Dr. Carol Tilley 🏳️🌈
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Library & Info Sci Prof @ U of Illinois | #Comics #Libraries #Education #Kids #History | '16 Eisner '20 Ringo '22 Lynd Ward ’25 Ignatz Juries | PhD | Queer | Hard of hearing | I debunked Fredric Wertham & lost on Jeopardy | https://ko-fi.com/caroltilley
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In the midst of all of this crap news, I’d like to remind y’all that I had a cameo in one of Dav Pilkey’s comics, about a year ago. It’s about my work on Fredric Wertham. Check out some of the images!
I appreciate having my work cited in academic pubs, but this citation is priceless. 📚 #libcomix
I appreciate having my work cited in academic pubs, but this citation is priceless. 📚 #libcomix
Maldon salt IS worth it. It's a perfect finishing salt with a beautiful crunch.
If you want a US-produced salt that's also quite good, I recommend Jacobsen's pure flake salt produced in Netarts Bay, Oregon.
Signed,
Someone with more than 2 dozen salts in their kitchen
If you want a US-produced salt that's also quite good, I recommend Jacobsen's pure flake salt produced in Netarts Bay, Oregon.
Signed,
Someone with more than 2 dozen salts in their kitchen
I’ve been WAITING for this very question, Emily. And the answer is YES.
There is life before Maldon salt and life after Maldon salt.
There is life before Maldon salt and life after Maldon salt.
Saeed, you’re a plain speaker and I’ve always wondered—is Maldon salt worth it?
January 18, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Maldon salt IS worth it. It's a perfect finishing salt with a beautiful crunch.
If you want a US-produced salt that's also quite good, I recommend Jacobsen's pure flake salt produced in Netarts Bay, Oregon.
Signed,
Someone with more than 2 dozen salts in their kitchen
If you want a US-produced salt that's also quite good, I recommend Jacobsen's pure flake salt produced in Netarts Bay, Oregon.
Signed,
Someone with more than 2 dozen salts in their kitchen
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Don't know what the end game here is (are they really going to try to search every phone? Or just on a power trip? etc) but if you think you may be interacting with federal agents in any way from here out it may also be time to reassess your security plans for your device(s).
January 18, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Don't know what the end game here is (are they really going to try to search every phone? Or just on a power trip? etc) but if you think you may be interacting with federal agents in any way from here out it may also be time to reassess your security plans for your device(s).
My teenage rebellion (in the 80s) was becoming an evangelical Xtian. Despite losing the beliefs along the way, I held on to an affection for Amy Grant. This new song is well worth a listen.
Amy Grant - "The 6th Of January (Yasgur's Farm)" - Lyric Video
YouTube video by AmyGrantOfficial
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 4:38 PM
My teenage rebellion (in the 80s) was becoming an evangelical Xtian. Despite losing the beliefs along the way, I held on to an affection for Amy Grant. This new song is well worth a listen.
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People struggling with insomnia tend to hyperfocus on the fact that they can't sleep, which can prevent them from getting any shut-eye. Experts share effective practices to overcome sleep stress.
4 ways to calm your sleep anxiety
People struggling with insomnia tend to hyperfocus on the fact that they can't sleep, which can prevent them from getting any shut-eye. Experts share effective practices to overcome sleep stress.
n.pr
January 18, 2026 at 4:02 PM
People struggling with insomnia tend to hyperfocus on the fact that they can't sleep, which can prevent them from getting any shut-eye. Experts share effective practices to overcome sleep stress.
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Opinion | An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
My dreams last night included teen wizards, singers in black sequins who were being spun on wheels (think the targets of knife throwers) - each with one leg through a hole - by other dancers, some sapphic hookups, lots of baby cows, a murder, weird carbonated beverages, and more. No drugs necessary.
January 18, 2026 at 2:12 PM
My dreams last night included teen wizards, singers in black sequins who were being spun on wheels (think the targets of knife throwers) - each with one leg through a hole - by other dancers, some sapphic hookups, lots of baby cows, a murder, weird carbonated beverages, and more. No drugs necessary.
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If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.
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WHAT FUCKING FRAMING IS THIS, ABC News???
“It would be unusual for federalized active-duty troops and state-activated Guard forces to be deployed simultaneously and while serving under different legal frameworks.”
UNUSUAL??
DIFFERENT LEGAL FRAMEWORKS???
“It would be unusual for federalized active-duty troops and state-activated Guard forces to be deployed simultaneously and while serving under different legal frameworks.”
UNUSUAL??
DIFFERENT LEGAL FRAMEWORKS???
ABC News reporting 1,500 active duty soldiers are on standby to deploy to MINNESOTA.
The soldiers are from the 11th Airborne Division, based at Joint Base Elmendorf--Richardson, one of the Army's premier infantry formations.
The division is also the military's leading formation for Arctic warfare
The soldiers are from the 11th Airborne Division, based at Joint Base Elmendorf--Richardson, one of the Army's premier infantry formations.
The division is also the military's leading formation for Arctic warfare
Hundreds of active-duty soldiers on standby, 2 defense officials say
abcnews.go.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:10 AM
WHAT FUCKING FRAMING IS THIS, ABC News???
“It would be unusual for federalized active-duty troops and state-activated Guard forces to be deployed simultaneously and while serving under different legal frameworks.”
UNUSUAL??
DIFFERENT LEGAL FRAMEWORKS???
“It would be unusual for federalized active-duty troops and state-activated Guard forces to be deployed simultaneously and while serving under different legal frameworks.”
UNUSUAL??
DIFFERENT LEGAL FRAMEWORKS???
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Goodnight, friends.
Resistance, love, and community > intimidation, fear, and division.
I love you.
Resistance, love, and community > intimidation, fear, and division.
I love you.
January 18, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Goodnight, friends.
Resistance, love, and community > intimidation, fear, and division.
I love you.
Resistance, love, and community > intimidation, fear, and division.
I love you.
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"This does mark the end of the Western alliance."
Bronwen Maddox on the impact of Donald Trump's economic approach and foreign policy on the transatlantic alliance.
Watch in full➡️ bit.ly/4pHKSpH
Bronwen Maddox on the impact of Donald Trump's economic approach and foreign policy on the transatlantic alliance.
Watch in full➡️ bit.ly/4pHKSpH
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
"This does mark the end of the Western alliance."
Bronwen Maddox on the impact of Donald Trump's economic approach and foreign policy on the transatlantic alliance.
Watch in full➡️ bit.ly/4pHKSpH
Bronwen Maddox on the impact of Donald Trump's economic approach and foreign policy on the transatlantic alliance.
Watch in full➡️ bit.ly/4pHKSpH
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This person who successfully committed suicide (something which jails are supposed to protect against) was being held at a random Georgia jail through a contract with the U.S. Marshal Service, which let ICE use its network of contracts with local jails. This is not a big detention center.
January 18, 2026 at 2:11 AM
This person who successfully committed suicide (something which jails are supposed to protect against) was being held at a random Georgia jail through a contract with the U.S. Marshal Service, which let ICE use its network of contracts with local jails. This is not a big detention center.
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i think about this every time i look at the latest Overdrive or Hoopla or Kanopy invoice. unless prices or demand stabilize, our budget and thus our library will soon be describable as “lessee of digital content with a legacy dead-tree side concern.” 📚
No surprise to librarians, but perhaps surprising to users, demands/prices for ebooks /audiobooks are killing public library budgets. David Szalay's book, Flesh,” costs DCPL:
$28.99 hardcopy
$59.99 ebook
$69.99 audiobook
DCPL owns hardcopy; rents & must repurchase ebook & audio book every 2 yrs.
$28.99 hardcopy
$59.99 ebook
$69.99 audiobook
DCPL owns hardcopy; rents & must repurchase ebook & audio book every 2 yrs.
Libraries can't afford e-books. D.C. lawmakers have a plan.
The demand and price for e-books is up — and it’s busting the D.C. Public Library budget.
51st.news
January 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM
i think about this every time i look at the latest Overdrive or Hoopla or Kanopy invoice. unless prices or demand stabilize, our budget and thus our library will soon be describable as “lessee of digital content with a legacy dead-tree side concern.” 📚
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ICE provoking all-out war against the Furries is one of those pivotal fatal flaws that will be studied in military textbooks for decades to come.
January 18, 2026 at 12:23 AM
ICE provoking all-out war against the Furries is one of those pivotal fatal flaws that will be studied in military textbooks for decades to come.
Goodnight, friends.
Resistance, love, and community > intimidation, fear, and division.
I love you.
Resistance, love, and community > intimidation, fear, and division.
I love you.
January 18, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Goodnight, friends.
Resistance, love, and community > intimidation, fear, and division.
I love you.
Resistance, love, and community > intimidation, fear, and division.
I love you.
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I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.
January 17, 2026 at 5:32 AM
I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.
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this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
January 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
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It’s serving “NPH in Starship Troopers for people who didn’t understand how they were costumed like Nazis”
January 17, 2026 at 11:26 PM
It’s serving “NPH in Starship Troopers for people who didn’t understand how they were costumed like Nazis”
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I’m quite convinced by this
American elites are very much unprepared for a “strategically autonomous” Europe – and even less for a Europe that becomes a rival
American elites are very much unprepared for a “strategically autonomous” Europe – and even less for a Europe that becomes a rival
US discourses that frame Europe as in eternal decline that have been embedded in American culture since the mid-18th century have left America's elites unprepared for the potential strategic implications of European integration
January 17, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I’m quite convinced by this
American elites are very much unprepared for a “strategically autonomous” Europe – and even less for a Europe that becomes a rival
American elites are very much unprepared for a “strategically autonomous” Europe – and even less for a Europe that becomes a rival
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RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - On her first day as Governor, Abigail Spanberger made a decisive move: she vetoed Executive Order 47, ending Virginia’s participation in the federal 287(g) program that allowed local law enforcement to act as ICE agents
Day One: Governor Spanberger ends Virginia’s ICE collaboration
On her first day as Governor, Abigail Spanberger made a decisive move by vetoing Executive Order 47, which ended Virginia’s participation in the federal 287(g) program.
www.12onyourside.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - On her first day as Governor, Abigail Spanberger made a decisive move: she vetoed Executive Order 47, ending Virginia’s participation in the federal 287(g) program that allowed local law enforcement to act as ICE agents
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DHS getting basic 4th Amendment law wrong on its official Twitter account.
Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.
Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.
January 17, 2026 at 6:57 PM
DHS getting basic 4th Amendment law wrong on its official Twitter account.
Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.
Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.
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it’s almost too obvious to say, but the implicit threat of seizure—ownership rather than rental—violates the core principle of the UN’s Charter—a legally binding arrangement the US must uphold as a matter of its own law. Respecting sovereignty is the basic qualification for a US ambassador to the UN
UN Ambassador Mike Waltz on Greenland: "Denmark just doesn't have the resources or capacity to do what needs to be done in the northern region. And to the Democrats who say 'they're giving you full access,' everybody knows if you're renting a place you treat it differently than if you own it."
January 17, 2026 at 7:28 PM
it’s almost too obvious to say, but the implicit threat of seizure—ownership rather than rental—violates the core principle of the UN’s Charter—a legally binding arrangement the US must uphold as a matter of its own law. Respecting sovereignty is the basic qualification for a US ambassador to the UN
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My brain every time I sit down to write lately.
January 17, 2026 at 7:39 PM
My brain every time I sit down to write lately.
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empathy is toxic, bro
January 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
empathy is toxic, bro
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January 17, 2026 at 4:46 PM