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@tjneer.bsky.social
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readin books, playin magic. librarian. go birds | he/him

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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
oh sal stewart. what an atrocious reds season to enjoy watching you hit dingers
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
if an AI future is what i’m getting left behind from, then christ, just leave me behind! www.patreon.com/raxkingisdea...
If an Al future is what I'm getting left behind from, then Christ, just leave me behind.
A girl can only pivot so much, hoss, and I hung up my pivotin' boots some time ago. I don't make videos even though that was supposedly the future of writing ten years ago — I mean, I guess I do, but they're little banjo practice videos for my friends, not expressions of a desperate careerist impulse. I use social media with the attention-crazed dopesickness of an addict, not the care and forethought of a professional, as any cursory read of my posts will confirm. I'm a writer by trade — a creative, as you might say - and here you are, running a business you don't even understand into the ground, deskilling my trade and expecting a thank you when you explain how you're doing it. If I don't devalue myself the way you continually devalue me, you warn, l'll be left behind. Okay, says I! Quit making it my problem and go! The dust you leave me in will settle, and in the meantime, I will keep doing my work in much the way I've done it since | first became literate.
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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Today is a momentous day for the workers of Arena! After months of planning, waiting and organizing, our dream is finally a reality; the votes have been counted, and our union of UWOTC-CWA has been officially elected. From this day forward, we have a union!
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 24/06/2026
The number of people experiencing homelessness in Ohio in 2025 increased more than 3%, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/23/p...
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People experiencing homelessness in Ohio went up 3% in 2025, according to federal report • Ohio Capital Journal
There were 12,196 people experiencing homelessness in Ohio last year, according to HUD’s annual Homelessness Assessment Report.
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Leo @leoisanaries.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Never a dull moment at your local library.
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lucindacatchlove.bsky.social @lucindacatchlove.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
In many ways, I am not surprised that it is the food writing world that understands that AI is shit. People who cook enjoy slow processes (even quickly assembled dishes rely upon things like quality ingredients). Also, cooking is applied science that is tested every time we make a dish.
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
let’s gooooooooo
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 23/05/2026
i was visiting a neighborhood bar in boston when a roving gang of elite college professors strode in acting like they owned the place. they saw me ordering a domestic lager and shouted "this motherfucker's not chasing novel gustatory experiences!" and started beating me with heavy wooden rulers
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victoria zeller🫛 (RISEBALL, summer ‘27) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 21/05/2026
hate when you invite your medieval peasant homie out for drinks and he’s like 😬 ahhh sorry guys can’t come thru, i’ve got Toil in the morning
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 17/05/2026
It is crazy that I was bang on about the Subprime AI Crisis years ago. They’re all subsidized and they’re going to have to start doing token-based. Once Microsoft makes it the norm I think you see others make the jump and then see the true value of AI
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
stand with the workers always
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
IT JUST KEEPS HAPPENING
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
it just keeps happening!!!!!!
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
ITS HOWIE SZN FOLKS IF YOU ARE A GENERAL MANAGER AND HOWIE ROSEMAN CALLS, DONT PICK UP. YOURE GONNA GET FLEECED. GO BIRDS
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
the reds are good
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
absolute fire
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
“Using an AI chatbot to help me write would be like using the kitchen garbage disposal to help me eat dinner.” absolute fire
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
CML is trying to stop workers from forming their union. Tell them to knock it off:
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Tell Columbus Metropolitan Library to stop their anti-union campaign
Librarians and library workers at Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) are coming together to form our union. We deserve a voice in the policies that affect us, and we will use that collective voice to...
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
listen it’s not all the time i’m able to do this but the cincinnati reds have a winning record and sal stewart is, through three games, Very Good at baseball also shoutout Matt McLain
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
enough to make a grown man cry
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
this is SO massive for the players in the W. all power to them!!!!!!
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
the reds are going to ruin my life in six months
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
brings a tear to my eye
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Andy Downing @andydowning33.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
on the lookout for a new labor columnist. feel free to message me or drop a comment if you know of any local writers who might be a good fit.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/02/2026
6/ “When I arrived every night I cried and now I don’t sleep well, I felt that being here was my fault and I only wanted to be on vacation like a normal family.” 9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
Page 1 of a child’s handwritten letter, written in pencil in Spanish. Colorful doodles of a rainbow and hearts are found throughout the page. Translation: “I am Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya and I have been 113 days in detention I miss my friends and I feel they are going to forget me. I am bored here. I already miss my country and my house, I came on vacation for 10 Days and they took me into an ice office an officer interrogated me 2 hours without my mom, I was traveling with flight attendant because my mom lives in new york, they only wanted to arrest my mom, because my mom didn’t have documents to live in U.S.A., I always traveled with my tourist visa but ice used me to catch my mom and now I am in a jail and I am sad and I have fainted 2 times here inside. When I arrived every night I cried and now I don’t sleep well, I felt that being here was my fault and I only wanted to be on vacation like a normal family.”Page 2 of a child’s handwritten letter, written in pencil in Spanish. Translation: “They don’t give me my diet I am vegetarian, I don’t eat well, there is no good education and I miss my best friend julieta and my grandmother and my school I already want to get to my house. Me in dilei [Dilley] am not happy please get me out of here to colombia.” Below the text is a drawing of the girl and her mother in the government-issued gray sweatsuits of the detention center.
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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
so far tonight bad bunny has sung more reggaeton songs than the patriots and seahawks combined
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley. Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo. Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles. Get them out!
Photo of 7 year old Diana Crespo sitting with her parents at a table in a restaurant. Her dad is giving a thumbs up.
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Defector @defector.com · 05/02/2026
What we loved about Dan McQuade:
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What We Loved About Dan McQuade | Defector
Today is Dan McQuade’s funeral. To celebrate our friend, we wanted to give the people he worked with a place to explain what they loved so much about him. If you would like to support Dan’s widow Jan,...
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
cryin at work
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
i’ll be real i don’t log on for basketball takes often but if cleveland wins one from this it’s worth it
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
let’s GOOOOOO
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Defector @defector.com · 29/01/2026
Dan McQuade, 1983–2026: defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
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Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector
Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his…
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
oh no.
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Thank you to the entire Columbus City Council for sending a letter to @columbuslibrary.bsky.social in support of CML workers and urging the library to remain neutral while workers wait for their union election!
A letter from City Council: 

Lauren Hagan
CEO of CML
Dear Ms. Hagan,
The Columbus Metropolitan Library system is a beloved asset that plays a vital role in Central Ohio. Your committed staff are on the frontline every day not just of our neighbors’ needs for learning and literacy but for social services and community. We understand those staff have applied for a union election.
We are writing to affirm our support for the workers at Columbus Metropolitan Library to exercise their lawful right to organize a union with the Ohio Federation of Teachers. We request that you remain neutral throughout the organizing campaign and the election, refraining from actions to interfere with or delay their legally-protected efforts.
City Council firmly believes in the right of workers to organize and in the laws that protect a fair, free, and lawful organizing process. History shows that strong, respectful partnerships between labor and management not only improve working conditions, but also strengthen institutions and the services they provide. When employees have a voice, organizations are better positioned to thrive. We hope Columbus Metropolitan Library will honor these rights as it considers its response to the organizing effort.
Columbus Metropolitan Library is a leader among libraries. That excellence is sustained through a partnership between leadership and the skilled, dedicated, and compassionate professionals who make the library’s mission possible. The library workers seeking to organize are acting not only in support of their own well-being, but in service of the long-term strength and success of the library itself.
City Council remains committed to advancing fairness and dignity in the workplace. These principles improve the lives of workers, strengthen organizations, and build stronger communities.
Thank you for your outstanding leadership of Columbus Metropolitan Library and for your continued service to the residents and families of our community.
The names and signatures of all 9 Columbus city council members
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
2026 BOOK THREAD 1. Between Two Fires by @buehlmeister.bsky.social starting the year with an absolute banger, immediately one of my favorite books ever. dripping in biblical wonder and horror, this is a story of perseverance and redemption from hell — both on earth and beyond.
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Brandy Jensen @brandyjensen.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
I read American Canto and I think it’s wonderful. haha jk
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American Cant | Defector
Dante Alighieri thought he could write himself out of exile. In 1300, while serving on a governing committee in his beloved Florence, the poet was involved in a factional dispute among city leaders. T...
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
just BRILLIANT writing from Maitreyi here “Even in their eighties, neither owner [Robert Kraft & Jerry Jones] neither owner speaks much of succession, and friends of Goodell’s say they have never heard him mention retirement either. Every day is Sunday, and it will be forever.”
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trevin @trevinflickinger.com · 09/12/2025
an image of Scott’s Tots office episode where Michael is posing with a classroom of excited children (Andrew Ginther’s face is placed over Michaels)

in this episode Michael promises college tuition to a classroom of kids if they graduate high school, but he soon learns he can’t afford that
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charles (west coaster) mcdonald @fourverts.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
sam altman is being sued by his SISTER for sexual abuse. who gives a shit about his dogshit product that’s corroding brains and vaporizing the planet??? what is going on in this fuckin world
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🦅 Dan 🦅 @chase4hof.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
The reason the Eagles didn’t just fly the ring into Mordor is that Kevin Patullo was coordinating their offense
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
thank u for another great year @snarlsband.bsky.social but in 2026 i am coming for the NUMBER ONE LISTENER
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
i’ve been working on this for so long, and to finally see it come to fruition means the world to me
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jude 📚 @plumsdeify.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
last year i had to fight a disease that required 4 holes to be drilled in my bones, 4 rounds of chemo, and 3 different hospitalizations and the part that hurt the most was fighting to keep my job!
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
MPJ claimed he played against WNBA players such as Sophie Cunningham when he was in 8th grade Cunningham is 2 years older than MPJ, so at best, she was in 10th or 11th grade when he was in 8th
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 18/11/2025
Workers with the Columbus Metropolitan Library are establishing a labor union focused on improvements they say need to happen in areas such as wages and paid time off. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/18/w...
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Workers at one of Ohio's largest library systems set to unionize • Ohio Capital Journal
Workers with the Columbus Metropolitan Library are establishing a labor union focused on improvements they say need to happen in areas such as wages and paid time off.
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
finally, some literature
a picture of a book titled “what do we know about spontaneous human combustion?”
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
🎶COOPER DEJEAN IS NOT A SAFETY HES JUST A CORNER WHO WILL LOCK DOWN YOUR NUMBER 1 🎶
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
not sure how @espn.com gets its ‘key plays’ but uhhhhhh a sack + fumble recovery for a touchdown seems like a pretty Key Play, imo
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tj neer @tjneer.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
this is so fascinating. you should read it
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