librarian chrisp
@oxalot.bsky.social
public librarian by day, night, & some weekends
also: cats, poetry, Star Trek
he/him
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“I ain’t no dog dentist” written in pen over baseball player holding a doodled book
also: cats, poetry, Star Trek
he/him
📷 by Baseball Card Vandals
“I ain’t no dog dentist” written in pen over baseball player holding a doodled book
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this is why i am laser-focused on paying rent for people right now.
the second a family is evicted, the costs of everything explode. lives are disrupted, new schools have to be found, people are in physical danger, and then they are so much harder to rehouse with an eviction on their record.
the second a family is evicted, the costs of everything explode. lives are disrupted, new schools have to be found, people are in physical danger, and then they are so much harder to rehouse with an eviction on their record.
so many families are in awful positions because ICE’s bullshit has collapsed the already fragile social safety net.
this family is living in their van in minnesota in winter. they’ve applied for help at over a dozen orgs and are still unhoused. with babies.
this family is living in their van in minnesota in winter. they’ve applied for help at over a dozen orgs and are still unhoused. with babies.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:29 PM
this is why i am laser-focused on paying rent for people right now.
the second a family is evicted, the costs of everything explode. lives are disrupted, new schools have to be found, people are in physical danger, and then they are so much harder to rehouse with an eviction on their record.
the second a family is evicted, the costs of everything explode. lives are disrupted, new schools have to be found, people are in physical danger, and then they are so much harder to rehouse with an eviction on their record.
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Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
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I'm angry and sad and scared but they can't have all my joy fuck that.
January 24, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I'm angry and sad and scared but they can't have all my joy fuck that.
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For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:21 PM
For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org
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I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Places to Donate to in Minnesota
Buy/Donate Materials: Help buy dashcams for legal observers Bethel Church Food Pantry TC Food Justice: Donate food Mutual Aid Funds: Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund Rent Relief Fund for Southside Fami...
docs.google.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
And a handy tool to help focus on the facts and easily copy/paste to share out —
salute.kyr.digital/en/
salute.kyr.digital/en/
January 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
And a handy tool to help focus on the facts and easily copy/paste to share out —
salute.kyr.digital/en/
salute.kyr.digital/en/
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"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?"
A list of ideas!
A list of ideas!
January 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?"
A list of ideas!
A list of ideas!
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There’s a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross’s legal expenses for murdering Renee Good.
This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it.
A thread on how to do that 🧵
This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it.
A thread on how to do that 🧵
January 11, 2026 at 7:53 AM
There’s a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross’s legal expenses for murdering Renee Good.
This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it.
A thread on how to do that 🧵
This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it.
A thread on how to do that 🧵
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This morning at the Whipple building I watched an ICE goon fall on our real, straight-from-the-sky, Minnesota ice. I have no video of it, but I need the world to know it happened.
January 8, 2026 at 6:05 PM
This morning at the Whipple building I watched an ICE goon fall on our real, straight-from-the-sky, Minnesota ice. I have no video of it, but I need the world to know it happened.
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Murphy Ranks
Daunte Wright
Winston Smith
Deona Marie
Tekle Sundberg
... It's not a short list
I can't even bring myself to raise some of the names that should be included for fear of drudging up certain issues on the wrong sides of the Internet.
Daunte Wright
Winston Smith
Deona Marie
Tekle Sundberg
... It's not a short list
I can't even bring myself to raise some of the names that should be included for fear of drudging up certain issues on the wrong sides of the Internet.
Thinking about the trauma the Twin Cities has been through in the last five years, and how rightly exhausted we all are:
-COVID shutdown
-George Floyd
-Melissa Hortman
-Annunciation
-ICE occupation
-Renee Good.
If you are having a rough time, reach out to others.
-COVID shutdown
-George Floyd
-Melissa Hortman
-Annunciation
-ICE occupation
-Renee Good.
If you are having a rough time, reach out to others.
January 8, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Murphy Ranks
Daunte Wright
Winston Smith
Deona Marie
Tekle Sundberg
... It's not a short list
I can't even bring myself to raise some of the names that should be included for fear of drudging up certain issues on the wrong sides of the Internet.
Daunte Wright
Winston Smith
Deona Marie
Tekle Sundberg
... It's not a short list
I can't even bring myself to raise some of the names that should be included for fear of drudging up certain issues on the wrong sides of the Internet.
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ICE is responsible for the *only* shooting and homicide in Minneapolis so far in 2026.
January 7, 2026 at 10:26 PM
ICE is responsible for the *only* shooting and homicide in Minneapolis so far in 2026.
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Amazon owns Goodreads, so yes your choice in reading tracker is political.
Choose Pagebound instead, we’re
🌱 indie & self-funded
🧃 anti-AI & ad-free
🧙♀️ built by 2 women
#booksky
Choose Pagebound instead, we’re
🌱 indie & self-funded
🧃 anti-AI & ad-free
🧙♀️ built by 2 women
#booksky
December 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Amazon owns Goodreads, so yes your choice in reading tracker is political.
Choose Pagebound instead, we’re
🌱 indie & self-funded
🧃 anti-AI & ad-free
🧙♀️ built by 2 women
#booksky
Choose Pagebound instead, we’re
🌱 indie & self-funded
🧃 anti-AI & ad-free
🧙♀️ built by 2 women
#booksky
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here’s a nice one to print out and keep in your heathcare binder
also if you have a preteen make sure to ask about gardesil
also if you have a preteen make sure to ask about gardesil
January 5, 2026 at 7:49 PM
here’s a nice one to print out and keep in your heathcare binder
also if you have a preteen make sure to ask about gardesil
also if you have a preteen make sure to ask about gardesil
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RIP 2025
2025-2025
2025-2025
December 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
RIP 2025
2025-2025
2025-2025
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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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My new book, Four Women of Saint Paul, is out! It's a chapbook of 4 short stories, all set in Saint Paul, Minnesota, at different times - 1 in the past, 3 in the future.
Check it out if you're interested: www.redbirdchapbooks.com/catalog/p/fo...
Check it out if you're interested: www.redbirdchapbooks.com/catalog/p/fo...
Four Women of St. Paul by Jordan Hirsch — Red Bird Chapbooks
Fiction 32 pages 8.5” x 5.5” single signature with hand sewn binding Published November 2025 Hirsch's "Four Women of St. Paul" plays with many themes within its pages, from the distinct setting a...
www.redbirdchapbooks.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My new book, Four Women of Saint Paul, is out! It's a chapbook of 4 short stories, all set in Saint Paul, Minnesota, at different times - 1 in the past, 3 in the future.
Check it out if you're interested: www.redbirdchapbooks.com/catalog/p/fo...
Check it out if you're interested: www.redbirdchapbooks.com/catalog/p/fo...
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😂
Apparently all you needed to do to predict the NYC election results was read that one N.K. Jemisin novel.
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
😂
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
“ICE will take no action on individuals who are not a match to the hotlist, unless operational circumstances indicate other violations of law.”
That’s one ominous “unless” given this administration. Scary shit.
That’s one ominous “unless” given this administration. Scary shit.
New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
www.404media.co
October 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“ICE will take no action on individuals who are not a match to the hotlist, unless operational circumstances indicate other violations of law.”
That’s one ominous “unless” given this administration. Scary shit.
That’s one ominous “unless” given this administration. Scary shit.
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Good morning. ☕️
ICYMI: Trump has now forced more than 211,000 people out of their federal jobs. A near-decimation of the federal workforce in nine months.
Biggest losses at Defense Dept and Treasury.
“He is, in essence, taking our government to bankruptcy.” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
ICYMI: Trump has now forced more than 211,000 people out of their federal jobs. A near-decimation of the federal workforce in nine months.
Biggest losses at Defense Dept and Treasury.
“He is, in essence, taking our government to bankruptcy.” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Has Forced Out An Alarming Number Of Federal Workers — And Now We Have An Exact Number
“The performance of our government across the board is being diminished,” warned Max Stier, CEO of Partnership for Public Service.
www.huffpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Good morning. ☕️
ICYMI: Trump has now forced more than 211,000 people out of their federal jobs. A near-decimation of the federal workforce in nine months.
Biggest losses at Defense Dept and Treasury.
“He is, in essence, taking our government to bankruptcy.” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
ICYMI: Trump has now forced more than 211,000 people out of their federal jobs. A near-decimation of the federal workforce in nine months.
Biggest losses at Defense Dept and Treasury.
“He is, in essence, taking our government to bankruptcy.” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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It's here!
The second annual Celebrate Discovery Fanzine is available for free: ko-fi.com/s/d366512954
It contains 40 pages of fanfic, art, poetry, essays, games, and quotes from our favorite #StarTrek airing sonce 2017.
Check it out!
The second annual Celebrate Discovery Fanzine is available for free: ko-fi.com/s/d366512954
It contains 40 pages of fanfic, art, poetry, essays, games, and quotes from our favorite #StarTrek airing sonce 2017.
Check it out!
Celebrate Disco Zine 2025 - Jordan La Fordan's Ko-fi Shop
A 40-page PDF you can read digitally or print yourself! Full of fanfic, essays, photos, games, poems, and quotes from Star Trek series airing from 201...
ko-fi.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
It's here!
The second annual Celebrate Discovery Fanzine is available for free: ko-fi.com/s/d366512954
It contains 40 pages of fanfic, art, poetry, essays, games, and quotes from our favorite #StarTrek airing sonce 2017.
Check it out!
The second annual Celebrate Discovery Fanzine is available for free: ko-fi.com/s/d366512954
It contains 40 pages of fanfic, art, poetry, essays, games, and quotes from our favorite #StarTrek airing sonce 2017.
Check it out!
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EMOTIONALLY BALANCED GARY
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September 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Minneapolis is beautiful.
The people of this city are remarkable.
Today is excruciating.
The people of this city are remarkable.
Today is excruciating.
August 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Minneapolis is beautiful.
The people of this city are remarkable.
Today is excruciating.
The people of this city are remarkable.
Today is excruciating.
Found evidence of some intense studying that happened in one of our library’s meeting rooms:
August 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Found evidence of some intense studying that happened in one of our library’s meeting rooms: