerful Ad about a mother saying that her daughter, Acton, is a liar, and much worse. The Press is trying to get him to 'take down the Ad.' Frankly, anybody whose mother spoke about daughter that way would normally lead to the daughter being precluded from serving"

Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

RFK, Jr. can help you lead a very healthy life… just do the opposite of whatever he recommends.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

RFK Jr. suggests Americans can more easily afford groceries if they start eating liver instead of beef: "Most of the cheap cuts of meat are very inexpensive. You can buy liver or the cheap cuts."

Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

Q: Who took the person hostage?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: Witkoff called Putin 'a humanitarian' for agreeing to release Stephen Hubbard. Do you agree with that? JD VANCE: I agree with Steve Witkoff saying something nice to a person who just released an American hostage.

Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

I believe him!! I believe him!!!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "I'm pleased to announce something else. This is a very very big one. The Department of War will be investing $1.5 billion to produce cutting edge semiconductor chips right here in North Carolina."

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Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

Men’s asses, men’s looks, garden furniture decor: the things Trump has been most focused on lately… makes me wonder if Whiskey Pete needs to get him a shot of testosterone.

Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

He prefers saluting North Korean officers.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump forgets to salute while exiting Marine One then lumbers across the tarmac to his Qatari bribe jet. Natalie Harp is the first one up the stairs to join him on the plane.

Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

Apparently it’s time for the Couch Fucker’s daily “Remind Everyone That the Vice President is an Incredibly Fucking Stupid Moron Session”

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

JD Vance on the economy: "You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"

Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

Apparently it’s time for Trump’s daily “Remind Everyone That the President is an Incredibly Fucking Stupid Moron Session”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump says NATO was "nice enough to give us Greenland. We got Greenland."

Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

Men’s asses, men’s looks, garden furniture decor: the things Trump has been most focused on lately… makes me wonder if Whiskey Pete needs to get him a shot of testosterone.

Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

Every day is Opposite Day for Vice President Couch Fucker.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

Vance: Our job is to make sure elites in DC don’t get richer by having access to the President of the United States. But I don’t think that’s a concern with Trump.

Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

Donald Trump’s Campaign to Destroy the Planet Continues Apace

Trump Action Tracker@trumpactiontracker.bsky.social

The Trump administration will offer nearly 32 million acres of ocean off American Samoa for deep-sea mineral exploration, despite warnings from scientists and environmental advocates about potential damage to poorly understood marine ecosystems. The November lease sale w... TAT: [Attacking science]

thehill.comTrump administration will let companies bid to mine the deep ocean off American Samoa’s coastThe Trump administration is officially moving ahead with a decision to lease ocean tracts off the coast of American Samoa for deep-sea mining. The decision, announced Monday, would represent the fi…
Richard E Frankel
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He’s also a Nazi.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Talarico: "We just found out that [Elon Musk] is almost single-handedly bankrolling this effort to install Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate and defeat this movement...Elon Musk wants our land. He wants our water. He wants his very own personal United States senator. He is trying to buy Texas."

Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

Men’s asses, men’s looks, garden furniture decor: the things Trump has been most focused on lately makes me wonder if Whiskey Pete can maybe sneak him a shot of testosterone.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump rants like a lunatic at a women's health event: "That stone is so beautiful ... see the cushions? Those beautiful yellow cushions? Don't they feel nice? I have them specially made ... you have the new heliport and ballroom."

Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

The gas fell off the back of a truck.

Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social

"In other words, the complaint contends: Freedom Fuel gas is cheap because it’s stolen..." "The man registered no surprise — aware of the Trump promotions, he declared this White House 'the most crooked-ass shit I’ve seen in my gangster motherfucking life'...” www.politico.com/news/magazin...

politico.comTrump Promoted Suspiciously Cheap Gas Stations. Here’s What He Didn’t Tell You.The president celebrated a gas discount. Was it legit?
Richard E Frankel
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But… but… but how can this country defend itself without a heavily armed triumphal arch?? HOW???!!!

Dan Diamond@ddiamond.bsky.social

New: Final plans for Trump’s arch make no mention of drones, snipers or other military features Trump said last month he’d convert the arch to a “military complex” But the only updates are to lighting — like a new “eternal flame” for the statue — and local traffic planning

washingtonpost.comFinal plans for Trump’s arch appear to abandon his ‘military complex’ ideaNewly posted documents make no mention of drones, snipers or other military features announced by the president. A White House official disputed that plans had changed.
Richard E Frankel
@refrankel.bsky.social

When your government sees 1984 as an instruction manual rather than a novel.

Dan Diamond@ddiamond.bsky.social

The White House response to questions about why the photos were altered and if they obscured a map of East Potomac. (In a follow-up message, Cheung said the questions were “typical incel behavior.”)