Biblioraptor, PhD
@biblioraptorphd.bsky.social
English prof, mama & wife, reader/writer, 18C, pop culture, intersectional feminist, progressive, cyclist, hiker. NC. My views are my own. She/her
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Cold War II: Electric Boogaloo
2 Cold 2 War
Peace Through Strength: The Cold War Continues
Cold War II: This Time We Are The Baddies
2 Cold 2 War
Peace Through Strength: The Cold War Continues
Cold War II: This Time We Are The Baddies
Bessent on Greenland: "Peace through strength. Make it part of the US and there will not be a conflict because the US right now, we're the hottest country in the world, we're the strongest country in the world. Europeans project weakness. The US projects strength."
January 18, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Cold War II: Electric Boogaloo
2 Cold 2 War
Peace Through Strength: The Cold War Continues
Cold War II: This Time We Are The Baddies
2 Cold 2 War
Peace Through Strength: The Cold War Continues
Cold War II: This Time We Are The Baddies
My parents in south Alabama have snow but we just have cold rain. Damn climate change
January 18, 2026 at 1:06 PM
My parents in south Alabama have snow but we just have cold rain. Damn climate change
W wants one of us to drive him to Monroe to see snow tomorrow but that’s the other side of Charlotte which may as well be another country
January 18, 2026 at 2:41 AM
W wants one of us to drive him to Monroe to see snow tomorrow but that’s the other side of Charlotte which may as well be another country
No thank you
January 18, 2026 at 2:36 AM
No thank you
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(h/t Amelia Buttress)
January 18, 2026 at 1:51 AM
(h/t Amelia Buttress)
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These are DHS agents not MPD according to their uniforms. What federal crime was the dancing fox reasonably suspected of?
Outside of the Bishop Henry Whipple Building in Minneapolis a person dancing in a fox costume is arrested by the MPD. Protests have been consistent outside of this building since the ramped up ICE presence.
January 18, 2026 at 12:58 AM
These are DHS agents not MPD according to their uniforms. What federal crime was the dancing fox reasonably suspected of?
Not happy with my Kavu bag strap nearly ripping - a hiking bag should be able to hold the weight of a water bottle
January 17, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Not happy with my Kavu bag strap nearly ripping - a hiking bag should be able to hold the weight of a water bottle
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From an optics perspective... the protesters being the ones waving the US flag while Bovino et al looks like every awful nazi inspired movie we've ever seen... hats off to Minnesotans.
Greg Bovino was seen earlier today at the Minneapolis ICE facility dressed in a very nazi-inspired outfit. They don’t even hide anymore.
January 17, 2026 at 8:53 PM
From an optics perspective... the protesters being the ones waving the US flag while Bovino et al looks like every awful nazi inspired movie we've ever seen... hats off to Minnesotans.
What are the woes of the world to rocks and mountains
January 17, 2026 at 8:19 PM
What are the woes of the world to rocks and mountains
Trying to decide what level of layering I need for hiking today cause it will warm up about 15 degrees while we are out there and we are climbing
January 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Trying to decide what level of layering I need for hiking today cause it will warm up about 15 degrees while we are out there and we are climbing
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ICE detained people while waiting in line at a food pantry.
Again, ICE DETAINED PEOPLE WHILE WAITING IN LINE AT A FOOD PANTRY.
Again, ICE DETAINED PEOPLE WHILE WAITING IN LINE AT A FOOD PANTRY.
ICE detained people waiting at a food pantry, Salvation Army says
A foodbank in New Jersey cautioned its partners to have a plan in place in case of an ICE raid.
www.nj.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:35 PM
ICE detained people while waiting in line at a food pantry.
Again, ICE DETAINED PEOPLE WHILE WAITING IN LINE AT A FOOD PANTRY.
Again, ICE DETAINED PEOPLE WHILE WAITING IN LINE AT A FOOD PANTRY.
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What an image.
Getty photographer throwing his camera to another reporter as he’s being tackled by ICE agents.
Getty photographer throwing his camera to another reporter as he’s being tackled by ICE agents.
January 17, 2026 at 2:27 PM
What an image.
Getty photographer throwing his camera to another reporter as he’s being tackled by ICE agents.
Getty photographer throwing his camera to another reporter as he’s being tackled by ICE agents.
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Students and staff at public schools in America are being terrorized by paramilitary forces.
This is an entirely factual description of what is happening. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
This is an entirely factual description of what is happening. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
January 17, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Students and staff at public schools in America are being terrorized by paramilitary forces.
This is an entirely factual description of what is happening. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
This is an entirely factual description of what is happening. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
Going to the woods tomorrow, yoga Sunday evening, so I need to plan a bike ride for Monday for the Trifecta of Fun Activities
January 17, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Going to the woods tomorrow, yoga Sunday evening, so I need to plan a bike ride for Monday for the Trifecta of Fun Activities
This has been the absolute longest week. A student this morning was complaining about a quiz in another class because it’s just the first week and I was like OMG it is just the first week
January 17, 2026 at 1:10 AM
This has been the absolute longest week. A student this morning was complaining about a quiz in another class because it’s just the first week and I was like OMG it is just the first week
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As absenteeism rises in Minnesota with the surge of ICE agents, some parents are helping patrol neighborhoods and get kids safely to school. And for those who are too afraid to leave, they deliver groceries, help with laundry and check in on their well-being.
Meet the Minneapolis parents patrolling their schools amid ICE operations
As federal agents continue their surge in Minnesota, Twin Cities parents are organizing to support their immigrant neighbors. MPR News spoke to a parent group that’s driving neighbor kids to school, d...
www.mprnews.org
January 17, 2026 at 1:03 AM
As absenteeism rises in Minnesota with the surge of ICE agents, some parents are helping patrol neighborhoods and get kids safely to school. And for those who are too afraid to leave, they deliver groceries, help with laundry and check in on their well-being.
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“He was just lifeless, like he had foam around his mouth. He had tears coming out of his eyes."
Federal agents’ use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
Federal agents’ use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
ICE's tear gas sent a 6-month-old to the hospital, the latest in an alarming pattern
Federal agents' use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
www.motherjones.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:00 AM
“He was just lifeless, like he had foam around his mouth. He had tears coming out of his eyes."
Federal agents’ use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
Federal agents’ use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
I’ve been drinking from a Nalgene bottle all day (not the one with the lil sipper) and almost made it without spilling water on my face
January 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM
I’ve been drinking from a Nalgene bottle all day (not the one with the lil sipper) and almost made it without spilling water on my face
This guy has never lived in a rural area where only the county seat has a movie theater (and usually only two screens)
"You’re not going to get in the car and go to the next town to see a movie," says Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
www.avclub.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM
This guy has never lived in a rural area where only the county seat has a movie theater (and usually only two screens)
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This is Minneapolis:
Weekly school newsletters includes: "Our community is facing so much grief, fear and confusion" & "stay safe this weekend."
Annual school community events are cancelled. Field trips cancelled.
Standardized testing is happening now, but kids trapped at home can't be tested.
Weekly school newsletters includes: "Our community is facing so much grief, fear and confusion" & "stay safe this weekend."
Annual school community events are cancelled. Field trips cancelled.
Standardized testing is happening now, but kids trapped at home can't be tested.
January 16, 2026 at 10:49 PM
This is Minneapolis:
Weekly school newsletters includes: "Our community is facing so much grief, fear and confusion" & "stay safe this weekend."
Annual school community events are cancelled. Field trips cancelled.
Standardized testing is happening now, but kids trapped at home can't be tested.
Weekly school newsletters includes: "Our community is facing so much grief, fear and confusion" & "stay safe this weekend."
Annual school community events are cancelled. Field trips cancelled.
Standardized testing is happening now, but kids trapped at home can't be tested.
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One catte doth onlye lie, and the othir catte doth onlye telle the trouthe, and both cattes saye thei have not been fed.
January 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM
One catte doth onlye lie, and the othir catte doth onlye telle the trouthe, and both cattes saye thei have not been fed.
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Anna Hall of the Legal Rights Center said ICE agents know they're not going to be held accountable by supervisors and it's hard to do it in court if they hide their names/faces: “They’re acting with impunity, and they believe that they have the right to do that.” (3) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Fear factor: Intimidation becomes a calling card as Twin Cities ICE surge widens
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, observers say there are signs that federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citiz...
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Anna Hall of the Legal Rights Center said ICE agents know they're not going to be held accountable by supervisors and it's hard to do it in court if they hide their names/faces: “They’re acting with impunity, and they believe that they have the right to do that.” (3) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Sure lack of healthcare access is “pretty cool”
Dr Oz: "Alabama has no OBGYNs in many of their counties, so they're doing something pretty cool. They're actually having robots do ultrasounds on these pregnant moms."
January 16, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Sure lack of healthcare access is “pretty cool”
Four basketball games left
Five basketball games left
January 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Four basketball games left
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It’s the latter. And it answers a question I kept posing: how do you punish people with complex bureaucracy if you dismantle…the complex bureaucracy that can punish?
You can’t.
You can’t.
On the Friday afternoon before a three-day weekend, the Department of Education announces that borrowers will not have their wages or tax refunds garnished for being in default on their student loans. This could be driven by political considerations or difficulties in actually collecting funds.
U.S. Department of Education Delays Involuntary Collections Amid Ongoing Student Loan Repayment Improvements
ED announced that it will delay the implementation of involuntary collections on federal student loans, including Administrative Wage Garnishment and the Treasury Offset Program, to enable the Departm...
www.ed.gov
January 16, 2026 at 9:58 PM
It’s the latter. And it answers a question I kept posing: how do you punish people with complex bureaucracy if you dismantle…the complex bureaucracy that can punish?
You can’t.
You can’t.