Mary Grace
@emgeekay.bsky.social
Retired archivist, librarian, linguist, feminist, reader, mom, grandma, pacifist, socialist, supporter of trade unions, the welfare state, and Amnesty International. I like digital preservation and old photographs. Banner: painting by Andrew Nicholl.
It is the Epiphany today - a day when the wise men visited the stable and also the day when a very unwise man incited a coup against the US Capitol and was never brought to justice.
January 6, 2026 at 4:49 PM
It is the Epiphany today - a day when the wise men visited the stable and also the day when a very unwise man incited a coup against the US Capitol and was never brought to justice.
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New article from me today about a centuries-old policy in Brazil that has a lot to tell us about just how high a universal basic income can be set at without seeing the effects on employment that so many people assume.
The 200-Year Experiment: How a 'Privileged' Basic Income in Brazil Proves We Can Afford to Be Universal
From $500 to $15,000 a Month: How Decades of Data Prove That an Unconditional Basic Income Guarantee Fuels Ambition Instead of Laziness
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM
New article from me today about a centuries-old policy in Brazil that has a lot to tell us about just how high a universal basic income can be set at without seeing the effects on employment that so many people assume.
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“Maduro’s prosecution would signal an upheaval of the international rule of law, including the very aims of the immunity doctrine. Whether international law will be respected in the coming days remains to be seen.”
justiceinconflict.org/2026/01/06/t...
justiceinconflict.org/2026/01/06/t...
To Prosecute or Not to Prosecute: Maduro’s Indictment, Head-of-State Immunity, and the United States’ Instrumentalisation of Non-Recognition
Mayya Chaykina join JiC for this post on the issue of head of state immunity and the prosecution of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. Mayya is a master’s student in law at Sciences Po Paris. Her wo…
justiceinconflict.org
January 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
“Maduro’s prosecution would signal an upheaval of the international rule of law, including the very aims of the immunity doctrine. Whether international law will be respected in the coming days remains to be seen.”
justiceinconflict.org/2026/01/06/t...
justiceinconflict.org/2026/01/06/t...
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In case you’re curious, you can’t be convicted of crimes in Canada unless the crime itself was actually committed on Canadian soil
Meaning we can’t send nighttime raiding parties into other countries, kidnap people, then prosecute them in a Canadian courts
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-4...
Meaning we can’t send nighttime raiding parties into other countries, kidnap people, then prosecute them in a Canadian courts
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-4...
January 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
In case you’re curious, you can’t be convicted of crimes in Canada unless the crime itself was actually committed on Canadian soil
Meaning we can’t send nighttime raiding parties into other countries, kidnap people, then prosecute them in a Canadian courts
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-4...
Meaning we can’t send nighttime raiding parties into other countries, kidnap people, then prosecute them in a Canadian courts
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-4...
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"The only flags Farage and Starmer have been waving this weekend are white."
Written for the Metro 👇🏼
metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/z...
Written for the Metro 👇🏼
metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/z...
Zack Polanski: Starmer and Farage have proven their craven cowardice on Venezuel
This weekend has proven it beyond doubt - Keir Starmer is a coward.
metro.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM
"The only flags Farage and Starmer have been waving this weekend are white."
Written for the Metro 👇🏼
metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/z...
Written for the Metro 👇🏼
metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/z...
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"The issues" are not immutable. Americans do not come out of the womb arguing about trans girls in Division III volleyball.
The issues are what you make them. The issues are what you're loudest about.
Create the conversation around these murderers' war crimes, don't equivocate, and don't let up.
The issues are what you make them. The issues are what you're loudest about.
Create the conversation around these murderers' war crimes, don't equivocate, and don't let up.
And, you can also change the narrative yourself, by leading the public. Public pressure absolutely moves politicians. Sitting around waiting for others to take this seriously is failing. Making something the story and making the public care about it is the job of a politician.
IMO the argument is that you can make things into big enough deals that it matters. Khanna found Massey and found survivors and made the Epstein Files the gigantic story it should be. Only then did establishment Dems come along. You can, in fact, make things into big hairy deals if you do it right.
January 6, 2026 at 1:55 AM
"The issues" are not immutable. Americans do not come out of the womb arguing about trans girls in Division III volleyball.
The issues are what you make them. The issues are what you're loudest about.
Create the conversation around these murderers' war crimes, don't equivocate, and don't let up.
The issues are what you make them. The issues are what you're loudest about.
Create the conversation around these murderers' war crimes, don't equivocate, and don't let up.
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One guy tried, unsuccessfully, to blow up a plane with a bomb in his sneakers, and everybody had to take off their shoes at the airport for the next 20 years.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 AM
One guy tried, unsuccessfully, to blow up a plane with a bomb in his sneakers, and everybody had to take off their shoes at the airport for the next 20 years.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting — which helped fund NPR, PBS and many local radio and TV stations — is officially shutting down, months after Congress passed spending cuts that stripped the organization of more than $1 billion in funding.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting is officially shutting down months after GOP funding cuts
The CBP's board of directors voted to dissolve the private, nonprofit corporation after 58 years of service.
nbcnews.to
January 5, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting — which helped fund NPR, PBS and many local radio and TV stations — is officially shutting down, months after Congress passed spending cuts that stripped the organization of more than $1 billion in funding.
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Welcome to the Public Domain, STRONG POISON (1930) ☠️
📚 With a cover like this, how could we not be intrigued? Read the first story starring Harriet Vane as she stands trial for poisoning her lover & meets Lord Peter Wimsey.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay
📚 With a cover like this, how could we not be intrigued? Read the first story starring Harriet Vane as she stands trial for poisoning her lover & meets Lord Peter Wimsey.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay
January 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Welcome to the Public Domain, STRONG POISON (1930) ☠️
📚 With a cover like this, how could we not be intrigued? Read the first story starring Harriet Vane as she stands trial for poisoning her lover & meets Lord Peter Wimsey.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay
📚 With a cover like this, how could we not be intrigued? Read the first story starring Harriet Vane as she stands trial for poisoning her lover & meets Lord Peter Wimsey.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay
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Emily Thornberry criticises Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper for refusing to criticise the US's attack on Venezuela as a breach of international law
January 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Emily Thornberry criticises Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper for refusing to criticise the US's attack on Venezuela as a breach of international law
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Antivaxxers like RFK Jr love to cherry pick policies from countries like Denmark so they can falsely justify reducing vaccines in the US, while ignoring context.
If they really wanted to learn effective health policy from Denmark, they would be pushing for universal single-payer healthcare.
If they really wanted to learn effective health policy from Denmark, they would be pushing for universal single-payer healthcare.
January 5, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Antivaxxers like RFK Jr love to cherry pick policies from countries like Denmark so they can falsely justify reducing vaccines in the US, while ignoring context.
If they really wanted to learn effective health policy from Denmark, they would be pushing for universal single-payer healthcare.
If they really wanted to learn effective health policy from Denmark, they would be pushing for universal single-payer healthcare.
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It’s official: RFK Jr has officially reduced recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, removing universal vaccine recommendations for RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, dengue and two types of bacterial meningitis.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
January 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
It’s official: RFK Jr has officially reduced recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, removing universal vaccine recommendations for RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, dengue and two types of bacterial meningitis.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
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A Cumbria-Cambridgeshire #TheWinter10 from the #NewYearPlantHunt. Daisy, Groundsel, Sweet violet, Smooth hawksbeard, Cow parsley, Red dead nettle, Shepherd’s purse, Ivy-leaved toadflax, Sticky mouseear, Field forget-me-not and another Daisy. #WildflowerHour
January 4, 2026 at 8:24 PM
A Cumbria-Cambridgeshire #TheWinter10 from the #NewYearPlantHunt. Daisy, Groundsel, Sweet violet, Smooth hawksbeard, Cow parsley, Red dead nettle, Shepherd’s purse, Ivy-leaved toadflax, Sticky mouseear, Field forget-me-not and another Daisy. #WildflowerHour
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A back-to-work cartoon for @newscientist.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
A back-to-work cartoon for @newscientist.com
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🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, MURDER! (1930) 🔍🪒
🎬 Hitchcock’s sound thriller stands out for its innovative audio, especially the shaving scene, where an inner monologue unfolds aloud & changes the course of the case.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
🎬 Hitchcock’s sound thriller stands out for its innovative audio, especially the shaving scene, where an inner monologue unfolds aloud & changes the course of the case.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
January 5, 2026 at 10:31 PM
🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, MURDER! (1930) 🔍🪒
🎬 Hitchcock’s sound thriller stands out for its innovative audio, especially the shaving scene, where an inner monologue unfolds aloud & changes the course of the case.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
🎬 Hitchcock’s sound thriller stands out for its innovative audio, especially the shaving scene, where an inner monologue unfolds aloud & changes the course of the case.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
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Researchers dismayed as NASA's largest research library closes in Maryland 📜📚
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/r...
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/r...
Researchers dismayed as NASA's largest research library closes in Maryland
The large research library NASA has at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, was an incredibly important resource for space mission data and research. That resource is now closed.
www.nbcwashington.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Researchers dismayed as NASA's largest research library closes in Maryland 📜📚
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/r...
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/r...
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And here's more on public libraries as infrastructures for local knowledge production and cultural distribution!
placesjournal.org/article/extr...
And Mamdani's commitment to dedicating 0.5% of the city budget to libraries (thx to advocacy by NYC PLAN)
www.instagram.com/p/DSYRoJ7gf-3/
placesjournal.org/article/extr...
And Mamdani's commitment to dedicating 0.5% of the city budget to libraries (thx to advocacy by NYC PLAN)
www.instagram.com/p/DSYRoJ7gf-3/
![A post from Hell Gate re: what Mamdani can accomplish in his first 100 days, QT'd with a proposal from Liz Pelly: Include funding for the City's public library systems designed for the creation of local music streaming services, [which] offers an alternative vision: publicly funded digital archives for local music that are ad-free, accessible & stewarded responsibly."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jtzxnbwxwbywld23yvnyokzf/bafkreig5wazgfdfql7vhoojloeufpqhhjkzisn5emnem4hslslho3rcvzu@jpeg)
January 5, 2026 at 6:12 PM
And here's more on public libraries as infrastructures for local knowledge production and cultural distribution!
placesjournal.org/article/extr...
And Mamdani's commitment to dedicating 0.5% of the city budget to libraries (thx to advocacy by NYC PLAN)
www.instagram.com/p/DSYRoJ7gf-3/
placesjournal.org/article/extr...
And Mamdani's commitment to dedicating 0.5% of the city budget to libraries (thx to advocacy by NYC PLAN)
www.instagram.com/p/DSYRoJ7gf-3/
And yet, the Liberal government in Canada is investing heavily in AI, controlled by US tech companies, and has rescinded the digital services tax. This is dangerous and another threat to our sovereignty.
For decades, Canadians eagerly rushed onto US tech platforms and services. But now the drawbacks of that dependence are on full display.
For @policyalternatives.ca, I explain the economic and political consequences of a US-dominated internet — and why digital sovereignty is imperative.
For @policyalternatives.ca, I explain the economic and political consequences of a US-dominated internet — and why digital sovereignty is imperative.
Every data centre is a U.S. military base - CCPA
Understanding how the United States uses its tech companies to serve empire
www.policyalternatives.ca
January 6, 2026 at 12:12 AM
And yet, the Liberal government in Canada is investing heavily in AI, controlled by US tech companies, and has rescinded the digital services tax. This is dangerous and another threat to our sovereignty.
Yes! Impose economic sanctions on the USA now!
Obviously there’s no need to fight the US militarily over Greenland.
Everyone just dumps the dollar.
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Everyone just dumps the dollar.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Yes! Impose economic sanctions on the USA now!
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Miller: “Nobody is going to fight the US militarily over the future of Greenland.”
January 5, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Miller: “Nobody is going to fight the US militarily over the future of Greenland.”
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Stephen Miller to CNN: "The United States is the power of NATO. For the United States to secure the Arctic region, to protect and defend NATO and NATO interests, obviously, Greenland should be part of the United States."
January 5, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Stephen Miller to CNN: "The United States is the power of NATO. For the United States to secure the Arctic region, to protect and defend NATO and NATO interests, obviously, Greenland should be part of the United States."
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Our statement about the implications of the US attack in Venezuela. Maduro’s abysmal human rights record does not excuse breaching international law. Trump’s illegal invasion does not forgive Maduro’s grave human rights violations.
What Venezuelans deserve is full respect for international law.
What Venezuelans deserve is full respect for international law.
Venezuela: UN Fact-Finding Mission expresses grave concern following US military intervention and calls for accountability for human rights violations and crimes
PANAMA / GENEVA – The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expressed grave concern over the human rights situation in Venezuela following the US attac...
www.ohchr.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Our statement about the implications of the US attack in Venezuela. Maduro’s abysmal human rights record does not excuse breaching international law. Trump’s illegal invasion does not forgive Maduro’s grave human rights violations.
What Venezuelans deserve is full respect for international law.
What Venezuelans deserve is full respect for international law.
I’m willing to bet that one in three Americans does not understand the US Constitution, the basic principles of international humanitarian law, the UN Charter, the 1951 Refugee Convention, or the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. And likely doesn’t know much about history and geography either.
One in three Americans approve of the U.S. military strike on Venezuela that toppled the country's president and 72% worry the U.S. will become too involved in the South American country, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Monday.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
January 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I’m willing to bet that one in three Americans does not understand the US Constitution, the basic principles of international humanitarian law, the UN Charter, the 1951 Refugee Convention, or the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. And likely doesn’t know much about history and geography either.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.