Cathy (CHS)
@cathyhsweeney.bsky.social
Nevertheless, she persisted. Librarian, compulsive book buyer and reader, music lover, theatre fan, social justice warrior, ex-news junkie. SciFi geek since 1970.
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The Supreme Court is working hard to turn this country into a despot's dreamscape—while making it nigh impossible for good people to make lasting change for the better.
Those of us who begged folks (and national media) to put SCOTUS before everything else in 2016 are in an endless Cassandrian hell.
Those of us who begged folks (and national media) to put SCOTUS before everything else in 2016 are in an endless Cassandrian hell.
December 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The Supreme Court is working hard to turn this country into a despot's dreamscape—while making it nigh impossible for good people to make lasting change for the better.
Those of us who begged folks (and national media) to put SCOTUS before everything else in 2016 are in an endless Cassandrian hell.
Those of us who begged folks (and national media) to put SCOTUS before everything else in 2016 are in an endless Cassandrian hell.
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You’ll notice the media is doing their best to ignore the orange felon’s pattern of verbally attacking and berating female reporters because to address it would be to bring up his lifelong pattern of adultery, abuse, rape, incestuous cravings and the Access Hollywood Tape.
December 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
You’ll notice the media is doing their best to ignore the orange felon’s pattern of verbally attacking and berating female reporters because to address it would be to bring up his lifelong pattern of adultery, abuse, rape, incestuous cravings and the Access Hollywood Tape.
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needless to say this is a sick way for a man to talk about his employee, let alone one who is more than 50 years younger than him
Trump on Karoline Leavitt: "That beautiful face and those lips that don't stop like a little machine gun"
December 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
needless to say this is a sick way for a man to talk about his employee, let alone one who is more than 50 years younger than him
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It’s a really effective piece of world-building. It shows there’s not just one altered moment in history that made this awful universe. It’s the entire nature of humanity that’s different, and it’s reflected in the culture, which in turn, reinforces those traits in its audience
December 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
It’s a really effective piece of world-building. It shows there’s not just one altered moment in history that made this awful universe. It’s the entire nature of humanity that’s different, and it’s reflected in the culture, which in turn, reinforces those traits in its audience
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I’m rereading the STAR TREK novel DARK MIRROR by @diane.dianeduane.com. It’s the TNG take on the Mirror Universe and it has one of my favorite things in all of Trek, not just Trek Lit, the whole franchise.
Picard reads his counterpart’s Shakespeare collection and notes how it’s DIFFERENT there
Picard reads his counterpart’s Shakespeare collection and notes how it’s DIFFERENT there
December 10, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I’m rereading the STAR TREK novel DARK MIRROR by @diane.dianeduane.com. It’s the TNG take on the Mirror Universe and it has one of my favorite things in all of Trek, not just Trek Lit, the whole franchise.
Picard reads his counterpart’s Shakespeare collection and notes how it’s DIFFERENT there
Picard reads his counterpart’s Shakespeare collection and notes how it’s DIFFERENT there
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obviously the struggles of straight women and gay men are not the same, but they do share the feature of "absolutely despised by straight men" and I do think that's an important intersection to acknowledge at times
December 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
obviously the struggles of straight women and gay men are not the same, but they do share the feature of "absolutely despised by straight men" and I do think that's an important intersection to acknowledge at times
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It just keeps getting worse.
NEW: Pentagon lawyers asked State Dept. if US could send survivors of Trump's boat strikes to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Then Pentagon pushed to have survivors sent anywhere but the US — to prevent any US court cases. Gift link to our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
It just keeps getting worse.
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being a queer Catholic in America is so different now than it was under Pope Benedict. that's not because Francis made any sweeping policy changes! it's because ordinary Catholics who ALREADY WANTED to push for progressive change suddenly felt they had the Pope's encouragement to do what was right
December 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
being a queer Catholic in America is so different now than it was under Pope Benedict. that's not because Francis made any sweeping policy changes! it's because ordinary Catholics who ALREADY WANTED to push for progressive change suddenly felt they had the Pope's encouragement to do what was right
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I think we are watching a similar thing happening now with Pope Leo. on issues related to worker's rights, government abuse of power, immigration, etc, he came out of the gate strong. if you are a Catholic for whom those things are important, feeling like you have the Pope's backup really matters
December 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I think we are watching a similar thing happening now with Pope Leo. on issues related to worker's rights, government abuse of power, immigration, etc, he came out of the gate strong. if you are a Catholic for whom those things are important, feeling like you have the Pope's backup really matters
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so if you are a priest who is strongly opposed to what ICE is doing in your community, EVEN IF you have a conservative bishop, EVEN IF your parish skews Republican and pro-law enforcement, Pope Leo getting in the game has made it exponentially safer to stick your neck out and stand up against ICE
December 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
so if you are a priest who is strongly opposed to what ICE is doing in your community, EVEN IF you have a conservative bishop, EVEN IF your parish skews Republican and pro-law enforcement, Pope Leo getting in the game has made it exponentially safer to stick your neck out and stand up against ICE
Who carries a Christmas tree through a door top first?
December 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Who carries a Christmas tree through a door top first?
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Gonna pitch a review of Wake Up Dead Man to the Guardian that is 800 words comparing it to Harriet the Spy and Gone Girl and being mad that Benoit Blanc solves the case at the end of the movie instead of saying "Hm, I wonder who killed him" and walking off into the sunset.
December 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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BREAKING: Democrats have *flipped* a seat in Georgia's state House tonight.
Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall.
This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall.
This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
December 10, 2025 at 2:06 AM
BREAKING: Democrats have *flipped* a seat in Georgia's state House tonight.
Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall.
This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall.
This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
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DHS ordering a church to take down a nativity scene!?
Wait, so is Trump waging a WAR ON CHRISTMAS!? I’ve been warned about this for years by Fox News!
Wait, so is Trump waging a WAR ON CHRISTMAS!? I’ve been warned about this for years by Fox News!
ICE’s acting director ordered a Boston Catholic parish to tear down its Advent Nativity scene—stripped of baby Jesus and branded with the message “ICE WAS HERE.” The parish priest is refusing, citing he pope’s call to stand with migrants. It's another chapter in Kristi Noem's war on Christians.
“ICE Was Here”: Pope Leo-Inspired Nativity Scene Sparks MAGA Outrage
A Nativity scene missing Jesus — and marked with an “ICE was here” sign — has triggered cries of “politicizing Christmas.” The parish priest says he’s answering Pope Leo's call to welcome stranger.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
DHS ordering a church to take down a nativity scene!?
Wait, so is Trump waging a WAR ON CHRISTMAS!? I’ve been warned about this for years by Fox News!
Wait, so is Trump waging a WAR ON CHRISTMAS!? I’ve been warned about this for years by Fox News!
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Farmer: This is Donald Trump's problem. He's the one that caused this. Right now, American factory workers are being laid off, and many of our salesmen who sell farm equipment, seed, chemicals, they're not making any money right now.
December 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Farmer: This is Donald Trump's problem. He's the one that caused this. Right now, American factory workers are being laid off, and many of our salesmen who sell farm equipment, seed, chemicals, they're not making any money right now.
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Trump to holiday shoppers concerned about high prices:
"Look, don't be dramatic."
"Look, don't be dramatic."
December 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Trump to holiday shoppers concerned about high prices:
"Look, don't be dramatic."
"Look, don't be dramatic."
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A judge blamed “deliberate indifference” for the illness of Javier Tomas Muñoz Materano, who was taken into custody by ICE. In the months he was being held, he was not allowed to bathe or change clothes for days at a time as he was transferred 10 times to eight facilities across four states.
Wrenching Pain, a Severe Infection: An ICE Detainee Is Ordered Released
A judge blamed “deliberate indifference” for the illness of a man held by immigration officials. Across the country, several courts have blasted conditions in U.S. facilities.
nyti.ms
December 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A judge blamed “deliberate indifference” for the illness of Javier Tomas Muñoz Materano, who was taken into custody by ICE. In the months he was being held, he was not allowed to bathe or change clothes for days at a time as he was transferred 10 times to eight facilities across four states.
Least surprising news of the day….
CINCINNATI: “ICE agent arrested on domestic violence charges for for alleged assault, strangulation”
www.wlwt.com/article/ice-...
www.wlwt.com/article/ice-...
December 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Least surprising news of the day….
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Yesterday, the US District Court found the federal halt on offshore wind to be illegal.
This is a victory for abundant, stable, and reliable renewable energy, and RPA strongly supports this ruling.
See full statement on our site: https://bit.ly/3Y3w5ut
This is a victory for abundant, stable, and reliable renewable energy, and RPA strongly supports this ruling.
See full statement on our site: https://bit.ly/3Y3w5ut
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Yesterday, the US District Court found the federal halt on offshore wind to be illegal.
This is a victory for abundant, stable, and reliable renewable energy, and RPA strongly supports this ruling.
See full statement on our site: https://bit.ly/3Y3w5ut
This is a victory for abundant, stable, and reliable renewable energy, and RPA strongly supports this ruling.
See full statement on our site: https://bit.ly/3Y3w5ut
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Reminder that not only do library systems have physical media (& many also lend tools, electronics etc), your library card may give you access to streamers Kanopy and Hoopla. We just watched Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of The Rainmaker via a hoopla the other night. Pretty good!
“As prices for streaming subscriptions continue to soar and finding movies to watch, new and old, is becoming harder as the number of streaming services continues to grow, people are turning to the unexpected last stronghold of physical media: the public library.”
The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library
Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Reminder that not only do library systems have physical media (& many also lend tools, electronics etc), your library card may give you access to streamers Kanopy and Hoopla. We just watched Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of The Rainmaker via a hoopla the other night. Pretty good!
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one reason the framing as "AI" is so bad is that it makes people think "interact with this like a person" when in fact the only way to make it remotely useful is "interact with it like an extremely powerful but extremely weird user interface"
This is really a huge part of why upper management is so in on AI. They think it will let them manage computers the way they currently manage the people who make the computer work. It will not.
I'm just saying I had someone tell me I had to hold the AI accountable and and no no I don't. That was not the effective way to coax it into doing the thing I wanted
December 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
one reason the framing as "AI" is so bad is that it makes people think "interact with this like a person" when in fact the only way to make it remotely useful is "interact with it like an extremely powerful but extremely weird user interface"
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New research found that Instacart is charging shoppers different prices — despite ordering the same items from the same store at the same time.
The price differences could amount to an extra $1,200 a year for the average household of four.
Corporate greed is out of control.
The price differences could amount to an extra $1,200 a year for the average household of four.
Corporate greed is out of control.
Instacart’s AI-Enabled Pricing Experiments May Be Inflating Your Grocery Bill, CR and Groundwork Collaborative Investigation Finds - Consumer Reports
Exclusive: Instacart’s AI pricing may be inflating your grocery bill.
www.consumerreports.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
New research found that Instacart is charging shoppers different prices — despite ordering the same items from the same store at the same time.
The price differences could amount to an extra $1,200 a year for the average household of four.
Corporate greed is out of control.
The price differences could amount to an extra $1,200 a year for the average household of four.
Corporate greed is out of control.
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Because it's never been about one book or two books or ten books. It's been about complete and total erasure and theft of power by authoritarian bigots.
A library's entire board of trustees was fired and replaced because they refused to ban one of my books. It's so terrible. www.randolphhub.com/article/news...
Commissioners vote 3-2 to dismiss Library Board of Trustees
<p>How the Library Board voted to handle a controversial children's book led to a majority decision by commissioners to dismiss the whole board.</p>
www.randolphhub.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Because it's never been about one book or two books or ten books. It's been about complete and total erasure and theft of power by authoritarian bigots.
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The Ellison family’s desire to take over Warner Bros should alarm anyone concerned with U.S. propaganda & media consolidation—
They would own Paramount, Warner Bros, CNN, CBS, HBO, TikTok & a host of major cable channels
They would own Paramount, Warner Bros, CNN, CBS, HBO, TikTok & a host of major cable channels
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Ellison family’s desire to take over Warner Bros should alarm anyone concerned with U.S. propaganda & media consolidation—
They would own Paramount, Warner Bros, CNN, CBS, HBO, TikTok & a host of major cable channels
They would own Paramount, Warner Bros, CNN, CBS, HBO, TikTok & a host of major cable channels
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Interesting to see how @thehill.com is suddenly feeding its readers a steady diet of fossil fuel industry climate denial & delay propaganda:
December 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Interesting to see how @thehill.com is suddenly feeding its readers a steady diet of fossil fuel industry climate denial & delay propaganda: