Matthew R. Deroo
@deroomat.bsky.social
Ph.D. Languaging and Literacies. Immigration. Musings on my interdisciplinary academic life, pop culture, and politics. 双语 who loves travel (views my own)
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Apropos of nothing, remembering the old Chinese author Lu Xun:
“Lies written in ink cannot disguise facts written in blood.”
― Lu Xun
“Lies written in ink cannot disguise facts written in blood.”
― Lu Xun
January 25, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Apropos of nothing, remembering the old Chinese author Lu Xun:
“Lies written in ink cannot disguise facts written in blood.”
― Lu Xun
“Lies written in ink cannot disguise facts written in blood.”
― Lu Xun
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The first Minnesota murder, they refused to let a medical professional help the woman they shot. The second Minnesota murder, they simply shot the medical professional.
January 24, 2026 at 10:03 PM
The first Minnesota murder, they refused to let a medical professional help the woman they shot. The second Minnesota murder, they simply shot the medical professional.
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America's religion is capitalism.
The color green trumps white.
The 1% and all the Trump bootlickers are fine with fascism unless it hurts their bottom line.
That's the only thing that will end their complicity with this terrorism.
So, use your dollar. Boycott. Strike. Shame them. Mock them.
The color green trumps white.
The 1% and all the Trump bootlickers are fine with fascism unless it hurts their bottom line.
That's the only thing that will end their complicity with this terrorism.
So, use your dollar. Boycott. Strike. Shame them. Mock them.
January 24, 2026 at 10:44 PM
America's religion is capitalism.
The color green trumps white.
The 1% and all the Trump bootlickers are fine with fascism unless it hurts their bottom line.
That's the only thing that will end their complicity with this terrorism.
So, use your dollar. Boycott. Strike. Shame them. Mock them.
The color green trumps white.
The 1% and all the Trump bootlickers are fine with fascism unless it hurts their bottom line.
That's the only thing that will end their complicity with this terrorism.
So, use your dollar. Boycott. Strike. Shame them. Mock them.
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A nurse. A researcher. A helper.
January 24, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A nurse. A researcher. A helper.
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Clarissa explains it all to the DHS Instagram account
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Clarissa explains it all to the DHS Instagram account
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Remembering how cops tossed Kyle Rittenhouse - who was open carrying a semiautomatic rifle - a bottle of water and told him, “We appreciate you… we really do”
January 24, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Remembering how cops tossed Kyle Rittenhouse - who was open carrying a semiautomatic rifle - a bottle of water and told him, “We appreciate you… we really do”
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Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
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the nba postponed a game because the united states government is killing its citizens
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
the nba postponed a game because the united states government is killing its citizens
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It’s remarkable how quickly the “everyone shall be armed” Second Amendment Republicans use the fact that a beaten, defenseless man lying on the ground was (maybe) armed as justification for federal agents to execute him.
January 24, 2026 at 6:40 PM
It’s remarkable how quickly the “everyone shall be armed” Second Amendment Republicans use the fact that a beaten, defenseless man lying on the ground was (maybe) armed as justification for federal agents to execute him.
Paired Texts
January 24, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Paired Texts
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Minnesota shifting narrative from "rabble rousing protesters" vs "law enforcement" to "people of conscience" vs "evil regime." This is essential to defeating authoritarianism - exposing who, what & why they are by demonstrating who, what & why we are.
And MAGA knows it.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
And MAGA knows it.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
Trump privately frustrated that he risks losing control of immigration message amid Minnesota chaos | CNN Politics
The ongoing protests and images coming out of Minnesota have prompted concerns from some Trump administration officials over the optics of the immigration crackdown as Americans grow alarmed by the ch...
www.cnn.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Minnesota shifting narrative from "rabble rousing protesters" vs "law enforcement" to "people of conscience" vs "evil regime." This is essential to defeating authoritarianism - exposing who, what & why they are by demonstrating who, what & why we are.
And MAGA knows it.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
And MAGA knows it.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
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minnesota coming together to show us all how to stand up against ICE is such a beautiful display of what solidarity looks like
January 23, 2026 at 11:01 PM
minnesota coming together to show us all how to stand up against ICE is such a beautiful display of what solidarity looks like
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“and then our goons will kidnap that life and send it to a concentration camp if we deem them the wrong color”
JD Vance: "To our fellow Americans we say, you're never gonna find great meaning in a cubicle or in front of a computer screen. But you will find great meaning if you dedicate yourself to the creation and sustenance of human life."
January 23, 2026 at 6:27 PM
“and then our goons will kidnap that life and send it to a concentration camp if we deem them the wrong color”
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Don't forget the Supreme Court's role facilitating ICE's brutality and racism in Minneapolis. SCOTUS lifted an injunction that limited racial profiling in immigration enforcement on Sept. 8. The federal assault on Chicago began the next day. Then came the Twin Cities. SCOTUS greenlit these horrors.
January 23, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Don't forget the Supreme Court's role facilitating ICE's brutality and racism in Minneapolis. SCOTUS lifted an injunction that limited racial profiling in immigration enforcement on Sept. 8. The federal assault on Chicago began the next day. Then came the Twin Cities. SCOTUS greenlit these horrors.
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"What happened to Liam should shock our conscience as a nation. A child’s safety is not negotiable." - Kelly Albinak Kribs, Young Center's Co-Director of the Technical Assistance Program.
Children are Not Collateral!
Read our full statement on our website ➡️ https://bit.ly/4pRhgGB
Children are Not Collateral!
Read our full statement on our website ➡️ https://bit.ly/4pRhgGB
January 23, 2026 at 4:38 PM
"What happened to Liam should shock our conscience as a nation. A child’s safety is not negotiable." - Kelly Albinak Kribs, Young Center's Co-Director of the Technical Assistance Program.
Children are Not Collateral!
Read our full statement on our website ➡️ https://bit.ly/4pRhgGB
Children are Not Collateral!
Read our full statement on our website ➡️ https://bit.ly/4pRhgGB
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This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
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2026 Oscar Nominations — Best Picture:
• Sinners
• Hamnet
• Frankenstein
• Marty Supreme
• Sentimental Value
• One Battle After Another
• Bugonia
• F1
• The Secret Agent
• Train Dreams
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
• Sinners
• Hamnet
• Frankenstein
• Marty Supreme
• Sentimental Value
• One Battle After Another
• Bugonia
• F1
• The Secret Agent
• Train Dreams
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
January 22, 2026 at 1:51 PM
2026 Oscar Nominations — Best Picture:
• Sinners
• Hamnet
• Frankenstein
• Marty Supreme
• Sentimental Value
• One Battle After Another
• Bugonia
• F1
• The Secret Agent
• Train Dreams
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
• Sinners
• Hamnet
• Frankenstein
• Marty Supreme
• Sentimental Value
• One Battle After Another
• Bugonia
• F1
• The Secret Agent
• Train Dreams
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
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When the dust settles, let us all acknowledge that as great as most of these nominations are, today’s real tragedy is zero noms for NO OTHER CHOICE. It is one of the year’s best movies. And a high point in Park Chan-wook’s already incredible career. We don’t deserve him. #Oscars
January 22, 2026 at 2:21 PM
When the dust settles, let us all acknowledge that as great as most of these nominations are, today’s real tragedy is zero noms for NO OTHER CHOICE. It is one of the year’s best movies. And a high point in Park Chan-wook’s already incredible career. We don’t deserve him. #Oscars
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January 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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His name was Geraldo Lunas Campos. If you pay taxes in the US, you paid 4 ICE officers to hold him down while a 5th choked him to death. This murder is more likely to be justified as a natural consequence of being a "criminal alien" than to be prosecuted.
We are hurtling quickly down a dark path.
We are hurtling quickly down a dark path.
Breaking News: A Cuban immigrant’s death in an ICE detention center in El Paso was ruled a homicide, according to an autopsy report.
Cuban Detainee in El Paso ICE Facility Died by Homicide, Autopsy Shows
The report from the county medical examiner said the detainee, Geraldo Lunas Campos, was asphyxiated and restrained by law enforcement. Federal officials described his death as a suicide.
nyti.ms
January 22, 2026 at 3:14 AM
His name was Geraldo Lunas Campos. If you pay taxes in the US, you paid 4 ICE officers to hold him down while a 5th choked him to death. This murder is more likely to be justified as a natural consequence of being a "criminal alien" than to be prosecuted.
We are hurtling quickly down a dark path.
We are hurtling quickly down a dark path.
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His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:27 PM
His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.
I know it’s practically impossible for any mainstream media to report honestly about what’s going on right now politically- but not leading reporting with the fact that most actions are blatantly lawless sets up a terrible both sides approach to what this regime is doing.
January 21, 2026 at 7:15 PM
I know it’s practically impossible for any mainstream media to report honestly about what’s going on right now politically- but not leading reporting with the fact that most actions are blatantly lawless sets up a terrible both sides approach to what this regime is doing.
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
What a world to help your child study for a civics test where all of the things they are reviewing are mostly being ignored or violated by our government right now
January 21, 2026 at 1:01 AM
What a world to help your child study for a civics test where all of the things they are reviewing are mostly being ignored or violated by our government right now
Grateful for academic thought partners who support and affirm the work I'm doing- and are willing to Zoom to problem pose and trouble-shoot work in progress.
January 15, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Grateful for academic thought partners who support and affirm the work I'm doing- and are willing to Zoom to problem pose and trouble-shoot work in progress.