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Scotty B

@scottyb.bsky.social
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Personal acct. Library Director @ Ferguson Library in STL. Views are my own, NOT my employer - obviously. Libraries don't opine on govt corruption, share geekery, or babble about their day.

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Scotty B @scottyb.bsky.social · 3h
Of course not.
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Scotty B @scottyb.bsky.social · 3h
This. Bigots can sit juries just like anyone else, and will then wield their bigotry.
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Congresswoman Robin Kelly @robinkelly.house.gov · 7h
While Americans are struggling to afford housing, gas, and groceries, Trump plans to host an “exclusive” dinner for the biggest buyers of the meme coin that earned him an estimated $635 million. At the expense of the American people, Trump repeatedly shows he can be bought.
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 6h
"Many men rape; many men giggle encouragingly, or shrug indifferently, when their friends rape. Many men rape, and few seem to think that it’s a very big deal." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The horror of the Cornell rape case is how ordinary it is | Moira Donegan
Many men rape; many men giggle encouragingly, or shrug indifferently, when their friends rape. Many men rape, and few seem to think that it’s a very big deal
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Scotty B @scottyb.bsky.social · 6h
The fact in question was irrelevant to the crime and prejudicial against the victim. I can totally see why the trial judge excluded it.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10h
The court is basically saying that knowledge of the victim being trans is potentially exculpatory for a self defense legal claim. This is explicitly greenlighting the panic defense and saying a victims trans status might excuse a murder.
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Sue Me @superberg.bsky.social · 7h
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Scotty B @scottyb.bsky.social · 6h
"I haven't done any of these particular murders. Where is my cookie?"
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Scotty B @scottyb.bsky.social · 6h
How is it that everyone in that video looks like a ghoul? (Well, one looks more like a renfield.) Is it Halloween already at the White House?
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Scotty B @scottyb.bsky.social · 6h
It was when she was in her very early 40s, before the more expensive medical issues start for most people.
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Scotty B @scottyb.bsky.social · 8h
Not a strong endorsement of Mitch's brain. The thing is, Mitch was never valuable because of his big brain. He was valuable because he was completely without scruples or decency. He would do anything to benefit his party, morality be damned, and that was his path to success.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 9h
idk needs work
Picture of hands changing a smoke alarm battery. The text reads: In brightest day. In blackest night. I shall sound with all my might. When there's a fire or when my battery is dead if you forgot to change it. Which you did. Good morning, it's 3AM. Smoke alarms chirp all night! Check the expiration dates on your smoke alarms. Test the batteries. Oath optional.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump is declining international election monitors in the United States for first time in over two decades, aligning the country with Russia. Trump will instead deploy his own election monitors to polling sites across the country. www.ms.now/news/trump-m...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
notable -- Fox News hasn't mentioned Trump's transphobic attack on Annie Andrews a single time. Not once. And they cover a lot of his Truth Social posts. Almost like they're trying to protect their audience from learning the true depth of his depravity.
notable -- Fox News hasn't mentioned Trump's transphobic attack on Annie Andrews a single time. Not once. And they cover a lot of his Truth Social posts.

Almost like they're trying to protect their audience from learning the true depth of his depravity.
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The Author Village @theauthorvillage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"THE VICIOUS CYCLE is Kyle Lukoff's BEST Book EVER!" Congratulations to @kylelukoff.bsky.social on the release of his new picture book, THE VICIOUS CYCLE (illustrated by Priscilla Tey). Happy book birthday and welcome to the world! theauthorvillage.substack.com/p/the-viciou...
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THE VICIOUS CYCLE is Kyle Lukoff's BEST Picture Book Ever!
A New Instant Classic Picture Book is Here
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Archdiocese of St. Louis is suing over visitation rules at the Ste. Genevieve County Detention Center, saying they restrict priests from meeting ICE detainees face-to-face. The lawsuit alleges the policy violates religious freedom protections.
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St. Louis Archdiocese lawsuit alleges violation of ICE detainees’ religious rights
The St. Genevieve Detention Center’s no-contact policy and time limits during visitation disrupt Communion and confession, the suit alleges.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
2/ Federal agents have detained at least 70 children and teens who are American citizens. Some were handcuffed or zip-tied. In one instance, a 15-year-old with disabilities was handcuffed outside a school in Los Angeles when agents mistook him for an alleged gang member.
At least 70 U.S. citizen children detained, some of whom were handcuffed
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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Sludge @sludge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW: Rep. Michael McCaul has repeatedly worked to expand the government's counter-drone programs while his spouse trade stock in CACI International, a leading counter-drone contractor. readsludge.com/2026/10/06/r...
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Rep. McCaul's Wife Trades Stock in a Counter-Drone Contractor Profiting From His Laws
CACI stock has risen more than 70% since Linda McCaul's first purchase, as the contractor wins counter-drone contracts, including a spot on a $1.5 billion DHS program operating under her husband's 201...
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We can’t just move past what SCOTUS has permitted this Administration to do to people who have lived and worked in the U.S. for years and even decades.
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 06/10/2026
Since the mid-1950s, we have changed the thing that "AI" refers to every 5-10 years. The current thing we're calling "AI" is about a decade old, and all this label-switching leads to a lack of clarity as to what (this) "AI" is.
The First Bank of Chicago, a Grecian temple to money. It is surrounded by flames. A skeleton in academic robes and mortarboards has been lynched from its roof. In the foreground are banded packages of US $100 bills.
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fred-decker.bsky.social @fred-decker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If you've ever wanted to know why the Epstein Class have spent the last several decades undermining expertise across all domains, @doctorow.pluralistic.net is your man.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
White supremacist cops take a minority citizen, drive him out to the woods as a threat, and leave him there. No, it's not Mississippi in the 1930s, why do you ask?
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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 06/10/2026
A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
*people* make the design & engineering & business decisions that are behind every one of these types of stories…
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ai psychosis? not me. claude says im special. different than the rest of you. more than mortal. immune to the trappings of humanity. a god? a golden god.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We used to have a federal agency devoted to investigating and prosecuting abuses by law enforcement, but Americans voted for the "let cops do crimes" candidate instead bsky.app/profile/kevi...
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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’m bummed out that our president thinks that Iran taking out Los Angeles or San Diego is a small price to pay. I realize the right-wing media will do their best to spin what he said. I live in NYC. I know what a terrorist attack can do to a city. Trump is a disgrace.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/10/2026
NEW: During a rally just now, Trump invited Iran to “take out Los Angeles and San Diego,” saying it would be a “small price to pay.”
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Megyn Kelly: "...this is probably a first for her. She's probably thrilled to be so admired because she clearly didn't grow up the incredibly beautiful one."
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Megyn Kelly on Cornell's Jane Doe: "I'm just going to be honest, she's not the most attractive gal. She's extremely beefy in her arms and her legs."
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Job creation numbers: "The blue columns point to Biden’s presidency, while the red columns point to Trump’s..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Scotty B @scottyb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Last day to register to vote in Missouri is Wednesday!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Early voting is already underway in some states. From now until Nov 3, I urge you all to... 1) Help get out the vote 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism We are the only ones who can end this nightmare.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to: appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
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mcc @dryad.technology · 04/10/2026
Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job. Think about that in context of
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Scotty B @scottyb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
All the people who were registered but couldn't be bothered to show up to vote locked us in. With the help of everyone who decided that "both parties are the same" or "Kamala wasn't progressive enough" and thought not voting somehow wouldn't get Trump elected. Apathy and ignorance locked us in.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/10/2026
NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one. We founded two. Here’s how.
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How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours
The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jack Smith at last night’s Power to the People concert, wearing a Springsteen/No Kings shirt.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The last time the Strategic Oil Reserve was this low, Olivia Newton-John had the #1 song in the country.
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Scotty B @scottyb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It may have something to do with the derailment in Ferguson a couple weeks ago. That being said, the original post also gives a rationale, that the trains had been silent because other security measures were in place, but the measures rotted and so the trains have to use the horn again.
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Patrick "Inverted Vibe Curve" Blanchfield @patblanchfield.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
new wolfenstein looks like shit
its pete hegseth splaying his arms christlike at a podium with all sorts of americana bunting thats got a distinct fash aesthetic
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Scotty B @scottyb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
He's building his legacy, quite literally, by making huge, tacky changes that are too expensive for a functional govt to undo.
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ChumpTrump @chumptrump.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. The department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor’s office that investigated the famed Watergate break-in committed misconduct ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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