Witty Librarian Resistance
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Dark sign of the times that I’m regularly discussing with journalists the issue of whether the USG’s lawless killings are war crimes or just plain murder.
December 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Dark sign of the times that I’m regularly discussing with journalists the issue of whether the USG’s lawless killings are war crimes or just plain murder.
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And the same men who are separating nursing mothers & babies to deport them
December 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
And the same men who are separating nursing mothers & babies to deport them
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"Australians are no closer to learning what changes Hegseth’s department is seeking to #AUKUS"
That's the problem.
US-sycophant Marles
has secret talks with fascist war criminal Hegseth
about a 'deal' for Australia to hand over $370b+
to be Trump's lapdog. #auspol
www.smh.com.au/world/north-...
That's the problem.
US-sycophant Marles
has secret talks with fascist war criminal Hegseth
about a 'deal' for Australia to hand over $370b+
to be Trump's lapdog. #auspol
www.smh.com.au/world/north-...
Marles refuses 12 times to say what the Americans want in AUKUS review
Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong met their American counterparts Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio in Washington for annual talks amid what Rubio called “real momentum” in the alliance.
www.smh.com.au
December 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"Australians are no closer to learning what changes Hegseth’s department is seeking to #AUKUS"
That's the problem.
US-sycophant Marles
has secret talks with fascist war criminal Hegseth
about a 'deal' for Australia to hand over $370b+
to be Trump's lapdog. #auspol
www.smh.com.au/world/north-...
That's the problem.
US-sycophant Marles
has secret talks with fascist war criminal Hegseth
about a 'deal' for Australia to hand over $370b+
to be Trump's lapdog. #auspol
www.smh.com.au/world/north-...
What an idiot.
Guarantee you he didn't practice ahead of time to make sure he could even do this. Thought he was manly enough to power through. /headdesk
Guarantee you he didn't practice ahead of time to make sure he could even do this. Thought he was manly enough to power through. /headdesk
December 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
What an idiot.
Guarantee you he didn't practice ahead of time to make sure he could even do this. Thought he was manly enough to power through. /headdesk
Guarantee you he didn't practice ahead of time to make sure he could even do this. Thought he was manly enough to power through. /headdesk
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These are the same men who won't
-create private nursing or pumping spaces
-provide funding to support new mothers who struggle with nursing (not all bodies with breasts are capable of what most bodies with breasts are capable of)
-give men parental leave so they can support new mothers
-FUND SNAP
-create private nursing or pumping spaces
-provide funding to support new mothers who struggle with nursing (not all bodies with breasts are capable of what most bodies with breasts are capable of)
-give men parental leave so they can support new mothers
-FUND SNAP
RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."
December 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
These are the same men who won't
-create private nursing or pumping spaces
-provide funding to support new mothers who struggle with nursing (not all bodies with breasts are capable of what most bodies with breasts are capable of)
-give men parental leave so they can support new mothers
-FUND SNAP
-create private nursing or pumping spaces
-provide funding to support new mothers who struggle with nursing (not all bodies with breasts are capable of what most bodies with breasts are capable of)
-give men parental leave so they can support new mothers
-FUND SNAP
remember when the FBI and other agencies wanted to label far right extremists as domestic terrorists, but the Republicans in Congress pitched a hissy fit claiming it was violating their First Amendment Rights? Here's the Republicans now labeling trump critics as terrorists. Gee thanks.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will potentially treat opponents of President Donald Trump’s policies as “domestic terrorists,” according to a leaked memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi to all U.S. law enforcement agencies. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Leaked Memo: DOJ To List, Target Anti-Trump Activists as ‘Domestic Terrorists’
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
remember when the FBI and other agencies wanted to label far right extremists as domestic terrorists, but the Republicans in Congress pitched a hissy fit claiming it was violating their First Amendment Rights? Here's the Republicans now labeling trump critics as terrorists. Gee thanks.
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BREAKING: A federal judge ordered the government to restore Rümeysa Öztürk's SEVIS student record after it was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for exercising her freedom of speech.
This allows her to fully engage with the opportunities of her PhD program.
This allows her to fully engage with the opportunities of her PhD program.
December 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge ordered the government to restore Rümeysa Öztürk's SEVIS student record after it was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for exercising her freedom of speech.
This allows her to fully engage with the opportunities of her PhD program.
This allows her to fully engage with the opportunities of her PhD program.
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JUST IN: Judge Boasberg says it'd be "premature" to refer Kristi Noem for a contempt prosecution but orders testimony next week from DOJ whistleblower Erez Rueveni and Deputy Assistant AG Drew Ensign. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
JUST IN: Judge Boasberg says it'd be "premature" to refer Kristi Noem for a contempt prosecution but orders testimony next week from DOJ whistleblower Erez Rueveni and Deputy Assistant AG Drew Ensign. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
Important notice: AI-generated archival references
www.icrc.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
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Right now a flight is being loaded with people abducted by ICE at Minneapolis Airport. An activist there to photograph the plane said the 26+ people loaded on the flight was the most she has seen in six weeks of monitoring flights.
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Right now a flight is being loaded with people abducted by ICE at Minneapolis Airport. An activist there to photograph the plane said the 26+ people loaded on the flight was the most she has seen in six weeks of monitoring flights.
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The Trump administration is playing semantics about whether Hegseth gave a no quarter order. They're saying that the unarmed smugglers clinging to the wreckage were legitimate targets because they were still "in the fight"--but they've defined "the fight" as maybe being able to traffic drugs again.
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Trump administration is playing semantics about whether Hegseth gave a no quarter order. They're saying that the unarmed smugglers clinging to the wreckage were legitimate targets because they were still "in the fight"--but they've defined "the fight" as maybe being able to traffic drugs again.
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The secret to Hollywood success is having the richest dad in town.
David Ellison’s Paramount is making a hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. after Netflix already confirmed it’s buying the studio and streamer.
David Ellison Still Wants Daddy to Buy Warner Bros.
David Ellison’s Paramount is making a hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. after Netflix already confirmed it’s buying the studio and streamer.
www.vulture.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The secret to Hollywood success is having the richest dad in town.
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This is how they dismantle Medicare without saying they’re dismantling Medicare.
"Starting Jan. 1, in six states selected to take part in a federal pilot program, traditional Medicare recipients will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered --
private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..."
www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..."
www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
Thousands of Washington state Medicare users could soon have claims denied by AI
Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny.
www.kuow.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This is how they dismantle Medicare without saying they’re dismantling Medicare.
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Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.)
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.)
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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I think central planning by the dumbest guy you've ever heard of is bad for the economy
Q: Should Netflix be allowed to buy Warner Brothers?
TRUMP: That's a question. They have a very big market share. I'll be involved in that decision
TRUMP: That's a question. They have a very big market share. I'll be involved in that decision
December 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I think central planning by the dumbest guy you've ever heard of is bad for the economy
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I’m sure they have eliminated most safety related drills and SOP training to concentrate on ‘How to murder Venezuelan Boat People for Dummies..
December 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I’m sure they have eliminated most safety related drills and SOP training to concentrate on ‘How to murder Venezuelan Boat People for Dummies..
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It's what happens when civilian leadership fires competent senior line offices and replaces them with politruk-type ladder climbers.
December 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It's what happens when civilian leadership fires competent senior line offices and replaces them with politruk-type ladder climbers.
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This week I share an anniversary with thousands of strangers. My mom died of Covid five yrs ago today; hers was one of 9,744 such deaths that week. That we know of.
It was a mass death event. It was made much worse by the man now returned to the Oval Office.
This is how I felt; maybe you did too.
It was a mass death event. It was made much worse by the man now returned to the Oval Office.
This is how I felt; maybe you did too.
When Our Grief Turns to Despair - Dame Magazine
It’s been a year since I wrote about my bottomless, fathomless, American grief, about my inability to give it shape even as I tried to shape it with words. We’d lost about 220,000 Americans to COVID-1...
www.damemagazine.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This week I share an anniversary with thousands of strangers. My mom died of Covid five yrs ago today; hers was one of 9,744 such deaths that week. That we know of.
It was a mass death event. It was made much worse by the man now returned to the Oval Office.
This is how I felt; maybe you did too.
It was a mass death event. It was made much worse by the man now returned to the Oval Office.
This is how I felt; maybe you did too.
the only good news for the economy is if all of his unsanctioned tariffs are declared unconstitutional, the congressional GOP undo their godless tax cuts for the uberrich, and Biden's infrastructure plan resumes to rehire all the construction jobs back to improve the employment numbers.
HASSETT: TRUMP WILL BREAK HUGE AMOUNT OF POSITIVE ECONOMY NEWS
December 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
the only good news for the economy is if all of his unsanctioned tariffs are declared unconstitutional, the congressional GOP undo their godless tax cuts for the uberrich, and Biden's infrastructure plan resumes to rehire all the construction jobs back to improve the employment numbers.
Dreary Monday morning here in central Florida.
I blame trump.
I blame trump.
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Dreary Monday morning here in central Florida.
I blame trump.
I blame trump.
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"Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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The ‘Fog of War’ Is No Excuse
Mistakes are one thing; failures of moral judgment are another.
www.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
wouldn't it be cheaper just to hire the teleoperator to do this job in-person???
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
wouldn't it be cheaper just to hire the teleoperator to do this job in-person???