Packet 68
@packet68.bsky.social
Retired cybrarian. Reference and authority advocate (checks footnotes). Strict agnostic. Admirer of the Universe from smallest to largest. Interested in everything except pro sports.
"Packet" from net protocol; "68" because I was at university
"Packet" from net protocol; "68" because I was at university
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Trump and all the people he has placed in our top posts are stunningly unqualified. Many are corrupt. Many are ignorant. All are willing to lie.
Kash Patel made the FBI buy a custom fleet of armored BMW X5 for him to ride around in. trib.al/9pBbwTB
Patel’s FBI spokesperson claimed—without evidence—that this is actually saving the American taxpayer money. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.
Patel’s FBI spokesperson claimed—without evidence—that this is actually saving the American taxpayer money. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.
December 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Trump and all the people he has placed in our top posts are stunningly unqualified. Many are corrupt. Many are ignorant. All are willing to lie.
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"MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell compares Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s call to take down the Trump administration through humor to the protest movements during the Vietnam War."
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Lawrence: AOC on how to deal with insecure men like Trump. 'Laugh at them. Make them small.'
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell compares Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s call to take down the Trump administration through humor to the protest movements during the Vietnam War.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell compares Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s call to take down the Trump administration through humor to the protest movements during the Vietnam War."
www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor... @lastword.msnbc.com @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com @aoc.bsky.social
www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor... @lastword.msnbc.com @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com @aoc.bsky.social
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Gotta share this because the metaphor is kinda tasty and somewhat accurate 😅
September 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Gotta share this because the metaphor is kinda tasty and somewhat accurate 😅
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Eleven more libraries will reopen on Sundays, thanks to the leadership of the City Council. They never should've been closed in the first place.
As Mayor, I'll end this absurd budget dance that keeps our beloved libraries in limbo year after year.
As Mayor, I'll end this absurd budget dance that keeps our beloved libraries in limbo year after year.
11 more NYC libraries will soon open on Sundays
A $2 million City Council deal will expand seven-day service to more than 30 branches citywide.
gothamist.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Eleven more libraries will reopen on Sundays, thanks to the leadership of the City Council. They never should've been closed in the first place.
As Mayor, I'll end this absurd budget dance that keeps our beloved libraries in limbo year after year.
As Mayor, I'll end this absurd budget dance that keeps our beloved libraries in limbo year after year.
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Brilliant. 10/10. No notes.
June 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Brilliant. 10/10. No notes.
It goes on and on and on until one cannot eat enough to vomit enough.”
― RIP Christopher Hitchens
― RIP Christopher Hitchens
June 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It goes on and on and on until one cannot eat enough to vomit enough.”
― RIP Christopher Hitchens
― RIP Christopher Hitchens
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unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy
April 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy
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Personally, I think it should be front page news for at least a month if a sitting US President is using falsified evidence to try and deny due process to a man who has committed no crime, but that’s just me
April 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Personally, I think it should be front page news for at least a month if a sitting US President is using falsified evidence to try and deny due process to a man who has committed no crime, but that’s just me
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This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
April 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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When I was a child, the computers were the ones who would scream when we got online
April 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
When I was a child, the computers were the ones who would scream when we got online
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
All working governments resemble each other; each dysfunctional government is dysfunctional in its own way.
apologies to Tolstoy
apologies to Tolstoy
February 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
All working governments resemble each other; each dysfunctional government is dysfunctional in its own way.
apologies to Tolstoy
apologies to Tolstoy
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“We need leaders not in love with money but in love with justice. Not in love with publicity but in love with humanity.” - Dr Martin Luther King
Perfect for today.
Perfect for today.
January 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“We need leaders not in love with money but in love with justice. Not in love with publicity but in love with humanity.” - Dr Martin Luther King
Perfect for today.
Perfect for today.
Reminding everyone that the Friday after Thanksgiving was the original Buy Nothing Day. It was an anti-consumerist effort. *sigh*
November 29, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Reminding everyone that the Friday after Thanksgiving was the original Buy Nothing Day. It was an anti-consumerist effort. *sigh*
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The holidays are officially here so please check on your introvert friends! Bring them coffee and let them infodump! Text them just to cancel some plans you never made! See if there’s a phone call you can make on their behalf! You can make a real difference this holiday season!
November 27, 2024 at 12:55 PM
The holidays are officially here so please check on your introvert friends! Bring them coffee and let them infodump! Text them just to cancel some plans you never made! See if there’s a phone call you can make on their behalf! You can make a real difference this holiday season!