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Stephen F. Knott

@stephenknott.bsky.social

Author and Professor https://www.stephenfknott.com/

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Honestly, I long for the day again when I can wake in the morning and not have to brace myself from some new horror committed by a man and his regime who are feeding themselves on the ruins of public liberty.

30.01.2026 13:06 — 👍 4311    🔁 851    💬 153    📌 64

So true!

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Thank you Yvette

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I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide."

27.01.2026 14:56 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1
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OTD in 1838 -- A young Abraham Lincoln delivered his Lyceum Address. The question Lincoln asked confronts this nation again as it approaches its 250th birthday:
"At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected?

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Thank you!

26.01.2026 14:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thank you!

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History as cheerleading. Such a disgrace.

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Solid grounds for decision making.

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Making America Great Again by Destroying One of the Key Components of Soft Power

15.01.2026 14:49 — 👍 14    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 1
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Rewriting 250 years of history.

12.01.2026 13:53 — 👍 22    🔁 13    💬 1    📌 1
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Menendez: At the same time, they try to banish the memory of January 6th from our collective memory, refusing to put up a plaque to honor law enforcement officers who defended them from actual domestic terrorists in this very building.

09.01.2026 16:31 — 👍 3451    🔁 1093    💬 58    📌 35
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Well this is reassuring.

08.01.2026 19:46 — 👍 16    🔁 6    💬 4    📌 2
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No conscientious American citizen should ever forget this day.

06.01.2026 19:08 — 👍 14    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

It is something I will never fully understand as well. A devastating miscarriage of justice.

02.01.2026 15:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Opinion | Trump Is the Jan. 6 President

Trump Is the Jan. 6 President www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...

02.01.2026 13:18 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Happy 2026.
The nation’s 250th birthday… Time to kick those who’ve abandoned the American experiment to the curb….

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I am shocked —shocked!

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Kim Jong Trump strikes again.

22.12.2025 21:16 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

The support is truly appreciated.

22.12.2025 15:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thank you! Much appreciated!

22.12.2025 11:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

way illuminates just how Donald Trump’s online firehose of conspiracies and misinformation serve his political aims. Excellent reading for US history buffs and those who want to understand our current conspirator-in-chief alike.”—Cailin O’Connor, "The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread"

21.12.2025 14:10 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A slightly revised cover (which I love) and a new endorsement for my next book.
“Conspirator in Chief is a fascinating deep dive into the history of conspiracy theories promulgated by US presidents. Knott shows how they have been weaponized by presidents going back to Andrew Jackson, and along the

21.12.2025 14:10 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
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Narcissist-in-Chief

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