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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

“Superman is too woke!” Literally the first page of the first ever appearance of Superman:

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

From NYC to LA, we are in solidarity with our immigrant brothers and sisters. People deserve to be safe in their homes, workplaces, schools and neighborhoods. We will not allow this administration—or anyone—to strip away the dignity and humanity that every person deserves.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Take a minute from your day and read this chilling story about how quickly we've gotten to where we are.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/04/2025

Regardless of anything else about the Wisconsin race, it's just a relief to learn that money can't always buy elections

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 31/03/2025

The AHA has released a statement in support of the Smithsonian Institution, the target of the recent EO, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” This order “egregiously misrepresents the work of the Smithsonian Institution” and “completely misconstrues the nature of historical work.” 🗃️

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Historians Defend the Smithsonian - AHA

The American Historical Association has released a statement in support of the Smithsonian Institution, the target of the recent executive order, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” This...

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Daniel Goldman @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co · 28/03/2025

Ozturk was arrested by six masked officers — like the Gestapo. Her only offense appears to be writing an op-ed in her school newspaper. While I strongly disagree with the views expressed in her op-ed, they are not a valid basis for deportation. This is flat out un-American.

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Josh Mensch @joshmensch.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Thank you E Train for your thoughtful review of our book. Keep up the good work!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/03/2025

one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

The Columbia deportation case is bad enough on its own — but the precedent is worse. People can be deported without breaking a law because of a vague reference to foreign policy.

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BSHS @bshsnews.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

On this #InternationalWomensDay, we honor the incredible women who have shaped the world of science! Want to dive deeper into their stories? Check out the HAPP 10th Anniversary Commemorative Volume, which showcase Émilie Du Châtelet and Mary Somerville: tinyurl.com/4ebs8kmp tinyurl.com/4vaxnn5e

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Émilie Du Châtelet's Newton - IOPscienceSearch

Émilie Du Châtelet’s Newton, Hutton, Sarah

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I have worked with many untenured staff scientists & PIs at NIH. They are incredible colleagues who chose science in public service over more lucrative careers. Devaluing their commitment & professionalism is among the most cruel aspects of the DOGE purge www.science.org/content/arti...

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NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research

Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs

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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

RIP Gene Hackman - One of the most influential screen actors ever. There was nothing he couldn’t do. His work was searingly truthful and often brutally honest -he never let you off the hook . Not afraid of ambiguity- a lost quality these days . Lucky & grateful to have share screen with him.

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Josh Mensch @joshmensch.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I was so sad to learn about Clint Hill’s passing earlier this week. His story featured prominently in my book with @bradmeltzer.com, #TheJFKConspiracy. In 1960, Hill was a young Secret Service given the job of a lifetime: handling security for the incoming First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy. (1/3)

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Clint Hill, Who Sprang to Kennedys’ Side as Shots Were Fired, Dies at 93

A Secret Service agent, he leaped onto the president’s limousine in Dallas in 1963 and was credited with saving the first lady’s life. But he was haunted by his inability to save her husband.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.

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Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 21/02/2025

I am Billie Jean King has made the list of 2024’s Most Banned Children’s Books. So remember: Throughout history, if you're banning books, you'll eventually be revealed as the bad guy in the story. #bookstagram #bannedbooks #lgbtqia

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Josh Mensch @joshmensch.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Thank you to BBC’s excellent @historyextra.bsky.social podcast for having me and @bradmeltzer.com on their show to talk about our book #TheJFKConspiracy. Always an honor! Link: bit.ly/4htubM5

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God @thegodshow.com · 18/02/2025

Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

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Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 19/02/2025

I can’t change the minds of adults. But for a decade now, Chris and I have been arming the next generation of kids with determination, kindness, and compassion. It’s a battle I’ll take any day. Buy I AM SALLY RIDE here: bit.ly/IamSallyRide. #books #space #inspiration

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

One thing that's been very revealing is how many politicians valorized working-class and middle-class workers, unless those folks work for the federal government. The cheering of the purging of regular people who have had their entire financial lives upended has been something to see.

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Noah Lanard @nlanard.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

DOGE in practice: Disabled Army veteran who has 4 kids and did 3 tours overseas is fired from his job at Bronx VA hospital

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Josh Mensch @joshmensch.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

It’s #PresidentsDay. @bradmeltzer.com and I have now written books about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, FDR, and JFK. With all their differences, these presidents shared a core belief: our democratic system must stand up to tyrants and authoritarians.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.

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Josh Mensch @joshmensch.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

From @theatlantic.com, how Hitler dismantled Germany’s democratic system after only two months in power. His goals were to “withdraw from international treaty obligations, purge the country of foreigners he claimed were “poisoning” the blood of the nation, and exact revenge on political opponents.”

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How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days

He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.

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Josh Mensch @joshmensch.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

“Exciting… A riveting account.” A nice new review from the Irish Independent of #TheJFKConspiracy, by @bradmeltzer.com and me. The online link is behind a paywall but you can read the review right in the photo! Thanks to @patcarty.bsky.social for the review. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.

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Josh Mensch @joshmensch.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

JFK created #USAID in 1961. Here's what he said about providing aid to struggling nations: “Widespread poverty and chaos lead to a collapse of existing political and social structures which would inevitably invite the advance of totalitarianism into every weak and unstable area..." (con't.) #JFK

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

JFK on why he founded USAID. “The economic collapse of those free but less-developed nations which now stand poised between sustained growth and economic chaos would be disastrous to our national security, harmful to our comparative prosperity and offensive to our conscience”.

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Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com · 02/02/2025

Pay attention to history. Teach your kids. Now more than ever. #blackhistorymonth #blackhistorymonth2025 Art by @penguinkids.bsky.social @chriseliopoulos.bsky.social

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Josh Mensch @joshmensch.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

.@bradmeltzer.com and I are so grateful to everyone who picked up a copy of #TheJFKConspiracy so far, and to all the booksellers and librarians who have supported this launch. Thanks to you, the book is on the @nytimes.com best-seller list for another week. Grab your copy if you haven't already!

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Chris Eliopoulos @chriseliopoulos.com · 30/01/2025

One of our books is one of the most banned books and I wear that honor proudly. people.com/see-the-list...

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

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Josh Mensch @joshmensch.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Thank you for reading our book and please keep doing your volunteer work!

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 24/01/2025

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

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Josh Mensch @joshmensch.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

We’re honored and humbled The JFK Conspiracy by @bradmeltzer and me just debuted at #3 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. Huge thank you to @flatiron_books, and to all the readers supporting our book! To learn more about the book and the story we tell, check out: www.joshmensch.com

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Josh Mensch @joshmensch.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

It was fun to see our book #TheJFKConspiracy featured on @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social the other day! #MSNBC For more about the book, check out: www.joshmensch.com/the-jfk-cons... @bradmeltzer.com @flatironbooks.bsky.social #JFK

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Josh Mensch @joshmensch.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

“This brisk and vivid history… has the instincts of a thriller.” We’re delighted with this early review of our book, from Kirkus. Read it here: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... The JFK Conspiracy, by @bradmeltzer.bsky.social and me, is available now where books are sold!

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THE JFK CONSPIRACY | Kirkus Reviews

Novelist Meltzer and historian Mensch tell the story of a failed assassination of JFK.

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Josh Mensch @joshmensch.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

The JFK Conspiracy is officially out today! @bradmeltzer.bsky.social and I are so excited to share this incredible true story with you. We had an amazing time discussing the book with a wonderful audience at Barnes & Noble last night. Thank you to everyone who joined us to kick off this book launch!

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

So many people across LA county working hard to save lives, restore power, get people to safety. I’m so grateful for them.

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Josh Mensch @joshmensch.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Hi everyone, our book launch is next week! On Monday, January 13th, I'll be with @bradmeltzer.bsky.social at the Barnes & Noble in Carle Place, NY, to kick off the launch of The JFK Conspiracy. We’ll talk about the book, meet readers, and sign copies. stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...

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