Jodyth
@jodyth.bsky.social
I find the world a curious place. Sometimes an amazing place. As a librarian, I like to look things up.
Looking for #LibFaves25 ? Here are some books for youth of all ages, including lots of picture books. hclib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
What We Loved in 2025 for youth — a staff-created list from Hennepin County Library
These are the books staff discovered and loved this last year. It's a mix of current and older titles. The lists starts with picture books and ends with teen novels.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Looking for #LibFaves25 ? Here are some books for youth of all ages, including lots of picture books. hclib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
Looking for #LibFaves25 ? Here's some nonfiction. hclib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
What We Loved in 2025: Nonfiction — a staff-created list from Hennepin County Library
These are the books staff discovered and loved this last year. It's a mix of current and older titles.
hclib.bibliocommons.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Looking for #LibFaves25 ? Here's some nonfiction. hclib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
Looking for #LibFaves25 ? Here's some fiction. hclib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
What We Loved in 2025: Fiction — a staff-created list from Hennepin County Library
These are the books staff discovered and loved this last year. It's a mix of current and older titles.
hclib.bibliocommons.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Looking for #LibFaves25 ? Here's some fiction. hclib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
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OUT TOMORROW! AT LONG LAST! MAN FINDS TAPE!
The film Jess and I executively produced, written, directed, starring, and filmed by people Jess and I have known in the Austin film community for decades. The single most Austin film made in several years. We're very proud. In theaters & on VOD TOMORROW!
The film Jess and I executively produced, written, directed, starring, and filmed by people Jess and I have known in the Austin film community for decades. The single most Austin film made in several years. We're very proud. In theaters & on VOD TOMORROW!
December 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
OUT TOMORROW! AT LONG LAST! MAN FINDS TAPE!
The film Jess and I executively produced, written, directed, starring, and filmed by people Jess and I have known in the Austin film community for decades. The single most Austin film made in several years. We're very proud. In theaters & on VOD TOMORROW!
The film Jess and I executively produced, written, directed, starring, and filmed by people Jess and I have known in the Austin film community for decades. The single most Austin film made in several years. We're very proud. In theaters & on VOD TOMORROW!
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In Maryland, it's only been in the last decade or so that we've managed to dump our Taney statues. It would be nice to think that if there's a republic that survives, its rescuers won't cast any of Roberts to hang around, shaming us for a century or more.
If you see John Roberts in person, be sure to tell him he’s a worse Chief Justice than Roger Taney (pronounced “tawny”). That’s a nerd burn that will hit him where it counts.
December 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In Maryland, it's only been in the last decade or so that we've managed to dump our Taney statues. It would be nice to think that if there's a republic that survives, its rescuers won't cast any of Roberts to hang around, shaming us for a century or more.
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NOW, it's a pseudoscience because it's been debunked & is no longer mainstream scientific thinking. Calling historical eugenics a pseudoscience lets science & scientists of the past off the hook (Also, PS is more of a modern-day term. We had terms like "quackery" but eugenics was not that)
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
NOW, it's a pseudoscience because it's been debunked & is no longer mainstream scientific thinking. Calling historical eugenics a pseudoscience lets science & scientists of the past off the hook (Also, PS is more of a modern-day term. We had terms like "quackery" but eugenics was not that)
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Indivisible NE Mpls is deeply disappointed by the inaccurate and disparaging remarks made by the President about our beloved state. I encourage you to check out this page, where members celebrate what makes our city such a wonderful place to live.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Indivisible NE Mpls is deeply disappointed by the inaccurate and disparaging remarks made by the President about our beloved state. I encourage you to check out this page, where members celebrate what makes our city such a wonderful place to live.
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I named mine Thoughts and Prayers because they frankly don't do very much.
December 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I named mine Thoughts and Prayers because they frankly don't do very much.
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Lots of "it's not really authoritarian" etc takes skip over details like how Trump refuses to let a majority-Republican Senate have a say in who runs several U.S. Attorney's Offices. It's profoundly anti-democratic, and by itself strong evidence of corruption and malfeasance.
Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba is disqualified as top New Jersey prosecutor, US appeals court rules
President Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Alina Habba has been disqualified from serving as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Lots of "it's not really authoritarian" etc takes skip over details like how Trump refuses to let a majority-Republican Senate have a say in who runs several U.S. Attorney's Offices. It's profoundly anti-democratic, and by itself strong evidence of corruption and malfeasance.
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I dig the brain on Lyz Lenz
Not a kangaroo court, a hamster tribunal www.patreon.com/posts/dingus...
Dingus of the week: Lindsey Halligan | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz
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November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I dig the brain on Lyz Lenz
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Your casual reminder I have two (2) contenders in the first round of the Goodreads Choice Awards Science Fiction category this year, there's still time to vote for one of them (or another book there you like better). Go on, all the cool kids are doing it.
www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...
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Opening Round: Vote for the Readers' Favorite Science Fiction of 2025!
Discover the Readers' Favorite Science Fiction in the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Your casual reminder I have two (2) contenders in the first round of the Goodreads Choice Awards Science Fiction category this year, there's still time to vote for one of them (or another book there you like better). Go on, all the cool kids are doing it.
www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...
www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...
Consider donating. Together, MLF and @mnlib.bsky.social assist Minnesota libraries, as the Foundation sponsors MLA’s MILE program, career development scholarships for library staff, the Minnesota Author Project, and other MLA special projects. www.givemn.org/organization...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Consider donating. Together, MLF and @mnlib.bsky.social assist Minnesota libraries, as the Foundation sponsors MLA’s MILE program, career development scholarships for library staff, the Minnesota Author Project, and other MLA special projects. www.givemn.org/organization...
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the Harvard Crimson called Epstein a “child sex offender” while the Chronicle of Higher Ed called him a “disgraced financier” and that pretty much sums up where we are with higher ed journalism
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
the Harvard Crimson called Epstein a “child sex offender” while the Chronicle of Higher Ed called him a “disgraced financier” and that pretty much sums up where we are with higher ed journalism
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LGBTQ youths experience real-life abuse and depression due to their gender identity/sexuality. The internet provides crucial validation absent in their toxic environments. Legislation targeting digital acceptance under the guise of "child safety" threatens these youths' digital rights and well-being
Online resources are vital for queer and trans communities, especially youth.
Take action now at QueersAgainstCensorship.com to protect this access and crush online censorship bills like KOSA, ID checks and attempts to strip Section 230.
Take action now at QueersAgainstCensorship.com to protect this access and crush online censorship bills like KOSA, ID checks and attempts to strip Section 230.
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
LGBTQ youths experience real-life abuse and depression due to their gender identity/sexuality. The internet provides crucial validation absent in their toxic environments. Legislation targeting digital acceptance under the guise of "child safety" threatens these youths' digital rights and well-being
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“If you're arguing against us while using our language, we're winning."
–GW Bush advisor Matt Dowd as the proto-fascist “war on terror” raged
–GW Bush advisor Matt Dowd as the proto-fascist “war on terror” raged
Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.
November 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
“If you're arguing against us while using our language, we're winning."
–GW Bush advisor Matt Dowd as the proto-fascist “war on terror” raged
–GW Bush advisor Matt Dowd as the proto-fascist “war on terror” raged
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As the Senate tries to defend a million dollar payday to 8 of their own - and as the House GOP tries to explain why they refused to amend the CR to strip it out, let's review exactly what it is they want restitution for. Brief thread:
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
As the Senate tries to defend a million dollar payday to 8 of their own - and as the House GOP tries to explain why they refused to amend the CR to strip it out, let's review exactly what it is they want restitution for. Brief thread:
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Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
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Attack of the Best Lists 2025: The 100 Must Read Books of 2025 via Time
Featuring THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER @sgj.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social
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Featuring THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER @sgj.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social
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Attack of the Best Lists 2025: The 100 Must Read Books of 2025 via Time
This post is part of my year end "Attack of the Best Lists" coverage. To see every post in my "Attack of the Best Lists 2025" coverage [and ...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Attack of the Best Lists 2025: The 100 Must Read Books of 2025 via Time
Featuring THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER @sgj.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social
raforall.blogspot.com/2025/11/atta...
Featuring THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER @sgj.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social
raforall.blogspot.com/2025/11/atta...
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Last night I wondered if the "evergreen" post implies the existence of a "nevergreen" post, a take that is useless from the moment it's published. Then I remembered that Bret Stephens, Ross Douthat, and David Brooks are all highly paid commentators.
Evergreen post
Yikes
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Last night I wondered if the "evergreen" post implies the existence of a "nevergreen" post, a take that is useless from the moment it's published. Then I remembered that Bret Stephens, Ross Douthat, and David Brooks are all highly paid commentators.
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Whatever you do, don’t show him this text from Assange to Don Jr in 2016.
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Whatever you do, don’t show him this text from Assange to Don Jr in 2016.
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This is….INSANE. Like, more INSANE than regular insane.
Here's Trump spraying Al-Sharaa with his cologne, asking him how many wives he has..at the Oval Office.
Published, naturally, by the Syria team.
Published, naturally, by the Syria team.
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This is….INSANE. Like, more INSANE than regular insane.
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Happy Exploding Whale Day! Get out there and make it count.
50 years ago, today, a whale exploded on an Oregon beach. 20 years later, before social media or video sharing sights or smartphones, it would become the first viral Internet video.
We sent it to each other in the mail.
The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself
We sent it to each other in the mail.
The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself
The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself
My first whale video came in the form of a VHS tape mailed to me by a stranger from the internet.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Happy Exploding Whale Day! Get out there and make it count.
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Senators look at Trump's shameless corruption and say "give us some of that"
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
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Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Senators look at Trump's shameless corruption and say "give us some of that"
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After #NOAA ceased funding to the lab that’s been monitoring seismic activity for more than 25 years, nine stations tracking tsunami-causing #earthquakes for the agency will go offline by the end of the month.
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This lab is key for tracking deadly waves. Its sensors are about to go offline.
After NOAA cut funding to the lab that’s been monitoring seismic activity for more than 25 years, nine stations tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes for the agency will go offline by the end of the mo...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
After #NOAA ceased funding to the lab that’s been monitoring seismic activity for more than 25 years, nine stations tracking tsunami-causing #earthquakes for the agency will go offline by the end of the month.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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