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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Wow.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/12/2025
They just don't want anyone traveling to the US for any reason at all
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librarienne.bsky.social @librarienne.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Confession: I hate the gifts part of Christmas. But everyone I love, loves gifts. I can't opt out without them feeling unloved. It stresses me out every year.
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librarienne.bsky.social @librarienne.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Algorithm, get me some book readers to talk to.
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librarienne.bsky.social @librarienne.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
What book are you reading right now? I am finally reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
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Kevin Hell-iott @kjephd.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
"Like everyone who loves books, Carson felt at once awed and aggrieved that there was more to read than could ever be read, and that to choose to read one book was to forsake the chance to read a different one." Lovely sentiment about Rachel Carson from Souder's biography—she's clearly my kindred
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librarienne.bsky.social @librarienne.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
The last few times my boss has dropped by the branch, he's asked if I'm ok, because I look tired. I finally realized he asks that on days when I haven't put on lipstick. Apparently I look tired without it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year. That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare. Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...
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ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team
Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/09/2025
A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel will be removed from a wall outside one of London’s most iconic courts /AP
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librarienne.bsky.social @librarienne.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Today I feel hopeful. Like fall is going to fix things. I can't explain that, it's just what's in my heart. Hang on, autumn's coming, it will all be okay. So.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 26/08/2025
The 19th Amendment was ratified on this day in 1920, barring voting discrimination based on sex. But for women of color, the right to vote wasn’t fully realized until the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 105 years later, we're still fighting for equal ballot access for all.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/08/2025
They have downgraded her sex offender status to move her to a minimum security facility. The next logical step is a commutation or a pardon. If you have any information on that, my Signal is in my bio. I'll keep you anonymous as always. Please share widely 🙏 www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
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EXCLUSIVE: Someone Waived Ghislaine Maxwell's Sex Offender Status to Move Her to a Minimum Security Camp in Texas
According to sources, you can't move someone with a Public Safety Factor (PSF) designation - which Maxwell had - without waiving it. That's what happened here.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
“The president cut your health care so he could build himself a golden ballroom” is a pretty easy message to sell
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
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librarienne.bsky.social @librarienne.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Just a thought: if birthright citizenship is no longer a thing, then are naturalized citizens the only citizens? Maybe also those given citizenship under a treaty?
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librarienne.bsky.social @librarienne.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Dear patron: I appreciate that when you pooped in the bathroom trash can, you at least kept it inside the bag, so I could clean it up more easily. That's consideration right there. 🙄
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librarienne.bsky.social @librarienne.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
So what exactly are the traditions for celebrating WWIII Eve?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
The United States never has enough money to keep people alive at home but always has enough money to kill people overseas.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Take note.
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librarienne.bsky.social @librarienne.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Librarians, I'm wondering what is going on in your libraries regarding ICE. Are you seeing a presence? How is that being handled?
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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
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librarienne.bsky.social @librarienne.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
I keep a journal, which I really like writing, but I cringe whenever I reread a section. Is this normal?
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WIRED @wired.com · 21/05/2025
SCOOP: Less than two weeks before the start of hurricane season, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) rescinded the agency’s strategic plan, which includes a document that guides agency priorities when responding to disasters, WIRED has learned.
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FEMA Has Canceled Its Four-Year Strategic Plan Ahead of Hurricane Season
Multiple FEMA employees tell WIRED that they did not know of another time when a strategic plan was rescinded without another in place.
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librarienne.bsky.social @librarienne.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
I feel like my entire job lately is to keep my staff calm through a series of escalating horrors. I have to keep reassuring them that everything will be okay when I am not, in fact, sure that is true.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Trump just fired the first Black person to serve as the Librarian of Congress. She has been in that position since 2016 and is the first professional librarian to hold the position since 1974.
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librarienne.bsky.social @librarienne.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
That Beethoven guy was pretty good. I'm spending Thursday night watching his 9th Symphony at Carnegie Hall by the Vienna Philharmonic on AARP theater, and it's delightful.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
“And then I grew up … and I read books.” As someone else who’s proud of his NC ties, I respect the hell out of @davidjoy.bsky.social for speaking out like this.
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Rebecca Kling @rebeccakling.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
As a reminder, executive orders—while noteworthy and significant—are basically advisory memos from the White House, as the president does not have the legal or constitutional authority to issue edicts with the force of law
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librarienne.bsky.social @librarienne.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
If I were Martha Stewart, I'd be so pissed. She went to prison for insider trading, and she didn't even crash the whole economy to do it.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Trump is calling them “reciprocal” tariffs, but the code has been cracked — the “tariffs charged to 🇺🇸” column is not tariffs on us at all… it’s 🇺🇸 trade deficit divided by 🇺🇸 imports from that country x100 PSA TO THE MEDIA: Stop calling them “reciprocal tariffs”
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.
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librarienne.bsky.social @librarienne.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
PSA: US Passports are proof of citizenship. If you don't currently have one, this might be a good week to start the process.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 25/03/2025
I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.
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librarienne.bsky.social @librarienne.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Trump signed an Executive Order attacking Federal Funding for Libraries. Please send an email to your legislators and governors before it's too late! action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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SEND AN EMAIL: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacking Federal Funding for Libraries
We need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved!
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🌅 Patricia Wallinga 🌇 @pwallinga.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
so important for me to see while wasting time. thank you
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Meanwhile, here on planet Earth, POTUS has no authority to void a presidential pardon. Pardons are final and legally binding once issued. His base will love this tweet, but it’s completely pointless and unenforceable.
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NPR @npr.org · 13/03/2025
JUST IN: Thousands of probationary federal employees fired by the Trump administration must be offered job reinstatement within the next week, a district judge in San Francisco has ruled, because they were terminated unlawfully.
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Thousands of fired federal workers must be offered reinstatement, a judge rules
Thousands of probationary federal employees fired by the Trump administration must be offered job reinstatement within the next week, a district judge in San Francisco has ruled, because they were ter...
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 05/03/2025
Trump and musk plan to fire 83,000 from the department of veterans affairs. Remember all those times the GOP said we couldn’t care for refugees because we needed to take care of our veterans first? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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White House plans to expand mass layoffs to IRS and Veterans Affairs
Trump administration looks to axe half up to half of the tax agency’s workforce and fire up to 83,000 workers at the VA
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Mighty Haunter @mightyhunter.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Freddie Mercury didn't go into the studio and nail the vocals for "The Show Must Go On" in one take while dying of AIDS for you to despair and give up now. Take the time you need, but then get up and get back out there. The show must go on.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Arizona AG Kris Mayes, New Mexico AG Raul Torrez, and Oregon AG Dan Rayfield will begin holding Community Impact Hearings — a national series of townhalls "to hear from the public about the impact of federal firings and DOGE funding freezes across the country." The first will be in Phoenix March 5.
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Breaking News: Scientists from the University of the Basque Country have discovered a groundbreaking molecule, WIN55.212-2, that reverses early cognitive damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease.
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The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
“In 150 characters or less” by @nikitagill.bsky.social
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Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
If you read one thing today… www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 20/02/2025
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.
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pete52.bsky.social @pete52.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
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