Lorene
@lorene9.bsky.social
sports and culture
libraries and Disney parks
Keynoter who went to ISU and USC
Free people read freely
The Librarian Linkover podcast
Bon Jovi Forever 🎶Got a fistful of friends that'll stand up for me.🎶
Location may vary. I start in Illinois.
libraries and Disney parks
Keynoter who went to ISU and USC
Free people read freely
The Librarian Linkover podcast
Bon Jovi Forever 🎶Got a fistful of friends that'll stand up for me.🎶
Location may vary. I start in Illinois.
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Lorene
@lorene9.bsky.social
· Jul 27
The best way to end Women in Baseball Week @wibw.bsky.social is Peaches' night at the Rockford Rivets and joining in the excitement for the Women's Baseball World Cup next summer. How cool are these banners?! First pitch is in one year. Set your alarm. @iwbc4me.bsky.social @sabrchicago.bsky.social
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National Guard troops don't sign up to be used as political pawns. They sign up to serve their country, not needlessly deploy to American cities to pick up garbage. These two soldiers should be alive right now and at home with their families for Thanksgiving. I'm furious.
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
National Guard troops don't sign up to be used as political pawns. They sign up to serve their country, not needlessly deploy to American cities to pick up garbage. These two soldiers should be alive right now and at home with their families for Thanksgiving. I'm furious.
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A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
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Today I wrote about how Donald Trump sued me but I fought and won. The response was so strong we decided to post it on the Democracy Docket website for free.
Enjoy. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Enjoy. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Trump Sued Me. I Fought and Won.
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Today I wrote about how Donald Trump sued me but I fought and won. The response was so strong we decided to post it on the Democracy Docket website for free.
Enjoy. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Enjoy. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
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D.A. Fani Willis had the courage, the grit, the experience, the facts, and the law to bring Trump to account.
It is so disappointing that an error in her judgment gave Trump’s team the opening they needed to have her removed from the case.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
It is so disappointing that an error in her judgment gave Trump’s team the opening they needed to have her removed from the case.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Georgia prosecutor who took over 2020 election interference case drops charges against Trump and others
Pete Skandalakis, who took over the case after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified, said the case was "without precedent."
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
D.A. Fani Willis had the courage, the grit, the experience, the facts, and the law to bring Trump to account.
It is so disappointing that an error in her judgment gave Trump’s team the opening they needed to have her removed from the case.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
It is so disappointing that an error in her judgment gave Trump’s team the opening they needed to have her removed from the case.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
We like hockey in Chicago and Rockford. I think we could support a PWHL team.
By next season the PWHL could jump to 12 teams depending on the next few months and the returns from the 2025-26 Takeover Tour.
To some this might seem quick, but the league's motto is simple: "Time is overrated."
frontofficesports.com/pwhl-12-team...
To some this might seem quick, but the league's motto is simple: "Time is overrated."
frontofficesports.com/pwhl-12-team...
PWHL Is Targeting Rapid Expansion to 12 Teams
The PWHL quickly added two expansion teams for 2025–26. It aims to add another four after gathering data from this year’s Takeover Tour.
frontofficesports.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
We like hockey in Chicago and Rockford. I think we could support a PWHL team.
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the woman using the r-word in this clip, Laura Ndirangu, is now interviewing for a position on the school board in Forest Lake, Minnesota
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
the woman using the r-word in this clip, Laura Ndirangu, is now interviewing for a position on the school board in Forest Lake, Minnesota
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
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I'm thankful for all the technologists, FOIA officers, parks workers, public health researchers, criminal investigators, and countless other civil servants who have kept diligently doing their jobs under extreme duress. This year has been bad but it could have been so, so much worse.
November 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I'm thankful for all the technologists, FOIA officers, parks workers, public health researchers, criminal investigators, and countless other civil servants who have kept diligently doing their jobs under extreme duress. This year has been bad but it could have been so, so much worse.
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As was also the case a year ago, the voters are angry about inflation & the terrible economy, & they’re spending like hell:
November 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
As was also the case a year ago, the voters are angry about inflation & the terrible economy, & they’re spending like hell:
Thread.
I want to post something happier today as well, so here are some scientists whom I recommend platforming and financially supporting!
I'm a bit out of the loop, so I'm bound to miss people. Please reply with your own recommendations!
I'm a bit out of the loop, so I'm bound to miss people. Please reply with your own recommendations!
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Thread.
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Tomorrow night's virtual tour: Shopping History in Chicago. Featuring my favorite ad of all time, from just after the Union took Richmond back.... www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-to...
November 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Tomorrow night's virtual tour: Shopping History in Chicago. Featuring my favorite ad of all time, from just after the Union took Richmond back.... www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-to...
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
The 3rd post in my series, "The Twelve Days of Lorene's Favorite Independent Places to Spend Your Money This Holiday Season," continues my call to support women owned businesses. More of your money goes toward respecting someone's knowledge, experience and actual personalized recommendations.
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The 3rd post in my series, "The Twelve Days of Lorene's Favorite Independent Places to Spend Your Money This Holiday Season," continues my call to support women owned businesses. More of your money goes toward respecting someone's knowledge, experience and actual personalized recommendations.
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Nancy Drew–ass street name.
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Nancy Drew–ass street name.
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This monster casually spraying a citizen today with pepper spray is a member of the St. Paul Police Dept (SPPD) assisting ICE. Don’t let this news die during Thanksgiving week.
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This monster casually spraying a citizen today with pepper spray is a member of the St. Paul Police Dept (SPPD) assisting ICE. Don’t let this news die during Thanksgiving week.
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Non fiction authors usually supplement their book income with public speaking, consulting, have full time jobs or they're in academia.
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Non fiction authors usually supplement their book income with public speaking, consulting, have full time jobs or they're in academia.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
Another day in the greatest country in the world.
Happening now in St Paul:
Gas
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Another day in the greatest country in the world.
Work with the best. Sign up for this class with Angela.
This looks awesome -> 6-week course in Moodle with:
Video lectures + transcripts
Homework exercises
Supplemental reading links
Optional discussion forums for asynchronous support
Drop-in weekly Zoom sessions
angelapashia.com/focus-lab/
Video lectures + transcripts
Homework exercises
Supplemental reading links
Optional discussion forums for asynchronous support
Drop-in weekly Zoom sessions
angelapashia.com/focus-lab/
New Year Focus Lab – Angela Pashia
angelapashia.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Work with the best. Sign up for this class with Angela.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
Here is the 2nd post in my series, "The Twelve Days of Lorene's Favorite Independent Places to Spend Your Money This Holiday Season." Support indy journalism instead of corporate media, so your money goes toward reporting instead of donated to the President's alleged library b/c of a pending merger.
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Here is the 2nd post in my series, "The Twelve Days of Lorene's Favorite Independent Places to Spend Your Money This Holiday Season." Support indy journalism instead of corporate media, so your money goes toward reporting instead of donated to the President's alleged library b/c of a pending merger.
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It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what