Librarybarb @librarybarb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026It feels weird that my left foot is just doing nothing now that I’m driving an automatic. 080
Reposted by LibrarybarbKasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026To put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center. www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...gadgetreview.comOne of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data CenterA rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land. 8536532194
Reposted by LibrarybarbSuzan Cee ☀️ @schasse60.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Just be a Good Person.✨️🌟✨️ #Humanity #Spirituality ✨️ 1149
Reposted by LibrarybarbJen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 07/10/2026This book is 27 years old and just as relevant now as in 1999, because rape culture. It’s also been one of the most frequently banned books in American libraries since it was published, because god forbid young people know they’re not alone and have a voice to speak out against sexual violence. 631692
Reposted by LibrarybarbAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Mike Rogers led the charge to flood opioids into our communities. Here's what happened. 4141161655
Reposted by LibrarybarbAlan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I wrote about the Cornell rape case, specifically about how MAGA responses to it highlight the male supremacism on the American right. www.liberalcurrents.com/the-illusion...liberalcurrents.comThe Illusion of Consent: A Rape at Cornell and the MAGA RightFor the new right, when a man is accused of rape, he is first and foremost a victim of feminism. 16508157
Reposted by LibrarybarbAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There is a suspected outbreak of the plague in Russia. Yes, you read that right. And we cannot trust RFK Jr. and the Trump administration to be prepared to deal with this. We need a Democratic public health doctor in the US Senate.axios.comScoop: White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in RussiaAdministration is "aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options," an official told Axios. 657160244922
Reposted by Librarybarb4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026You really didn't need a study 👇 74497482355
Reposted by LibrarybarbPam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Is anyone else absolutely STUNNED that the president of Cornell still has a job? 2622635
Reposted by LibrarybarbNicole Filippone, Autistic Advocate & Author @nicolefilippone.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Autistic meltdowns are not attention seeking, they are HELP seeking Autistic meltdowns are not attention seeking, they are HELP seeking Autistic meltdowns are not attention seeking, they are HELP seeking Autistic meltdowns are not attention seeking, they are HELP seeking 231143232
Reposted by LibrarybarbDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 201843914
Reposted by LibrarybarbDee Lomas @deelomas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I don’t own a diesel car but if I did, I’d be keeping more of an eye on the record profits that Shell, BP et al will be recording over the next months & I’d be thinking these are the people making my life worse. Greedy corporate fbckers. Not people in boats who arrive with nothing but hope & dreams. 2137586
Librarybarb @librarybarb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Not all men. Just most of them. At one time or another. Here’s a guy who is honest about it. 000
Reposted by LibrarybarbSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Toledoans are tired of paying more because Washington is caught up in corruption and expensive foreign wars. They want a leader who will be a voice for hardworking Ohioans – I’m in this fight for them. 1043298
Reposted by LibrarybarbCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Threads suspended my account again minutes after i called out trump's hypocrisy on calling for the death penalty for for Black and Latino boys but worried that the Cornell 7 won't get a 'fair shake'. 139767260
Reposted by LibrarybarbEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 03/10/2026Surprised more people aren’t alarmed about the financial condition of Oracle. Revenue flat for 15 years adjusted for inflation, only real growth engine is unprofitable AI data centers, future entirely tied to OpenAI and the most ambitious infra projects in history. It’s dying! 561443219
Reposted by LibrarybarbThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 02/10/2026That would be much more useful than learning how to do-si-do. 554120462503
Reposted by LibrarybarbSophie Scholl @moller2025.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Lest we forget.... 20525861419
Reposted by LibrarybarbRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement. 379121013490
Librarybarb @librarybarb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Like many things that started out as fun (sports) or a solution to college necessities - housing, meals, connection - frats have been corrupted by the alumni & outside, corporate interests. They are not responsive to student needs - they exist to perpetuate themselves & make money for the orgs. 000
Reposted by LibrarybarbJL Foster @jlfoster.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My hot take for today: ALL fraternities should be abolished. We don’t need them. Nothing good happens within them. Any perceived value they provide can be found elsewhere. 1131662177
Reposted by LibrarybarbKD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Consent for one act doesn’t mean consent for others. Like, if I lend you a book to read, and after you read it, you invite a bunch of people over to rip the pages out, don’t blame me because it was my choice to lend the book to you. 526341
Reposted by Librarybarbℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If feeding a hungry kid accidentally benefits an "undeserving" kid, I am prepared to live with this devastating outcome. 1123711537
Reposted by LibrarybarbChris Dashiell @cdashiell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If a Dem loses a close race in one of those GOP-run states, I don’t wsnt to see thrm just concede. Bring on the lawyers and challenge it. You know they’re cheating. 1273994884
Reposted by LibrarybarbTheSnarkTank @thesnarktank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Dear highway patrol, Going forward I have decided to self-police my driving. Thank you for your attention to this matter 1757575
Reposted by LibrarybarbGeneva 🇨🇦 @geneva1111.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I saw the clip of Judge Judy too. I wanted to punch her through my phone 1512126547
Reposted by LibrarybarbTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It’s also really clear to me this week that the people telling us that AI will transform work…haven’t seen a lot of jobs where people work. 211254218
Reposted by LibrarybarbMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 30/09/202677 million Americans voted for national suicide in 2024. We're seeing it unfold right now: The economy vandalized, the military weakened, politicians bribed, tech run wild, immigrants terrorized, and government goon squads committing murder. Vote against all Republicans. It could be our last chance. 16440182
Reposted by Librarybarbmaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun. 168188154720
Reposted by Librarybarbsocalbookish.bsky.social @socalbookish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This👇👇👇👇👇👇 172437557
Reposted by LibrarybarbDoug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026America doesn’t have a polarization problem America has a right-wing extremism problem 1474290925
Reposted by LibrarybarbCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 11571802059