tj neer
@tjneer.bsky.social
readin books, playin magic. librarian. go birds | he/him
let’s GOOOOOO
Slugger Eugenio Suárez and the Cincinnati Reds are in agreement on a one-year, $15 million contract that includes a mutual option for the 2027 season, sources tell ESPN. The best bat left on the market goes to Cincinnati, where he's expected to get most of his at-bats at DH.
February 1, 2026 at 10:58 PM
let’s GOOOOOO
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Dan McQuade, 1983–2026: defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector
Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his…
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January 29, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Dan McQuade, 1983–2026: defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
oh no.
January 29, 2026 at 3:01 PM
oh no.
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Thank you to the entire Columbus City Council for sending a letter to @columbuslibrary.bsky.social in support of CML workers and urging the library to remain neutral while workers wait for their union election!
January 20, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Thank you to the entire Columbus City Council for sending a letter to @columbuslibrary.bsky.social in support of CML workers and urging the library to remain neutral while workers wait for their union election!
2026 BOOK THREAD
1. Between Two Fires by @buehlmeister.bsky.social
starting the year with an absolute banger, immediately one of my favorite books ever. dripping in biblical wonder and horror, this is a story of perseverance and redemption from hell — both on earth and beyond.
1. Between Two Fires by @buehlmeister.bsky.social
starting the year with an absolute banger, immediately one of my favorite books ever. dripping in biblical wonder and horror, this is a story of perseverance and redemption from hell — both on earth and beyond.
January 7, 2026 at 6:13 PM
2026 BOOK THREAD
1. Between Two Fires by @buehlmeister.bsky.social
starting the year with an absolute banger, immediately one of my favorite books ever. dripping in biblical wonder and horror, this is a story of perseverance and redemption from hell — both on earth and beyond.
1. Between Two Fires by @buehlmeister.bsky.social
starting the year with an absolute banger, immediately one of my favorite books ever. dripping in biblical wonder and horror, this is a story of perseverance and redemption from hell — both on earth and beyond.
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I read American Canto and I think it’s wonderful. haha jk
American Cant | Defector
Dante Alighieri thought he could write himself out of exile. In 1300, while serving on a governing committee in his beloved Florence, the poet was involved in a factional dispute among city leaders. T...
defector.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I read American Canto and I think it’s wonderful. haha jk
just BRILLIANT writing from Maitreyi here
“Even in their eighties, neither owner [Robert Kraft & Jerry Jones] neither owner speaks much of succession, and friends of Goodell’s say they have never heard him mention retirement either. Every day is Sunday, and it will be forever.”
“Even in their eighties, neither owner [Robert Kraft & Jerry Jones] neither owner speaks much of succession, and friends of Goodell’s say they have never heard him mention retirement either. Every day is Sunday, and it will be forever.”
Whose league is it anyway? defector.com/whose-league...
Whose League Is It Anyway? | Defector
In late July, before a game against the Boston Red Sox, Bryce Harper sat slumped in a chair in the Philadelphia Phillies clubhouse, a baseball bat in hand. Philadelphia was the latest stop on Rob…
defector.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
just BRILLIANT writing from Maitreyi here
“Even in their eighties, neither owner [Robert Kraft & Jerry Jones] neither owner speaks much of succession, and friends of Goodell’s say they have never heard him mention retirement either. Every day is Sunday, and it will be forever.”
“Even in their eighties, neither owner [Robert Kraft & Jerry Jones] neither owner speaks much of succession, and friends of Goodell’s say they have never heard him mention retirement either. Every day is Sunday, and it will be forever.”
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sam altman is being sued by his SISTER for sexual abuse. who gives a shit about his dogshit product that’s corroding brains and vaporizing the planet??? what is going on in this fuckin world
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
sam altman is being sued by his SISTER for sexual abuse. who gives a shit about his dogshit product that’s corroding brains and vaporizing the planet??? what is going on in this fuckin world
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The reason the Eagles didn’t just fly the ring into Mordor is that Kevin Patullo was coordinating their offense
December 9, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The reason the Eagles didn’t just fly the ring into Mordor is that Kevin Patullo was coordinating their offense
thank u for another great year @snarlsband.bsky.social but in 2026 i am coming for the NUMBER ONE LISTENER
December 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
thank u for another great year @snarlsband.bsky.social but in 2026 i am coming for the NUMBER ONE LISTENER
i’ve been working on this for so long, and to finally see it come to fruition means the world to me
Tell these essential workers that you have their back. Pledge your support: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I Stand With CML Workers!
I stand with Columbus Metropolitan Library workers who are coming together and forming their union.
Please send me updates on how to support workers while they organize their union.
docs.google.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
i’ve been working on this for so long, and to finally see it come to fruition means the world to me
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last year i had to fight a disease that required 4 holes to be drilled in my bones, 4 rounds of chemo, and 3 different hospitalizations
and the part that hurt the most was fighting to keep my job!
and the part that hurt the most was fighting to keep my job!
Workers should be able to receive treatment for cancer or a chronic illness without the threat of losing their health insurance or their job. That's one reason @columbuslibrary.bsky.social workers are coming together to form their union!
November 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
last year i had to fight a disease that required 4 holes to be drilled in my bones, 4 rounds of chemo, and 3 different hospitalizations
and the part that hurt the most was fighting to keep my job!
and the part that hurt the most was fighting to keep my job!
MPJ claimed he played against WNBA players such as Sophie Cunningham when he was in 8th grade
Cunningham is 2 years older than MPJ, so at best, she was in 10th or 11th grade when he was in 8th
Cunningham is 2 years older than MPJ, so at best, she was in 10th or 11th grade when he was in 8th
Michael Porter Jr. Claims He’d Be 'Going Dumb' Against WNBA Players as an Eighth Grader
Read more: www.complex.com/sports/a/jos...
Read more: www.complex.com/sports/a/jos...
November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
MPJ claimed he played against WNBA players such as Sophie Cunningham when he was in 8th grade
Cunningham is 2 years older than MPJ, so at best, she was in 10th or 11th grade when he was in 8th
Cunningham is 2 years older than MPJ, so at best, she was in 10th or 11th grade when he was in 8th
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Workers with the Columbus Metropolitan Library are establishing a labor union focused on improvements they say need to happen in areas such as wages and paid time off. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/18/w...
Workers at one of Ohio's largest library systems set to unionize • Ohio Capital Journal
Workers with the Columbus Metropolitan Library are establishing a labor union focused on improvements they say need to happen in areas such as wages and paid time off.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Workers with the Columbus Metropolitan Library are establishing a labor union focused on improvements they say need to happen in areas such as wages and paid time off. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/18/w...
finally, some literature
November 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM
finally, some literature
🎶COOPER DEJEAN IS NOT A SAFETY
HES JUST A CORNER WHO WILL LOCK DOWN YOUR NUMBER 1 🎶
HES JUST A CORNER WHO WILL LOCK DOWN YOUR NUMBER 1 🎶
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 AM
🎶COOPER DEJEAN IS NOT A SAFETY
HES JUST A CORNER WHO WILL LOCK DOWN YOUR NUMBER 1 🎶
HES JUST A CORNER WHO WILL LOCK DOWN YOUR NUMBER 1 🎶
this is so fascinating. you should read it
Unearthing the hidden history of a singular trans punk zine: defector.com/unearthing-t...
November 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
this is so fascinating. you should read it
who could’ve seen this coming!
arXiv, a preprint publication for academic research that has become particularly important for AI research, has announced it will no longer accept computer science articles and papers that haven’t been vetted by an academic journal or a conference. Why?
A tide of AI slop.
A tide of AI slop.
arXiv Changes Rules After Getting Spammed With AI-Generated 'Research' Papers
Cornell University’s academic paper repository will no longer accept Computer Science papers still under review.
www.404media.co
November 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
who could’ve seen this coming!
perhaps the greatest single-game performance of all-time? this is just absurd
An absolutely unreal performance from Shohei Ohtani to complete the Dodgers' NLCS sweep 🧹
October 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
perhaps the greatest single-game performance of all-time? this is just absurd
FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT
@laurentheisen.bsky.social THANK YOU THANK YOU
I HAVE HEARD THIS SOUND AT LEAST 150 TIMES
@laurentheisen.bsky.social THANK YOU THANK YOU
I HAVE HEARD THIS SOUND AT LEAST 150 TIMES
The MLB app won’t stop forcing me to remember 9/11: defector.com/the-mlb-app-...
The MLB App Won't Stop Forcing Me To Remember 9/11 | Defector
As a woman about town who loves baseball, I have followed a good deal of these playoffs with my trusty wired headphones, moving from place to place while listening to the games’ radio streams on the…
defector.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT
@laurentheisen.bsky.social THANK YOU THANK YOU
I HAVE HEARD THIS SOUND AT LEAST 150 TIMES
@laurentheisen.bsky.social THANK YOU THANK YOU
I HAVE HEARD THIS SOUND AT LEAST 150 TIMES
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lying
How OpenAI put itself at the centre of a $1tn network of deals on.ft.com/4q0tjCV
How OpenAI put itself at the centre of a $1tn network of deals
The company behind ChatGPT has signed agreements with many of the largest tech groups, adding to a growing web of financial dependencies across the AI world
on.ft.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
lying
cool, great, normal country we have here
The Trump administration’s tariff regime and the elimination of fee exemptions for items under $800 is limiting resource sharing between university libraries, trapping some books in foreign countries, and reversing long-held standards in academic cooperation.
🔗 www.404media.co/libraries-ca...
🔗 www.404media.co/libraries-ca...
Libraries Can’t Get Their Loaned Books Back Because of Trump’s Tariffs
Libraries have shared their collections internationally for decades. Trump’s tariffs are throwing that system into chaos and can ‘hinder academic progress.’
www.404media.co
October 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
cool, great, normal country we have here