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Library mode. All day. Every day. Occasionally craft mode. Always resistance mode. 💪🏻🇺🇦🧶 🪡
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Since moving here from the hellscape that is X, my feed is somehow now full of posts about how awesome libraries are and I am HERE FOR IT! Support your local libraries, they provide a warm space safe for everyone and the free gift of knowledge!
Not really one for introductory posts, but it doesn’t get much better than this. So an introductory quote post it is. Hi!
Just finished American Identity in Crisis by @katcalvin.bsky.social . This is serious, y’all. It’s hard to fathom that 21 million Americans don’t have any form of identification—especially when you think of how many things you need it for. We can change this. Check out @spreadthevote.bsky.social.
November 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Just finished American Identity in Crisis by @katcalvin.bsky.social . This is serious, y’all. It’s hard to fathom that 21 million Americans don’t have any form of identification—especially when you think of how many things you need it for. We can change this. Check out @spreadthevote.bsky.social.
Soylent Green is people! And good people in this case (well, they were probably good people in the original case, too). 😉🤪
Everyone remembers the big reveal. But who remembers the plot? It’s the last 10 months but with cannibalism. Not even shocking anymore. Before they become fuel for the machine, follow these 150 resisters. Just like you, but on this list. Repost to be vetted for tomorrow's pack.
go.bsky.app/Te4orJC
go.bsky.app/Te4orJC
November 14, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Soylent Green is people! And good people in this case (well, they were probably good people in the original case, too). 😉🤪
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I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.
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Imagine the levels of bad faith involved in talking about “a guy” saying “someone” was dirty and not noting that the guy was a notorious pedophile and the someone was the literal POTUS.
The emails that you’re seeing now are news in themselves, but that’s because of how they’re coming out—a congressional committee released them—& the context in which they’re being viewed. A guy emailing a reporter talking about old girlfriends or saying someone is “dirty” is not a whole news story.
November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Imagine the levels of bad faith involved in talking about “a guy” saying “someone” was dirty and not noting that the guy was a notorious pedophile and the someone was the literal POTUS.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Happy exploding whale day to all who celebrate. 💥🐋🤣
Oregon’s exploding whale, 50 years later: 10 ways to celebrate the big blast of blubber
Between the viral video, the song and the incredible stories, there are plenty of ways to mark the milestone this year.
www.oregonlive.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Happy exploding whale day to all who celebrate. 💥🐋🤣
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Read banned books. Give them as gifts. Commit their lessons to memory.
November 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Read banned books. Give them as gifts. Commit their lessons to memory.
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
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A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.
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The best thing you'll read all day: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/a...
The Volunteer Buglers Giving 24-Note Salutes
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The best thing you'll read all day: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/a...
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The freedoms we cherish, including the freedom to read, think, and speak openly — are safeguarded by those who have served. On Veterans Day, we express our gratitude to all who have defended these rights and the democratic principles that sustain them.
#VeteransDay
#VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The freedoms we cherish, including the freedom to read, think, and speak openly — are safeguarded by those who have served. On Veterans Day, we express our gratitude to all who have defended these rights and the democratic principles that sustain them.
#VeteransDay
#VeteransDay
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Schumer and the Dems are about to teach Trump the lesson that they’ll cave whenever he abuses power to sufficiently hurt people.
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Schumer and the Dems are about to teach Trump the lesson that they’ll cave whenever he abuses power to sufficiently hurt people.
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Hey, everyone, vote in your local elections tomorrow. I don’t wanna hear any of that “my vote doesn’t matter” bullshit, because it DEFINITELY doesn’t if you do nothing. Change starts from the ground up, babes. This is how you drive change.
November 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Hey, everyone, vote in your local elections tomorrow. I don’t wanna hear any of that “my vote doesn’t matter” bullshit, because it DEFINITELY doesn’t if you do nothing. Change starts from the ground up, babes. This is how you drive change.
Love independent artists! Start your holiday shopping now so you can support the economic blackout Nov.25-Dec.2 (or longer!) in style. 💪
It's the time of year again -- time to do your holiday shopping from independent artists. It's more important than ever to support people actually making stuff!
If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!
If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Love independent artists! Start your holiday shopping now so you can support the economic blackout Nov.25-Dec.2 (or longer!) in style. 💪
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If you or a loved one needs help with food, rent, utility, or additional resources in Oregon, please follow the thread. More resources can be found on my website at salinas.house.gov/shutdown
Share and save the resources below ⬇️ (1/2)
Share and save the resources below ⬇️ (1/2)
Shutdown FAQ
Government shutdown FAQ
salinas.house.gov
October 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
If you or a loved one needs help with food, rent, utility, or additional resources in Oregon, please follow the thread. More resources can be found on my website at salinas.house.gov/shutdown
Share and save the resources below ⬇️ (1/2)
Share and save the resources below ⬇️ (1/2)
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Insanity.
They don’t even know who they’re killing. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
October 31, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Insanity.
Just no. What the hell? 😡
Oh, boy - here we go. This is a *huge* escalation.
Gift 🎁 link.
"State officials promise large-scale involuntary addiction and mental health treatment at Salt Lake City’s edge. Critics see 'a prison, or a warehouse.'"
It's definitely involuntary detention.
1/4
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
Gift 🎁 link.
"State officials promise large-scale involuntary addiction and mental health treatment at Salt Lake City’s edge. Critics see 'a prison, or a warehouse.'"
It's definitely involuntary detention.
1/4
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Just no. What the hell? 😡
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Huge thank you to the comedians, musicians, artists and writers who are just as mad and bewildered as the rest of us but are still doing their best to make life worth living for everyone.
October 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Huge thank you to the comedians, musicians, artists and writers who are just as mad and bewildered as the rest of us but are still doing their best to make life worth living for everyone.
Ugh. The sight of a Russian flag on the entrance to Pokrovsk makes me so sad. *Granted, they had to use a drone to do it--still not in control enough to move freely on foot. #SlavaUkraini 💔🇺🇦💪 Ukraine has fought so long & hard to keep this city.
October 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Ugh. The sight of a Russian flag on the entrance to Pokrovsk makes me so sad. *Granted, they had to use a drone to do it--still not in control enough to move freely on foot. #SlavaUkraini 💔🇺🇦💪 Ukraine has fought so long & hard to keep this city.
Excellent thread on labor union history.
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Excellent thread on labor union history.
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Congress has provided a contingency plan for SNAP to keep the program going for years in case of a shut down. The USDA sneakily took the plan down. Now blue states are suing to continue benefits for their constituents.
Where is the money going?
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news
Where is the money going?
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news
USDA Quietly Deletes Its Contingency Plan for Funding SNAP — NOTUS
The 55-page “lapse of funding” document for USDA is no longer available online.
apple.news
October 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Congress has provided a contingency plan for SNAP to keep the program going for years in case of a shut down. The USDA sneakily took the plan down. Now blue states are suing to continue benefits for their constituents.
Where is the money going?
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news
Where is the money going?
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news
Good lord. 🙄
HAPPENING NOW: Portland Police Commander Franz Schoening testifies that federal officers on Oct. 18 barraged protesters with crowd control munitions — not because of any violence but because another federal officer accidentally shot tear gas onto the roof of the ICE facility.
October 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Good lord. 🙄
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truth be told.. most of us are doing more than enough but the systems we are in do not reward us in those ways. gentle reminder that it is not your fault that you feel like you are failing.
October 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
truth be told.. most of us are doing more than enough but the systems we are in do not reward us in those ways. gentle reminder that it is not your fault that you feel like you are failing.
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Karoline Leavitt officially announced the "Launch of a large-scale investigation to find the people behind 'No Kings.'"
I've saved her some time.
I've saved her some time.
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Karoline Leavitt officially announced the "Launch of a large-scale investigation to find the people behind 'No Kings.'"
I've saved her some time.
I've saved her some time.