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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C.H. Romatowski
@romatowski.bsky.social
· Jun 29
A Real Cancer in Washington
The quiet heroism of my friend in government
www.theatlantic.com
My family’s news from this spring: Elon fired my sister the day she learned she has breast cancer.
Here’s a bit of what it’s been like for her as one of the civil servants fighting to preserve our public services, at the same time that she’s fighting for her life.
Here’s a bit of what it’s been like for her as one of the civil servants fighting to preserve our public services, at the same time that she’s fighting for her life.
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On major questions of university governance, a 99.3% majority vote of the faculty means nothing to the people who are actually in charge. This is a fact all of us need to take much more seriously.
November 29, 2025 at 1:18 AM
On major questions of university governance, a 99.3% majority vote of the faculty means nothing to the people who are actually in charge. This is a fact all of us need to take much more seriously.
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caving to a weak president with a 60% disapproval rating implies you AGREE with him
Fuck, Northwestern just caved. Reading the deal now. ( www.northwestern.edu/president/do... )
November 29, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Srsly tho this isht is uncanny, I would do literally anything Daniel thinks is the move in electoral politics because the way he does not miss actually creeps me tf out lmao
November 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Srsly tho this isht is uncanny, I would do literally anything Daniel thinks is the move in electoral politics because the way he does not miss actually creeps me tf out lmao
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It's so good! Rarely have I felt so gently held by a piece about illness.
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It's so good! Rarely have I felt so gently held by a piece about illness.
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I am one of those whose life has been devastated by this illness. This article says what I wish everyone would know.
November 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I am one of those whose life has been devastated by this illness. This article says what I wish everyone would know.
Beautiful @thesicktimes.org essay on how to be a friend to your friends who are affected by Long Covid—and why you should.
Def worth a few minutes of your time.
Def worth a few minutes of your time.
The Sick Times: 'You know someone with Long COVID. They need you to ask about it genuinely.'
Written by Philip Hoover
'If community-building is a bulwark against autocracy, then asking after one another might be a good place to start.'
thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...
Written by Philip Hoover
'If community-building is a bulwark against autocracy, then asking after one another might be a good place to start.'
thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...
You know someone with Long COVID. They need you to ask about it genuinely. - The Sick Times
If community-building is a bulwark against autocracy, then asking after one another might be a good place to start.
thesicktimes.org
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Beautiful @thesicktimes.org essay on how to be a friend to your friends who are affected by Long Covid—and why you should.
Def worth a few minutes of your time.
Def worth a few minutes of your time.
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Everything on my shop is 25% off for Black Friday. I wanted to highlight a few pieces on the verge of selling out.
#1. My sparkling absinthe serigraph, inspired by Yeats' ode to Maude Gonne. Only two left
www.mollycrabapple.com/shop/p/9amf3...
#1. My sparkling absinthe serigraph, inspired by Yeats' ode to Maude Gonne. Only two left
www.mollycrabapple.com/shop/p/9amf3...
"Was There Another Troy for Her to Burn" Serigraph *ALMOST SOLD OUT* — Molly Crabapple
With beauty like a tightened bow, a kind That is not natural in an age like this, Being high and solitary and most stern? Why, what could she have done, being what she is? Was there anothe...
www.mollycrabapple.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Everything on my shop is 25% off for Black Friday. I wanted to highlight a few pieces on the verge of selling out.
#1. My sparkling absinthe serigraph, inspired by Yeats' ode to Maude Gonne. Only two left
www.mollycrabapple.com/shop/p/9amf3...
#1. My sparkling absinthe serigraph, inspired by Yeats' ode to Maude Gonne. Only two left
www.mollycrabapple.com/shop/p/9amf3...
Watching Nouvelle Vague has Lost in La Mancha on my mind. If you’re a film nerd and haven’t seen this doc about Terry Gilliam’s floundering Don Quixote adaptation, you gotta find it. Likewise recommend to anyone in any kind of collaborative creative work—SO REAL about the challenges in that process.
Lost in La Mancha critic reviews
Metacritic aggregates music, game, tv, and movie reviews from the leading critics. Only Metacritic.com uses METASCORES, which let you know at a glance how each item was reviewed.
www.metacritic.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Watching Nouvelle Vague has Lost in La Mancha on my mind. If you’re a film nerd and haven’t seen this doc about Terry Gilliam’s floundering Don Quixote adaptation, you gotta find it. Likewise recommend to anyone in any kind of collaborative creative work—SO REAL about the challenges in that process.
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What horror. 128 confirmed dead so far in the Hong Kong fire.
🔴 URGENT - Incendie de Hong Kong: les opérations de lutte contre le feu achevées, le sinistre a fait au moins 128 morts
Hong Kong: les opérations de lutte contre le feu achevées, l'incendie a fait au moins 128 morts
À Hong Kong, suite au gigantesque incendie qui a ravagé un ensemble résidentiel mercredi 26 novembre dans l'après-midi, le bilan s’alourdit alors que les pompiers ont réussi à inspecter la quasi-totalité…
rfi.my
November 28, 2025 at 7:34 AM
What horror. 128 confirmed dead so far in the Hong Kong fire.
We gotta stop allowing the concept of “philanthropy” to whitewash hoarded wealth as a social good.
November 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
We gotta stop allowing the concept of “philanthropy” to whitewash hoarded wealth as a social good.
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To put this in context, I was offered a teaching track job in 2023 that had a salary of $55,000.
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
To put this in context, I was offered a teaching track job in 2023 that had a salary of $55,000.
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I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
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I realized that this song I wrote is kind of a Thanksgiving song, or at least Thanksgiving-appropriate.
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I realized that this song I wrote is kind of a Thanksgiving song, or at least Thanksgiving-appropriate.
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over and over and over
This is why OpenAI is selling so aggressively to education at all levels—they want to create entire generations of users incapable of reading, writing and thinking without ChatGPT to hold their hands
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
To bear out this rosy projection, HSBC assumes that OpenAI will become "as ubiquitous [...] as Microsoft 365" (345mm users worldwide) while bringing in 10x the number of users (3bn).
November 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
over and over and over
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
nativeorganizing.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Can confirm I want to hear about your books.
PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! Do not ask me how my writing is going.
Because @lollardfish.bsky.social says we should promote our books: utpress.utexas.edu/9781477313138/
November 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Can confirm I want to hear about your books.
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"It was supposed to be a celebratory milestone, the final step in the process to obtain U.S. permanent residency. Instead, as each interview with an immigration officer wrapped up, federal agents swooped in, handcuffed the foreign spouse and took him or her away."
“I had to take the baby from my crying wife’s arms.“ It hasn’t even been a year, and this is not a scandal anymore? What is wrong with us?
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"It was supposed to be a celebratory milestone, the final step in the process to obtain U.S. permanent residency. Instead, as each interview with an immigration officer wrapped up, federal agents swooped in, handcuffed the foreign spouse and took him or her away."
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Hope they know about shut the fuck up Fridays.
Breaking: The six Democrats now confirmed they've been contacted by the FBI.
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Hope they know about shut the fuck up Fridays.
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Come share food and community at a FREE Community Meal & Potluck on Sat, Dec 20 (12–2 pm) at Seeker’s Church (276 Carroll St NW)! Enjoy a hot lunch from Marty’s Food & Catering, and bring drinks/desserts if you’d like. We can host many but space isn’t unlimited, so please RSVP to hold your spot.
November 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Come share food and community at a FREE Community Meal & Potluck on Sat, Dec 20 (12–2 pm) at Seeker’s Church (276 Carroll St NW)! Enjoy a hot lunch from Marty’s Food & Catering, and bring drinks/desserts if you’d like. We can host many but space isn’t unlimited, so please RSVP to hold your spot.
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“Thanks for writing. I no longer work here and so, ironically, your email does indeed find me well…”
The out-of-office I now regret not setting up.
The out-of-office I now regret not setting up.
August 3, 2023 at 11:10 PM
“Thanks for writing. I no longer work here and so, ironically, your email does indeed find me well…”
The out-of-office I now regret not setting up.
The out-of-office I now regret not setting up.
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Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
So many terms that simply shouldn’t exist.
During open enrollment for Obamacare, ads from telemarketers are crowding out official health exchanges. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Americans Googling Obamacare Are Finding 'Junk Insurance' Instead
During open enrollment, ads from telemarketers are crowding out official health exchanges.
www.bloomberg.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
So many terms that simply shouldn’t exist.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene came into Congress in 2021 worth about $700,000. She leaves five years later worth around $25,000,000. 😳 Congress is just a giant insider-trading scheme.
November 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene came into Congress in 2021 worth about $700,000. She leaves five years later worth around $25,000,000. 😳 Congress is just a giant insider-trading scheme.