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Ken Fireman

@khfireman.bsky.social
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Author of The Unmooring, creator of Liticisms on Substack

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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Don't look away, because the monsters are merely dormant -- new on Liticisms: open.substack.com/pub/liticism...
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The dilemma autocrats design for us – new on Liticisms: open.substack.com/pub/liticism...
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Yes. And I recall another biblical quote, which has been in my mind lately: "God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows he will also reap." You don't have to be a person of faith (I'm not) to understand the wisdom here.
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
MAGA’s “final, most essential command” – new on Liticisms: open.substack.com/pub/liticism...
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Anti-ICE rally in Hastings today
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
“The paranoid style” erupts again, and immigrants pay the price – new in Liticisms: open.substack.com/pub/liticism...
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Pennywise is on the prowl again
Trump’s immigration crackdown slams the door shut – once more
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Memo to SecDef: Fear the turtle wapo.st/4ozYjYp
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‘Franklin the Turtle’ publisher slams Hegseth post joking about boat strike
Hegseth, who is under pressure over his order to kill the entire crew of a suspected smuggling vessel, shared a doctored image of the well-known children’s book on social media.
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Our literary comfort food - new on Liticisms: open.substack.com/pub/liticism...
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Norman Rockwell through today's fraught lens - new on Liticisms: open.substack.com/pub/liticism...
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Hunger wars: the many faces of famine - new on Liticisms open.substack.com/pub/liticism...
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Memoirs and the moment - new on Liticisms: open.substack.com/pub/liticism...
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A mirror on life
The reflective power of memoirs
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Tales and tumult: why writing matters now - new from Liticisms: lnkd.in/e4-Vq4Kb
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
“Trump is giving the Russian dictator every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The U.S. Is Switching Sides
Donald Trump is giving Vladimir Putin every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Our new Gilded Age, on TV and in real life – new from Liticisms open.substack.com/pub/liticism...
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The Gilded Age returns …
… in more ways than one
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
A sign of the times - it is now considered news when the Trump administration says it will comply with a court order: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...
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Trump Administration Agrees to Facilitate Return of Guatemalan Man to U.S.
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
“Most of us still know cruelty when we see it. And we cannot let cruelty stand.” - excellent piece by Margaret Renkl: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/o...
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Opinion | The Profound Inhumanity of ICE Raids
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
“Oppressive policies rarely deliver the lasting effects sought by their architects.” - a Ukrainian American’s unique perspective: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | As a Ukrainian American, I’ve been preparing for this betrayal
My Ukrainian father taught me how resistance movements can endure despite grim odds.
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
When they come for the libraries, take it personally: new on Liticisms. open.substack.com/pub/liticism...
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
On Sat. May 17, I’ll be appearing with @profmiletsky.bsky.social at the Gold Coast book fair on Long Island to talk about our books, '60s political movements, and the current climate of activism – see you there.
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Surviving a new era of fear - new post on Liticisms open.substack.com/pub/liticism...
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Murrow, McCarthy, and the echoes of today
How we survive a new era of fear
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
We’ll all end up east of Eden if Trump has his way – new on Liticisms: open.substack.com/pub/liticism...
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Amid the firehose of Trumpian transgressions, this may seem like a less consequential one, but it's not: the killing of millions of dollars in grants to libraries and museums will hit patrons of those vital institutions across the country. The ALA is pushing back: www.ala.org/faq-executiv...
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FAQ: Executive Order Targeting IMLS
This set of frequently asked questions is intended to help library workers, library advocates, and library users understand this Executive Order.
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Margaret Renkl: “In very dark times, just the barest chance to witness something beautiful is enough to give a person hope.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o... via ⁦‪@nytopinion‬⁩
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Opinion | The Blood Worm Moon and the Mustard Seed
Despite our worst actions, nature still delivers us miracles, above and below.
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Some films that foretold our current moment - new post on Liticisms open.substack.com/pub/liticism...
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Trump, Ukraine, and Putin’s poisonous politics – new from Liticisms: liticisms.substack.com/p/something-...
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Margaret Renkl: “Truth matters. Rewriting American history will not change American history. The truth is still the truth, even if you fire people working to combat your lies. We have no choice but to keep telling the truth until we have drowned out all the lies.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/o...
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Opinion | Truths to Remember in a Time of Lies
Chaos and disorientation are the goals here. But we know what’s going on behind the curtain.
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
When Franklin Roosevelt proposed the Lend-Lease Act to bring badly needed aid to an embattled Britain in 1941, Churchill called it “the most unsordid act in the whole of recorded history.” What Trump did in the White House today was the most sordid act ever committed by an American president.
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Taking back the narrative from Trump – new on Liticisms: liticisms.substack.com/p/toward-a-l...
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Toward a liberal nationalism
Reclaiming the strategic heights from MAGA
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Looking for your next great read? Get an e-edition of The Unmooring for $.99 Jan. 12-13: www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7SQF12...
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The Unmooring
The Unmooring - Kindle edition by Fireman, Ken. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Unmooring.
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Yet another sign of the new Gilded Age: Elon Musk brings back the company town. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/u...
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Elon Musk Is Creating His Own Texas Town. Hundreds Already Live There. (Gift Article)
Employees of SpaceX have filed a formal petition to create the city of Starbase. Its first mayor would be a security manager for the company.
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
“If journalism is the rough draft of history, then fiction is the coherent version, the one that draws meaning from it.” - Margaret Renkl www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/o...
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Opinion | Short Books Are Perfect for Our Distracted Age
There is something special about works I can read in full on a rainy Sunday afternoon or in the lamplight hours between supper and bedtime.
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Ken Fireman @khfireman.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
“Libraries are where fear and ignorance meet facts.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | Who’s afraid of a public library?
A cramped view imperils Virginia’s library of the year.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
On this date in 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the imperial forces of Japan. The loss of life and destruction was horrific, and it pulled the U.S. into the war. For Japanese Americans, it was a terrifying time. Overnight, we became the “enemy within” because we were of Japanese descent. /1
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