@cydcherise.bsky.social
Librarian, liberal. Fascinated by all things ancient Roman and medieval England, especially everyday life . And books. Lots and lots of books. Authors are librarians' rock stars.
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Life at the Reference Desk:
Patron: Boy, the news couldn't get any worse.
Me: you sure about that, bro?
Patron: Boy, the news couldn't get any worse.
Me: you sure about that, bro?
What's old is new again
May 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
What's old is new again
JD "The Couch Fucker" Vance meets with the Pope. Hours later the Pope dies. Not saying there's a correlation there...
a man in a suit and tie says " just sayin ' just sayin ' "
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says " just sayin ' just sayin ' "
media.tenor.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
JD "The Couch Fucker" Vance meets with the Pope. Hours later the Pope dies. Not saying there's a correlation there...
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There, fixed it for you, you fucking Fluorescent Führer. Since you like to edit photos to create racist propaganda about illegally deported immigrants.
April 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
There, fixed it for you, you fucking Fluorescent Führer. Since you like to edit photos to create racist propaganda about illegally deported immigrants.
And this is one of the myriad and sundry things that keep me awake at night. BTW, the House passed it. It's now up to Congress to preserve our right to vote without impediment.
SAVE Act warnings grow as women told they could lose voting rights
Some politicians are warning women about the SAVE Act, which may make it harder for married women to register to vote.
www.newsweek.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
And this is one of the myriad and sundry things that keep me awake at night. BTW, the House passed it. It's now up to Congress to preserve our right to vote without impediment.
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Lori Beth Denberg reprised her All That librarian character to do a pro-library, anti-book banning reel and I love it so much??? www.instagram.com/reel/DIK0_bD...
April 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Lori Beth Denberg reprised her All That librarian character to do a pro-library, anti-book banning reel and I love it so much??? www.instagram.com/reel/DIK0_bD...
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I have had issues & been hearing from people having trouble just ACCESSING their Social Security accounts. INSTEAD of going to a branch which may be hundreds or 1Ks+ of miles away from you, call your members of Congress. They have constituent services that will help you regain access.
Please SHARE!
Please SHARE!
April 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I have had issues & been hearing from people having trouble just ACCESSING their Social Security accounts. INSTEAD of going to a branch which may be hundreds or 1Ks+ of miles away from you, call your members of Congress. They have constituent services that will help you regain access.
Please SHARE!
Please SHARE!
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Does anyone have penguin meme merch yet? With each purchase going to support the penguin resistance, of course.
April 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Does anyone have penguin meme merch yet? With each purchase going to support the penguin resistance, of course.
Both of my grandfathers fought in WWII. They would be horrified to know their granddaughter would be fighting fascism.
April 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Both of my grandfathers fought in WWII. They would be horrified to know their granddaughter would be fighting fascism.
The Court has just declared that DOGE is a government agency. Therefore, they are subject to to open records rules and are expected to start turning over documents under FOIA. Rep. Jamie Raskin has a template here:
s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ak-raskin/im...
Request your info. now.
s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ak-raskin/im...
Request your info. now.
s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The Court has just declared that DOGE is a government agency. Therefore, they are subject to to open records rules and are expected to start turning over documents under FOIA. Rep. Jamie Raskin has a template here:
s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ak-raskin/im...
Request your info. now.
s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ak-raskin/im...
Request your info. now.
What to do if ICE raids:
www.nilc.org/wp-content/u...
Print these out and bring to bodegas, churches, etc:
www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...
www.nilc.org/wp-content/u...
Print these out and bring to bodegas, churches, etc:
www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...
Red Cards / Tarjetas Rojas | Immigrant Legal Resource Center | ILRC
All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend them...
www.ilrc.org
January 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
What to do if ICE raids:
www.nilc.org/wp-content/u...
Print these out and bring to bodegas, churches, etc:
www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...
www.nilc.org/wp-content/u...
Print these out and bring to bodegas, churches, etc:
www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...
I paid for this so you don't have to:
drive.google.com/file/d/1Fd6K...
It's an opinion piece on the madness of the king printed in the paper owned by Amazon guy. (trying to stay out of trouble here)
drive.google.com/file/d/1Fd6K...
It's an opinion piece on the madness of the king printed in the paper owned by Amazon guy. (trying to stay out of trouble here)
drive.google.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I paid for this so you don't have to:
drive.google.com/file/d/1Fd6K...
It's an opinion piece on the madness of the king printed in the paper owned by Amazon guy. (trying to stay out of trouble here)
drive.google.com/file/d/1Fd6K...
It's an opinion piece on the madness of the king printed in the paper owned by Amazon guy. (trying to stay out of trouble here)
Just in case there isn't enough going on right now & libraries don't have enough to deal with, we had training on how to handle 1st Amendment auditors. Seriously, I would lose my job. Throwing an idiot down the stairs is frowned upon.
January 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Just in case there isn't enough going on right now & libraries don't have enough to deal with, we had training on how to handle 1st Amendment auditors. Seriously, I would lose my job. Throwing an idiot down the stairs is frowned upon.
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pawsforseniors.org
January 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Apparently, this is my word for 2025. I kinda like it.
January 2, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Apparently, this is my word for 2025. I kinda like it.
Consider making a donation to Habitat for Humanity to honor President Carter.
www.habitat.org
www.habitat.org
December 30, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Consider making a donation to Habitat for Humanity to honor President Carter.
www.habitat.org
www.habitat.org
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ME: and the hell, is it fresh?
2025: oh yes, the freshest
2025: oh yes, the freshest
December 30, 2024 at 2:28 PM
ME: and the hell, is it fresh?
2025: oh yes, the freshest
2025: oh yes, the freshest
Apparently, libs of tiktok can't read a fucking graph (scroll down about a 1/4 of the page) and neither can that dumbshite Musk. Please consider making a donation to Wikipedia.
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ta...
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ta...
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 27, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Apparently, libs of tiktok can't read a fucking graph (scroll down about a 1/4 of the page) and neither can that dumbshite Musk. Please consider making a donation to Wikipedia.
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ta...
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ta...
Life @ the Reference Desk:
A patron had explained to me why the earth is flat. The government is also hiding this information. I did not look over the top of my reading glasses & say "Are you fucking kidding me?" I was younger then.
A patron had explained to me why the earth is flat. The government is also hiding this information. I did not look over the top of my reading glasses & say "Are you fucking kidding me?" I was younger then.
December 26, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Life @ the Reference Desk:
A patron had explained to me why the earth is flat. The government is also hiding this information. I did not look over the top of my reading glasses & say "Are you fucking kidding me?" I was younger then.
A patron had explained to me why the earth is flat. The government is also hiding this information. I did not look over the top of my reading glasses & say "Are you fucking kidding me?" I was younger then.
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Mitch McConnell: “We’re in a very, very dangerous world right now, reminiscent of before world war two,” he says. “Even the slogan is the same. ‘America First.’ That was what they said in the ’30s.”
Mitch McConnell: ‘We’re in a very, very dangerous world right now’
The Republican Senator on his plans to spend the last two years of his term fighting back against an increasingly isolationist GOP
www.ft.com
December 11, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Mitch McConnell: “We’re in a very, very dangerous world right now, reminiscent of before world war two,” he says. “Even the slogan is the same. ‘America First.’ That was what they said in the ’30s.”
This is Scoutie. He wants you to get the fuck off his lawn.
December 10, 2024 at 9:31 PM
This is Scoutie. He wants you to get the fuck off his lawn.