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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Excellent essay here on the slow strangling of mass literary culture in the West - most clearly in the US, but it's obviously happening here too
November 9, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Excellent essay here on the slow strangling of mass literary culture in the West - most clearly in the US, but it's obviously happening here too
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Trump promised to lower prices "on day one" - but under his administration it's only gotten harder for people to afford basics like groceries. He's done nothing to make life affordable for working people, & his economic policies are making it worse. www.baltimoresun.com/2025/11/07/s...
Supermarket sticker shock: Beef and coffee prices are rising fast in the US
Inflation at the grocery store is a lot better than it was a few years ago, but it certainly hasn’t gone away. Grocery inflation peaked at more than 13% in August 2022. It was down to 1.6% at this …
www.baltimoresun.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Trump promised to lower prices "on day one" - but under his administration it's only gotten harder for people to afford basics like groceries. He's done nothing to make life affordable for working people, & his economic policies are making it worse. www.baltimoresun.com/2025/11/07/s...
Food safety regulations are so important
NEWS — FDA announces 13 cases of infant botulism across 10 states after babies were given ByHeart powder formula from two specific lots.
Outbreak Investigation of Infant Botulism: Infant Formula
Do not use certain lots of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. FDA’s Investigation is ongoing.
www.fda.gov
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Food safety regulations are so important
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An administration that for months claimed unilateral & absolute authority to shutter entire executive agencies suddenly finds without any agency to move money from one internal pot of money to another
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
An administration that for months claimed unilateral & absolute authority to shutter entire executive agencies suddenly finds without any agency to move money from one internal pot of money to another
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It’s literally so easy to boycott Starbucks
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
It’s literally so easy to boycott Starbucks
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There’s a young southern woman on tt doing an experiment: calling churches & asking if they can help her get baby formula, saying she can’t afford it. Of the 30+ she’s called, nearly every church has said no. The ones who said yes were:
Black Baptist Churches
A Mosque
A small Appalachian church
Black Baptist Churches
A Mosque
A small Appalachian church
November 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
There’s a young southern woman on tt doing an experiment: calling churches & asking if they can help her get baby formula, saying she can’t afford it. Of the 30+ she’s called, nearly every church has said no. The ones who said yes were:
Black Baptist Churches
A Mosque
A small Appalachian church
Black Baptist Churches
A Mosque
A small Appalachian church
For those who have not boycotted this store, there will be a more favorable greeting for you next time you go spend your money there
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
For those who have not boycotted this store, there will be a more favorable greeting for you next time you go spend your money there
Did you have a paper rejected by #AERA2026 ? Don't feel bad- reviews and reviewers can be all over the place in their feedback. Your work matters and can find a place to be shared
November 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Did you have a paper rejected by #AERA2026 ? Don't feel bad- reviews and reviewers can be all over the place in their feedback. Your work matters and can find a place to be shared
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Well now, would you look at that?
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that?
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
For shame- we need policy that leads to flourishing. Cutting the funding has, as so many noted and warned— led to death
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
For shame- we need policy that leads to flourishing. Cutting the funding has, as so many noted and warned— led to death
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The wait is over. The battle for ancient Hyrule begins now.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is here, exclusively on #NintendoSwitch2: ninten.do/6013tyCIh
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is here, exclusively on #NintendoSwitch2: ninten.do/6013tyCIh
November 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The wait is over. The battle for ancient Hyrule begins now.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is here, exclusively on #NintendoSwitch2: ninten.do/6013tyCIh
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is here, exclusively on #NintendoSwitch2: ninten.do/6013tyCIh
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No coincidence that Moms for America, Moms for Liberty, and Parents Defending Education signed the Trump Administration's "Pledge to America’s Youth: Investing in AI Education".
November 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
No coincidence that Moms for America, Moms for Liberty, and Parents Defending Education signed the Trump Administration's "Pledge to America’s Youth: Investing in AI Education".
Then do it 😛 I mean you have the power, right?
House Speaker Mike Johnson blamed Democrats on Thursday for the record-setting shutdown, saying Republicans are "ready to open" the government.
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Then do it 😛 I mean you have the power, right?
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This man fled to Miami. Why is he speaking about NYC?
Citadel CEO Griffin says the people of NYC deserve better than Mamdani's talking points reut.rs/4p0JaA9
Citadel CEO Griffin says the people of NYC deserve better than Mamdani's talking points
Ken Griffin, the CEO of Citadel, said on Wednesday he prays the policies that Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani uses to lead New York City are different from his talking points.
reut.rs
November 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This man fled to Miami. Why is he speaking about NYC?
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Zohran Mamdani's win is "an incredible proof of concept of how to fight fascism," says @naomiaklein.bsky.social.
"Fascists want everybody to be the same. They celebrate conformity, uniformity, sameness, hierarchy. … The entire [Mamdani] campaign was a love letter to the diversity."
"Fascists want everybody to be the same. They celebrate conformity, uniformity, sameness, hierarchy. … The entire [Mamdani] campaign was a love letter to the diversity."
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Zohran Mamdani's win is "an incredible proof of concept of how to fight fascism," says @naomiaklein.bsky.social.
"Fascists want everybody to be the same. They celebrate conformity, uniformity, sameness, hierarchy. … The entire [Mamdani] campaign was a love letter to the diversity."
"Fascists want everybody to be the same. They celebrate conformity, uniformity, sameness, hierarchy. … The entire [Mamdani] campaign was a love letter to the diversity."
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Mamdani says in his victory speech, “we will hire thousands of teachers.”
This, and not the proprietary chatbot classroom, is the future of education.
This, and not the proprietary chatbot classroom, is the future of education.
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Mamdani says in his victory speech, “we will hire thousands of teachers.”
This, and not the proprietary chatbot classroom, is the future of education.
This, and not the proprietary chatbot classroom, is the future of education.
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Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”
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Black is asked why it's important to engage in ministry outside the ICE Broadview facility.
Black: "It's very clear to me, from scripture, that Jesus called ministers and his followers to be where people are being persecuted and bring the good news."
Black: "It's very clear to me, from scripture, that Jesus called ministers and his followers to be where people are being persecuted and bring the good news."
November 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Black is asked why it's important to engage in ministry outside the ICE Broadview facility.
Black: "It's very clear to me, from scripture, that Jesus called ministers and his followers to be where people are being persecuted and bring the good news."
Black: "It's very clear to me, from scripture, that Jesus called ministers and his followers to be where people are being persecuted and bring the good news."
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Haymarket Books are amazing, 80% off is such a bargain, please go browse
ALL Haymarket EBooks are 80% off through November 7th ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽
Haymarket Ebooks on sale for $2!
At Haymarket, our mission is to publish books that contribute to struggles for social and economic justice. We strive to make our books a vibrant and organic part of social movements, and we believe t...
www.haymarketbooks.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Haymarket Books are amazing, 80% off is such a bargain, please go browse
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Grad students! Looking for an incredible publishing opportunity? Check out JoLLE!
November 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Grad students! Looking for an incredible publishing opportunity? Check out JoLLE!
Aldi Advent Season
November 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Aldi Advent Season
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Um- when you betray your core customer base- what would you expect. Bye 👋🏼
Target just sent up a giant red flag about the U.S. consumer. A 30% stock plunge, collapsing store traffic, and margin pressure all point to the same thing: Affluent shoppers are rattled and recession fears are rising qz.com/tgt-wmt-earn...
Target just sent up a giant red flag about the U.S. consumer
A 30% stock plunge, collapsing store traffic, and margin pressure all point to the same thing: Affluent shoppers are rattled and recession fears are rising
qz.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Um- when you betray your core customer base- what would you expect. Bye 👋🏼
First IRB at my new institution approved and I learned many of the things I need to know to make the process go smoother next time
November 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
First IRB at my new institution approved and I learned many of the things I need to know to make the process go smoother next time