Laura Pearle
@vennlibrarian.bsky.social
Then: Director of Library Services
Now: Archivist
Always: Reader, researcher, tea-drinker, friend
Now: Archivist
Always: Reader, researcher, tea-drinker, friend
There has got to be a way to stop this. Also, Release the Epstein Files.
BREAKING:
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
There has got to be a way to stop this. Also, Release the Epstein Files.
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Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
Sorry that @cornelluniversity.bsky.social caved.
While we do not agree on all issues, I want to publicly thank UNC-CH Chancellor Lee Roberts for clearly stating today in Faculty Council that UNC cannot and will not sign Trump's Compact, because it raises irresolvable issues of academic freedom. That was important for faculty & students to hear.
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Sorry that @cornelluniversity.bsky.social caved.
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Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
Maybe @chrislhayes.bsky.social can do a segment?
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Maybe @chrislhayes.bsky.social can do a segment?
There has to be a way to amend the Constitution. And make it retroactive to January 21, 2025.
Wow: Trump is pardoning a convicted agent of the Chinese Communist Party
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
There has to be a way to amend the Constitution. And make it retroactive to January 21, 2025.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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“You’re always telling people to support indie bookstores over billionaires.”
Yeah, it’s called having a consistent brand voice and a conscience.
Yeah, it’s called having a consistent brand voice and a conscience.
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“You’re always telling people to support indie bookstores over billionaires.”
Yeah, it’s called having a consistent brand voice and a conscience.
Yeah, it’s called having a consistent brand voice and a conscience.
Sadly, no one is brave enough to do this.
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 4, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Sadly, no one is brave enough to do this.
This is disgusting. Can’t someone excommunicate these people?
Add a dose of propaganda to your morning coffee.. This smells of Russian-like “special operation”
November 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This is disgusting. Can’t someone excommunicate these people?
November 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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It's been 15 years and nobody's leaked a single bit of this plan, my man
Mike Johnson talks about the Republican "healthcare plan" like it's highly classified information: "We're not gonna be on a conference call explaining all our plans and strategies for healthcare reform, because they're leaked in real time."
November 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It's been 15 years and nobody's leaked a single bit of this plan, my man
Great Gatsby. Because Gilded Age or Versailles would be too on the nose.
Per Danny Kemp via press pool
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
November 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Great Gatsby. Because Gilded Age or Versailles would be too on the nose.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Any time Speaker Johnson says he’s a Christian, ask him why he doesn’t actually act like it.
October 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Any time Speaker Johnson says he’s a Christian, ask him why he doesn’t actually act like it.
Guess he’s never lived in an apartment building. Also, how does he manage 1. his in-laws and 2. international travel.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Guess he’s never lived in an apartment building. Also, how does he manage 1. his in-laws and 2. international travel.
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Posting again because it is a great resource;
If you will be going without anything, SNAP EBT, etc check out Findhelp.org. It will show you your closest mutual aid resources
If you will be going without anything, SNAP EBT, etc check out Findhelp.org. It will show you your closest mutual aid resources
findhelp.org by findhelp - Search and Connect to Social Care
Search and connect to support. Find financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help in your area, anywhere in the US.
Findhelp.org
October 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Posting again because it is a great resource;
If you will be going without anything, SNAP EBT, etc check out Findhelp.org. It will show you your closest mutual aid resources
If you will be going without anything, SNAP EBT, etc check out Findhelp.org. It will show you your closest mutual aid resources
12 days of work in three months? For many of us it’s the reverse. Vote them out and replace with anyone promising to work the time their constituents do.
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
October 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
12 days of work in three months? For many of us it’s the reverse. Vote them out and replace with anyone promising to work the time their constituents do.
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Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
October 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Good: Jamie Raskin tells me he's formally demanding any/all internal communications between WH and DOJ on Trump's $230 million payoff.
More Dems should talk this way about Trump's criming. He's turning the presidency into a massive Bribe Delivery System.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
More Dems should talk this way about Trump's criming. He's turning the presidency into a massive Bribe Delivery System.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
Trump’s Vile New $230 Million Shakedown of DOJ Just Got Even Worse
It’s bad enough that Trump wants—and DOJ will likely fork over—this tribute payment. Now, get this: It can probably be done at first without even being revealed publicly.
newrepublic.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Good: Jamie Raskin tells me he's formally demanding any/all internal communications between WH and DOJ on Trump's $230 million payoff.
More Dems should talk this way about Trump's criming. He's turning the presidency into a massive Bribe Delivery System.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
More Dems should talk this way about Trump's criming. He's turning the presidency into a massive Bribe Delivery System.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
Sorry WaPo, this isn’t new. I was “ghosted” in the 80s (and have been since).
Have you ever been ghosted by a recruiter or hiring manager? Well, that ghosting is likely to continue as the tough job market tightens.
Column | What job ghosting feels like: False hope, mistrust, a ‘retreat from life’
Ghosting denies applicants the respect and information that they need to process the loss of an opportunity and move forward.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Sorry WaPo, this isn’t new. I was “ghosted” in the 80s (and have been since).
Born and bred Red Sox fan but very happy for the Blue Jays fans in my family!
October 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Born and bred Red Sox fan but very happy for the Blue Jays fans in my family!
Have the others in Five Eyes done the same? Because their intel is leaking just the same…
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Have the others in Five Eyes done the same? Because their intel is leaking just the same…