XristiBee
@xristibee.bsky.social
We know this will end badly.
MUST READ: Sebastian Haffner and Stefan Zweig, Defying Hitler and The World of Yesterday
MUST READ: Sebastian Haffner and Stefan Zweig, Defying Hitler and The World of Yesterday
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XristiBee
@xristibee.bsky.social
· Oct 13
“Babies with distinctive cries.”
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Trump wants you to feel fearful and powerless.
The only antidote is activism.
The only antidote is activism.
January 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Trump wants you to feel fearful and powerless.
The only antidote is activism.
The only antidote is activism.
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After I asked
how her conference went
the historian told me
that she used to wonder
how so many people
could go about their lives
as the world they knew
fell apart around them,
but during the conference
she attended a panel
and as she sat listening
she thought to herself: oh.
how her conference went
the historian told me
that she used to wonder
how so many people
could go about their lives
as the world they knew
fell apart around them,
but during the conference
she attended a panel
and as she sat listening
she thought to herself: oh.
January 12, 2026 at 8:19 PM
After I asked
how her conference went
the historian told me
that she used to wonder
how so many people
could go about their lives
as the world they knew
fell apart around them,
but during the conference
she attended a panel
and as she sat listening
she thought to herself: oh.
how her conference went
the historian told me
that she used to wonder
how so many people
could go about their lives
as the world they knew
fell apart around them,
but during the conference
she attended a panel
and as she sat listening
she thought to herself: oh.
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Each year in the U.S., 1 in 10 babies is born too soon.
Behind every number is a real family — a mom, a baby, a story of courage and hope. This Prematurity Awareness Month, help us give every baby the best possible start. marchofdimes.org/donate
Behind every number is a real family — a mom, a baby, a story of courage and hope. This Prematurity Awareness Month, help us give every baby the best possible start. marchofdimes.org/donate
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Each year in the U.S., 1 in 10 babies is born too soon.
Behind every number is a real family — a mom, a baby, a story of courage and hope. This Prematurity Awareness Month, help us give every baby the best possible start. marchofdimes.org/donate
Behind every number is a real family — a mom, a baby, a story of courage and hope. This Prematurity Awareness Month, help us give every baby the best possible start. marchofdimes.org/donate
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
August 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
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“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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He was the last SS guard, about to be tried when he died at 100. Let this warn the ICE agents who think they are only guards, following orders. Your masked crimes against humans and humanity will mark you to the end of your days.
The Last SS Guard @zeit.de
www.zeit.de/gesellschaft...
The Last SS Guard @zeit.de
www.zeit.de/gesellschaft...
Concentration Camp Duty: The Last SS Guard
Gregor Formanke stood guard in Sachsenhausen. Jerzy Zawadzki was nine years old, and a prisoner. When Formanek is indicted at age 99, their lives intersect once more.
www.zeit.de
July 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
He was the last SS guard, about to be tried when he died at 100. Let this warn the ICE agents who think they are only guards, following orders. Your masked crimes against humans and humanity will mark you to the end of your days.
The Last SS Guard @zeit.de
www.zeit.de/gesellschaft...
The Last SS Guard @zeit.de
www.zeit.de/gesellschaft...
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
July 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
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The world economy is due for a major upgrade, Mark Blyth writes. How that turns out depends on enormously consequential political choices: https://theatln.tc/6yMggCye
July 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The world economy is due for a major upgrade, Mark Blyth writes. How that turns out depends on enormously consequential political choices: https://theatln.tc/6yMggCye
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🧵A deeply personal share
Those cheering “Alligator Alcatraz” aren’t just spectators— They’re part of a growing effort to normalize dehumanization through policy, rhetoric, and spectacle.
Some can scroll past this.
I can’t
#immigrants #Boston #fitness #humanity #love #equality
#quotes #democracy
Those cheering “Alligator Alcatraz” aren’t just spectators— They’re part of a growing effort to normalize dehumanization through policy, rhetoric, and spectacle.
Some can scroll past this.
I can’t
#immigrants #Boston #fitness #humanity #love #equality
#quotes #democracy
July 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🧵A deeply personal share
Those cheering “Alligator Alcatraz” aren’t just spectators— They’re part of a growing effort to normalize dehumanization through policy, rhetoric, and spectacle.
Some can scroll past this.
I can’t
#immigrants #Boston #fitness #humanity #love #equality
#quotes #democracy
Those cheering “Alligator Alcatraz” aren’t just spectators— They’re part of a growing effort to normalize dehumanization through policy, rhetoric, and spectacle.
Some can scroll past this.
I can’t
#immigrants #Boston #fitness #humanity #love #equality
#quotes #democracy
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Letter from Iran open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
A Letter From An Iranian
My family is in Tehran. Here's what this war means to me.
open.substack.com
June 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Letter from Iran open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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61 years ago today, the Klan murdered three civil rights workers in Mississippi. One of them was a childhood friend. I'd like to share what he meant to me. https://youtu.be/u-kv3wdqqNo?si=Zc3Uh-CJOcODt-RW
When the KKK Murdered My Childhood Friend | Robert Reich
As the shortest kid in school, I was an easy target for bullies. When I was about eight, I befriended a kind teenager wh
youtu.be
June 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
61 years ago today, the Klan murdered three civil rights workers in Mississippi. One of them was a childhood friend. I'd like to share what he meant to me. https://youtu.be/u-kv3wdqqNo?si=Zc3Uh-CJOcODt-RW
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In case you haven’t noticed, the election of even a single person who is considered leftist is so terrifying to capitalists that every weapon imaginable is on the table.
This is why, post-WWII, America worked with Nazis, supported dictators, engaged in international terrorism and assassinations.
This is why, post-WWII, America worked with Nazis, supported dictators, engaged in international terrorism and assassinations.
June 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In case you haven’t noticed, the election of even a single person who is considered leftist is so terrifying to capitalists that every weapon imaginable is on the table.
This is why, post-WWII, America worked with Nazis, supported dictators, engaged in international terrorism and assassinations.
This is why, post-WWII, America worked with Nazis, supported dictators, engaged in international terrorism and assassinations.
“Thanks to our new methods of spreading news as soon as it happens, we have been constantly drawn into the events of our time. Incidents thousands of miles away overseas came vividly before our eyes. There was no shelter, no safety from constant awareness and involvement.”
Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig
June 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“Thanks to our new methods of spreading news as soon as it happens, we have been constantly drawn into the events of our time. Incidents thousands of miles away overseas came vividly before our eyes. There was no shelter, no safety from constant awareness and involvement.”
Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig
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🔔 Join us for a conversation about using public records to push back on government secrecy, featuring @foianate.bsky.social, @morisy.bsky.social, @mirandaspivack.bsky.social, and FPF's Lauren Harper.
🗓️ June 24, 1 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. PDT
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June 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
🔔 Join us for a conversation about using public records to push back on government secrecy, featuring @foianate.bsky.social, @morisy.bsky.social, @mirandaspivack.bsky.social, and FPF's Lauren Harper.
🗓️ June 24, 1 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. PDT
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A new study has found
that “infectious SARS-CoV-2
particles detected
in semen
for up to 8 months
after infections,”
and while I do not mean
to be crass or crude
these findings seem
like really bad fucking news.
*
The 271st week of plague poems…
librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2025/05/23/p...
that “infectious SARS-CoV-2
particles detected
in semen
for up to 8 months
after infections,”
and while I do not mean
to be crass or crude
these findings seem
like really bad fucking news.
*
The 271st week of plague poems…
librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2025/05/23/p...
Plague Poems – The Two-Hundred-and-Seventy-First Week
I know an economist who says at this point none of us really know what will happen next. And I know an epidemiologist who says at this point all of us need to know the pandemic is still happening. …
librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com
May 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A new study has found
that “infectious SARS-CoV-2
particles detected
in semen
for up to 8 months
after infections,”
and while I do not mean
to be crass or crude
these findings seem
like really bad fucking news.
*
The 271st week of plague poems…
librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2025/05/23/p...
that “infectious SARS-CoV-2
particles detected
in semen
for up to 8 months
after infections,”
and while I do not mean
to be crass or crude
these findings seem
like really bad fucking news.
*
The 271st week of plague poems…
librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2025/05/23/p...
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📚 Fair use empowers libraries, learners, journalists & creators—it’s essential to a healthy digital society.
With turmoil at the Copyright Office, @brewster.kahle.org urges us: don’t lose sight of fair use.
Read the post ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/05/14/p...
#FairUse #DigitalRights
With turmoil at the Copyright Office, @brewster.kahle.org urges us: don’t lose sight of fair use.
Read the post ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/05/14/p...
#FairUse #DigitalRights
May 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
📚 Fair use empowers libraries, learners, journalists & creators—it’s essential to a healthy digital society.
With turmoil at the Copyright Office, @brewster.kahle.org urges us: don’t lose sight of fair use.
Read the post ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/05/14/p...
#FairUse #DigitalRights
With turmoil at the Copyright Office, @brewster.kahle.org urges us: don’t lose sight of fair use.
Read the post ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/05/14/p...
#FairUse #DigitalRights
“It was then that the real mystery of the Hitler phenomenon began to show itself: the strange befuddlement and numbness of his opponents, who could not cope with his behavior and found themselves transfixed by the gaze of the basilisk, unable to see that it was hell personified that challenged them.
May 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
“It was then that the real mystery of the Hitler phenomenon began to show itself: the strange befuddlement and numbness of his opponents, who could not cope with his behavior and found themselves transfixed by the gaze of the basilisk, unable to see that it was hell personified that challenged them.
“It’s the lies that so outrage me.” “Defying Hitler”
May 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“It’s the lies that so outrage me.” “Defying Hitler”
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Orwellian Irony. Global radio network created by the U.S. to counter Nazi, communist, and other authoritarian regime propaganda with accurate & trustworthy news, dismantled by authoritarian regime for not being propagandistic enough, will air private far-right Trump cult’s crude propaganda instead.
May 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Orwellian Irony. Global radio network created by the U.S. to counter Nazi, communist, and other authoritarian regime propaganda with accurate & trustworthy news, dismantled by authoritarian regime for not being propagandistic enough, will air private far-right Trump cult’s crude propaganda instead.
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“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).
April 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).
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If you don’t set your intention before opening your phone, you’re giving your attention to the highest bidder for free.
April 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
If you don’t set your intention before opening your phone, you’re giving your attention to the highest bidder for free.