🏳️🌈Shannon🏳️🌈
@shannonodonnell.bsky.social
Pronouns: they/them
Hello! I'm a librarian! I love to read, draw, write, and crochet.
Hello! I'm a librarian! I love to read, draw, write, and crochet.
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #5,481,571!
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Little boys. 💕 Postcard from my collection, unsent, 1902.
December 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Little boys. 💕 Postcard from my collection, unsent, 1902.
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Transition is a matter of free will and freedom. Trans people are going to do it anyway and you cannot stop them.
We are full human beings with the right to decide our lives for ourselves and no one has a right to stand in the way of that.
We are full human beings with the right to decide our lives for ourselves and no one has a right to stand in the way of that.
one of the main reasons trans healthcare moved away from strict gatekeeping and toward informed consent & GAC is that trans ppl who were denied the means to transition would simply seek it out elsewhere
What did you think would happen when you restricted access to care?
December 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Transition is a matter of free will and freedom. Trans people are going to do it anyway and you cannot stop them.
We are full human beings with the right to decide our lives for ourselves and no one has a right to stand in the way of that.
We are full human beings with the right to decide our lives for ourselves and no one has a right to stand in the way of that.
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Some of my work up in the APOPO charity auction! The auction ends Dec 11th then they are gone to new homes 🤗
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December 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Some of my work up in the APOPO charity auction! The auction ends Dec 11th then they are gone to new homes 🤗
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I'll say again: we are oddly selective about the government services about which we will say, they operate at a loss.
We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money
We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I'll say again: we are oddly selective about the government services about which we will say, they operate at a loss.
We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money
We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money
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Most public libraries are culling their physical media because it doesn’t circulate. If you want libraries to hold something, you need to check it out. Public libraries can’t just be warehouses for physical media you might want someday. Use it or lose it.
When we talk about physical media, we are often only taking about personal collections but a big part of shunning the current digital ecosystem is supporting your local library. Not just for print books and periodicals but for movies, games and other medias too. Get. A. Library. Card.
December 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Most public libraries are culling their physical media because it doesn’t circulate. If you want libraries to hold something, you need to check it out. Public libraries can’t just be warehouses for physical media you might want someday. Use it or lose it.
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Ahhhh vending today, please come buy some shinies so my Saturday will be a happy one
December 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Ahhhh vending today, please come buy some shinies so my Saturday will be a happy one
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since we're doing USPS discourse again, a reminder of what Dems should be saying
"the USPS is a miracle. it's in the constitution. for the price of a single stamp you can send a letter across the country, from Hawaii to Maine. Trump is trying to take that away from you. He's attacking Christmas cards and wedding invitations. It's un-American and it has to stop."
December 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
since we're doing USPS discourse again, a reminder of what Dems should be saying
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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Lack of regulations are the reason cars are so big, heavy, expensive and dangerous, not the regulations themselves. buff.ly/MjSJjst
Thursday's Headlines Knock Down a Straw Man — Streetsblog USA
Lack of regulations are the reason cars are so big, heavy, expensive and dangerous, not the regulations themselves.
usa.streetsblog.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Lack of regulations are the reason cars are so big, heavy, expensive and dangerous, not the regulations themselves. buff.ly/MjSJjst
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it occurs to me that people who say "trans people didn't exist until the last decade or so" really only have the object permanence of a toddler where everything came into existence the moment they heard about it and not a second before
December 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
it occurs to me that people who say "trans people didn't exist until the last decade or so" really only have the object permanence of a toddler where everything came into existence the moment they heard about it and not a second before
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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I got offered a LOT of money to host an official HP podcast and turned it down immediately. I’m assuming since I am not a podcaster that they have an extremely long list of people who have also said no to this. Dunno what‘s going on with the actors but the comics are holding the line lol
Once again thinking about every actor trying to justify taking the money for the new HP series.
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I got offered a LOT of money to host an official HP podcast and turned it down immediately. I’m assuming since I am not a podcaster that they have an extremely long list of people who have also said no to this. Dunno what‘s going on with the actors but the comics are holding the line lol
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Dead children never moved the right’s view on guns and I doubt the post-Covid vaccine aversion will change much when their kids start dying of preventable diseases. Because to them politics is like choosing a football team and there is no higher loyalty when they all think they’re on God’s team.
NEW: In an interview w/ me, new chair of ACIP says they are planning to vote on ending practice of vaccinating all newborns for hepatitis B and to examine whether childhood immunization schedule is behind rise of allergies and autoimmune disorders.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers plan biggest change yet to childhood schedule
The new chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said the panel plans to vote to end universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth and to scrutinize if childhood shots cause allergies.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Dead children never moved the right’s view on guns and I doubt the post-Covid vaccine aversion will change much when their kids start dying of preventable diseases. Because to them politics is like choosing a football team and there is no higher loyalty when they all think they’re on God’s team.
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Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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writers artists
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getting our best work
🤝 done at 2am 🤝
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criminals santa claus
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getting our best work
🤝 done at 2am 🤝
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criminals santa claus
March 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
writers artists
🤝
getting our best work
🤝 done at 2am 🤝
🤝
criminals santa claus
🤝
getting our best work
🤝 done at 2am 🤝
🤝
criminals santa claus
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I promise to stop flooding your socials after this post. I just want to make sure you get the chance to stock up on teas! We all know that the reach of small businesses isn't what it once was if we don't pay, so here I am- just a girl with a tea shop reminding you to shop small! (And buy tea!)
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I promise to stop flooding your socials after this post. I just want to make sure you get the chance to stock up on teas! We all know that the reach of small businesses isn't what it once was if we don't pay, so here I am- just a girl with a tea shop reminding you to shop small! (And buy tea!)
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@patstaresat.bsky.social on ＡＩ doomerism
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
@patstaresat.bsky.social on ＡＩ doomerism
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Transit should be at forefront of any climate resiliency plan. Take snow. A bus is heavy and piloted by a trained driver; much safer in snow (or heavy rainfall) than the relatively light vehicles driven by civilians. Bus riders take vehicles off the streets, which speeds plowing, emergency response.
November 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Transit should be at forefront of any climate resiliency plan. Take snow. A bus is heavy and piloted by a trained driver; much safer in snow (or heavy rainfall) than the relatively light vehicles driven by civilians. Bus riders take vehicles off the streets, which speeds plowing, emergency response.
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This was going to be the closing line of Life After Cars.
When a bike lane gets installed on your street you're actually required to sell your car
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This was going to be the closing line of Life After Cars.
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I know that many other cities don’t plow their sidewalks, leaving it up to property owners. This is completely crazy to me.
Our sidewalk plows look like this and they do a pretty good job.
Our sidewalk plows look like this and they do a pretty good job.
September 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I know that many other cities don’t plow their sidewalks, leaving it up to property owners. This is completely crazy to me.
Our sidewalk plows look like this and they do a pretty good job.
Our sidewalk plows look like this and they do a pretty good job.
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This is a huge part of why so many people think we're in the middle of a widespread "anti-woke backlash": Small movements opposed to social progress are collected into trend stories by conservative media. Far larger movements that want more diversity are ignored or cast as threats.
"Woke is ruining D&D". Meanwhile Dimension 20, one of the wokest real play shows around, just sold out Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl for live shows and brings armies of new players to RPGs.
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This is a huge part of why so many people think we're in the middle of a widespread "anti-woke backlash": Small movements opposed to social progress are collected into trend stories by conservative media. Far larger movements that want more diversity are ignored or cast as threats.
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