Cathie Grimm
@catgrimm.bsky.social
Almost retired German teaching prof. My youtube channel is: https://www.youtube.com/@thegrimmreader3649
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Cathie Grimm
@catgrimm.bsky.social
· Apr 1
“Nothing is so unworthy of a civilized nation as allowing itself to be ‘governed’ by an irresponsible clique that has yielded to base instinct.”
The opening words of the first "White Rose" leaflet.
The opening words of the first "White Rose" leaflet.
God I hate teaching every day. The end of my tether is a little too close for comfort. #tiredteachingprof #chronicillness #fatigue (Shirley with her glucose sensor is keeping me company). She was diagnosed with diabetes last Friday.
February 11, 2026 at 11:32 AM
God I hate teaching every day. The end of my tether is a little too close for comfort. #tiredteachingprof #chronicillness #fatigue (Shirley with her glucose sensor is keeping me company). She was diagnosed with diabetes last Friday.
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Bad public health outcomes likely from trifecta of US choices:
🤒 CDC has narrowed recommendations for childhood vaccines
🚼 No federal paid leave policy for parents means babies enter day care at very young ages
🏥 No universal healthcare means higher risk of medical bankruptcy from serious illness
🤒 CDC has narrowed recommendations for childhood vaccines
🚼 No federal paid leave policy for parents means babies enter day care at very young ages
🏥 No universal healthcare means higher risk of medical bankruptcy from serious illness
“Isn’t it very dangerous [to remove] the recommendations for certain infant vaccines… What, I wondered, are the consequences of under-vaccinating millions of babies in a country where working parents have no other choice but to put their literal newborns in a room full of other babies all day?”
The new childhood vaccine guidelines have a paid leave problem
Norway, Denmark, and other countries with fewer childhood vaccines have another thing in common: paid parental leave.
www.statnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Bad public health outcomes likely from trifecta of US choices:
🤒 CDC has narrowed recommendations for childhood vaccines
🚼 No federal paid leave policy for parents means babies enter day care at very young ages
🏥 No universal healthcare means higher risk of medical bankruptcy from serious illness
🤒 CDC has narrowed recommendations for childhood vaccines
🚼 No federal paid leave policy for parents means babies enter day care at very young ages
🏥 No universal healthcare means higher risk of medical bankruptcy from serious illness
I found Saltburn severely underwhelming so I’m not hopeful for this.
In a new adaptation of “Wuthering Heights,” Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi “generate sparks of passion, but no deeper air of tragic or romantic inevitability, no sense of a bond forged between souls,” @justincchang.bsky.social writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/9qNEuA
Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” Is Extravagantly Superficial
A new adaptation of “Wuthering Heights,” starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, is certainly something to behold—but is it something to feel?
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
February 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
I found Saltburn severely underwhelming so I’m not hopeful for this.
courtesy of my reading Austin Kleon's fabulous substack: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r9l...
Sherlock Holmes
YouTube video by Sparks - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
courtesy of my reading Austin Kleon's fabulous substack: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r9l...
When students admit to not reading I wonder: how well or how much should college students be able to read?
February 9, 2026 at 4:53 PM
When students admit to not reading I wonder: how well or how much should college students be able to read?
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Learned from a recent project that Max Ernst's sister was named "Apollonia", "Loni" for short. 🦷
#TooMuchInformation #arthistory #surrealism
#TooMuchInformation #arthistory #surrealism
9 Feb: feast #otd of St Apollonia who was tortured in the 3th century by having her teeth removed. The patron of dentistry, she aids the abcessed.
February 9, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Learned from a recent project that Max Ernst's sister was named "Apollonia", "Loni" for short. 🦷
#TooMuchInformation #arthistory #surrealism
#TooMuchInformation #arthistory #surrealism
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OMG!!!! Too funny!!!🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
OMG!!!! Too funny!!!🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣
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“How can Washington credibly pressure the UAE on its role fueling a civil war in Sudan, when the Emirates’ national security adviser is a business partner of the US president?” — my latest for @theguardian.com on a Trump corruption scandal that should be getting a lot more attention
Trump’s family is embroiled in a $500m UAE scandal. We’ve hardly noticed | Mohamad Bazzi
A crypto startup founded by Trump’s family signed a huge deal with the UAE president’s brother. Where’s the political fallout?
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
“How can Washington credibly pressure the UAE on its role fueling a civil war in Sudan, when the Emirates’ national security adviser is a business partner of the US president?” — my latest for @theguardian.com on a Trump corruption scandal that should be getting a lot more attention
James Bond in order so far: Dr. No was fun, From Russia with Love was abysmally bad and Goldfinger was pretty good.
February 8, 2026 at 2:14 AM
James Bond in order so far: Dr. No was fun, From Russia with Love was abysmally bad and Goldfinger was pretty good.
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who called it watership down and not warren peace
February 7, 2026 at 1:47 AM
who called it watership down and not warren peace
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Teresa Ritterhoff (@teresaritterhoff)
Click to watch the full video:
substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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The British Association for Romantic Studies is pleased to invite Expressions of Interest in hosting its 2028 International Biennial Conference.
More information: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6294
Deadline: Tuesday 31 March 2026
More information: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6294
Deadline: Tuesday 31 March 2026
February 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The British Association for Romantic Studies is pleased to invite Expressions of Interest in hosting its 2028 International Biennial Conference.
More information: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6294
Deadline: Tuesday 31 March 2026
More information: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6294
Deadline: Tuesday 31 March 2026
Getting my husband to subscribe to my YouTube channel The Grimm Reader so I can finally have 1500 subscribers! 😁
February 7, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Getting my husband to subscribe to my YouTube channel The Grimm Reader so I can finally have 1500 subscribers! 😁
never won a teaching award: was only not promoted (quasi fired) 4 times.
February 6, 2026 at 10:56 PM
never won a teaching award: was only not promoted (quasi fired) 4 times.
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The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Mr. T ❤️s Laverne.
February 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Mr. T ❤️s Laverne.
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In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is two or three days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis.
February 1, 2026 at 5:21 PM
In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is two or three days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis.
"The Trump administration has dramatically changed the profile of who is being arrested by increasing the use of “at-large” arrests in American communities by 600%, leading to an unprecedented deployment of federal law enforcement."
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/ice-exp...
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/ice-exp...
New Report Details ICE’s Expanding and Increasingly Unaccountable Detention System - American Immigration Council
In just one year, the number of people ICE is detaining has shot up by over 75%, with a record 73,000 people detained as of mid-January.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
February 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
"The Trump administration has dramatically changed the profile of who is being arrested by increasing the use of “at-large” arrests in American communities by 600%, leading to an unprecedented deployment of federal law enforcement."
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/ice-exp...
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/ice-exp...
An earworm featunring CGI flamingos for memorizing the two way prepostions in German! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqYB... #GermanGrammar #GermanPrepositions
smarterGerman - Two Case Prepositions Song
YouTube video by SmarterGerman
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:29 PM
An earworm featunring CGI flamingos for memorizing the two way prepostions in German! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqYB... #GermanGrammar #GermanPrepositions
Hallo! Eine Frage für Muttersprachler: wie falsch (wenn überhaupt) ist es "Ich wasche mir MEINE Hände" zu sagen statt "Ich wasche mir die Hände?" Geht: ich wasche meine Hände? #Reflexivepronouns #Reflexivpronomen #DeutscheGrammatik #GermanGrammar
February 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Hallo! Eine Frage für Muttersprachler: wie falsch (wenn überhaupt) ist es "Ich wasche mir MEINE Hände" zu sagen statt "Ich wasche mir die Hände?" Geht: ich wasche meine Hände? #Reflexivepronouns #Reflexivpronomen #DeutscheGrammatik #GermanGrammar
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"These are the facts of the case & they are undisputed"
Donald Trump is guilty of insurrection
Donald Trump raped children
Donald Trump is a multiple felon
Donald Trump raped E Jean Carroll
Donald Trump is making billions using office of president
Republicans & MAGA support & encourage every crime
Donald Trump is guilty of insurrection
Donald Trump raped children
Donald Trump is a multiple felon
Donald Trump raped E Jean Carroll
Donald Trump is making billions using office of president
Republicans & MAGA support & encourage every crime
January 31, 2026 at 1:20 PM
"These are the facts of the case & they are undisputed"
Donald Trump is guilty of insurrection
Donald Trump raped children
Donald Trump is a multiple felon
Donald Trump raped E Jean Carroll
Donald Trump is making billions using office of president
Republicans & MAGA support & encourage every crime
Donald Trump is guilty of insurrection
Donald Trump raped children
Donald Trump is a multiple felon
Donald Trump raped E Jean Carroll
Donald Trump is making billions using office of president
Republicans & MAGA support & encourage every crime
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CFP: Beyond Identities: Queer Formations in 20 & 21 C German Culture (MLA 2027 in L.A.) Abstracts by 16.03.26 to [email protected]
20th and 21st C German-language cultures have been the site of multiple prominent and contested discourses about non-normative sexualities, subjects and politics...
20th and 21st C German-language cultures have been the site of multiple prominent and contested discourses about non-normative sexualities, subjects and politics...
January 30, 2026 at 11:29 AM
CFP: Beyond Identities: Queer Formations in 20 & 21 C German Culture (MLA 2027 in L.A.) Abstracts by 16.03.26 to [email protected]
20th and 21st C German-language cultures have been the site of multiple prominent and contested discourses about non-normative sexualities, subjects and politics...
20th and 21st C German-language cultures have been the site of multiple prominent and contested discourses about non-normative sexualities, subjects and politics...
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ICE has been holding a disabled Black man for a year!
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Sign the Petition
Demand the Release of Rodney Taylor from ICE Detention
www.change.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 AM
ICE has been holding a disabled Black man for a year!
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
@fandorin.bsky.social warum wird ein zwölfeckiges Haus benötigt?
January 28, 2026 at 11:42 AM
@fandorin.bsky.social warum wird ein zwölfeckiges Haus benötigt?