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@loudlib.bsky.social
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Retired University Librarian, formerly of Miami, FL & NYC. Lover of gardens, horticulture, art, books and unproblematic people. Kamala Harris Democrat. ❤️ Joe Biden.

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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it. Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty.
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Indivisible Upstate SC @iusc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Always use scvotes.gov or vote.gov for your election information!
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Loud Librarian @loudlib.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This is absolutely true. My mom died at 83 this January. As executor of her estate I’ve seen how much junk she received about her money. Awful, aggressive letters about accounts she didn’t have. When alive, she believed whatever they said. It’s truly a disgrace how the elderly are targeted.
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Loud Librarian @loudlib.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Just a heads up that you don’t have to comment on this if you’re not steeped in Irish history. “You always own the option of having no opinion.” Marcus Aurelius
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 11/09/2026
A tribute thousands of miles from New York that gave me CHILLS. New Zealand firefighters performed a haka honoring the 343 FDNY firefighters lost on 9/11. ♥️ #SheShed
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At Our Table Podcast @atourtable.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Dr. Jermaine Johnson slept in a locker room at the College of Charleston and still graduated. But his story isn't unique. Too many people are still fighting just to make it through. That's why he's running: to open doors for those coming behind him. @drjljohnson.bsky.social
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AC Fick 📚 @acfick72.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This is merely the consequence of a childhood with atlases, many belonging to the parental units and older siblings, a fascination with two dimensional interpretations of the multidimensional world, and eight years of geography classes. www.maptap.gg September 9 97🔥 100🎯 98🎯 95🏅 96🔥 Final score: 966
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🎯MapTap Daily Geography Game
Play MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers.
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Loud Librarian @loudlib.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This is a horrible idea. People already don’t know how to behave at airports, so let’s add more people. Brilliant. 🤦🏻‍♀️
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Loud Librarian @loudlib.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I’m up early watching the BBC’s “The Media Show.”They had a guest, Nikolas Gruhn, a software engineer who coined the term meat proxy. “Meat proxy is a new term to describe someone who acts as a human conduit for material generated by AI.” Don’t be a meat proxy!!! 🥩
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joneson/dead bird site survivor. @joneson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
#SC voters, 👇👇👇👇
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
There are very few people who, by the force of their own personalities, drive and character can change a culture. Gloria Steinem was one of them. May her memory be a blessing.
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Loud Librarian @loudlib.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Heartbroken. This eclipse is taking the best of us. Read his poem The Peace of Wild Things when your soul is needy.
The Peace of Wild Things
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Loud Librarian @loudlib.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Local SC ad for this woman is another Christian woman holding a bible and saying what a faithful woman she is! Comparing her to Ruth in the bible. So that’s how this campaign is going to go.
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Loud Librarian @loudlib.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Empire State Building went full pink for Dolly. 💖
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress.
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My heart is breaking. In addition to her musical talents, she was an exemplary human being. R I P Dolly Parton www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...
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Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80
Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Some people might not be aware, but it is entirely possible that without Dolly Parton we wouldn’t have had a COVID vaccine. She partly funded Moderna’s research and gave the largest individual contribution to make it all happen. Just gives you an idea of the kind of person she was.
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Aaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Parton's legacy is proof that you can be a wealthy, powerful, genius who is kind and loved. The jerks at the top are like that by choice.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Loud Librarian @loudlib.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
So he’s gonna bomb the bond market? 🤦🏻‍♀️
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Loud Librarian @loudlib.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
What I needed this morning. The backpacks!!! ❤️
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Professor Jason Stanley - ex-Yale, now Toronto - is also a leading authority on fascism. He busted Nathan Cofnas back in 2020 BEFORE his appointment at Cambridge. This entire story has been reported without any meaningful expertise of the context. spectator.com/article/acad...
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Academics are trying to get my paper retracted — and some of them haven’t even read it
Philosophy is ultimately about questioning orthodoxies and challenging taboos
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Loud Librarian @loudlib.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
NOW you verify this??? Are all journalists sociopaths?
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Loud Librarian @loudlib.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Watching BBC News this morning and they’ve already started. It’s dominating most of the coverage. Killing Professor Arday did not suffice, more fodder for the meat grinder. I’m so sick of all these “journalists.”
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AWoodall @mrspungoe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The press hounded a man to his death, without checking that what they were saying was true. Yet they will never admit fault, will never change, will hound the next person in their crosshairs to their death.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I don’t know what’s going on with Natalie Harp, but the mere mention of her name is driving all the right people crazy—-and that’s enough for me.
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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
#StayReadyCrew this is another thing I've been watching over the last few months. Mother Nature is probably about to have her way but it's something else most of the MSM seems determined to ignore. Trust & believe this global weather event will affect lots of www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...
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Updated El Niño forecast warns of 'historic event'
El Niño continues to strengthen, and it has a greater than 90% chance of becoming a "very strong" event during the fall and winter of 2026-27.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 15/08/2026
I know you're not allowed to say this during the current debate, but the reason the left dominates academics, art, comedy, and music is that the right has stupid, discredited ideas, they're not funny, and dull resentment does not make for good art. No grand conspiracy required.
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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I’ve gone on at length about this, and am working with the many, many others behind the scenes, but if you are alumnae (yes I fempluralized) or simply an admirer of the program, and you care about the future of the program, you might send your notes to the provost’s office. The general idea is that
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Loud Librarian @loudlib.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Next level cringe.
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Dr. Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com · 12/08/2026
More South Carolinians voted for me in June than voted for ̶N̶o̶r̶d̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶ Graham and Norman combined. This state is ready for change.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
If you find yourself dooming, it's worth recalling that Trump has neither the legal nor (more importantly) the practical ability to effectively federalize & rig the midterms. But if you find yourself complacent, it's important to note he can cause a whole lot of chaos by illegally trying & failing.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
"The record is devoid of any declarations or other proffered evidence to suggest that mail-in voting has resulted in voting by non-citizens."
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J. M. Nsho @jmnsho.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 10/08/2026
The Perseid summer light show is back — and viewing conditions are especially promising for the Northern Hemisphere. to.pbs.org/4gkZnyh
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How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle
The meteor shower's peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning coincides with a total solar eclipse across Spain, Iceland and Greenland and a six-planet parade — though the best time to view the fireb...
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Loud Librarian @loudlib.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
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Cortisol-Infused Jeremy @jabooby.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Good. Benghazi them to hell.
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Just an appreciation post for this guy. The COVID pandemic would have been far worse without Dr. Fauci's decades of experience as guidance through it. Had he been working under an adult president and not the child that presided over 2020, he would have saved even more lives without having to contend
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Ignacio Gallup-Diaz @igallupd.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
“A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.” “West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.”
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A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.
West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.
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Loud Librarian @loudlib.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I cannot wait for President Sheinbaum’s response. If you miss what calm and composed leadership feels like, check out her press conferences.
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Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 22/07/2026
Please stop arguing about the historical accuracy of an adaptation of a book that has a cyclops and a couple of witches and some giants. I’m begging you.
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The Odyssey was extraordinary. No spoilers don't worry. Nolan had to compress a major epic poem into 3 hours. It is amazing because by watching the film, you feel you are listening to the ancient performer reciting it in a torch lined hall. The best movie I've ever seen about the ancient world.
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Loud Librarian @loudlib.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Here’s are the opening lines of the Odyssey in Ancient Greek spoken by Emily Wilson. MAGA is gonna love this. youtu.be/LhTJkHQut8A
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Emily Wilson recites the opening of the Odyssey in ancient Greek
YouTube video by The 92nd Street Y, New York
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Loud Librarian @loudlib.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I’m going to start using spherical bastard. Brilliant. From @sciencefunn on IG.
Dark matter and spherical bastard fun fact.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Seems important
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Jeremy Fassler @jfassler.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I'm honored to have written the New York Times obituary for Denise Oliver-Velez, a trailblazing activist whose work offers lessons for us all. I'm especially grateful to her godchildren, who were very generous with their help during this time of mourning. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...
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Denise Oliver-Velez, a Powerful Voice of the Left, Dies at 78
She became the highest-ranking female member of the Young Lords in New York, where she pressed for women’s rights, and later joined the Black Panthers.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 20/07/2026
America votes in more than 10,000 different election jurisdictions, each with different rules set by state and sometimes local governments. That structure makes the nation's elections extraordinarily complicated — and also safe from widespread fraud. to.pbs.org/3T4duz3
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Here's what makes American elections so complicated and secure
One of the strongest security features of U.S. elections is the fact that they aren’t conducted at the federal level.
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