Jean Giardina
@jeangiardina.bsky.social
Bookish dabbler. She/her. Thinking about kidlit and dogs. Ask me about donating books to young readers.
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30 million books and counting! 💚
30 million books and counting! 💚
I just watched a movie and did you guys know that Frankenstein was the doctor’s name?
November 15, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I just watched a movie and did you guys know that Frankenstein was the doctor’s name?
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"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
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These emails really do highlight why rich folk are so impressed by ChatGPT.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
These emails really do highlight why rich folk are so impressed by ChatGPT.
Let this piece radicalize you about our children and how they have been taught to read.
For another deep dive on this topic, I recommend the Sold A Story podcast.
For another deep dive on this topic, I recommend the Sold A Story podcast.
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Let this piece radicalize you about our children and how they have been taught to read.
For another deep dive on this topic, I recommend the Sold A Story podcast.
For another deep dive on this topic, I recommend the Sold A Story podcast.
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Did anyone in Trump's Epstein crisis meeting yesterday say, "This could have been an email?" You know, to cut the tension a little.
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Did anyone in Trump's Epstein crisis meeting yesterday say, "This could have been an email?" You know, to cut the tension a little.
The red flag that we all missed is that these horrible people freaking loved email.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The red flag that we all missed is that these horrible people freaking loved email.
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I can't believe Trump of all people is a pedo, he has such good vibes. I guess you really never can tell
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I can't believe Trump of all people is a pedo, he has such good vibes. I guess you really never can tell
Spoiler: The Substance
November 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Spoiler: The Substance
I voted!
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If you're so inclined, you can vote for KOA as your choice for thriller of the year
If you're so inclined, you can vote for KOA as your choice for thriller of the year
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I voted!
Trying to help a family member compare Medicare plans. The site search only looks for doctors within a 50 mile radius of the zip code.
Do you know who sees doctors farther than 50 miles away? Rural patients.
So frustrated.
Do you know who sees doctors farther than 50 miles away? Rural patients.
So frustrated.
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Trying to help a family member compare Medicare plans. The site search only looks for doctors within a 50 mile radius of the zip code.
Do you know who sees doctors farther than 50 miles away? Rural patients.
So frustrated.
Do you know who sees doctors farther than 50 miles away? Rural patients.
So frustrated.
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The science of storytelling with author and humanist Kurt Vonnegut 😅❤️
Kurt was born #OnThisDay 1922.
Kurt was born #OnThisDay 1922.
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The science of storytelling with author and humanist Kurt Vonnegut 😅❤️
Kurt was born #OnThisDay 1922.
Kurt was born #OnThisDay 1922.
Did they uncover their faces for the pic? Because that could be quite useful.
Border Patrol agents posed at "The Bean" for an apparent photo op after a weekend of clashes in Little Village. blockclubchi.co/4oUHKae
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Did they uncover their faces for the pic? Because that could be quite useful.
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Making fun of our neighborhoods and communities is disgusting.
Greg Bovino and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer. As children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Greg Bovino and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer. As children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Making fun of our neighborhoods and communities is disgusting.
Greg Bovino and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer. As children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Greg Bovino and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer. As children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
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This is why they were in downtown Chicago today.
"one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”"
Nuremberg Trials are the moderate stance
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
"one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”"
Nuremberg Trials are the moderate stance
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This is why they were in downtown Chicago today.
"one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”"
Nuremberg Trials are the moderate stance
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
"one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”"
Nuremberg Trials are the moderate stance
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
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yes, and — I doubt anyone in Chicago is surprised at seeing Durbin cave. He’s incapable of grasping the reality of this time, living in a world of better angels and blue slips.
And the truly craziest thing abt this cave is that someone seeing the invasion of Chicago firsthand, Dick Durbin, doesn't understand this.
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
yes, and — I doubt anyone in Chicago is surprised at seeing Durbin cave. He’s incapable of grasping the reality of this time, living in a world of better angels and blue slips.
This is why we don’t trust you, @durbin.senate.gov.
Wish I had the pleasure of voting you out of office. Instead, you abandon your constituents on your way out the door.
Wish I had the pleasure of voting you out of office. Instead, you abandon your constituents on your way out the door.
Even President Trump agrees: the Republican shutdown is costing them votes.
Americans facing rising costs are fed up with House Republicans who haven’t shown up to work in almost seven weeks and a President who is too busy building his ballroom to notice.
Americans facing rising costs are fed up with House Republicans who haven’t shown up to work in almost seven weeks and a President who is too busy building his ballroom to notice.
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
This is why we don’t trust you, @durbin.senate.gov.
Wish I had the pleasure of voting you out of office. Instead, you abandon your constituents on your way out the door.
Wish I had the pleasure of voting you out of office. Instead, you abandon your constituents on your way out the door.
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Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:
You know what I never get tired of seeing videos of? Flash mobs.
I can barely dance but if you are organizing a flash mob, I’m in. I will practice so hard, I have a natural RBF so no one will suspect me, and then BAM I’m joining in.
I can barely dance but if you are organizing a flash mob, I’m in. I will practice so hard, I have a natural RBF so no one will suspect me, and then BAM I’m joining in.
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
You know what I never get tired of seeing videos of? Flash mobs.
I can barely dance but if you are organizing a flash mob, I’m in. I will practice so hard, I have a natural RBF so no one will suspect me, and then BAM I’m joining in.
I can barely dance but if you are organizing a flash mob, I’m in. I will practice so hard, I have a natural RBF so no one will suspect me, and then BAM I’m joining in.
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Just me, emailing my blue state senators and hoping that they will not accept promises of magical healthcare coverage beans in exchange for their vote to reopen the government.
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Just me, emailing my blue state senators and hoping that they will not accept promises of magical healthcare coverage beans in exchange for their vote to reopen the government.