Jeff Berman

@jeffberman.bsky.social

Former civil rights lawyer & Senate staff. Current entrepreneur, activist & advocate. CEO and co-host of Masters of Scale. Protect Democracy board. Father of 3. Work in progress. (He/Him)

Propulsive storytelling featuring chapters alternating between the perspectives and voices of two protagonists. Chekhov’s gun appears early yet when it goes off, it’s a surprise that made me audibly gasp. Highly recommend. #Booksky 💙📚

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When the world is upside down, books help me make sense of it all. In 2024, I re-read The Handmaid’s Tale. In 2025, I re-read 1984. In 2026, it’s Fahrenheit 451. I wish they didn’t hold up so well. #Booksky 💙📚

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Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.

The most un-put-down-able memoir I’ve read this year. If you’re resisting because you’re not into running, get over it. An extraordinary read from @nicholas and a phenomenal Chrismukah gift for the book lover in your life. #Booksky 💙📚

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Most business biographies fall into one of two camps: 📚 Great stories with no lessons — or lessons with no soul. Dirtbag Billionaire is the rare book that delivers both. I blazed through this and can’t recommend it more highly. #Booksky 💙📚

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Wandered into Garden District Bookshop on a recent trip to New Orleans and picked up The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke — first in his Dave Robicheaux series. Hard-boiled, poetic, swampy noir. Raymond Chandler on po’boys and chicory coffee. Ripped through it. #Booksky 💙📚

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# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon The Guardian: 1st paragraph BBC: 4th paragraph AP: 5th paragraph Time: 6th paragraph Politico: 8th paragraph NPR: 9th paragraph CNN: 10th paragraph NBC: 12th paragraph Fox News: never mentions

What starts as a war reporting satire evolves into a riveting character study of a spiraling young correspondent. Incredibly tough needle to thread setting this in Gaza pre-10/7 but deftly handled. Blazed through it. Hard to believe this is a debut novel. #booksky 💙📚

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Trump's SEC has dropped a major lawsuit against Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange. This comes just weeks after the Trump family's crypto venture (World Liberty Financial) helped broker a $2B deal between Binance and a UAE state-backed firm. It's all out in the open.

Sen. Joni Ernst, after an audience member yells, “People will die,” during her discussion on Medicaid cuts at her town hall: “Well, we all are going to die.”