grace!
@graceshaffer.bsky.social
phd student studying comparative fascism and the lives of women and queer peoples in germany and italy @ uni of southern california
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I’m creating a panel on children’s perspectives and agency during the Holocaust for the 2026 Lessons & Legacies conference. If you’re interested or know someone who might be interested in participating let me know! And, please share widely!
November 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I’m creating a panel on children’s perspectives and agency during the Holocaust for the 2026 Lessons & Legacies conference. If you’re interested or know someone who might be interested in participating let me know! And, please share widely!
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Doktor Swchester still doing cool things!
I’m creating a panel on children’s perspectives and agency during the Holocaust for the 2026 Lessons & Legacies conference. If you’re interested or know someone who might be interested in participating let me know! And, please share widely!
November 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Doktor Swchester still doing cool things!
happy wednesday i'm trying to get work done but it turns out i have been recruited into a game of telephone about a week long leak :)
November 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
happy wednesday i'm trying to get work done but it turns out i have been recruited into a game of telephone about a week long leak :)
just told her maintenance is coming back for the third day in a row.... she's over it
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
just told her maintenance is coming back for the third day in a row.... she's over it
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AI tools can be super useful for certain research tasks, sorting and analyzing huge data sets for instance. in some specific areas it makes a transformative difference. but these are all pretty niche use cases compared to the trillions of dollars being invested into the tech
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
AI tools can be super useful for certain research tasks, sorting and analyzing huge data sets for instance. in some specific areas it makes a transformative difference. but these are all pretty niche use cases compared to the trillions of dollars being invested into the tech
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I became an AI skeptic bc the only cogent use cases AI boosters gave were, "a better search engine". but regular search engines already worked fine for 99% of people. the few folks who needed something more were like, me and my colleagues, none of whom found tremendous value in AI search tools
Anthropic is aggressively hitting me with ads on instagram for Claude and it’s all people being like “I use Claude to brainstorm” or asking Claude where they can find two colors together in a city. What a pile of crap, how does anybody still believe this is the future? It’s Search 2 and it sucks
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I became an AI skeptic bc the only cogent use cases AI boosters gave were, "a better search engine". but regular search engines already worked fine for 99% of people. the few folks who needed something more were like, me and my colleagues, none of whom found tremendous value in AI search tools
bless who ever said this
8. The move sparked outcry from members of the community. Many locals said they were blindsided by the closures on the library’s social media.
“So, the library has to remove books from the entire community so that some up tight busybodies don’t have to parent their own children?” one user said.
“So, the library has to remove books from the entire community so that some up tight busybodies don’t have to parent their own children?” one user said.
Rutherford County Library System
🚨NOTICE OF EMERGENCY LIBRARY CLOSURE 🚨
In order to meet new reporting requirements from the TN State Secretary's Office, RCLS will be adjusting some branch’s hours for the remainder of November.
➡️....
www.facebook.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
bless who ever said this
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8. The move sparked outcry from members of the community. Many locals said they were blindsided by the closures on the library’s social media.
“So, the library has to remove books from the entire community so that some up tight busybodies don’t have to parent their own children?” one user said.
“So, the library has to remove books from the entire community so that some up tight busybodies don’t have to parent their own children?” one user said.
Rutherford County Library System
🚨NOTICE OF EMERGENCY LIBRARY CLOSURE 🚨
In order to meet new reporting requirements from the TN State Secretary's Office, RCLS will be adjusting some branch’s hours for the remainder of November.
➡️....
www.facebook.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
8. The move sparked outcry from members of the community. Many locals said they were blindsided by the closures on the library’s social media.
“So, the library has to remove books from the entire community so that some up tight busybodies don’t have to parent their own children?” one user said.
“So, the library has to remove books from the entire community so that some up tight busybodies don’t have to parent their own children?” one user said.
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7. Rutherford County Library System Board Chairman Cody York told The Murfreesboro Daily News Journal that the closures were a necessary evil in order to assuage impressionable children from the perils of “gender.”
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
7. Rutherford County Library System Board Chairman Cody York told The Murfreesboro Daily News Journal that the closures were a necessary evil in order to assuage impressionable children from the perils of “gender.”
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9. The full letter sent by the Secretary of State to the Linebaugh Public Library can be viewed below.
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
9. The full letter sent by the Secretary of State to the Linebaugh Public Library can be viewed below.
as someone who recent went to the libraries in murfreesboro, this is deeply alarming and is only going to hurt the community that relies on these libraries
1. Going to the Library in Smyrna or Murfreesboro, TN?
You might be greeted by an EMERGENCY CLOSURE sign.
Apparently they have detected the presence of "transgender books" and are quarantining them as if they were a dangerous plague.
The latest from S. Baum.
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You might be greeted by an EMERGENCY CLOSURE sign.
Apparently they have detected the presence of "transgender books" and are quarantining them as if they were a dangerous plague.
The latest from S. Baum.
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Some Tennessee Libraries Shut Down For “Emergency Closure” Over Transgender Books
It is unclear how many other libraries have or may need to temporarily shut their doors in order to cull their children’s sections for gender-subversive content.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 AM
as someone who recent went to the libraries in murfreesboro, this is deeply alarming and is only going to hurt the community that relies on these libraries
who will win: schoolwork or maintenance in and out of my unit dealing with a drain leak in my shower wall
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
who will win: schoolwork or maintenance in and out of my unit dealing with a drain leak in my shower wall
grad school going great! genuinely wrote the words "lowkey a very spatial driven analysis" earlier
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
grad school going great! genuinely wrote the words "lowkey a very spatial driven analysis" earlier
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NeoLibs helped bring NeoFascism to America through their inaction to stand up to frump. They keep making the same mistakes.
1. We need to fight hard for a good ACA extension early in December and hold Republicans fiercely accountable if they betray everyone.
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
NeoLibs helped bring NeoFascism to America through their inaction to stand up to frump. They keep making the same mistakes.
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nancy mace’s district
IOP Police officers use AI tool to draft reports from body camera video #chsnews
IOP Police officers use AI tool to draft reports from body camera video
The Isle of Palms Police Department is the first city-level police department in the state to try out an artificial intelligence tool that helps them draft incident reports.
www.live5news.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
nancy mace’s district
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FWIW, this deal isn’t finalized yet.
If you want Democrats to keep fighting, call your Senator.
The vote to advance the bill will likely succeed, but all that does is tee up a final up/down vote.
If you want Democrats to keep fighting, call your Senator.
The vote to advance the bill will likely succeed, but all that does is tee up a final up/down vote.
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
FWIW, this deal isn’t finalized yet.
If you want Democrats to keep fighting, call your Senator.
The vote to advance the bill will likely succeed, but all that does is tee up a final up/down vote.
If you want Democrats to keep fighting, call your Senator.
The vote to advance the bill will likely succeed, but all that does is tee up a final up/down vote.
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I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.
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So @schumer.senate.gov really thinks we don’t understand that he orchestrated this by getting senators not up for re-election to vote yes?
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
So @schumer.senate.gov really thinks we don’t understand that he orchestrated this by getting senators not up for re-election to vote yes?
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“This was a very very bad vote”
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“This was a very very bad vote”
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not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
it is so joever (both ferraris out in spectacular fashion in the first five laps of interlagos)
November 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
it is so joever (both ferraris out in spectacular fashion in the first five laps of interlagos)
Doktor Schwester doing cool things!
Thank you to @hefnu.bsky.social and @clarkuniversity.bsky.social Strassler Center for the opportunity to speak in the Inaugural Emerging Scholars Lessons & Legacies Conference. It was a great experience sharing my work and seeing the new avenues of research within Holocaust Studies!
November 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Doktor Schwester doing cool things!
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When I posted SNAP is suicide prevention, that wasn’t a cute joke
Food insecurity on this level, in this context, especially if this occurs again anytime soon, is psychological warfare
Whether or not the oligarchy is insightful enough to KNOW that’s what they’re doing, that IS what they’re doing
Food insecurity on this level, in this context, especially if this occurs again anytime soon, is psychological warfare
Whether or not the oligarchy is insightful enough to KNOW that’s what they’re doing, that IS what they’re doing
New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 AM
When I posted SNAP is suicide prevention, that wasn’t a cute joke
Food insecurity on this level, in this context, especially if this occurs again anytime soon, is psychological warfare
Whether or not the oligarchy is insightful enough to KNOW that’s what they’re doing, that IS what they’re doing
Food insecurity on this level, in this context, especially if this occurs again anytime soon, is psychological warfare
Whether or not the oligarchy is insightful enough to KNOW that’s what they’re doing, that IS what they’re doing