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Benjamin Carter Hett

@benjamincarterhett.bsky.social
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Ink-stained wretch. Historian. If you voted for Trump please think about your life choices. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 Слава Україні

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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
PSA: There's a scam out there in which authors are contacted in the name of a book-connected organization to do something with that organization. I have received several virtually identical messages from the "Derby Book Festival" and "Goodreads Listopia." I assume phishing or some kind of con.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
From the New York Times: "Major television networks agreed to suspend their pooled coverage of the president on Monday as CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed a legal challenge against President Trump’s order barring them from the White House grounds."
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I have a cover for my book! Coming in spring 2027.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Nothing says Queens like meeting Mr. and Mrs. Met at the farmers’ market.
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Richard E Frankel @refrankel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Kushner on Czechoslovakia: “Reich Chancellor Hitler’s laid out his line of what he wants to achieve. If Czechoslovakia, you know, wanted to withdraw to that line, then obviously, you know, we have the rest of the deal set up and put together. Czechoslovakia right now does not want to do that.”
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"Remember Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator? 'If it bleeds, we can kill it,' he said. MAGA might have all of the power right now, but it’s bleeding." Great piece from Sarah Longwell in the Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
theatlantic.com
Voters Have a Message for Democrats
Fight harder.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Took the ferry to Red Hook yesterday.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
That Johnson is raising money for this POS should be a central Dem taking point. He Says Obscene Things About Mothers and Children. Mike Johnson Is Raising Money for Him. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/o...
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Opinion | He Says Obscene Things About Mothers and Children. Mike Johnson Is Raising Money for Him.
Thanks to Trump, G.O.P. extremism has become so ordinary that it breaks through only when it reaches an absurdly high level.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Some good news at least . . . Thanksgiving is safe. Election Live Updates: Democratic Socialist Falls in Tight Wisconsin Primary for Governor www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...
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Primary Elections Live Updates: Crowley, a Moderate Democrat, Defeats Hong in Wisconsin Primary for Governor
Francesca Hong, who had led in opinion polls, lost to David Crowley, a moderate Democrat. In Minnesota, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a progressive, won the Democratic Senate primary.
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Dan DeFreest @dandefreest.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Blanche was confirmed as AG. Just a reminder: The last time a president appointed an attorney he had personal ties to, was when Nixon appointed his law partner and campaign manager John Mitchell. Mitchell ended up disbarred and spent 2 yrs in prison for his role as AG protecting Nixon.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I got 11/11 on the Times News Quiz! First time I have managed to do this.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Something very like this happened to me in 5th grade. The resentment still burns.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
If Odysseus were a New Yorker. As an F train rider myself I know how he feels.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Who says the American way of life has lost its global appeal? At Least 7 Dead After School Shooting in Thailand www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/w...
nytimes.com
Thailand School Shooting Leaves at Least Eight Dead
A student killed his grandparents at their home before opening fire at a high school near Bangkok and turning the gun on himself, the authorities said.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Hey ICE, you mass murdering fascist filth, go ahead and fuck with my rights. I can't wait to get you into court. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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How ICE Is Weaponizing Social Media Against Its Critics
The agency says its surveillance program searches for threats to agents, but critics see free-speech infringements.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The question troubling me is this: does this say more about the blessings of AI, or about the blessings of a super- capable administration like that led by Donald Trump?
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
OMG, ICE agents might just be racist goons? I am so disillusioned. abcnews.com/US/ice-agent...
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ICE agents used racial slurs to refer to Latinos, videos and texts appear to show
ICE agents in Los Angeles used slurs to refer to Latinos, body camera footage released in court filings appears to show.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I feel seen.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The response really writes itself…
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Here's today's pet peeve. I get a lot of fundraising e-mail from Democratic political candidates, whether or not they are anywhere near where I live. Of course, up to now they have almost all been about primary races. But here is my peeve: they never say that . . .
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The absolutely funniest phishing e-mail I regularly get: posing as @harvardpress.bsky.social about my royalty statement. When I published my first book with HUP and tried to negotiate for a royalty, the editor told me "I am pulling the project until you decide you're serious." No royalty.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Remember that general in "Dr. Strangelove" who worried about "our vital fluids?" It's not just comedy anymore . . . Hegseth Plans to Screen All Troops, Including Women, for Low Testosterone www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...
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Hegseth Plans to Screen All Troops, Including Women, for Low Testosterone
Pete Hegseth, as defense secretary, has sought to cultivate an image as a manosphere-friendly leader.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
My emerald city, seen from Pier 57.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
We clearly have a crisis here, probably the result of poor training: we desperately need ICE officers who can murder the correct person. www.cbsnews.com/news/maine-s...
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Man fatally shot by ICE in Maine was not intended target of warrant, lawmakers say
Maine Sen. Angus King said he told Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin that he wanted a transparent investigation into the shooting in Biddeford.
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Rob Jacobs @robjake.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This is more apt.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Maybe you haven't noticed, Congressman, but the pedophile traitor you grovel to supports Putin, not Ukraine, and none of this will happen until you stop groveling to him. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/o...
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Opinion | The West Has Let Russia Off the Hook. Time to Tighten the Screws.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The New York Times' Independence Day flashback quiz: not bad for a Germanist.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Also irritating is the schizophrenia of messages, usually on the same day from the same campaign: "Rush money!! Poll shows us ahead!" and then "Rush money!! We are getting clobbered!!" . . . . www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/o...
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Opinion | This Pathetic Groveling Is No Way to Rebuild a Party
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Talbot Imlay @talbotimlay.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
It's going to be awkward if the answer is no.
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KennyMack1971 @kennymack1971.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
😂😂😂😂😂 Fox News can’t hide that Trump’s state fair project is a flop so now they’re raging at the state officials that didn’t participate.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
159 years ago today, facing security and economic threats from the US, three British North American colonies were merged into a bigger one called Canada-a weak and poor country clinging precariously to the edges of two empires. I think the country that emerged since has done okay. Happy Canada Day!
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Trump is going to destroy the algae's civilization, and then give them $300 billion. wapo.st/4vWAPAW
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Reflecting Pool algae bloom is one of biggest recorded in years after $14M renovation
An analysis of satellite imagery of the Lincoln Memorial shows algae levels spiked days after a $14 million renovation was completed.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I’m not much of a basketball fan, but I am a big fan of my adopted city and I am thrilled at the effect this playoff run has had on New York. Way to go Knicks, and thank you!
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Jupiter and Venus having their planetary smooch over Queens last night.
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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Ben once told me Hemingway’s phrase that courage is grace under pressure and this whole piece is an embodiment of that statement @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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The Stunt Pilot Hunting Russian Drones
A Ukrainian flying ace is leveraging his aerobatics skills to protect his countrymen from nightly attacks.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Even at a D-Day commemoration Hegseth can't help letting it slip out which side he's really on. He probably needs to keep his right arm permanently strapped down, like Dr. Strangelove.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 06/06/2026
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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Hegseth aligning himself rather directly with the soldiers *defending* the beaches at Normandy, who were, and you might find this surprising, not the Americans or Canadians or British, but rather, and this is interesting, the
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Wouldn't he have had to serve in it, though?
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Phil Klinkner @pklinkne.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Big Downfall energy in today’s WSJ “At the same time, the president sometimes loses focus, spending time on the details of his plans for the White House ballroom or on midterm fundraisers”
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Ilse getting her look right.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Or else just sing "Get a job, na na na na, na na na na na, get a job."
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
So Trump launched war with Iran to distract from Epstein, and now that's going so badly Melania brings up Epstein to distract from Iran . . . Melania Trump Says She Was Not Associated With Jeffrey Epstein www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...
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Melania Trump Says She Was Not Associated With Jeffrey Epstein
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Canada mourning her dead at the Vimy Ridge memorial. A powerful, utterly non-triumphalist memorial, put up by people who knew about the full cost and horror of war.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Today Ilse is considering the limitations of the extreme empiricism of the Vienna Circle.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
“I took every possibility into account from the very beginning.” -- Adolf Hitler, March, 1941, just before invading the Soviet Union and thereby causing his own downfall.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The gross incompetence of everyone in this administration is beyond belief. But I prefer it when evil people are incompetent.
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Benjamin Carter Hett @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
"There is no man that is weaker than one who revels in harming others in a pathetic bid to feel bigger . . . killing little girls and then not even having the guts to admit that you did." Great piece by @amandamarcotte.bsky.social www.salon.com/2026/03/13/p...
salon.com
Pete Hegseth's manly act is backfiring
MAGA bros hoped the defense secretary would make them feel butch — with Iran war, he embarrasses them
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