Chaos Librarian
@chaoslibrarian.bsky.social
Coping mechanism flywheel, compulsive reinterpretrix, acquired taste.
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“Of course, it doesn’t feel right to want IT to HAPPEN. And it’s obviously not okay to try to make IT HAPPEN. That’s not what this is ABOUT, just to make things CLEAR LEGALLY as far as VARIOUS AGENCIES are concerned.”
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When It Happens
It’s been so long, you sometimes forget that eventually, IT will HAPPEN.
It’s impossible to say when IT will HAPPEN. But it can’t be too long until...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
“Of course, it doesn’t feel right to want IT to HAPPEN. And it’s obviously not okay to try to make IT HAPPEN. That’s not what this is ABOUT, just to make things CLEAR LEGALLY as far as VARIOUS AGENCIES are concerned.”
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/whe...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/whe...
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As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin
Rob Reiner reflects on the critical role he played in getting California's gay marriage ban overturned.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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As he celebrates his 100th Birthday this very day, can we all take a moment to acknowledge that time when Dick Van Dyke won the internet internet.
Forever.
Forever.
December 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
As he celebrates his 100th Birthday this very day, can we all take a moment to acknowledge that time when Dick Van Dyke won the internet internet.
Forever.
Forever.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
Petty and small. Pathetic.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Petty and small. Pathetic.
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Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
My 12-year-old is really into Strong Bad right now, watching videos, playing music, quoting, etc... I realized this is exactly like my Monty Python/Tom Lehrer phase as a tween/teen... I'm the Boomer now.
December 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My 12-year-old is really into Strong Bad right now, watching videos, playing music, quoting, etc... I realized this is exactly like my Monty Python/Tom Lehrer phase as a tween/teen... I'm the Boomer now.
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
Oh shit this is relatable.
I still have no goddamned idea what "based" means in the current vernacular.
I still have no goddamned idea what "based" means in the current vernacular.
Today's Low Quality Ad is for this Based pin. That skull is a 100% accurate depiction of how I feel anytime younger generations invent a new word that I must either Google or accept that my vocabulary is slowly fading into obsolescence.
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collabs.shop/upgydk
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Oh shit this is relatable.
I still have no goddamned idea what "based" means in the current vernacular.
I still have no goddamned idea what "based" means in the current vernacular.
Mamdani is going to implement Sherry Law. Everyone will have to sip Amontillado with their pinkies up, as they unleash devastating bon mots upon unsuspecting dinner guests.
Mamdani is going to implement Sriracha law. Everyone will have to slather hot sauce on their scrambled eggs
Mamdani is going to implement My Sharona law. Everyone will have to create songs with undeniable rock beats.
November 9, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Mamdani is going to implement Sherry Law. Everyone will have to sip Amontillado with their pinkies up, as they unleash devastating bon mots upon unsuspecting dinner guests.
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
I share, for the record, my all time favorite (and cheapest) costume. The shirt I stole from my husband, everything else is just what nature gave me. Halloween, 2020 - The Great Weird Al Yankovic. @alyankovic.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I share, for the record, my all time favorite (and cheapest) costume. The shirt I stole from my husband, everything else is just what nature gave me. Halloween, 2020 - The Great Weird Al Yankovic. @alyankovic.bsky.social
When the *Italians* think your country is going down the shitter, you know you’re in trouble.
Sotheby’s has announced it will auction a solid gold toilet, a sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan called “America.”
A solid gold toilet is up for auction with a $10 million starting price
Sotheby’s has announced it will auction a solid gold toilet, a sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan called “America.”
bit.ly
October 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
When the *Italians* think your country is going down the shitter, you know you’re in trouble.
I just donated cash to Food For Lane County, my corner of Oregon's food bank. Folks are going to start getting real hungry, real soon. Donate here, or find your local food bank!
www.foodforlanecounty.org/ways-to-give/
www.foodforlanecounty.org/ways-to-give/
Ways to Give | Food for Lane County – Eugene, Oregon
Whether through donations, volunteering or fundraising, every contribution makes a meaningful difference in supporting our mission to reduce hunger and create access to food.
www.foodforlanecounty.org
October 27, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I just donated cash to Food For Lane County, my corner of Oregon's food bank. Folks are going to start getting real hungry, real soon. Donate here, or find your local food bank!
www.foodforlanecounty.org/ways-to-give/
www.foodforlanecounty.org/ways-to-give/
Making butter in the electric mixer and like...
a man wearing glasses and a helmet with the words ludicrous speed go !!! written on it .
ALT: a man wearing glasses and a helmet with the words ludicrous speed go !!! written on it .
media.tenor.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Making butter in the electric mixer and like...
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Trump raises the price of the ballroom to $350 million
(It changed from $200 million, then $300 million, now $350 million within the course of a few days)
(It changed from $200 million, then $300 million, now $350 million within the course of a few days)
October 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Trump raises the price of the ballroom to $350 million
(It changed from $200 million, then $300 million, now $350 million within the course of a few days)
(It changed from $200 million, then $300 million, now $350 million within the course of a few days)
This is what I needed today!
October 22, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This is what I needed today!
I love seeing the peaceful community action out there for #NoKings!my heart is with all of you!
October 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I love seeing the peaceful community action out there for #NoKings!my heart is with all of you!
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We don’t need more concrete; we need green — forests that hum with life and air that feels alive in our lungs. Every tree we lose takes a breath from the future. 🍃Let’s protect the wild corners of our world — the fields, rivers, and roots that remind us what it means to truly live.
October 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
We don’t need more concrete; we need green — forests that hum with life and air that feels alive in our lungs. Every tree we lose takes a breath from the future. 🍃Let’s protect the wild corners of our world — the fields, rivers, and roots that remind us what it means to truly live.
John Brown took no shit.
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.
October 17, 2025 at 4:43 AM
John Brown took no shit.
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Los Feliz, San Pedro, Willamette
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Los Feliz, San Pedro, Willamette
Lying in wait...
October 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Lying in wait...
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Keith Richards is secretly a Leprechaun. Prove me wrong.
October 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Keith Richards is secretly a Leprechaun. Prove me wrong.