Nora the librarian
@noramcbibliography.bsky.social
Scholcomm librarian. Climate activist. Painter. Busybody. Views are my own.
This is very bad because there is no oversight of how the US government is checking whether people are even part of the drug cartels that they claim.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...
Exclusive: Classified Justice Department opinion authorizes strikes on secret list of cartels, sources say | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers, according to multiple peop...
www.cnn.com
October 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
This is very bad because there is no oversight of how the US government is checking whether people are even part of the drug cartels that they claim.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...
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Without paid leave, Social Security remains incomplete today, at profound cost to us all. After nearly a century, it is time to complete Social Security by restoring the final form of wage loss insurance that should have been there all along: paid leave. (6/7)
August 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Without paid leave, Social Security remains incomplete today, at profound cost to us all. After nearly a century, it is time to complete Social Security by restoring the final form of wage loss insurance that should have been there all along: paid leave. (6/7)
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The reason EV range (and gas mileage) go down so much when you drive faster is because, when you drive twice as fast, you hit twice as many molecules AND you hit each of those molecules with twice as much force, which means drag increases exponentially.
August 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The reason EV range (and gas mileage) go down so much when you drive faster is because, when you drive twice as fast, you hit twice as many molecules AND you hit each of those molecules with twice as much force, which means drag increases exponentially.
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“They should’ve come here legally,” MAGA says. Well, they did. One Afghan interpreter was arrested after a green card appointment. Another? Detained after his asylum hearing. Both helped U.S. troops. Now ICE wants to deport them.
Masked ICE Agents Detain Interpreter Who Helped U.S. Military
The Afghan man was living the U.S. legally and was detained during a routine green card appointment.
www.thedailybeast.com
August 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“They should’ve come here legally,” MAGA says. Well, they did. One Afghan interpreter was arrested after a green card appointment. Another? Detained after his asylum hearing. Both helped U.S. troops. Now ICE wants to deport them.
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July 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Nice news is nice.
look guys I finally made a nice video about nice things
(Costco is legitimately great! It also does a lot of the heavy lifting to keep the US food system safe & sanitary, filling holes in state & federal food safety enforcement.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNO8...
(Costco is legitimately great! It also does a lot of the heavy lifting to keep the US food system safe & sanitary, filling holes in state & federal food safety enforcement.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNO8...
Costco! Why they're legit
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
www.youtube.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Nice news is nice.
"People in China, the world’s biggest polluter, were among the most concerned, with 97% saying its government should do more to fight the climate crisis... The world’s 2nd biggest polluter, the US, was near the bottom, but still had 1/3 of its citizens saying its government should do more."
May 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"People in China, the world’s biggest polluter, were among the most concerned, with 97% saying its government should do more to fight the climate crisis... The world’s 2nd biggest polluter, the US, was near the bottom, but still had 1/3 of its citizens saying its government should do more."
The US Constitution says all persons residing in the US—not just citizens—cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of the law. It says this TWICE: once in the 5th Amendment and once in the 14th Amendment. (🧵1/9)
April 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The US Constitution says all persons residing in the US—not just citizens—cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of the law. It says this TWICE: once in the 5th Amendment and once in the 14th Amendment. (🧵1/9)
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Hitting close to home ☹️ www.wral.com/news/investi...
'Please take care of us:' Federal cuts close PCB evaluation at NC State building
NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson says the Health Hazard Evaluation of Poe Hall has been closed due to federal cuts. Poe Hall was closed when toxic chemicals were discovered in the fall of 2023.
www.wral.com
April 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Hitting close to home ☹️ www.wral.com/news/investi...
Annual reminder that TurboTax Free Edition is a scam and not free. That said, the IRS does have a list of filing software options that are free under some circumstances (usually based on your income amount) on their website here: apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/
#taxes
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IRS Free File | Internal Revenue Service
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April 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Annual reminder that TurboTax Free Edition is a scam and not free. That said, the IRS does have a list of filing software options that are free under some circumstances (usually based on your income amount) on their website here: apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/
#taxes
#taxes
I want them to stop dismantling public health. I am losing my colleagues and all of us are losing our safety. I hope we don't have to start losing eyeballs again to wake up to the problems.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
The Expert Who Kept Eye Drops From Blinding You Was Fired Yesterday
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency terminated thousands of experienced public health professionals in an April Fools’ Day massacre. We’re all about to pay the ...
www.vanityfair.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I want them to stop dismantling public health. I am losing my colleagues and all of us are losing our safety. I hope we don't have to start losing eyeballs again to wake up to the problems.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
For my public library and museum people
April 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
For my public library and museum people
Holding the line
March 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Holding the line
The weird thing about having no cats is if you drop a hair tie on the floor it will still be there the next day if you don’t pick it up
March 19, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The weird thing about having no cats is if you drop a hair tie on the floor it will still be there the next day if you don’t pick it up
At the student/alumni networking event, I overheard a grad student say to themself, “grad student!” while picking up an entire box of leftover pizza to take home.
Yep, that is a verb. That young person definitely grad studented that pizza. Good for them.
Yep, that is a verb. That young person definitely grad studented that pizza. Good for them.
March 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
At the student/alumni networking event, I overheard a grad student say to themself, “grad student!” while picking up an entire box of leftover pizza to take home.
Yep, that is a verb. That young person definitely grad studented that pizza. Good for them.
Yep, that is a verb. That young person definitely grad studented that pizza. Good for them.
The apocalypse is expensive.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global economy could face 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 from climate shocks, say actuaries
Exclusive: Report by risk experts says previous assessments ignored severe effects of climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The apocalypse is expensive.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This thing the administration did last week was illegal under the 2022 amendment to the Inspector General Act. Congress should act to stop it because it was illegal.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Trump fires 18 inspectors general overnight in legally murky move
A senior administration official said the move was an effort to let go of parts of the Biden administration that don’t “align” with the Trump administration.
www.nbcnews.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This thing the administration did last week was illegal under the 2022 amendment to the Inspector General Act. Congress should act to stop it because it was illegal.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Well, this is disappointing. www.npr.org/2025/01/20/g...
January 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Well, this is disappointing. www.npr.org/2025/01/20/g...
This is taking away jobs and new electricity from North Carolina for no good reason. www.wunc.org/2025-01-22/t...
Trump bans new offshore wind leasing, increasing uncertainty around NC projects
President Trump touted an “all-of-the-above” approach to powering the country. Now, it looks like “all of the above” does not include wind energy. Trump issued an order on Monday banning new offshore ...
www.wunc.org
January 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
This is taking away jobs and new electricity from North Carolina for no good reason. www.wunc.org/2025-01-22/t...
Distressing.
One of the executive orders fired off this week:
It's now illegal for CDC, NIH, & FDA to release info to the public without review by a Trump flunky first.
This covers foodborne illness outbreaks, medical device recalls, & bird flu updates.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/h...
It's now illegal for CDC, NIH, & FDA to release info to the public without review by a Trump flunky first.
This covers foodborne illness outbreaks, medical device recalls, & bird flu updates.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/h...
Trump administration directs federal health agencies to pause communications | CNN
Amid a deluge of executive actions, the Trump administration has directed federal health agencies to pause external communications, such as regular scientific reports, updates to websites and health a...
www.cnn.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Distressing.
If anyone knows of US data rescue actions happening this week lmk
January 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
If anyone knows of US data rescue actions happening this week lmk
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