Erin a librarian
@heavenisalibrary.bsky.social
Librarian, dabbling writer, currently disabled. Avid gardener and reader, wife, mom to 3 humans and 2 dogs. I am all the things I want to be.
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It’s not “partisan” to defend science, evidence, and objective reality.
It’s partisan to attack science, evidence, and objective reality, to benefit your political “team.”
That’s true with climate science, with vaccinology, & with evidence-based city-building, all of which are being attacked.
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It’s partisan to attack science, evidence, and objective reality, to benefit your political “team.”
That’s true with climate science, with vaccinology, & with evidence-based city-building, all of which are being attacked.
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October 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
It’s not “partisan” to defend science, evidence, and objective reality.
It’s partisan to attack science, evidence, and objective reality, to benefit your political “team.”
That’s true with climate science, with vaccinology, & with evidence-based city-building, all of which are being attacked.
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It’s partisan to attack science, evidence, and objective reality, to benefit your political “team.”
That’s true with climate science, with vaccinology, & with evidence-based city-building, all of which are being attacked.
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"This case…squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us.
The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"
The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"
September 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"This case…squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us.
The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"
The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"
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Former counselor to RFK Jr’s predecessor:
September 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Former counselor to RFK Jr’s predecessor:
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Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
September 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
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the hand is way too big, but otherwise? brilliant.
New week's cover of The New Yorker, "Remote Control," by Barry Blitt.
September 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
the hand is way too big, but otherwise? brilliant.
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The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.
September 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.
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"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." —Justice Sonia Sotomayor
September 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." —Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Taking a break from news to glory in Alaskan fjords has been amazing for my mental health.
July 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Taking a break from news to glory in Alaskan fjords has been amazing for my mental health.
The rewriting of history to blame a Black president for the mistakes of white leaders is the ultimate goal of today’s GOP
Sen. Markwayne Mullin tried to blame former President Barack Obama for Jeffrey Epstein‘s 2008 plea deal, despite Obama not being president at the time.
Watch/Read ⬇️
Watch/Read ⬇️
GOP Sen. Refuses to Admit Bush, Not Obama, Was President During Epstein's Plea Deal
Sen. Markwayne Mullin repeatedly blamed Obama for the sweetheart plea deal Jeffrey Epstein got in 2008, when George W. Bush was president.
www.rollingstone.com
July 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The rewriting of history to blame a Black president for the mistakes of white leaders is the ultimate goal of today’s GOP
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Two Oklahoma board of education members said Ryan Walters was not apologetic after a video of naked women played in his office during a state meeting
No paywall link - archive.today/R7tm3
No paywall link - archive.today/R7tm3
Oklahoma's Trump-Loving, Bible-Thumping Superintendent Faces Porn Probe
A video of naked women reportedly played in Ryan Walters’ office during an executive session of the Oklahoma State Board of Education.
www.rollingstone.com
July 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Two Oklahoma board of education members said Ryan Walters was not apologetic after a video of naked women played in his office during a state meeting
No paywall link - archive.today/R7tm3
No paywall link - archive.today/R7tm3
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“Without immediate intervention, the last remaining reporters in Gaza are going to die.”
⚫️ La Direction de l’AFP partage l’angoisse exprimée par la SDJ quant à la situation effroyable de ses collaborateurs dans la bande de Gaza ⬇️
July 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
“Without immediate intervention, the last remaining reporters in Gaza are going to die.”
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RFK Jr. just fired thousands of federal workers at crucial health agencies, including the FDA, CDC, and NIH.
These are the people who inspect our food, track infectious diseases, and research life-saving treatments and cures.
How is this "Making America Healthy Again"?
These are the people who inspect our food, track infectious diseases, and research life-saving treatments and cures.
How is this "Making America Healthy Again"?
July 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
RFK Jr. just fired thousands of federal workers at crucial health agencies, including the FDA, CDC, and NIH.
These are the people who inspect our food, track infectious diseases, and research life-saving treatments and cures.
How is this "Making America Healthy Again"?
These are the people who inspect our food, track infectious diseases, and research life-saving treatments and cures.
How is this "Making America Healthy Again"?
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Department of Shouldn't Need To Take A Judicial Order www.latimes.com/california/s...
Federal judge orders LAPD to stop shooting journalists with rubber bullets at protests
A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order that blocks Los Angeles police officers from using rubber projectiles and other so-called less-lethal munitions against reporters covering pro...
www.latimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Department of Shouldn't Need To Take A Judicial Order www.latimes.com/california/s...
It might he important to review specific parks and historic sites that pay tribute to marginalized groups
Did you know that Trump wants visitors to national parks to report "any signs or other information that are negative about past or living Americans"? Did you know that there's an online form? Perhaps you have THOUGHTS and/or want to support park rangers in this time?👇
www.nps.gov/aboutus/eo14...
www.nps.gov/aboutus/eo14...
Submit Feedback (U.S. National Park Service)
www.nps.gov
July 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
It might he important to review specific parks and historic sites that pay tribute to marginalized groups
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I really struck a nerve here. I stand by what I said.
FROST: "They say they're pro-life because they want the baby to be born, go to school and get shot in the school. Die in the school, die on the streets."
FOXX: "You are not going to come into this room and impugn our integrity!"
FOXX: "You are not going to come into this room and impugn our integrity!"
July 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I really struck a nerve here. I stand by what I said.
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FROST: Yeah, see, they say they're pro-life because they want the baby to be born and get shot
FOXX: *slams gavel* You are not going to come into this room and impugn our integrity! You will not!
FOXX: *slams gavel* You are not going to come into this room and impugn our integrity! You will not!
July 2, 2025 at 4:10 AM
FROST: Yeah, see, they say they're pro-life because they want the baby to be born and get shot
FOXX: *slams gavel* You are not going to come into this room and impugn our integrity! You will not!
FOXX: *slams gavel* You are not going to come into this room and impugn our integrity! You will not!
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If a sitting president can openly muse about arresting and disappearing someone who is likely to become mayor of the country's largest city, while also getting the funding for a massive secret police, it'd be hard to find sufficient evidence to qualify that country as a democracy.
Trump threatens to arrest Mamdani and then adds, "a lot of people are saying he's here illegally"
July 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If a sitting president can openly muse about arresting and disappearing someone who is likely to become mayor of the country's largest city, while also getting the funding for a massive secret police, it'd be hard to find sufficient evidence to qualify that country as a democracy.
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Please take the time to read this and absorb all of it.
I once met a man named Jacob. He was in his seventies, a small man, stooped and bent, who looked much older than he was. He was kind and gracious, and was used to people being put off by his posture and size. His story of how he ended up like that is informative. 1/
“The Department of Homeland Security has formally instituted a new requirement that members of Congress and their staff provide a week of notice before they visit immigration detention facilities, a policy that is at odds with a federal law that allows lawmakers to make unannounced oversight trips.“
July 1, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Please take the time to read this and absorb all of it.
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Trump wants to be the American version of China's Xi. He wants to be a dictator. He's acting that way right now and daring us to stop him.
Trump: "In China, you know how long it takes? One day. It's called President Xi. 'Boom. It's okay.' Over here we're gonna have almost the same thing. We're getting fast approvals."
June 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Trump wants to be the American version of China's Xi. He wants to be a dictator. He's acting that way right now and daring us to stop him.
The action to sue is spear headed by none other than HB’s own Michael Gates, who sued CA at every opportunity over culture war nonsense
ICYMI: The DOJ filed a lawsuit against Orange County, California, accusing its top election official of withholding voter records. Emails obtained by Democracy Docket show the county offered to share data while maintaining voter privacy, but the DOJ sued anyway.
DOJ Cuts Off Negotiations, Sues Orange County, CA Over Voter Records
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The action to sue is spear headed by none other than HB’s own Michael Gates, who sued CA at every opportunity over culture war nonsense
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This is just absolute gibberish in any modern society. I'm just repeating what many others have said, but REALLY!?! We're determining the scope of the judiciary's power in 2025 by asking what power the KING had in 1789? What in the ever-loving purple f*** does that have to do with anything?
June 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This is just absolute gibberish in any modern society. I'm just repeating what many others have said, but REALLY!?! We're determining the scope of the judiciary's power in 2025 by asking what power the KING had in 1789? What in the ever-loving purple f*** does that have to do with anything?
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Once again, to inject some research into this conversation...although millionaires often threaten to move if taxed, that tends not to actually happen. The millionaire tax flight thing is a myth.
See book below ⤵️
www.sup.org/books/sociol...
See book below ⤵️
www.sup.org/books/sociol...
June 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Once again, to inject some research into this conversation...although millionaires often threaten to move if taxed, that tends not to actually happen. The millionaire tax flight thing is a myth.
See book below ⤵️
www.sup.org/books/sociol...
See book below ⤵️
www.sup.org/books/sociol...