Barbara Gordon
@thebookwizard.bsky.social
Not actually Batgirl.
If this account were a book, it would be a spicy, queer manifesto with a side of sarcastic footnotes and a oatmilk Earl Grey latte with lavender syrup.
🖖🏻 #SussexSquad #KHive #Librarian
If this account were a book, it would be a spicy, queer manifesto with a side of sarcastic footnotes and a oatmilk Earl Grey latte with lavender syrup.
🖖🏻 #SussexSquad #KHive #Librarian
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Barbara Gordon
@thebookwizard.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Hi, new followers.
I’m queer.
I’m autistic.
I buy books for my libraries.
I’m bilingual.
I do art & sometimes music
I love Star Trek, Doctor Who & crime shows.
I’m a genealogy/history nut.
Sometimes I write things.
I’m also very opinionated.
I’m queer.
I’m autistic.
I buy books for my libraries.
I’m bilingual.
I do art & sometimes music
I love Star Trek, Doctor Who & crime shows.
I’m a genealogy/history nut.
Sometimes I write things.
I’m also very opinionated.
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Many thanks to the Houston Public Library for this exciting new role, I’m thrilled to join some amazing colleagues!
houstonlibraryfoundation.org/blog/houston...
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Houston Public Library to Install Five Inaugural Fellows - Houston Public Library Foundation
The Houston Public Library will honor five outstanding individuals as part of the inaugural Honorary Fellows program. The program honors exceptional individuals whose work, leadership, and contributi...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Many thanks to the Houston Public Library for this exciting new role, I’m thrilled to join some amazing colleagues!
houstonlibraryfoundation.org/blog/houston...
houstonlibraryfoundation.org/blog/houston...
MAGA bots REALLY don’t like people defending Senator Kelly. Which means they see him as a threat.
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
MAGA bots REALLY don’t like people defending Senator Kelly. Which means they see him as a threat.
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Another reminder - too late, as far as this action goes - that voting in EVERY election matters. It TRULY MATTERS! You think if the state legislature and local library boards weren’t chock full of reactionary fools this would be happening?
November 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Another reminder - too late, as far as this action goes - that voting in EVERY election matters. It TRULY MATTERS! You think if the state legislature and local library boards weren’t chock full of reactionary fools this would be happening?
This breaks my heart. She should still be here.
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
This breaks my heart. She should still be here.
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Lissen…It’s Black Friday and we’re shopping small. I’m going to add to this thread throughout the day but these are just a few places to get you started.
Flavor! Flavor! Flavor!
tastytin.com/collections/...
Lissen…It’s Black Friday and we’re shopping small. I’m going to add to this thread throughout the day but these are just a few places to get you started.
Flavor! Flavor! Flavor!
tastytin.com/collections/...
Holiday Gift Sets - Gourmet Seasoning Blends | Tasty Tin
Shop premium holiday gift sets featuring gourmet seasoning blends. Perfect for foodies and home cooks. Beautifully packaged and ready to gift.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Lissen…It’s Black Friday and we’re shopping small. I’m going to add to this thread throughout the day but these are just a few places to get you started.
Flavor! Flavor! Flavor!
tastytin.com/collections/...
Lissen…It’s Black Friday and we’re shopping small. I’m going to add to this thread throughout the day but these are just a few places to get you started.
Flavor! Flavor! Flavor!
tastytin.com/collections/...
Er, one thing with this boycott, I encourage people to do online shopping if it’s from a small/local business. It’s not always possible for people to do cash only transactions, especially for small businesses that are not storefront based.
November 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Er, one thing with this boycott, I encourage people to do online shopping if it’s from a small/local business. It’s not always possible for people to do cash only transactions, especially for small businesses that are not storefront based.
As a queer librarian and a human, this ENRAGES me.
Public libraries in Tennessee have begun to shut down as they carry out an order from state officials to remove children’s books containing LGBTQ+ themes or characters.
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
Alarm as Tennessee libraries shut down for Republican 'book purge'
Public libraries in Tennessee have begun to shut down as they carry out an order from state officials to remove children’s books containing LGBTQ+ themes or characters.For Popular Information, Rebecca...
www.rawstory.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
As a queer librarian and a human, this ENRAGES me.
My toxic trait is learning 4-5 languages at the same time
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
My toxic trait is learning 4-5 languages at the same time
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It feels like hard work is being rewarded less and the American Dream feels more out of reach than ever.
But instead of bringing down the cost of living like he promised, Trump is more focused on a tacky golden ballroom, starting trade wars, and giving taxpayer-funded bailouts to Argentina.
But instead of bringing down the cost of living like he promised, Trump is more focused on a tacky golden ballroom, starting trade wars, and giving taxpayer-funded bailouts to Argentina.
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It feels like hard work is being rewarded less and the American Dream feels more out of reach than ever.
But instead of bringing down the cost of living like he promised, Trump is more focused on a tacky golden ballroom, starting trade wars, and giving taxpayer-funded bailouts to Argentina.
But instead of bringing down the cost of living like he promised, Trump is more focused on a tacky golden ballroom, starting trade wars, and giving taxpayer-funded bailouts to Argentina.
Lions fans complaining about the officiating, naturally. We outplayed you guys, despite the refs. We deserved the win.
Stop being salty.
Stop being salty.
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Lions fans complaining about the officiating, naturally. We outplayed you guys, despite the refs. We deserved the win.
Stop being salty.
Stop being salty.
Spec. Sarah Beckstrom has died from her injuries, per CNN.
She was only 20. I am so sad for her family.
Rest in peace, Sarah.
She was only 20. I am so sad for her family.
Rest in peace, Sarah.
November 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Spec. Sarah Beckstrom has died from her injuries, per CNN.
She was only 20. I am so sad for her family.
Rest in peace, Sarah.
She was only 20. I am so sad for her family.
Rest in peace, Sarah.
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Many of us dance with ghosts of loved ones who have passed during these holidays. I feel so blessed that so far mine have been benevolent, especially after the pain of their departure is no longer fresh.
The new ancestors are gentle with us as we remember them through recipes, stories, and songs.
The new ancestors are gentle with us as we remember them through recipes, stories, and songs.
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Many of us dance with ghosts of loved ones who have passed during these holidays. I feel so blessed that so far mine have been benevolent, especially after the pain of their departure is no longer fresh.
The new ancestors are gentle with us as we remember them through recipes, stories, and songs.
The new ancestors are gentle with us as we remember them through recipes, stories, and songs.
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native-land.ca Today is a good time for white people to remember we live on stolen land. I live on stolen Duwamish, Muckleshoot, and Suquamish land. It's also a good time for us to remember to care about this the other 364 days of the year, and not just today...
Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land
Native Land is a resource to learn more about Indigenous territories, languages, lands, and ways of life. We welcome you to our site.
native-land.ca
November 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
native-land.ca Today is a good time for white people to remember we live on stolen land. I live on stolen Duwamish, Muckleshoot, and Suquamish land. It's also a good time for us to remember to care about this the other 364 days of the year, and not just today...
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Heartbreaking images and news from the tragic fire in Hong Kong.
At 75, the death toll has now exceeded that of Grenfell
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
At 75, the death toll has now exceeded that of Grenfell
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 75 as survivor found on stairs of building
Many still missing while grief-stricken mother says she lost her baby in the fire.
www.scmp.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Heartbreaking images and news from the tragic fire in Hong Kong.
At 75, the death toll has now exceeded that of Grenfell
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
At 75, the death toll has now exceeded that of Grenfell
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
FFS Ruben Gallego, do better
November 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
FFS Ruben Gallego, do better
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Please don’t scroll past this This is the voice of a mother in Gaza begging for help My daughter Alma is hungry and growing sicker each day Every night she asks for food I cannot give Please if your heart still feels compassion—help us survive
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November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Please don’t scroll past this This is the voice of a mother in Gaza begging for help My daughter Alma is hungry and growing sicker each day Every night she asks for food I cannot give Please if your heart still feels compassion—help us survive
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I just love this photo of Sen Kelly and Gabby Giffords.
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I just love this photo of Sen Kelly and Gabby Giffords.
You will be visited by three spirits.
The 3 spirits:
The 3 spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
You will be visited by three spirits.
The 3 spirits:
The 3 spirits:
If VP had been elected, hundreds of thousands of people would still be alive.
I’m livid at Musk, Trump et alia but I’m equally as angry at the people who try (tried) to say two parties are just the same.
I’m livid at Musk, Trump et alia but I’m equally as angry at the people who try (tried) to say two parties are just the same.
The numbers vary from study to study but hundreds of thousands of people have died because of Elon Musk and Marco Rubio illegally disbanding USAID — a body count on par with the first eight years of the Syrian civil war — In just seven months. It’s mass death that is simply unfathomable in scale.
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
If VP had been elected, hundreds of thousands of people would still be alive.
I’m livid at Musk, Trump et alia but I’m equally as angry at the people who try (tried) to say two parties are just the same.
I’m livid at Musk, Trump et alia but I’m equally as angry at the people who try (tried) to say two parties are just the same.
I would immediately cry, resign, change my name, delete my socials, and move to Cuernavaca if Rep. Waters said this about me.
Waters: This is an important press conference that is being held to let you know what we're all doing: resisting this lowdown dirty no good filthy president
November 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I would immediately cry, resign, change my name, delete my socials, and move to Cuernavaca if Rep. Waters said this about me.
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What republicans and maga fail to realize is, we dont give a flying F who is in the Epstein files, dems repubs wealthy poor... they ALL need to be held accountable and the victims deserve justice. PERIOD.
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
What republicans and maga fail to realize is, we dont give a flying F who is in the Epstein files, dems repubs wealthy poor... they ALL need to be held accountable and the victims deserve justice. PERIOD.
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This is what AABB has been talking about. This is a truly insane overreach, and people on the ground are really scared.
1. In Tennessee, public libraries have closed for up to a week to facilitate a Trump-inspired book purge.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge
One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes…
popular.info
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This is what AABB has been talking about. This is a truly insane overreach, and people on the ground are really scared.
I made a Senator Gallego sign 😏
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I made a Senator Gallego sign 😏
I got my MRI report - I don’t understand it all but I noted this.
Minor subacromial subdeltoid bursal fluid/bursitis.
Distal supraspinatus subtle bursal surface fraying
Acromioclavicular joint early/mild osteoarthritis.
Distal supraspinatus, infraspinatus and subscapularis mild tendinosis.
Minor subacromial subdeltoid bursal fluid/bursitis.
Distal supraspinatus subtle bursal surface fraying
Acromioclavicular joint early/mild osteoarthritis.
Distal supraspinatus, infraspinatus and subscapularis mild tendinosis.
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I got my MRI report - I don’t understand it all but I noted this.
Minor subacromial subdeltoid bursal fluid/bursitis.
Distal supraspinatus subtle bursal surface fraying
Acromioclavicular joint early/mild osteoarthritis.
Distal supraspinatus, infraspinatus and subscapularis mild tendinosis.
Minor subacromial subdeltoid bursal fluid/bursitis.
Distal supraspinatus subtle bursal surface fraying
Acromioclavicular joint early/mild osteoarthritis.
Distal supraspinatus, infraspinatus and subscapularis mild tendinosis.