audie verde
@audieverde.bsky.social
Libraries/Bookmobiles/Rabblerouse/Inequity/Climb/Run/Bike/Social Infrastructure. Grow food. KY to ID. Words: mine. Shares: not endorsements. She/Her. Used to be @thebikebrarian in that other space. Anti-capitalist.
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BREAKING: A judge has decided to approve a $7 billion settlement with OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma that requires the Sacklers to pay victims.
Judge says he'll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family
A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
BREAKING: A judge has decided to approve a $7 billion settlement with OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma that requires the Sacklers to pay victims.
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
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As the Festival of Faiths highlights its theme of “Sacred Belonging,” Berea College professor and bell hooks center founder M. Shadee Malaklou reflects on hooks’ legacy and the practice of radical inclusion. www.lpm.org/news/2025-11...
Founder of Berea’s bell hooks center M. Shadee Malaklou on love, justice, and radical inclusion
As the Festival of Faiths highlights its theme of “Sacred Belonging,” Berea College professor and bell hooks center founder M. Shadee Malaklou reflects on hooks’ legacy and the practice of radical inclusion.
www.lpm.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
As the Festival of Faiths highlights its theme of “Sacred Belonging,” Berea College professor and bell hooks center founder M. Shadee Malaklou reflects on hooks’ legacy and the practice of radical inclusion. www.lpm.org/news/2025-11...
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On Wednesday, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and the Jefferson County Coroner said they have formally confirmed the identities of all the victims who were recovered from the plane crash site. www.lpm.org/news/2025-11...
Louisville leaders identify 14 victims in UPS plane crash
On Wednesday, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and the Jefferson County Coroner said they have formally confirmed the identities of all the victims who were recovered from the plane crash site.
www.lpm.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
On Wednesday, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and the Jefferson County Coroner said they have formally confirmed the identities of all the victims who were recovered from the plane crash site. www.lpm.org/news/2025-11...
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On November 11, 1887, four anarchists were hanged, after being found guilty of murder of a cop in Chicago's Haymarket Square, though the prosecutor admitted that they were actually tried for being anarchists.
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
On November 11, 1887, four anarchists were hanged, after being found guilty of murder of a cop in Chicago's Haymarket Square, though the prosecutor admitted that they were actually tried for being anarchists.
It comes as no surprise that Heritage Foundation only likes certain veterans, and now that extends to the actual US government
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It comes as no surprise that Heritage Foundation only likes certain veterans, and now that extends to the actual US government
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The Idaho Transportation Department is seeking the public’s input as it updates the Idaho Statewide Rail Plan.
via @idahocapitalsun.com
via @idahocapitalsun.com
Idaho Transportation Department seeks public comment on train plan
The Idaho Transportation Department is seeking the public’s input as it updates the Idaho Statewide Rail Plan. Through Wednesday, Nov. 12, the public can participate in an online survey to help guide…
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Idaho Transportation Department is seeking the public’s input as it updates the Idaho Statewide Rail Plan.
via @idahocapitalsun.com
via @idahocapitalsun.com
Some libraries are open and we get pushback for ‘not supporting veterans.’ Reminder that 20% of homeless males are veterans, 32% are in suburbs. Idaho is 50th in US for broadband. Closing a building that provides services doesn’t honor veterans, it harms them. Being open is honoring this day.
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Some libraries are open and we get pushback for ‘not supporting veterans.’ Reminder that 20% of homeless males are veterans, 32% are in suburbs. Idaho is 50th in US for broadband. Closing a building that provides services doesn’t honor veterans, it harms them. Being open is honoring this day.
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New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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This is a particularly painful (and true) observation: “The current proliferation of AI that we see particularly in the library and education spaces would not be possible at the speed and scale that is happening without the precedent of book bans leading into it."— @maggietokudahall.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This is a particularly painful (and true) observation: “The current proliferation of AI that we see particularly in the library and education spaces would not be possible at the speed and scale that is happening without the precedent of book bans leading into it."— @maggietokudahall.bsky.social
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The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
KY National Guard deployed to help with food and UPS plane crash. Which is what National Guards are for and the one I grew up in. (Also reminder the shift started with Bush 2 and war on terror, Tr*mp is just taking it to the next level, but didn't start with him). kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/05/b...
Beshear sends state National Guard to staff food banks seeing ‘surge’ amid SNAP delays • Kentucky Lantern
Gov. Andy Beshear is sending the National Guard to staff food banks while more than 600,000 in the state await federal food assistance.
kentuckylantern.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
KY National Guard deployed to help with food and UPS plane crash. Which is what National Guards are for and the one I grew up in. (Also reminder the shift started with Bush 2 and war on terror, Tr*mp is just taking it to the next level, but didn't start with him). kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/05/b...
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“Once the left gets cozy in power, the system eats them alive. Sure, Mamdani might give folks a breather from the nonstop Trump bullshit, but let’s not confuse that with liberation. The real work stays in the streets, not the ballot box.” ~ kolektiva.social/@franklinlop...
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
“Once the left gets cozy in power, the system eats them alive. Sure, Mamdani might give folks a breather from the nonstop Trump bullshit, but let’s not confuse that with liberation. The real work stays in the streets, not the ballot box.” ~ kolektiva.social/@franklinlop...
Every kid (now adults obvi) I grew up with on my hill either works Ford plant or UPS. And their parents did and their kids do. My Dad still works UPS plane crew during the holidays. Listen to Zeb. It's already shit upon shit in so many circles right now, don't make it worse.
UPDATE: there's enough photo evidence now to know why the aircraft crashed, but not the root cause.
Families of the crew, and the maintenance folks at UPS are going through absolute hell right now, please keep that in mind before you post bullshit.
Families of the crew, and the maintenance folks at UPS are going through absolute hell right now, please keep that in mind before you post bullshit.
November 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Every kid (now adults obvi) I grew up with on my hill either works Ford plant or UPS. And their parents did and their kids do. My Dad still works UPS plane crew during the holidays. Listen to Zeb. It's already shit upon shit in so many circles right now, don't make it worse.
NY mayor and CA prop are cool and all but check out Mississippi….
Theresa Gillespie Isom, a North Mississippi Democrat, has won a special election for Mississippi Senate District 2, flipping a Republican-held seat.
Her victory means Democrats could be on the verge of breaking the Republican Party’s supermajority in the upper legislative chamber.
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Her victory means Democrats could be on the verge of breaking the Republican Party’s supermajority in the upper legislative chamber.
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Democrat Theresa Gillespie Isom Flips GOP-Held Mississippi Senate Seat in North Mississippi
Theresa Gillespie Isom, a North Mississippi Democrat, has won a special election for Mississippi Senate District 2, flipping a GOP-held seat.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:03 AM
NY mayor and CA prop are cool and all but check out Mississippi….
This and blocking all the blue wave begging for money that’s about to come.
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There are others ways to show up.
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If I believe in you, I will give you money and time. Not because of a spam text.
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If I believe in you, I will give you money and time. Not because of a spam text.
Note to Democratic Establishment: You're on notice.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
This and blocking all the blue wave begging for money that’s about to come.
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There are others ways to show up.
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If I believe in you, I will give you money and time. Not because of a spam text.
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There are others ways to show up.
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If I believe in you, I will give you money and time. Not because of a spam text.
I really appreciate that SOS shows what percentage is needed for each bond/levy on their site. Also, fun fact -- pretty much only KY and ID require super majorities. results.voteidaho.gov/results/publ...
Election Results
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November 5, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I really appreciate that SOS shows what percentage is needed for each bond/levy on their site. Also, fun fact -- pretty much only KY and ID require super majorities. results.voteidaho.gov/results/publ...
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The news out of Louisville is tough tonight as the death toll has now reached at least 7, with that number expected to rise. First responders are onsite and working hard to extinguish the fire and continue the investigation. 1/3
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The news out of Louisville is tough tonight as the death toll has now reached at least 7, with that number expected to rise. First responders are onsite and working hard to extinguish the fire and continue the investigation. 1/3
Getting pics from home of the smoke over my sis’ house who is on shelter in place. News says cargo plane so not sure if C130 from the base or UPS (Louisville is UPS hub). Hopefully ppl arent asshats like during tornadoes abt their packages not being on time…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Several agencies are responding to a report of a plane crash near Fern Valley Road and Grade Lane.
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www.whas11.com/article/news...
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LMPD: Crews respond to reported plane crash near Louisville airport
Injuries are reported and a large plume of smoke could be seen south of Louisville SDF.
www.whas11.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Getting pics from home of the smoke over my sis’ house who is on shelter in place. News says cargo plane so not sure if C130 from the base or UPS (Louisville is UPS hub). Hopefully ppl arent asshats like during tornadoes abt their packages not being on time…
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A LOUD reminder that firing people because of their racial and/or gender identity is discrimination and ILLEGAL.
They fired every Black woman at Teen Vogue and every trans staffer.
It is astonishing watching the American media ecosystem just falling like dominoes, bowing its knees to fascism.
It is astonishing watching the American media ecosystem just falling like dominoes, bowing its knees to fascism.
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 2:03 AM
A LOUD reminder that firing people because of their racial and/or gender identity is discrimination and ILLEGAL.
Teen Vogue forced to fire political staffers and they've been knocking it out of the park. Hope staffers can find new homes (sending good vibes that reminds me of excel-gate that helped launch @idahocapitalsun.com) There are good journalists out there and there is still good journalism.
It wasn’t Teen Vogue that fired the political journalists, let’s be clear on this. It was Condé Nast, the parent company, who did the deed.
rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releas...
rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releas...
November 4, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Teen Vogue forced to fire political staffers and they've been knocking it out of the park. Hope staffers can find new homes (sending good vibes that reminds me of excel-gate that helped launch @idahocapitalsun.com) There are good journalists out there and there is still good journalism.
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SCOOP: Idaho’s health department quietly declined the entirety of its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding in April, leaving patients statewide without any access to the family planning program.
One Idaho health district no longer offers contraception at all.
From me:
One Idaho health district no longer offers contraception at all.
From me:
While some states fight to restore Title X family planning funding, Idaho chooses to forfeit it
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare quietly declined the entirety of its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding, leaving patients statewide without free and low-cost contraception and repr...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
SCOOP: Idaho’s health department quietly declined the entirety of its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding in April, leaving patients statewide without any access to the family planning program.
One Idaho health district no longer offers contraception at all.
From me:
One Idaho health district no longer offers contraception at all.
From me:
Univ of Washington has a new open course about ChatGPT with the the best title: thebullshitmachines.com/index.html
Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines: Introduction
A free online humanities course about how to learn and work and thrive in an AI world.
thebullshitmachines.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Univ of Washington has a new open course about ChatGPT with the the best title: thebullshitmachines.com/index.html
Important ppl figured out my job exists (it’s relatively new role) and I FINALLY got invited to the leadership meeting re: this student population, and of course I want to make a good first impression, but of course it’s also on Halloween and I want to dress up 😂😬
October 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Important ppl figured out my job exists (it’s relatively new role) and I FINALLY got invited to the leadership meeting re: this student population, and of course I want to make a good first impression, but of course it’s also on Halloween and I want to dress up 😂😬
