Monica Keane
@monicakeane.bsky.social
Special collections librarian. I'm interested in literary history, gardening and baking cakes. Personal account.
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Italy declares state of emergency after storms in southern regions reut.rs/3LOULUW
Italy declares state of emergency after storms in southern regions
Italy's government on Monday declared a state of emergency for southern regions battered by a violent storm last week, pledging swift financial aid to rebuild roads and businesses hit by the severe weather.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Italy declares state of emergency after storms in southern regions reut.rs/3LOULUW
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You don’t agree with any male pundit who’s all of a sudden getting that this is (in part) about gender. They agree with YOU. And actually, if it weren’t about gender, they’d have listened to you and every else a long time ago.
January 26, 2026 at 8:10 PM
You don’t agree with any male pundit who’s all of a sudden getting that this is (in part) about gender. They agree with YOU. And actually, if it weren’t about gender, they’d have listened to you and every else a long time ago.
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All flags in San Diego County have been ordered to fly half-staff through Wednesday in solidarity with Minnesota, and in honor of those murdered by ICE. www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/s...
San Diego County flags to be lowered in recognition of ICE-related deaths in Minnesota
San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Terra Lawson-Remer Sunday ordered all County and U.S. flags to be lowered to half- staff on County property in recognition of the lives lost in Minnesota at...
www.nbcsandiego.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:18 AM
All flags in San Diego County have been ordered to fly half-staff through Wednesday in solidarity with Minnesota, and in honor of those murdered by ICE. www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/s...
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Always a hoot, never a ‘dusty archive’.
January 25, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Always a hoot, never a ‘dusty archive’.
Do it. Be a white collar job creator and support civic life at the same time
A top Alaska lawmaker said the state needs to hire twice as many prosecutors and public defenders if it wants to end the kind of extreme courtroom delays that the @adn.com and ProPublica exposed over the past year.
Alaska Lawmaker Calls for Hiring More Prosecutors, Public Defenders to Reduce Extreme Delay in Criminal Cases
A Judiciary Committee chair said stories by the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica about sluggish court proceedings “stab my heart.” Fixing the problem will take more than a state Supreme Court order...
www.propublica.org
January 25, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Do it. Be a white collar job creator and support civic life at the same time
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A top Alaska lawmaker said the state needs to hire twice as many prosecutors and public defenders if it wants to end the kind of extreme courtroom delays that the @adn.com and ProPublica exposed over the past year.
Alaska Lawmaker Calls for Hiring More Prosecutors, Public Defenders to Reduce Extreme Delay in Criminal Cases
A Judiciary Committee chair said stories by the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica about sluggish court proceedings “stab my heart.” Fixing the problem will take more than a state Supreme Court order...
www.propublica.org
January 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM
A top Alaska lawmaker said the state needs to hire twice as many prosecutors and public defenders if it wants to end the kind of extreme courtroom delays that the @adn.com and ProPublica exposed over the past year.
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I get the impulse to push for more, harder, faster, but it's worth noting here: the lawyers for both the state and various other plaintiffs have been working their asses off at absolute breakneck speed today.
JUST IN: In a new lawsuit, Minnesota officials say DHS mishandled evidence from today's crime scene and made "astonishing" law enforcement decisions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 3:57 AM
I get the impulse to push for more, harder, faster, but it's worth noting here: the lawyers for both the state and various other plaintiffs have been working their asses off at absolute breakneck speed today.
I had trouble sleeping, but caught the dawn
January 25, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I had trouble sleeping, but caught the dawn
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imagine if all that money had gone to teachers instead
January 25, 2026 at 2:37 PM
imagine if all that money had gone to teachers instead
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Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
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This is a remarkable story. Worth a minute of your time to read it.
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:22 AM
This is a remarkable story. Worth a minute of your time to read it.
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
LOL
They call it getting “Claude-pilled.”
It’s the moment software engineers, executives and investors turn their work over to Anthropic’s Claude AI—and then witness a thinking machine of shocking capability, even in an age awash in powerful AI tools. on.wsj.com/4jMwc7o
It’s the moment software engineers, executives and investors turn their work over to Anthropic’s Claude AI—and then witness a thinking machine of shocking capability, even in an age awash in powerful AI tools. on.wsj.com/4jMwc7o
January 22, 2026 at 1:05 AM
LOL
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Frustrated Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers fled a Minnesota neighborhood after residents alerted each other by triggering car alarms from their homes.
ICE agents forced to flee Minnesota neighborhood due to car alarm alert system
Frustrated Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers fled a Minnesota neighborhood after residents alerted each other by triggering car alarms from their homes.A Reddit user shared a video of the incident on Wednesday in a post titled, "People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger ...
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January 22, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Frustrated Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers fled a Minnesota neighborhood after residents alerted each other by triggering car alarms from their homes.
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The move comes after a federal judge wrote in court document that the "charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney … must come to an end." n.pr/3LqRtqP
Lindsey Halligan, Trump's former personal attorney, exits Virginia prosecutor's office
The move comes after a federal judge wrote in court document that the "charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney … must come to an end."
n.pr
January 21, 2026 at 8:40 PM
The move comes after a federal judge wrote in court document that the "charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney … must come to an end." n.pr/3LqRtqP
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It’s come to this: “Catholic members of the US armed forces could in good conscience consider disobeying orders to attack Greenland if such orders were issued, according to Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the bishop responsible for the pastoral care of US military personnel.”
Military archbishop: Troops could refuse orders on Greenland
Speaking to Britain's Sunday program on BBC, Archbishop Timothy Broglio reiterated that conscience could permit refusal of an unjust military order.
aleteia.org
January 20, 2026 at 1:24 AM
It’s come to this: “Catholic members of the US armed forces could in good conscience consider disobeying orders to attack Greenland if such orders were issued, according to Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the bishop responsible for the pastoral care of US military personnel.”
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This is more nuanced than things on the ground: essential research services (libraries, staff support) have been gutted at an alarming rate, and there is little discussion of rebuilding former capacities. Even as the US is at its wealthiest, we are robbing the future
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
This is more nuanced than things on the ground: essential research services (libraries, staff support) have been gutted at an alarming rate, and there is little discussion of rebuilding former capacities. Even as the US is at its wealthiest, we are robbing the future
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
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Democrats could act like a real opposition party, refusing to validate Trump malfeasance with votes, and setting up a shadow cabinet that regularly communicates how Democrats would be different. But nah.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
But Americans who want to save the alliance with Europe must have no illusions about how bad a condition this transatlantic partnership is in.
January 18, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Democrats could act like a real opposition party, refusing to validate Trump malfeasance with votes, and setting up a shadow cabinet that regularly communicates how Democrats would be different. But nah.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
My 10 year old makes the funniest little sculptures
January 19, 2026 at 1:51 AM
My 10 year old makes the funniest little sculptures
My printer has "updated" and will no longer allow black and white printing if ANY color cartridge is out of ink.
Screw you HP!
Screw you HP!
January 18, 2026 at 9:52 PM
My printer has "updated" and will no longer allow black and white printing if ANY color cartridge is out of ink.
Screw you HP!
Screw you HP!
Apple pie for the long weekend 🍏🍏🍏
January 18, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Apple pie for the long weekend 🍏🍏🍏
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Still waiting on an explanation as to why 116 of our staff positions - our incomes, our livelihoods - at the National Endowment for the Humanities were "abolished" when the funding for the agency will remain level. #NEH
National Humanities Alliance reports budget bills expected to be signed by Trump will include level funding for NEH, and continued, but cut, funding for NARA and NHPRC. Wilson Center gets funding - 5m down from 15m in FY25. Check link for more on different funding levels:
nhalliance.org
January 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Still waiting on an explanation as to why 116 of our staff positions - our incomes, our livelihoods - at the National Endowment for the Humanities were "abolished" when the funding for the agency will remain level. #NEH
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Johannes Balbus' Catholicon -- an immense Latin grammar and dictionary. Printed in Mainz in 1460 by Gutenberg. BPL's copy is one of relatively few printed on vellum (animal skin). Taking some pics with my iphone(!), you can see collagen fibers, hand-applied pigments, and ink squash from the press.
January 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Johannes Balbus' Catholicon -- an immense Latin grammar and dictionary. Printed in Mainz in 1460 by Gutenberg. BPL's copy is one of relatively few printed on vellum (animal skin). Taking some pics with my iphone(!), you can see collagen fibers, hand-applied pigments, and ink squash from the press.
I think that Minneapolis is being occupied because Walz called Trump weird and the people didn't vote for him. Everything else is pretext
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I think that Minneapolis is being occupied because Walz called Trump weird and the people didn't vote for him. Everything else is pretext
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January 16, 2026 at 12:24 AM