Josh Cook
@joshthelibromancer.bsky.social
Co-owner of @portersqbooks.bsky.social Author of The Art of Libromancy & An Exaggerated Murder. Opinions my own. BlueSky for @authorsabb.bsky.social & @massaabb.bsky.social He/him https://linktr.ee/joshthelibromancer
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Josh Cook
@joshthelibromancer.bsky.social
· Oct 21
www.portersquarebooks.com
An intro post for the latest BlueSky wave! I'm a writer & bookseller w/ @portersqbooks.bsky.social where I mostly hype books from small presses written by marginalized voices or works in translation. If you're into the books on this list www.portersquarebooks.com/category/sta... you dig my taste
Massachusetts is moving towards strong protections for the right to read! You've got a few minutes, you can send an email!
UPDATE! Several senators have filed amendments that, if passed, will significantly strengthen the bill! Please urge your senator to vote for Amendments 1, 4, 5, 6, and 18. This must be done before Wednesday, so the sooner the better. More details...1/5
URGENT Call to Action: The Senate version of the S.2696 is moving out of committee BUT this version does not include any protections for book creators and only contains weak first amendment protections. The timing is tight: please email your senator before Wednesday, Nov. 12! More info:
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Massachusetts is moving towards strong protections for the right to read! You've got a few minutes, you can send an email!
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SEATTLE: If you know someone who lives in Seattle and guess they probably voted for Katie Wilson for Mayor, your contribution to this fight is to text them this information about making sure they voted with their signature on the envelope! TEXT them NOW.
There are 1,700 ballots that need signature confirmation. That is enough to change the election.
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 AM
SEATTLE: If you know someone who lives in Seattle and guess they probably voted for Katie Wilson for Mayor, your contribution to this fight is to text them this information about making sure they voted with their signature on the envelope! TEXT them NOW.
Uhhh @bsky.app got an explanation?
Very chilling sign of the times for @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
to get shut down on here.
to get shut down on here.
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Uhhh @bsky.app got an explanation?
How bad was this? Skeet below broke containment and so far only person has tried to "Well actually this was a win" me
Still processing the inanity of this cave, like, "We're going to make Republicans go on record that they want to destroy the ACA." You mean the motherfuckers who radicalized in opposition to it & voted to repeal it, like, 22 times? You're finally getting them on record? Really impressed over here
“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
How bad was this? Skeet below broke containment and so far only person has tried to "Well actually this was a win" me
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And if you did vote in Seattle, check to make sure your vote was counted! If not, you may have a chance to cure your ballot:
info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
King County Elections
Led by Director Julie Wise, King County Elections conducts accurate, secure, and accessible elections for King County's over 1.4 million registered voters.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
And if you did vote in Seattle, check to make sure your vote was counted! If not, you may have a chance to cure your ballot:
info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
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Whatever’s happening in the Senate, I want everyone to read this & remember that this is our lives. In Chicago. The suburbs. Everywhere. We fight it every day. With organizing. With cantankerousness. With courage. With humor & kindness & generosity & solidarity & patriotism & love
And we will win
And we will win
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
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.
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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 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Whatever’s happening in the Senate, I want everyone to read this & remember that this is our lives. In Chicago. The suburbs. Everywhere. We fight it every day. With organizing. With cantankerousness. With courage. With humor & kindness & generosity & solidarity & patriotism & love
And we will win
And we will win
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I’d like to hear: what are your grounding books? What books do you return to when the world is too much? Marilynne Robinson’s HOUSEKEEPING is the one for me—the language, the pace, the voice, all a kind of comfort.
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I’d like to hear: what are your grounding books? What books do you return to when the world is too much? Marilynne Robinson’s HOUSEKEEPING is the one for me—the language, the pace, the voice, all a kind of comfort.
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Man when JCO is on she is ON
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Man when JCO is on she is ON
What's the stage in toddler developement where your toddler claps along to Boys on the Docks?
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 AM
What's the stage in toddler developement where your toddler claps along to Boys on the Docks?
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
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Senate Democrats: what just happened under our current leadership is a total travesty
Also Senate Democrats: i have nothing to say about whether our current leadership may be part of the problem
Also Senate Democrats: i have nothing to say about whether our current leadership may be part of the problem
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Senate Democrats: what just happened under our current leadership is a total travesty
Also Senate Democrats: i have nothing to say about whether our current leadership may be part of the problem
Also Senate Democrats: i have nothing to say about whether our current leadership may be part of the problem
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There are two big problems with the “the Dem strategy wasn’t working argument.” One is that it was. The other is that changing the strategy did not require capitulation.
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
There are two big problems with the “the Dem strategy wasn’t working argument.” One is that it was. The other is that changing the strategy did not require capitulation.
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How Many Times Has The House Voted to Repeal Obamacare?
howmanytimeshasthehousevotedtorepealobamacare.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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we are going to win
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
we are going to win
wow what a surprise bsky.app/profile/sahi...
Still processing the inanity of this cave, like, "We're going to make Republicans go on record that they want to destroy the ACA." You mean the motherfuckers who radicalized in opposition to it & voted to repeal it, like, 22 times? You're finally getting them on record? Really impressed over here
“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
November 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
wow what a surprise bsky.app/profile/sahi...
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I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
Still processing the inanity of this cave, like, "We're going to make Republicans go on record that they want to destroy the ACA." You mean the motherfuckers who radicalized in opposition to it & voted to repeal it, like, 22 times? You're finally getting them on record? Really impressed over here
“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
Furious Liberals Call for Schumer to Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet
After their shutdown surrender, liberal lawmakers are begging their base to unite behind them anyway – as Trumpland celebrates that their opposition is a bunch of 'p*ssies.'
zeteo.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Still processing the inanity of this cave, like, "We're going to make Republicans go on record that they want to destroy the ACA." You mean the motherfuckers who radicalized in opposition to it & voted to repeal it, like, 22 times? You're finally getting them on record? Really impressed over here
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We gotta make this man politically toxic. He puts his name next to yours? Primaried! He endorses you? You lose!!
“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
Furious Liberals Call for Schumer to Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet
After their shutdown surrender, liberal lawmakers are begging their base to unite behind them anyway – as Trumpland celebrates that their opposition is a bunch of 'p*ssies.'
zeteo.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
We gotta make this man politically toxic. He puts his name next to yours? Primaried! He endorses you? You lose!!
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
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This is on top of the #GivingTuesday we already told you about (RSVPs would be very appreciated!) & the #BlueSkyMonday #CyberMonday recommendation fest, so if it seems like we're posting a little less...we are!
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This is on top of the #GivingTuesday we already told you about (RSVPs would be very appreciated!) & the #BlueSkyMonday #CyberMonday recommendation fest, so if it seems like we're posting a little less...we are!
You know, if they haven't already started this, today would be a great day for those new big regional public health alliances to start working on a single-payer model for their states
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
You know, if they haven't already started this, today would be a great day for those new big regional public health alliances to start working on a single-payer model for their states
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So @librariesftp.bsky.social is now on Bluesky. Yay!
Also our next Library board cohort is slated to begin in February of 2026. This is a FREE 12-week course. Meetings will be held virtually on Mondays 12 – 1:30 EST / 9 – 10:30 PST.
Apply by 12/18 - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Also our next Library board cohort is slated to begin in February of 2026. This is a FREE 12-week course. Meetings will be held virtually on Mondays 12 – 1:30 EST / 9 – 10:30 PST.
Apply by 12/18 - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
FTP Library Elections & Appointments Training Cohort
Hello! You're filling out this form because you've expressed interest in running for or seeking appointment to a local library board seat in your community (or because you're a serving trustee who'd l...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
So @librariesftp.bsky.social is now on Bluesky. Yay!
Also our next Library board cohort is slated to begin in February of 2026. This is a FREE 12-week course. Meetings will be held virtually on Mondays 12 – 1:30 EST / 9 – 10:30 PST.
Apply by 12/18 - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Also our next Library board cohort is slated to begin in February of 2026. This is a FREE 12-week course. Meetings will be held virtually on Mondays 12 – 1:30 EST / 9 – 10:30 PST.
Apply by 12/18 - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Today's Glacial Errata newsletter from @colindickey.com is superb, telling a story of science and pseudoscience through one location for lighthouses.
Glacial Errata, No. 44
Four Lighthouses and One Kerfuffle for the Week of November 10, 2025.
glacialerrata.beehiiv.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Today's Glacial Errata newsletter from @colindickey.com is superb, telling a story of science and pseudoscience through one location for lighthouses.
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Thinking about how there's still a chance the deal falls through either in the House or even the Senate & we'll he back at square 1 but with a weaker negotiating position & a complete & terrible vibe shift
Not a single Democrat who voted yes has even a 10% convincing explanation as to why. They’re all like “listen you don’t understand the senate, when we take this vote in 40 days the true Republican Party will be revealed and we’ll win” like wtf are you all talking about?
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Thinking about how there's still a chance the deal falls through either in the House or even the Senate & we'll he back at square 1 but with a weaker negotiating position & a complete & terrible vibe shift