Biblioraptor, PhD
@biblioraptorphd.bsky.social
English prof, mama & wife, reader/writer, 18C, pop culture, intersectional feminist, progressive, cyclist, hiker. NC. My views are my own. She/her
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so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
December 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
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Also, the throwaway joke about conservatives' stunning ability to misread things like Star Wars would have been funny anyway, but it was even funnier from Johnson who made the best Star Wars movie outside of the original trilogy, thank you very much.
December 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Also, the throwaway joke about conservatives' stunning ability to misread things like Star Wars would have been funny anyway, but it was even funnier from Johnson who made the best Star Wars movie outside of the original trilogy, thank you very much.
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Parkland survivor, current Brown student being interviewed 💔
December 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Parkland survivor, current Brown student being interviewed 💔
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Brown University president Christina Paxson alludes to the two "students" killed and the eight or nine additional "students" in the hospital.
This is the first time we've heard it confirmed that the killed and injured people were students.
This is the first time we've heard it confirmed that the killed and injured people were students.
December 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Brown University president Christina Paxson alludes to the two "students" killed and the eight or nine additional "students" in the hospital.
This is the first time we've heard it confirmed that the killed and injured people were students.
This is the first time we've heard it confirmed that the killed and injured people were students.
Watched Wake Up Dead Man and it was so lovely. The ode to the locked room mystery (though the mystery doesn’t really matter). The repeated image of a man’s shadow looming where the cross once hung. The portrayal of a community servant who listens and loves and promises you aren’t alone
December 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Watched Wake Up Dead Man and it was so lovely. The ode to the locked room mystery (though the mystery doesn’t really matter). The repeated image of a man’s shadow looming where the cross once hung. The portrayal of a community servant who listens and loves and promises you aren’t alone
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Press conference now via @wpri12.bsky.social (stream via its website at wpri.com)
Providence mayor Brett Smiley gives update on Brown University shooting:
—2 dead
—8 critical but stable at Rhode Island Hospital
These are the only injuries or casualties we know at this time. No shooter in custody.
Providence mayor Brett Smiley gives update on Brown University shooting:
—2 dead
—8 critical but stable at Rhode Island Hospital
These are the only injuries or casualties we know at this time. No shooter in custody.
December 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Press conference now via @wpri12.bsky.social (stream via its website at wpri.com)
Providence mayor Brett Smiley gives update on Brown University shooting:
—2 dead
—8 critical but stable at Rhode Island Hospital
These are the only injuries or casualties we know at this time. No shooter in custody.
Providence mayor Brett Smiley gives update on Brown University shooting:
—2 dead
—8 critical but stable at Rhode Island Hospital
These are the only injuries or casualties we know at this time. No shooter in custody.
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The problem, as always, is the guns.
December 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The problem, as always, is the guns.
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Every student in this country knows the slogan and order of operations RUN HIDE FIGHT. Every one.
Why is this the world we made in the US? Why won’t we stop it?
Why is this the world we made in the US? Why won’t we stop it?
December 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Every student in this country knows the slogan and order of operations RUN HIDE FIGHT. Every one.
Why is this the world we made in the US? Why won’t we stop it?
Why is this the world we made in the US? Why won’t we stop it?
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AS A PROFESSOR, I AM ASKING
HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS?
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON?
HOW??????????
HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS?
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON?
HOW??????????
Longer statement from Brown University:
"We are very sorry to share that we have confirmed reports of multiple shooting victims, but we are not able to share their condition. They have been transported to local hospitals."
"We are very sorry to share that we have confirmed reports of multiple shooting victims, but we are not able to share their condition. They have been transported to local hospitals."
December 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
AS A PROFESSOR, I AM ASKING
HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS?
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON?
HOW??????????
HOW ARE OUR STUDENTS SUPPOSED TO LEARN IN THESE CONDITIONS?
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE EXAMS KNOWING SOMEONE MIGHT JUST SHOW UP WITH AN EASY TO ACQUIRE AUTOMATIC WEAPON?
HOW??????????
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University says no one is in custody, correcting earlier statement, as police respond to active shooter on campus.
December 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University says no one is in custody, correcting earlier statement, as police respond to active shooter on campus.
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Brown University says there's an active shooter on campus. Emergency scanner says multiple victims, but unclear how many.
Video footage viewed by the Brown Daily Herald "depicted several individuals lying on the ground near the Sciences Library appearing to be assisted by police."
Video footage viewed by the Brown Daily Herald "depicted several individuals lying on the ground near the Sciences Library appearing to be assisted by police."
Active shooter on campus, Department of Public Safety reports
The alert and call was sent to students immediately by DPS following the incident, urging students to hide, run or evacuate until further notice.
www.browndailyherald.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Brown University says there's an active shooter on campus. Emergency scanner says multiple victims, but unclear how many.
Video footage viewed by the Brown Daily Herald "depicted several individuals lying on the ground near the Sciences Library appearing to be assisted by police."
Video footage viewed by the Brown Daily Herald "depicted several individuals lying on the ground near the Sciences Library appearing to be assisted by police."
I have been thinking about this detail since rewatching it last week
So many small details that just sing when you watch again. Richard calls Marta over during the political argument and while he’s talking about “doing [immigration] right” he *hands Marta the empty plate*
December 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I have been thinking about this detail since rewatching it last week
The world’s scariest Grinch
December 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The world’s scariest Grinch
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From the Oklahoma U student paper: the school is now saying it will automatically suspend faculty (with pay) in response to student complaints
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
December 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
From the Oklahoma U student paper: the school is now saying it will automatically suspend faculty (with pay) in response to student complaints
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
I guess she lives up there now
December 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I guess she lives up there now
She fell off a second later
December 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
She fell off a second later
So if there’s a poster for Scarecrow Boat in A Man on the Inside that means it’s in the Parks and Rec universe which means it’s in the A Good Place universe which means that “Charles” is Michael being human on earth
December 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
So if there’s a poster for Scarecrow Boat in A Man on the Inside that means it’s in the Parks and Rec universe which means it’s in the A Good Place universe which means that “Charles” is Michael being human on earth
The faculty lounge in A Man on the Inside kills me 😂 The Provost gives announcements every day? There appear to be 30 total faculty? They have a faculty lounge? 😂😂😂
December 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The faculty lounge in A Man on the Inside kills me 😂 The Provost gives announcements every day? There appear to be 30 total faculty? They have a faculty lounge? 😂😂😂
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Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke!
a man in a hat is dancing in a crowd of people
ALT: a man in a hat is dancing in a crowd of people
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December 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke!
These Aldi cookies look like they’d be dry and no good but they are almond flavored and perfect
December 13, 2025 at 2:20 AM
These Aldi cookies look like they’d be dry and no good but they are almond flavored and perfect
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WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Homecoming King also scored his 1000th point tonight
December 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Homecoming King also scored his 1000th point tonight
Homecoming King and Queen. Homecoming game. Homecoming dance. Is W going to the Homecoming dance? After promising me he’d do all the senior things? Of course not
December 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Homecoming King and Queen. Homecoming game. Homecoming dance. Is W going to the Homecoming dance? After promising me he’d do all the senior things? Of course not
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the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses
Amtrak's Mardi Gras service boosts Mobile tourism with higher than expected ridership
Amtrak says the new Mardi Gras service that connects Mobile to New Orleans is one of the most successful services ever launched and it's on track to double the
mynbc15.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
The only answer
i mean
December 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The only answer