Loretta
@lmmvirago.bsky.social
Retired lesbian librarian
FAR Left in my politics
Living in ABQ, NM
Deeply concerned about our future & our country
Human mom to my two fur babies: Cisco & Punkin
Politics, Sci-fi, Mah-jongg, Reading, Tea, Mexican Art
FAR Left in my politics
Living in ABQ, NM
Deeply concerned about our future & our country
Human mom to my two fur babies: Cisco & Punkin
Politics, Sci-fi, Mah-jongg, Reading, Tea, Mexican Art
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Loretta
@lmmvirago.bsky.social
· Jan 1
I'm researching sources of factual information that are likely to continue thru the next four years. Like many I'm concerned for journalists. I've subscribed to Mother Jones, Ground News, The Guardian, Propublica and The New Republic. I also follow Kara Swisher's two podcasts.
Other suggestions?
Other suggestions?
This is great news, but only if something actionable comes out of it. Otherwise, it is just so many words.
BREAKING: Office of Special Counsel Finds Many DOGE Firings Unlawful with Major Implications for the Future of the DOGE Purge and Potential Jeopardy for Those Who Executed DOGE's Orders talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/big-d...
BIG: DOGE Firings Found Unlawful by Office of Special Counsel
There was a very important development today, still only little noted in...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:48 AM
This is great news, but only if something actionable comes out of it. Otherwise, it is just so many words.
Funny how musk can invest in Germany and they resist. But somehow we could not.😡
February 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Funny how musk can invest in Germany and they resist. But somehow we could not.😡
The quality of the reporting on this has been disappointing, to say the least, with only the most basic understanding of what the National Archives does.
This is bigger than a little spat with a small agency.
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This is bigger than a little spat with a small agency.
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We Should All Be Paying Attention To What's Happening to the National Archives
Guest post from Dominic Byrd-McDevitt: Open knowledge advocate | Dedicated to building community and serving the public interest via data & tech.
bit.ly
February 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The quality of the reporting on this has been disappointing, to say the least, with only the most basic understanding of what the National Archives does.
This is bigger than a little spat with a small agency.
bit.ly/3Ex744a follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to stay informed!
This is bigger than a little spat with a small agency.
bit.ly/3Ex744a follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to stay informed!
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February 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Here's a fun bit of history about lumberjills! Lots of great photos.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Great bunch of fellers: the heroic wartime lumberjills – in pictures
A new photo book captures young women working in Britain’s forests during the second world war – chopping down gender barriers as they went
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Here's a fun bit of history about lumberjills! Lots of great photos.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Isn't this genius? If you ban the words then the issue is instantly solved. Now here is my list of words that I want to see banned for the same reason:
Trump
Musk
MAGA
Vance
White Supremacy
Prejudice (for different reasons)
GOP
Here's hoping it works. Maybe you have some you would like to add???
Trump
Musk
MAGA
Vance
White Supremacy
Prejudice (for different reasons)
GOP
Here's hoping it works. Maybe you have some you would like to add???
2. A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted.
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
February 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Isn't this genius? If you ban the words then the issue is instantly solved. Now here is my list of words that I want to see banned for the same reason:
Trump
Musk
MAGA
Vance
White Supremacy
Prejudice (for different reasons)
GOP
Here's hoping it works. Maybe you have some you would like to add???
Trump
Musk
MAGA
Vance
White Supremacy
Prejudice (for different reasons)
GOP
Here's hoping it works. Maybe you have some you would like to add???
Earlier I mentioned that I was reading a book called "Book & Dagger" by Elyse Graham. It was published in 2024 and is FULL of interesting ideas of how a smaller but determined population can fight against authoritarianism. I'm find the book very relevant to what we are going through right now.
February 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Earlier I mentioned that I was reading a book called "Book & Dagger" by Elyse Graham. It was published in 2024 and is FULL of interesting ideas of how a smaller but determined population can fight against authoritarianism. I'm find the book very relevant to what we are going through right now.
"Book & Dagger" by Elyse Graham is a fascinating look at the beginnings of the CIA when it started as OSS. Did you know that those 1st recruits in WWII were librarians? Librarians essentially created a whole different form of espionage by using public sources such as newspapers, maps. #booksky
February 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"Book & Dagger" by Elyse Graham is a fascinating look at the beginnings of the CIA when it started as OSS. Did you know that those 1st recruits in WWII were librarians? Librarians essentially created a whole different form of espionage by using public sources such as newspapers, maps. #booksky
These MAGA people have absolutely no bottom. Going after missing & exploited children?!?! I hope they don't comply. If they lose their funding we must support them instead. Their work is VITAL.
New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.
February 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
These MAGA people have absolutely no bottom. Going after missing & exploited children?!?! I hope they don't comply. If they lose their funding we must support them instead. Their work is VITAL.
I know I'm late to the party, but as a non-religious person I found this book by Tim Alberta to be excellent. While I don't agree with what Evangelicals are doing, I better understand the history behind what is happening today. Excellent anecdotes & a fast read for such a thick book. 💙📚
January 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I know I'm late to the party, but as a non-religious person I found this book by Tim Alberta to be excellent. While I don't agree with what Evangelicals are doing, I better understand the history behind what is happening today. Excellent anecdotes & a fast read for such a thick book. 💙📚
I'm researching sources of factual information that are likely to continue thru the next four years. Like many I'm concerned for journalists. I've subscribed to Mother Jones, Ground News, The Guardian, Propublica and The New Republic. I also follow Kara Swisher's two podcasts.
Other suggestions?
Other suggestions?
January 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I'm researching sources of factual information that are likely to continue thru the next four years. Like many I'm concerned for journalists. I've subscribed to Mother Jones, Ground News, The Guardian, Propublica and The New Republic. I also follow Kara Swisher's two podcasts.
Other suggestions?
Other suggestions?
Just found my way here. My question for the #SistersInLaw podcast is: If for some crazy reason Trump decided he wanted to make BitCoin the national currency how would he go about doing that? Assuming that he follows the actual laws of the country.
January 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Just found my way here. My question for the #SistersInLaw podcast is: If for some crazy reason Trump decided he wanted to make BitCoin the national currency how would he go about doing that? Assuming that he follows the actual laws of the country.