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Miranda Wojciechowski-Hardman (she/hers)
@drmandawoj.bsky.social
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Incurable bibliophile, recovering academic, catdog mom, feminist killjoy, aspiring patissier📚😸🍰
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
The Epstein case is important, not least because it implicates 47, but don't forget that a huge % of cases of violence against women involve police inaction, court inaction, untested rape kits, unenforced restraining orders, disbelieved victims & witnesses, & perps generally getting away with it.
joshuakolb.bsky.social Joshua Kolb @joshuakolb.bsky.social · Aug 18
As ppl look for transparency & accountability we’ve put together a comprehensive timeline of the failure of federal law enforcement to address Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes @justsecurity.org

It’s a “tale of national disgrace” spanning 3 decades

www.justsecurity.org/119137/timel...
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failure (1996-2025)
A comprehensive timeline of the failure of federal law enforcement to address Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes.
www.justsecurity.org
August 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
drmandawoj.bsky.social
First weekend getaway with our family of three has been full of small delights, slow going, and many naps. Much needed after the rest of 2025 😅 It’s not always peaceful to travel with a toddler, but it does bring me peace to escape the other noise and focus on my real priorities #stjosephs
August 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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charleswlogan.bsky.social
If you need a reason to resist and refuse the entrenchment of AI technologies in schools and demand a different vision of education, here's one: "The Trump administration is willing to put resources behind AI education and AI literacy, while it strips funds for actual public education."
bcmerchant.bsky.social Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · Jul 24
Trump's AI Action Plan is even worse than I thought it'd be. It's a tech industry wishlist with every box ticked. It signals the further coherence of Silicon Valley and the Trump-led federal government into a cooperative, automation-bent surveillance state. It's a blueprint for dystopia.
Trump's AI Action Plan is a blueprint for dystopia
The president is trying to give Silicon Valley nearly everything it wants — at a price.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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hadas.bsky.social
how it feels to be asked about your research
July 22, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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levostregc.bsky.social
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June 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
drmandawoj.bsky.social
A very successful #indiebookstoreday #booksky📚
April 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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pixelatedboat.bsky.social
Quit freaking out. Remember that in 10,000 B.C., when America had ZERO international trade, a family could afford a house like this on a single income.
A suburban caveman house
April 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
drmandawoj.bsky.social
Happy first birthday, Theodore! It’s been one heck of a chapter one 🥳
March 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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raskin.house.gov
Federal workers choose public service to serve our people, but the Trump administration wants to traumatize them.

We need cancer researchers, forest service firefighters, nuclear safety experts, VA nurses and food safety inspectors.

We don’t need Elon Musk, whatever his job is.
February 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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puckarks.bsky.social
The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks 
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."

www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
Brooklyn Public Library Offers Free eCards to Teens Nationwide Facing Book Bans in Local Communities | Brooklyn Public Library
Librarians and Teen Volunteers Spearhead Books Unbanned Initiative to Combat Censorship
www.bklynlibrary.org
February 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️

Here are some of our favourite mid-Victorian romantic score covers. These are just 4 covers from over 4000 scores that were digitised as part of our ‘What’s the Score at the Bodleian?’ project, which you can explore here: digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/collections/...
An image showing a beatific looking woman dressed in white ruffled robes on a fabric swing, covered with pink and yellow roses. A cherub kisses her on the forehead. Above reads "Golden Love" and below "Waltz on Milton Welling's Popular Song. Georges Lamonthe" This score cover reads "STRAUSS' FIRST LOVE" in elaborate text around a central circular image showing two children dressed like adults in middle class Victorian Sunday best walking through a fence into a country field. A peachy beige cover showing an Art Nouveau style frame made of thin wooden posts. Floral embellishments adorn the frame and a woman sits beneath a large wreath, while a fairy child holding a bouquet flies over the music title and composer "Loves Message. Polka by F.J Laughlin". This score sheet cover is decorated with realistic floral illustrations, a white flower with small green leaves - possibly jasmine, curves over the left hand side of the page. To the right, a posy of purple and yellow flowers. The text reads "Silent Love Waltz by Fred Clydach".
February 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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warren.senate.gov
If you're one of the 40 million people with student loans, Elon Musk’s team may have gotten access to your Social Security number, income data, and personal information.

I'm leading 18 senators in an investigation into DOGE’s actions at the Department of Education.
February 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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artcandee.bsky.social
Senator Chris Van Hollen:

"We are witnessing here, Mr. President, is the result of the most corrupt bargain in American history, because Elon Musk spent over $280 million to elect Donald Trump, and Donald Trump has handed the keys of the U.S. government over to Elon Musk."

🔥
February 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
There’s no need for a new law and you’re never going to get it passed in the minority anyway.

Just demand that the authorities apply the current laws to stop the actions that are already illegal
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 4
Schumer: "Today Leader Jeffries and I are joining together to push legislation to prevent unlawful meddling in the Treasury Department's payment systems and protect Americans across the country ... we call our legislation, 'stop the steal'"
February 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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leahgreenberg.bsky.social
HAPPENING NOW: members of Congress led by @maxwellfrost.bsky.social are attempting to enter the Treasury Building to demand answers re: Musk’s unconstitutional money grab
February 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
drmandawoj.bsky.social
Latest local bookstore purchase: Very timely new release on anti-gender ideology and the rise of global facism from one of the greats #booksky 💙 📚
February 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Black history month starts today and this administration would like us to forget it,
February 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
drmandawoj.bsky.social
I imagine ideological review of current opportunities will continue, but happy to see some checks still functioning, and this blatantly illegal action rescinded. Stay vigilant and loud, folks.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Jan 29
BREAKING NEWS: The development follows a federal judge's order Tuesday that temporarily blocked the effort to pause federal payments for grants and other programs.
Trump rescinds freeze on federal funding
The development follows a federal judge's order Tuesday that temporarily blocked the effort to pause federal payments for grants and other programs.
www.npr.org
January 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
Musk and his team have hostilely taken over OPM. Tonight’s email to fed employees mirrors the “Fork in the Road” message sent to Twitter (now X) staff after Musk’s 2022 takeover. He is working with the Trump administration to build profiles on federal workers based on loyalty (political standing).
January 29, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Hi that was a coup last night in case no one mentioned that to you. The executive branch seized the power of the purse the Constitution gave to Congress, which is a pretty authoritarian / illegal consolidation of powers move. Time to go yell at your reps, the media, etc.
Hey friends! We're seeing a lot of terrible things. We're not able to cover all of them, but we felt this latest one is a really big deal and needs much more awareness. Our summary is this: It's an administrative coup. Trump has ordered tens of billions (maybe up to $3 trillion) of budget halted indefinitely in a blatantly illegal move. He's claiming power to halt and potentially redirect funding that's already been authorized by Congress — a classic authoritarian move. Here's what we know. And we're doing our best to catch up with this story, because it's moving fast. There's a memo from Matthew Vaeth, the acting head of the Office of Management and Budget. (That's the same government entity who set-up the DEI "snitch" line, that's now been spammed by tens of thousands of our fellow residents.) In typical Trump-style, the memo gets its facts wrong. It claims in FY2024 the US government spent $10 trillion (actually it was $6.8 trillion). It says money should be used for the administration's priorities — "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve." (Again, it's very fact deficient.) The memo says a pause will begin at 5pm on January 28th where, "Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal." Anyone promised federal grants might have their money at risk, even states. This is Congressional directed spending and Trump is ordering people to not do it. This funding includes universities for education and research programs, nonprofits, local and tribal governments, disaster relief aid, e… So what can we do? It's been a lot. And the shock approach of this administration is to overwhelm us with nonsense and a state of paralysis. We continue to believe the best thing is to stay grounded and keep yourself sane amidst insanity. At this juncture, three actions we suggest that make sense to us: 1) Urge media to cover this story properly This is not "possibly illegal" — it's "patently illegal." You can read notes on that here. It's not "temporary" — it's "indefinite." There's no timetable for ending it. It's not just a memo — it's an administrative coup. 2) Urge your Representatives to act like this is a big deal If you know us, this isn't a knee-jerk action we suggest. We think this is a strategic because it's Congress that's being violated — their power is being directly undermined. 3) Continue to support ACLU and Democracy Forward These groups have been preparing litigation for some time. Unless Trump revokes this, this will certainly make its way through the courts. Our read is even the biased courts will have trouble swallowing this — so it may end up being shut down. Keep breathing. “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again," Nelson Mandela. Warmly, - Choose Democracy
January 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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brookannica.bsky.social
Just a reminder that you can follow the WHO here and get their newsletter to stay informed even if our current administration is trying to pull us away from them.
who.int WHO @who.int · Jan 26
Here is your self-care checklist for today and everyday! 💛🧡💚💙💜
Sunday self-care checklist. Do activities you love. Look after your mind and body. Avoid bad habits. Limit your screen time. Eat healthy food.
January 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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warren.senate.gov
Has Trump lowered the price of groceries? No. Instead, he's focused on renaming the Gulf of Mexico.

Today, my colleagues and I gave him a list of things he could do right now to start to lower the prices of eggs.
Democrats slam Trump for not making good on promise to ‘immediately’ lower food prices
“During your first week of office you have instead focused on mass deportations and pardoning January 6 attackers,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren and 19 other lawmakers told the president in a letter.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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pronounced-ing.bsky.social
Welp. There's EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU and LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, marked as "remove from all libraries" as of October. 🙃
flfreedomread.bsky.social Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread.bsky.social · Jan 26
Clay updated their review database with the decisions for the nearly 50 objections filed last month.

Every single one of them was either restricted or removed.

These decisions were made without reading the books and without a public review committee.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Screenshot of the outcomes posted to the district’s website. Decisions were to limit to HS, limit to HS and require parent permission, and remove from all libraries. Follow the link in the post for details on each title.
January 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
drmandawoj.bsky.social
May the book world continue to be a place where #metoo and the horrendous acts of powerful men continue to matter as our rapist-in-chief and many such appointees work to mold policy and rollback protections against harassment and assault.

www.vox.com/culture/3952...
Neil Gaiman and the problem of faux feminists
What happens to supposedly “enlightened” men in the post-Me Too era?
www.vox.com
January 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM