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Chanda B
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Librarian, humanist, 100% homo sapien, anti-bigot.
I saw someone post from Minnesota about blue state privilege having come from a red state and I'm sorry but Philando Castile would disagree.

People just need to say "white privilege" because that's what they're really talking about.
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
France, Brazil and South Korea have put former presidents behind bars. There was nothing but political will keeping us from doing the same.
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Bill Skarsgård's voice as Pennywise is legit horrifying.
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Being a young woman in the 90's was wild. Feminism was Ally McBeal and smoking VA Slims while internalizing the slogan "You've come a long way, baby!" It was pixie cuts and beanies, with baggy pants and cropped tees with Vans or Converse high tops. It was not wanting to be our mothers. What a trip.
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
If I win this Powerball jackpot, I'm paying off the student loans of all my colleagues in the library.
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I usually dress in bougie comfort clothes but I may buy a pair of sweats just to wear on flights to spite this man.
Duffy: "Trump talks about the golden age of transportation. But the golden age in transportation truly begins with you ... People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly ... so we want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season: Help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
November 23, 2025 at 10:54 PM
As a PK, it was always clear to me that these people don't actually believe in adhering to the Ten Commandments or they wouldn't shop on the Sabbath. They would pass legislation to outlaw mandatory work on the Sabbath.

It's never about piety or righteousness and only about control and dominance.
Oh my.

James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.

Get this man in the Senate.
November 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We all knew someone was going to play in our faces.
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Wait? Can it be true? Do I really have everything I need for the November holiday dinner?
a close up of a person covering their ears with their hands in a blurry photo .
Alt: a close up of a person covering their ears with their hands in a blurry photo .
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Reposted by Chanda B
Mr. 4/4 Count already told you who he was with "New Black."
November 18, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I don't think the release of the Epstein files is going to be terribly satisfying, because the real problem is the impunity of the wealthy and powerful, and until we get some redress and justice that is visible, clear and lasting, people will continue to be angry.
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is MY COUNTRY and I pay for this loser's salary. He's MY EMPLOYEE and it's time he's fired.
Bovino’s rant fits the authoritarian indicators in our assessment: empowered security forces acting with impunity, militarized immigration raids, executive overreach through federalized enforcement, and loyalty-driven ops unmoored from oversight. His tone isn’t an outlier but a symptom.
November 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
And now here I am grieving James Garfield.

I often think of what would have happened had certain historical events played out differently. At so many turns, a choice was made that made us worse off.

But who knows? I do wonder though.
November 15, 2025 at 5:46 AM
This is so sad. My heart goes out to his family, the Laney Community, Oakland and anyone else touched by his legacy.
"His loss leaves a hole in our family and in the Oakland community he served so passionately."

John Beam, the revered Laney College football coach and athletic director, died Friday morning after being shot on campus a day earlier.

📷: John O'Hara, Deanne Fitzmaurice/S.F. Chronicle Archive photos
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Just when my nausea was dying down.
Michael Wolff tried to buy New York Mag — with money from Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein.

So Wolff didn't just have a reporter-source relationship with Epstein. Nor was Wolff his informal PR adviser. They saw each other as potential business partners.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Blurred lines: how Michael Wolff aspired to be part of elite circles he wrote about
The writer who features prominently in newly released Jeffrey Epstein emails has achieved extraordinary access but faced questions about his journalistic ethics
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It's ridiculous to insult someone for being a librarian just because you have a PhD. You wouldn't have one without librarians, whether or not you realize it.

But I'm also really intelligent, so there's that.
November 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
We need to talk more about progressives with vitriol towards Black Democrats. The same people who are applauding Newsom now hate Obama and wouldn't vote for Harris.

How are these three much different than one another? One isn't a "magical negro."
November 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Just watched a show about Hurricane Ian and I just don't understand people who refuse to evacuate. I feel so sorry for their losses but I just don't get it.

Not being able to is one thing, but refusing? People are so afraid to acknowledge totally rational fears and it kills them.
November 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Blue dog Dems are Charlie Brown. They think they're sympathetic characters but they're just endlessly gullible.

This is why he got rocks in his Trick of Treat bag, why he ended up hosting Thanksgiving despite not wanting to, why no one wanted him at the holiday party. #governmentshutdown
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Someone said Rob Bonta should run for governor and you know what? I'd be happy to vote for him. Of the candidates announced so far, I'm not enthused. Bonta has never disappointed. He was my assemblyperson, and now is Attorney General and he's done a stellar job in both roles.
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Jurassic Park films are so formulaic. Heartless company man? ✔️ Kids in danger? ✔️ Big herbivore in grassy valley? ✔️ Chilling along a stream when cute dinosaur appears? ✔️ Humans making extremely daft decisions? ✔️ Predator fogging up glass as it hunts indoors? ✔️

Even the order is the same. 😒
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I had no idea Knox gelatin smelled so foul. Makes sense when you think about it though. My grandma made sugar free gelatin desserts using it and Shasta diet soda.

She did grow up on a farm so I can see why it didn't make her want to puke.
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
It's such a ridiculous claim. They don't live in NYC or CA for that matter, because it's so cheap. They live there for the lifestyle. Good luck finding that anywhere else.

Rich people don't wan to pay taxes because they resent us. Thats it. But WE make the culture they love, not them.
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I love being an academic librarian because young people are just so brilliant and I totally believe in their ability to change the world for good.
November 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Humblebrag: I learned that my glasses get smudged so often because I have long eyelashes. Nice, but still annoying!
November 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM