Library Bear 📚
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Mama bear. Librarian. Outdoorsy. Leftist. Rather be hiking. 🏳️🌈☸️ 🧶📚Ask me for a book recommendation. She/her.
Profile pic: the face of a black bear happily munching some dandelions. Background pic: me the (human) bear under the total solar eclipse ☀️🌕
Profile pic: the face of a black bear happily munching some dandelions. Background pic: me the (human) bear under the total solar eclipse ☀️🌕
Pinned
TURNS OUT A VERY WIDE SPAN OF THE ELECTORATE HATES FASCISM, ACTUALLY. WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED.
The balm I really, really needed today ❤️✊🏳️⚧️
I wrote about the painful, hopeful, often absurd process of picking out a brand new wardrobe -- after coming out as a brand new gender-- for @flaminghydra.com: flaminghydra.com/issue-442/?a...
Fit check
Tal Lavin’s wardrobe metamorphosis
flaminghydra.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The balm I really, really needed today ❤️✊🏳️⚧️
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A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the U.S. government’s mandatory detention of Diana Patricia Santillana Galeano, the day care teacher arrested at a Chicago preschool, is illegal and she must be given a bond hearing.
Judge rules mandatory detention of Chicago day care teacher by ICE is illegal
According to the ruling, Diana Santillana will be given a bond hearing in front of an immigration judge, who could order her released while her civil deportation case proceeds.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the U.S. government’s mandatory detention of Diana Patricia Santillana Galeano, the day care teacher arrested at a Chicago preschool, is illegal and she must be given a bond hearing.
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Niiiiice 🤣
November 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Niiiiice 🤣
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Focus all your energy on giving victims justice, reparations, power. Or STFU outta my feed. /💔💔
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Focus all your energy on giving victims justice, reparations, power. Or STFU outta my feed. /💔💔
I have a cranky, curmudgeonly scream into the void. I am really triggered by certain - let’s call them missives of evil people - that are again in news. For the billionth time some of us get triggered. 1/2
November 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I have a cranky, curmudgeonly scream into the void. I am really triggered by certain - let’s call them missives of evil people - that are again in news. For the billionth time some of us get triggered. 1/2
It’s me, I’m that pasta snob. Ugh fuck this regime for soooo many things www.theguardian.com/food/2025/no...
‘I’m now a one-issue voter’: US shoppers fear Italian pasta tariff will cause shortage
A potential 107% tariff on Italian pasta imports could cause companies to withdraw from US market – and for US producers to raise their prices
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It’s me, I’m that pasta snob. Ugh fuck this regime for soooo many things www.theguardian.com/food/2025/no...
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Good @rns.org column by @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social on "Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE" religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...
As I reported last week, he practices what he preaches:
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/baptist-pa...
As I reported last week, he practices what he preaches:
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/baptist-pa...
Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE
(RNS) — For people wanting to experience God, we are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church.
religionnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Good @rns.org column by @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social on "Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE" religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...
As I reported last week, he practices what he preaches:
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/baptist-pa...
As I reported last week, he practices what he preaches:
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/baptist-pa...
So besides for this farce being legit funnier than fiction, it’s a good reminder: the fascists are super prone to shame, because they know they’re doing evil. Laugh at them as much as you can.
"On the first question, several jury members struggled to stifle laughter as Lairmore expanded on the hoagie’s alleged explosive properties. 'It was like, Oh, you poor baby,' the juror told me." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Inside the Sandwich Guy’s Jury Deliberations
Can a flung sandwich cause bodily harm?
www.theatlantic.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
So besides for this farce being legit funnier than fiction, it’s a good reminder: the fascists are super prone to shame, because they know they’re doing evil. Laugh at them as much as you can.
Oh my goodness gracious 🤩🤩
Gaze upon a Republic of Yarnia wall of yarn. We are at the #knitandstitch25 show. People like to touch yarn. Touching yarn is allowed I guess.
Glad to hear that ppl who have found us online see that our colors are just as exciting in the flesh! 🧶
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnlove
Glad to hear that ppl who have found us online see that our colors are just as exciting in the flesh! 🧶
#yarnsky #yarnmarket #yarnlove
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Oh my goodness gracious 🤩🤩
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It’s going to break your heart how many people you know, love, and respect will turn out to be cowards. Prepare yourself as best you can. You are not alone, but you are your own center. Be a strong center.
September 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It’s going to break your heart how many people you know, love, and respect will turn out to be cowards. Prepare yourself as best you can. You are not alone, but you are your own center. Be a strong center.
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Crocheter & fibre artist Vincent Green-Hite aka Knot Bad has joined the peaceful anti-ICE protests in Portland, offering free crochet lessons in front of ICE HQ ❤️🧶💪🏼: www.instagram.com/reel/DP7lbyy...
November 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Crocheter & fibre artist Vincent Green-Hite aka Knot Bad has joined the peaceful anti-ICE protests in Portland, offering free crochet lessons in front of ICE HQ ❤️🧶💪🏼: www.instagram.com/reel/DP7lbyy...
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PHOTOS: Dozens of people watch as the Northern Lights shine over Lake Michigan near Montrose Harbor Bird Sanctuary, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 AM
PHOTOS: Dozens of people watch as the Northern Lights shine over Lake Michigan near Montrose Harbor Bird Sanctuary, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
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Don't cross the picket line for mediocre coffee, folks.
Union strong. 💪
Union strong. 💪
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Don't cross the picket line for mediocre coffee, folks.
Union strong. 💪
Union strong. 💪
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This book has radically transformed my understanding of the first amendment by teaching me the significance of the fourteenth amendment to modern interpretations
Why does this matter? Because the 14th is the one that conservatives have been gutting
bookshop.org/p/books/what...
Why does this matter? Because the 14th is the one that conservatives have been gutting
bookshop.org/p/books/what...
What Is Free Speech?: The History of a Dangerous Idea
The History of a Dangerous Idea
bookshop.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This book has radically transformed my understanding of the first amendment by teaching me the significance of the fourteenth amendment to modern interpretations
Why does this matter? Because the 14th is the one that conservatives have been gutting
bookshop.org/p/books/what...
Why does this matter? Because the 14th is the one that conservatives have been gutting
bookshop.org/p/books/what...
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
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"When I write, I don’t feel proud. I feel late. Words cannot keep up with what happens here. Language always follows loss."
Alphabets on the Sand
In Gaza, language is insufficient to describe the magnitude of our loss, but I write anyway.
jewishcurrents.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"When I write, I don’t feel proud. I feel late. Words cannot keep up with what happens here. Language always follows loss."
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Even if you know it was a reference to a Johnny Cash lyric, you kinda have to act on it it if you also want to suspend or ban people who post about helicopter rides or 41% memes at people.
Anyway, I don’t expect this will make anyone happier
Anyway, I don’t expect this will make anyone happier
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Even if you know it was a reference to a Johnny Cash lyric, you kinda have to act on it it if you also want to suspend or ban people who post about helicopter rides or 41% memes at people.
Anyway, I don’t expect this will make anyone happier
Anyway, I don’t expect this will make anyone happier
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3300 people. the federal government has disappeared over 20 people a day for almost half a year
Good morning from Judge Jeffrey Cumming's courtroom, where he's considering a motion to release 100s of "Midway Blitz" arrestees on EM who were subjected to "warrantless" arrest.
ICE and CBP recently produced a list of 3,300 people arrested since June
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/24/c...
ICE and CBP recently produced a list of 3,300 people arrested since June
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/24/c...
Federal judge appears poised to order release of at least some ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees
A Chicago federal judge appeared poised Friday to order at least a portion of the thousands of people detained in “Operation Midway Blitz” released on electronic monitoring while litiga…
www.chicagotribune.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
3300 people. the federal government has disappeared over 20 people a day for almost half a year
Do any of my New England fam have an Aurora forecast for tonight? Apparently the storm gonna hit before sunset, but we may see it after sun goes down?
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Do any of my New England fam have an Aurora forecast for tonight? Apparently the storm gonna hit before sunset, but we may see it after sun goes down?
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Bluesky now banning authors whose works contribute to the public discourse is an attack on democracy.
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Bluesky now banning authors whose works contribute to the public discourse is an attack on democracy.
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Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
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With alt text and a reminder to unfollow.
They fired all the Black and trans journalists and will no longer cover politics.
They fired all the Black and trans journalists and will no longer cover politics.
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
With alt text and a reminder to unfollow.
They fired all the Black and trans journalists and will no longer cover politics.
They fired all the Black and trans journalists and will no longer cover politics.