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Essss
@mycouscous.bsky.social
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Ope! I like reading, knitting, traveling and some other things, too. I’m also a librarian, but opinions are my own. (she/her)

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Essss @mycouscous.bsky.social · Dec 31
Walking into the British sporting art gallery at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and literally guffawing loudly enough to echo throughout the room when I saw this perfect, perfect painting.
An oil painting of a bewildered looking spaniel caught playing a piano.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.

He is a computer safety researcher.

And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.

In under 1600 words.

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I Want You to Understand Chicago Politics Chicago 2025-11-08 I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again. An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next. Understand what it is to pray in Chicago. On September 19th, Reverend David Black, lead pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, was praying outside the ICE detention center in Broadview when a DHS agent shot him in the head with pepper balls. Pepper balls are never supposed to be fired at the head because they can seriously injure, or even kill. “We could hear them laughing as they were shooting us from the roof,” Black recalled. He is not the only member of the clergy ICE has assaulted. Methodist pastor Hannah Kardon was violently arrested on October 17th, and Baptist pastor Michael Woolf was shot with pepper balls on November 1st. Understand what it is to sleep in Chicago. On the night of September 30th, federal agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter to execute a raid on an apartment building on the South Sho…
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Once again, l am so angry that Sen. Time Kaine does not have an after hours voicemail option.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Sneaking today’s WIP in under the wire for this #ShowMeYourKnits. It may look done, but I swear this was my last try-on to determine if it was the right length. It still needs to be bound off. Pattern is a free one called Coline by Audrey Borrego. Yarn’s Hobbii Unicorn Solid in Teal & Sea Foam.
A two-tone blue stranded color work sweater that looks done but isn’t. There are various geometric patterns down the torso and sleeves. The body and arms are done, but a trail of yarn hangs off proving the bottom hem still needs to be bound off.
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Some delicate cables for this week’s #ShowMeYourKnits! This top is Audrey Borrego’s Oread using Hjertegarn New Arezzo. It’s been a go-to piece for me this year since I finished it in early June.
A gray shortsleeved knitted top is laid out on blocking mats. It has a scoop neck and a vertical panel of delicate cables running down each shoulder.
November 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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The best food I’ve eaten so far on this trip to Crete is [stay with me] pork with prunes.
October 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Oh, Crete: you are one magnificent island. So dramatic at every turn. Good golly.
Soaring, rocky, rugged mountains create a gorgeous coastline right up against the deep blue Libyan Sea.
October 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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FRANCINE HAS BEEN FOUND AND SHE IS COMING BACK TO RICHMOND!!!
October 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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I am going on vacation in less than 48 hours and thank god. I am so grateful to be able to take a break.
October 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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There is a really lovely Palestinian- and Maine-made goods raffle to benefit families in Gaza right now through 10/20. Please consider purchasing a ticket! www.instagram.com/p/DPShCmlkWc...
moriahface on Instagram: "Raffle to support families in Gaza! So many beautiful handmade items, all created with love by artisans in Palestine or by Maine ar…"
Raffle to support families in Gaza! So many beautiful handmade items, all created with love by artisans in Palestine or by Maine artists.How it works: One entry = $15Three entries = $30Unlimited entries. Make sure to put the item number(s) and your instagram handle in the payment description. Payment options on slide 11. Drawing will take place on October 20th. Shipping available in the US only. All proceeds will be divided amongst families in Gaza. Please check our bios @memorialcrumbs @moriahface @pal_solidarity48 for more info on the families this project supports. Share widely! Solidarity with Gaza forever. Let’s keep showing up ❤️‍🔥
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October 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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The library is one of the best things this country has to offer and everyone should be taking advantage of their local branch. Also librarians are some of the best people who will consistently fight for your right to read.

(More ways to support libraries here: ilovelibraries.org)
September 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Why am I on the edge of my seat watching the USFS Duck Stamp competition?!
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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The sweaters they wear in the newer remake of All Creatures Great and Small are incredible!!
September 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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I’ve been neglecting #ShowMeYourKnits recently, so here are my Bibliogloves in progress. Yarn is Zealanda Rimu DK, a blend of merino and possum that I picked up in Wanaka, New Zealand earlier this year. They’ll replace my alpaca gloves that I got in Peru 11 years ago that finally (sadly) bit it.
A white left hand modeling a cabled fingerless glove in a vibrant teal/green color while a second glove in progress remains on double pointed needles behind it.
September 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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You have until December 15th to nominate your favorite librarian for this year's I Love My Librarian Award! Let's hear about your favorites!!

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I Love My Librarian Award
Nominate a librarian you love for the 2026 I Love My Librarian Award - they could win $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime! Nominations close December 15, 2025!
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September 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
mycouscous.bsky.social
Please, I am begging you: read this review of the new Dan Brown book. Yes, it is called The Secret of Secrets.
The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown review – weapons-grade nonsense from beginning to end
Code-breaking hero Robert Langdon is back for another conspiracy thriller, featuring underground laboratories and new thoughts on the nature of consciousness
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September 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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I’ve been in PA this weekend and lucked out with timing to get a new Covid shot. No hassle/ confirmation of “high risk” category. I think the new lady at the CVS counter forgot to ask for my health insurance. I didn’t pay anything? Meanwhile, back in VA, I can’t even get it without a prescription!
September 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Can you imagine what we could do in this country if we actually started caring about each other?
September 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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Heads up: Be Healthy has a sale right now on masks. Just pay shipping! (It’s like $35 for 200.) I am not affiliated with them in anyway, but have had positive experiences with my purchases in the past. behealthyusa.net/collections/...
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September 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Today’s big (relatively harmless yet idiotic) library drama is that the IRS TFOP program sent out order forms but mixed up all the libraries.
August 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Yay! She’s done and drying on the blocking mats right now.
Copper colored knit sleeveless top on a hanger. There are alternating lace and ribbing stripes and a split hem.
August 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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In case you didn’t know, Louis Sachar just released his first novel for adults.
August 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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A ten minute long stream of grackles just flew overhead.
August 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Alright, let’s find out just how crime ridden DC really is.
Screenshot of the Libby audiobook of how to have Killer time in DC by Sam Lumley.
August 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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A patron asked for a quiet room and then immediately plugged in an amp and started strumming an electric guitar.
August 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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“Oh, is that Perky Blunders?” my friend asked, trying to reference Peaky Blinders.
August 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM