Layne
@slaynestaley.bsky.social
Librarian. Midwesterner. Enjoyer of things both light & dark.
I was recently trying to explain the origins of DOGE as an Internet joke to my 70+ mother.
Really don’t think we can understate how much troll culture is now political culture
February 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I was recently trying to explain the origins of DOGE as an Internet joke to my 70+ mother.
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A single word can be a lie. For example, journalists are still calling what Musk and his child army have been doing an operation in pursuit of government efficiency.... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/to-use-their...
To Use Their Language Is to Endorse Their Lies
Every crisis is in part a storytelling crisis, and the current one here in the US is also a language crisis. How we use the language and how we listen for lies that are in single words and phrases as ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A single word can be a lie. For example, journalists are still calling what Musk and his child army have been doing an operation in pursuit of government efficiency.... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/to-use-their...
Attend board meetings? YES. Attend programs? YES. Volunteer? MAYBE. bookriot.com/stand-up-for... #libraries #supportlibraries
How to Stand Up for Your Local Library by Getting Involved
Libraries have been under political attack for the last several years. Here's how you can help defend your local library by getting involved.
bookriot.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Attend board meetings? YES. Attend programs? YES. Volunteer? MAYBE. bookriot.com/stand-up-for... #libraries #supportlibraries
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There’s something very America about the rich old white guy who didn’t do shit holding up the trophy like a hero while standing in front of the Black man who actually did everything.
February 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
There’s something very America about the rich old white guy who didn’t do shit holding up the trophy like a hero while standing in front of the Black man who actually did everything.
The women’s flag football commercial made me cry. I guess I’m in a fragile state? #superbowl
February 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The women’s flag football commercial made me cry. I guess I’m in a fragile state? #superbowl
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Trump II has begun. Many people are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here are 10 recommendations. Please let me know your thoughts, and if you have anything else you'd like to add to the list.
Here are 10 recommendations. Please let me know your thoughts, and if you have anything else you'd like to add to the list.
What you can do
Ten ways to resist Trump II
robertreich.substack.com
January 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Trump II has begun. Many people are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here are 10 recommendations. Please let me know your thoughts, and if you have anything else you'd like to add to the list.
Here are 10 recommendations. Please let me know your thoughts, and if you have anything else you'd like to add to the list.
It’s not lost on me that I am relaxing post-microneedling by watching The Substance. The beauty industry is a horror show and I’m complicit. 😂
January 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It’s not lost on me that I am relaxing post-microneedling by watching The Substance. The beauty industry is a horror show and I’m complicit. 😂
Me IRL. Okay, sure, probably all of us.
January 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Me IRL. Okay, sure, probably all of us.
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Nnedi Okorafor's DEATH OF THE AUTHOR, @reemasabrina.bsky.social writes, is "just so Chicago. Zipping back and forth from Navy Pier to her parent’s home on the South Side...the high heats and somehow just as intense colds."
Creation Flows Both Ways in “Death of the Author” - Chicago Review of Books
A review of Nnedi Okorafor’s new book, "Death of the Author."
buff.ly
January 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Nnedi Okorafor's DEATH OF THE AUTHOR, @reemasabrina.bsky.social writes, is "just so Chicago. Zipping back and forth from Navy Pier to her parent’s home on the South Side...the high heats and somehow just as intense colds."
Devastated for Carel and his family. If you can help, please do
@mikeflanaganfilm.com Carel Struycken, who appeared in Doctor Sleep and Gerald's Game, lost his home in the Eaton Fire. gofund.me/ec654e1f
January 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
If you like your #horrorlit fast paced, Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by @claymcleod.bsky.social gets pretty wild real quick. #BookSky📚💙
January 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If you like your #horrorlit fast paced, Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by @claymcleod.bsky.social gets pretty wild real quick. #BookSky📚💙
Got my new @fangoria.bsky.social AND my first ever #NightWorms package on the same day. Happy Friday!
#horrorlit #horrormovies
#horrorlit #horrormovies
January 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Got my new @fangoria.bsky.social AND my first ever #NightWorms package on the same day. Happy Friday!
#horrorlit #horrormovies
#horrorlit #horrormovies
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
I should be so lucky!
I should be so lucky!
January 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
I should be so lucky!
I should be so lucky!
I sometimes wonder if I should even use the star rating on my reading tracker.
There is a huge difference between critical reviews and readers voicing their experiences.
January 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I sometimes wonder if I should even use the star rating on my reading tracker.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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#BookSky
14/20
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#BookSky
14/20
January 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
💙📚
#BookSky
14/20
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#BookSky
14/20
I’m going to be extra grateful for these leftover black eyed peas tomorrow. Who doesn’t need an extra serving of good luck? #HappyNewYear #LiveLongAndProsper
January 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I’m going to be extra grateful for these leftover black eyed peas tomorrow. Who doesn’t need an extra serving of good luck? #HappyNewYear #LiveLongAndProsper
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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#BookSky
13/20
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#BookSky
13/20
January 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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#BookSky
13/20
💙📚
#BookSky
13/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
💙📚
#BookSky
12/20
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#BookSky
12/20
December 29, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
💙📚
#BookSky
12/20
💙📚
#BookSky
12/20
My decent attempt at “kurisumasu keki” or Japanese Christmas Cake. We also ate fried chicken for dinner. #merrychristmas #merikurisumasu
December 25, 2024 at 1:58 AM
My decent attempt at “kurisumasu keki” or Japanese Christmas Cake. We also ate fried chicken for dinner. #merrychristmas #merikurisumasu
Watched this for the first time tonight and convinced my family to watch with me. Introducing your kid to horror is always going to require some warnings and conversations, but I wasn’t prepared to explain what “fellatio” meant. #horrormovies #horror #christmashorror #parentingishard
December 24, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Watched this for the first time tonight and convinced my family to watch with me. Introducing your kid to horror is always going to require some warnings and conversations, but I wasn’t prepared to explain what “fellatio” meant. #horrormovies #horror #christmashorror #parentingishard
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
💙📚
#BookSky
11/20
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#BookSky
11/20
December 19, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
💙📚
#BookSky
11/20
💙📚
#BookSky
11/20