Rational Dove, The
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Librarian by day, Trash video game enjoyer by night. Part-time Twitch streamer, full time spider fan. She/her. https://linkt.ree/therationaldove
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Consistent regular reminder that empathy for your fellow human being is a huge act of resistance. Care about people beyond just your friends and family. Care about strangers you've never met. Show them daily kindness. Remind everyone that suspicion and hosility should not be the baseline.
This was an interesting experiment for me because, while the skeet is accurate, it fails to mention that the bill would've excluded undocumented people and gender affirming care.
December 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This was an interesting experiment for me because, while the skeet is accurate, it fails to mention that the bill would've excluded undocumented people and gender affirming care.
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A white woman with the nickname “La Gringa” beat a Latino Republican in Miami
Democrat wins Miami's mayoral race for the first time in almost 30 years
“Democrat Eileen Higgins, a former county commissioner, defeated Republican Emilio González, NBC News projects.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
“Democrat Eileen Higgins, a former county commissioner, defeated Republican Emilio González, NBC News projects.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Democrat wins Miami's mayoral race for the first time in almost 30 years
Democrat Eileen Higgins, a former county commissioner, defeated Republican Emilio González, NBC News projects.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A white woman with the nickname “La Gringa” beat a Latino Republican in Miami
Education Bluesky: What are the vibes when it comes to cheating? I don't get a lot of on the grounds experience with students, but it seems like it's a big problem the way some professors tell it.
December 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Education Bluesky: What are the vibes when it comes to cheating? I don't get a lot of on the grounds experience with students, but it seems like it's a big problem the way some professors tell it.
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"Individual liberty" is when conservatives decide everything. Their concept of liberty is just domination, not freedom to do what they want, but freedom to force everyone else to do what they want. bsky.app/profile/donm...
The only way to assure individual liberty is to hand unprecedented governmental power to the guy engaged in blatant democratic backsliding
Kavanaugh: Broad delegations to unaccountable agencies are dangerous for individual liberty! We have used the major questions doctrine to prevent agencies from overreaching.
Sauer: MQD not a substitute for the removal power for the president
Sauer: MQD not a substitute for the removal power for the president
December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Individual liberty" is when conservatives decide everything. Their concept of liberty is just domination, not freedom to do what they want, but freedom to force everyone else to do what they want. bsky.app/profile/donm...
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People don't understand what is meant by "literacy" and the "literacy crisis".
Literacy isn't just not being able to physically read. Many people know how to see words and say words, which is basic reading. Literacy is being able to infer the correct information from what you read.
Literacy isn't just not being able to physically read. Many people know how to see words and say words, which is basic reading. Literacy is being able to infer the correct information from what you read.
October 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
People don't understand what is meant by "literacy" and the "literacy crisis".
Literacy isn't just not being able to physically read. Many people know how to see words and say words, which is basic reading. Literacy is being able to infer the correct information from what you read.
Literacy isn't just not being able to physically read. Many people know how to see words and say words, which is basic reading. Literacy is being able to infer the correct information from what you read.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
I mean, this has to be an intentional joke, right? Like she adds so much stuff to the toilet to make it unfunctional and then at the end uses it as a glorified chair to drink super cheap wine.
December 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I mean, this has to be an intentional joke, right? Like she adds so much stuff to the toilet to make it unfunctional and then at the end uses it as a glorified chair to drink super cheap wine.
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I like whatever is wrong with my algorithm over there
December 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I like whatever is wrong with my algorithm over there
Jesus Christ, this is terrifying.
A MAGA grandpa in Wyoming called 911 and told the operator to “call ICE” on an Amazon delivery driver simply for speaking Spanish.
“There’s this guy in front of my house who can’t speak English. You need to call ICE on him.”
“There’s this guy in front of my house who can’t speak English. You need to call ICE on him.”
December 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Jesus Christ, this is terrifying.
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Most public libraries are culling their physical media because it doesn’t circulate. If you want libraries to hold something, you need to check it out. Public libraries can’t just be warehouses for physical media you might want someday. Use it or lose it.
When we talk about physical media, we are often only taking about personal collections but a big part of shunning the current digital ecosystem is supporting your local library. Not just for print books and periodicals but for movies, games and other medias too. Get. A. Library. Card.
December 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Most public libraries are culling their physical media because it doesn’t circulate. If you want libraries to hold something, you need to check it out. Public libraries can’t just be warehouses for physical media you might want someday. Use it or lose it.
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Birthright citizenship is probably not integral to liberal democracy, but it is integral to *American* liberal democracy. Our vision of what we are as a country, as a nation beyond an ethnicity, requires it.
December 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Birthright citizenship is probably not integral to liberal democracy, but it is integral to *American* liberal democracy. Our vision of what we are as a country, as a nation beyond an ethnicity, requires it.
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The entire FNAF lore literally only exists to torment Matpat specifically
December 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The entire FNAF lore literally only exists to torment Matpat specifically
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FNaF is the Harry Potter of horror
December 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
FNaF is the Harry Potter of horror
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It really is amazing that the president has a noticeable an unexplained physical ailment that is disfiguring his right hand and there's no reporting about it. The White House's line is that it's from Trump shaking too many hands! Something is clearly being covered up.
December 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It really is amazing that the president has a noticeable an unexplained physical ailment that is disfiguring his right hand and there's no reporting about it. The White House's line is that it's from Trump shaking too many hands! Something is clearly being covered up.
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that woman is about to become the biggest right-wing / cancel culture / anti-woke grifter we have ever seen
the Thanos of “I’m being persecuted by being made to experience one consequence of my own actions”
the Thanos of “I’m being persecuted by being made to experience one consequence of my own actions”
December 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
that woman is about to become the biggest right-wing / cancel culture / anti-woke grifter we have ever seen
the Thanos of “I’m being persecuted by being made to experience one consequence of my own actions”
the Thanos of “I’m being persecuted by being made to experience one consequence of my own actions”
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It’s hard to not see the Netflix/WB news as a sort of doomsday scenario. The constant mergers and large scale absorptions of brands might be good for business, in theory, but they are bad for art; they are bad for creators; they are bad for preservation. Which makes it bad for us.
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
It’s hard to not see the Netflix/WB news as a sort of doomsday scenario. The constant mergers and large scale absorptions of brands might be good for business, in theory, but they are bad for art; they are bad for creators; they are bad for preservation. Which makes it bad for us.
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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 10:18 PM
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...
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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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We wanted to understand why so many young liberal New Yorkers love Zohran Mamdani. So we talked to three reactionary Free Press contributors at a yoga studio in Los Angeles.
December 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We wanted to understand why so many young liberal New Yorkers love Zohran Mamdani. So we talked to three reactionary Free Press contributors at a yoga studio in Los Angeles.
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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 6:25 PM
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:
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i'd say the midterm-level turnout for a special election is even more ominous than the swing
December 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
i'd say the midterm-level turnout for a special election is even more ominous than the swing
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JUST IN: Democrats have flipped the mayor's office in Roswell, Georgia, in tonight's runoff.
GOP Mayor Kurt Wilson conceded earlier tonight to Mary Robichaux, the Dem challenging him.
(This is a city in the Atlanta suburbs, the 9th most populous city in Georgia.)
GOP Mayor Kurt Wilson conceded earlier tonight to Mary Robichaux, the Dem challenging him.
(This is a city in the Atlanta suburbs, the 9th most populous city in Georgia.)
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
JUST IN: Democrats have flipped the mayor's office in Roswell, Georgia, in tonight's runoff.
GOP Mayor Kurt Wilson conceded earlier tonight to Mary Robichaux, the Dem challenging him.
(This is a city in the Atlanta suburbs, the 9th most populous city in Georgia.)
GOP Mayor Kurt Wilson conceded earlier tonight to Mary Robichaux, the Dem challenging him.
(This is a city in the Atlanta suburbs, the 9th most populous city in Georgia.)
My sewing machine is on strike I stg
December 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
My sewing machine is on strike I stg