Jennifer Parsons (she/her. Cry more, fash.)
@parsonsjm.bsky.social
Actual librarian. Misanthrope in theory. When not getting paid: parent, queer lady, belly dancer, witch, Pagan, fatty, spare cat fur repository, and other things that trigger fash.
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Librarian here. We grant library cards to ALL residents, no matter their age or legal status. Our ID requirements pertain to establishing residency only. Do not invoke libraries, which embrace *everyone* in its civic fold, as a precedent for measures designed to *suppress* civic participation.
Leavitt: "You need an ID to go and purchase alcohol. You need an ID to go to the library and check out a book. So the president thinks you should have an ID to vote in our nation's elections."
February 19, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Librarian here. We grant library cards to ALL residents, no matter their age or legal status. Our ID requirements pertain to establishing residency only. Do not invoke libraries, which embrace *everyone* in its civic fold, as a precedent for measures designed to *suppress* civic participation.
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Simultaneous posts about the economy.
February 18, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Simultaneous posts about the economy.
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Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
www.mprnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Bill Bramhall cartoon.
February 19, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Bill Bramhall cartoon.
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“I reject the lie that deporting my neighbor is how I win better pay and working conditions. We’re fighting for a country where families stay together without living in terror, so we’re ALL better off!”
February 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM
“I reject the lie that deporting my neighbor is how I win better pay and working conditions. We’re fighting for a country where families stay together without living in terror, so we’re ALL better off!”
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It means the places that capitulated should be shunned even harder .
These people have into white washing because they wanted do.
They were already fighting scholars and people of color when things were good
And folded
For an administration that abandoned them
These people have into white washing because they wanted do.
They were already fighting scholars and people of color when things were good
And folded
For an administration that abandoned them
February 18, 2026 at 7:08 PM
It means the places that capitulated should be shunned even harder .
These people have into white washing because they wanted do.
They were already fighting scholars and people of color when things were good
And folded
For an administration that abandoned them
These people have into white washing because they wanted do.
They were already fighting scholars and people of color when things were good
And folded
For an administration that abandoned them
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It's wild the blame for "all the bad things" is Judy Blume and not the massive pedophilia ring perpetrated and upheld by the right.
February 18, 2026 at 10:55 PM
It's wild the blame for "all the bad things" is Judy Blume and not the massive pedophilia ring perpetrated and upheld by the right.
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From an article last week:
"My wife and I absolutely forbid our children from reading those horrible Judy Blume books," he said. "And because we didn’t clean up our society back then, then we have to deal with absolutely horrific things today."
Yeah, THAT'S it.
www.kjzz.org/politics/202...
"My wife and I absolutely forbid our children from reading those horrible Judy Blume books," he said. "And because we didn’t clean up our society back then, then we have to deal with absolutely horrific things today."
Yeah, THAT'S it.
www.kjzz.org/politics/202...
February 18, 2026 at 10:55 PM
From an article last week:
"My wife and I absolutely forbid our children from reading those horrible Judy Blume books," he said. "And because we didn’t clean up our society back then, then we have to deal with absolutely horrific things today."
Yeah, THAT'S it.
www.kjzz.org/politics/202...
"My wife and I absolutely forbid our children from reading those horrible Judy Blume books," he said. "And because we didn’t clean up our society back then, then we have to deal with absolutely horrific things today."
Yeah, THAT'S it.
www.kjzz.org/politics/202...
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Politicians exist to be pressured because the system is constrained to almost never produce a politician who perfectly serves the people's will.
February 18, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Politicians exist to be pressured because the system is constrained to almost never produce a politician who perfectly serves the people's will.
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1. DHS surges 3,000 officers to Minneapolis without doing anywhere near enough prep first.
2. Hundreds of habeas cases overwhelm local courts.
3. Dozens of DOJ lawyers quit in disgust/anger.
4. The DOJ brings in JAGs to cover.
5. A JAG was just held in contempt and fined $500/day for ICE's failures.
2. Hundreds of habeas cases overwhelm local courts.
3. Dozens of DOJ lawyers quit in disgust/anger.
4. The DOJ brings in JAGs to cover.
5. A JAG was just held in contempt and fined $500/day for ICE's failures.
February 18, 2026 at 11:09 PM
1. DHS surges 3,000 officers to Minneapolis without doing anywhere near enough prep first.
2. Hundreds of habeas cases overwhelm local courts.
3. Dozens of DOJ lawyers quit in disgust/anger.
4. The DOJ brings in JAGs to cover.
5. A JAG was just held in contempt and fined $500/day for ICE's failures.
2. Hundreds of habeas cases overwhelm local courts.
3. Dozens of DOJ lawyers quit in disgust/anger.
4. The DOJ brings in JAGs to cover.
5. A JAG was just held in contempt and fined $500/day for ICE's failures.
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25 years ago, a bunch of libertarians moved to NH to take over state government. Jason Osborne, one of those "Free Staters," has since risen to be majority leader in the state house.
How is he fighting for "liberty?" By helping Stephen Miller build a 324,000-foot prison for migrants and refugees.
How is he fighting for "liberty?" By helping Stephen Miller build a 324,000-foot prison for migrants and refugees.
Communities nationwide push back against proposed ICE facility sites
A proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Merrimack is continuing to spark strong reactions from residents and local officials.
www.wmur.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:29 PM
25 years ago, a bunch of libertarians moved to NH to take over state government. Jason Osborne, one of those "Free Staters," has since risen to be majority leader in the state house.
How is he fighting for "liberty?" By helping Stephen Miller build a 324,000-foot prison for migrants and refugees.
How is he fighting for "liberty?" By helping Stephen Miller build a 324,000-foot prison for migrants and refugees.
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Nobody should be under illusion that this regime only wants to deport illegal immigrants.
February 18, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Nobody should be under illusion that this regime only wants to deport illegal immigrants.
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If war with Iran does materialize, I think folks need to understand that this will look vastly different than the 12 day war.
Iran understands this will be a fight for survival. I would expect them to activate all of their proxies and launch everything they’ve got - if they can.
Iran understands this will be a fight for survival. I would expect them to activate all of their proxies and launch everything they’ve got - if they can.
February 18, 2026 at 8:17 PM
If war with Iran does materialize, I think folks need to understand that this will look vastly different than the 12 day war.
Iran understands this will be a fight for survival. I would expect them to activate all of their proxies and launch everything they’ve got - if they can.
Iran understands this will be a fight for survival. I would expect them to activate all of their proxies and launch everything they’ve got - if they can.
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RIP to all the American soldiers who are about to die to protect a paedophile from accountability 😭😭😭
February 18, 2026 at 8:36 PM
RIP to all the American soldiers who are about to die to protect a paedophile from accountability 😭😭😭
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Hegseth has made clear that he thinks he’s on a modern day crusade.
I just want to point out that’s Doug Wilson speaking at the Pentagon. Doug Wilson wants: the 19th amendment repealed, non-Christian religions outlawed, the death penalty for homosexuality, women barred from working or holding office, blasphemy laws, and one party theocratic rule.
February 18, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Hegseth has made clear that he thinks he’s on a modern day crusade.
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NEW: ICE has raided dormitories at the Dilley concentration camp to confiscate letters from children per @pabloreports.bsky.social. I have filed a FOIA request for them. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social: the second we get anything, we will send it to you. 1/ www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-ice-co...
NEW: ICE Confiscates Children's Letters at Dilley Concentration Camp. I've filed a FOIA Request to Get Them
ProPublica recently published heart-wrenching letters from children at Dilley. ICE then raided the dormitories to confiscate and destroy those letters. I've filed a Freedom of Information Act Request.
www.muellershewrote.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:09 PM
NEW: ICE has raided dormitories at the Dilley concentration camp to confiscate letters from children per @pabloreports.bsky.social. I have filed a FOIA request for them. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social: the second we get anything, we will send it to you. 1/ www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-ice-co...
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some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing
February 18, 2026 at 7:41 PM
some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 basically
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And every time libraries "step in" to do things, it's added load to library workers who too often are seen as "no one."
I wish more people were aware of just how many things their public libraries “step in” to do, how many gaps they fill silently.
NYC, as budget season commences, we need to end the annual budget dance — a gratuitous, insulting ritual — and ensure consistent, generous funding for our libraries.
NYC, as budget season commences, we need to end the annual budget dance — a gratuitous, insulting ritual — and ensure consistent, generous funding for our libraries.
“In 2019, as [Gannett] began fully moving operations out of the bldg, the entire collection—by then scattered across the basement—was suddenly in limbo… The Poughkeepsie Public Library stepped in, agreed to pay rent on a dedicated storage unit + took on physical custodianship of the archive…”
February 18, 2026 at 12:16 PM
And every time libraries "step in" to do things, it's added load to library workers who too often are seen as "no one."
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"iS tHeRe a tEcHnoLoGY tHe leFt Is eXcItEd aBoUt" yeah, renewable energy, mRNA vaccines. Lots of cool stuff like that! Probably not the one whose main promise was cutting payrolls
February 18, 2026 at 2:42 PM
"iS tHeRe a tEcHnoLoGY tHe leFt Is eXcItEd aBoUt" yeah, renewable energy, mRNA vaccines. Lots of cool stuff like that! Probably not the one whose main promise was cutting payrolls
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I find it frustrating that the left has been characterized as more prone to scolding when the right’s entire culture is built on an openly insidious kind of scolding
February 18, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I find it frustrating that the left has been characterized as more prone to scolding when the right’s entire culture is built on an openly insidious kind of scolding
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"libraries absorb the stressors of a city where many people lack food, housing, mental-health care, and other basic supports. When a branch is operating with skeleton staffing, workers are often alone at a desk during escalating or threatening encounters." 📚
organizingmythoughts.org/you-cant-fig...
organizingmythoughts.org/you-cant-fig...
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
February 18, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"libraries absorb the stressors of a city where many people lack food, housing, mental-health care, and other basic supports. When a branch is operating with skeleton staffing, workers are often alone at a desk during escalating or threatening encounters." 📚
organizingmythoughts.org/you-cant-fig...
organizingmythoughts.org/you-cant-fig...
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A phone call, a detainment and weeks of worry: a two-week odyssey for a beloved preschool handyman.
Asylum seekers, who came to U.S. legally, navigate unexpected ICE detainments
A phone call, a detainment and weeks of worry: a two-week odyssey for a beloved preschool handyman.
www.startribune.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
A phone call, a detainment and weeks of worry: a two-week odyssey for a beloved preschool handyman.
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I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!
February 18, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!