Biblioraptor, PhD
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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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2025 Cycle to the Sea
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Cycle to the Sea is in October! This 3-day ride from Charlotte to Myrtle Beach is the main fundraiser for ASAP, the Charlotte area adaptive sports program. 100% of your donation ensures that folks with disabilities can bike, ski, swim, hike, etc. 🚲 fundraise.atriumhealthfoundation.org/team/661194
My yoga class was canceled today so I had to do a video which isn’t the same but I was able to hold tree pose the longest I ever have so that’s something
January 19, 2026 at 2:16 AM
My yoga class was canceled today so I had to do a video which isn’t the same but I was able to hold tree pose the longest I ever have so that’s something
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The rebuilding of the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge is now expected to cost $2 billion.
The costliest NC road repair after Helene got a lot more expensive
The rebuilding of the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge is now expected to cost $2 billion.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:30 AM
The rebuilding of the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge is now expected to cost $2 billion.
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Slater's lady cyclist detectives!
SLATER'S LADY CYCLIST DETECTIVES!
SLATER'S LADY CYCLIST DETECTIVES!
If you use Victorian newspapers for research, you will always be down a rabbit hole. Today we have Slater's Lady Cyclist Detectives (London Evening Standard, 28 October 1896).
January 18, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Slater's lady cyclist detectives!
SLATER'S LADY CYCLIST DETECTIVES!
SLATER'S LADY CYCLIST DETECTIVES!
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Andor was cooking so unbelievably hard good grief
January 18, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Andor was cooking so unbelievably hard good grief
Watched the new Seven Dials - Mia McKenna-Bruce (she was Mary in the most recent Persuasion) was a perfect Bundle and it was mostly a beautiful adaptation but it takes a turn at the end for the Agatha Christie’s Avengers which was a bit odd
January 18, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Watched the new Seven Dials - Mia McKenna-Bruce (she was Mary in the most recent Persuasion) was a perfect Bundle and it was mostly a beautiful adaptation but it takes a turn at the end for the Agatha Christie’s Avengers which was a bit odd
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every single thing about this administration is stupid and unnecessary but getting into a trade war and threatening a shooting war with Europe - Europe! - because the president saw a Mercator projection and wants to slap his name on Greenland is maybe the stupidest and most unnecessary
The retaliation measures are being drawn up to give European leaders leverage in pivotal meetings with the US president at the World Economic Forum in Davos. ft.trib.al/aKexyt2
January 18, 2026 at 6:52 PM
every single thing about this administration is stupid and unnecessary but getting into a trade war and threatening a shooting war with Europe - Europe! - because the president saw a Mercator projection and wants to slap his name on Greenland is maybe the stupidest and most unnecessary
We were told “you are either with us or with the terrorists” and if we pointed out the long term effects of the Patriot Act we were accused of being unAmerican
You know, many of us said the post 9/11 War on Terror measures were Orwellian bullshit at the time, from DHS to ICE. The Patriot Act was chilling as well.
Some of us objected vociferously. Perhaps we didn't have the mics or the power, but we remember 2001-2005 as a terrible time in this country.
Some of us objected vociferously. Perhaps we didn't have the mics or the power, but we remember 2001-2005 as a terrible time in this country.
January 18, 2026 at 6:32 PM
We were told “you are either with us or with the terrorists” and if we pointed out the long term effects of the Patriot Act we were accused of being unAmerican
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