Library Bear 📚
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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
TURNS OUT A VERY WIDE SPAN OF THE ELECTORATE HATES FASCISM, ACTUALLY. WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED.
Do any of my New England fam have an Aurora forecast for tonight? Apparently the storm gonna hit before sunset, but we may see it after sun goes down?
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Do any of my New England fam have an Aurora forecast for tonight? Apparently the storm gonna hit before sunset, but we may see it after sun goes down?
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Bluesky now banning authors whose works contribute to the public discourse is an attack on democracy.
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Bluesky now banning authors whose works contribute to the public discourse is an attack on democracy.
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Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
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With alt text and a reminder to unfollow.
They fired all the Black and trans journalists and will no longer cover politics.
They fired all the Black and trans journalists and will no longer cover politics.
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
With alt text and a reminder to unfollow.
They fired all the Black and trans journalists and will no longer cover politics.
They fired all the Black and trans journalists and will no longer cover politics.
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But don't call it apartheid. prospect.org/2025/11/11/i...
Israel Considers Instituting a Death Penalty for Palestinians—but Not for Jews - The American Prospect
The bill, which would impose a mandatory death penalty on Palestinians who kill Jewish Israelis, was introduced by the far-right Jewish Power party, and a sizable minority of Knesset members backed th...
prospect.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
But don't call it apartheid. prospect.org/2025/11/11/i...
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
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November 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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LIGHT PLASMA: *exists*
OXYGEN MOLECULES: oh my fucking GOD that is INCREDIBLE
OXYGEN MOLECULES: oh my fucking GOD that is INCREDIBLE
A few more photos from tonight’s incredible #aurora. I’m fascinated by the amount of red light tonight. This is generated by oxygen molecules being excited by light plasma at least 600 km above the Earth. The green is also oxygen molecules, but much lower (100-250km). Definitely a great night.
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
LIGHT PLASMA: *exists*
OXYGEN MOLECULES: oh my fucking GOD that is INCREDIBLE
OXYGEN MOLECULES: oh my fucking GOD that is INCREDIBLE
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NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
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"[K]ids inside the car wash watched as their mother was taken away."
"Workers were not allowed to go inside to retrieve their work permits or identification, and [ICE] made no effort to enter the facility to identify anyone they were arresting."
#Massachusetts #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"Workers were not allowed to go inside to retrieve their work permits or identification, and [ICE] made no effort to enter the facility to identify anyone they were arresting."
#Massachusetts #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
ICE Agents Kidnap Nine People Working at Car Wash in Boston
ICE carried out its biggest workplace raid in Massachusetts so far, kidnapping nine workers at a car wash in the neighborhood of Allston-Brighton.
www.leftvoice.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"[K]ids inside the car wash watched as their mother was taken away."
"Workers were not allowed to go inside to retrieve their work permits or identification, and [ICE] made no effort to enter the facility to identify anyone they were arresting."
#Massachusetts #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"Workers were not allowed to go inside to retrieve their work permits or identification, and [ICE] made no effort to enter the facility to identify anyone they were arresting."
#Massachusetts #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
You know what I really love? My fav thing to do on a weeknight where I am anyway burnt out. It’s just the best: being forced out of an activist signal chat bc some brocialist belittled my request for trigger warnings re sexual assault. So classy. 😡😡😡
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
You know what I really love? My fav thing to do on a weeknight where I am anyway burnt out. It’s just the best: being forced out of an activist signal chat bc some brocialist belittled my request for trigger warnings re sexual assault. So classy. 😡😡😡
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It is hard to come up with a better analogy for whiteness than preferring the AI simulacra of your supposed authentic art form to whatever a Black woman from your art form’s cultural geography might make.
As long as it's not Beyonce country music fans are fine with this development
November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
It is hard to come up with a better analogy for whiteness than preferring the AI simulacra of your supposed authentic art form to whatever a Black woman from your art form’s cultural geography might make.
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ALMOST FORGOT
Get involved with your state and local Democrats.
Chuck Schumer might be a bitch but Linda the Safeway Cashier is not, and she is ORGANIZED.
I have found state and local Dems (MoCo, MD) to be the exact antidote to... lackluster... national Dems.
YMMV. But give it a try
Get involved with your state and local Democrats.
Chuck Schumer might be a bitch but Linda the Safeway Cashier is not, and she is ORGANIZED.
I have found state and local Dems (MoCo, MD) to be the exact antidote to... lackluster... national Dems.
YMMV. But give it a try
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
ALMOST FORGOT
Get involved with your state and local Democrats.
Chuck Schumer might be a bitch but Linda the Safeway Cashier is not, and she is ORGANIZED.
I have found state and local Dems (MoCo, MD) to be the exact antidote to... lackluster... national Dems.
YMMV. But give it a try
Get involved with your state and local Democrats.
Chuck Schumer might be a bitch but Linda the Safeway Cashier is not, and she is ORGANIZED.
I have found state and local Dems (MoCo, MD) to be the exact antidote to... lackluster... national Dems.
YMMV. But give it a try
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the citation is from NINETEEN-EIGHTY
this is OLDER THAN ME
this is OLDER THAN ME
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
the citation is from NINETEEN-EIGHTY
this is OLDER THAN ME
this is OLDER THAN ME
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WHY IS THIS IN A SOCIOLOGY TEXTBOOK
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
WHY IS THIS IN A SOCIOLOGY TEXTBOOK
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New — Israeli forces just killed this Palestinian boy.
Last month, he and his family were harvesting olives. Soldiers bombarded them with tear gas, making him collapse.
He was in critical condition until today.
He is the 47th kid killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank this year.
Last month, he and his family were harvesting olives. Soldiers bombarded them with tear gas, making him collapse.
He was in critical condition until today.
He is the 47th kid killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank this year.
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
New — Israeli forces just killed this Palestinian boy.
Last month, he and his family were harvesting olives. Soldiers bombarded them with tear gas, making him collapse.
He was in critical condition until today.
He is the 47th kid killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank this year.
Last month, he and his family were harvesting olives. Soldiers bombarded them with tear gas, making him collapse.
He was in critical condition until today.
He is the 47th kid killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank this year.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Kneesvember 2025 Day 5
November 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Kneesvember 2025 Day 5
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Kneesvember 2025 Day 4
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Kneesvember 2025 Day 4
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Kneesvember 2025 Day 3
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Kneesvember 2025 Day 3
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Kneesvember 2025 Day 2
November 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Kneesvember 2025 Day 2
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell