Shannon Wortham
@roguelibrarian.bsky.social
Librarian and information freedom fighter. Neurodivergent. Historian, eater, drinker. Perennially curious. Feminist, obviously.
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163 years ago in Mankato, 38 Dakota men were hung in the largest mass execution in our nation’s history.
I’m grateful to the riders who continue to remind us the importance of fighting for accountability and healing for the Dakota people.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
I’m grateful to the riders who continue to remind us the importance of fighting for accountability and healing for the Dakota people.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Dakota riders return home to Minnesota via horseback, honoring legacy of Dakota 38
Dakota riders completed a journey of hundreds of miles to honor the 38 Dakota men executed in 1862 — the largest mass execution in U.S. history. The annual rides ending in Mankato serve as a poignant ...
www.mprnews.org
December 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
163 years ago in Mankato, 38 Dakota men were hung in the largest mass execution in our nation’s history.
I’m grateful to the riders who continue to remind us the importance of fighting for accountability and healing for the Dakota people.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
I’m grateful to the riders who continue to remind us the importance of fighting for accountability and healing for the Dakota people.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
Profiling
October 21, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Profiling
Why are the Palestinians called "prisoners" and the Israelis called "hostages"? 🤔
October 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Why are the Palestinians called "prisoners" and the Israelis called "hostages"? 🤔
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Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.
September 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.
There was a man who insisted that scorpions be allowed to fill the public streets. He was convinced that, while they were dangerous, they were a necessary danger. Meanwhile there were people saying that they didn't want scorpions everywhere and that scorpions were dangerous & not needed anymore.
September 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
There was a man who insisted that scorpions be allowed to fill the public streets. He was convinced that, while they were dangerous, they were a necessary danger. Meanwhile there were people saying that they didn't want scorpions everywhere and that scorpions were dangerous & not needed anymore.
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I've been reading Doom Patrol since the 90's. Since HBO's live action adaptation, Cliff Steele--aka Robotman--definitely sounds like Brendan Fraser and always has. That's just the way it is.
August 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I've been reading Doom Patrol since the 90's. Since HBO's live action adaptation, Cliff Steele--aka Robotman--definitely sounds like Brendan Fraser and always has. That's just the way it is.
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When a network lays off one of America’s greatest satirists, it’s not because he failed. It’s because he succeeded too loudly.
July 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
When a network lays off one of America’s greatest satirists, it’s not because he failed. It’s because he succeeded too loudly.
I feel like we've done this before
July 4, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I feel like we've done this before
Fantastic!
Beloit, WI revitalized its waterfront and chose this way to celebrate it: by bringing to life Georges Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte."
June 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Fantastic!
Resistance can take many forms. Maybe it's forgetting a name or address. Maybe it's giving wrong information. Maybe it's mis-filing (or even losing) a document. Maybe it's forgetting to return a phone call or going to a meeting.
June 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Resistance can take many forms. Maybe it's forgetting a name or address. Maybe it's giving wrong information. Maybe it's mis-filing (or even losing) a document. Maybe it's forgetting to return a phone call or going to a meeting.
There you have it, laid bare.
June 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
There you have it, laid bare.
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This guy consistently posts songs with incredible lyrics mere hours after events unfurl. This was a good one.
June 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This guy consistently posts songs with incredible lyrics mere hours after events unfurl. This was a good one.
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One of the greatest television scenes of all time, perfectly depicting the age we live in.
May 20, 2025 at 2:12 AM
One of the greatest television scenes of all time, perfectly depicting the age we live in.
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If you have to repeatedly break the law to arrest those you claim have broken the law, you’re not enforcing the law.
ICE has morphed into a terrorizing Gestapo-like goon squad.
They must be held accountable.
ICE has morphed into a terrorizing Gestapo-like goon squad.
They must be held accountable.
May 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
If you have to repeatedly break the law to arrest those you claim have broken the law, you’re not enforcing the law.
ICE has morphed into a terrorizing Gestapo-like goon squad.
They must be held accountable.
ICE has morphed into a terrorizing Gestapo-like goon squad.
They must be held accountable.
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April 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I like to keep my kitchen knives very sharp. Also, and unrelated, I keep a drawer of bandaids in the kitchen.
April 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I like to keep my kitchen knives very sharp. Also, and unrelated, I keep a drawer of bandaids in the kitchen.
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The good thing about good government is that it is barely noticeable. Bad government is loud, obvious and grating.
March 31, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The good thing about good government is that it is barely noticeable. Bad government is loud, obvious and grating.
What if the stupidest people on the planet were running a government? I wonder what that would look like?
Most of the Cabinet and Trump’s senior national security team were coordinating strikes on Yemen in a *signal chat* and nobody noticed they accidentally added a reporter.
Really unbelievable shit here.
But her emails, right?
Really unbelievable shit here.
But her emails, right?
March 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
What if the stupidest people on the planet were running a government? I wonder what that would look like?
Thank you @jillquick.bsky.social for the lovely tea. Today is my self assigned "read all those emails" day. I'll need all the help I can get
March 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Thank you @jillquick.bsky.social for the lovely tea. Today is my self assigned "read all those emails" day. I'll need all the help I can get