Jared Off The Clock
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I wish this story got the attention it deserved 8 months ago. But here we are, still and again. It's not too late to do something about it if you're local. Show up in person and/or write your letters.
PLEASE. SPREAD. THE. WORD.
If this passes, York deserves to be sued, too.
PLEASE. SPREAD. THE. WORD.
If this passes, York deserves to be sued, too.
December 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I wish this story got the attention it deserved 8 months ago. But here we are, still and again. It's not too late to do something about it if you're local. Show up in person and/or write your letters.
PLEASE. SPREAD. THE. WORD.
If this passes, York deserves to be sued, too.
PLEASE. SPREAD. THE. WORD.
If this passes, York deserves to be sued, too.
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Here's the York County draft. It allows for any books on gender to be removed from and excluded from the juvenile collections: 0a68e4b7-311f-46c6-8c90-48727c0b8855.filesusr.com/ugd/6bde57_1...
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December 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Here's the York County draft. It allows for any books on gender to be removed from and excluded from the juvenile collections: 0a68e4b7-311f-46c6-8c90-48727c0b8855.filesusr.com/ugd/6bde57_1...
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TOMORROW, York County's board is discussing the new collection policy, which is almost stolen word for word from Greenville's. Greenville's library is currently being sued by the state ACLU for how discriminatory the policy is: bookriot.com/greenville-s...
Lawsuit Filed Over LGBTQ+ Book Censorship in South Carolina's Greenville County Public Libraries
Library patrons in Greenville, South Carolina, have sued the county over library policies restricting and banning LGBTQ+ materials.
bookriot.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
TOMORROW, York County's board is discussing the new collection policy, which is almost stolen word for word from Greenville's. Greenville's library is currently being sued by the state ACLU for how discriminatory the policy is: bookriot.com/greenville-s...
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***IMPORTANT THREAD*****
If you are anywhere near York County, South Carolina, PLEASE show up to their board meeting tomorrow. It is, of course and intentionally, at NOON tomorrow at For Mill Library.
Here's York County Library's background, yes, still ongoing: bookriot.com/whats-happen...
If you are anywhere near York County, South Carolina, PLEASE show up to their board meeting tomorrow. It is, of course and intentionally, at NOON tomorrow at For Mill Library.
Here's York County Library's background, yes, still ongoing: bookriot.com/whats-happen...
What's Happening in York County Library (SC) Should Be A Wakeup Call
Poor recording keeping, debates over what was or was not said and voted on, and special interests plague more than just this library system.
bookriot.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
***IMPORTANT THREAD*****
If you are anywhere near York County, South Carolina, PLEASE show up to their board meeting tomorrow. It is, of course and intentionally, at NOON tomorrow at For Mill Library.
Here's York County Library's background, yes, still ongoing: bookriot.com/whats-happen...
If you are anywhere near York County, South Carolina, PLEASE show up to their board meeting tomorrow. It is, of course and intentionally, at NOON tomorrow at For Mill Library.
Here's York County Library's background, yes, still ongoing: bookriot.com/whats-happen...
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Call to action, South Carolinians.
Don't let 'em ever say "You saw what was happening, and didn't do anything."
Don't let 'em ever say "You saw what was happening, and didn't do anything."
***IMPORTANT THREAD*****
If you are anywhere near York County, South Carolina, PLEASE show up to their board meeting tomorrow. It is, of course and intentionally, at NOON tomorrow at For Mill Library.
Here's York County Library's background, yes, still ongoing: bookriot.com/whats-happen...
If you are anywhere near York County, South Carolina, PLEASE show up to their board meeting tomorrow. It is, of course and intentionally, at NOON tomorrow at For Mill Library.
Here's York County Library's background, yes, still ongoing: bookriot.com/whats-happen...
What's Happening in York County Library (SC) Should Be A Wakeup Call
Poor recording keeping, debates over what was or was not said and voted on, and special interests plague more than just this library system.
bookriot.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Call to action, South Carolinians.
Don't let 'em ever say "You saw what was happening, and didn't do anything."
Don't let 'em ever say "You saw what was happening, and didn't do anything."
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My point is that the problem with good practical governance is the same problem with vaccines. When it works too well, people stop believing they need it.
DOGE dissolving a massive amount of the federal workforce is going to open up chasms in service and competence ppl would have never anticipated.
DOGE dissolving a massive amount of the federal workforce is going to open up chasms in service and competence ppl would have never anticipated.
December 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
My point is that the problem with good practical governance is the same problem with vaccines. When it works too well, people stop believing they need it.
DOGE dissolving a massive amount of the federal workforce is going to open up chasms in service and competence ppl would have never anticipated.
DOGE dissolving a massive amount of the federal workforce is going to open up chasms in service and competence ppl would have never anticipated.
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When they called up their reps, the office standard reply was "We can't afford it. We told you what the new taxes were needed for, and you chose not to have them. "
"If you'd like the streetlight closest to your house lit up, though, we can do that for a few thousand dollars, plus a daily fee."
"If you'd like the streetlight closest to your house lit up, though, we can do that for a few thousand dollars, plus a daily fee."
December 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
When they called up their reps, the office standard reply was "We can't afford it. We told you what the new taxes were needed for, and you chose not to have them. "
"If you'd like the streetlight closest to your house lit up, though, we can do that for a few thousand dollars, plus a daily fee."
"If you'd like the streetlight closest to your house lit up, though, we can do that for a few thousand dollars, plus a daily fee."
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Stories like this remind me of a true story from small-town America, where a municipality's residents voted down local tax increases over and over, for years.
Then, one day, the streetlights turned off. For good. And every was just so angry and confused.
Then, one day, the streetlights turned off. For good. And every was just so angry and confused.
The number of federal employees who left their jobs in 2025 will total about 317,000, according to the OPM, after efforts by Elon Musk and the Trump administration to reshape the government workforce.
Federal Workforce’s Toll After a Year of DOGE and Trump: 317,000
The number of federal employees who left their jobs in 2025 will total about 317,000, according to the Office of Personnel Management, after efforts by Elon Musk and the Trump administration to reshape the government workforce.
bloom.bg
December 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Stories like this remind me of a true story from small-town America, where a municipality's residents voted down local tax increases over and over, for years.
Then, one day, the streetlights turned off. For good. And every was just so angry and confused.
Then, one day, the streetlights turned off. For good. And every was just so angry and confused.
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So many creep-ass Twitter accounts post paintings and photos from like, the 50s and 60s, with captions like “bring back cotillions, bring back balls, bring back house parties“
My guy
Those still happen
It’s just that no one‘s fucking inviting you
You ever wonder why that is
My guy
Those still happen
It’s just that no one‘s fucking inviting you
You ever wonder why that is
December 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
So many creep-ass Twitter accounts post paintings and photos from like, the 50s and 60s, with captions like “bring back cotillions, bring back balls, bring back house parties“
My guy
Those still happen
It’s just that no one‘s fucking inviting you
You ever wonder why that is
My guy
Those still happen
It’s just that no one‘s fucking inviting you
You ever wonder why that is
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It really cannot be emphasized enough that Nick, Elon, all these dorks are just The Biggest Fucking Losers imaginable
“bring back a time when someone would be my friend” sorry that time has never existed
December 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
It really cannot be emphasized enough that Nick, Elon, all these dorks are just The Biggest Fucking Losers imaginable
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Anyone else go through life afraid they're surrounded by people who have never seen the first 8 minutes of Redline
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL10...
Anyone else go through life afraid they're surrounded by people who have never seen the first 8 minutes of Redline
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL10...
Redline (2009) Yellowline Race in 4k (EN, edited, 24fps, 5.1)
YouTube video by traeng
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Anyone else go through life afraid they're surrounded by people who have never seen the first 8 minutes of Redline
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL10...
Anyone else go through life afraid they're surrounded by people who have never seen the first 8 minutes of Redline
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL10...
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I got in trouble because this accidentally played during a work meeting while I had my mic muted and started laughing so hard I didn't hear people asking me questions
December 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I got in trouble because this accidentally played during a work meeting while I had my mic muted and started laughing so hard I didn't hear people asking me questions
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i mean come on man lol
December 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
i mean come on man lol
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people seem to like adios, they just wish there was more of it lol
well, funnily enough, there _is_ more of it. A lot more. I just, you know, need the cash to make those games.
well, funnily enough, there _is_ more of it. A lot more. I just, you know, need the cash to make those games.
December 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
people seem to like adios, they just wish there was more of it lol
well, funnily enough, there _is_ more of it. A lot more. I just, you know, need the cash to make those games.
well, funnily enough, there _is_ more of it. A lot more. I just, you know, need the cash to make those games.
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I think the government should require strict testing and licensing for basically every job in silicon valley that's fucked us up this badly. Ceo, venture capital, you name it
December 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
I think the government should require strict testing and licensing for basically every job in silicon valley that's fucked us up this badly. Ceo, venture capital, you name it
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transgender for every member of your family!!!
December 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
transgender for every member of your family!!!
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this joke plagues transphobes because it’s an incredibly cutting take on what the modern transphobic panic is, a hysterical panic based off of a lie that transness is fake and that there is an intentional effort from the right to prop up this wedge to destroy all LGBTQ rights
December 10, 2025 at 5:28 AM
this joke plagues transphobes because it’s an incredibly cutting take on what the modern transphobic panic is, a hysterical panic based off of a lie that transness is fake and that there is an intentional effort from the right to prop up this wedge to destroy all LGBTQ rights
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Childhood is primetime for developing creativity. It's usually when a person takes their first, wobbly steps into getting their imaginations down on paper.
Redirecting that into typing prompts feels genuinely defiling.
Redirecting that into typing prompts feels genuinely defiling.
December 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Childhood is primetime for developing creativity. It's usually when a person takes their first, wobbly steps into getting their imaginations down on paper.
Redirecting that into typing prompts feels genuinely defiling.
Redirecting that into typing prompts feels genuinely defiling.
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"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
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THIS!
Please leave five star reviews for books that you love wherever you can!
Please leave five star reviews for books that you love wherever you can!
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
THIS!
Please leave five star reviews for books that you love wherever you can!
Please leave five star reviews for books that you love wherever you can!
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it's alt+0151 fwiw, or "--" will autocorrect to it on lots of software
it's alt+0151 fwiw, or "--" will autocorrect to it on lots of software
are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson
December 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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it's alt+0151 fwiw, or "--" will autocorrect to it on lots of software
it's alt+0151 fwiw, or "--" will autocorrect to it on lots of software
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Yep. This is literally how it goes with popular media. Books, film, television, everything.
The majority of what you put out will break even, be a mild success, or lose money. But you'll have a scant handful of superstars that basically pay for everything else.
The majority of what you put out will break even, be a mild success, or lose money. But you'll have a scant handful of superstars that basically pay for everything else.
I'm starting to really believe that the only way to get a runaway success is for companies to fund like 20 new projects, 19 of them will either fail or make no impression, and then the 20th will resonate with audiences and create tons of merch opportunities like Bluey or KPop Demon Hunters
« KPop Demon Hunters Is TIME’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year »
time.com/7338690/brea...
time.com/7338690/brea...
December 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Yep. This is literally how it goes with popular media. Books, film, television, everything.
The majority of what you put out will break even, be a mild success, or lose money. But you'll have a scant handful of superstars that basically pay for everything else.
The majority of what you put out will break even, be a mild success, or lose money. But you'll have a scant handful of superstars that basically pay for everything else.
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I'm starting to really believe that the only way to get a runaway success is for companies to fund like 20 new projects, 19 of them will either fail or make no impression, and then the 20th will resonate with audiences and create tons of merch opportunities like Bluey or KPop Demon Hunters
« KPop Demon Hunters Is TIME’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year »
time.com/7338690/brea...
time.com/7338690/brea...
December 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I'm starting to really believe that the only way to get a runaway success is for companies to fund like 20 new projects, 19 of them will either fail or make no impression, and then the 20th will resonate with audiences and create tons of merch opportunities like Bluey or KPop Demon Hunters
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mcdonalds deleted their ai ad, bullying works
December 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
mcdonalds deleted their ai ad, bullying works
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