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.
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue, Slurring Words, Going off on Bizarre Tangents, Speaking Nonsensical Gibberish, Forgetting Where You Are, Forgetting People’s Names, Bragging About Recognizing Drawings of Animals: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue, Slurring Words, Going off on Bizarre Tangents, Speaking Nonsensical Gibberish, Forgetting Where You Are, Forgetting People’s Names, Bragging About Recognizing Drawings of Animals: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
Some of the guys who don’t like it when people tell those below them not to comply with illegal orders:
Donald Trump
John Gotti
Al Capone
Meir Lansky
Lucky Luciano
Donald Trump
John Gotti
Al Capone
Meir Lansky
Lucky Luciano
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Some of the guys who don’t like it when people tell those below them not to comply with illegal orders:
Donald Trump
John Gotti
Al Capone
Meir Lansky
Lucky Luciano
Donald Trump
John Gotti
Al Capone
Meir Lansky
Lucky Luciano
Even the worst cartoon villains aren’t this evil.
EPA Approves Pesticides Containing “Forever Chemicals” and Rolls Back Drinking Water Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the use of two new pesticides that contain fluorinated substances commonly referred to as “forever chemicals” because they take centuries to break down...
www.democracynow.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Even the worst cartoon villains aren’t this evil.
Former reality tv star whose former reality tv star boss posted an AI scene of himself literally _shitting_ on Americans_ has some thoughts on civility.
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Former reality tv star whose former reality tv star boss posted an AI scene of himself literally _shitting_ on Americans_ has some thoughts on civility.
The most powerful man in science who knows absolutely nothing about science but thinks he knows everything.
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The most powerful man in science who knows absolutely nothing about science but thinks he knows everything.
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. Just trust the guy who was convicted on 34 felony counts. He knows what’s legal.
BLITZER: I want to be precise. Should members of the US military obey clearly illegal orders?
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
November 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. Just trust the guy who was convicted on 34 felony counts. He knows what’s legal.
Functionally Illiterate Dotard Who Has No Idea What Magnets Are Moves Closer to Closing the Education Department
Trump moves closer to closing the Education Department : Consider This from NPR
When President Trump nominated Linda McMahon as education secretary, he told her to put herself out of a job. She moved one step closer to that this week when the Trump administration shifted the resp...
www.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Functionally Illiterate Dotard Who Has No Idea What Magnets Are Moves Closer to Closing the Education Department
I just think it’s cute how they give the old dotard a hat that helps him when he forgets what country he’s president of. “Just look in the mirror, grandpa.”
The president had a record net worth of $7.3 billion in September.
Trump’s Net Worth Drops $1.1 Billion
The president had a record net worth of $7.3 billion in September.
www.forbes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I just think it’s cute how they give the old dotard a hat that helps him when he forgets what country he’s president of. “Just look in the mirror, grandpa.”
When you walk through the garden
You gotta watch your back
Well, I beg your pardon
Walk the straight and narrow track
If you walk with Jesus
He's gonna save your soul
You gotta keep the devil
Way down in the hole
You gotta watch your back
Well, I beg your pardon
Walk the straight and narrow track
If you walk with Jesus
He's gonna save your soul
You gotta keep the devil
Way down in the hole
November 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
When you walk through the garden
You gotta watch your back
Well, I beg your pardon
Walk the straight and narrow track
If you walk with Jesus
He's gonna save your soul
You gotta keep the devil
Way down in the hole
You gotta watch your back
Well, I beg your pardon
Walk the straight and narrow track
If you walk with Jesus
He's gonna save your soul
You gotta keep the devil
Way down in the hole
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Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it out of sight
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it out of sight
November 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it out of sight
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it out of sight
There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to Heaven
When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to Heaven
And she's buying a stairway to Heaven
When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to Heaven
November 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to Heaven
When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to Heaven
And she's buying a stairway to Heaven
When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to Heaven
Opposing the release of the EPSTEIN FILES _and_ praising the violent psychopath Clay Higgins???
The Daily Double of Despicable
The Daily Double of Despicable
The Washington Post editorial board decided the Epstein files have “no public interest” before even seeing them. That’s a stunning position for any newsroom to take. Praising Clay Higgins as the lone ‘no’ vote, too? No wonder no one trusts legacy media. Absolutely disgusting.
November 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Opposing the release of the EPSTEIN FILES _and_ praising the violent psychopath Clay Higgins???
The Daily Double of Despicable
The Daily Double of Despicable
The Democratic Socialist Donald Trump made sure to take lots of pictures with his good friend and comrade, Zohran Mamdani, in front of the portrait of his absolute favorite president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The Democratic Socialist Donald Trump made sure to take lots of pictures with his good friend and comrade, Zohran Mamdani, in front of the portrait of his absolute favorite president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Supreme Court temporarily restores Texas’ Jim Crow congressional map
Supreme Court temporarily restores Texas’ new congressional map
The administrative ruling is a first step before the court decides whether to pause the use of the 2025 map, drawn to increase GOP seats in the U.S. House, for the rest of the legal battle.
www.texastribune.org
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Supreme Court temporarily restores Texas’ Jim Crow congressional map
The United States Director of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., wants you dead.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The United States Director of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., wants you dead.
#1 on today’s list of rhetorical questions:
Is Trump Giving Illegal Orders? Dems Just Blew the Question Wide Open.
From the boat bombings to deportations to prosecutions, the evidence mounts. And the speaker of the House could get to the bottom of it if he wanted to. Yeah, right.
newrepublic.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
#1 on today’s list of rhetorical questions:
And as soon as this resolution passes, the post office, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, public transportation services, government subsidies for farmers, the fossil fuel industry, and the tech sector, public education—like magic will all suddenly disappear.
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
And as soon as this resolution passes, the post office, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, public transportation services, government subsidies for farmers, the fossil fuel industry, and the tech sector, public education—like magic will all suddenly disappear.
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Vaccination is essential to protect individuals and communities from preventable diseases, making it a fundamental element of public health. AMA statement on CDC changes to website on autism and vaccines: spr.ly/633207iCja
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Vaccination is essential to protect individuals and communities from preventable diseases, making it a fundamental element of public health. AMA statement on CDC changes to website on autism and vaccines: spr.ly/633207iCja
More of this please!
“Trump criticized the new kickoff rules. What’s your reaction?”
Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub: “He doesn’t even know what he’s looking at. He has no idea what’s going on with the kickoff rule… and I hope he hears it.”
Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub: “He doesn’t even know what he’s looking at. He has no idea what’s going on with the kickoff rule… and I hope he hears it.”
November 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
More of this please!
Hello, is this the White House? It is? That’s great! Ummm… yeah, well, I’d like to report an example of some serious antisemitism at the Coast Guard. I’m sure you’ll want to begin combating it as soon as possible.
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Hello, is this the White House? It is? That’s great! Ummm… yeah, well, I’d like to report an example of some serious antisemitism at the Coast Guard. I’m sure you’ll want to begin combating it as soon as possible.
Reposted by Richard E Frankel
Hello, is this the White House? It is? Great! Ummm… yeah, I’d like to report an example of some seriously extreme antisemitism expressed by a federal judge. I’m sure you’ll want to begin combating it as soon as possible.
November 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Hello, is this the White House? It is? Great! Ummm… yeah, I’d like to report an example of some seriously extreme antisemitism expressed by a federal judge. I’m sure you’ll want to begin combating it as soon as possible.