Ben Bradley
@benjamin-bradley.bsky.social
He/him
Systems Librarian @ the University of Maryland
🏳️🌈Gay 🧑🏫Sweater-clad, cat-dad librarian
Talk to me about: 🧶crochet, 🎲board games, 🎮video games, 📝 role-playing, housing, and transit
Systems Librarian @ the University of Maryland
🏳️🌈Gay 🧑🏫Sweater-clad, cat-dad librarian
Talk to me about: 🧶crochet, 🎲board games, 🎮video games, 📝 role-playing, housing, and transit
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They don't know what the Library of Congress is.
Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why?
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
May 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
They don't know what the Library of Congress is.
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seems like trump mainly uses “low IQ” to describe black people. of a piece with his birtherism and his insistence that there are specific, low-wage “black jobs” that must be protected from immigrants
I listened to President Trump call Rep. Jasmine Crockett a "low IQ individual" and I realized I had heard that before, so put the question to ChatGPT.
May 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
seems like trump mainly uses “low IQ” to describe black people. of a piece with his birtherism and his insistence that there are specific, low-wage “black jobs” that must be protected from immigrants
Zuck: the average American has three friends.
May 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Zuck: the average American has three friends.
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I love this new free speech regime. popular.info/p/fortune-50...
Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant family
On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family.
popular.info
April 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I love this new free speech regime. popular.info/p/fortune-50...
When your bus that runs every 30 minutes is now like hourly because there aren’t enough bus operators. 😓😭
April 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
When your bus that runs every 30 minutes is now like hourly because there aren’t enough bus operators. 😓😭
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The Strathmore in North Bethesda will host a World Pride concert that was removed from the Kennedy Center's lineup following Trump's takeover: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/04/28/s...
Strathmore to host World Pride event dropped by Kennedy Center
The International Pride Orchestra will perform a concert at the North Bethesda performing arts venue at 7:30 p.m on June 5.
bethesdamagazine.com
April 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The Strathmore in North Bethesda will host a World Pride concert that was removed from the Kennedy Center's lineup following Trump's takeover: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/04/28/s...
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Ah yes, the government asking Jews to register as Jewish, in the name of protecting the Jews. No way that could go wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/n...
U.S. Texts Barnard Employees and Asks if They Are Jewish
A questionnaire from a federal commission also inquired about whether professors and other college staff members had been harassed.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Ah yes, the government asking Jews to register as Jewish, in the name of protecting the Jews. No way that could go wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/n...
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Trump Announces Seal Team 6 Killed U.S. Protester In Daring Overnight Raid
April 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Trump Announces Seal Team 6 Killed U.S. Protester In Daring Overnight Raid
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Leadership @stonemaiergames.com takes action. They'll join @pacificlegal.bsky.social's suit against the Trump Administration over the sweeping new tariffs on China.
Wingspan developer Stonemaier Games intends to sue Trump over tariffs
‘I try to lead with compassion and empathy, so legal action is very low on my list of ways to handle difficult situations’
www.polygon.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Leadership @stonemaiergames.com takes action. They'll join @pacificlegal.bsky.social's suit against the Trump Administration over the sweeping new tariffs on China.
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Using medical records to build a federal "database of people with autism" is, among many other things, going to encourage (more) people to lie to their doctor. To hide information from their nurse. To compromise their health out of, justified, fear.
April 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Using medical records to build a federal "database of people with autism" is, among many other things, going to encourage (more) people to lie to their doctor. To hide information from their nurse. To compromise their health out of, justified, fear.
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there's a county in Alabama where Black people are literally getting sick because the government doesn't provide a working sewer system, and Trump's Justice Department is trying to keep it that way
apparently Black people with indoor plumbing is "illegal DEI"
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
apparently Black people with indoor plumbing is "illegal DEI"
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Trump DOJ: Providing Basic Sewer Services to Black People Is Actually “Illegal DEI”
The Trump administration has nixed a 2023 settlement that was building modern sanitation infrastructure in Lowndes County, a predominantly Black county in Alabama.
ballsandstrikes.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
there's a county in Alabama where Black people are literally getting sick because the government doesn't provide a working sewer system, and Trump's Justice Department is trying to keep it that way
apparently Black people with indoor plumbing is "illegal DEI"
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
apparently Black people with indoor plumbing is "illegal DEI"
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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NEW: When a firefighter dies, a small team of federal health workers helps pinpoint what went wrong and identify how to avoid similar accidents in the future.
Trump laid off nearly all of them.
Trump laid off nearly all of them.
Trump Laid Off Nearly All the Federal Workers Who Investigate Firefighter Deaths
The cuts, which are part of Trump’s slashing of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, will also halt a first-of-its-kind study of the causes of thousands of firefighters’ cancer cases.
www.propublica.org
April 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW: When a firefighter dies, a small team of federal health workers helps pinpoint what went wrong and identify how to avoid similar accidents in the future.
Trump laid off nearly all of them.
Trump laid off nearly all of them.
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ErinReed [Apr 19] -- in a legislative frenzy akin to what disability scholars call "eugenics policymaking" in which states seek to legislate some lives out of civil existence, Reps introduced 867 anti-trans bills for 2025. Top issues are care (122) & bathrooms (77). @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Over 850 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Filed In 2025; Most In History
2025 has been a difficult year for transgender people. Over 850 bills targeting the community have been filed, the most in United States history.
www.erininthemorning.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
ErinReed [Apr 19] -- in a legislative frenzy akin to what disability scholars call "eugenics policymaking" in which states seek to legislate some lives out of civil existence, Reps introduced 867 anti-trans bills for 2025. Top issues are care (122) & bathrooms (77). @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
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Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen did what Trump refuses to do: help at least one American family.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Senator's El Salvador trip exposes lies behind wrongful deportation
Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland secured a meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador on Thursday, fulfilling the promise he made to the Maryland man’s family after he was abducted…
www.dailykos.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen did what Trump refuses to do: help at least one American family.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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He wants to institutionalize people on the autistic spectrum in much the same way he wants to put everyone on antidepressants, ADHD medication, or illegal drugs to rural work camps indefinitely.
The full quote from RFK, Jr. is truly disgusting and this is 100% him calling for institutionalization of autistic people. This is horrifying.
April 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
He wants to institutionalize people on the autistic spectrum in much the same way he wants to put everyone on antidepressants, ADHD medication, or illegal drugs to rural work camps indefinitely.
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200 strong is downtown Silver Spring, in support of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and appreciation of @vanhollen.senate.gov's efforts to win his return to the US.
April 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
200 strong is downtown Silver Spring, in support of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and appreciation of @vanhollen.senate.gov's efforts to win his return to the US.
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The American people built a way to file taxes for free and now they're burning it down to enrich the predatory tax-prep industry who helped Trump get elected. Hail to the thief.
BREAKING: The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS' Direct File program, an electronic system for filing your tax returns for free.
April 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The American people built a way to file taxes for free and now they're burning it down to enrich the predatory tax-prep industry who helped Trump get elected. Hail to the thief.
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Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
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bringing manufacturing back to the US
April 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
bringing manufacturing back to the US
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hey DMV folks, Kilmer Abrego Garcia is from PG County. you may have noticed that CASA is the organizing force behind the protests for his return home
they've served our Latino neighbors for years and years and could really use your $5 monthly donation
they've served our Latino neighbors for years and years and could really use your $5 monthly donation
Attended protests to ask for the release of an innocent Maryland man sent to the CECOT prison in El Salvador by the U.S. with no due process. Please call your Rep & Senators & ask them to do something about this unconstitutional practice & to free Kilmer. #FreeKilmer
April 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
hey DMV folks, Kilmer Abrego Garcia is from PG County. you may have noticed that CASA is the organizing force behind the protests for his return home
they've served our Latino neighbors for years and years and could really use your $5 monthly donation
they've served our Latino neighbors for years and years and could really use your $5 monthly donation
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Letter from Dem Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) requesting a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
April 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Letter from Dem Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) requesting a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."