C.H. Romatowski
@romatowski.bsky.social
Editor, translator, filmmaker. Recovering academic. Leftist. Perfumista. ME/CFS, MCAS, POTS. EN/FR. She/they. DMV. More some days than others.
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A Real Cancer in Washington
The quiet heroism of my friend in government
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One year ago the Trump Admin began trying to dismantle the CFPB. My sister was one of the CFPB staffers illegally fired—the same day she was diagnosed w/breast cancer.
A year later CFPB and my sister are both still here and still fighting ❤️ ICYMI, gift link to Annie Lowrey’s story about that fight.
A year later CFPB and my sister are both still here and still fighting ❤️ ICYMI, gift link to Annie Lowrey’s story about that fight.
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Grosssssss. This is white feminism in a nutshell. “Oh the concentration camp is okay because women work there.” DO YOU HEAR YOURSELF?
🚨 "Haley Stevens also seemed generally impressed with the (ICE) staff during the visit and their treatment of detainees"
Stevens: "Of note, there is female leadership here, and there are women who walked with us today and explained, on the intake process" michiganadvance.com/2026/02/17/m...
Stevens: "Of note, there is female leadership here, and there are women who walked with us today and explained, on the intake process" michiganadvance.com/2026/02/17/m...
Michigan congresswomen get no answers on Baldwin ICE facility death during visit and tour • Michigan Advance
Circumstances around the death of Nenko Gantchev, who died in ICE custody in December, are still unclear after a visit to the detention facility where he died, according to U.S. Reps. Haley Stevens (D...
michiganadvance.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Grosssssss. This is white feminism in a nutshell. “Oh the concentration camp is okay because women work there.” DO YOU HEAR YOURSELF?
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How is this even possible? Rep. Haley Stevens, who is running for #MISen, "seemed generally impressed with the staff" at an ICE detention facility, per the @michiganadvance.com.
At the same event, Rep. Hillary Scholten spoke of a man "being kept in a freezing room where he couldn’t feel his toes."
At the same event, Rep. Hillary Scholten spoke of a man "being kept in a freezing room where he couldn’t feel his toes."
February 18, 2026 at 1:30 AM
How is this even possible? Rep. Haley Stevens, who is running for #MISen, "seemed generally impressed with the staff" at an ICE detention facility, per the @michiganadvance.com.
At the same event, Rep. Hillary Scholten spoke of a man "being kept in a freezing room where he couldn’t feel his toes."
At the same event, Rep. Hillary Scholten spoke of a man "being kept in a freezing room where he couldn’t feel his toes."
Oh
"So we're monitoring left wing radicals like the DSA and the anti-war crazies."
- Jonathan Greenblatt, head of the ADL, describing his work to a public audience recently
- Jonathan Greenblatt, head of the ADL, describing his work to a public audience recently
February 18, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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All 25 of us are finallyyy out! No bail in DC but you can support action costs at genderlib.org/donate
February 18, 2026 at 5:49 AM
All 25 of us are finallyyy out! No bail in DC but you can support action costs at genderlib.org/donate
Has anyone seen any good writing on the political signifying being accomplished by RFK’s workout blue jeans?
The question has rattled around in my head for a while (to my chagrin), but I haven’t gotten much past my sense he must be speaking a language I don’t. What he’s saying: ??
The question has rattled around in my head for a while (to my chagrin), but I haven’t gotten much past my sense he must be speaking a language I don’t. What he’s saying: ??
February 18, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Has anyone seen any good writing on the political signifying being accomplished by RFK’s workout blue jeans?
The question has rattled around in my head for a while (to my chagrin), but I haven’t gotten much past my sense he must be speaking a language I don’t. What he’s saying: ??
The question has rattled around in my head for a while (to my chagrin), but I haven’t gotten much past my sense he must be speaking a language I don’t. What he’s saying: ??
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Join CFPB workers and allies Tues. @ 12PM for a rally at the courthourse to save the CFPB. RSVP for the rally here: mobilize.us/s/1ZSUXI
Then pack Courtroom 20 @ 2PM for oral arguments in our lawsuit against Vought.
Location: Prettyman Courthouse, 333 Constitution Ave NW (DC)
#savecfpb
Then pack Courtroom 20 @ 2PM for oral arguments in our lawsuit against Vought.
Location: Prettyman Courthouse, 333 Constitution Ave NW (DC)
#savecfpb
February 17, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Join CFPB workers and allies Tues. @ 12PM for a rally at the courthourse to save the CFPB. RSVP for the rally here: mobilize.us/s/1ZSUXI
Then pack Courtroom 20 @ 2PM for oral arguments in our lawsuit against Vought.
Location: Prettyman Courthouse, 333 Constitution Ave NW (DC)
#savecfpb
Then pack Courtroom 20 @ 2PM for oral arguments in our lawsuit against Vought.
Location: Prettyman Courthouse, 333 Constitution Ave NW (DC)
#savecfpb
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The CFPB still stands a year after the Trump admin tried to delete it, thanks to its staff and advocates. But, our ability to protect workers is hanging by a thread. Demand Congress show consumer protection some love. www.responsiblelending.org/show-your-lo... #LoveCFPB
Show Your Love for the CFPB
www.responsiblelending.org
February 17, 2026 at 8:09 PM
The CFPB still stands a year after the Trump admin tried to delete it, thanks to its staff and advocates. But, our ability to protect workers is hanging by a thread. Demand Congress show consumer protection some love. www.responsiblelending.org/show-your-lo... #LoveCFPB
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Tomorrow you may see James David Vance or some other purported Catholic from this administration with ashes on their forehead, it’s important to remember that it’s all just for show.
After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
February 18, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Tomorrow you may see James David Vance or some other purported Catholic from this administration with ashes on their forehead, it’s important to remember that it’s all just for show.
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Emergency healthcare funds needed: A Twin Cities 18-yr old student, w/ parents unable to work because of ICE, suddenly diagnosed with leukemia. She is uninsured, has huge bills, and can't help support her family. Please help if you can. (I confirm this is genuine) www.gofundme.com/f/support-an...
Donate to Support Anita’s Fight Against Leukemia, organized by Vicky Hidalgo
Hi, my name is Anita. I’m 18 years old, and I was just diagnosed with leukemia (A… Vicky Hidalgo needs your support for Support Anita’s Fight Against Leukemia
www.gofundme.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Emergency healthcare funds needed: A Twin Cities 18-yr old student, w/ parents unable to work because of ICE, suddenly diagnosed with leukemia. She is uninsured, has huge bills, and can't help support her family. Please help if you can. (I confirm this is genuine) www.gofundme.com/f/support-an...
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Looking for an additional reason to support local news in D.C. right now?
Russ will match your gift $$$ if you send him a screenshot of your support! ⬇️
Russ will match your gift $$$ if you send him a screenshot of your support! ⬇️
February 17, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Looking for an additional reason to support local news in D.C. right now?
Russ will match your gift $$$ if you send him a screenshot of your support! ⬇️
Russ will match your gift $$$ if you send him a screenshot of your support! ⬇️
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Wrote for @theglobeandmail.com:
I spent months hearing from African survivors of Myanmar scam camps, where trafficking victims are forced to run scams targeting westerners. Chinese criminals & at least one pro-junta militia cooperate to dish out horrific abuse against migrants to ensure compliance.
I spent months hearing from African survivors of Myanmar scam camps, where trafficking victims are forced to run scams targeting westerners. Chinese criminals & at least one pro-junta militia cooperate to dish out horrific abuse against migrants to ensure compliance.
Africans are being confined and beaten in scam camps in Myanmar
Migrants toil for long hours on social-media platforms, targeting people with crypto and romance scams
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Wrote for @theglobeandmail.com:
I spent months hearing from African survivors of Myanmar scam camps, where trafficking victims are forced to run scams targeting westerners. Chinese criminals & at least one pro-junta militia cooperate to dish out horrific abuse against migrants to ensure compliance.
I spent months hearing from African survivors of Myanmar scam camps, where trafficking victims are forced to run scams targeting westerners. Chinese criminals & at least one pro-junta militia cooperate to dish out horrific abuse against migrants to ensure compliance.
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Remember when most of these dudes signed a pledge to give their money away?
February 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Remember when most of these dudes signed a pledge to give their money away?
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After Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger withdrew from an ICE program that empowers state agencies to make immigration arrests, immigrant rights advocates are hoping state lawmakers will do the same to prevent local sheriffs from working with ICE.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now.
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 16, 2026 at 5:07 PM
After Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger withdrew from an ICE program that empowers state agencies to make immigration arrests, immigrant rights advocates are hoping state lawmakers will do the same to prevent local sheriffs from working with ICE.
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Your town facing a new data center or heavy infrastructure proposal?
Our local govt tansparency org compiled a toolkit of proven "asks," from noise ordinances to rate locks, rural communities across the US have successfully negotiated.
See what you can demand:
www.opengorge.org/public-benef...
Our local govt tansparency org compiled a toolkit of proven "asks," from noise ordinances to rate locks, rural communities across the US have successfully negotiated.
See what you can demand:
www.opengorge.org/public-benef...
Public Benefit Lab — Open Gorge
www.opengorge.org
February 16, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Your town facing a new data center or heavy infrastructure proposal?
Our local govt tansparency org compiled a toolkit of proven "asks," from noise ordinances to rate locks, rural communities across the US have successfully negotiated.
See what you can demand:
www.opengorge.org/public-benef...
Our local govt tansparency org compiled a toolkit of proven "asks," from noise ordinances to rate locks, rural communities across the US have successfully negotiated.
See what you can demand:
www.opengorge.org/public-benef...
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I think turning down a job like this is simple self-preservation. I also think that the editor writing about this fact publicly is the strongest affirmation of the student's decision that could possibly come to light
A conscientious journalism grad withdraw from a job when she learned the Cleveland Plain Dealer uses AI to write its stories.
Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”
You can’t make this shit up.
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”
You can’t make this shit up.
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
February 16, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I think turning down a job like this is simple self-preservation. I also think that the editor writing about this fact publicly is the strongest affirmation of the student's decision that could possibly come to light
Whoa
Devastated to learn that Univ of Texas at Austin is closing the American Studies dept. The years I spent there earning my PhD were formative, making me the teacher, thinker, and writer I am today. I've passed on what I learned at UT to thousands of students over the past 20 years. Just awful.
February 16, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Whoa
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💘 What is the best underseen romance film?
“Underseen” means fewer than 50,000 watches on Letterboxd, so make sure that your picks meet that requirement before showing them some much-needed love.
Start listing now: boxd.it/eZs
“Underseen” means fewer than 50,000 watches on Letterboxd, so make sure that your picks meet that requirement before showing them some much-needed love.
Start listing now: boxd.it/eZs
February 15, 2026 at 1:22 PM
💘 What is the best underseen romance film?
“Underseen” means fewer than 50,000 watches on Letterboxd, so make sure that your picks meet that requirement before showing them some much-needed love.
Start listing now: boxd.it/eZs
“Underseen” means fewer than 50,000 watches on Letterboxd, so make sure that your picks meet that requirement before showing them some much-needed love.
Start listing now: boxd.it/eZs
February 15, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Just remembered this winter is my 20-year anniversary of developing ME/CFS.
Two decades later; more than three million Americans affected; still zero FDA-approved treatments.
#TripleTheNIHBudget and start funding ME/CFS research.
Two decades later; more than three million Americans affected; still zero FDA-approved treatments.
#TripleTheNIHBudget and start funding ME/CFS research.
February 13, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Just remembered this winter is my 20-year anniversary of developing ME/CFS.
Two decades later; more than three million Americans affected; still zero FDA-approved treatments.
#TripleTheNIHBudget and start funding ME/CFS research.
Two decades later; more than three million Americans affected; still zero FDA-approved treatments.
#TripleTheNIHBudget and start funding ME/CFS research.
One year ago the Trump Admin began trying to dismantle the CFPB. My sister was one of the CFPB staffers illegally fired—the same day she was diagnosed w/breast cancer.
A year later CFPB and my sister are both still here and still fighting ❤️ ICYMI, gift link to Annie Lowrey’s story about that fight.
A year later CFPB and my sister are both still here and still fighting ❤️ ICYMI, gift link to Annie Lowrey’s story about that fight.
A Real Cancer in Washington
The quiet heroism of my friend in government
tinyurl.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
One year ago the Trump Admin began trying to dismantle the CFPB. My sister was one of the CFPB staffers illegally fired—the same day she was diagnosed w/breast cancer.
A year later CFPB and my sister are both still here and still fighting ❤️ ICYMI, gift link to Annie Lowrey’s story about that fight.
A year later CFPB and my sister are both still here and still fighting ❤️ ICYMI, gift link to Annie Lowrey’s story about that fight.
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I watched last night and these are three of the smartest people on the planet from whom I have learned a lot. If you listen, you'll learn too.
LIVE NOW!
Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
Join @harshawalia.bsky.social, @silkys13.bsky.social, & @reallandsend.bsky.social of @deathpanel.bsky.social for a discussion on the brutal enforcement of immigration policing in Minneapolis and beyond.
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Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
Join @harshawalia.bsky.social, @silkys13.bsky.social, & @reallandsend.bsky.social of @deathpanel.bsky.social for a discussion on the brutal enforcement of immigration policing in Minneapolis and beyond.
Stream here:
Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
Join Harsha Walia, Silky Shah, and Beatrice Adler-Bolton of Death Panel for an urgent discussion on the brutal enforcement of immigration policing in Minneapolis and beyond, and why resistance calls…
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February 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I watched last night and these are three of the smartest people on the planet from whom I have learned a lot. If you listen, you'll learn too.
Huge opportunity to help build a serious alternative to Bezos’s Vichy Post.
You can help build billionaire-free local news.
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February 13, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Huge opportunity to help build a serious alternative to Bezos’s Vichy Post.
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You can help build billionaire-free local news.
Repost this -> I give $1
Follow @51st.news -> I give $1
Follow me -> I give $1
Donate -> I match your gift
Let's fight misinformation, help good journalists to make a decent living, and stick a big ol' finger in Jeff Bezos' eye.
Repost this -> I give $1
Follow @51st.news -> I give $1
Follow me -> I give $1
Donate -> I match your gift
Let's fight misinformation, help good journalists to make a decent living, and stick a big ol' finger in Jeff Bezos' eye.
February 13, 2026 at 6:50 PM
You can help build billionaire-free local news.
Repost this -> I give $1
Follow @51st.news -> I give $1
Follow me -> I give $1
Donate -> I match your gift
Let's fight misinformation, help good journalists to make a decent living, and stick a big ol' finger in Jeff Bezos' eye.
Repost this -> I give $1
Follow @51st.news -> I give $1
Follow me -> I give $1
Donate -> I match your gift
Let's fight misinformation, help good journalists to make a decent living, and stick a big ol' finger in Jeff Bezos' eye.
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For my money, the way thousands of regular people are self-organizing to resist data centers is one of the most cautiously hopeful stories going right now.
www.themountaineer.com/news/no-cryp...
www.themountaineer.com/news/no-cryp...
No crypto in Canton: Town blocks data centers and crypto mining operations
Canton’s makeshift town hall in a tiny trailer was bursting at the seams Wednesday night with citizens united against data centers and cryptocurrency mining.
www.themountaineer.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
For my money, the way thousands of regular people are self-organizing to resist data centers is one of the most cautiously hopeful stories going right now.
www.themountaineer.com/news/no-cryp...
www.themountaineer.com/news/no-cryp...