Amanda Griggs
@amandagriggs.bsky.social
Librarian. Pop culture junkie. I said booby on national television.
Catherine O'Hara is gone, and life is less funny, less engaging, less bright. 2026 is a thief.
January 30, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Catherine O'Hara is gone, and life is less funny, less engaging, less bright. 2026 is a thief.
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Wild. The "witness" is a victim of racial violence.
Reyes was riding his bike in Milwaukee in September 2023 when Scott approached him, kicked him off the bike, stabbed him with a box cutter, and then stole his bike.
Scott was arrested and wrote letters posing as Reyes threatening to kill Trump.
Reyes was riding his bike in Milwaukee in September 2023 when Scott approached him, kicked him off the bike, stabbed him with a box cutter, and then stole his bike.
Scott was arrested and wrote letters posing as Reyes threatening to kill Trump.
A jury has found a Wisconsin man guilty of forging threats against President Donald Trump in an attempt to get a witness against him deported.
Jury finds Wisconsin man guilty of forging threat against Trump to get witness deported
A jury has found a Wisconsin man guilty of forging threats against President Donald Trump in an attempt to get a witness against him deported.
bit.ly
January 30, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Wild. The "witness" is a victim of racial violence.
Reyes was riding his bike in Milwaukee in September 2023 when Scott approached him, kicked him off the bike, stabbed him with a box cutter, and then stole his bike.
Scott was arrested and wrote letters posing as Reyes threatening to kill Trump.
Reyes was riding his bike in Milwaukee in September 2023 when Scott approached him, kicked him off the bike, stabbed him with a box cutter, and then stole his bike.
Scott was arrested and wrote letters posing as Reyes threatening to kill Trump.
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The coolest Congresswoman there’s ever been.
January 29, 2026 at 8:14 PM
The coolest Congresswoman there’s ever been.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois deputy has been sentenced to 20 years for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who called 911 for help.
January 29, 2026 at 4:18 PM
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois deputy has been sentenced to 20 years for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who called 911 for help.
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Gotta suck shit being a true Trump believer. You spend years roiling in anger over made-up bullshit. You fill a little bottle with piss or whatever and spray a 5-foot tall woman with it. She instantly squares up to kick the shit out of you. You go to jail. The goons you idolize say you work for her.
Until it was silenced 10 months ago by DOGE and self-proclaimed USAGM acting CEO Kari Lake, along with the rest of the nearly 50 language services of the Voice of America, VOA Somali reached on a weekly basis ~65% of adults in Somalia.
January 29, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Gotta suck shit being a true Trump believer. You spend years roiling in anger over made-up bullshit. You fill a little bottle with piss or whatever and spray a 5-foot tall woman with it. She instantly squares up to kick the shit out of you. You go to jail. The goons you idolize say you work for her.
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"Elevated romance" & "elevated sff" etc etc, I'm sorry but my entire life as a reader, critic & TV fan, all too often that's code for, "I don't know this genre, I've been taught to look down on it, my bosses hate it, but it sells idk?? People I guess like this stuff? So I guess we'll try it SIGH" ok
January 28, 2026 at 6:51 PM
"Elevated romance" & "elevated sff" etc etc, I'm sorry but my entire life as a reader, critic & TV fan, all too often that's code for, "I don't know this genre, I've been taught to look down on it, my bosses hate it, but it sells idk?? People I guess like this stuff? So I guess we'll try it SIGH" ok
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A lot of really good analysis here as to why TV historically hasn't made shows like #HeatedRivaly. For Reasons (most of them dumb! frustrating!), TV continues to leave money on the table (aside from Hallmark etc). Not ideal! I hope the success of HR changes this however +
"The real question here isn’t why Heated Rivalry is a hit—it’s why this kind of romance series is so rare in the first place."
The great @gavia.bsky.social returns to Fansplaining with an incisive piece on Heated Rivalry, romance publishing, and the TV industry. Read or listen to an audio version:
The great @gavia.bsky.social returns to Fansplaining with an incisive piece on Heated Rivalry, romance publishing, and the TV industry. Read or listen to an audio version:
The Success of Heated Rivalry Should Not Be a Surprise — Fansplaining
Romancelandia understands why the show is a hit. Why is it so hard for Hollywood to get the message?
www.fansplaining.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:44 PM
A lot of really good analysis here as to why TV historically hasn't made shows like #HeatedRivaly. For Reasons (most of them dumb! frustrating!), TV continues to leave money on the table (aside from Hallmark etc). Not ideal! I hope the success of HR changes this however +
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The Pitt.
Dammit.
The Pitt.
Dammit.
The Asset.
No, really.
No, really.
January 28, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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The Pitt.
Dammit.
The Pitt.
Dammit.
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Anybody ever notice that these violent guys are always exactly who we think they'll be?
NEW from @justinrohrlich.bsky.social:
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Brother calls Ilhan Omar suspect ‘right-wing extremist,’ has hated Somalis for years
Exclusive: ‘In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t,’ Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother told The Independent
www.independent.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Anybody ever notice that these violent guys are always exactly who we think they'll be?
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Beware.
WARNING, fellow journalists: As @nicoschmidt.io explains, attackers are trying to hijack reporters' Signal accounts by tricking people into handing over their 2FA codes. www.linkedin.com/posts/nicosc...
January 28, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Beware.
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Libraries need to be more vocal about the digital pricing problem. I only buy for Sora (the school version of Libby) when specifically requested by a patron. I talk a lot about why I don't buy on the regular and patrons are always shocked at the price difference. I have to pay $75 not $1.99!
Your Libby rental was free for you, but did you know it cost the D.C. Public Library $59.99?
The e-book boom (and a complicated pricing model from publishers) has left library systems strapped for cash. But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to fight back. 51st.news/ebooks-are-e...
The e-book boom (and a complicated pricing model from publishers) has left library systems strapped for cash. But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to fight back. 51st.news/ebooks-are-e...
Libraries can't afford e-books. D.C. lawmakers have a plan.
The demand and price for e-books is up — and it’s busting the D.C. Public Library budget.
51st.news
January 28, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Libraries need to be more vocal about the digital pricing problem. I only buy for Sora (the school version of Libby) when specifically requested by a patron. I talk a lot about why I don't buy on the regular and patrons are always shocked at the price difference. I have to pay $75 not $1.99!
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Incredibly, this is an actual photo New York Post used for the guy who attacked Ilhan Omar.
January 28, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Incredibly, this is an actual photo New York Post used for the guy who attacked Ilhan Omar.
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This is Minneapolis.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
January 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This is Minneapolis.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
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This is the way, make “ok, abolish only ICE” the moderate position.
Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.
truthout.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM
This is the way, make “ok, abolish only ICE” the moderate position.
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Alex Pretti was absolutely the best of us
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Alex Pretti was absolutely the best of us
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If I see you use this word, I'll block you. If you use it "satirically" I'll block you. Using it at all today is a really fine test of character.
I've had some of my books edited because I used it twenty years ago and I'm ashamed today of having used it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
I've had some of my books edited because I used it twenty years ago and I'm ashamed today of having used it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
The ‘R-Word’ Returns, Dismaying Those Who Fought to Oust It
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
If I see you use this word, I'll block you. If you use it "satirically" I'll block you. Using it at all today is a really fine test of character.
I've had some of my books edited because I used it twenty years ago and I'm ashamed today of having used it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
I've had some of my books edited because I used it twenty years ago and I'm ashamed today of having used it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
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This is unhinged. ICE will be in Italy participating in US security during the Olympics.
www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/...
“ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations is supporting the US Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service and host nation to vet and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organisations,” the agency said in a statement.'
The IOC's militarised spectacle
“ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations is supporting the US Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service and host nation to vet and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organisations,” the agency said in a statement.'
The IOC's militarised spectacle
ICE agents from US set to help with security at Winter Olympics in Italy
The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are set to begin on February 6, with shock at the late news of ICE involvement.
www.aljazeera.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:39 PM
This is unhinged. ICE will be in Italy participating in US security during the Olympics.
The entire state of Michigan counts as border. The entire state of Florida. Maine. Connecticut. Vermont. Insanity.
fucking hell just remembered, "CBP stays at border" and the way 'border' is defined in this country is this bullshit. awesome work, guys
January 27, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The entire state of Michigan counts as border. The entire state of Florida. Maine. Connecticut. Vermont. Insanity.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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these people seem like idiots
January 27, 2026 at 3:34 PM
these people seem like idiots
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Regular reminder to Gen Xers that you may not have been vaccinated for measles and can have the MMR now to catch up.
Also measles can wipe out immunity to other diseases if you catch it, so worth getting jabbed up.
Also measles can wipe out immunity to other diseases if you catch it, so worth getting jabbed up.
January 26, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Regular reminder to Gen Xers that you may not have been vaccinated for measles and can have the MMR now to catch up.
Also measles can wipe out immunity to other diseases if you catch it, so worth getting jabbed up.
Also measles can wipe out immunity to other diseases if you catch it, so worth getting jabbed up.
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pure speculation, but i think Fetterman, Bari, et al have heard from inside the admin that Noem is already cooked and they've know it's a safe place to score some points
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
pure speculation, but i think Fetterman, Bari, et al have heard from inside the admin that Noem is already cooked and they've know it's a safe place to score some points
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Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.