Erratic Reader
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Erratic Reader
@randomreader.bsky.social
· Mar 28
Trump executive order seeks to 'restore' American history through Smithsonian overhaul
The "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" order removes "divisive, race-centered ideology" from Smithsonian museums, educational and research centers, and the National Zoo.
www.npr.org
One thing you can do to support the preservation of history even if you can't visit the Smithsonian or National Historic Site is to learn your local history. They can't hide, erase, or "reconstruct" everything.
www.npr.org/2025/03/27/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/27/n...
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Christmas night: "But Santa, you've hardly touched your Zardoz cookies."
December 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Christmas night: "But Santa, you've hardly touched your Zardoz cookies."
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I have a theory about this. Regular people want tech to reduce our real-life burdens: cooking, errands, dishes, and definitely laundry. Rich tech bros already have "staff" to take care of all that for them, so they don't care. 1/
December 14, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I have a theory about this. Regular people want tech to reduce our real-life burdens: cooking, errands, dishes, and definitely laundry. Rich tech bros already have "staff" to take care of all that for them, so they don't care. 1/
The boilers at other library branches in our system are dropping like flies. One branch will remain closed for 5 weeks while they wait for a part.
We've been sweltering at my branch, except for last Sunday when one of the boilers went down.
Makes picking out a work outfit extra challenging.
We've been sweltering at my branch, except for last Sunday when one of the boilers went down.
Makes picking out a work outfit extra challenging.
December 14, 2025 at 3:53 AM
The boilers at other library branches in our system are dropping like flies. One branch will remain closed for 5 weeks while they wait for a part.
We've been sweltering at my branch, except for last Sunday when one of the boilers went down.
Makes picking out a work outfit extra challenging.
We've been sweltering at my branch, except for last Sunday when one of the boilers went down.
Makes picking out a work outfit extra challenging.
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Just saw a Parkland survivor post about being on lock down at Brown University.
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Just saw a Parkland survivor post about being on lock down at Brown University.
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
A terrible thing about being an adult is cleaning walls & baseboards. Has anyone ever come to your home and said, "Wow, those sure are some fingerprint-free walls you've got there.
December 13, 2025 at 5:07 AM
A terrible thing about being an adult is cleaning walls & baseboards. Has anyone ever come to your home and said, "Wow, those sure are some fingerprint-free walls you've got there.
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Men will question everything a woman with degrees and expertise has but accept what ChatGPT says with no question
December 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Men will question everything a woman with degrees and expertise has but accept what ChatGPT says with no question
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Pro tip: always buy hardcovers instead of paperbacks for gifts, that way you can read them first and they still look new when it’s time to wrap them
a rainbow with the words " be more you know " and a star
ALT: a rainbow with the words " be more you know " and a star
media.tenor.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Pro tip: always buy hardcovers instead of paperbacks for gifts, that way you can read them first and they still look new when it’s time to wrap them
This cover sends a more complete message.
December 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This cover sends a more complete message.
This is s
so petty. Mace should leave the people of DC alone & get something in SC named after Kirk if she thinks he was so wonderful. Charlie Kirk did not think Black lives are worth much. Memorializing him here, of all places, is appalling.
Yes, I know that's the point.
wtop.com/dc/2025/12/b...
so petty. Mace should leave the people of DC alone & get something in SC named after Kirk if she thinks he was so wonderful. Charlie Kirk did not think Black lives are worth much. Memorializing him here, of all places, is appalling.
Yes, I know that's the point.
wtop.com/dc/2025/12/b...
Bill would rename former Black Lives Matter Plaza for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk - WTOP News
A South Carolina Republican Congresswoman wants to rename a well-known stretch of 16th Street NW in D.C. after slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
wtop.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is s
so petty. Mace should leave the people of DC alone & get something in SC named after Kirk if she thinks he was so wonderful. Charlie Kirk did not think Black lives are worth much. Memorializing him here, of all places, is appalling.
Yes, I know that's the point.
wtop.com/dc/2025/12/b...
so petty. Mace should leave the people of DC alone & get something in SC named after Kirk if she thinks he was so wonderful. Charlie Kirk did not think Black lives are worth much. Memorializing him here, of all places, is appalling.
Yes, I know that's the point.
wtop.com/dc/2025/12/b...
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When people were first talking about nationwide domestic surveillance & how it's too much data for intelligence agencies to process.
That is, of course, if they're looking for threats.
The "social media scan" idea makes every border agent their own petty tyrant bc it's about hierarchy not safety.
That is, of course, if they're looking for threats.
The "social media scan" idea makes every border agent their own petty tyrant bc it's about hierarchy not safety.
December 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
When people were first talking about nationwide domestic surveillance & how it's too much data for intelligence agencies to process.
That is, of course, if they're looking for threats.
The "social media scan" idea makes every border agent their own petty tyrant bc it's about hierarchy not safety.
That is, of course, if they're looking for threats.
The "social media scan" idea makes every border agent their own petty tyrant bc it's about hierarchy not safety.
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Or, indeed, order them direct from the publisher. Or get them from your library. Or buy them from a secondhand bookshop. Or borrow them from a friend.
Anything rather than giving Amazon money for ‘accidentally’ selling stolen goods.
Anything rather than giving Amazon money for ‘accidentally’ selling stolen goods.
December 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Or, indeed, order them direct from the publisher. Or get them from your library. Or buy them from a secondhand bookshop. Or borrow them from a friend.
Anything rather than giving Amazon money for ‘accidentally’ selling stolen goods.
Anything rather than giving Amazon money for ‘accidentally’ selling stolen goods.
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I need everyone that can get to Union Station at around 11 am this morning being to show up!! This is how you can thank me! Be peaceful and document!
The 1st amendment is first for a reason.
www.fox5dc.com/news/us-park...
The 1st amendment is first for a reason.
www.fox5dc.com/news/us-park...
US Park Police says anti-Trump protestors must leave Union Station despite having permit
Organizers who have set up outside of Union Station to protest the Trump administration are reportedly being told by the U.S. Park Police that they have to vacate the area within 24 hours, despite sec...
www.fox5dc.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I need everyone that can get to Union Station at around 11 am this morning being to show up!! This is how you can thank me! Be peaceful and document!
The 1st amendment is first for a reason.
www.fox5dc.com/news/us-park...
The 1st amendment is first for a reason.
www.fox5dc.com/news/us-park...
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It is unfair to focus on isolated incidents of violence by an individual and assume it represents a broader group, except that is entirely the framing used by the Trump administration about immigrants.
CINCINNATI: “ICE agent arrested on domestic violence charges for for alleged assault, strangulation”
www.wlwt.com/article/ice-...
www.wlwt.com/article/ice-...
December 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
It is unfair to focus on isolated incidents of violence by an individual and assume it represents a broader group, except that is entirely the framing used by the Trump administration about immigrants.
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'Fuzzies'
Oksana Maksimova
Oksana Maksimova
December 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
'Fuzzies'
Oksana Maksimova
Oksana Maksimova
Boiler is down. My nose is cold.
December 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Boiler is down. My nose is cold.
Sun came out. I have coffee.
December 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Sun came out. I have coffee.
I have table inertia. I am sitting here with an emptied bowl and cooling coffee and find myself staring at the wall. Starting the workweek on a cloudy Sunday will do that to you.
Onward!
Onward!
December 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I have table inertia. I am sitting here with an emptied bowl and cooling coffee and find myself staring at the wall. Starting the workweek on a cloudy Sunday will do that to you.
Onward!
Onward!
I wish more libraries marketed this way.
December 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I wish more libraries marketed this way.
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"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
truthout.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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So, let's play make-believe and pretend that Prasad has rock solid proof the vaccine killed 10 kids.
He is now sitting on it, refusing to give doctors on the ground the information they need to inform their patients.
The opposite of radical transparency.
endpoints.news/fda-says-it-...
He is now sitting on it, refusing to give doctors on the ground the information they need to inform their patients.
The opposite of radical transparency.
endpoints.news/fda-says-it-...
FDA says it won't release details of claimed Covid vaccine deaths in 'near term'
Details from an investigation by CBER Director Vinay Prasad into 10 alleged child deaths related to Covid-19 vaccines won't be coming soon, an FDA spokesperson told Endpoints News on Wednesday.
endpoints.news
December 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
So, let's play make-believe and pretend that Prasad has rock solid proof the vaccine killed 10 kids.
He is now sitting on it, refusing to give doctors on the ground the information they need to inform their patients.
The opposite of radical transparency.
endpoints.news/fda-says-it-...
He is now sitting on it, refusing to give doctors on the ground the information they need to inform their patients.
The opposite of radical transparency.
endpoints.news/fda-says-it-...
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from top to bottom all of these guys treat the united states government as a neat toy they can show off to their friends and use to impress girls
and we're all just a bunch of action figures to play with and discard when they're bored
and we're all just a bunch of action figures to play with and discard when they're bored
lol
Kash Patel is using the FBI to serve as an Uber for his girlfriend's drunk pals.
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Kash Patel is using the FBI to serve as an Uber for his girlfriend's drunk pals.
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Kash Patel ordered FBI detail to give girlfriend’s pal a lift home: sources
FBI agents have grown increasingly concerned by Patel’s use of the bureau’s strapped resource.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
from top to bottom all of these guys treat the united states government as a neat toy they can show off to their friends and use to impress girls
and we're all just a bunch of action figures to play with and discard when they're bored
and we're all just a bunch of action figures to play with and discard when they're bored
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How many other “peace prizes” will be created just to appeaseTrump? The WWE peace prize. The Cattlemen’s Association peace prize. The World of Warcraft peace prize.
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
How many other “peace prizes” will be created just to appeaseTrump? The WWE peace prize. The Cattlemen’s Association peace prize. The World of Warcraft peace prize.
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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Today SCOTUS will decide whether to take up the Llano decision from the 5th Circuit- the one where FL stepped in to argue that public libraries are government speech.
If they agree to take it up, at question will be whether the speech in our public libraries belongs to the government or The People.
If they agree to take it up, at question will be whether the speech in our public libraries belongs to the government or The People.
December 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Today SCOTUS will decide whether to take up the Llano decision from the 5th Circuit- the one where FL stepped in to argue that public libraries are government speech.
If they agree to take it up, at question will be whether the speech in our public libraries belongs to the government or The People.
If they agree to take it up, at question will be whether the speech in our public libraries belongs to the government or The People.