Darkrose
@darkrose.bsky.social
Queer Black nerd, SF Giants fan, kitty mom, writer, academic librarian in Norcal. Politics, baseball, FFXIV & other video games, food, choral music, & cats. She/they #BlackLivesMatter #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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if I am ever canonized a saint you guys are going to have a great time blessing people with my Star Trek Funko Pops
November 16, 2025 at 5:21 AM
if I am ever canonized a saint you guys are going to have a great time blessing people with my Star Trek Funko Pops
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thrilled to report that if Pope Leo is ever canonized as a saint, his jerseys will indeed become second-degree relics, and I unironically hope I live to see this
Omg wait @clairewillett.bsky.social are all of the Pope’s jerseys relics now????
He's the sports jersey pope now. 1000 years from now historians will be going through the Vatican archives trying to figure out who the Charlotte Hornets were.
November 16, 2025 at 5:17 AM
thrilled to report that if Pope Leo is ever canonized as a saint, his jerseys will indeed become second-degree relics, and I unironically hope I live to see this
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The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
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amazing to watch a papacy defined by a dude being handed sports jerseys he doesn't want
Spike Lee presented Pope Leo XIV with a New York Knicks jersey on Saturday as the US pope welcomed film stars to the Vatican, where he called cinema a vehicle of hope ➡️ u.afp.com/Sn78
November 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
amazing to watch a papacy defined by a dude being handed sports jerseys he doesn't want
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We really need more scifi shows to focus on the ground. To show the daily lives of regular people in the dystopian futures they imagine. To do it without promising some grand adventure or revolution is going to fix things. To show the uncertainty and powerlessness of being born into such a world.
November 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
We really need more scifi shows to focus on the ground. To show the daily lives of regular people in the dystopian futures they imagine. To do it without promising some grand adventure or revolution is going to fix things. To show the uncertainty and powerlessness of being born into such a world.
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Shabana Mahmood has decided that her political future will be secured by being evil to refugees, just as Wes Streeting decided to be evil to trans kids.
This is where the Labour Party is now.
This is where the Labour Party is now.
Shabana Mahmood tells Sunday Times it should take 20 years for somebody granted refugee status in UK to secure permanent status (ie, reapply 6 times) if came without permission.
Paper says Denmark has toughest settlement timeline (8 years) but UK govt wants longer
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Paper says Denmark has toughest settlement timeline (8 years) but UK govt wants longer
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Shabana Mahmood: ‘Illegal migration is tearing Britain apart’
The home secretary is planning to introduce a 20-year wait for permanent stay to end a ‘golden ticket’ for asylum seekers
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Shabana Mahmood has decided that her political future will be secured by being evil to refugees, just as Wes Streeting decided to be evil to trans kids.
This is where the Labour Party is now.
This is where the Labour Party is now.
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I usually don’t like linking to the NYT, but I think it’s important to know that they wrote and published an obituary immediately for Alice Wong. (It selectively left out parts of her disability activism that they didn’t like, of course.)
“One of the things that really gives me joy is the fact that there are so many amazing, brilliant, creative disabled people out there. But part of my rage — and it’s a very real rage — is that most people don’t really know about them.”
Obit:
Obit:
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I usually don’t like linking to the NYT, but I think it’s important to know that they wrote and published an obituary immediately for Alice Wong. (It selectively left out parts of her disability activism that they didn’t like, of course.)
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Amazon be like "how did we not topple Steam & completely dominate the gaming market? it's a mystery..."
November 16, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Amazon be like "how did we not topple Steam & completely dominate the gaming market? it's a mystery..."
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Daily bunny no.3140 really wanted that cookie
November 16, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Daily bunny no.3140 really wanted that cookie
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“FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staff members, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information…”
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
“FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staff members, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information…”
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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what gets me is libs are really insistent that it’s true when all context and reasoning points toward a brother teasing his brother and talking shit about a guy he hates, and in that insistence of realness is a glee in the patently homophobic root of the claim.
hey I think maybe someone needs to say out loud that actually sucking another man’s dick is literally fine whereas raping children is instant death, like are we maybe not doing this one *just right*?
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
what gets me is libs are really insistent that it’s true when all context and reasoning points toward a brother teasing his brother and talking shit about a guy he hates, and in that insistence of realness is a glee in the patently homophobic root of the claim.
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I'm gonna fucking throw up
November 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I'm gonna fucking throw up
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Aka why "information commons" or "hub" is not it
What’s in a name? When it comes to the word “library,” the answer is: everything. It’s a brand built over centuries, one that promises free access to knowledge, is a beacon of community trust, and lives at the heart of every community. #libraries
The Enduring Heart: Why the “Library” Brand is a Community Hub’s Greatest Asset
Across Australia, local governments are increasingly co‑locating public libraries with other serv…
hohkyo.medium.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Aka why "information commons" or "hub" is not it
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“Following the arrival of the U.S. Border Patrol in Charlotte Saturday morning, hundreds of protesters gathered at First Ward Park in the afternoon and marched through uptown, delivering a clear message to federal agents: ‘Get out’...”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
People gather in uptown to protest Border Patrol arrests in Charlotte
Community leaders and immigrant families protested federal agents’ presence in Charlotte as agents drove around the city taking people.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 AM
“Following the arrival of the U.S. Border Patrol in Charlotte Saturday morning, hundreds of protesters gathered at First Ward Park in the afternoon and marched through uptown, delivering a clear message to federal agents: ‘Get out’...”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
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Like, this is the mainstream GOP response to an off-year election drubbing: invite nazis to the capital. There's no reforming this, there's no bringing these people back to moderation & reason. They have to be resisted tirelessly at every turn and ultimately crushed or they'll destroy everything
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Like, this is the mainstream GOP response to an off-year election drubbing: invite nazis to the capital. There's no reforming this, there's no bringing these people back to moderation & reason. They have to be resisted tirelessly at every turn and ultimately crushed or they'll destroy everything
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I think we need to stop calling it empathy and go back to calling it decency. It isn't a favour you're doing someone else, it's you proving that you aren't a fucking ghoul
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I think we need to stop calling it empathy and go back to calling it decency. It isn't a favour you're doing someone else, it's you proving that you aren't a fucking ghoul
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