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Does every nonprofit and academic mission statement have a fiduciary responsibility override in invisible ink at the top?
Controversial take from known radical AOC
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Controversial take from known radical AOC
"Videos contradict Trump administration acct of ICE shooting in Minneapolis" & "An analysis of footage shows that the vehicle driven by a woman who was fatally shot by an ICE agent appeared to be turning away from the officer as he opened fire." The Times is SO CLOSE to "Trump lied" & "ICE murdered"
January 8, 2026 at 6:58 PM
"Videos contradict Trump administration acct of ICE shooting in Minneapolis" & "An analysis of footage shows that the vehicle driven by a woman who was fatally shot by an ICE agent appeared to be turning away from the officer as he opened fire." The Times is SO CLOSE to "Trump lied" & "ICE murdered"
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I curated a tiny 1-case exhibit about Joan Little in honor of the 50th anniversary of her acquittal. On 1/29 at 5pm, historian Christina Greene, and death penalty lawyer Shelagh Kenney will speak on how Little's case remains relevant today.
library.duke.edu/exhibits/hub...
library.duke.edu/exhibits/hub...
Joan Little | Duke University Libraries
August 2025 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the acquittal of Joan Little, the first woman in the U.S. to be acquitted of a murder charge based on her self-defense against sexual assault by a prison...
library.duke.edu
January 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I curated a tiny 1-case exhibit about Joan Little in honor of the 50th anniversary of her acquittal. On 1/29 at 5pm, historian Christina Greene, and death penalty lawyer Shelagh Kenney will speak on how Little's case remains relevant today.
library.duke.edu/exhibits/hub...
library.duke.edu/exhibits/hub...
🗳️ "winning back the House isn’t enough if we’re electing the wrong Democrats" 🗳️
In NY-10 we have the chance to unseat a Zionist quarter-billionaire with "no deep ties to the district, no history of organizing or engagement in the political and social life" in the neighborhoods he "represents."
In NY-10 we have the chance to unseat a Zionist quarter-billionaire with "no deep ties to the district, no history of organizing or engagement in the political and social life" in the neighborhoods he "represents."
As a constituent in NY-10 Congressional district, I wrote this piece setting the record straight about Dan Goldman.
He may claim a progressive label, but Goldman has undermined democratic values repeatedly these last few years. indypendent.org/2026/01/op-e...
He may claim a progressive label, but Goldman has undermined democratic values repeatedly these last few years. indypendent.org/2026/01/op-e...
Op-Ed: Any Blue Won’t Do Especially in NY’s 10th Congressional District
“Rep. Dan Goldman wears a Democratic label,” writes one of his constituents, “but his actions undermine democratic values at every turn.”
indypendent.org
January 8, 2026 at 6:51 PM
🗳️ "winning back the House isn’t enough if we’re electing the wrong Democrats" 🗳️
In NY-10 we have the chance to unseat a Zionist quarter-billionaire with "no deep ties to the district, no history of organizing or engagement in the political and social life" in the neighborhoods he "represents."
In NY-10 we have the chance to unseat a Zionist quarter-billionaire with "no deep ties to the district, no history of organizing or engagement in the political and social life" in the neighborhoods he "represents."
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Because this project is born from Gaza, it needs collective care and support.
I'm currently looking for:
- Sponsors for the podcast
- Video editors (for YouTube)
- Audio editors (for podcast platforms)
- And people with experience who would like to support this project
I'm currently looking for:
- Sponsors for the podcast
- Video editors (for YouTube)
- Audio editors (for podcast platforms)
- And people with experience who would like to support this project
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Because this project is born from Gaza, it needs collective care and support.
I'm currently looking for:
- Sponsors for the podcast
- Video editors (for YouTube)
- Audio editors (for podcast platforms)
- And people with experience who would like to support this project
I'm currently looking for:
- Sponsors for the podcast
- Video editors (for YouTube)
- Audio editors (for podcast platforms)
- And people with experience who would like to support this project
Unhappy Whiteteenth to those who celebrate
January 6, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Unhappy Whiteteenth to those who celebrate
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If you're interested in helping an important volunteer run zine distro survive, please consider a donation to Brown Recluse: www.gofundme.com/f/secure-bro... - right now they urgently need to reach at least $5000 to get through this month and Feb. They need more to keep going throughout the year.
Donate to Secure BROWN RECLUSE's Future, organized by BROWN RECLUSE
Secure Brown Recluse Zine Distro's Future!
We are seeking funds for the project to conti… BROWN RECLUSE needs your support for Secure BROWN RECLUSE's Future
www.gofundme.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:45 AM
If you're interested in helping an important volunteer run zine distro survive, please consider a donation to Brown Recluse: www.gofundme.com/f/secure-bro... - right now they urgently need to reach at least $5000 to get through this month and Feb. They need more to keep going throughout the year.
The US needs to be placed under a (UN?) conservatorship: STAT. Or maybe Greenland should be put in charge of us?
January 3, 2026 at 9:27 PM
The US needs to be placed under a (UN?) conservatorship: STAT. Or maybe Greenland should be put in charge of us?
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Being an American feels like getting on a school bus and then your bus driver decides to do a drive by
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Being an American feels like getting on a school bus and then your bus driver decides to do a drive by
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I'm deeply sorry to the people of Venezuela. There is no opposition party in the United States to counter the fascist regime's actions and the population is easily demagogued.
January 3, 2026 at 7:53 AM
I'm deeply sorry to the people of Venezuela. There is no opposition party in the United States to counter the fascist regime's actions and the population is easily demagogued.
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Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
Upon Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor of NYC, Americans prepare for New Yorkers to be more insufferable than ever
#OnionPitch
#OnionPitch
January 1, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Upon Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor of NYC, Americans prepare for New Yorkers to be more insufferable than ever
#OnionPitch
#OnionPitch
The 2020s have been increasingly awful. Feeling so much joy on the first day of 2026 with Mamdani’s inauguration is confusing! I’m not quite optimistic (those with power will always disappoint us), but I’ve got a lil glimpse of hope.
January 1, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The 2020s have been increasingly awful. Feeling so much joy on the first day of 2026 with Mamdani’s inauguration is confusing! I’m not quite optimistic (those with power will always disappoint us), but I’ve got a lil glimpse of hope.
🥹🥹🥹
Mamdani arrives to his mayoral inauguration at City Hall in a motorcade of NYC taxi cabs—workers he went on hunger strike with in 2021.
January 1, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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Happy new year (Gregorian)
Happy new year (for my fellow New Yorkers: Mamdanian)
Happy new year (for my fellow New Yorkers: Mamdanian)
January 1, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Happy new year (Gregorian)
Happy new year (for my fellow New Yorkers: Mamdanian)
Happy new year (for my fellow New Yorkers: Mamdanian)
TIL from my s-i-l (an Episcopal priest) clergyimage.com/collections/... Maternity clothes for those of the cloth!
PS You can follow my sil on TikTok @revjulz89
PS You can follow my sil on TikTok @revjulz89
Maternity Clergy Attire | Comfortable & Stylish Dresses
Explore elegant maternity clergy dresses designed for comfort and style. Find full-collar clergy apparel for expecting clergywomen. Shop our collection today!
clergyimage.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
TIL from my s-i-l (an Episcopal priest) clergyimage.com/collections/... Maternity clothes for those of the cloth!
PS You can follow my sil on TikTok @revjulz89
PS You can follow my sil on TikTok @revjulz89
Anyone else’s end of year ritual figuring out which prescriptions you can refill before your health insurance deductible resets? Or do most people focus on which white collar criminals to pardon?
December 30, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Anyone else’s end of year ritual figuring out which prescriptions you can refill before your health insurance deductible resets? Or do most people focus on which white collar criminals to pardon?
Everything is an archive the way all art is art
December 30, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Everything is an archive the way all art is art
Has the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Spectrum scholarship ever gone up? I remember it being $5K when I was in library school...in 1998. The program has supported hundreds? thousands? of BIPOC librarians, but maybe it's time to give LIS students of color a raise? 📚 www.ala.org/advocacy/spe...
Spectrum Scholarship Program
Affirming our commitment to diversity and inclusion by seeking the broadest participation of new generations of racially and ethnically diverse librarians.
www.ala.org
December 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Has the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Spectrum scholarship ever gone up? I remember it being $5K when I was in library school...in 1998. The program has supported hundreds? thousands? of BIPOC librarians, but maybe it's time to give LIS students of color a raise? 📚 www.ala.org/advocacy/spe...
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"Academics literally cannot make genAI go away" we also can't make underage drinking go away and we're not advocating for installing bar carts in every classroom.
December 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"Academics literally cannot make genAI go away" we also can't make underage drinking go away and we're not advocating for installing bar carts in every classroom.
“you ever want someone to come on the show and explain why people still read James Baldwin and Joan Didion but not Norman Mailer, hit me up.)” someone please hit Laura up
Joan Didion, conservative, or Joan Didion, cop-hater? I wrote a thing.
newrambler.net/2025/12/27/j...
newrambler.net/2025/12/27/j...
Joan Didion: A Love Song
[I heard] him tell the girl in a picture… that he would build her a house, “at the bend in the river where the cottonwoods grow.” As it happens I did not grow up to be the kind of…
newrambler.net
December 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
“you ever want someone to come on the show and explain why people still read James Baldwin and Joan Didion but not Norman Mailer, hit me up.)” someone please hit Laura up
“For one thing, protesting can improve emotional wellbeing.”
Not being frozen in despair is essential for change-making
Not being frozen in despair is essential for change-making
In case you need a positive reminder:
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“For one thing, protesting can improve emotional wellbeing.”
Not being frozen in despair is essential for change-making
Not being frozen in despair is essential for change-making
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I feel once again compelled to emphasis the digitizing in the literal scanning sense is fairly unimportant if it is not accompanied with metadata providing context for discovery. Both humans and AI will make things up when they don't know what they are looking at.
December 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I feel once again compelled to emphasis the digitizing in the literal scanning sense is fairly unimportant if it is not accompanied with metadata providing context for discovery. Both humans and AI will make things up when they don't know what they are looking at.
I love a most borrowed list! www.nypl.org/spotlight/to... NYC library users are a quirky bunch--and maybe not much in common with the NYT bestsellers list. Solidarity with my fellow thrifties who don't need to own books. 📚
www.nypl.org
December 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I love a most borrowed list! www.nypl.org/spotlight/to... NYC library users are a quirky bunch--and maybe not much in common with the NYT bestsellers list. Solidarity with my fellow thrifties who don't need to own books. 📚
cosigned!
Generative AI is also causing me more work as a college professor, in teaching, research, and admin work.
So far AI is causing me more work.
One of my main responsibilities is to use a database to find certain things. This database used to have humans look at the webpage of a thing and then write a description.
Bad AI descriptions have led to an increase in false positives I need to sift through.
One of my main responsibilities is to use a database to find certain things. This database used to have humans look at the webpage of a thing and then write a description.
Bad AI descriptions have led to an increase in false positives I need to sift through.
December 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
cosigned!