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3rd gen librarian
Shakespeare and Company photo by Cynthia Copper
Shakespeare and Company photo by Cynthia Copper
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@freereader.bsky.social
· Dec 11
Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” Movingly Flashmobbed in Spain
Flashmob performances haven't been a fresh concept for some time. And they've been somewhat taken over by corporations during recent years. But that doesn't stop viewers from enjoying the performances...
www.openculture.com
Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” Movingly Flashmobbed in Spain www.openculture.com/2012/07/beet...
www.latimes.com/lifestyle/im... "She credits her local library branch, Pio Pico, on Oxford Street in what is now Koreatown, for facilitating her love of reading and language."
The punk artist Vaginal Davis looks back on her L.A. roots — and her inevitable break from the city
On the heels of her biggest exhibition yet, Davis reflects on her beginnings and being "taken for granted when you live in the same city that you were born in."
www.latimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
www.latimes.com/lifestyle/im... "She credits her local library branch, Pio Pico, on Oxford Street in what is now Koreatown, for facilitating her love of reading and language."
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
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🐕🐩🐕🦺 Dogs! Dogs! Dogs! We're bringing in as many senior dogs as we can to get them out of shelters and into loving homes for the holidays. 💗🏠 Come meet the mutts! Qualified adopters who wear their tackiest, wackiest holiday sweater will have adoption fees waived!
December 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🐕🐩🐕🦺 Dogs! Dogs! Dogs! We're bringing in as many senior dogs as we can to get them out of shelters and into loving homes for the holidays. 💗🏠 Come meet the mutts! Qualified adopters who wear their tackiest, wackiest holiday sweater will have adoption fees waived!
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If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
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This is disgusting, cowardly garbage. Let trans women play tennis. Everyone who entertained 'just asking questions about men in women's sports' should understand that this was never, and is is not, about sports, but pretending it was sure did pave the way to erasing trans people from public life.
USTA bans trans athletes from competing as women to comply with Trump executive order
The national tennis governing body's policy change was made with no announcement.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This is disgusting, cowardly garbage. Let trans women play tennis. Everyone who entertained 'just asking questions about men in women's sports' should understand that this was never, and is is not, about sports, but pretending it was sure did pave the way to erasing trans people from public life.
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Man, the live cam on Midway Atoll (Kuaihelani) is mindblowing right now if you're into Laysan albatrosses. You likely heard that Wisdom, at ~75 years old, returned to the nesting site in late November. Her mate showed up as well. 1/
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Man, the live cam on Midway Atoll (Kuaihelani) is mindblowing right now if you're into Laysan albatrosses. You likely heard that Wisdom, at ~75 years old, returned to the nesting site in late November. Her mate showed up as well. 1/
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New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
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DOLLY PARTON: STAR OF THE SHOW 🌟📖
Thank you for being such an extraordinarily generous, kind human being, Dolly Parton! 301 million books (and counting) gifted to kids all over the world through the Imagination Library 💛✨
Congratulations on YOUR new book! We are thankful for you 😊💜
Thank you for being such an extraordinarily generous, kind human being, Dolly Parton! 301 million books (and counting) gifted to kids all over the world through the Imagination Library 💛✨
Congratulations on YOUR new book! We are thankful for you 😊💜
November 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
DOLLY PARTON: STAR OF THE SHOW 🌟📖
Thank you for being such an extraordinarily generous, kind human being, Dolly Parton! 301 million books (and counting) gifted to kids all over the world through the Imagination Library 💛✨
Congratulations on YOUR new book! We are thankful for you 😊💜
Thank you for being such an extraordinarily generous, kind human being, Dolly Parton! 301 million books (and counting) gifted to kids all over the world through the Imagination Library 💛✨
Congratulations on YOUR new book! We are thankful for you 😊💜
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No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
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On this day before #Thanksgiving, we appreciate all who have cared about our mission to save #seniordogs. Fringe is one of the lucky ones, found as a stray with diseased eyes and a painful mouth, we took care of that! Off she goes to heal with foster mom Michele, her 100th foster dog! 💯! Michele, 👏🏽♥️
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
On this day before #Thanksgiving, we appreciate all who have cared about our mission to save #seniordogs. Fringe is one of the lucky ones, found as a stray with diseased eyes and a painful mouth, we took care of that! Off she goes to heal with foster mom Michele, her 100th foster dog! 💯! Michele, 👏🏽♥️
www.latimes.com/california/s... this story fails to report that kratom is a destructive drug! this based on my 2 friends' addiction to it. turned them into zombies planning each day around the next dose - for years! both finally asked for and got help at rehab.
Kratom was linked to 6 L.A. deaths and banned in the county. But the supplement's actual health risks remain a mystery
Toxicologists weigh in on recently reported kratom-related deaths in Los Angeles County as public health officials pull products from shelves.
www.latimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
www.latimes.com/california/s... this story fails to report that kratom is a destructive drug! this based on my 2 friends' addiction to it. turned them into zombies planning each day around the next dose - for years! both finally asked for and got help at rehab.
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A private call between Trump-appointed envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin advisor Yuri Ushakov was just leaked — and it shows the American envoy effectively acting as a strategist for Moscow.
NEWSFLASH: Witkoff was secretly giving Russians advice
A secret transcript reveals that the Trump envoy was helping a Putin advisor formulate a plan.
www.counteroffensive.news
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
A private call between Trump-appointed envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin advisor Yuri Ushakov was just leaked — and it shows the American envoy effectively acting as a strategist for Moscow.
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ATTN: Salado Public Library supporters- take note of this call to action to pack the upcoming board meeting on 12/1: 5pm. Voice *support for the library committee’s decision* to deny a patron’s request to remove the children’s book- When Aidan Became a Brother by @kylelukoff.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 AM
ATTN: Salado Public Library supporters- take note of this call to action to pack the upcoming board meeting on 12/1: 5pm. Voice *support for the library committee’s decision* to deny a patron’s request to remove the children’s book- When Aidan Became a Brother by @kylelukoff.bsky.social
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🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
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Newbies! Just saved! Meet them Sat, 11 to 4. Can't #adopt, maybe #foster? Can't foster, maybe #volunteer? Not able to volunteer? How about donating so we can keep saying YES to these darling #dogs!? All 💵 are doubled thanks to a generous donor!
muttville.org 🐾 750 Florida Street in #SanFrancisco
muttville.org 🐾 750 Florida Street in #SanFrancisco
November 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Newbies! Just saved! Meet them Sat, 11 to 4. Can't #adopt, maybe #foster? Can't foster, maybe #volunteer? Not able to volunteer? How about donating so we can keep saying YES to these darling #dogs!? All 💵 are doubled thanks to a generous donor!
muttville.org 🐾 750 Florida Street in #SanFrancisco
muttville.org 🐾 750 Florida Street in #SanFrancisco
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Today, the California coast we cherish and the delicate ocean ecosystems just beyond it face a renewed threat from offshore drilling. We oppose the Trump Administration’s 5-year oil and gas leasing program and will continue to defend our coastline, wildlife, economy, and health from this threat.
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Today, the California coast we cherish and the delicate ocean ecosystems just beyond it face a renewed threat from offshore drilling. We oppose the Trump Administration’s 5-year oil and gas leasing program and will continue to defend our coastline, wildlife, economy, and health from this threat.
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Today, after the Coast Guard lifted a ban on swastikas and nooses as symbols of hate, and after President Trump called for the execution of members of Congress, it is time for every American to decide. Who will you be?
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Today, after the Coast Guard lifted a ban on swastikas and nooses as symbols of hate, and after President Trump called for the execution of members of Congress, it is time for every American to decide. Who will you be?
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
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📢 BREAKING 📢
We're suing the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to get answers about ICE-spotting app takedowns. Read more about our FOIA lawsuit: www.eff.org/press/relea...
We're suing the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to get answers about ICE-spotting app takedowns. Read more about our FOIA lawsuit: www.eff.org/press/relea...
EFF Demands Answers About ICE-Spotting App Takedowns
SAN FRANCISCO – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sued the departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) today to uncover information about the federal government demanding that
www.eff.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
📢 BREAKING 📢
We're suing the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to get answers about ICE-spotting app takedowns. Read more about our FOIA lawsuit: www.eff.org/press/relea...
We're suing the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to get answers about ICE-spotting app takedowns. Read more about our FOIA lawsuit: www.eff.org/press/relea...
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I was interviewed for this piece—one thing that didn’t make it into it that I want to note: there’s been a lot of attention on the battle for press freedom here in LA—but as I’ve noted, this isn’t just a press rights fight, but a fight for the 1st amendment protections of all Angelenos
Law enforcement physically attacked 72 journalists covering immigration in LA this year—more than double the city’s 2020 BLM protest total, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.
lapublicpress.org/2025/11/indy...
lapublicpress.org/2025/11/indy...
Scrappy and underpaid, LA's independent reporters are risking everything to cover the ICE opposition
Law enforcement physically attacked 72 journalists covering immigration in LA this year—more than double the city's 2020 BLM protest total, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.
lapublicpress.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I was interviewed for this piece—one thing that didn’t make it into it that I want to note: there’s been a lot of attention on the battle for press freedom here in LA—but as I’ve noted, this isn’t just a press rights fight, but a fight for the 1st amendment protections of all Angelenos
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He’s not the problem…
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
He’s not the problem…