Bee
@beeatthelibrary.bsky.social
they/them. children’s librarian. final girl enthusiast.
All posts & views are my own.
All posts & views are my own.
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Pro-tip: make a special ballot signature and take a photo of it to reference when you vote. An election clerk suggested that to me years ago bc my signatures never matched and I kept having to go to the Elections Office to fix my ballot. Haven't had an issue since.
If you’re like me and have a dogshit signature (or dysgraphia, having both is real fun) you should check online to make sure your ballot was counted! www.vote.org/ballot-track...
November 6, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Pro-tip: make a special ballot signature and take a photo of it to reference when you vote. An election clerk suggested that to me years ago bc my signatures never matched and I kept having to go to the Elections Office to fix my ballot. Haven't had an issue since.
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When I said abortion would determine this election, this is NOT what I meant.
I'm staring straight at white women who did this. Abortion won't stay safe in your state if Trump is in office.
I'm staring straight at white women who did this. Abortion won't stay safe in your state if Trump is in office.
Ticket splitting voters, who backed pro-abortion ballot initiatives and anti-abortion politicians, seem like a major theme of the election so far.
AP calls it for Missouri -- their abortion rights ballot measure passes!
November 6, 2024 at 4:59 AM
When I said abortion would determine this election, this is NOT what I meant.
I'm staring straight at white women who did this. Abortion won't stay safe in your state if Trump is in office.
I'm staring straight at white women who did this. Abortion won't stay safe in your state if Trump is in office.
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if you are in need of a MAGA blocklist, my partner has got you covered
November 5, 2024 at 11:40 PM
if you are in need of a MAGA blocklist, my partner has got you covered
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Fun thing to realize: many local and state archives and cultural/arts spaces get a lot of their funding from the federal government. Guess what happens when the feds start refusing to fund anything they label as "DEI".
Thinking long term one thing we will need is archives, analog archives. The instability and malliability of digital media and digital culture means that we need to document queer, trans, black, indigenous, asian, latinx, & disabled lives in ways that leave a record for those that come after us.
November 6, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Fun thing to realize: many local and state archives and cultural/arts spaces get a lot of their funding from the federal government. Guess what happens when the feds start refusing to fund anything they label as "DEI".
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If your name has ever been on a book cover, join us at AuthorsAgainstBookBans.com to get into the fight.
They're going to be defunding our institutions of public learning and using book bans to do it. We can't let them.
They're going to be defunding our institutions of public learning and using book bans to do it. We can't let them.
November 6, 2024 at 3:25 PM
If your name has ever been on a book cover, join us at AuthorsAgainstBookBans.com to get into the fight.
They're going to be defunding our institutions of public learning and using book bans to do it. We can't let them.
They're going to be defunding our institutions of public learning and using book bans to do it. We can't let them.
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Past the first few more vague "feelings" based suggestions, there is a lot of really solid stuff in here.
(The feelings stuff is important too, but wanted to note there is a lot more practical stuff too.)
wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-t...
(The feelings stuff is important too, but wanted to note there is a lot more practical stuff too.)
wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-t...
There is hope — 10 ways to be prepared and grounded for another Trump presidency
The key to taking effective action if Trump wins is to avoid perpetuating his goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.
wagingnonviolence.org
November 6, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Past the first few more vague "feelings" based suggestions, there is a lot of really solid stuff in here.
(The feelings stuff is important too, but wanted to note there is a lot more practical stuff too.)
wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-t...
(The feelings stuff is important too, but wanted to note there is a lot more practical stuff too.)
wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-t...
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Now more than ever is the time to stop clutching your pearls over queer art and fiction that you find "uncomfortable". You can, will, and have contributed to the mindset that queer art deserves censorship.
Let people be freaks. DEFEND your freaks. Embrace the freak you've been hiding inside.
Let people be freaks. DEFEND your freaks. Embrace the freak you've been hiding inside.
Getting your freaky, fucked-up, queer, messy art out into the world is more important than ever
November 6, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Now more than ever is the time to stop clutching your pearls over queer art and fiction that you find "uncomfortable". You can, will, and have contributed to the mindset that queer art deserves censorship.
Let people be freaks. DEFEND your freaks. Embrace the freak you've been hiding inside.
Let people be freaks. DEFEND your freaks. Embrace the freak you've been hiding inside.
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My fellow librarians, today would be a good day to put up a display on protest and resistance, on books by and about trans identity, or books about overthrowing an empire.
November 6, 2024 at 6:29 PM
My fellow librarians, today would be a good day to put up a display on protest and resistance, on books by and about trans identity, or books about overthrowing an empire.
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I’m a public librarian in a degenerating democracy, and I am pleading: Care about your library. Use it. See what programs and events it offers. And pay attention to its governing body. See who the trustees are. Consider running yourself. Libraries will need all the community support they can get. 📚
November 7, 2024 at 12:11 PM
I’m a public librarian in a degenerating democracy, and I am pleading: Care about your library. Use it. See what programs and events it offers. And pay attention to its governing body. See who the trustees are. Consider running yourself. Libraries will need all the community support they can get. 📚
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Masks work, and now is a better time than ever to start wearing them if you’ve stopped. Trump intends to throw out the ACA and let the pre-existing condition exclusions come back. You don’t want long Covid, but you REALLY don’t want long Covid and no health insurance.
N95 Masks Nearly Perfect at Blocking COVID, UMD Study Shows
Researchers Found Even Lower-Performing Masks Were Protective
Maskswork
today.umd.edu/n95-masks-ne...
Researchers Found Even Lower-Performing Masks Were Protective
Maskswork
today.umd.edu/n95-masks-ne...
N95 Masks Nearly Perfect at Blocking COVID, UMD Study Shows
Researchers Found Even Lower-Performing Masks Were Protective
today.umd.edu
November 7, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Masks work, and now is a better time than ever to start wearing them if you’ve stopped. Trump intends to throw out the ACA and let the pre-existing condition exclusions come back. You don’t want long Covid, but you REALLY don’t want long Covid and no health insurance.