Library Bear 📚
@adklibrarybear.bsky.social
Mama bear. Librarian. Outdoorsy. Leftist. Rather be hiking. 🏳️🌈☸️ 🧶📚Ask me for a book recommendation. She/her.
Profile pic: the face of a black bear happily munching some dandelions. Background pic: me the (human) bear under the total solar eclipse ☀️🌕
Profile pic: the face of a black bear happily munching some dandelions. Background pic: me the (human) bear under the total solar eclipse ☀️🌕
Pinned
US librarians tackle ‘manufactured crisis’ of book bans to protect LGBTQ+ rights
In at least half a dozen states, librarians have joined forces with civil rights groups to oppose book bans, often facing personal and professional repercussions
www.theguardian.com
What do librarians do when we’re under attack? You better believe that WE FIGHT BACK, for your right to read freely. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... ✊✊📚
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Two community members stand on the street corner of Central Ave and 18th St, watching over a local business in 5° temps with a wind chill of -15°. They are patrolling the area, keeping an eye out for ICE activity, doing what they can to protect their immigrant neighbors.
January 19, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Two community members stand on the street corner of Central Ave and 18th St, watching over a local business in 5° temps with a wind chill of -15°. They are patrolling the area, keeping an eye out for ICE activity, doing what they can to protect their immigrant neighbors.
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A thread of things you can do to help folks in MN.
If you've got funds to throw our way, the below website is a great place to start. I also repost fundraisers regularly as do other people on the ground. 🧵
www.standwithminnesota.com
If you've got funds to throw our way, the below website is a great place to start. I also repost fundraisers regularly as do other people on the ground. 🧵
www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.StandWithMinnesota.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:45 AM
A thread of things you can do to help folks in MN.
If you've got funds to throw our way, the below website is a great place to start. I also repost fundraisers regularly as do other people on the ground. 🧵
www.standwithminnesota.com
If you've got funds to throw our way, the below website is a great place to start. I also repost fundraisers regularly as do other people on the ground. 🧵
www.standwithminnesota.com
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And I fucking hate the caveats especially "NO CRIMINAL RECORD."
People who have criminal records ALSO deserve dignity. OK.
People who have criminal records ALSO deserve dignity. OK.
January 19, 2026 at 5:50 AM
And I fucking hate the caveats especially "NO CRIMINAL RECORD."
People who have criminal records ALSO deserve dignity. OK.
People who have criminal records ALSO deserve dignity. OK.
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If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
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This is 100% correct and the EU should do it immediately.
The USA will break if a bunch of entitled Americans suddenly can’t book get-aways in Paris.
The USA will break if a bunch of entitled Americans suddenly can’t book get-aways in Paris.
90 day suspension of US tourist visas and this is all over
January 19, 2026 at 5:50 AM
This is 100% correct and the EU should do it immediately.
The USA will break if a bunch of entitled Americans suddenly can’t book get-aways in Paris.
The USA will break if a bunch of entitled Americans suddenly can’t book get-aways in Paris.
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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this actually makes more sense than the plot of the movie
January 19, 2026 at 5:39 AM
this actually makes more sense than the plot of the movie
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Hold on to your butts.
12 new colorways drop Feb 1st to brighten up your stashes from rich solids to variegated blends, speckled to layered. Something for everyone to drool over. And along w/ these are 12 cool historical stories that inspired them. Stay tuned for this yarnian goodness. 🧶
#yarnsky
12 new colorways drop Feb 1st to brighten up your stashes from rich solids to variegated blends, speckled to layered. Something for everyone to drool over. And along w/ these are 12 cool historical stories that inspired them. Stay tuned for this yarnian goodness. 🧶
#yarnsky
January 19, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Hold on to your butts.
12 new colorways drop Feb 1st to brighten up your stashes from rich solids to variegated blends, speckled to layered. Something for everyone to drool over. And along w/ these are 12 cool historical stories that inspired them. Stay tuned for this yarnian goodness. 🧶
#yarnsky
12 new colorways drop Feb 1st to brighten up your stashes from rich solids to variegated blends, speckled to layered. Something for everyone to drool over. And along w/ these are 12 cool historical stories that inspired them. Stay tuned for this yarnian goodness. 🧶
#yarnsky
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Great piece overall— would add as an addendum that it's very informative who the US does *not^ encourage to rebel against oppression— the Palestinians, Lebanese, Egyptians, etc.
my new piece in FP: The US keeps telling people to rise up against their regimes, then leaving them to die. Hungary, Iraq, Syria...now Iran? I try to offer an explanation for this very consistent pattern. (gift link) foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/16/t...
A Long History of Betrayal
Why Washington keeps encouraging foreign uprisings—and then walking away.
foreignpolicy.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Great piece overall— would add as an addendum that it's very informative who the US does *not^ encourage to rebel against oppression— the Palestinians, Lebanese, Egyptians, etc.
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my new piece in FP: The US keeps telling people to rise up against their regimes, then leaving them to die. Hungary, Iraq, Syria...now Iran? I try to offer an explanation for this very consistent pattern. (gift link) foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/16/t...
A Long History of Betrayal
Why Washington keeps encouraging foreign uprisings—and then walking away.
foreignpolicy.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:36 PM
my new piece in FP: The US keeps telling people to rise up against their regimes, then leaving them to die. Hungary, Iraq, Syria...now Iran? I try to offer an explanation for this very consistent pattern. (gift link) foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/16/t...
IM ACTIVATED COMRADE 😍😍
January 18, 2026 at 11:52 PM
IM ACTIVATED COMRADE 😍😍
May the next American revolution be born in MN. ✊✊ In 10 yrs I want to be able to take historical tours thru the streets of Minneapolis with cosplayers in their hand-knit hats, cell phone cameras & crocs.
Folks, if you know any Minnesotan, you'll know that many of us will bring up Minnesota and Minnesota things at every possible opportunity. If we manage to ride out military occupation, we're going to be absolutely insufferable for the next 20 years. Think about what you're risking here.
January 18, 2026 at 11:47 PM
May the next American revolution be born in MN. ✊✊ In 10 yrs I want to be able to take historical tours thru the streets of Minneapolis with cosplayers in their hand-knit hats, cell phone cameras & crocs.
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James Cook says Deportations are happening in less than 12 hours now
January 18, 2026 at 9:19 PM
James Cook says Deportations are happening in less than 12 hours now
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This summer, I took myself to the beach for two days & wrote a letter to my fellow educators about “AI.”
My mom asked to read it; I told her, “Not yet. Let me get another draft done.”
Welp.
I should have let her read the first draft because she’s not here to read this one.
My mom asked to read it; I told her, “Not yet. Let me get another draft done.”
Welp.
I should have let her read the first draft because she’s not here to read this one.
“Human Beings! Human Beings!” An Open Letter to Educators on the Dangers of AI
A high school teacher and Rethinking Schools editor denounces AI as a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
rethinkingschools.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
This summer, I took myself to the beach for two days & wrote a letter to my fellow educators about “AI.”
My mom asked to read it; I told her, “Not yet. Let me get another draft done.”
Welp.
I should have let her read the first draft because she’s not here to read this one.
My mom asked to read it; I told her, “Not yet. Let me get another draft done.”
Welp.
I should have let her read the first draft because she’s not here to read this one.
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5,000 protestors and 500 state security personnel killed in a few weeks is a lot.
And there’s a good chance the number of protestors Iranian forces have killed is decently higher than that.
No one knows where this will end up, but it’s very serious unrest, deadlier than some armed conflicts.
And there’s a good chance the number of protestors Iranian forces have killed is decently higher than that.
No one knows where this will end up, but it’s very serious unrest, deadlier than some armed conflicts.
Iranian official says verified deaths in Iran protests reaches at least 5,000 reut.rs/3ZiPI21
Iranian official says verified deaths in Iran protests reaches at least 5,000
An Iranian official in the region said on Sunday the authorities had verified at least 5,000 people had been killed in protests in Iran, including about 500 security personnel, blaming "terrorists and armed rioters" for killing "innocent Iranians".
reut.rs
January 18, 2026 at 2:13 PM
5,000 protestors and 500 state security personnel killed in a few weeks is a lot.
And there’s a good chance the number of protestors Iranian forces have killed is decently higher than that.
No one knows where this will end up, but it’s very serious unrest, deadlier than some armed conflicts.
And there’s a good chance the number of protestors Iranian forces have killed is decently higher than that.
No one knows where this will end up, but it’s very serious unrest, deadlier than some armed conflicts.
Niche rant incoming, Buddhist one ☸️. You may not be aware your bear is a Buddhist. I studied formally a lot in my 20s, but now my practice is very private & personal. I was blessed to have smart, somewhat curmudgeonly-in-a-loving-way teachers, which is why I am comfy with the following complaint. 🧵
January 18, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Niche rant incoming, Buddhist one ☸️. You may not be aware your bear is a Buddhist. I studied formally a lot in my 20s, but now my practice is very private & personal. I was blessed to have smart, somewhat curmudgeonly-in-a-loving-way teachers, which is why I am comfy with the following complaint. 🧵
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Minnesotans are strong. We are resilient. And the Constitution is on our side. 💪🏽
January 17, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Minnesotans are strong. We are resilient. And the Constitution is on our side. 💪🏽
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Additionally, MIWRC needs funds to keep their emergency warming center open to our unhoused community members. Please contribute and share to help keep our relatives safe!
January 17, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Additionally, MIWRC needs funds to keep their emergency warming center open to our unhoused community members. Please contribute and share to help keep our relatives safe!
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Hello community!
We are asking for more support for this fundraiser. Due to the extreme cold expected to linger in the Twin Cities for the next several days, we are seeing a huge need to help provide hot meals to unhoused people. Please help us continue to support our immigrant businesses!
We are asking for more support for this fundraiser. Due to the extreme cold expected to linger in the Twin Cities for the next several days, we are seeing a huge need to help provide hot meals to unhoused people. Please help us continue to support our immigrant businesses!
January 17, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Hello community!
We are asking for more support for this fundraiser. Due to the extreme cold expected to linger in the Twin Cities for the next several days, we are seeing a huge need to help provide hot meals to unhoused people. Please help us continue to support our immigrant businesses!
We are asking for more support for this fundraiser. Due to the extreme cold expected to linger in the Twin Cities for the next several days, we are seeing a huge need to help provide hot meals to unhoused people. Please help us continue to support our immigrant businesses!
Those mofo-ing em dashes. 👀😬☠️
the fact that Republican senators like Schmitt can’t even write a fascist screed on their own and instead have to rely on chatGPT perfectly captures the unique combination of evil and stupid that defines the modern Republican Party
January 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Those mofo-ing em dashes. 👀😬☠️
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I've reached my lifetime quota for "interesting times." Give me bland times. Boring times. Normie times, one could even say. Times that are both dull and unexciting. Load me up with times that feel stale and uninspiring. That's the good stuff right there.
January 16, 2026 at 3:37 AM
I've reached my lifetime quota for "interesting times." Give me bland times. Boring times. Normie times, one could even say. Times that are both dull and unexciting. Load me up with times that feel stale and uninspiring. That's the good stuff right there.
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New at Can We Still Govern?
"I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government."
Please read, share, help. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
"I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government."
Please read, share, help. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
Dispatch from the occupation
What life is like in Minneapolis now
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:49 PM
New at Can We Still Govern?
"I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government."
Please read, share, help. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
"I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government."
Please read, share, help. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
Abolish ICE is the moderate position www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less-lethal’ munitions
Kaden Rummler and Britain Rodriguez tell KTLA and LA Times of being shot at close range during California protest
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Abolish ICE is the moderate position www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid sharing these slides from ig and copied the link from her bio, please share and donate if you can!!!!
January 13, 2026 at 11:05 PM
linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid sharing these slides from ig and copied the link from her bio, please share and donate if you can!!!!