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referentialist.bsky.social @referentialist.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I don't think anyone will ever be better at being a rich person than Dolly Parton. She understood what the so-called effective altruists don't: the only way to create a good future is to nurture the present.
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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 25/06/2026
Fun fact: Today is also a great day to support your indie bookshop. (And not just because a certain online mega-retailer is having its annual sale, but because indie bookshops need our support all year long to thrive.)
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
We need to show that Americans will not stand for yet another attack on our institutions. Sign the petition today! action.everylibrary.org/congresshayden
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PETITION: Stop Trump's Attack on the Library of Congress
We need to show that Americans will not stand for yet another attack on our institutions. Sign the petition today!
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Caitlin Rae @caitlinrae.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
On May 2, 2025, the Trump Administration released its FY2026 federal budget proposal. On page 39 he calls for the complete elimination of the only federal agency dedicated solely to supporting America’s libraries and museums. bit.ly/4cXcPFj via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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SIGN THE PETITION: Stand Against Trump's Budget Proposal to Defund IMLS.
Trump is more emboldened than ever to destroy library funding. We need you to take action today!
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 20/04/2025
If you have a minute to spare today ⬇️
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referentialist.bsky.social @referentialist.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
This whole thread, but especially this.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Cyberpunke dystopia was a cautionarye tale not a businesse planne
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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
If you live in Seattle, you have a chance to fund Vienna-style social housing right now.
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Whole Washington 🍎for Universal Healthcare @wholewashington.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Your wish too? Sign the pledge: actionnetwork.org/forms/pledge... and volunteer: actionnetwork.org/forms/volunt...
Background shows a cozy setting with a candle, mug of hot chocolate, and greenery. The text says "All I want for Christmas is Healthcare for All". The bottom of the image has the Whole Washington logo and website, WholeWashington.org.
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Whole Washington 🍎for Universal Healthcare @wholewashington.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
To get involved, pledge to sign or fill out our short volunteer form! Pledge: actionnetwork.org/forms/pledge... Volunteer: actionnetwork.org/forms/volunt...
A two-panel meme of Geordi LaForge from Star Trek: In the top panel, he gestures "No" to "Continuing to pay $$$ to health insurance companies only to be denied lifesaving care". In the bottom panel, he gestures approvingly to "Getting involved with Whole Washington to pass singlepayer healthcare for all in WA state". The Whole Washington logo is in the bottom left.
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referentialist.bsky.social @referentialist.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Welcome to bluesky, @wholewashington.org!
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The Needling @theneedling.com · 18/11/2024
Tribal Leaders Intrigued by Talk of Immigrant Mass Deportations: bit.ly/4eHpsDM
Native American men smiling and looking at each other
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referentialist.bsky.social @referentialist.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Can we start calling it regurtitative AI? It just feels more accurate.
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referentialist.bsky.social @referentialist.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
The downside to this being a much better place to spend time is that I'm spending much more time here.
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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Do have your say! Would also love to hear your alternative suggestions. corp.oup.com/news/voting-...
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Voting opens for Oxford Word of the Year 2024 - Oxford University Press
For the third consecutive year, we are giving word lovers everywhere the opportunity to vote for their preferred Oxford Word of the Year.
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referentialist.bsky.social @referentialist.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
One silver lining of being forgetful is that by the time the book you pre-ordered shows up, it's a delightful surprise.
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The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 14/11/2024
New renderings, created by Neiman Taber Architects, present a vision for voters of what publicly-funded social housing would look like in Seattle. A dedicated funding source for social housing is on the ballot in February via Proposition 1A. Story by Doug Trumm: www.theurbanist.org/2024/11/14/s...
Rendering of social housing
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referentialist.bsky.social @referentialist.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Today's small win: I left four books in a little free library and did not take any. My groaning bookcases will be pleased.
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referentialist.bsky.social @referentialist.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
If you're in Washington State and looking for an existing organization to support or join, Whole Washington is working to create statewide universal health care. Donate or volunteer if you can, but at the very least please pledge to sign their next initiative: wholewashington.org/pledge-to-si...
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Pledge to Sign in 2025 - Whole Washington
Pledge to sign Whole Washington ballot initiative for universal healthcare
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referentialist.bsky.social @referentialist.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Today's small win: I folded the laundry and there were no socks left over. It's not much, but I'll take it.
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referentialist.bsky.social @referentialist.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
I gather we're supposed to post #proofofcat and that seems as good a place to start as any....
A dilute calico cat with a pretty white bib is quite close to the camera, with a bookcase in the background.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
My wonderful publishers at Haymarket Books and I just made Hope in the Dark a free download for a week And yeah, I know I haven't been around much--three platforms is a lot, and I reach a lot of people on one and read a lot of key sources on the other. www.haymarketbooks.org/books/791-ho...
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Hope in the Dark
Bestselling author Rebecca Solnit reminds us that activism has changed the world in remarkable ways.
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