René Radusky
@bibliotecariarr.bsky.social
Liberal 🇨🇺, SFBA. Trained archivist but actual Head Start data geek & public-intellectual-wannabe. AB, brownupolisci.bsky.social, MLIS, sjsuischool.bsky.social. MA Gaelic Lit, @ucc.ie. 🧶, 🍻, 🧑🍳 & ☕️. Duolingo addict & mountain dulcimer newbie. #irishtrad
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Our community is hurting after the tragic shooting at Brown University.
If you saw something, heard something, or know something - no matter how small - please come forward.
If you saw something, heard something, or know something - no matter how small - please come forward.
December 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Our community is hurting after the tragic shooting at Brown University.
If you saw something, heard something, or know something - no matter how small - please come forward.
If you saw something, heard something, or know something - no matter how small - please come forward.
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The US Administration has banned Americans from *adopting babies* from much of the African continent.
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.
December 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The US Administration has banned Americans from *adopting babies* from much of the African continent.
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
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Trump is spending a Hanukkah reception bragging about being funded by Jewish money.
Adelson: I met Alan Dershowitz.. he said.. four more years. We can do it. Think about it.
Crowd: *chants four more years*
Trump: She said think about it, I’ll give you another 250 million
Crowd: *chants four more years*
Trump: She said think about it, I’ll give you another 250 million
December 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Trump is spending a Hanukkah reception bragging about being funded by Jewish money.
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Tonight the House of Representatives stood in silent remembrance of Brown University students Ella Cook and Mulhammed Aziz Umirzokov, and in honor of all impacted by the shooting. Thank you @amo.house.gov for leading and to our many colleagues for joining.
December 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Tonight the House of Representatives stood in silent remembrance of Brown University students Ella Cook and Mulhammed Aziz Umirzokov, and in honor of all impacted by the shooting. Thank you @amo.house.gov for leading and to our many colleagues for joining.
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How to donate to Brown University students after shooting trib.al/4rXe1yA
How to donate to Brown University students after shooting
The Rhode Island Blood Center saw more than 100 first-time donors and a 265 percent increase in donations after the shooting.
trib.al
December 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
How to donate to Brown University students after shooting trib.al/4rXe1yA
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Today in the casual media normalization of personalist, nepotistic authoritarianism.
Jared Kushner holds no senior Senate-confirmed post in the US government. He is the son-in-law & business partner of the president. This is unprecedented, massive corruption & media outlets should treat it as such.
Jared Kushner holds no senior Senate-confirmed post in the US government. He is the son-in-law & business partner of the president. This is unprecedented, massive corruption & media outlets should treat it as such.
Donald Trump says Ukraine peace deal ‘closer than ever’ after talks in Berlin
Germany says US to provide security guarantees as Kyiv and Washington admit differences on territorial issues
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December 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Today in the casual media normalization of personalist, nepotistic authoritarianism.
Jared Kushner holds no senior Senate-confirmed post in the US government. He is the son-in-law & business partner of the president. This is unprecedented, massive corruption & media outlets should treat it as such.
Jared Kushner holds no senior Senate-confirmed post in the US government. He is the son-in-law & business partner of the president. This is unprecedented, massive corruption & media outlets should treat it as such.
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Flowers are being left at the Van Wickle Gates at Brown University after Saturday's shooting
December 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Flowers are being left at the Van Wickle Gates at Brown University after Saturday's shooting
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University Hall, Brown University, Providence, in LEGO. I have not always been a fan of my Alma Mater, but I do feel terrible about what’s happened. It finally happened in my city.
December 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
University Hall, Brown University, Providence, in LEGO. I have not always been a fan of my Alma Mater, but I do feel terrible about what’s happened. It finally happened in my city.
Inciting violence and normalizing murder is part of the authoritarian playbook. Learned somewhere during my Poli Sci studies at Brown…
A mass shooting at my alma mater Brown University hit hard, proving no community is safe from senseless violence in a land with more guns than people
Trump added insult to injury by claiming there is "nothing you can do." We can do a lot about guns
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/brow...
Trump added insult to injury by claiming there is "nothing you can do." We can do a lot about guns
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/brow...
Mass shooting at Brown U.: When gun heartbreak comes home | Will Bunch
A mass shooting at my alma mater is a gutting reminder that no one is safe until we tackle America's gun crisis.
www.inquirer.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Inciting violence and normalizing murder is part of the authoritarian playbook. Learned somewhere during my Poli Sci studies at Brown…
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Tonight's ANYTHING GOES Sketch:
It happens AGAIN.
Pen, markers
#dailysketching #sketch #sketching #crosstraining #blindcontourdrawing #continuouslinedrawing #newmexicoart #newmexicoartist #highonhooking #dailysketch2025 #dailypractice
It happens AGAIN.
Pen, markers
#dailysketching #sketch #sketching #crosstraining #blindcontourdrawing #continuouslinedrawing #newmexicoart #newmexicoartist #highonhooking #dailysketch2025 #dailypractice
December 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Tonight's ANYTHING GOES Sketch:
It happens AGAIN.
Pen, markers
#dailysketching #sketch #sketching #crosstraining #blindcontourdrawing #continuouslinedrawing #newmexicoart #newmexicoartist #highonhooking #dailysketch2025 #dailypractice
It happens AGAIN.
Pen, markers
#dailysketching #sketch #sketching #crosstraining #blindcontourdrawing #continuouslinedrawing #newmexicoart #newmexicoartist #highonhooking #dailysketch2025 #dailypractice
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One of the reasons I often use Head Start as an illustrative program for how federal funding can create beautiful locally responsive programming is that every Head Start grantee has to submit a community assessment that translates program eligibility into a plan to serve their unique community.
"The list of words includes "accessible," "belong," "Black," "disability," "female," "minority," "trauma," "tribal" and "women.""
...many of the reasons why Head Start exists and is such a crucial program in the US, but sure.
...many of the reasons why Head Start exists and is such a crucial program in the US, but sure.
Head Start centers told to avoid list of words in funding requests www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
One of the reasons I often use Head Start as an illustrative program for how federal funding can create beautiful locally responsive programming is that every Head Start grantee has to submit a community assessment that translates program eligibility into a plan to serve their unique community.
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my radical labor history book has sold more than ten times as many copies as this one, do youse need a Philadelphia correspondent @vanityfair.com
“American Canto,” one of the most hyped political books of the year, flopped in bookstores.
Olivia Nuzzi’s ‘Canto’ Sells Just 1,200 Print Copies In First Week
“American Canto,” one of the most hyped political books of the year, flopped in bookstores.
www.forbes.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:14 AM
my radical labor history book has sold more than ten times as many copies as this one, do youse need a Philadelphia correspondent @vanityfair.com
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
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American military preparedness and vigilance essential in an increasingly dangerous and violent world. Our allies increasingly no longer trust us with good reason.
Today we remember the thousands of Americans who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor 84 years ago. Nearly half of those lost were aboard the USS Arizona, and I remember what a moving experience it was when Gabby and I visited the memorial. We’ll never forget their sacrifice.
December 8, 2025 at 6:03 AM
American military preparedness and vigilance essential in an increasingly dangerous and violent world. Our allies increasingly no longer trust us with good reason.
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Can I let you in on a little secret?
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Can I let you in on a little secret?
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
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This World AIDS Day, we remember the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers lost to HIV and AIDS, and those living with HIV today. We must remind ourselves and each other that the fight isn’t over until the epidemic is over for everyone.
December 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
This World AIDS Day, we remember the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers lost to HIV and AIDS, and those living with HIV today. We must remind ourselves and each other that the fight isn’t over until the epidemic is over for everyone.
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“Zamora, who died hours after The Real World: San Francisco’s finale aired, broke barriers during his short life. His commitment ceremony to partner Sean Sasser was included in the series, marking the first-ever same-sex ceremony on TV.” people.com/pedro-zamora...
December 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
“Zamora, who died hours after The Real World: San Francisco’s finale aired, broke barriers during his short life. His commitment ceremony to partner Sean Sasser was included in the series, marking the first-ever same-sex ceremony on TV.” people.com/pedro-zamora...
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Condolences to the students at OU who *were* working hard, doing the course work and earning good grades long before the administration there decreed that you only need to say "as the Bible teaches" and be done with it.
I'm sorry your university hates you and hope you can transfer somewhere good.
I'm sorry your university hates you and hope you can transfer somewhere good.
If I was working at OU, I would just start handing out 100's to every student and stop writing comments.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Condolences to the students at OU who *were* working hard, doing the course work and earning good grades long before the administration there decreed that you only need to say "as the Bible teaches" and be done with it.
I'm sorry your university hates you and hope you can transfer somewhere good.
I'm sorry your university hates you and hope you can transfer somewhere good.
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Incompetence will save us from full blown autocracy… probably
November 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Incompetence will save us from full blown autocracy… probably
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
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I would call Pete Hegseth a war criminal, but we aren’t at war. He’s just a mass murderer.
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I would call Pete Hegseth a war criminal, but we aren’t at war. He’s just a mass murderer.
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Still haven't read the full agreement because I deserve nice things occasionally. But there's really a need for a propublica-type investigation into the social network of these boards, presidents, & donors with the admin. At the same time, exploring the similarities and differences across deals.
November 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Still haven't read the full agreement because I deserve nice things occasionally. But there's really a need for a propublica-type investigation into the social network of these boards, presidents, & donors with the admin. At the same time, exploring the similarities and differences across deals.
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Good morning. Immigrants are #HereToStay.
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Good morning. Immigrants are #HereToStay.