Gene Locicero (he/they)
@code-kobold.bsky.social
Hi! I'm an Android dev who also enjoys museums🖼️, books and libraries 📚, gaming 🎮, paper craft ✒️, zines 🖨️, sewing 🧵, embroidery 🪡, boardgames and TTRPGs🎲
Proudly Queer and Nonbinary 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Proudly Queer and Nonbinary 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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For example, @librariesftp.bsky.social started with 5 of us, all volunteers. No money [we still have none but we sell tshirts to raise a small amount & rely on in kind donations for the rest], and we very much punch above our weight. Many people think we're a staffed nonprofit. But nope.
January 7, 2026 at 12:28 AM
For example, @librariesftp.bsky.social started with 5 of us, all volunteers. No money [we still have none but we sell tshirts to raise a small amount & rely on in kind donations for the rest], and we very much punch above our weight. Many people think we're a staffed nonprofit. But nope.
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Not familiar with the Reconstruction era Colfax Massacre 💔 (part of long, ongoing history of white supremacist voter suppression) and "U.S. v. Cruikshank" ruling?
Read a description below and find link to young adult book to learn more. #TeachReconstruction
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/co...
Read a description below and find link to young adult book to learn more. #TeachReconstruction
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/co...
April 13, 1873: Colfax Massacre
The Ku Klux Klan carried out the Colfax Massacre in response to a Republican victory in the 1872 elections.
www.zinnedproject.org
January 6, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Not familiar with the Reconstruction era Colfax Massacre 💔 (part of long, ongoing history of white supremacist voter suppression) and "U.S. v. Cruikshank" ruling?
Read a description below and find link to young adult book to learn more. #TeachReconstruction
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/co...
Read a description below and find link to young adult book to learn more. #TeachReconstruction
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/co...
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Maybe your representative is quite liberal and you are guessing that they already support impeaching RFK. Well, they probably haven't signed on yet to the existing articles of impeachment!
I called mine today to encourage her to support this effort. @foushee.house.gov
I called mine today to encourage her to support this effort. @foushee.house.gov
Lots of people asking about who has co-sponsored the articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. w/ @rephaleystevens.bsky.social. The answer is Rep. Eric Swalwell.
This is why we need people power NOW.
Sign the petition & call your rep asking them to co-sponsor:
www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
This is why we need people power NOW.
Sign the petition & call your rep asking them to co-sponsor:
www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
January 6, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Maybe your representative is quite liberal and you are guessing that they already support impeaching RFK. Well, they probably haven't signed on yet to the existing articles of impeachment!
I called mine today to encourage her to support this effort. @foushee.house.gov
I called mine today to encourage her to support this effort. @foushee.house.gov
Everyone knows the new year doesn't really start in Boston until some truck gets storrowed
Happy New Year from Storrow Drive!
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📸: @victor_tu.r @Lobsty_lovah
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📸: @victor_tu.r @Lobsty_lovah
January 6, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Everyone knows the new year doesn't really start in Boston until some truck gets storrowed
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Today ICE is allowed to resume using Medicaid data in deportation cases. The transfer of Medicaid data to ICE was unprecedented and put on hold. It's now back. We've uploaded the data sharing agreement here: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
Here is the Agreement Giving ICE Medicaid Patients' Data
On Tuesday, ICE was allowed to continue using Medicaid data in deportation cases.
www.404media.co
January 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Today ICE is allowed to resume using Medicaid data in deportation cases. The transfer of Medicaid data to ICE was unprecedented and put on hold. It's now back. We've uploaded the data sharing agreement here: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
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They have gone so far in helping to create the current situation that coverage on a dead trans woman seems more like an attempt to generate profit from the misery they caused, so ghoulish is the perfect word.
January 6, 2026 at 1:51 PM
They have gone so far in helping to create the current situation that coverage on a dead trans woman seems more like an attempt to generate profit from the misery they caused, so ghoulish is the perfect word.
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For the People Leftist Library enters its 4th year by reflecting on our goals and looking ahead. If you care about public library organizing, this January newsletter is for you: open.substack.com/pub/librarie... - I am really proud of the work we've all done so far.
For The People Newsletter Vol. XXXV
For everyone working to strengthen and expand public libraries
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
For the People Leftist Library enters its 4th year by reflecting on our goals and looking ahead. If you care about public library organizing, this January newsletter is for you: open.substack.com/pub/librarie... - I am really proud of the work we've all done so far.
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Starting tomorrow, the Trump administration is set to send notices to 1,000 student loan borrowers (first round) noticing them of an intent to garnish their wages for student loan debt.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
January 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Starting tomorrow, the Trump administration is set to send notices to 1,000 student loan borrowers (first round) noticing them of an intent to garnish their wages for student loan debt.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
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My personal guiding question remains this:
What have I done to alleviate suffering today?
Convinced that being able to answer that affirmatively each night is what has powered me through the past few years, and lets me sleep at night.
What have I done to alleviate suffering today?
Convinced that being able to answer that affirmatively each night is what has powered me through the past few years, and lets me sleep at night.
As daily goals, "stop fascism," "defeat evil," and "save the world" probably aren't going to get you anywhere, and might leave you feeling overwhelmed and helpless, but "work towards building something good" is always achievable, concrete, and useful.
January 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
My personal guiding question remains this:
What have I done to alleviate suffering today?
Convinced that being able to answer that affirmatively each night is what has powered me through the past few years, and lets me sleep at night.
What have I done to alleviate suffering today?
Convinced that being able to answer that affirmatively each night is what has powered me through the past few years, and lets me sleep at night.
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I read an earlier draft of this paper - and recommend.
Very important work showing how courts - and appointees/nominees - actually function.
Very important work showing how courts - and appointees/nominees - actually function.
I have a new paper w Andrea Prat & Jake Spitz. We show that Republican appointed Supreme Court Justices vote in favor of the richer party by over 70% today, as compared to D’s at 30%. In the 1950s and both were at 50%. This strong trend may contribute to rising inequality. www.nber.org/papers/w34643
Ruling for the Rich: the Supreme Court over Time
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
January 5, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I read an earlier draft of this paper - and recommend.
Very important work showing how courts - and appointees/nominees - actually function.
Very important work showing how courts - and appointees/nominees - actually function.
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Utah commissioned it's department of health to do a systematic review of gender affirming care for trans youth. In a 1000 page plus report found it was beneficial and the evidence was substantial. The lawmakers rejected it anyways.
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
Utah debate over transgender treatments for minors divides policymakers, experts over state 'systematic review'
Do No Harm alleges Utah Department of Health and Human Services "systematic review" misleads on transgender outcomes.
www.deseret.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Utah commissioned it's department of health to do a systematic review of gender affirming care for trans youth. In a 1000 page plus report found it was beneficial and the evidence was substantial. The lawmakers rejected it anyways.
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
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20 Trans & Non-Binary Books To Read in 2026
From campy murder mysteries to queer dark academia and epic trans fantasy novels, here's our list of 20 trans and non-binary books to keep an eye out for in 2026 at Proud Geek.
#booksky #transbooks
From campy murder mysteries to queer dark academia and epic trans fantasy novels, here's our list of 20 trans and non-binary books to keep an eye out for in 2026 at Proud Geek.
#booksky #transbooks
Trans & Non-Binary Books To Read in 2026
From campy murder mysteries to queer dark academia and epic trans fantasy novels, here's our list of 20 trans and non-binary books to keep an eye out for in 2026.
www.proud-geek.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 12:31 PM
20 Trans & Non-Binary Books To Read in 2026
From campy murder mysteries to queer dark academia and epic trans fantasy novels, here's our list of 20 trans and non-binary books to keep an eye out for in 2026 at Proud Geek.
#booksky #transbooks
From campy murder mysteries to queer dark academia and epic trans fantasy novels, here's our list of 20 trans and non-binary books to keep an eye out for in 2026 at Proud Geek.
#booksky #transbooks
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In light of illegal actions by the U.S. gov't in Venezuela, we highlight a few teaching resources, starting with the classic "people's history" of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano, "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent." 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/op...
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/op...
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
Book — Non-fiction. By Eduardo Galeano. 1997. 360 pages. Gripping history of the land and people of Latin America.
www.zinnedproject.org
January 4, 2026 at 8:10 PM
In light of illegal actions by the U.S. gov't in Venezuela, we highlight a few teaching resources, starting with the classic "people's history" of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano, "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent." 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/op...
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/op...
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Some people were not raised by a military father who explained what ethics are using Hugh Thompson Jr's actions at the My Lai massacre and it shows
January 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Some people were not raised by a military father who explained what ethics are using Hugh Thompson Jr's actions at the My Lai massacre and it shows
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there will be a push to recruit young ppl. it will come to ppl whose families have been stamped into poverty beneath the boot heels of billionaires with promises of "a way out." education, travel, money. temptation will come from inside their own schools; make sure they have the tools to resist it.
January 3, 2026 at 8:09 AM
there will be a push to recruit young ppl. it will come to ppl whose families have been stamped into poverty beneath the boot heels of billionaires with promises of "a way out." education, travel, money. temptation will come from inside their own schools; make sure they have the tools to resist it.
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from someone who was in school for the beginning of the "war on terror," please. please please please. talk to teenagers in your life about not joining the us military. about not letting themselves be groomed by recruiters in schools. they're going to want soldiers, and they always start young.
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
from someone who was in school for the beginning of the "war on terror," please. please please please. talk to teenagers in your life about not joining the us military. about not letting themselves be groomed by recruiters in schools. they're going to want soldiers, and they always start young.
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Folks, she brought a whole plate of spaghetti to the broadcast center to do her headshot. She then houses that spaghetti.
Mattia sips on an espresso during his.
Truly the heroes we need during these times.
Mattia sips on an espresso during his.
Truly the heroes we need during these times.
January 2, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Folks, she brought a whole plate of spaghetti to the broadcast center to do her headshot. She then houses that spaghetti.
Mattia sips on an espresso during his.
Truly the heroes we need during these times.
Mattia sips on an espresso during his.
Truly the heroes we need during these times.
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You can pick up a reading log and limited edition Winter Reading enamel pin at any Boston Public Library location between January 1 and February 28, 2026. Contact [email protected] with any questions about the Winter Reading Challenge.
Visit www.bpl.org/winter to find suggestions for books to read 🔗
Visit www.bpl.org/winter to find suggestions for books to read 🔗
Winter Reading Challenge
Winter Reading Challenge
This winter, the Boston Public Library is challenging you to read a book by an author from each of six…
www.bpl.org
January 2, 2026 at 2:23 PM
You can pick up a reading log and limited edition Winter Reading enamel pin at any Boston Public Library location between January 1 and February 28, 2026. Contact [email protected] with any questions about the Winter Reading Challenge.
Visit www.bpl.org/winter to find suggestions for books to read 🔗
Visit www.bpl.org/winter to find suggestions for books to read 🔗
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Seems like a good time to remind everyone that @distributeaid.org works directly with mutual aid groups to help local communities prepare for and respond to natural disasters.
6 months until hurricane season starts! Offset the bad news by supporting our work here:
6 months until hurricane season starts! Offset the bad news by supporting our work here:
January 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Seems like a good time to remind everyone that @distributeaid.org works directly with mutual aid groups to help local communities prepare for and respond to natural disasters.
6 months until hurricane season starts! Offset the bad news by supporting our work here:
6 months until hurricane season starts! Offset the bad news by supporting our work here:
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January 1, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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2025 sucked.
In 2026, we are taking back our science!
We are excited to launch our Substack: The Science Fight Club.
Read our first post, written by @cdelawalla.bsky.social, a review of 2025, a preview of 2026, and a big call to action.
open.substack.com/pub/sciencef...
In 2026, we are taking back our science!
We are excited to launch our Substack: The Science Fight Club.
Read our first post, written by @cdelawalla.bsky.social, a review of 2025, a preview of 2026, and a big call to action.
open.substack.com/pub/sciencef...
January 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
2025 sucked.
In 2026, we are taking back our science!
We are excited to launch our Substack: The Science Fight Club.
Read our first post, written by @cdelawalla.bsky.social, a review of 2025, a preview of 2026, and a big call to action.
open.substack.com/pub/sciencef...
In 2026, we are taking back our science!
We are excited to launch our Substack: The Science Fight Club.
Read our first post, written by @cdelawalla.bsky.social, a review of 2025, a preview of 2026, and a big call to action.
open.substack.com/pub/sciencef...
I'd probably swear on a copy of Gene Yang's Superman Smashes the Klan
What better than Superman's motto of "Truth Justice and a Better Tomorrow"
Plus it would piss the right people off 😂
What better than Superman's motto of "Truth Justice and a Better Tomorrow"
Plus it would piss the right people off 😂
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 12:34 AM
I'd probably swear on a copy of Gene Yang's Superman Smashes the Klan
What better than Superman's motto of "Truth Justice and a Better Tomorrow"
Plus it would piss the right people off 😂
What better than Superman's motto of "Truth Justice and a Better Tomorrow"
Plus it would piss the right people off 😂
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I'm obsessed with the entire Kpop Demon Hunters soundtrack, and I've been really loving the creative covers of the songs I've been coming across.
#SkyFundathon2026
youtu.be/45flCq-DZ94?...
#SkyFundathon2026
youtu.be/45flCq-DZ94?...
GOLDEN - HUNTR/X METAL COVER by KAYLA KING & @MiaAsano (KPop Demon Hunters Huntrix) @Netflix
YouTube video by KAYLA KING
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I'm obsessed with the entire Kpop Demon Hunters soundtrack, and I've been really loving the creative covers of the songs I've been coming across.
#SkyFundathon2026
youtu.be/45flCq-DZ94?...
#SkyFundathon2026
youtu.be/45flCq-DZ94?...
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Happy New Year Boston 🥳
January 1, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Happy New Year Boston 🥳