Katie
@knelsmlis.bsky.social
Historian, Librarian, Hobbit
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Katie
@knelsmlis.bsky.social
· Aug 21
Resources | IMMDEF
Resources for immigrants from Immigrant Defenders Law Center in Los Angeles, California.
www.immdef.org
After catching up on some things, I was recommended a good resource for immigrants and anyone seeking to protect them. This seems like a really good and centralized resource, so I wanted to share it here.
www.immdef.org/resources
www.immdef.org/resources
Just as I was settling in for a bedtime story 😢
[update] Investigating: #AO3 is down for some or all users. We are aware and are actively investigating.
[AO3] Unexpected downtime
#AO3 is down for some or all users. We are aware and are actively investigating.
stspg.io
October 31, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Just as I was settling in for a bedtime story 😢
This is our little Mony. We're in need of help because all other options have stalled for now. We're still working behind the scenes to pay ourselves, but we don't know how much longer we can put off her tests and surgery. Pass along the word and help if you are able!
#GoFundMe #cats
#GoFundMe #cats
Our Simone ("Mony" for short), has developed a tumor in her leg. The cancer is slow, and it can likely be halted by removing the leg itself.
Unfortunately, the procedure is over $3400.
Things are hard for everyone right now, but if you are able to give, every bit helps. ❤️
#GoFundMe #Kitty
Unfortunately, the procedure is over $3400.
Things are hard for everyone right now, but if you are able to give, every bit helps. ❤️
#GoFundMe #Kitty
Donate to Support Mony's Surgery, organized by Katie Nelson
Hello all,
Our little Simone (or “Mony” for short; if you met her, you’d know she’s much more … Katie Nelson needs your support for Support Mony's Surgery
gofund.me
October 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“We Estimate That Nearly One Million of Gaza’s 1.1 Million Olive Trees Have Been Destroyed”
open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
“We Estimate That Nearly One Million of Gaza’s 1.1 Million Olive Trees Have Been Destroyed”
Gaza’s olive groves have been bulldozed by the Israeli military, dried up from lack of water, or remain inaccessible, leaving Palestinian farmers with little to harvest.
open.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“We Estimate That Nearly One Million of Gaza’s 1.1 Million Olive Trees Have Been Destroyed”
open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
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Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
A flotilla of humanitarian aid is attempting to reach the shores of the Gaza strip to bring medical supplies and food to the population still under siege. Many ships are still out there sailing and there is no reason not to let the aid through.
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Israeli forces intercept Gaza flotilla; detain activists, Greta Thunberg
Activists on board Global Sumud Flotilla report interceptions after Israeli vessels approached.
www.aljazeera.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:28 AM
A flotilla of humanitarian aid is attempting to reach the shores of the Gaza strip to bring medical supplies and food to the population still under siege. Many ships are still out there sailing and there is no reason not to let the aid through.
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Collective Nouns for Librarians www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/col...
Collective Nouns for Librarians
A group of librarians is called a cardigan.
A collection of empty chairs is called an author reading.
A collection of Eric Carle books covered in s...
www.mcsweeneys.net
September 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Collective Nouns for Librarians www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/col...
After catching up on some things, I was recommended a good resource for immigrants and anyone seeking to protect them. This seems like a really good and centralized resource, so I wanted to share it here.
www.immdef.org/resources
www.immdef.org/resources
Resources | IMMDEF
Resources for immigrants from Immigrant Defenders Law Center in Los Angeles, California.
www.immdef.org
August 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
After catching up on some things, I was recommended a good resource for immigrants and anyone seeking to protect them. This seems like a really good and centralized resource, so I wanted to share it here.
www.immdef.org/resources
www.immdef.org/resources
Hank Green takes on Gerrymandering and why it sucks.
youtu.be/YVdQjqUXuDc?...
youtu.be/YVdQjqUXuDc?...
The Massive Fraud that’s Tearing America Apart
YouTube video by Hank Green
youtu.be
August 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Hank Green takes on Gerrymandering and why it sucks.
youtu.be/YVdQjqUXuDc?...
youtu.be/YVdQjqUXuDc?...
Love being able to turn off the AC for the first time since March. #falsefallinga #falsefall
August 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Love being able to turn off the AC for the first time since March. #falsefallinga #falsefall
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations
“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...
www.mcsweeneys.net
July 22, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
It says 2024 on the banner, but there's already planning gaining ground for 2025. There's a link at the bottom of the page to lead you to possible programs for your state.
prisonbannedbooksweek.org
prisonbannedbooksweek.org
Prison Banned Books Week 2024
Single state prison systems censor more books than all state schools and libraries combined. Literature gets banned by prison mailroom staff quickly flipping through books as they inspect the mail. Th...
prisonbannedbooksweek.org
July 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
It says 2024 on the banner, but there's already planning gaining ground for 2025. There's a link at the bottom of the page to lead you to possible programs for your state.
prisonbannedbooksweek.org
prisonbannedbooksweek.org
If you ever need materials to help defend specific books in a censorship situation, use the Book Resumes from Unite Against Banned Books. Each title includes a summary, past awards, and professional reviews to help keep books in libraries and schools.
bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org
bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org
Unite Against Book Bans Book Résumés
A new free resource to support librarians, educators, parents, students, and other community advocates in their efforts to keep frequently challenged books on shelves.
bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org
July 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
If you ever need materials to help defend specific books in a censorship situation, use the Book Resumes from Unite Against Banned Books. Each title includes a summary, past awards, and professional reviews to help keep books in libraries and schools.
bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org
bookresumes.uniteagainstbookbans.org
I can't wait for them to release every other file in order to avoid releasing Epstein's list. MLK? Sure. JFK? Of course! So much could potentially get released they'll have deemed worth the cost of everyone involved.
Maybe I'll finally get to meet my FBI agent (sorry for all the smut).
Maybe I'll finally get to meet my FBI agent (sorry for all the smut).
July 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I can't wait for them to release every other file in order to avoid releasing Epstein's list. MLK? Sure. JFK? Of course! So much could potentially get released they'll have deemed worth the cost of everyone involved.
Maybe I'll finally get to meet my FBI agent (sorry for all the smut).
Maybe I'll finally get to meet my FBI agent (sorry for all the smut).
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MLK’s daughter calls out Trump for using her father’s FBI files to distract from Epstein.
“Now, do the Epstein files.”
#FBI_Files
“Now, do the Epstein files.”
#FBI_Files
July 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
MLK’s daughter calls out Trump for using her father’s FBI files to distract from Epstein.
“Now, do the Epstein files.”
#FBI_Files
“Now, do the Epstein files.”
#FBI_Files
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Everyone: we want the Epstein files released!
Pam Bondi: how about JFK? MLK? HRC? LBJ? ELO? REO Speedwagon?
Pam Bondi: how about JFK? MLK? HRC? LBJ? ELO? REO Speedwagon?
July 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Everyone: we want the Epstein files released!
Pam Bondi: how about JFK? MLK? HRC? LBJ? ELO? REO Speedwagon?
Pam Bondi: how about JFK? MLK? HRC? LBJ? ELO? REO Speedwagon?
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DONATE. Big Bird needs you.
This will help you find a public radio or television station that stands to lose 50 percent or more of its revenue:
Adopt A Station
adoptastation.org
July 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
DONATE. Big Bird needs you.
Please please please let it die on the Senate floor. 🤞
🤞🤞🤞🤞
The Fighting Liberal Texan🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121
@fightingliberal.bsky.social
· Jul 1
Is Trump's Big Beautiful dead in the water?
The Senate megabill is on a collision course with House fiscal hawks...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
The Senate megabill is on a collision course with House fiscal hawks...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
July 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Please please please let it die on the Senate floor. 🤞
"The very act of reading trains the mind in the arts of abstraction: [...]. In so doing, literacy facilitated modes of thought that were more independent, rational, individualistic, and universalistic than those of oral societies."
www.vox.com/politics/414...
www.vox.com/politics/414...
Is the decline of reading poisoning our politics?
Your brain isn’t what it used to be.
www.vox.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"The very act of reading trains the mind in the arts of abstraction: [...]. In so doing, literacy facilitated modes of thought that were more independent, rational, individualistic, and universalistic than those of oral societies."
www.vox.com/politics/414...
www.vox.com/politics/414...
Since I love using iNaturalist and hope others try it out, here's a recent TED talk from the ED of the company!
www.ted.com/talks/scott_...
www.ted.com/talks/scott_...
The surprising power of your nature photos
Scott Loarie has a challenge for you: go outside and take a picture of a living thing. He introduces the global community of people building a living atlas of the natural world by sharing their nature...
www.ted.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Since I love using iNaturalist and hope others try it out, here's a recent TED talk from the ED of the company!
www.ted.com/talks/scott_...
www.ted.com/talks/scott_...
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The video of John Spitzberg's arrest has been shared widely across social platforms, becoming a crystalizing moment for those protesting the Trump administration.
The story behind the arrest of 87-year-old veteran John Spitzberg at the Capitol
The video of John Spitzberg's arrest has been shared widely across social platforms, becoming a crystalizing moment for those protesting the Trump administration.
n.pr
June 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The video of John Spitzberg's arrest has been shared widely across social platforms, becoming a crystalizing moment for those protesting the Trump administration.
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Sorry to bring Twitter garbage over here but this is funny. Elon Musk - of course - blamed the Minnesota murders on "the far left" being "murderously violent." Then one of his vile little toadies asked his chatbot why the far left was so murderously violent. And Musk's own bot called him a liar.
June 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Sorry to bring Twitter garbage over here but this is funny. Elon Musk - of course - blamed the Minnesota murders on "the far left" being "murderously violent." Then one of his vile little toadies asked his chatbot why the far left was so murderously violent. And Musk's own bot called him a liar.
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Update: Over 7.2 million and counting across the country for the No Kings protest!!
June 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Update: Over 7.2 million and counting across the country for the No Kings protest!!
The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible
June 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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🥲🤣😭
I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.
June 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
🥲🤣😭