Ghost Librarian
@alynn.bsky.social
Librarian. Archivist. Long time lurker over on several sites that now shall not be named.
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
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elise stefanik’s whole campaign for governor was relying on trump amplifying accusations that mamdani is a jihadist and not only did he have a great time meeting the guy, he directly rejected agreeing with stefanik, specifically.
incredible stuff
incredible stuff
November 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
elise stefanik’s whole campaign for governor was relying on trump amplifying accusations that mamdani is a jihadist and not only did he have a great time meeting the guy, he directly rejected agreeing with stefanik, specifically.
incredible stuff
incredible stuff
Mamdani is NEVER being invited back to the White House lol
November 22, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Mamdani is NEVER being invited back to the White House lol
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Every screen grab of these emails makes me realize learning to read was my first mistake.
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Every screen grab of these emails makes me realize learning to read was my first mistake.
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no one has ever been better than chuck schumer at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
November 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
no one has ever been better than chuck schumer at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
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Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
November 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
Will someone tell Schumer that the Baileys died years ago of old age and to please get imaginary constituents from this century
Senate Democrats are meeting behind closed doors to discuss the emerging deal. “Stay tuned,” Schumer tells us with a grin.
November 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Will someone tell Schumer that the Baileys died years ago of old age and to please get imaginary constituents from this century
Love Blueskys more mature vibe until I'm looking for people complaining about the Thrilljoy block party at SDCC.
July 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Love Blueskys more mature vibe until I'm looking for people complaining about the Thrilljoy block party at SDCC.
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Hey book lovers! Support your local library, of course. Also! Cool news! @bookshop.org has free shipping July 8-11. They also now sell ebooks, which is an excellent development. AND if you sign up for their email, there are periodic boook/ebook deals & I've snapped up many fine books that way. 💚📖🔥📘
July 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Hey book lovers! Support your local library, of course. Also! Cool news! @bookshop.org has free shipping July 8-11. They also now sell ebooks, which is an excellent development. AND if you sign up for their email, there are periodic boook/ebook deals & I've snapped up many fine books that way. 💚📖🔥📘
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AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking them off the ACA."
July 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking them off the ACA."
I just got off work to find that the two worst people in the world are fighting.
a woman in a black tank top is smiling with her mouth wide open
ALT: a woman in a black tank top is smiling with her mouth wide open
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June 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I just got off work to find that the two worst people in the world are fighting.
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…I am intrigued.
May 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
…I am intrigued.
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GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
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May 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
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If you would like to add your name to the over 250 librarians and library workers, who have already signed this joint statement condemning the dismissal of Dr. Carla Hayden, visit docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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Statement against Carla Hayden's Firing May 14 2025.docx
docs.google.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
If you would like to add your name to the over 250 librarians and library workers, who have already signed this joint statement condemning the dismissal of Dr. Carla Hayden, visit docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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"The shuttering of USAID, in other words, ranks with the absolute worst atrocities in the history of the world."
Wrote about how Musk's illegal shuttering of USAID is likely to cause 25 million deaths over 15 years. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/elon-musk-...
Elon Musk is committing a genocide
The worst is not really covered as the worst.
www.everythingishorrible.net
April 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"The shuttering of USAID, in other words, ranks with the absolute worst atrocities in the history of the world."
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Gov. Tim Walz State Address: "We have university students shoved into unmarked vans and fathers being tossed into Salvadorian gulags without a hint of due process. If you say you love freedom, but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love isn't freedom, it's privilege."
April 24, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Gov. Tim Walz State Address: "We have university students shoved into unmarked vans and fathers being tossed into Salvadorian gulags without a hint of due process. If you say you love freedom, but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love isn't freedom, it's privilege."
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presidents should get a probationary period and if their approval rating falls below 50% at any point within their first three months in office we get to eject them from the country with a catapult
April 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
presidents should get a probationary period and if their approval rating falls below 50% at any point within their first three months in office we get to eject them from the country with a catapult
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Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
April 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
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Steve Silberman's groundbreaking book NeuroTribes, which fully debunked any story of an "autism epidemic," is 10 years old this summer. The answer has been out there for a decade. He'd be LIVID about this.
RFK Jr: "By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we will be able to eliminate those exposures."
April 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Steve Silberman's groundbreaking book NeuroTribes, which fully debunked any story of an "autism epidemic," is 10 years old this summer. The answer has been out there for a decade. He'd be LIVID about this.
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California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas): "there are currently more kids with measles in Texas than there are transgender athletes in the NCAA. That's the epidemic we should all be worried about."
April 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas): "there are currently more kids with measles in Texas than there are transgender athletes in the NCAA. That's the epidemic we should all be worried about."
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Absolutely obsessed with this late 19th century illustration of the Orion Nebula by Otto Boeddicker.
March 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Absolutely obsessed with this late 19th century illustration of the Orion Nebula by Otto Boeddicker.
I worked in a public library. People used to threaten me regularly over DVDs.
If I see one more grown and well paid man say they couldn’t do a marginally brave thing because they were afraid of threats I am going to lose my mind
March 21, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I worked in a public library. People used to threaten me regularly over DVDs.
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Remember when we put up signs that said "The FBI was not here today" so we could take them down when they were and not violate gag orders?
Library directors/boards likely won't go for this but I want signs in any physically empty spaces explicitly saying that they can no longer provide that service bc of government orders. Preferably with calls to action after.
When the crucial library services funded by IMLS are gone shortly, no library can play the "neutral" card anymore, no matter how much they've stuck their feet in the mud about it.
Libraries need to be clear and precise why these services are gone: Presidential orders.
Libraries need to be clear and precise why these services are gone: Presidential orders.
March 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Remember when we put up signs that said "The FBI was not here today" so we could take them down when they were and not violate gag orders?
Library directors/boards likely won't go for this but I want signs in any physically empty spaces explicitly saying that they can no longer provide that service bc of government orders. Preferably with calls to action after.
When the crucial library services funded by IMLS are gone shortly, no library can play the "neutral" card anymore, no matter how much they've stuck their feet in the mud about it.
Libraries need to be clear and precise why these services are gone: Presidential orders.
Libraries need to be clear and precise why these services are gone: Presidential orders.
March 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Library directors/boards likely won't go for this but I want signs in any physically empty spaces explicitly saying that they can no longer provide that service bc of government orders. Preferably with calls to action after.
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I say this often but Germany was the preeminent research power until 1933 and in 100 since years has never caught up to where it was before the purge of Jews
US has had hegemony over science since WW2, it has made US rich & powerful with academic dominance spilling into tech dominance. With Musk/Trump squashing funding & free speech & immigration we are going to quickly lose that to EU & China & India, who will stop sending their best & brightest to US.
French scientist denied US entry after officers find phone messages criticizing Trump
March 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I say this often but Germany was the preeminent research power until 1933 and in 100 since years has never caught up to where it was before the purge of Jews