Lorene
@lorene9.bsky.social
sports and culture
libraries and Disney parks
Keynoter
IllStU and SCar
Free people read freely
The Librarian Linkover podcast
Bon Jovi Forever 🎶Got a fistful of friends that'll stand up for me.🎶
Location may vary. I start in Illinois.
libraries and Disney parks
Keynoter
IllStU and SCar
Free people read freely
The Librarian Linkover podcast
Bon Jovi Forever 🎶Got a fistful of friends that'll stand up for me.🎶
Location may vary. I start in Illinois.
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Lorene
@lorene9.bsky.social
· Jul 27
The best way to end Women in Baseball Week @wibw.bsky.social is Peaches' night at the Rockford Rivets and joining in the excitement for the Women's Baseball World Cup next summer. How cool are these banners?! First pitch is in one year. Set your alarm. @iwbc4me.bsky.social @sabrchicago.bsky.social
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normalize instead of “would this candidate have a beer with me” asking “would this candidate be folding laundry on a Monday night, and planning out the grocery list for Tuesday while doing so”
December 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
normalize instead of “would this candidate have a beer with me” asking “would this candidate be folding laundry on a Monday night, and planning out the grocery list for Tuesday while doing so”
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CTA bus and train rides will once again be free overnight on New Year’s Eve. blockclubchi.co/4rUtzEa
December 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
CTA bus and train rides will once again be free overnight on New Year’s Eve. blockclubchi.co/4rUtzEa
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They’re getting better at it. Must have brought in a proper mortician.
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
They’re getting better at it. Must have brought in a proper mortician.
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Cori Close is right to be disappointed in the lack of media coverage yesterday.
Everyone watches women’s sports, but no one wants to pay a beat writer to cover them.
How many stories are being left on the table?
Everyone watches women’s sports, but no one wants to pay a beat writer to cover them.
How many stories are being left on the table?
December 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Cori Close is right to be disappointed in the lack of media coverage yesterday.
Everyone watches women’s sports, but no one wants to pay a beat writer to cover them.
How many stories are being left on the table?
Everyone watches women’s sports, but no one wants to pay a beat writer to cover them.
How many stories are being left on the table?
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“Police beats where peacekeepers are active saw a decrease in homicides of more than 63%, more than double the citywide average.” We know what works, and Shotspotter isn’t it.
NEW: A steep drop in homicides in the 12 South and West side neighborhoods that had ShotSpotter sensors lasted a full year after Mayor Brandon Johnson scrapped the city’s controversial gunshot detection system, an updated analysis of Chicago crime data shows. @wttw.bsky.social
Steep Drop in Homicides Continued for Full Year After ShotSpotter Was Removed: Analysis
Supporters of the gunshot detection system said it helped officers save lives when shootings were not reported to emergency services. ShotSpotter was never used to dispatch paramedics.
news.wttw.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“Police beats where peacekeepers are active saw a decrease in homicides of more than 63%, more than double the citywide average.” We know what works, and Shotspotter isn’t it.
Looks super interesting.
New book coming in February from Bloomsbury Academic! Use one of your holiday gifts card to preorder today.
December 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Looks super interesting.
Pioneer! @melissaludtke73.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Pioneer! @melissaludtke73.bsky.social
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The President of the United States appears to be getting regular IV infusions, the public doesn’t know anything about it, & the DC media evidently doesn’t care.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
Trump looked pretty rough today -- note that both of his hands are discolored
(Joe Raedle/Getty)
(Joe Raedle/Getty)
December 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The President of the United States appears to be getting regular IV infusions, the public doesn’t know anything about it, & the DC media evidently doesn’t care.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
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A leader who is easily swayed by fatuous flattery assumes that other leaders are just as easily swayed by fatuous flattery.
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A leader who is easily swayed by fatuous flattery assumes that other leaders are just as easily swayed by fatuous flattery.
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Members of neither the legislative nor the executive branch had a financial stake in the prevalence of heavy metal music.
We had congressional hearings when parents just suspected heavy metal was leading some kids to suicide.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
December 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Members of neither the legislative nor the executive branch had a financial stake in the prevalence of heavy metal music.
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Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.
December 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.
Super interesting thread.
A lil’ printing primer. Two versions of a book. Same page count, but very different spine widths! How could this be? Is it magic?
December 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Super interesting thread.
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You’ve got a few days left to get your annual National Parks pass without Trump’s face on it.
December 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
You’ve got a few days left to get your annual National Parks pass without Trump’s face on it.
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will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
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All of the money that changed hands in the Teapot Dome scandal totaled less than $10 million after adjusting for inflation, and it was considered so corrupt we still teach it in high school government classes a century later.
Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page:
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
All of the money that changed hands in the Teapot Dome scandal totaled less than $10 million after adjusting for inflation, and it was considered so corrupt we still teach it in high school government classes a century later.
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It’s pretty wild that the most rabidly anti-immigrant administration in recent memory is comprised of a President married to an immigrant, a VP married to the daughter of immigrants, an assistant AG in charge of Civil Rights who’s an immigrant (Dhillon), & it was all funded by an immigrant (Musk).
December 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It’s pretty wild that the most rabidly anti-immigrant administration in recent memory is comprised of a President married to an immigrant, a VP married to the daughter of immigrants, an assistant AG in charge of Civil Rights who’s an immigrant (Dhillon), & it was all funded by an immigrant (Musk).
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I’ll believe it when I see it.
(When Massachusetts passed this tax, no one left there like they said they would, and the tax is doing exactly what it’s supposed to do, and the wealthy are still wealthy and still enjoying the benefits of living in MA.)
(When Massachusetts passed this tax, no one left there like they said they would, and the tax is doing exactly what it’s supposed to do, and the wealthy are still wealthy and still enjoying the benefits of living in MA.)
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I’ll believe it when I see it.
(When Massachusetts passed this tax, no one left there like they said they would, and the tax is doing exactly what it’s supposed to do, and the wealthy are still wealthy and still enjoying the benefits of living in MA.)
(When Massachusetts passed this tax, no one left there like they said they would, and the tax is doing exactly what it’s supposed to do, and the wealthy are still wealthy and still enjoying the benefits of living in MA.)
Is somebody actually feeling some heat??
JUST IN: Trump calls on the DOJ to release the names of Democrats associated with Jeffrey Epstein to “embarrass them,” while telling the DOJ to say “NO MORE” to releasing any additional files.
December 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Is somebody actually feeling some heat??
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When will the administration do something about these White gangs roaming inner cities and causing havoc
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
When will the administration do something about these White gangs roaming inner cities and causing havoc
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The incredibly corrupt, lawless, & unconstitutional nature of the entire DOGE enterprise requires Elon Musk and lots of other people to spend the rest of their lives in jail.
The Wisconsin component of the analysis here is revealing. Evidence is consistent with DOGE strategically delaying contract terminations in WI until after the 2025 state Supreme Court elections to mitigate electoral risk.
December 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The incredibly corrupt, lawless, & unconstitutional nature of the entire DOGE enterprise requires Elon Musk and lots of other people to spend the rest of their lives in jail.
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President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR
December 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR
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Worth repeating this with every new Epstein document drop. The party of Denny Hastert is the party of Jim Jordan is the party of Matt Gaetz is the party of Donald Trump. Looking the other way and protecting child predators from the law is their brand.
December 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Worth repeating this with every new Epstein document drop. The party of Denny Hastert is the party of Jim Jordan is the party of Matt Gaetz is the party of Donald Trump. Looking the other way and protecting child predators from the law is their brand.
Such great info in this story. I love that they say the interest in women's sports has always been there. The money had to catch up. If you're not paying attention to women's sports, especially if you're a men's sports fan, you're falling behind.
December 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Such great info in this story. I love that they say the interest in women's sports has always been there. The money had to catch up. If you're not paying attention to women's sports, especially if you're a men's sports fan, you're falling behind.
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God help us, we let this pedophile ring up random children on Christmas Eve
December 25, 2025 at 3:36 AM
God help us, we let this pedophile ring up random children on Christmas Eve