Bill Coolidge
@billcoolidge.bsky.social
Retired Children’s Librarian.
AFOL.
Adoptive Dad. He/him.
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Bill Coolidge
@billcoolidge.bsky.social
· May 23
Seriously, The right to access speech and to provide that access to all people everywhere, is the A1 bedrock principle for all Public Libraries and Librarians in the United States. It’s foundational.
She’s waiting for the fake investigation to back up her harsh conclusions
Again, it makes zero sense how Noem is drawing very specific & harsh conclusions on the shooting, yet also saying let’s have an investigation and wait for the facts.
January 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
She’s waiting for the fake investigation to back up her harsh conclusions
Ditto!
cc: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @padilla.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov and every CA politician. Stop supporting the CSAM site!!
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, could you please establish an official NYC Mayor account on Bluesky and post everything your office is currently posting on X over here?
And please remove all city accounts from X, which has become a CSAM creation and distribution site?
No money for Musk, ever, please.
And please remove all city accounts from X, which has become a CSAM creation and distribution site?
No money for Musk, ever, please.
January 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Ditto!
I called my three reps (Thompson, Schiff and Padilla) this morningvto express my outrage
The whole administration needs to go NOW!!
5calls.org/issue/trump-...
The whole administration needs to go NOW!!
5calls.org/issue/trump-...
Stop the Military Escalation with Venezuela (UPDATED 1/3) ⭑ 5 Calls
Updates January 3, 2025: The Trump administration ordered military strikes on Venezuela and captured President Maduro and his wife to charge them in …
5calls.org
January 4, 2026 at 8:05 AM
I called my three reps (Thompson, Schiff and Padilla) this morningvto express my outrage
The whole administration needs to go NOW!!
5calls.org/issue/trump-...
The whole administration needs to go NOW!!
5calls.org/issue/trump-...
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Trying times.
But this still happened.
We are still going to win, if we keep fighting side by side.
But this still happened.
We are still going to win, if we keep fighting side by side.
January 4, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Trying times.
But this still happened.
We are still going to win, if we keep fighting side by side.
But this still happened.
We are still going to win, if we keep fighting side by side.
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I know it’s not unprecedented. I also know it’s still not right or just. And it doesn’t change the fact that normalizing and legitimizing it endangers all countries.
We already did this in Panama.
January 3, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I know it’s not unprecedented. I also know it’s still not right or just. And it doesn’t change the fact that normalizing and legitimizing it endangers all countries.
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What if we spent the $100,000 per person in America setting them up with housing assistance, healthcare, education, etc? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
December 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
What if we spent the $100,000 per person in America setting them up with housing assistance, healthcare, education, etc? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
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The holiday gift signs at Tesla Takedown included “love thy neighbor.” It is an act of resistance in authoritarian state.
dcmediagroup.us/2025/12/23/t...
dcmediagroup.us/2025/12/23/t...
Tesla Takedown Crew Reminds Us Of The Most Important Gifts One Can Give - DCMediaGroup
Arlington, VA—The Arlington Tesla Takedown line brought a little of everything for this year’s ‘resistmas’ wish-list. They brought children’s books, cookies, music, signs, and resistance spirit sprink...
dcmediagroup.us
December 24, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The holiday gift signs at Tesla Takedown included “love thy neighbor.” It is an act of resistance in authoritarian state.
dcmediagroup.us/2025/12/23/t...
dcmediagroup.us/2025/12/23/t...
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“In that same court document, it is revealed that Epstein took the then 14-year-old to Mar-a-Lago in 1994, where she was introduced to Donald Trump. According to the files, Epstein elbowed Trump playfully asking him, "This is a good one, right?" with Trump smiling and nodding in agreement.”
Met in Michigan: New Epstein files reveal where he met his first victim
The first known victim of Jeffrey Epstein was a 13-year-old girl in Michigan in the 1990s, according to files recently released by the Department of Justice.
www.fox2detroit.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 AM
“In that same court document, it is revealed that Epstein took the then 14-year-old to Mar-a-Lago in 1994, where she was introduced to Donald Trump. According to the files, Epstein elbowed Trump playfully asking him, "This is a good one, right?" with Trump smiling and nodding in agreement.”
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Hey so, i would encourage my fellow performers to not do any shows at the Kennedy Center until it reverts to it’s original name
Thank you for your attention to this matter
(yes I’ve already performed there so it’s an easier decision for me)
Thank you for your attention to this matter
(yes I’ve already performed there so it’s an easier decision for me)
December 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hey so, i would encourage my fellow performers to not do any shows at the Kennedy Center until it reverts to it’s original name
Thank you for your attention to this matter
(yes I’ve already performed there so it’s an easier decision for me)
Thank you for your attention to this matter
(yes I’ve already performed there so it’s an easier decision for me)
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
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this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
The first movie I ever saw in an indoor movie theater was Mary Poppins. 7 year old me loved it. EXCEPT the scene with mean old Mr. Dawes. I found him terrifying. Little did I know that the same guy who played Bert played Mr. Dawes! What a genius! Happy 100 Dick Van Dyke! Thank you for being you!
December 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The first movie I ever saw in an indoor movie theater was Mary Poppins. 7 year old me loved it. EXCEPT the scene with mean old Mr. Dawes. I found him terrifying. Little did I know that the same guy who played Bert played Mr. Dawes! What a genius! Happy 100 Dick Van Dyke! Thank you for being you!
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(2/2) First among them: Dick Van Dyke, who when he joined us 15 years ago was not only as delightful, kind and funny in person as he was on screen, he also — for the first time ever in public! — performed the lyrics to the “Dick Van Dyke Show” theme. Happy 100th, DVD!
www.npr.org/2010/10/23/1...
www.npr.org/2010/10/23/1...
Dick Van Dyke Plays Not My Job
The veteran entertainer plays a game called "Dick van Dyke, meet Dick, van and dyke." Dick. Van. Dyke. Together, it's an iconic name in entertainment, but separated into its component words, it's a t...
www.npr.org
December 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
(2/2) First among them: Dick Van Dyke, who when he joined us 15 years ago was not only as delightful, kind and funny in person as he was on screen, he also — for the first time ever in public! — performed the lyrics to the “Dick Van Dyke Show” theme. Happy 100th, DVD!
www.npr.org/2010/10/23/1...
www.npr.org/2010/10/23/1...
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LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
This was an excellent conversation and I really appreciated that the guests did not hesitate to tell the plain truth, that the United States is engaging in plainly illegal and immoral acts which puts our troops in a demoralizing bind by being ordered to carry out those illegal acts.
🎙️ON AIR:
We're talking to @julianbarnes.bsky.social, @slotkin.senate.gov and @tessbridgeman.bsky.social about the impact and legality of the U.S.'s strikes on boats in the Caribbean, along with other controversies at the Pentagon.
❓What Qs do you have about the strikes?
📻 Listen:
We're talking to @julianbarnes.bsky.social, @slotkin.senate.gov and @tessbridgeman.bsky.social about the impact and legality of the U.S.'s strikes on boats in the Caribbean, along with other controversies at the Pentagon.
❓What Qs do you have about the strikes?
📻 Listen:
Calls Escalate for Release of Caribbean Boat Strike Video | KQED
We talk about the legality of the Caribbean boat strikes, along with other controversies at the Pentagon — and the political implications for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
buff.ly
December 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This was an excellent conversation and I really appreciated that the guests did not hesitate to tell the plain truth, that the United States is engaging in plainly illegal and immoral acts which puts our troops in a demoralizing bind by being ordered to carry out those illegal acts.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
“There you are, Rutlege, you have your slavery; little good may it do you, now VOTE, damn you!”
“There you are, Rutlege, you have your slavery; little good may it do you, now VOTE, damn you!”
December 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
“There you are, Rutlege, you have your slavery; little good may it do you, now VOTE, damn you!”
“There you are, Rutlege, you have your slavery; little good may it do you, now VOTE, damn you!”
This is all true but my friend who works with the National Parks says it’s important to remember that most National parks are free every day. It’s only some parks that charve to control capacity.
A true sign of autocracy. Let's hail Dear Leader over Martin Luther King Jr.
www.ms.now/news/trumps-...
www.ms.now/news/trumps-...
Trump’s birthday replaces MLK Day as a free National Parks day
U.S. residents will be able to enter the parks free of charge on what the Trump administration refers to as “patriotic” days, which will now include Trump’s birthday.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This is all true but my friend who works with the National Parks says it’s important to remember that most National parks are free every day. It’s only some parks that charve to control capacity.
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The weird little Kazaa-esque outfit that sent you SOPRANOS season 4 dvds in the snail mail and didn’t charge you anything if you like kept them for months and months and months is now Entertainment Itself
December 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The weird little Kazaa-esque outfit that sent you SOPRANOS season 4 dvds in the snail mail and didn’t charge you anything if you like kept them for months and months and months is now Entertainment Itself
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For anyone who supports ICE agents in Minneapolis and St. Paul...
December 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
For anyone who supports ICE agents in Minneapolis and St. Paul...
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Farm workers stand in solidarity with striking Starbucks workers.
Starbucks baristas have been fighting for a fair union contract for close to 4 years. Just like many farm workers, @sbworkersunited.org is fighting back against greedy union busting employers.
#NoContractNoCoffee
Starbucks baristas have been fighting for a fair union contract for close to 4 years. Just like many farm workers, @sbworkersunited.org is fighting back against greedy union busting employers.
#NoContractNoCoffee
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Farm workers stand in solidarity with striking Starbucks workers.
Starbucks baristas have been fighting for a fair union contract for close to 4 years. Just like many farm workers, @sbworkersunited.org is fighting back against greedy union busting employers.
#NoContractNoCoffee
Starbucks baristas have been fighting for a fair union contract for close to 4 years. Just like many farm workers, @sbworkersunited.org is fighting back against greedy union busting employers.
#NoContractNoCoffee
Yes!
December 2, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Yes!