Brian McCann
@writerbrarian.bsky.social
Writer/Librarian. Legal KM, UX. Rugged Maniac. DnD game master. Spending summers with the Athena Cabin. On Tiktok as @LibraryDad.
Appreciating the Philly parade on Hulu and all the referenced to how old the city is.
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Appreciating the Philly parade on Hulu and all the referenced to how old the city is.
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
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Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Does anybody else have that thing where you forget all the bad things that happened to you, and then when you remember them, they crush you all at once like a pile of bricks? Just me? That's cool.
November 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Does anybody else have that thing where you forget all the bad things that happened to you, and then when you remember them, they crush you all at once like a pile of bricks? Just me? That's cool.
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Jackson County Public Health nominated KCUR for its exceptional and sustained coverage of public health issues, particularly on the opioid crisis in the Kansas City region.
KCUR recognized for excellence in public health reporting by Missouri Public Health Association
Jackson County Public Health nominated KCUR for its exceptional and sustained coverage of public health issues, particularly on the opioid crisis in the Kansas City region.
www.kcur.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Jackson County Public Health nominated KCUR for its exceptional and sustained coverage of public health issues, particularly on the opioid crisis in the Kansas City region.
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Huge win for Missouri and for all libraries. Thank you to MASL, MLA, the ACLU, and everyone involved! @la-cac.org #FReadom
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
Missouri court strikes down book ban law that pushed libraries to remove hundreds of titles
A law creating a misdemeanor offense for school employees who supply ‘sexually explicit material’ to students is now void.
www.stlpr.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Huge win for Missouri and for all libraries. Thank you to MASL, MLA, the ACLU, and everyone involved! @la-cac.org #FReadom
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
Some days you just chill with Voyager schematics and sounds.
November 19, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Some days you just chill with Voyager schematics and sounds.
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Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
JFC. AI with all my tax info. Awesome...
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
JFC. AI with all my tax info. Awesome...
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Kansas City, we take care of each other.
Nov 22 from 12 to 4 PM, I, in my personal capacity and KC Eats are hosting a food drive so families have what they need during the holidays.
Join us at the National WWI Museum and Memorial and every person who donates gets a BOGO free admission ticket!
Nov 22 from 12 to 4 PM, I, in my personal capacity and KC Eats are hosting a food drive so families have what they need during the holidays.
Join us at the National WWI Museum and Memorial and every person who donates gets a BOGO free admission ticket!
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Kansas City, we take care of each other.
Nov 22 from 12 to 4 PM, I, in my personal capacity and KC Eats are hosting a food drive so families have what they need during the holidays.
Join us at the National WWI Museum and Memorial and every person who donates gets a BOGO free admission ticket!
Nov 22 from 12 to 4 PM, I, in my personal capacity and KC Eats are hosting a food drive so families have what they need during the holidays.
Join us at the National WWI Museum and Memorial and every person who donates gets a BOGO free admission ticket!
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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Repeat after me: *the purpose of a system is what it does*
If you wanted a justice system whose purpose was to ensure public safety you would need to make a different system that *does that*
The current carceral system's purpose is racialized oppression. That's what it does.
If you wanted a justice system whose purpose was to ensure public safety you would need to make a different system that *does that*
The current carceral system's purpose is racialized oppression. That's what it does.
For the people asking me what I mean by "people over institutions" and "abolish the carceral state":
The American prison industrial complex is a for profit institution built on the systematic oppression and criminalization of racialized people. It should be eliminated.
The American prison industrial complex is a for profit institution built on the systematic oppression and criminalization of racialized people. It should be eliminated.
November 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Repeat after me: *the purpose of a system is what it does*
If you wanted a justice system whose purpose was to ensure public safety you would need to make a different system that *does that*
The current carceral system's purpose is racialized oppression. That's what it does.
If you wanted a justice system whose purpose was to ensure public safety you would need to make a different system that *does that*
The current carceral system's purpose is racialized oppression. That's what it does.
Me and a bunch of nerds got to see Aabria and the incredible actors at the @twentysidedtavern.bsky.social for an amazing show. Terrific fun time! Thanks for visiting KC!
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Me and a bunch of nerds got to see Aabria and the incredible actors at the @twentysidedtavern.bsky.social for an amazing show. Terrific fun time! Thanks for visiting KC!
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$220 million for a fascist ad campaign is bad enough. But it's all to line the pockets of Noem's friends and their families. The details in here are nuts.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
$220 million for a fascist ad campaign is bad enough. But it's all to line the pockets of Noem's friends and their families. The details in here are nuts.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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I’d just like to reiterate that if you put on a mask, and go out without a warrant and kidnap people because they aren’t white enough, you’re a huge piece of shit…
November 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I’d just like to reiterate that if you put on a mask, and go out without a warrant and kidnap people because they aren’t white enough, you’re a huge piece of shit…
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Unbelievably, Google is nickel and diming YouTube TV subscribers with their $20 credit due to ABC/Disney carriage dispute.
Believe it or not, you don’t get the credit UNLESS YOU EXPLICITLY REQUEST IT (and it’s buried in settings).
Here’s the link. Do it now.
tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
Believe it or not, you don’t get the credit UNLESS YOU EXPLICITLY REQUEST IT (and it’s buried in settings).
Here’s the link. Do it now.
tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
YouTube
Share your videos with friends, family, and the world.
tv.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Unbelievably, Google is nickel and diming YouTube TV subscribers with their $20 credit due to ABC/Disney carriage dispute.
Believe it or not, you don’t get the credit UNLESS YOU EXPLICITLY REQUEST IT (and it’s buried in settings).
Here’s the link. Do it now.
tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
Believe it or not, you don’t get the credit UNLESS YOU EXPLICITLY REQUEST IT (and it’s buried in settings).
Here’s the link. Do it now.
tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
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Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
JFC
“The filings for the proposed campaign explain that the messages will reach their audience through ‘the largest geofencing campaign in U.S. history’—a pitch to map the physical perimeters of every major church and Christian college in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Colorado during worship hours”
Losing the Republican base, Israel pours millions to target Evangelicals and churchgoers
Contracts Between Israel and Trump-linked Firms Reveal Campaigns and Plans to Target Millions of U.S. Churchgoers, Deploy Bots, Hire Influencers and Try to Make ChatGPT More pro-Israel
www.haaretz.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
JFC
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Fun with math:
A 6% 30-year mortgage on a $500k loan leaves the borrower paying $579k in interest over the life of the loan.
A 6% 50-year mortgage on a $500k loan leaves the borrower paying $815k in interest over the same 30-year period AND THEY STILL OWE $367k IN PRINCIPAL
A 6% 30-year mortgage on a $500k loan leaves the borrower paying $579k in interest over the life of the loan.
A 6% 50-year mortgage on a $500k loan leaves the borrower paying $815k in interest over the same 30-year period AND THEY STILL OWE $367k IN PRINCIPAL
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Fun with math:
A 6% 30-year mortgage on a $500k loan leaves the borrower paying $579k in interest over the life of the loan.
A 6% 50-year mortgage on a $500k loan leaves the borrower paying $815k in interest over the same 30-year period AND THEY STILL OWE $367k IN PRINCIPAL
A 6% 30-year mortgage on a $500k loan leaves the borrower paying $579k in interest over the life of the loan.
A 6% 50-year mortgage on a $500k loan leaves the borrower paying $815k in interest over the same 30-year period AND THEY STILL OWE $367k IN PRINCIPAL
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This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰
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License plate readers were sold as tools for finding stolen cars, but records have shown that they're being used in abortion investigations. States must ban law enforcement from using ALPRs to investigate healthcare decisions and prohibit sharing data across state lines. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a
New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and
www.eff.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
License plate readers were sold as tools for finding stolen cars, but records have shown that they're being used in abortion investigations. States must ban law enforcement from using ALPRs to investigate healthcare decisions and prohibit sharing data across state lines. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Librarians told 404 Media they're being inundated with new pitches for AI library tech and catalogs are being flooded with AI slop books.
But more broadly, AI maximalism across society is supercharging the ideological war on libraries, schools, government workers, and academics.
But more broadly, AI maximalism across society is supercharging the ideological war on libraries, schools, government workers, and academics.
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Librarians told 404 Media they're being inundated with new pitches for AI library tech and catalogs are being flooded with AI slop books.
But more broadly, AI maximalism across society is supercharging the ideological war on libraries, schools, government workers, and academics.
But more broadly, AI maximalism across society is supercharging the ideological war on libraries, schools, government workers, and academics.