the Bad Girl of the Library
@librarymelle.bsky.social
she/her/hers. Always cold, frequently hangry, seldom clever, never fun. Opinions half-baked and own. Trying in every sense.
Inside vs. Outside, the southeastern Twin Cities suburbs edition
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December 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Inside vs. Outside, the southeastern Twin Cities suburbs edition
Home Alone (1990) watches like a absolute horror movie when you are middle-aged.
As soon as Joe Pesci slips off those front stairs, my back screams.
As soon as Joe Pesci slips off those front stairs, my back screams.
December 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Home Alone (1990) watches like a absolute horror movie when you are middle-aged.
As soon as Joe Pesci slips off those front stairs, my back screams.
As soon as Joe Pesci slips off those front stairs, my back screams.
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So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
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Trump just brazenly lied about healthcare. This corporate tool has done everything for the benefit of insurance executives and nothing for the wellbeing of Americans who need health care.
Now, he's blaming his political opponents of the premium spikes his policies are causing.
Now, he's blaming his political opponents of the premium spikes his policies are causing.
December 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Trump just brazenly lied about healthcare. This corporate tool has done everything for the benefit of insurance executives and nothing for the wellbeing of Americans who need health care.
Now, he's blaming his political opponents of the premium spikes his policies are causing.
Now, he's blaming his political opponents of the premium spikes his policies are causing.
Holiday grief is catching up with me, but my sweet bestie is making sure I don’t spend a single second at home feeling alone. (Her soft whiffly purr is a lovely comfort.) Wishing peace and gentleness to everyone carrying the heavy burdens, seen and unseen. 💛
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Holiday grief is catching up with me, but my sweet bestie is making sure I don’t spend a single second at home feeling alone. (Her soft whiffly purr is a lovely comfort.) Wishing peace and gentleness to everyone carrying the heavy burdens, seen and unseen. 💛
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When *everyone* annoys me? I take a time out cause it's probably me.
It could all be that simple.
It could all be that simple.
December 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
When *everyone* annoys me? I take a time out cause it's probably me.
It could all be that simple.
It could all be that simple.
If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.
December 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.
If you are privileged enough to join a union, please participate. Attend meetings and trainings. Offer input. Join the negotiation team. Run for office. Lead together.
Yes, it is extra effort and it’s not always convenient, but unions only function when the people in them show up and work!
Yes, it is extra effort and it’s not always convenient, but unions only function when the people in them show up and work!
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
December 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
If you are privileged enough to join a union, please participate. Attend meetings and trainings. Offer input. Join the negotiation team. Run for office. Lead together.
Yes, it is extra effort and it’s not always convenient, but unions only function when the people in them show up and work!
Yes, it is extra effort and it’s not always convenient, but unions only function when the people in them show up and work!
I miss the garden in full bloom. I miss the bees buzzing and butterflies flitting about. I miss hammock snoozes. I am trying to make peace with this morning’s -12°F/-24.444°C air temp.
December 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I miss the garden in full bloom. I miss the bees buzzing and butterflies flitting about. I miss hammock snoozes. I am trying to make peace with this morning’s -12°F/-24.444°C air temp.
Movie you watched 6+ times with a GIF.
December 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Movie you watched 6+ times with a GIF.
OH HI, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU NEED MORE KITTY SNOOT IN YOUR FACE - Minne, probably
December 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
OH HI, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU NEED MORE KITTY SNOOT IN YOUR FACE - Minne, probably
Between work stress, seasonal depression, grief, and, well… [gestures to pretty much everything] I am struggling to do anything but cuddle Min.
And re-listen to fave podcasts because I can’t be left alone with my internal monologue as she is very mean.
Oof. Be gentle with yourselves, friends.
And re-listen to fave podcasts because I can’t be left alone with my internal monologue as she is very mean.
Oof. Be gentle with yourselves, friends.
December 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Between work stress, seasonal depression, grief, and, well… [gestures to pretty much everything] I am struggling to do anything but cuddle Min.
And re-listen to fave podcasts because I can’t be left alone with my internal monologue as she is very mean.
Oof. Be gentle with yourselves, friends.
And re-listen to fave podcasts because I can’t be left alone with my internal monologue as she is very mean.
Oof. Be gentle with yourselves, friends.
We’re not doing alright with this Christmas of white.
Sir, you blew, blew, blew Christmas.
Sir, you blew, blew, blew Christmas.
Folks you may have been baffled by the “Kevin Costner presents the first Christmas” ad you just saw on ABC
And I am here to make it worse by sharing with you the official poster for this blessed event
And I am here to make it worse by sharing with you the official poster for this blessed event
December 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
We’re not doing alright with this Christmas of white.
Sir, you blew, blew, blew Christmas.
Sir, you blew, blew, blew Christmas.
This afternoon’s view from the couch.
We are a cozy bunch of beings trying to conserve heat and energy today.
We are a cozy bunch of beings trying to conserve heat and energy today.
December 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This afternoon’s view from the couch.
We are a cozy bunch of beings trying to conserve heat and energy today.
We are a cozy bunch of beings trying to conserve heat and energy today.
Sweet baby cheeses, I hope this is a marvelously terrible harbinger of an upcoming multi-part IBCK banger. 🥹 (I need something to hope for in 2026.)
Truly sorry to keep posting these but I cannot believe this book is real.
December 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Sweet baby cheeses, I hope this is a marvelously terrible harbinger of an upcoming multi-part IBCK banger. 🥹 (I need something to hope for in 2026.)
Did Krampus finally haul him off yet?
December 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Did Krampus finally haul him off yet?
The only best choice for seasonal music on my speakers. The bittersweetness, the earnestness, the melancholy and nostalgia — it’s a comforting catharsis for someone like me with a complicated relationship to this time of year.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=4gMV...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=4gMV...
A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi Trio - Full Album Fireplace Yule Log / Official Video
YouTube video by Vince Guaraldi
m.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The only best choice for seasonal music on my speakers. The bittersweetness, the earnestness, the melancholy and nostalgia — it’s a comforting catharsis for someone like me with a complicated relationship to this time of year.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=4gMV...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=4gMV...
Things I am grateful for: potatoes, my cats, my spouse, people who are awesome and kind, native plants in native places, loving communities, dogs, cats, blankets, cold meds, education and meaningful work, elders and babies, warmth, comfort, peace, hope, House of Curry, pluralism, music, this life 💛
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Things I am grateful for: potatoes, my cats, my spouse, people who are awesome and kind, native plants in native places, loving communities, dogs, cats, blankets, cold meds, education and meaningful work, elders and babies, warmth, comfort, peace, hope, House of Curry, pluralism, music, this life 💛
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Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
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We have a “poverty trap” and it’s driving the destruction of social cohesion.
The “poverty line” is’t 35,000, it’s $150,000, and making more than one, and less than the other is worse than being “poor”.
Which is why the rage.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
The “poverty line” is’t 35,000, it’s $150,000, and making more than one, and less than the other is worse than being “poor”.
Which is why the rage.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
We have a “poverty trap” and it’s driving the destruction of social cohesion.
The “poverty line” is’t 35,000, it’s $150,000, and making more than one, and less than the other is worse than being “poor”.
Which is why the rage.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
The “poverty line” is’t 35,000, it’s $150,000, and making more than one, and less than the other is worse than being “poor”.
Which is why the rage.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Rude but true.
November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Rude but true.
In the second week of this cold-and-cough. We’re taking it easy today, and my care team (comprised of Zelda and Minne) has advised me to rest as much as possible.
Also, I skimmed the news, and I just cannot with reality today. We all deserve better. Be well, friends. 💛
Also, I skimmed the news, and I just cannot with reality today. We all deserve better. Be well, friends. 💛
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
In the second week of this cold-and-cough. We’re taking it easy today, and my care team (comprised of Zelda and Minne) has advised me to rest as much as possible.
Also, I skimmed the news, and I just cannot with reality today. We all deserve better. Be well, friends. 💛
Also, I skimmed the news, and I just cannot with reality today. We all deserve better. Be well, friends. 💛
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AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —
Humble and good food. 💛
November 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Humble and good food. 💛
Potato leek soup making the kitchen smell great.
Everyone else in the house is having a gentle afternoon snooze. I wish I could quiet my mind and my cough enough to join them.
Everyone else in the house is having a gentle afternoon snooze. I wish I could quiet my mind and my cough enough to join them.
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Potato leek soup making the kitchen smell great.
Everyone else in the house is having a gentle afternoon snooze. I wish I could quiet my mind and my cough enough to join them.
Everyone else in the house is having a gentle afternoon snooze. I wish I could quiet my mind and my cough enough to join them.