Ronja Rovardottir
@ronjarovarsdottir.bsky.social
Midwestern public librarian|art-maker|person. Socialist tendencies but it would be nice if my dryer gave me back all my socks. She/her. Odyssey|Codex.
#freepalestine #landback
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They should not have fucked over all of our federal employees and hurt so many people for literally nothing.
Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
They should not have fucked over all of our federal employees and hurt so many people for literally nothing.
Hot *damn*. I love when people rip the NYT, bc I'm not alone in believing it's a font of mis- and disinformation. It's possible that following certain reporters is OK, but--and sorry to say this for the diehards--the whole damn paper will never, ever return to its former self.
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Hot *damn*. I love when people rip the NYT, bc I'm not alone in believing it's a font of mis- and disinformation. It's possible that following certain reporters is OK, but--and sorry to say this for the diehards--the whole damn paper will never, ever return to its former self.
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Amen. My take:
US journalism: there are two sides to every coin.
The story ignored by he-said/she-said journalism: is the coinage debased? Counterfeit? What kind of Archimedean experiments can test these possibilities? What is the evidence, and how might the evidence be appraised by experts?
US journalism: there are two sides to every coin.
The story ignored by he-said/she-said journalism: is the coinage debased? Counterfeit? What kind of Archimedean experiments can test these possibilities? What is the evidence, and how might the evidence be appraised by experts?
November 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Amen. My take:
US journalism: there are two sides to every coin.
The story ignored by he-said/she-said journalism: is the coinage debased? Counterfeit? What kind of Archimedean experiments can test these possibilities? What is the evidence, and how might the evidence be appraised by experts?
US journalism: there are two sides to every coin.
The story ignored by he-said/she-said journalism: is the coinage debased? Counterfeit? What kind of Archimedean experiments can test these possibilities? What is the evidence, and how might the evidence be appraised by experts?
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The NYT has become, at its core, not just anti-intellectual but antithetical to the whole project of the humanities. I suspect it was around the time when Gawker was sued into oblivion that things started changing there. Someone realized that folks like Peter Thiel embodied the more winning vision.
November 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The NYT has become, at its core, not just anti-intellectual but antithetical to the whole project of the humanities. I suspect it was around the time when Gawker was sued into oblivion that things started changing there. Someone realized that folks like Peter Thiel embodied the more winning vision.
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The author also discusses many other things you can't trust NYT on-- including everything I've seen a critical "but what about" comment on so far.
November 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The author also discusses many other things you can't trust NYT on-- including everything I've seen a critical "but what about" comment on so far.
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Good essay.
A real journalist provides context, not “both sidesism” masquerading as objectivity. Unfortunately, few, if any, major media outlets practice journalism any longer. They’re just tools for their corporate masters.
A real journalist provides context, not “both sidesism” masquerading as objectivity. Unfortunately, few, if any, major media outlets practice journalism any longer. They’re just tools for their corporate masters.
November 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Good essay.
A real journalist provides context, not “both sidesism” masquerading as objectivity. Unfortunately, few, if any, major media outlets practice journalism any longer. They’re just tools for their corporate masters.
A real journalist provides context, not “both sidesism” masquerading as objectivity. Unfortunately, few, if any, major media outlets practice journalism any longer. They’re just tools for their corporate masters.
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I FINALLY got through to Schumer's office!! Took me 7 tries.
The number I got through to was 202-224-6542
Thank you @schumer.senate.gov and DO NOT CAVE
The number I got through to was 202-224-6542
Thank you @schumer.senate.gov and DO NOT CAVE
The US Senate might be voting on a Sunday, yet all of @schumer.senate.gov 's phone lines, including DC, are out of service or have no voicemail until Monday.
I don't think this is a coincidence.
NO PINKY PROMISES, SCHUMER. THEY WILL NEVER, EVER VOTE ON HEALTHCARE ONCE YOU CAVE.
I don't think this is a coincidence.
NO PINKY PROMISES, SCHUMER. THEY WILL NEVER, EVER VOTE ON HEALTHCARE ONCE YOU CAVE.
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I FINALLY got through to Schumer's office!! Took me 7 tries.
The number I got through to was 202-224-6542
Thank you @schumer.senate.gov and DO NOT CAVE
The number I got through to was 202-224-6542
Thank you @schumer.senate.gov and DO NOT CAVE
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no one has ever been better than chuck schumer at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
November 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
no one has ever been better than chuck schumer at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
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Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
November 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
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The weather forecast is cold, and there are additional emergency shelter beds available in the City of St. Louis tonight and tomorrow night.
If you or someone you know needs a warm bed tonight, call United Way at 2-1-1
If you or someone you know needs a warm bed tonight, call United Way at 2-1-1
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The weather forecast is cold, and there are additional emergency shelter beds available in the City of St. Louis tonight and tomorrow night.
If you or someone you know needs a warm bed tonight, call United Way at 2-1-1
If you or someone you know needs a warm bed tonight, call United Way at 2-1-1
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would be a shame if people called venues the way they did for Jeffries’ book tour
John Fetterman’s memoir comes out on Tuesday, so if the phone calls don’t work you can always tell him how you feel while he’s on book tour.
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
would be a shame if people called venues the way they did for Jeffries’ book tour
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CPL is an absolute palace to the people and these proposed cuts are abominable. Artificial austerity. Chicago folks, read this, check the links to bug the mayor and your alders—this can be fought and won.
The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
The People Want To Read: On Massive Budget Cuts Proposed in Chicago
If passed, Chicago Public Library will lose half their budget for acquiring new books and materials.
buttondown.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
CPL is an absolute palace to the people and these proposed cuts are abominable. Artificial austerity. Chicago folks, read this, check the links to bug the mayor and your alders—this can be fought and won.
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So, we broke into your house and stole all your stuff, please give us money.
“OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies.” After losing more than $13 billion this year, OpenAI officials are angling for a bailout. From @ryanlcooper.com:
trib.al/CUazMCQ
trib.al/CUazMCQ
OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout - The American Prospect
For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required. And if you need trillions of dollars for data centers forever, there’s only one entity to turn to: Uncle Sam.
trib.al
November 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
So, we broke into your house and stole all your stuff, please give us money.
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History: "There are two things you must never fuck with; infrastructure and food."
Trump admin: "Something about fuck with their infrastructure and food. Got it."
Trump admin: "Something about fuck with their infrastructure and food. Got it."
Flight cancelations to worsen next week if shutdown continues
Airlines will have to slash hundreds of more flights if shutdown continues into next week.
www.cnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
History: "There are two things you must never fuck with; infrastructure and food."
Trump admin: "Something about fuck with their infrastructure and food. Got it."
Trump admin: "Something about fuck with their infrastructure and food. Got it."
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Every day Adelita Grijalva is not sworn in is another day those one thousand FBI agents have to mess with the Epstein Files.
That’s why the government is shut down. Republicans are protecting their golden calf.
That’s why the government is shut down. Republicans are protecting their golden calf.
November 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Every day Adelita Grijalva is not sworn in is another day those one thousand FBI agents have to mess with the Epstein Files.
That’s why the government is shut down. Republicans are protecting their golden calf.
That’s why the government is shut down. Republicans are protecting their golden calf.
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Join panelists @genni.bsky.social, @scottedelman.bsky.social, @cjtavares.bsky.social, and @vriccithode.bsky.social for our Quasar conversation on centering wellness as creators, and don't miss @jenniferhudak.bsky.social's generous SFF-themed chair-yoga and meditation sessions, too!
November 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Join panelists @genni.bsky.social, @scottedelman.bsky.social, @cjtavares.bsky.social, and @vriccithode.bsky.social for our Quasar conversation on centering wellness as creators, and don't miss @jenniferhudak.bsky.social's generous SFF-themed chair-yoga and meditation sessions, too!
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“A central theme of his campaign was that winning was only the beginning. This is why his team is seemingly making this two month transition process as public facing as possible.”
@premthakker.bsky.social breaks down Mamdani’s plans to make his winning agenda a reality.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/zohran-mam...
@premthakker.bsky.social breaks down Mamdani’s plans to make his winning agenda a reality.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/zohran-mam...
November 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
“A central theme of his campaign was that winning was only the beginning. This is why his team is seemingly making this two month transition process as public facing as possible.”
@premthakker.bsky.social breaks down Mamdani’s plans to make his winning agenda a reality.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/zohran-mam...
@premthakker.bsky.social breaks down Mamdani’s plans to make his winning agenda a reality.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/zohran-mam...
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Ugh I do nottt miss the mandatory smile from my retail days. I got pretty good at an expression I can only describe as "technically enough of a smile to stay out of trouble but not so warm that men would think I was flirting" (it mostly worked)
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Ugh I do nottt miss the mandatory smile from my retail days. I got pretty good at an expression I can only describe as "technically enough of a smile to stay out of trouble but not so warm that men would think I was flirting" (it mostly worked)
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me yesterday: look, Chuck Schumer is an incompetent dipshit, but somehow he’s played the shutdown semi-functionally because his opponents are even stupider
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
SCOOP: Schumer was more involved than reported with the attempted cave on the government shutdown. The Gang of 8 Senate Dems had his approval & he was getting daily updates.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican demands to pass a simple continuing resolution to re-open the government, i...
prospect.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
me yesterday: look, Chuck Schumer is an incompetent dipshit, but somehow he’s played the shutdown semi-functionally because his opponents are even stupider
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
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if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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Some good recipes for people who want to cook for Free Fridges: open.substack.com/pub/juliatur... [towards the end of the newsletter]
the SNAP of it all
and practical tips for mutual aid 🩷
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Some good recipes for people who want to cook for Free Fridges: open.substack.com/pub/juliatur... [towards the end of the newsletter]
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““Especially in times of crisis, you definitely need institutions like farms, led by people who care about the people that they’re providing produce to,” Jzar said.” ✊🏼🖤
Black-Owned Farms Fill Gaps Left by SNAP Funding Delays | @aallyahpatrice.bsky.social
From North Carolina to Mississippi, small businesses work to feed their communities while benefits are paused.
capitalbnews.org/snap-crisis-... | @capitalb.bsky.social
From North Carolina to Mississippi, small businesses work to feed their communities while benefits are paused.
capitalbnews.org/snap-crisis-... | @capitalb.bsky.social
Black-Owned Farms Fill Gaps Left by SNAP Funding Delays
From North Carolina to Mississippi, small businesses work to feed their communities while benefits are paused.
capitalbnews.org
November 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
““Especially in times of crisis, you definitely need institutions like farms, led by people who care about the people that they’re providing produce to,” Jzar said.” ✊🏼🖤
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This campaign, which is listed on lifeline4gaza.com aims to help Mohamed & his family afford basic necessities in Gaza and it often stagnates for days without donations.
Please consider donating to this campaign to help Mohamed & his family and spread the word💜
Please consider donating to this campaign to help Mohamed & his family and spread the word💜
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This campaign, which is listed on lifeline4gaza.com aims to help Mohamed & his family afford basic necessities in Gaza and it often stagnates for days without donations.
Please consider donating to this campaign to help Mohamed & his family and spread the word💜
Please consider donating to this campaign to help Mohamed & his family and spread the word💜