Paul Lerner
@plerner.bsky.social
๐๏ธ Historian of modern Central Europe, consumer culture, human sciences, migration, and Jews. Here to talk about fascism and cats. Mostly cats.
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Paul Lerner
@plerner.bsky.social
ยท Feb 24
I wrote this about teaching a fascism class in the age of Trump ๐๏ธ
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/is-he-a-fasc...
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/is-he-a-fasc...
And coffee right into my veins
February 2, 2026 at 7:02 AM
And coffee right into my veins
Exactly my reaction lol
February 2, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Exactly my reaction lol
He doesnโt seem to be suffering much
February 2, 2026 at 3:35 AM
He doesnโt seem to be suffering much
Itโs all so exhausting
February 2, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Itโs all so exhausting
Giving it the East Wing treatment?
February 1, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Giving it the East Wing treatment?
Lโetat cโest moi
You CANNOT make this shit up.
I assume this outrageous graft will be considered to be part of his "official duties?" Totally immune?
I assume this outrageous graft will be considered to be part of his "official duties?" Totally immune?
Trump on his multiple suits against the federal government: "I'm supposed to work out a settlement with myself ... We could make it a substantial amount, nobody would care, because it's gonna go to numerous, very good charities."
February 1, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Lโetat cโest moi
Breaking news: Himmler is an antisemite
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutorโs Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Breaking news: Himmler is an antisemite
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Good thing those people are running the country ๐ฑ
January 30, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Good thing those people are running the country ๐ฑ
I got about one sentence in -- forced oral sex, biting Trump's member -- and that's gonna be enough for today
January 30, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I got about one sentence in -- forced oral sex, biting Trump's member -- and that's gonna be enough for today
If only you had a furry friend to hang out with!
January 30, 2026 at 10:07 PM
If only you had a furry friend to hang out with!
How long till they start busing school children to see Melania
January 30, 2026 at 8:59 PM
How long till they start busing school children to see Melania
Nein, das waren sie nicht! Ist die FAZ rechts?
January 30, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Nein, das waren sie nicht! Ist die FAZ rechts?
First we have to drink the wine
January 30, 2026 at 2:13 AM
First we have to drink the wine
pettiest, most asinine administration ever
January 29, 2026 at 1:05 AM
pettiest, most asinine administration ever
I had forgotten Carl Schorskeโs point that Schรถnerer and the Austrian antisemites looked to the US Chinese Exclusion Act as a model. Seems relevant
January 28, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I had forgotten Carl Schorskeโs point that Schรถnerer and the Austrian antisemites looked to the US Chinese Exclusion Act as a model. Seems relevant
Hell of a day to be teaching City without Jews
January 28, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Hell of a day to be teaching City without Jews
"we promise never again to go down the darkest path" and yet we're literally fucking doing it
Legitimately a feat of carefully calculated writing to issue a Holocaust Remembrance Day statement of this length without mentioning either (1) the people who perpetrated the Holocaust or (2) the people against whom they perpetrated it
January 28, 2026 at 4:25 AM
"we promise never again to go down the darkest path" and yet we're literally fucking doing it
Sartre had his moments
January 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Sartre had his moments
Do I still have to write that book review?
January 27, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Do I still have to write that book review?