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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 1d

I regret to inform you that Nemik's manifesto is the new Tom Holland “Umbrella.” You have to repost every time. It’s just where we are. #ihavefriendseverywhere

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Andor | Karis Nemik’s Manifesto | Disney+

YouTube video by Star Wars

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 18h

I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter:

A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them.

Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 23h

We will rebuild

Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.bsky.social · 1d

Horrible, horrible images from Portland:

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 2d

It was a beautiful Sunday in Portland. Farmer’s markets, the Portland Marathon, peaceful protests, and some views of Mt. Hood. This city is vibrant, peaceful, and resilient. We do not need a federal occupation, and we sure as hell don’t want one.

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Meredith Farkas @librarianmer.bsky.social · 1d

Wow. That company has been around for almost two centuries. My heart breaks for the hundreds of people out of jobs.

Cyberpunk Librarian @cyberpunklibrarian.bsky.social · 1d

Baker & Taylor appears to be shutting down. A post on the r/libraries subreddit from an employee of B&T breaks the news and there appear to be other employees in the comments confirming the situation.

From the Libraries community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the Libraries community

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 2d

When the Oregonian talks about the opinions of "Portlanders", what they really mean is the 10 rich guys in a trenchcoat who fund every right wing political project in this city.

Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 2d

Look at how they characterize the purveyors of this message lol.

Mitch’s post highlights a political front group funded by wealthy people & the Oregonian abstracts it into “Portlanders”

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Ben K. @benjaminkabak.com · 2d

Mamdani was 9 years old on 9/11. This is just gutter racism from Debra Messing.

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 3d

The funniest thing in the world is someone posting something egregiously fake followed by “let that sink in.”

Debra Messing: @emmabenson92 I have nothing against Socialism, don't know where you got that. I voted against M because he celebrated 9/11.
Let that sink in. I love my country. My reasoning is not Islamophobia. I I've chosen to live in the most beautifully diverse city in the world.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 3d

Everyone is trying to have a normal Saturday night and the president's top advisor is on X announcing that civil war is necessary

@StephenM on X: Legal insurrection. The President is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, not an Oregon judge. Portland and Oregon law enforcement, at the direction of local leaders, have refused to aid ICE officers facing relentless terrorist assault and threats to life. (There are more local law enforcement officers in Oregon than there are guns and badges in the FBI nationwide). This is an organized terrorist attack on the federal government and its officers, and the deployment of troops is an absolute necessity to defend our personnel, our laws, our government, public order and the Republic itself.

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 3d

We did not weather nigh two decades of “lazy millennials are destroying every single industry” to turn around and do this to Gen Z!!!

Fortune @fortune.com · 3d

“We millennials know that there’s no such thing as work-life balance. My career is my life, my life is my career. I would never be at peace if I wasn’t working so hard.” trib.al/suc3yU6

Astronaut says Gen Z often quits when things get uncomfortable—here’s the Jeff Bezos Blue Origin training that taught her to push through | Fortune

From space rockets to 13-hour workdays, this millennial astronaut reveals the mind trick that can make discomfort your secret weapon to success.

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 4d

The genocide-supporting paper of record came to town and talked to Jordan Schnitzer about the socialists on city council.

I’m not joking.

Lydia Kiesling @lydiakiesling.bsky.social · 4d

Waking up to some careless parachute journalism from the NYT. Really frustrating that @kellen.bsky.social chooses to write that "some top filers" have left Portland due to the Preschool for All tax but neglects to mention that the number of overall filers went up by many thousands in that period.+

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Meredith Farkas @librarianmer.bsky.social · 3d

Oh yeah, I'm very familiar with DermNet. Thanks!

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Meredith Farkas @librarianmer.bsky.social · 3d

omg, yeah, that would be fairly horrifying!

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Meredith Farkas @librarianmer.bsky.social · 3d

Doing a deep dive into hives that also bleed is not something I ever thought I'd need to do. And it's amazing that in spite of the fact that I'm under the care of three specialists (immunologist, rheumatologist, & dermatologist) for this, I still mainly have to rely on myself for finding answers.

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Kate Crowe @kcrowe.bsky.social · 4d

Some lady appointed to high ranking position for first time ever, good job Eamonn for staying married to her while she insists on doing things.

Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 5d

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

Article reads:
Woman named as Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

The 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married to Eamonn Mullally, with whom she has two children. Originally from Woking in Surrey, she was the UK's chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2004.

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Shaqsquatch @shaqsquatch.bsky.social · 5d

someone must have told gavin the game involves destroying hastily built shelters

matprotocol @mmatt.net · 5d

WHAT THE FUCK

@ConnorEatsPants tweet,

"💥 Fortnite Friday is BACK 💥

🚨 Governor of California, @GavinNewsom hops on the Battle Bus to talk all things gaming, politics, and more 🚨

🇺🇸 2:30 PM PST / 5:30 EST 🇺🇸"

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 5d

Remember the episode of West Wing where the administration does some horse-trading to get a liberal woman appointed to the Supreme Court + in exchange also appoint an arch conservative, + it turns out the 2 are friends + bond over the rule of law. Should have won a Hugo for best short-form sci-fi

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Meredith Farkas @librarianmer.bsky.social · 6d

This book chapter is a great case study of what good, values-driven management looks like. It sometimes involves making hard choices that may be unpopular with stakeholders and higher-ups but that will protect the long-term well-being of your reports. Well done Amanda!

Amanda @amandaelaan.bsky.social · 11d

My book chapter, Don't Do More With Less: Sustainable Work as a Management Value, has arrived! This chapter explores my first years as a manager and how I did my best to embrace slow librarianship, push back on overcommitment and vocational awe, and make my department and its work sustainable. 📚📜

Don’t Do More With Less: Sustainable Work as a Management Value

Discusses a series of decisions a middle manager made to keep the work of her department sustainable and how she incorporated her values into her process.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 6d

RIP to Jane Goodall, who opened the world's eyes to our closest relatives. (Photo by NatGeo's Hugo Van Lawick)

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 7d

Go, Jane, go! She's rounded up hundreds of Hollywood figures to revive the First Amendment organization her father championed. Fonda, in her late eighties, is in her prime as a climate champion and a powerful voice for justice.

Jane Fonda Relaunches Committee for the First Amendment With Support of 550 Celebrities Including Pedro Pascal, Viola Davis and More

Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment with the support of Pedro Pascal, Viola Davis and more.

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JVG 骨 @jasonv.bsky.social · 8d

Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com

"some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily execute civilians" says today's New York Times, continuing their long tradition of whitewashing fascism

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 8d

If any other president in all of history said the military should use American cities as a training ground he would be removed from office that same day. The hardest thing to tolerate in all this is how relatively silent elected democrats are. It’s ridiculous.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8d

“OK, we’ll keep paying for your fascist takeover of the nation but only if you pinky promise to maybe extend health care subsidies.”

🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 8d

good lord, dick durbin wants democrats to give up their only remaining leverage this year for an *informal commitment* from republicans. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

For instance, some Democrats indicated they could be open to funding the government with simply a commitment from Thune to extend health care subsidies in the coming days.
"It would be a real mark of progress. I hope that's considered by him. That's progress, as far as I'm concerned; whether it's enough, I can't say," said Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-II. "If we're not sitting down talking about ending this responsibility and helping people deal with health care, it's going to be a rocky road."

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 9d

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶

🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈

#FollowTheRainbow

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Meredith Farkas @librarianmer.bsky.social · 8d

After that everyone must have thought, "he's the perfect relief pitcher for the Mets who have a long history of impressively disappointing relief pitchers who choke when they're needed most!"

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Danny @recordsandradio.bsky.social · 9d

the 2025 Mets

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Meredith Farkas @librarianmer.bsky.social · 9d

Yep. Entirely on-brand. My spouse has taken to using Ryne Stanek as a verb as in "the Mets got Ryne Stanecked" because it just keeps happening.

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