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I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries
Press Release: Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries. The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Adm...
librarytechnology.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
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Posting for a friend - helping Shay is one tangible thing you could do today to make the world better. She has been working so hard and a setback like this is devastating for her, and the sort of thing that gets families torn apart.
She only has cashapp - $shaybayy98
#mutualaid #mutualaidsky 💸💕
She only has cashapp - $shaybayy98
#mutualaid #mutualaidsky 💸💕
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Posting for a friend - helping Shay is one tangible thing you could do today to make the world better. She has been working so hard and a setback like this is devastating for her, and the sort of thing that gets families torn apart.
She only has cashapp - $shaybayy98
#mutualaid #mutualaidsky 💸💕
She only has cashapp - $shaybayy98
#mutualaid #mutualaidsky 💸💕
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
![1 Introduction
In Book X of The Republic, Plato excludes poets on the grounds that mimetic language can distort judgment and bring society to a collapse. As contemporary social systems increasingly rely on large language models (LLMs) in operational and decision-making pipelines, we observe a structurally similar failure mode: poetic formatting can reliably bypass alignment constraints. In this study, 20 manually curated adversarial poems [...]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7xyeevb5uvvqdk7uusb5s55u/bafkreic5hmqfkv7y5lkhaduulm3jo5j3eqlgd2uf57vbrgqljy2prh3gom@jpeg)
Some mornings you wake up with You Can't Roller Skate In a Buffalo Herd solidly in your head and that's just the way it is
November 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Some mornings you wake up with You Can't Roller Skate In a Buffalo Herd solidly in your head and that's just the way it is
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Tonight, the Department of Homeland Security announced that on Tuesday they detained 14 of our neighbors on immigration charges. What they initially reported as a targeted criminal enforcement action was in fact an identity-based raid on people who had done nothing but show up for work that day.
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Tonight, the Department of Homeland Security announced that on Tuesday they detained 14 of our neighbors on immigration charges. What they initially reported as a targeted criminal enforcement action was in fact an identity-based raid on people who had done nothing but show up for work that day.
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The Grand Rapids Area Library was hit hard with budget cuts and is down to just 1 full-time position. Bemidji Public Library is in the same boat.
I'm speechless.
I'm speechless.
November 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The Grand Rapids Area Library was hit hard with budget cuts and is down to just 1 full-time position. Bemidji Public Library is in the same boat.
I'm speechless.
I'm speechless.
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This whole thread, but especially this part.
Driving safely in a city winter is a community activity. One does not simply drive alone in Minneapolis in February. One participates in a delicate interchange with every other soul on or near the roads—which are often completely covered in snow and ice.
Driving safely in a city winter is a community activity. One does not simply drive alone in Minneapolis in February. One participates in a delicate interchange with every other soul on or near the roads—which are often completely covered in snow and ice.
No autonomous car will ever stop to help push another vehicle stuck on those snowy ridges that develop at intersections. No autonomous car will help jump a neighbor's dead battery. No autonomous car will stop mid-block to gesture a freezing neighbor onboard, as a bus driver might.
November 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This whole thread, but especially this part.
Driving safely in a city winter is a community activity. One does not simply drive alone in Minneapolis in February. One participates in a delicate interchange with every other soul on or near the roads—which are often completely covered in snow and ice.
Driving safely in a city winter is a community activity. One does not simply drive alone in Minneapolis in February. One participates in a delicate interchange with every other soul on or near the roads—which are often completely covered in snow and ice.
One of my very favorite art forms is sticking things together in a way that makes you see both of them, and maybe everything else, differently. I listened to a *great* example on a long drive yesterday, this @jeremydenk.bsky.social recording of Ligeti and Beethoven music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Ligeti/Beethoven - Album by Jeremy Denk
Listen to Ligeti/Beethoven by Jeremy Denk and Ludwig van Beethoven on YouTube Music - a dedicated music app with official songs, music videos, remixes, covers, and more.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
One of my very favorite art forms is sticking things together in a way that makes you see both of them, and maybe everything else, differently. I listened to a *great* example on a long drive yesterday, this @jeremydenk.bsky.social recording of Ligeti and Beethoven music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Anyway please enjoy this pumpkin I saw yesterday
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Anyway please enjoy this pumpkin I saw yesterday
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“If there’s ever a year to get a flu vaccine, this is the year,” said Scott Hensley, a microbiologist &influenza vaccine scientist… studies in previous seasons with vaccine mismatches have shown that people who receive a flu shot were often less likely to become sick enough to require hospital care”
Is a bad flu season on the way? Experts see reason to be anxious
There are early indications that this flu season could be a bad one.
www.statnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“If there’s ever a year to get a flu vaccine, this is the year,” said Scott Hensley, a microbiologist &influenza vaccine scientist… studies in previous seasons with vaccine mismatches have shown that people who receive a flu shot were often less likely to become sick enough to require hospital care”
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The family of one of the workers taken by ICE from Bro-Tex yesterday has set up a Go Fund Me.
www.gofundme.com/f/fn4bw-help...?
www.gofundme.com/f/fn4bw-help...?
Donate to Help Reunite Carlos with His Family, organized by Karla Alarcon
My name is Karla Alarcon Hernandez, and today I am asking for support with the heavi… Karla Alarcon needs your support for Help Reunite Carlos with His Family
www.gofundme.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The family of one of the workers taken by ICE from Bro-Tex yesterday has set up a Go Fund Me.
www.gofundme.com/f/fn4bw-help...?
www.gofundme.com/f/fn4bw-help...?
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I'm site director at a homeless shelter in Bemidji. We are overwhelmed this year. Our overnight shelter is already seeing 30+ people per night with 24 beds. It's going to get worse as the weather gets colder. My staff is already getting burned out and it's only November. namelesscoalition.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I'm site director at a homeless shelter in Bemidji. We are overwhelmed this year. Our overnight shelter is already seeing 30+ people per night with 24 beds. It's going to get worse as the weather gets colder. My staff is already getting burned out and it's only November. namelesscoalition.org
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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It was hard to hear that people were taken. Hard working people that went to work today not knowing they wouldn’t come home.
Thank you all for being on the ground. We will continue to need your help to stay informed and protect our neighbors. 3/
Thank you all for being on the ground. We will continue to need your help to stay informed and protect our neighbors. 3/
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
It was hard to hear that people were taken. Hard working people that went to work today not knowing they wouldn’t come home.
Thank you all for being on the ground. We will continue to need your help to stay informed and protect our neighbors. 3/
Thank you all for being on the ground. We will continue to need your help to stay informed and protect our neighbors. 3/
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City and state leaders need a real rapid response plan for ICE presence in our communities.
"Executing a search warrant" yet pepperspraying observers and kidnapping workers.
We can't trust what they say. We have to recognize what these operations look like and act accordingly.
"Executing a search warrant" yet pepperspraying observers and kidnapping workers.
We can't trust what they say. We have to recognize what these operations look like and act accordingly.
November 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
City and state leaders need a real rapid response plan for ICE presence in our communities.
"Executing a search warrant" yet pepperspraying observers and kidnapping workers.
We can't trust what they say. We have to recognize what these operations look like and act accordingly.
"Executing a search warrant" yet pepperspraying observers and kidnapping workers.
We can't trust what they say. We have to recognize what these operations look like and act accordingly.
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Update as of 10:55 AM:
Federal agents have left the Territorial/Hampden location. Mayor Carter and I are on site.
We have heard reports of several individuals that have been taken by the federal government. At least one person was arrested.
Federal agents have left the Territorial/Hampden location. Mayor Carter and I are on site.
We have heard reports of several individuals that have been taken by the federal government. At least one person was arrested.
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Update as of 10:55 AM:
Federal agents have left the Territorial/Hampden location. Mayor Carter and I are on site.
We have heard reports of several individuals that have been taken by the federal government. At least one person was arrested.
Federal agents have left the Territorial/Hampden location. Mayor Carter and I are on site.
We have heard reports of several individuals that have been taken by the federal government. At least one person was arrested.
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Federal agents caused multiple injuries and deployed tear gas multiple times. The agencies that had a confirmed presence are: FBI, ICE, DEA, and HSI. Federal agents were seen with “police vests” but we have confirmation that SPPD and the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office were not involved or present.
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Federal agents caused multiple injuries and deployed tear gas multiple times. The agencies that had a confirmed presence are: FBI, ICE, DEA, and HSI. Federal agents were seen with “police vests” but we have confirmation that SPPD and the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office were not involved or present.
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Pausing to celebrate: massive presence of real Minnesotans who do not want their neighbors taken by any federal agency. Massive pushback and attempt to stop the kidnapping. 100s got down there including at least one news photog and elected officials. If you have been training, congratulate yourself.
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Pausing to celebrate: massive presence of real Minnesotans who do not want their neighbors taken by any federal agency. Massive pushback and attempt to stop the kidnapping. 100s got down there including at least one news photog and elected officials. If you have been training, congratulate yourself.
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Go and read up and down this thread—when people on the ground say HELP they mean help whenever you can get there. Those situations are fluid and change quickly but if you’re in doubt just go
Anyway I am sharing this mainly to say, if you know there's just no way you're going to be the first on the scene, it can still be worth going, especially if you bring water.
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Go and read up and down this thread—when people on the ground say HELP they mean help whenever you can get there. Those situations are fluid and change quickly but if you’re in doubt just go
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“Fuck you. You’re not even real Minnesotans. You’re all from Canada.”
A real thing a federal agent yelled in my face today when I asked if he liked his job after they had hauled my wife away.
Clearly far *FAR* from the most important thing that happened today but, wtf? Weird shit.
A real thing a federal agent yelled in my face today when I asked if he liked his job after they had hauled my wife away.
Clearly far *FAR* from the most important thing that happened today but, wtf? Weird shit.
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
“Fuck you. You’re not even real Minnesotans. You’re all from Canada.”
A real thing a federal agent yelled in my face today when I asked if he liked his job after they had hauled my wife away.
Clearly far *FAR* from the most important thing that happened today but, wtf? Weird shit.
A real thing a federal agent yelled in my face today when I asked if he liked his job after they had hauled my wife away.
Clearly far *FAR* from the most important thing that happened today but, wtf? Weird shit.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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The Washington State University Cougar Marching Band freakin' played Trogdor at their halftime show this weekend! And made ME! My husky head finally gets its due! 50 freakin' yards high man!
November 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Washington State University Cougar Marching Band freakin' played Trogdor at their halftime show this weekend! And made ME! My husky head finally gets its due! 50 freakin' yards high man!
For real
I don't know who needs to hear this but tillamook has a limited run espresso chip ice cream right now and it is goooooood
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 AM
For real
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