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Caitlin G. DeAngelis
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graveyard historian; spouse to @fionawh.im; she/they 🏳️‍🌈

THE CARETAKERS (War Graves gardeners in the French Resistance) https://www.globepequot.com/9781633888999/the-caretakers/
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Happy birthday to my book, which is out today in the US!

rowman.com/ISBN/9781633...
The SEO dominance of the Isaiah Thomas who is good at basketball complicates my endeavors to learn more about early American printing.

@jmadelman.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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America 2025.
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
If you recommend that children should get X public health intervention, but you only make appointments available on weekdays between 9:00 and 2:00, you should not be surprised that they aren't getting that intervention.
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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um.

If this is what you're reaching for as a *comforting* comparison...
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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California has positioned itself as a beacon of hope post-Roe. But 1 in 3 hospital beds in the state is controlled by Catholic religious directives that deny life-saving maternal care in crisis.

New from @anyaviolet.bsky.social: sfstandard.com/2025/11/20/c...
She begged for help. The hospital sent her home — citing religion
A young couple rushed to the ER during a pregnancy emergency. What happened next wasn’t medical care — it was religious doctrine. Their case exposes an emerging crisis in California’s maternal health ...
sfstandard.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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My Native but Foreign book is 40% off right now. A few new course adoptions might finally trigger an even cheaper paperback edition! Please consider assigning it. Courses on the West, Borderlands, Indigenous Peoples, Immigration, etc. have used it & I love to zoom in. Please share! 🗃️
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Native but Foreign: Indigenous Immigrants and Refugees in the North American Borderlands (Connecting the Greater West Series)
Native but Foreign: Indigenous Immigrants and Refugees in the North American Borderlands (Connecting the Greater West Series) [Rensink, Brenden W.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Native but Foreign: Indigenous Immigrants and Refugees in the North American Borderlands (Connecting the Greater West Series)
amzn.to
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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“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
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 2:00 PM
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It was literally preferable in some school districts to imply the Roanoke settlers all starved to death, were murdered, or sucked up by UFO tractor beams than to acknowledge a local tribe went "Dang, dude. You need a hand? Come sit by the fire. BTW I think my sister likes u."
November 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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That is wild! Probably it happens with other uncommon words due to tech glitches, but it would make a fun addition to a modern urban fantasy or Robin Sloan-type novel 📖
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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This has brought up a question I actually don't know - when did the specific form "the fae" become so popular in English?

OED has "Faerie" going back to Spenser, "fey" as "fairylike" in 1823, and there's obviously "Morgan le Fay" from French, but can't find much for "the fae" til quite recently!
Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
November 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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THIS IS INCREDIBLY INSPIRING!

Please watch and share as Starbucks baristas demonstrate outside the company's biggest distribution hub.

They're on DAY 7 of their strike. Baristas and their allies are protesting Starbucks’ serious and unresolved unfair labor practices.

REPOST IF YOU SUPPORT THEM
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Is Trump's National Garden of American Heroes actually happening? The deadline for selecting artists has passed — who did they choose? How do you even sculpt/cast statues in 8 months? Millions in NEH and NEA grants died for this, but I haven't seen updates recently.

www.neh.gov/program/nati...
‘Completely Unworkable’: Sculpture Experts Say Trump’s $34 Million Statue Garden Has Major Problems
Actual sculptors who’ve seen the specs for Trump’s signature project say it’s in deep trouble.
www.politico.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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The governments entire justification makes chillingly clear they do not believe in the concept of innocent until proven guilty.

Defendants have been arrested, so they must be guilty, thus asking for a jury trial can *only* be a guilty person being malicious.

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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I did some cartoons for this SUPER INTERESTING project that’s chock full of historical deportation information and amazing (and tragic) perspective, visit mappingdeportations.com !!!
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Candido Jacuzzi, one of the seven Jacuzzi brothers, had a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Kenneth.

The juvenile arthritis limited Ken's mobility, caused him pain, prevented full development in his limbs.

Candido noticed the relief Ken got from hydrotherapy at his rheumatologist...
November 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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As for Ken, he worked at the family company, using his success to be an advocate for the disability community, passing away at age 75 in 2017.

A lovely story of immigrants, a father's love, a little innovation.

It's as relaxing as a ... big tub full of warm water with bubbles in it?
In Memoriam: Ken Jacuzzi
As a boy diagnosed with a debilitating condition, Ken Jacuzzi was the inspiration for the modern day hot tub. As an adult, he rose to prominence as an advocate for the disabled.
www.poolspanews.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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My book officially exists here in the physical universe. Cannot wait to hold one of these advance reader copies. Getting closer!

(Thanks for the 📸 @sonyabonczek.bsky.social!!)
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Disaster-battered nations seek $120B in adaptation cash
Disaster-battered nations seek $120B in adaptation cash
The move at COP30 comes as global climate pollution continues to rise, increasing damage in poorer countries.
dlvr.it
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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This has been two months in the making. The essay was written in September, the podcast recorded in October, and now both are available in November.

So here it is: my 10k word essay on the overlong and bafflingly insubstantial 2005 vampire historical thriller about Dracula, Kostova's THE HISTORIAN
Reading “The Historian” by Elizabeth Kostova
In which I return to Elizabeth Kostova’s The Historian (2005), a literary fiction vampire novel about historians fighting against Dracula across three generations—which once meant so much to …
seanguynes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Please share! We’re looking for a Lead Product Designer here at the DNC.

Perks:
- Fully remote
- A bunch of gay co-workers
- Better for your soul than working at an AI company
- Help win the midterms and beyond

ats.rippling.com/democratic-n...

Sloppers need not apply. We don’t do that shit here.
Lead Product Designer | Democratic National Committee
Position Summary:   The Democratic National Committee’s Tech Team is hiring a Lead Product Designer to help shape the data infrastruct...
ats.rippling.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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With another batch of 10 years added to my database, I now have a good overview of who was buried in the church in Tilburg between 1660 and 1720. I'm probably halfway through the data entry process. So far, my total research population is 1,166 people. Will it double?
#genealogy #earlymodern
November 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I might need to do this.

(My apologies to everyone to whom I owe an email — rest assured that I am up nights thinking of each and every one of you.)
This is...sort of brilliant.
November 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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People are holding administrative burden parties to collectively take on tasks
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
Essay | How to Turn the Bureaucratic Grind of Life Into a Party
We all feel it: the growing stream of administrative tasks sapping our time, spirits and social lives. Admin Night represents a tiny, nerdy resistance.
www.wsj.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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This is...sort of brilliant.
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM