Denk daran, es geht nicht darum, dass das Jahr besser wird, sondern die Menschen #fcsp

this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)

„This alleged "residence strike" story is a complete fabrication intended to justify additional attacks against Ukraine and to undermine all achievements of our shared diplomatic efforts with President Trump's team.“ Zelensky

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"Nationalism is made for nobodies. This explains its eternal appeal. It allows them to claim solidarity with something great." —Julien Benda, Les Cahiers d'un clerc, 1936-1949 (Paris, 1949),15 (13 February 1936).

2026 is rapidly approaching! We still have some great calendars in stock - from large art calendars to small wall calendars to a few daily planners to carry with you. Use the code 69E715Y1 and save 15% bergstrompressbooks.com/en/399-calen...

Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.

Looking for something to do on this gray day? We're waiting for you in the bookstore until 4pm.

We love being able to offer our readers the choice of the original language edition, in this case in German by @chbeckliteratur.bsky.social , or the English language translation!

Have you ever worked retail? Imagine working at an exclusive NYC candle store & the customers you meet... Imagine no more! Tatiana Zamirovskaya has experienced it & written it all down for you. In this season of peak retail, grab your favorite holiday beverage & enjoy this book! Now in the bookstore

After Jan 6, the U.S. far right had to find a frame that could distract and shift blame from their election fraud lies. They settled on “censorship” — which made their lying villains into “free speech” heroes, and allowed them to target all of the people and orgs that tried to hold them to account.

Looking for a last-minute gift? Or just seeking refuge from a house full of chaos? The bookstore will be open until 3 pm today!

This could wind up being the most-watched newsmagazine segment in television history!! Congratulations to the Ellisons and Bari Weiss!!!

Still looking for that last-minute gift? Save 20% on all regularly priced books through Dec 24th! Use code: LA2VVD31 and remember, free standard shipping inside the US on all orders over $50. Live in the DMV? Swing by the bookstore! bergstrompressbooks.com/en/

This is an extremely strange story about the acting head of CISA failing a poly to be “read into” compartmented intelligence (probably NSA, but pure conjecture on my part), and then essentially firing all the people within CISA who organized the poly. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

In case people need a refresher: The Trump administration is fighting contempt proceedings y in federal court over what happened “inside CECOT” to human beings unlawfully renditioned there. Bari Weiss’s CBS News is now part of the coverup.

“Witkoff has declined multiple offers from the CIA for a briefing on Russia.”

A fancy holiday gift for the Jane Austen fan in your life. www.capitolhillbooks-dc.com/pages/books/...

Yes, and the next time you all freak about my "be careful with words" pedantry, this is the dire result of 20 years of calling everything "terrorism," something I objected to long ago for the same reasons that I carp about fascism, etc.

Thank you to everyone who made it to our literary lagniappe last night, complete with readings, song, and a great discussion about the art of translation! Indie press and indie bookstores for the win!

RIP Joe Ely I met her in old Mexico She was laughin', sad, and young In a smoky room no one could see Her favorite poets all agree Spanish is a lovin' tongue But she never spoke Spanish to me

Gen Hayden worked closely with Rob Reiner on pro-democracy and anti-Russian influence campaigns in the past decade. We send our condolences to the Reiner family and offer our prayers the repose of Rob and wife Michele.

This lawless abuse needs to stop. That includes Congress demanding the end to masked agents. Every Republican is complicit.

Brrr, that's a cold wind - but it's nice and cozy in the bookstore! Open today until 4pm - swing on by! bergstrompressbooks.com/en/205-child...

Love poetry? Shopping for the poetry lover in your life? Look at this random selection from the bookstore (or our online shop)! #poetry #BooksMakeGreatGifts #shopindie

Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment. They are openly saying this. Who would want to live in a country that works like that?

Question for fellow small businesses - especially indie bookstores - since Meta, etc., seem hell bent on helping to destroy everything - where are you trying to reach out to new customers, readers, etc. Thoughts @americanbookseller.bsky.social ?

Absolutely delighted to be reading with @olgaz.bsky.social and everyone else on this terrific list next Tuesday night, 12/16! Travel with us to Central/Eastern/South Europe right here in DC! Thanks to @bergstrombookstore.bsky.social and Kensington Row Bookshop for hosting!

I'm heading to DC to meet @bergstrombookstore.bsky.social in person!! If you're in the area, you will not want to miss this Central/Eastern/South Europe focused event next week! With @katherineeyoung.bsky.social Turkoslavia's Ena Selimović, Roman Kostovski of Plamen Press and Greg Bernstein?!

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NVIDIA, whose stock is now a "load-bearing entity in the US stock market," "is dependent not on its customers, but on its customers’ credit ratings and financial backers." And it gets worse from there! A fantastic, very long, highly-meandering-but-the-meandering-is-necessary @edzitron.com piece:

The three examples chosen to illustrate "Japanese Atrocities" on this history.navy.mil page are ALL incidents of the murder of sailors after their ships were sunk: www.history.navy.mil/research/lib... Happy Pearl Harbor Day.

Looking for some gift book ideas? How about Blinding? The author writes that “we exist between the past and future like the veriform body of a butterfly, in between two wings.” www.the-tls.com/literature/f...

New York: Want to take action? ⁠Join read-ins in Albany & NYC on 12/8 to demand Governor Hochul sign the Freedom to Read Act! @penamerica.bsky.social @americanbookseller.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social ⁠ Registration for Albany: https://bit.ly/4rDo4Kb #libraryadvocate #freedomtoread

In the DMV and looking for something fun to do tonight? The bookstores and antique shops of Kensington are holding our annual holiday open house! Shops open to 9PM! Hope to see you in the bookstore!

📚🎁 Reminders for everyone looking for specific books to purchase online as gifts: 1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org) 2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦

People who have seen video of the U.S. military’s first boat strike in September in the Caribbean Sea said two survivors climbed atop the overturned hull and waved to something overhead. The new detail further complicates the military’s explanations for its actions during the strike.

„Ukraine-Verhandlungen: Frieden zu welchem Preis?“ 11KM: der tagesschau-Podcast.

The Trump Administration finds new ways to pull the rug out from under Americans every day. And now they're putting babies in danger. Illinois just enacted a law to provide our own science-based recommendations to protect access to vaccines so families get the care they need.

Amazon, Apple, Comcast, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Union Pacific Railroad. They all shoveled money to Trump's ballroom — and could win big from friendly treatment from the admin on active antitrust deals and lawsuits. Is this bribery in plain sight? I'm pressing for answers.

"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.

Perfect holiday weather for the Kensington Holiday Night. All the shops will be open late tonight! Swing by the bookstore if you are in the DMV and forget the news for a few hours!

Some saw the writing on the wall, Joschka Fischer's book examines the world in the light of Trump and the Russian war on Ukraine. In stock in the bookstore. We have the books you should be reading. bergstrompressbooks.com/en/politics/...

Chosen by the @theatlantic.com as one of the Atlantic 10 books of the year, we stock both the original German edition and the translation. Discover this novel for yourself.

(Re) Discover the writings of Hannah #Arendt on the anniversary of her passing. We have both German and English language editions available in the bookstore. We ship worldwide.

NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month. This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory! Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

The ongoing campaign to weaken the rule of law.

Question for all our translator friends out there... This is the correct translation for Comey's memory: A Higher Loyalty. Truth, Lies, and Leadership, correct? 🤪

⏱️ 83. Tooooooooor! #Kaars legt wunderbar auf links raus. #Oppie lässt seinen Gegner aussteigen und vollendet im kurzen Eck. #fcsp #bmgfcsp | 1:2