PeasantQueen
@peasantqueen.bsky.social
Guinness World Record Holder. Librarian. Archivist. Travel enthusiast. Quilter.
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The Wayback is now so load-bearing we should be protecting it with our actual lives
They closed the CIA World Factbook and deleted it entirely.
February 5, 2026 at 12:07 AM
The Wayback is now so load-bearing we should be protecting it with our actual lives
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With short-form video now dominant on social media, researchers are racing to understand how the highly engaging, algorithm-driven format may be reshaping the brain.
Is brain rot real? Researchers warn of emerging risks tied to short-form video
Research on the long-term impacts of short-form video consumption is still lacking, but recent studies show concerning associations with cognition and mental health.
nbcnews.to
February 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM
With short-form video now dominant on social media, researchers are racing to understand how the highly engaging, algorithm-driven format may be reshaping the brain.
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Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
Donate Your Skymiles — Stand With Minnesota
Donate your Delta Skymiles to get people home from Texas
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
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The thing about Catherine O’Hara is she is so hilarious and talented that I forgot she was mortal
January 30, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The thing about Catherine O’Hara is she is so hilarious and talented that I forgot she was mortal
Third book finally on its way!
Season 13 continues with @nicholaseames.bsky.social
Nicholas is the author of The Band series, which starts with Kings of the Wyld and follows a band of mercenaries that have long split up and grown old and drunk. Until an old bandmate turns up with a plea for help...
Nicholas is the author of The Band series, which starts with Kings of the Wyld and follows a band of mercenaries that have long split up and grown old and drunk. Until an old bandmate turns up with a plea for help...
January 28, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Third book finally on its way!
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When Trump promised to withdraw from WHO, a Pew analysis found more than half of Americans said the U.S. benefited from membership in 2024.
4 facts about Americans’ views of the World Health Organization
Nearly six-in-ten Americans (58%) say the U.S. benefits from its membership in the World Health Organization.
www.pewresearch.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:16 PM
When Trump promised to withdraw from WHO, a Pew analysis found more than half of Americans said the U.S. benefited from membership in 2024.
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January 19, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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living in a world where the only two jobs are “gambling” and “murder” isn’t nearly as cool as Cowboy Bebop made it out to be
January 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM
living in a world where the only two jobs are “gambling” and “murder” isn’t nearly as cool as Cowboy Bebop made it out to be
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
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I honestly don’t think there’s a single figure in American history who has fundamentally shifted the way I understand the world I live in more radically than Fred Hampton. once you know the story you can’t un-know it and you see it repeated everywhere
The FEDS drugged and shot Fred Hampton in bed.
Philly cops blew up a building in the 1980s and most people don't even know the MOVE bombing happened.
I think you're downplaying how normalized US death is.
Philly cops blew up a building in the 1980s and most people don't even know the MOVE bombing happened.
I think you're downplaying how normalized US death is.
If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
January 7, 2026 at 6:08 AM
I honestly don’t think there’s a single figure in American history who has fundamentally shifted the way I understand the world I live in more radically than Fred Hampton. once you know the story you can’t un-know it and you see it repeated everywhere
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This is something that all countries should practice! America needs this desperately!
apnews.com/article/fake...
apnews.com/article/fake...
Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
apnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:43 AM
This is something that all countries should practice! America needs this desperately!
apnews.com/article/fake...
apnews.com/article/fake...
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
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i can’t believe it has been 2016 for ten years
January 1, 2026 at 1:21 AM
i can’t believe it has been 2016 for ten years
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"Readers bought about 184 million print adult fiction books this year." Sharing a gift link to the NYT's survey of the industry's health, which is more encouraging. That's a LOT of books. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...
December 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"Readers bought about 184 million print adult fiction books this year." Sharing a gift link to the NYT's survey of the industry's health, which is more encouraging. That's a LOT of books. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...
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Hell yes. www.cnn.com/2025/12/25/c...
Soon you may be able to type a new Chinese character: the gender-neutral pronoun | CNN
Chinese pronouns are largely split between female and male – prompting LGBTQ activists to invent their own gender-neutral pronoun. That movement just took a big step forward.
www.cnn.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Hell yes. www.cnn.com/2025/12/25/c...
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Rewatching Idiocracy as a refresher just in case 2026 doesn't go how it should.
December 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Rewatching Idiocracy as a refresher just in case 2026 doesn't go how it should.
I keep seeing people's top ten horror reads of 2025 and they are putting old books on instead of current. Where's @chucktingle.bsky.social Lucky Day? Where's @sarahgailey.bsky.social Spread Me? Do not sleep on these.
December 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I keep seeing people's top ten horror reads of 2025 and they are putting old books on instead of current. Where's @chucktingle.bsky.social Lucky Day? Where's @sarahgailey.bsky.social Spread Me? Do not sleep on these.
As we enter holiday season where infrequent guests might encourage pets to escape, I want to remind everyone of @theoatmeal.bsky.social idea to beware of cats with orange collars, kitty convicts. If you see a cat with an orange collar OUTSIDE, it's an indoor cat that needs help. kittyconvict.com
Why you should put an orange collar on your cat - The Kitty Convict Project
Put an orange collar on your indoor cat, so others know when they've escaped.
kittyconvict.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
As we enter holiday season where infrequent guests might encourage pets to escape, I want to remind everyone of @theoatmeal.bsky.social idea to beware of cats with orange collars, kitty convicts. If you see a cat with an orange collar OUTSIDE, it's an indoor cat that needs help. kittyconvict.com
Someone intercepted the birthday package I sent my mom and stole the valuable items, then delivered the pilfered box. I get that we are all hurting right now financially, but imagine being the elderly lady who opened up the only birthday package she got, only to find it empty. USPS, do better.
October 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Someone intercepted the birthday package I sent my mom and stole the valuable items, then delivered the pilfered box. I get that we are all hurting right now financially, but imagine being the elderly lady who opened up the only birthday package she got, only to find it empty. USPS, do better.
@crobertcargill.bsky.social If you're trekking out to the suburbs, I like Fair Game in Downers Grove. If you're also visiting comic stores in the city, go to Challengers Comics.
October 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
@crobertcargill.bsky.social If you're trekking out to the suburbs, I like Fair Game in Downers Grove. If you're also visiting comic stores in the city, go to Challengers Comics.
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June is #PrideMonth, but it’s also #RainbowBookMonth — a celebration of LGBTQIA+ books, authors, and stories.
Find reading lists, tools for libraries, and graphics to help you celebrate: bit.ly/4kKOkOg
Read with pride, in all of its colors. 🌈
Find reading lists, tools for libraries, and graphics to help you celebrate: bit.ly/4kKOkOg
Read with pride, in all of its colors. 🌈
June 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
June is #PrideMonth, but it’s also #RainbowBookMonth — a celebration of LGBTQIA+ books, authors, and stories.
Find reading lists, tools for libraries, and graphics to help you celebrate: bit.ly/4kKOkOg
Read with pride, in all of its colors. 🌈
Find reading lists, tools for libraries, and graphics to help you celebrate: bit.ly/4kKOkOg
Read with pride, in all of its colors. 🌈
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Honestly at this point it just feels like a roadrunner keeps painting the same picture of a weekend on the side of stress mountain
May 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Honestly at this point it just feels like a roadrunner keeps painting the same picture of a weekend on the side of stress mountain
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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public