Vincent Calvetti
@yakovkonpena.bsky.social
Working-class, anti-Zionist, Queer Jew of Color. Library worker and researcher. Althusserian. I post pictures of interesting books I see at work. He/they
Happy 50th Anniversary to the renaming of the Douglass-Truth branch! In the 70s, local activists—including the AKA sorority & Black Friends of Yesler Library—ensured this public space honored Frederick Douglass & Sojourner Truth. It's a vital piece of Seattle national Black history
December 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Happy 50th Anniversary to the renaming of the Douglass-Truth branch! In the 70s, local activists—including the AKA sorority & Black Friends of Yesler Library—ensured this public space honored Frederick Douglass & Sojourner Truth. It's a vital piece of Seattle national Black history
Bringing a whole new meaning to the Cold War.
December 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Bringing a whole new meaning to the Cold War.
The Bad news: My apartment flooded and is currently stripped to the studs 🌊
Good news: Management moved me to a massive 2-bed/2-bath upgrade 2x larger than my apartment with tons of natural light AND A BIDET while they repair it 🏗️
I'm currently camped out in a luxury unit paying 1-bedroom rent
Good news: Management moved me to a massive 2-bed/2-bath upgrade 2x larger than my apartment with tons of natural light AND A BIDET while they repair it 🏗️
I'm currently camped out in a luxury unit paying 1-bedroom rent
December 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The Bad news: My apartment flooded and is currently stripped to the studs 🌊
Good news: Management moved me to a massive 2-bed/2-bath upgrade 2x larger than my apartment with tons of natural light AND A BIDET while they repair it 🏗️
I'm currently camped out in a luxury unit paying 1-bedroom rent
Good news: Management moved me to a massive 2-bed/2-bath upgrade 2x larger than my apartment with tons of natural light AND A BIDET while they repair it 🏗️
I'm currently camped out in a luxury unit paying 1-bedroom rent
Douglass-Truth Branch library celebrates 50th anniversary of its renaming | The Seattle Times share.google/sUfSD318nSJc...
What's in a name? The story of one Seattle community's beating heart
On Dec. 5, 1975, the Henry L. Yesler Memorial Library was renamed after the influential Black abolitionists to better reflect the Central District's Black roots.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Douglass-Truth Branch library celebrates 50th anniversary of its renaming | The Seattle Times share.google/sUfSD318nSJc...
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1. In a Sunday Night surprise, the trans healthcare coverage ban has been removed from the military NDAA.
Congressional leaders released the negotiated bill this evening, and though the House AND Senate contained the provision, it is not in the final bill!
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Congressional leaders released the negotiated bill this evening, and though the House AND Senate contained the provision, it is not in the final bill!
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Trans Healthcare Coverage Ban Stripped From Negotiated Military NDAA Bill In Sunday Night Surprise
Anti-DEI and sports ban provisions for the military still exist in the bill, but the removal of a health care provision is a major victory for transgender people in congressional legislation.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
1. In a Sunday Night surprise, the trans healthcare coverage ban has been removed from the military NDAA.
Congressional leaders released the negotiated bill this evening, and though the House AND Senate contained the provision, it is not in the final bill!
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Congressional leaders released the negotiated bill this evening, and though the House AND Senate contained the provision, it is not in the final bill!
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Not My Type: Automating Sexual Racism in Online Dating
December 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Not My Type: Automating Sexual Racism in Online Dating
Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine
December 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine
Shabbat shalom 😵💫🙃🫠
December 6, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Shabbat shalom 😵💫🙃🫠
Readin' Season
November 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Readin' Season
It's Morning Again in America
November 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
It's Morning Again in America
Cuomo is so fakakta
November 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Cuomo is so fakakta
Latest piece of Judaica gifted to me by @wolfportal.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Latest piece of Judaica gifted to me by @wolfportal.bsky.social
I sold some paintbrushes and oil paints I wasn't using anymore to some girl on Craigslist and she bussed over from Everett and brought me some cookies
May 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I sold some paintbrushes and oil paints I wasn't using anymore to some girl on Craigslist and she bussed over from Everett and brought me some cookies
A Map for Falasteen
April 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A Map for Falasteen
Chat should I buy these
April 18, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Chat should I buy these
SPL mobile app for Android is now live!
Mobile App Project
Our mobile app is now available for download.
www.spl.org
April 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
SPL mobile app for Android is now live!
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UW student visas revoked without notice
Statement on UW students having visas revoked without notice
The University of Washington has learned that, as of this posting, five current UW students plus four recent graduates participating in post-graduation training have had their visas unilaterally...
www.washington.edu
April 8, 2025 at 3:39 AM
UW student visas revoked without notice
Mobile App Project
Our mobile app is now available for download.
www.spl.org
April 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"MLK Labor resoundingly condemn the unjust arrest of Mahmoud Khalil as a blatant violation of the right to free speech and freedom of assembly and ask that the AFL-CIO calls for the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil."
www.mlklabor.org/resolutions/...
www.mlklabor.org/resolutions/...
March 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"MLK Labor resoundingly condemn the unjust arrest of Mahmoud Khalil as a blatant violation of the right to free speech and freedom of assembly and ask that the AFL-CIO calls for the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil."
www.mlklabor.org/resolutions/...
www.mlklabor.org/resolutions/...
Stag Dance: A Novel & Stories
March 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Stag Dance: A Novel & Stories
Dating can be deadly: An Amish Matchmaker Mystery
March 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Dating can be deadly: An Amish Matchmaker Mystery