hapax
@hapaxnym.bsky.social
"...Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away."
"you can add that i am shy and loathe publicity" -- archy
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away."
"you can add that i am shy and loathe publicity" -- archy
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Winter is a hobgoblin.
#ArtAdventCalendar
#ArtAdventCalendar
December 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Winter is a hobgoblin.
#ArtAdventCalendar
#ArtAdventCalendar
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Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
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December 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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I switched to this and @bookshop.org for every book, ebook, and audiobook purchase where they have what I want - which is 99% of them -- and the apps are great, and I get to support a local bookstore. It's all win here, folks.
If you happen to be looking for an alternative audiobook listening platform, there are many out there, including us at Libro.fm 👋
We aim to build community in many ways, including by supporting independent bookshops with every purchase you make—versus tearing communities apart.
We aim to build community in many ways, including by supporting independent bookshops with every purchase you make—versus tearing communities apart.
December 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I switched to this and @bookshop.org for every book, ebook, and audiobook purchase where they have what I want - which is 99% of them -- and the apps are great, and I get to support a local bookstore. It's all win here, folks.
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a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
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Let’s be clear: Every year the retirement age is raised is a 7% benefit cut.
We can afford to INCREASE Social Security benefits if billionaires pay their fair share!
We can afford to INCREASE Social Security benefits if billionaires pay their fair share!
December 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Let’s be clear: Every year the retirement age is raised is a 7% benefit cut.
We can afford to INCREASE Social Security benefits if billionaires pay their fair share!
We can afford to INCREASE Social Security benefits if billionaires pay their fair share!
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Everyone in Chicago needs to read this AND TAKE ACTION. Everyone else should read this and ask what's happening where you are with your public library systems.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Everyone in Chicago needs to read this AND TAKE ACTION. Everyone else should read this and ask what's happening where you are with your public library systems.
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One of the most common replies in any discussion of universal basic income is "but how do we pay for it?" and not once do those same people ever question the costs incurred by not doing UBI. We spend $1.5 trillion every year on the costs of child poverty alone. Poverty ain't free, folks. WE ALL PAY.
December 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
One of the most common replies in any discussion of universal basic income is "but how do we pay for it?" and not once do those same people ever question the costs incurred by not doing UBI. We spend $1.5 trillion every year on the costs of child poverty alone. Poverty ain't free, folks. WE ALL PAY.
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@moonponysophia.bsky.social did that as a school project, but it wasn't published.
"Oi!"
Beowulf, 1990
Sophia Conner 🇬🇧
Beowulf, 1990
Sophia Conner 🇬🇧
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
@moonponysophia.bsky.social did that as a school project, but it wasn't published.
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Breaking: Second wave of strikes at British Library announced
Union says lack of stable leadership after chief executive’s departure has “undoubtedly undermined staff confidence”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Union says lack of stable leadership after chief executive’s departure has “undoubtedly undermined staff confidence”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Second wave of strikes at British Library announced - Research Professional News
Union says lack of stable leadership after chief executive’s departure has “undoubtedly undermined staff confidence”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Breaking: Second wave of strikes at British Library announced
Union says lack of stable leadership after chief executive’s departure has “undoubtedly undermined staff confidence”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Union says lack of stable leadership after chief executive’s departure has “undoubtedly undermined staff confidence”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Y'know, "what's up?" is a dangerous invitation when yr humble poster is a person with chronic illness
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Y'know, "what's up?" is a dangerous invitation when yr humble poster is a person with chronic illness
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New calligraphic work: "On Resisting ICE and the DHS"
This one is complex enough that I am providing a key to how it's structured, similar to those keys you see that show how a Talmud page is divided up. See the alt for the explanation.
This one is complex enough that I am providing a key to how it's structured, similar to those keys you see that show how a Talmud page is divided up. See the alt for the explanation.
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
New calligraphic work: "On Resisting ICE and the DHS"
This one is complex enough that I am providing a key to how it's structured, similar to those keys you see that show how a Talmud page is divided up. See the alt for the explanation.
This one is complex enough that I am providing a key to how it's structured, similar to those keys you see that show how a Talmud page is divided up. See the alt for the explanation.
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Many of the plants in Rivendell have magical qualities! You may be walking past the elves’ herb garden and hear a voice singing “Blue Suede Shoes.” That’s the elvish parsley.
November 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Many of the plants in Rivendell have magical qualities! You may be walking past the elves’ herb garden and hear a voice singing “Blue Suede Shoes.” That’s the elvish parsley.
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also this is a vastly better message than anything jeffries & the DNC are coming up with:
Feed the babies
Who don't have enough to eat
Shoe the children
With no shoes on their feet
House the people
Livin' in the street
Oh, oh, there's a solution
Feed the babies
Who don't have enough to eat
Shoe the children
With no shoes on their feet
House the people
Livin' in the street
Oh, oh, there's a solution
November 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
also this is a vastly better message than anything jeffries & the DNC are coming up with:
Feed the babies
Who don't have enough to eat
Shoe the children
With no shoes on their feet
House the people
Livin' in the street
Oh, oh, there's a solution
Feed the babies
Who don't have enough to eat
Shoe the children
With no shoes on their feet
House the people
Livin' in the street
Oh, oh, there's a solution
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Strong floor, no ceiling.
November 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Strong floor, no ceiling.
My favourite radio show has decided that from now on, every Saturday after Thanksgiving will just be playing The Band's Last Waltz album, and I've got to say, this is what America is all about Charlie Brown
November 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
My favourite radio show has decided that from now on, every Saturday after Thanksgiving will just be playing The Band's Last Waltz album, and I've got to say, this is what America is all about Charlie Brown
Pour one out for Tom Stoppard, author of the greatest work of fanfiction since the Aeneid.
November 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Pour one out for Tom Stoppard, author of the greatest work of fanfiction since the Aeneid.
It's perfectly okay if you don't like roast turkey, but it's weird how so many take immense pride in making "I hate turkey" their entire identity, like there is some inherent moral cachet to it, and insisting that if you say you do like turkey you must be a liar.
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This is a post about genre.
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This is a post about genre.
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It's perfectly okay if you don't like roast turkey, but it's weird how so many take immense pride in making "I hate turkey" their entire identity, like there is some inherent moral cachet to it, and insisting that if you say you do like turkey you must be a liar.
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This is a post about genre.
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This is a post about genre.
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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Remember: It ys okaye to be lonely. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Remember: It ys okaye to be lonely. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
George Orwell has his faults, but my GOD he is incapable of writing a clunky sentence.
November 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
George Orwell has his faults, but my GOD he is incapable of writing a clunky sentence.
3, 4, 7, 8 are all out of here
Honestly, all I want on this grid are turkey, gravy, and a modest amount of stuffing. Where are my nice green salad, my crispy roasted sprouts, my tart cranberries, my sweet baked squash?
Honestly, all I want on this grid are turkey, gravy, and a modest amount of stuffing. Where are my nice green salad, my crispy roasted sprouts, my tart cranberries, my sweet baked squash?
with charity and goodwill, i must here part ways with rolls.
November 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
3, 4, 7, 8 are all out of here
Honestly, all I want on this grid are turkey, gravy, and a modest amount of stuffing. Where are my nice green salad, my crispy roasted sprouts, my tart cranberries, my sweet baked squash?
Honestly, all I want on this grid are turkey, gravy, and a modest amount of stuffing. Where are my nice green salad, my crispy roasted sprouts, my tart cranberries, my sweet baked squash?
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I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries
Press Release: Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries. The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Adm...
librarytechnology.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚