@PFLerner

Historian. I write & teach about German Jews, migration, consumer culture, and human science. I tweet about fascism, history, and my cat #Pinecone, z'l.

 Los Angeles, CA
Joined January 2017
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Why I feel like I’m in grad school all over again: Absurdly long hair Marching against Nazis/racism Frequent naps Crippled by uncertainty abt the future
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Find me at @plerner.bsky.social
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Me for the next 2 weeks
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Our civilization had a good run
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I’m napping like a toddler these days. I wake up and can barely remember my name
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Trump deep in his late Bismarck iron & rye phase
Acyn
@Acyn27 Sep 2024
Trump: In the 1890's, our country was probably the wealthiest it ever was because it was a system of tariffs. We had a president, you know McKinley. Remember Mount McKinley?
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At the point in my career where class prep consists mostly of 2 -3 hours of anxious pacing
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What do mean by “who threw up in the bed”?
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I mean if Adolf fucking Hitler came back and got the Republican nomination, the press would be complaining that Harris’s economic policies lack specificity
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And look who made the wikipedia page @DrSepinwall
Paul Lerner@PFLerner24 Sep 2024
Uncanny timing: discussing Trouillot with my historical methods students today.
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Uncanny timing: discussing Trouillot with my historical methods students today.
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Student: What are you teaching next semester? Me: Fascism Student: Great. I love fascism!
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So he was for immigrants before he was against them?
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I’m getting so much material for next semester’s fascism class
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Guess I should feel honored that the car that almost ran me over was a Rivian. Because I’m worth it!
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I mean why not put Beyond the Pleasure Principle to music
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It was already clear that I was headed for great things
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My greatest achievement as department chair has been ordering the coffee
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Trump campaign giving off strong Matteotti incident vibes these days
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Syllabus still not done?!
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This just in from the department of shameless self promotion: skirball.org/programs/radio-…
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