Judith DeGroat
@jdegroat.bsky.social
historian, modern France, gender, loves goldens, cats, knitting, gardening, & justice. she/her. trans rights are human rights.
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Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
For a bettir future
Teach artes and humanityes
Noble are the manatees
For a bettir future
Teach artes and humanityes
February 19, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
For a bettir future
Teach artes and humanityes
Noble are the manatees
For a bettir future
Teach artes and humanityes
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truly devastating to see this happen. just absolutely gutting.
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage was minimal but police are investigating.
www.startribune.com
February 19, 2026 at 7:46 AM
🤬
😮
Les agents de sûreté SNCF et RATP vont être autorisés à porter des pistolets à impulsions électriques à titre expérimental, annonce le ministre des Transports ➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/CfLn
February 19, 2026 at 7:42 AM
😮
Just love working at ANOM, & being in Aix (even though it’s a bit chilly haha)
February 18, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Just love working at ANOM, & being in Aix (even though it’s a bit chilly haha)
the rage I feel is slipping containment
My guess is that the goal here is not only to punish the children for turning more people against ICE/DHS, but also to make news outlets think twice about reporting on kids' suffering at the hands of ICE/DHS, out of concern that doing so might lead to retaliation against the kids.
ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
February 18, 2026 at 5:15 PM
the rage I feel is slipping containment
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Good morning! Have you seen our *brand new* issue? Featuring…
Michel de Waele on Henri III and the Catholic League
doi.org/10.1093/fh/c...
🗃️(1/7)
Michel de Waele on Henri III and the Catholic League
doi.org/10.1093/fh/c...
🗃️(1/7)
Who is afraid of the duc de Guise? Henri III and the beginning of the noble branch of the Catholic League in 1585
Abstract. In March 1585, the creation of the noble branch of the Catholic League and the Guise call to arms were prepared so secretly that Henri III was ta
doi.org
February 18, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Good morning! Have you seen our *brand new* issue? Featuring…
Michel de Waele on Henri III and the Catholic League
doi.org/10.1093/fh/c...
🗃️(1/7)
Michel de Waele on Henri III and the Catholic League
doi.org/10.1093/fh/c...
🗃️(1/7)
Important work! 🗃️
And @rpanchasi.bsky.social on the Rainbow Warrior bombing 40 years on
doi.org/10.1093/fh/c...
🗃️ (6/7)
doi.org/10.1093/fh/c...
🗃️ (6/7)
On ne peut pas couler un arc-en-ciel: the Rainbow Warrior bombing at forty
The French bombing of the Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 1985 in Auckland, New Zealand needs no new introduction because it has already been introduced hundred
doi.org
February 18, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Important work! 🗃️
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A group of pediatricians wrote an op-ed detailing the traumatic, lasting effects kids in detention centers will endure:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
We're pediatricians. We see how ICE is harming children. | Opinion
Liam Ramos is one of more than 1,700 children to have been put in family detention centers since 2025. We call for these centers to close.
www.usatoday.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
A group of pediatricians wrote an op-ed detailing the traumatic, lasting effects kids in detention centers will endure:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
agree with this (hah) but also think a particular mistake the left made for a long time online, and still makes to an extent, is failing to understand that the person whose mind you may actually change is the one reading the argument you're having, not the one you're arguing with
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
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There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns
The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.
www.theverge.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
This will be great! 🗃️
I remember sitting by the banks of the Chatahoochee River, talking with @cindyermus.bsky.social about this volume. We knew we had the themes to publish the volume from @ageofrevolutions.bsky.social for such a book. As it turned out, it’s better than either of us imagined!
Happy #pubday to "The Global Age of Revolutions: A History from 1650 to Today," edited @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social and @cindyermus.bsky.social!
Redrawing the map and resetting the clock of the Age of Revolutions
www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10176/
@ageofrevolutions.bsky.social #skystorians
Redrawing the map and resetting the clock of the Age of Revolutions
www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10176/
@ageofrevolutions.bsky.social #skystorians
February 17, 2026 at 6:04 PM
This will be great! 🗃️
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"I think people need to understand: This is not civil detention.”
Immigration attorney Eric Lee describes horrific conditions facing children in ICE detention, including at the Dilley Detention Center in South TX.
He recounts a 13-year-old girl who attempted suicide. Two 5-year-olds held for 8...
Immigration attorney Eric Lee describes horrific conditions facing children in ICE detention, including at the Dilley Detention Center in South TX.
He recounts a 13-year-old girl who attempted suicide. Two 5-year-olds held for 8...
February 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM
"I think people need to understand: This is not civil detention.”
Immigration attorney Eric Lee describes horrific conditions facing children in ICE detention, including at the Dilley Detention Center in South TX.
He recounts a 13-year-old girl who attempted suicide. Two 5-year-olds held for 8...
Immigration attorney Eric Lee describes horrific conditions facing children in ICE detention, including at the Dilley Detention Center in South TX.
He recounts a 13-year-old girl who attempted suicide. Two 5-year-olds held for 8...
On the train to Aix & ANOM with some inspiration, leaving Paris snow behind (hopefully).
February 16, 2026 at 10:52 AM
On the train to Aix & ANOM with some inspiration, leaving Paris snow behind (hopefully).
Oof. This hits.
"I forced the shape of English onto resisting tongues and then dared to call it 'broken.'"
I’m Still Your America
Hey, patriot. It’s been a week. As ICE spreads terror through the streets, and Teacup Eichmann presided over the murder of yet another innocent civ...
buff.ly
February 13, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Oof. This hits.
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Another headline to rewrite: "Money meant for starving children used to provide security theater escorts for OMB Director."
“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Another headline to rewrite: "Money meant for starving children used to provide security theater escorts for OMB Director."
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Even though I know these patterns, the percentages continue to shock me. Full article: www.tiaa.org/content/dam/...
February 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Even though I know these patterns, the percentages continue to shock me. Full article: www.tiaa.org/content/dam/...
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for folks out of town - Central Ave runs north through Northeast Mpls to Columbia Heights to Fridley to Blaine. Dense and then less dense suburbs with lots of working class families (Blaine also has some mcmansion complexes and even the occasional farm). Occupation spreading out.
There has been no draw down today. ICE snatched someone off Central Ave out of his car because he looked Latino before then letting him go a couple hours later. They were stopping people in Blaine on highway 65, they were all around Fridley, and were in the parking lot of the St Anthony liquor store
February 13, 2026 at 2:22 AM
for folks out of town - Central Ave runs north through Northeast Mpls to Columbia Heights to Fridley to Blaine. Dense and then less dense suburbs with lots of working class families (Blaine also has some mcmansion complexes and even the occasional farm). Occupation spreading out.
🧵 to start the day (great videos). Eat your fruit & keep fighting. ✊
February 13, 2026 at 12:38 PM
🧵 to start the day (great videos). Eat your fruit & keep fighting. ✊
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Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
damn them
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 2:08 AM
damn them
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The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.
Yes. 😢
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
VC, founder, dumbass
February 12, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Yes. 😢
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see you can follow up when he says he doesn’t know, it’s allowed
Q: Rep. Jayapal accused the DOJ of tracking her search history. Is that appropriate conduct?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that
Q: Bondi had a piece of paper with Jayapal's search history
JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that but it would be inappropriate if it happened
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that
Q: Bondi had a piece of paper with Jayapal's search history
JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that but it would be inappropriate if it happened
February 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
see you can follow up when he says he doesn’t know, it’s allowed