Karen
@krhay.bsky.social
Librarian, reader, and online nerdery expert.
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If you missed this story, you NEED to see what is happening in Lamar Consolidated ISD, where Pinkalicious and Paperbag Princess have been removed from school shelves. This is how the book banners are protecting OUR kids?
No - this is not the latest satirical headline at @theonion.com This is reality for the 49,000+ students who attend Lamar Consolidated ISD schools.
www.txftrp.org/pinkalicious...
www.txftrp.org/pinkalicious...
Pinkalicious and 700+ other titles removed from Lamar Consolidated ISD, near Houston
No - this is not the latest satirical headline at The Onion. This is reality for the 49,000+ students who attend LCISD schools.
www.txftrp.org
September 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
If you missed this story, you NEED to see what is happening in Lamar Consolidated ISD, where Pinkalicious and Paperbag Princess have been removed from school shelves. This is how the book banners are protecting OUR kids?
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you’re welcome - archive.org/details/the-...
The Middleman - Complete Series : Javier Grillo-Marxuach : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Wendy Watson, a struggling artist, is recruited by a secret agency to fight against evil forces.[3] The pilot episode features a super-intelligent ape who...
archive.org
September 10, 2025 at 5:59 AM
you’re welcome - archive.org/details/the-...
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This is exactly how propaganda and disinformation have always worked: You start talking about something that *everyone knows is a lie* as if it’s true, and you repeat it, and you make fun of people who deny it, and you start with “well, it depends on your definition.”
September 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This is exactly how propaganda and disinformation have always worked: You start talking about something that *everyone knows is a lie* as if it’s true, and you repeat it, and you make fun of people who deny it, and you start with “well, it depends on your definition.”
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Look at that beautiful blue sky! ⏰☠️ Wake Up Dead Man, the new Benoit Blanc mystery. Thanksgiving in theaters, 12/12 on Netflix. More to come very soon…
September 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Look at that beautiful blue sky! ⏰☠️ Wake Up Dead Man, the new Benoit Blanc mystery. Thanksgiving in theaters, 12/12 on Netflix. More to come very soon…
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Didn't make it to Worldcon this year? No worries, our LIVE #Murderbot episode with @marthawells.com is now free for everyone!
And don't miss the special message the show's cast sent, which we had the privilege to share with her & an audience of fans 👀
📺 bit.ly/4lRpBIq
🎙️ bit.ly/3HC8z33
#worldcon2025
And don't miss the special message the show's cast sent, which we had the privilege to share with her & an audience of fans 👀
📺 bit.ly/4lRpBIq
🎙️ bit.ly/3HC8z33
#worldcon2025
August 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Didn't make it to Worldcon this year? No worries, our LIVE #Murderbot episode with @marthawells.com is now free for everyone!
And don't miss the special message the show's cast sent, which we had the privilege to share with her & an audience of fans 👀
📺 bit.ly/4lRpBIq
🎙️ bit.ly/3HC8z33
#worldcon2025
And don't miss the special message the show's cast sent, which we had the privilege to share with her & an audience of fans 👀
📺 bit.ly/4lRpBIq
🎙️ bit.ly/3HC8z33
#worldcon2025
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
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A Kentucky church is urging its members to permanently remove books from the Shelby County Public Library by checking them out and never returning them. The books portray gay characters and historical figures or explore LGBTQ+ themes. From Jack Brammer, via @kentuckylantern.com
Theft or civil disobedience? • New Hampshire Bulletin
A local church is urging its members to permanently remove books from the Shelby County Public Library by checking them out and never returning them. The books portray gay characters and historical…
newhampshirebulletin.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A Kentucky church is urging its members to permanently remove books from the Shelby County Public Library by checking them out and never returning them. The books portray gay characters and historical figures or explore LGBTQ+ themes. From Jack Brammer, via @kentuckylantern.com
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Heads up library workers, Overdrive is shoving AI into Libby. It will be making book recommendations and they are rolling it out over the next few weeks. Smoke is pouring out of my ears. 📚
August 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Heads up library workers, Overdrive is shoving AI into Libby. It will be making book recommendations and they are rolling it out over the next few weeks. Smoke is pouring out of my ears. 📚
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of all the books i won't read, this is the book i won't read the most
I seriously do not know how this title got through even a single launch meeting.
July 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
of all the books i won't read, this is the book i won't read the most
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the one thing i genuinely did not anticipate from this administration was its vicious, know nothing hostility to any and everything that might even be adjacent to science and scientific research. they genuinely one to destroy the entirety of the nation’s research capacity. and for what, exactly?
If you think I've forgotten about the hurricane satellites, think again. The Navy is permanently unplugging them this week, on the brink of the busiest stretch of the season. There's so much more to this story, and I have the latest scoop. ⬇️
Navy Set to Unplug Critical Hurricane Satellites this Week
Abrupt termination of satellite data by U.S. Department of Defense sends forecasters scrambling for a fix on the brink of the busiest stretch of the hurricane season
michaelrlowry.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
the one thing i genuinely did not anticipate from this administration was its vicious, know nothing hostility to any and everything that might even be adjacent to science and scientific research. they genuinely one to destroy the entirety of the nation’s research capacity. and for what, exactly?
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Very sorry to hear about the death of Tom Lehrer at age 97. The cleverest, funniest singer/songwriter of all time, even if he lost interest in the whole business pretty quickly? www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIlJ...
Tom Lehrer - National Brotherhood Week
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July 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Very sorry to hear about the death of Tom Lehrer at age 97. The cleverest, funniest singer/songwriter of all time, even if he lost interest in the whole business pretty quickly? www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIlJ...
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If the (wildly popular) governor of Kentucky can say this with his whole chest then what excuse does the (wildly unpopular) governor of California have?
July 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If the (wildly popular) governor of Kentucky can say this with his whole chest then what excuse does the (wildly unpopular) governor of California have?
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This Osprey is so majestic…. 🥰
And in the bird world this is considered a sick move….
And in the bird world this is considered a sick move….
July 20, 2025 at 10:56 AM
This Osprey is so majestic…. 🥰
And in the bird world this is considered a sick move….
And in the bird world this is considered a sick move….
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If you ban Calvin and Hobbes you’re a straight up fascist son of a bitch and that’s that
How profoundly sad. The kids deprived of reading Calvin and Hobbes are the kids who need them the most. My brother put it best: "We know we’re fucked when they come for your cartoon stuffed tigers."
Let's go sit in the grass and crack open "The Days are Just Packed."
pen.org/magic-tree-h...
Let's go sit in the grass and crack open "The Days are Just Packed."
pen.org/magic-tree-h...
‘Magic Tree House’ Author, ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ among hundreds of Tennessee book bans - PEN America
The removals in Tennessee are the result of a growing political movement to control information through book banning.
pen.org
June 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
If you ban Calvin and Hobbes you’re a straight up fascist son of a bitch and that’s that
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Update on Ernesto, an 18-year-old in Bowling Green, KY who was taken by ICE: “The Department of Homeland Security has blocked the release of Ernesto Manuel-Andres, despite a federal immigration judge ordering that he be released on bond, according to the nonprofit working with him.”
Despite bond being set, Ernesto Manuel-Andres to remain detained - Bowling Green Daily News
The Department of Homeland Security has blocked the release of Ernesto Manuel-Andres, despite a federal immigration judge ordering that he be released on bond, according to the nonprofit working with ...
bgdailynews.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Update on Ernesto, an 18-year-old in Bowling Green, KY who was taken by ICE: “The Department of Homeland Security has blocked the release of Ernesto Manuel-Andres, despite a federal immigration judge ordering that he be released on bond, according to the nonprofit working with him.”
Oooh, these covers are so gorgeous 😍😍😍
Gorgeous covers on sale at Waterstones in Cork, but already have the e-books. Highly recommend the World of the White Rat. @tkingfisher.com
June 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Oooh, these covers are so gorgeous 😍😍😍
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I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles
Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE
June 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles
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THERE IS VIDEO. AGAIN.
Lander didn't lay a hand on anyone. Quite the opposite.
Lander didn't lay a hand on anyone. Quite the opposite.
June 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
THERE IS VIDEO. AGAIN.
Lander didn't lay a hand on anyone. Quite the opposite.
Lander didn't lay a hand on anyone. Quite the opposite.
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I often get asked to help with bird ID problems when the answer is: it's a female of a common species! Here's a poster celebrating the often-overlooked intricacies of female bird plumage. During June, proceeds from my shop sales go to @instbirdpop.bsky.social topatoco.com/collections/...
June 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I often get asked to help with bird ID problems when the answer is: it's a female of a common species! Here's a poster celebrating the often-overlooked intricacies of female bird plumage. During June, proceeds from my shop sales go to @instbirdpop.bsky.social topatoco.com/collections/...
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