Jacqueline
@paperbackninja.bsky.social
Community Educator. Support Libraries! She/Her
Liberal. Loves reading, dachshunds, cats, and cooking.
Liberal. Loves reading, dachshunds, cats, and cooking.
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“There is something almost rebellious in the man's posture, as though once faced with the inevitability of death, he decided to get on with it; as though he were a missile, a spear, bent on attaining his own end.”
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The Falling Man
Do you remember this photograph? In the United States, people have taken pains to banish it from the record of September 11, 2001. The story behind it, though, and the search for the man pictured in i...
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September 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“There is something almost rebellious in the man's posture, as though once faced with the inevitability of death, he decided to get on with it; as though he were a missile, a spear, bent on attaining his own end.”
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Here at WUKY, Lexington's NPR affiliate, the CPB cuts will result in a 13% reduction in the station's budget, which translates to between $120,000 and $150,000.
July 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Here at WUKY, Lexington's NPR affiliate, the CPB cuts will result in a 13% reduction in the station's budget, which translates to between $120,000 and $150,000.
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In 2003, we had to watch the war on CNN and scream obscenities at the rear-projection TV.
"But Iraq doesn't have any weapons of mass destruction," we'd yell as the president Bush struggled to pronounce words in English.
"But Iraq doesn't have any weapons of mass destruction," we'd yell as the president Bush struggled to pronounce words in English.
June 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
In 2003, we had to watch the war on CNN and scream obscenities at the rear-projection TV.
"But Iraq doesn't have any weapons of mass destruction," we'd yell as the president Bush struggled to pronounce words in English.
"But Iraq doesn't have any weapons of mass destruction," we'd yell as the president Bush struggled to pronounce words in English.
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
You know that scene in the movie Independence Day where the aliens target the White House? Yeah, I’m ready for that to happen any day now.
April 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
You know that scene in the movie Independence Day where the aliens target the White House? Yeah, I’m ready for that to happen any day now.
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Just got word from my college roommate - who is the state archivist for the state of South Dakota - that due to the DOGE shutdowns of IMLS, they can no longer fund InterLibrary Loan in SD.
This means exchange between libraries, ability to get books delivered across the system, is gone as of 4/30.
This means exchange between libraries, ability to get books delivered across the system, is gone as of 4/30.
April 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Just got word from my college roommate - who is the state archivist for the state of South Dakota - that due to the DOGE shutdowns of IMLS, they can no longer fund InterLibrary Loan in SD.
This means exchange between libraries, ability to get books delivered across the system, is gone as of 4/30.
This means exchange between libraries, ability to get books delivered across the system, is gone as of 4/30.
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It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
April 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
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democrats i swear to god if you back away from a fight where you have the moral high ground against a political opponent with tanking approval numbers that the entire country is mad at right now, i swear to GOD yall i freaking swear
March 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
democrats i swear to god if you back away from a fight where you have the moral high ground against a political opponent with tanking approval numbers that the entire country is mad at right now, i swear to GOD yall i freaking swear
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The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
February 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
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This is it. This is the take.
February 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
This is it. This is the take.
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Trying to find a happy medium between not knowing anything that's happening in the world and being pissed off all the time
November 17, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Trying to find a happy medium between not knowing anything that's happening in the world and being pissed off all the time
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This is the money Marge. Reskeet for good fortune. 💰
December 3, 2024 at 1:41 AM
This is the money Marge. Reskeet for good fortune. 💰
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Anyone else watch the first season of The Apprentice shortly after Friends went off the air and think to themselves within three decades, there is a good chance Most of the US Supreme Court is gonna be appointed by that guy with the hand motion, because that was not my impression
November 20, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Anyone else watch the first season of The Apprentice shortly after Friends went off the air and think to themselves within three decades, there is a good chance Most of the US Supreme Court is gonna be appointed by that guy with the hand motion, because that was not my impression
Georgie is keeping watch on the neighborhood.
November 15, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Georgie is keeping watch on the neighborhood.
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watching cabinet appointments get announced like
November 13, 2024 at 11:40 PM
watching cabinet appointments get announced like
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This lasted like 10 minutes for Gabbard before AG NOMINEE MATT GAETZ, holy shit.
November 13, 2024 at 8:40 PM
This lasted like 10 minutes for Gabbard before AG NOMINEE MATT GAETZ, holy shit.
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Governor Andy Beshear, in a Trump +30 state, gives advice to Democrats: Do not throw LGBTQ+ people under the bus, it will not work.
His advice to dems: Lead on your values.
This man ran on a fully inclusive campaign in 2023 and won. He received the same kind of ads Harris did.
His advice to dems: Lead on your values.
This man ran on a fully inclusive campaign in 2023 and won. He received the same kind of ads Harris did.
November 13, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Governor Andy Beshear, in a Trump +30 state, gives advice to Democrats: Do not throw LGBTQ+ people under the bus, it will not work.
His advice to dems: Lead on your values.
This man ran on a fully inclusive campaign in 2023 and won. He received the same kind of ads Harris did.
His advice to dems: Lead on your values.
This man ran on a fully inclusive campaign in 2023 and won. He received the same kind of ads Harris did.
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don't comply in advance, don't despair in advance
November 11, 2024 at 10:14 PM
don't comply in advance, don't despair in advance
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(Martin Rosner, Hot Paper Comics)
November 11, 2024 at 6:40 AM
(Martin Rosner, Hot Paper Comics)
Since Tuesday, this scene has been replaying in my mind.
two men are standing next to each other with the caption these are people of the land
ALT: two men are standing next to each other with the caption these are people of the land
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November 11, 2024 at 12:38 AM
Since Tuesday, this scene has been replaying in my mind.
MAGA supporting family members visiting from out of town. Not engaging them because they thrive on it. I'm just sitting here letting them talk about how everything is going to be better now and thinking how they, hopefully, are the first to experience the find out portion of Fuck Around.
a young boy is sitting on a couch with his head resting on his hand .
Alt: a young boy is sitting on a couch with his head resting on his hand .
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November 9, 2024 at 10:51 PM
MAGA supporting family members visiting from out of town. Not engaging them because they thrive on it. I'm just sitting here letting them talk about how everything is going to be better now and thinking how they, hopefully, are the first to experience the find out portion of Fuck Around.