Scotty B
@scottyb.bsky.social
Personal acct. Library Director @ Ferguson Library in STL. Views are my own, NOT my employer - obviously. Libraries don't opine on govt corruption, share geekery, or babble about their day.
Did we forget how to build nuclear reactors so now we have to make up new s***?
January 16, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Did we forget how to build nuclear reactors so now we have to make up new s***?
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If anyone was still pretending this isn’t just about excluding trans kids from public life, the Trump administration just opened a Title IX investigation into a Maine school district because a trans student is on a *co-ed* cheerleading squad.
Newport co-ed cheerleading team is at center of Trump transgender athlete crackdownTrump admin focuses on swimming, cheerleading in Maine transgender athlete probes
The U.S. Department of Education announced a slew of Title IX-related investigations this week that include 2 school districts in Maine.
www.pressherald.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
If anyone was still pretending this isn’t just about excluding trans kids from public life, the Trump administration just opened a Title IX investigation into a Maine school district because a trans student is on a *co-ed* cheerleading squad.
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The Insurrection Act is already happening. Martial law is already here.
There are armed soldiers with military-grade equipment running around creating their own laws via violence.
In what possible way, aside from naming conventions of the forces, has Trump not unleashed the military on the USA?
There are armed soldiers with military-grade equipment running around creating their own laws via violence.
In what possible way, aside from naming conventions of the forces, has Trump not unleashed the military on the USA?
January 15, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The Insurrection Act is already happening. Martial law is already here.
There are armed soldiers with military-grade equipment running around creating their own laws via violence.
In what possible way, aside from naming conventions of the forces, has Trump not unleashed the military on the USA?
There are armed soldiers with military-grade equipment running around creating their own laws via violence.
In what possible way, aside from naming conventions of the forces, has Trump not unleashed the military on the USA?
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ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
relevant to the debate over whether we should keep funding DHS without reforms and accountability for how out of control their spending is
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
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relevant to the debate over whether we should keep funding DHS without reforms and accountability for how out of control their spending is
January 14, 2026 at 10:15 PM
relevant to the debate over whether we should keep funding DHS without reforms and accountability for how out of control their spending is
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They drove 2.5 hours one way so they wouldn't have to ask at as many places.
January 15, 2026 at 4:53 PM
They drove 2.5 hours one way so they wouldn't have to ask at as many places.
But a lot more rural. One time, when visiting the UK, I took a train from London to a town near Cardiff. At no point was the population density along that track low enough for me to think of it as rural by the standards I grew up with. I was surprised. It was all suburbs and towns, except beautiful.
January 15, 2026 at 4:52 PM
But a lot more rural. One time, when visiting the UK, I took a train from London to a town near Cardiff. At no point was the population density along that track low enough for me to think of it as rural by the standards I grew up with. I was surprised. It was all suburbs and towns, except beautiful.
Rebellious white conformity. Rebellious! They're the real free thinkers! Rejecting those liberal elites who run everything, freethinking desperados on the plains, day drinking and watching The Price is Right.
January 15, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Rebellious white conformity. Rebellious! They're the real free thinkers! Rejecting those liberal elites who run everything, freethinking desperados on the plains, day drinking and watching The Price is Right.
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Stage 5 pundit-brain is watching an innocent woman being killed by agents of the state and going, "hmm this says a lot about the urban-rural divide in America."
January 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Stage 5 pundit-brain is watching an innocent woman being killed by agents of the state and going, "hmm this says a lot about the urban-rural divide in America."
I mean, they guy wrote some darn good letters. :)
January 15, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I mean, they guy wrote some darn good letters. :)
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The cognitive dissonance of the "don't tread on me" crowd jumping straight to "she should have complied" is staggering.
January 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM
The cognitive dissonance of the "don't tread on me" crowd jumping straight to "she should have complied" is staggering.
Phrases like 'hey what the hell's wrong with these people' are saved exclusively for those city weirdos. Rural folk are always good, upstanding, and sensible, and we're not allowed to question that.
January 15, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Phrases like 'hey what the hell's wrong with these people' are saved exclusively for those city weirdos. Rural folk are always good, upstanding, and sensible, and we're not allowed to question that.
A huge part of the Republican project for the last 50 years has been to discredit and destroy any organization that tries to counter propaganda with fact checking and truth. The "liberal media". Working the refs. The "Twitter files". Etc.
January 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
A huge part of the Republican project for the last 50 years has been to discredit and destroy any organization that tries to counter propaganda with fact checking and truth. The "liberal media". Working the refs. The "Twitter files". Etc.
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“Do you think they are paid” is a summation of everything wrong with a large plurality of voters in this country.
The thought that regular Americans are upset armed government agents are kidnapping and killing their neighbors never crosses their mind.
The thought that regular Americans are upset armed government agents are kidnapping and killing their neighbors never crosses their mind.
January 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
“Do you think they are paid” is a summation of everything wrong with a large plurality of voters in this country.
The thought that regular Americans are upset armed government agents are kidnapping and killing their neighbors never crosses their mind.
The thought that regular Americans are upset armed government agents are kidnapping and killing their neighbors never crosses their mind.
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As usual, the story here isn't about "divides" or cosmopolitan elites looking down on rural populations. It is about radicalization. This woman wants violent vengeance for things that did not happen.
January 15, 2026 at 2:55 PM
As usual, the story here isn't about "divides" or cosmopolitan elites looking down on rural populations. It is about radicalization. This woman wants violent vengeance for things that did not happen.
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the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Law, Biden's two major domestic bills, both were tailored to disproportionately help rural areas.
January 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM
the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Law, Biden's two major domestic bills, both were tailored to disproportionately help rural areas.
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Republicans control all 3 branches of government. Even when they don't, both parties pump out constant rhetoric about "real Americans" living in rural areas.
The entire premise of this article is a conservative-fluffing myth. Cities have more political power because that's where most people live!
The entire premise of this article is a conservative-fluffing myth. Cities have more political power because that's where most people live!
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Republicans control all 3 branches of government. Even when they don't, both parties pump out constant rhetoric about "real Americans" living in rural areas.
The entire premise of this article is a conservative-fluffing myth. Cities have more political power because that's where most people live!
The entire premise of this article is a conservative-fluffing myth. Cities have more political power because that's where most people live!
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Perfect example. Democrat says something sympathetic to rural areas and Republicans take it out of context to imply condescension.
From 'deplorables' to 'you didn't build that,' we've seen this play out dozens of times. If this was real you wouldn't have to lie to find evidence!
From 'deplorables' to 'you didn't build that,' we've seen this play out dozens of times. If this was real you wouldn't have to lie to find evidence!
January 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Perfect example. Democrat says something sympathetic to rural areas and Republicans take it out of context to imply condescension.
From 'deplorables' to 'you didn't build that,' we've seen this play out dozens of times. If this was real you wouldn't have to lie to find evidence!
From 'deplorables' to 'you didn't build that,' we've seen this play out dozens of times. If this was real you wouldn't have to lie to find evidence!
To put it another way, the "chafe against the political power of big cities" line reveals that the author has bought into the bigotry -- that the cities are full of "THOSE people" who need to be "PUT IN THEIR PLACE" by the "HEROIC POLICE". "Those" being expanded to be both racial and political.
January 15, 2026 at 3:19 PM
To put it another way, the "chafe against the political power of big cities" line reveals that the author has bought into the bigotry -- that the cities are full of "THOSE people" who need to be "PUT IN THEIR PLACE" by the "HEROIC POLICE". "Those" being expanded to be both racial and political.
How is simping for cops "chafing against the political power of big cities"?
(Never mind that political power is held by people, not cities. City folk are no less American than rural folk, & should get equal say per person. I grew up rural, so I get it, but critical thinking can fix that bigotry.)
(Never mind that political power is held by people, not cities. City folk are no less American than rural folk, & should get equal say per person. I grew up rural, so I get it, but critical thinking can fix that bigotry.)
January 15, 2026 at 3:13 PM
How is simping for cops "chafing against the political power of big cities"?
(Never mind that political power is held by people, not cities. City folk are no less American than rural folk, & should get equal say per person. I grew up rural, so I get it, but critical thinking can fix that bigotry.)
(Never mind that political power is held by people, not cities. City folk are no less American than rural folk, & should get equal say per person. I grew up rural, so I get it, but critical thinking can fix that bigotry.)
As good a description of what wealth does to a person as any.
January 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
As good a description of what wealth does to a person as any.
Still looking for hard evidence of these closing walls.
January 15, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Still looking for hard evidence of these closing walls.
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The signs of possible life among Senate Republicans were apparently just a spasm. Nothing more. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
Republicans Block Effort to Check Trump’s Power in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:44 PM
The signs of possible life among Senate Republicans were apparently just a spasm. Nothing more. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
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We have to flip the Senate.
Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans defeat Venezuela war powers resolution, bowing to Trump’s pressure as Vance casts tie-breaking vote.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans defeat Venezuela war powers resolution, bowing to Trump’s pressure as Vance casts tie-breaking vote.
January 14, 2026 at 11:56 PM
We have to flip the Senate.