Kirstin
@falseorchid.bsky.social
She/her bisexual
Academic librarian 📚
Midwest transplant in CA ☀️
Trans rights 🏳️⚧️ Solidarity forever 🤝
Academic librarian 📚
Midwest transplant in CA ☀️
Trans rights 🏳️⚧️ Solidarity forever 🤝
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Kirstin
@falseorchid.bsky.social
· Jan 13
Hi Bluesky! 👋 I’m an instruction and scholarly communications librarian based in California. You’ll see me posting a lot about libraries, education, politics, social justice, LGBTQ+ issues, and my cat. If that’s speaking your language feel free to stick around.
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The solutions proposed for New Zealand's (and virtually every other country's) problems are always like:
"We need to make people work for more years"
"We have to cut back on services, I'm sorry, there is just no other way"
"We have to cut benefits for young people"
never:
"We need to tax the rich"
"We need to make people work for more years"
"We have to cut back on services, I'm sorry, there is just no other way"
"We have to cut benefits for young people"
never:
"We need to tax the rich"
October 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
The solutions proposed for New Zealand's (and virtually every other country's) problems are always like:
"We need to make people work for more years"
"We have to cut back on services, I'm sorry, there is just no other way"
"We have to cut benefits for young people"
never:
"We need to tax the rich"
"We need to make people work for more years"
"We have to cut back on services, I'm sorry, there is just no other way"
"We have to cut benefits for young people"
never:
"We need to tax the rich"
Some timeline bleach 🐈
October 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Some timeline bleach 🐈
I'm attending California Democratic Party's event, “YES on PROP 50 PHONEBANK” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/cfa-seiu-loc...
YES on PROP 50 PHONEBANK · CFA - SEIU Local 1983
Join our virtual phonebanks and help stop the Trump / MAGA agenda. Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections and passing Prop 50 is the best chance we have of taking back Congress next year.
We'l...
www.mobilize.us
October 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I'm attending California Democratic Party's event, “YES on PROP 50 PHONEBANK” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/cfa-seiu-loc...
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1. UCLA is in negotiations with Trump. Now we know the demands.
Trump wants a statement that UCLA does not recognize trans student identities, a ban on youth care at UCLA clinics, bathroom bans, and more.
Students are fighting back.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Trump wants a statement that UCLA does not recognize trans student identities, a ban on youth care at UCLA clinics, bathroom bans, and more.
Students are fighting back.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Trump's UCLA Settlement Proposal Reveals Massive Anti-Trans Attacks: Students And Faculty Fight Back
It’s not only students and faculty who have something to lose—countless doctors, trans youth, and families could see health care vanish.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
1. UCLA is in negotiations with Trump. Now we know the demands.
Trump wants a statement that UCLA does not recognize trans student identities, a ban on youth care at UCLA clinics, bathroom bans, and more.
Students are fighting back.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Trump wants a statement that UCLA does not recognize trans student identities, a ban on youth care at UCLA clinics, bathroom bans, and more.
Students are fighting back.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Reposted by Kirstin
I just heard a pastor say, “How you die does not redeem how you lived.” I’m going to be thinking about that all week.
September 15, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I just heard a pastor say, “How you die does not redeem how you lived.” I’m going to be thinking about that all week.
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Another librarian is fighting back. Let’s help her.
Meanwhile in Livingston Parish, anti-library book banners have fired an amazing director in what appears to be an illegal and botched manner. Let's help her fight back and hold them accountable!
www.gofundme.com/f/support-mi...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-mi...
Donate to Support Michelle Parrish: Defend Our Libraries, organized by Amanda Jones
On July 15, 2025, Michelle Parrish — a lifelong Livingston Parish resident… Amanda Jones needs your support for Support Michelle Parrish: Defend Our Libraries
www.gofundme.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Another librarian is fighting back. Let’s help her.
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What Happened to the Smaller Agencies Trump Tried to Shutter?
As groups like the Institute of Museum and Library Services lose staff and grant funding, the consequences trickle down to colleges and universities. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4lxLcX9
As groups like the Institute of Museum and Library Services lose staff and grant funding, the consequences trickle down to colleges and universities. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4lxLcX9
July 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
What Happened to the Smaller Agencies Trump Tried to Shutter?
As groups like the Institute of Museum and Library Services lose staff and grant funding, the consequences trickle down to colleges and universities. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4lxLcX9
As groups like the Institute of Museum and Library Services lose staff and grant funding, the consequences trickle down to colleges and universities. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4lxLcX9
Finally got to see ✨ her ✨
June 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Finally got to see ✨ her ✨
It is starting to get hot as hell in California and I am aggressively missing Midwestern summers already. Give me fireflies, thunderstorms, and days at the lake.
May 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It is starting to get hot as hell in California and I am aggressively missing Midwestern summers already. Give me fireflies, thunderstorms, and days at the lake.
I hate it here.
NEW YORK (AP) — Deputy attorney general who represented Trump in his 2024 criminal trial is named acting Librarian of Congress.
May 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I hate it here.
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On May 1, #InternationalWorkersDay, CHIRLA & 80+ community organizations are taking to the streets to march for justice for ALL our communities! NOW is the time to come out & raise your voice.🗣️
Let's rise up for dignity & respect, regardless of immigration status. 🫂✊🏽🦋 #MayDay #OneStruggleOneFight
Let's rise up for dignity & respect, regardless of immigration status. 🫂✊🏽🦋 #MayDay #OneStruggleOneFight
April 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
On May 1, #InternationalWorkersDay, CHIRLA & 80+ community organizations are taking to the streets to march for justice for ALL our communities! NOW is the time to come out & raise your voice.🗣️
Let's rise up for dignity & respect, regardless of immigration status. 🫂✊🏽🦋 #MayDay #OneStruggleOneFight
Let's rise up for dignity & respect, regardless of immigration status. 🫂✊🏽🦋 #MayDay #OneStruggleOneFight
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May 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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there is a decent chance i never spend a single dime at target again in my life www.startribune.com/target-gave-...
Target gave $1M to Trump inauguration fund, a first for the company
President Donald Trump raised a record amount of cash for his inauguration, including donations from several companies with operations in Minnesota.
www.startribune.com
April 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
there is a decent chance i never spend a single dime at target again in my life www.startribune.com/target-gave-...
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In other words: double down on our actual missions, abandon all the capitalist business nonsense we've absorbed over the years, and FIGHT.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
April 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
In other words: double down on our actual missions, abandon all the capitalist business nonsense we've absorbed over the years, and FIGHT.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
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idk who needs to see this but here is the photo that appears on the american pika's wikipedia page
April 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
idk who needs to see this but here is the photo that appears on the american pika's wikipedia page
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Save your local library.
The administration wants them privatized.
The administration wants them privatized.
April 11, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Save your local library.
The administration wants them privatized.
The administration wants them privatized.
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solid signs at Princeton, NJ's protest
April 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
solid signs at Princeton, NJ's protest
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“If a car generates more potholes in our roads, takes up more parking space and poses more danger to pedestrians, cyclists and other car occupants compared with smaller vehicles, then it is only fair that its owner pays more for driving that vehicle.”
Via @theguardian.com
Via @theguardian.com
The Observer view on SUVs: they are too dangerous and too big, their drivers should be made to pay
If a car generates more potholes, takes up more space and poses more risk, it is only fair that its owner pays more
www.theguardian.com
April 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
“If a car generates more potholes in our roads, takes up more parking space and poses more danger to pedestrians, cyclists and other car occupants compared with smaller vehicles, then it is only fair that its owner pays more for driving that vehicle.”
Via @theguardian.com
Via @theguardian.com
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Today is the 5 year anniversary to when I slowly started losing my mind during the pandemic and began dressing up as works of art.
As my Twitter account has long been abandoned, why not make a thread of my madness on BlueSky?
This was “The Maid” by Wilhelm August Lebrecht Amberg, from 1862
As my Twitter account has long been abandoned, why not make a thread of my madness on BlueSky?
This was “The Maid” by Wilhelm August Lebrecht Amberg, from 1862
April 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Today is the 5 year anniversary to when I slowly started losing my mind during the pandemic and began dressing up as works of art.
As my Twitter account has long been abandoned, why not make a thread of my madness on BlueSky?
This was “The Maid” by Wilhelm August Lebrecht Amberg, from 1862
As my Twitter account has long been abandoned, why not make a thread of my madness on BlueSky?
This was “The Maid” by Wilhelm August Lebrecht Amberg, from 1862
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political cartoon circa 1908
April 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
political cartoon circa 1908
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We will fight this!
Read full statement: www.calfac.org/cfa-opposes-executive-order-aimed-at-eliminating-collective-bargaining/
Read full statement: www.calfac.org/cfa-opposes-executive-order-aimed-at-eliminating-collective-bargaining/
CFA Opposes Executive Order Aimed at Eliminating Collective Bargaining - California Faculty Association
Dear Colleagues, Last Thursday, the Trump administration issued an executive order that aims to revoke collective bargaining rights from 18 government
www.calfac.org
April 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
We will fight this!
Read full statement: www.calfac.org/cfa-opposes-executive-order-aimed-at-eliminating-collective-bargaining/
Read full statement: www.calfac.org/cfa-opposes-executive-order-aimed-at-eliminating-collective-bargaining/
So close to completing my first paper with a colleague. I’m so ready to get this done! 🔥
April 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
So close to completing my first paper with a colleague. I’m so ready to get this done! 🔥