Julie Goldberg
@juliegoldberg.bsky.social
Librarian, contrarian, reader, writer, teacher, mother. One-time NY state candidate. Extremely curious person. Ed.M, MA, MLIS. ADHD. Dual citizen 🇺🇸🇮🇪
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Reality has a way of getting the last word.
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David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for ‘dark’ Flesh
David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for ‘dark’ Flesh
The judges ‘had never read anything quite like it’, says panel chair Roddy Doyle, announcing the Hungarian-British author’s novel as the winner of the £50,000 award
Hungarian-British author David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker prize for his novel Flesh.
Szalay’s sixth work of fiction traces the life of one man, István, from his youth to midlife. The judges “had never read anything quite like it”, said panel chair Roddy Doyle, who won the prize in 1993. “It is, in many ways, a dark book, but it is a joy to read.” Continue reading...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for ‘dark’ Flesh
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they said joyce carol oates never wrote a single must read masterpiece but that was before her collected tweets owning elon musk
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
they said joyce carol oates never wrote a single must read masterpiece but that was before her collected tweets owning elon musk
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if you put it in the louvre he’ll never see it
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
if you put it in the louvre he’ll never see it
Brutal.
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Brutal.
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I keep yelling this at my phone when I see these photos and I’m going to start yelling it here:
NEVER. POINT. YOUR FIREARM. AT ANYTHING. YOU DO NOT INTEND. TO DESTROY.
NEVER. POINT. YOUR FIREARM. AT ANYTHING. YOU DO NOT INTEND. TO DESTROY.
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I keep yelling this at my phone when I see these photos and I’m going to start yelling it here:
NEVER. POINT. YOUR FIREARM. AT ANYTHING. YOU DO NOT INTEND. TO DESTROY.
NEVER. POINT. YOUR FIREARM. AT ANYTHING. YOU DO NOT INTEND. TO DESTROY.
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Makary just spewed disinformation about dementia, heart, disease, and many other things
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Makary just spewed disinformation about dementia, heart, disease, and many other things
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Marty Makary thinks that menopause kills women and shortens their lifespan, except women live longer than men
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Marty Makary thinks that menopause kills women and shortens their lifespan, except women live longer than men
Dr. Jen Gunter responds to the FDA announcement about Menopause Hormone Therapy.
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Dr. Jen Gunter (@vajenda)
My thoughts on the FDA announcement about the black box warning on estrogen.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Dr. Jen Gunter responds to the FDA announcement about Menopause Hormone Therapy.
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Equatorial Guinea is routinely ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world. It has been ruled by the same person since 1982 - for 45 years. Despite the title of President, he rules with near-absolute power.
The Trump admin just deposited $7.5 million in his government's bank account.
The Trump admin just deposited $7.5 million in his government's bank account.
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Equatorial Guinea is routinely ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world. It has been ruled by the same person since 1982 - for 45 years. Despite the title of President, he rules with near-absolute power.
The Trump admin just deposited $7.5 million in his government's bank account.
The Trump admin just deposited $7.5 million in his government's bank account.
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The Trump administration State Department is taking money that's supposed to be used for helping vulnerable refugees around the world and using it to bribe corrupt governments into taking people that ICE can't deport to their home countries.
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The Trump administration State Department is taking money that's supposed to be used for helping vulnerable refugees around the world and using it to bribe corrupt governments into taking people that ICE can't deport to their home countries.
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"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org
Indivisible Launches its Largest Primary Program in Response to Senate Democrats Surrendering on the Shutdown Vote
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November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org
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Hi voters. Look where your hard earned dollars (what's left of them) will go next.
Exactly how MANY emerging-market strongmen are we going to rescue? 🤡
@politico.com 🇭🇺
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@politico.com 🇭🇺
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November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Hi voters. Look where your hard earned dollars (what's left of them) will go next.
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Vote for Trump because he'll run the govt like it's one of his businesses!
“.. The plan could cost the US government double what it's projected to take in for 2025 and undercut Trump's argument that tariff revenue will be used to help pay down federal debt.” 🤡
@bloomberg.com
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November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Vote for Trump because he'll run the govt like it's one of his businesses!
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What's the problem with labeling and restricting "sensitive" topics? Arbitrary, reductive, redundant, and stigmatizing, to name a few. tinyurl.com/ContentRatings
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
What's the problem with labeling and restricting "sensitive" topics? Arbitrary, reductive, redundant, and stigmatizing, to name a few. tinyurl.com/ContentRatings
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Yes you have good cause to be mad at the Democrats, but never forget that a political party emerged in this country whose platform included hungry kids, sick kids, and deported kids — and we were all conditioned to act like that was the party of “real America”
And so maybe it is.
And so maybe it is.
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Yes you have good cause to be mad at the Democrats, but never forget that a political party emerged in this country whose platform included hungry kids, sick kids, and deported kids — and we were all conditioned to act like that was the party of “real America”
And so maybe it is.
And so maybe it is.
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TIL that blood platelets have serotonin receptors, which is why anemia can mimic depression symptoms and that is absolutely fucking fascinating.
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
TIL that blood platelets have serotonin receptors, which is why anemia can mimic depression symptoms and that is absolutely fucking fascinating.
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Jeffries: “Nobody who's serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously…I'm not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz, who is woefully unqualified to be in whatever position he holds in the administration. He's a joke. These people are all jokes.”
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Jeffries: “Nobody who's serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously…I'm not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz, who is woefully unqualified to be in whatever position he holds in the administration. He's a joke. These people are all jokes.”
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New York AG James said she's received complaints of stores in her state refusing EBT cards and has already sent out several cease and desist letters. Stores are not allowed to refuse SNAP benefits. If this happens to you, call the AG's hotline to report at 1-800-771-7755.
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
New York AG James said she's received complaints of stores in her state refusing EBT cards and has already sent out several cease and desist letters. Stores are not allowed to refuse SNAP benefits. If this happens to you, call the AG's hotline to report at 1-800-771-7755.
One of my new colleagues blows hot and cold, and I thought she didn't like me, but she called me over to the window a little while ago to see a rainbow, and she probably wouldn't do that if she hated me? Anyway, PEOPLE! Always kinda confusing!
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
One of my new colleagues blows hot and cold, and I thought she didn't like me, but she called me over to the window a little while ago to see a rainbow, and she probably wouldn't do that if she hated me? Anyway, PEOPLE! Always kinda confusing!
My master’s in library and information science taught me the fantastical dimensions of my own ignorance.
a lot of the problem with the Nates and Matts is that they didn't go to grad school. I don't think going ensures you aren't a blowhard knowitall, but it does make you understand that people have been working on shit for a long time and you can't just brush up in 3 hours because you are a special boy
As someone who spent ten years in grad school (and did defend + graduate) I’m always so weirded out by people who think being smart about one thing makes them smart about everything when what being highly educated did to me was saddle me with the crushing certainty that I’m not smart about anything
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
My master’s in library and information science taught me the fantastical dimensions of my own ignorance.
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
I don’t want to do an age discrimination, but 80 should be a hard upper limit for people in positions of enormous power over others’ lives.
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I don’t want to do an age discrimination, but 80 should be a hard upper limit for people in positions of enormous power over others’ lives.
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Just imagining the media on Earth 2 on a day when President Harris's aides are fighting to withhold food stamps and raise healthcare prices for tens of millions of Americans while she hosts a former affiliate of al-Qaeda and ISIS in the Oval Office
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Just imagining the media on Earth 2 on a day when President Harris's aides are fighting to withhold food stamps and raise healthcare prices for tens of millions of Americans while she hosts a former affiliate of al-Qaeda and ISIS in the Oval Office
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As someone who spent ten years in grad school (and did defend + graduate) I’m always so weirded out by people who think being smart about one thing makes them smart about everything when what being highly educated did to me was saddle me with the crushing certainty that I’m not smart about anything
the pandemic really fucked him up. he had no expertise in public health, but felt like being a quant guy should make him an expert by default, and people not agreeing with him on that point just sent him into a bizarre radicalizing ego spiral.
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
As someone who spent ten years in grad school (and did defend + graduate) I’m always so weirded out by people who think being smart about one thing makes them smart about everything when what being highly educated did to me was saddle me with the crushing certainty that I’m not smart about anything
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Want to be a #LibraryDefender? Join (or start!) a Friends of the Library group. #FriendsOfTheLibrary groups are a great way to strengthen your local library and fight for #InformationAccess for all! Learn how in our new Friends of the Library 101 Zine! www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#fo...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Want to be a #LibraryDefender? Join (or start!) a Friends of the Library group. #FriendsOfTheLibrary groups are a great way to strengthen your local library and fight for #InformationAccess for all! Learn how in our new Friends of the Library 101 Zine! www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#fo...