Judith DeGroat
@jdegroat.bsky.social
historian, modern France, gender, loves goldens, cats, knitting, gardening, & justice. she/her. trans rights are human rights.
Great piece. For those outside the US, well & in, really helpful, frightening context.
Cars that kill--and look like they will--has been a theme of MAGA's rise.
The Home Economics of Lib-Owning
Fear, identity politics, and going broke for conspiracy theories
nobody-wants-this.ghost.io
November 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Great piece. For those outside the US, well & in, really helpful, frightening context.
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Another baby has just died of whooping cough in Kentucky, thanks to RFK Jr. and his merry band of anti-vaxxers.
My feeling toward RFK Jr. and the Republican Senators who confirmed him is utter contempt.
My feeling toward RFK Jr. and the Republican Senators who confirmed him is utter contempt.
Third Kentucky infant dies from whooping cough as statewide cases surge
A third Kentucky infant has died from whooping cough in the last 12 months, the Kentucky Department for Public Health said Monday.
www.wlwt.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Another baby has just died of whooping cough in Kentucky, thanks to RFK Jr. and his merry band of anti-vaxxers.
My feeling toward RFK Jr. and the Republican Senators who confirmed him is utter contempt.
My feeling toward RFK Jr. and the Republican Senators who confirmed him is utter contempt.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Bari Weiss thinks CBS’ path to relevancy is more Alan Dershowitz. We couldn’t make it up if we tried
She also clearly says something we have said for years: all media has a bias. “charismatic centrism” is just her way of being very clear objectivity is a myth as she plans to Newsmaxify the network
She also clearly says something we have said for years: all media has a bias. “charismatic centrism” is just her way of being very clear objectivity is a myth as she plans to Newsmaxify the network
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Bari Weiss thinks CBS’ path to relevancy is more Alan Dershowitz. We couldn’t make it up if we tried
She also clearly says something we have said for years: all media has a bias. “charismatic centrism” is just her way of being very clear objectivity is a myth as she plans to Newsmaxify the network
She also clearly says something we have said for years: all media has a bias. “charismatic centrism” is just her way of being very clear objectivity is a myth as she plans to Newsmaxify the network
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Also it’s funny how they can say this with a straight face when we’re staring down a looming economic crisis caused by one of the biggest corporate grifts we’ve ever seen
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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The church across the road repaired the windows that had been boarded up for a long time. These lights give this non-believer a feeling of hope.
November 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The church across the road repaired the windows that had been boarded up for a long time. These lights give this non-believer a feeling of hope.
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The problem with Thanksgiving shopping isn’t the store, it’s the men with grocery lists as long as a CVS receipt who feel entitled to demand that women they will never see again interrupt their own shopping to do the homework for them.
Please, teach your kids of all genders how to groceries.
Please, teach your kids of all genders how to groceries.
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The problem with Thanksgiving shopping isn’t the store, it’s the men with grocery lists as long as a CVS receipt who feel entitled to demand that women they will never see again interrupt their own shopping to do the homework for them.
Please, teach your kids of all genders how to groceries.
Please, teach your kids of all genders how to groceries.
👇 Same. I need alternatives - help! Seriously, suggestions?
November 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
👇 Same. I need alternatives - help! Seriously, suggestions?
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Reading about AI being subverted by adversarial poetry and Russian drones' navigation systems jammed by Ukranian folk anthems, which suggests the opening future 'human rebels' scenes of Terminator may now have to be revised.
November 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Reading about AI being subverted by adversarial poetry and Russian drones' navigation systems jammed by Ukranian folk anthems, which suggests the opening future 'human rebels' scenes of Terminator may now have to be revised.
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So, I'm really kind of fucking annoyed and disappointed with Mozilla enabling AI in Firefox by default and not giving users a simple opt out switch.
I have disabled it in my firefox via 'about:config' , if you want to too, here's how to disable it completely or enable certain bits you find useful
I have disabled it in my firefox via 'about:config' , if you want to too, here's how to disable it completely or enable certain bits you find useful
How to Disable AI Features in Firefox Browser
Are you looking for clean user experience in your Firefox browser? Here's how you can disable AI features in Firefox for a simple, no-nonsense usage.
gadgetstouse.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
So, I'm really kind of fucking annoyed and disappointed with Mozilla enabling AI in Firefox by default and not giving users a simple opt out switch.
I have disabled it in my firefox via 'about:config' , if you want to too, here's how to disable it completely or enable certain bits you find useful
I have disabled it in my firefox via 'about:config' , if you want to too, here's how to disable it completely or enable certain bits you find useful
Flu? Cold? Why not both?
November 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Flu? Cold? Why not both?
There is so much beauty in the world.
Moments like these cleanse the soul.
Six incredibly humbling weeks in the Himalayas. Excited to share what I saw with you! 🏔️ 🌅 ✌🏽
#eastcoastkin #scape #nature #art #sunset #animals #mountains #himalayas #travel #hiking #stormhour #friday #photohour #bluesky #photography #stunday #landscape #nepal
Six incredibly humbling weeks in the Himalayas. Excited to share what I saw with you! 🏔️ 🌅 ✌🏽
#eastcoastkin #scape #nature #art #sunset #animals #mountains #himalayas #travel #hiking #stormhour #friday #photohour #bluesky #photography #stunday #landscape #nepal
November 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
There is so much beauty in the world.
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
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NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
I despair
We are not a serious country, at all.
BREAKING: The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I despair
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Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) a annoncé une baisse de 17% de son budget pour 2026 et la suppression de 2.900 postes à cause de coupes dans l'aide internationale. Depuis le retour au pouvoir de Donald Trump, les États-Unis ont réduit drastiquement leurs contributions dans l'aide.
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Another hero. Keep going, don't back down.
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Another hero. Keep going, don't back down.
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The most comprehensive story yet about Fernando Vazquez, the 18-year-old U.S. citizen who was abducted by federal immigration agents from a construction site in Cary, North Carolina. @ncnewsline.com #ncpol
November 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The most comprehensive story yet about Fernando Vazquez, the 18-year-old U.S. citizen who was abducted by federal immigration agents from a construction site in Cary, North Carolina. @ncnewsline.com #ncpol
Wonderful human being. More, please.
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Wonderful human being. More, please.
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“If you’re quiet now, you would’ve been quiet in 1940.”
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
“If you’re quiet now, you would’ve been quiet in 1940.”
Yes. Although I would say outraging as I am not surprised by the establishment’s callousness. And, yes, the cruelty is horrifying.
Astonishing to stop and realize that, at any given moment, bands of masked men armed to the teeth are storming churches and daycares, terrorizing entire communities—and that most of the country's political establishment barely blinks.
November 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Yes. Although I would say outraging as I am not surprised by the establishment’s callousness. And, yes, the cruelty is horrifying.
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Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
November 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Communism! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Communism! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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This Day in Labor History: November 19, 1915. Utah executed IWW organizer Joe Hill for a murder he almost certainly did not commit. But he was an Wobbly and dispensable to society, especially in Utah, a starkly conservative western state outraged by the sheer existence of these radicals!!!
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This Day in Labor History: November 19, 1915. Utah executed IWW organizer Joe Hill for a murder he almost certainly did not commit. But he was an Wobbly and dispensable to society, especially in Utah, a starkly conservative western state outraged by the sheer existence of these radicals!!!