Edward Iglesias
@edwardiglesias.bsky.social
Librarian, Academic Occultist, etc
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IMLS announces "upon further review" that it is reinstating all federal grants to libraries. It leaves out that it's doing this because a federal court told them a few weeks ago that the Trump admin's decision to destroy libraries was not legal.
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www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersede...
www.imls.gov
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
IMLS announces "upon further review" that it is reinstating all federal grants to libraries. It leaves out that it's doing this because a federal court told them a few weeks ago that the Trump admin's decision to destroy libraries was not legal.
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
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Seems increasingly like a viable alternative ...
December 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Seems increasingly like a viable alternative ...
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Great list. Ordering some of the fiction he recommends, as I've never heard of them and his descriptions of the thrill of reading them is the dragon I'm constantly chasing...
I hope if you're shopping today, you stop by a local indie bookstore. Here's my list of my favorite 25 books from this past year, some old, some new, fiction, history, and current events — something for almost anyone on your list (and, of course, yourself!): www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/my-favorit...
My favorite books of 2025
25 books that changed the way I look at the world this year
www.doomsdayscenario.co
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Great list. Ordering some of the fiction he recommends, as I've never heard of them and his descriptions of the thrill of reading them is the dragon I'm constantly chasing...
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Happy Thanksgiving from #PulpSabotage
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from #PulpSabotage
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Opinion | When things begin to fall apart, some communities hunt out witches. Some target vulnerable populations. But some grabs their spades and get digging.
The Stakes of Vampire Scholarship
John Blair’s new book digs up the undead.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Opinion | When things begin to fall apart, some communities hunt out witches. Some target vulnerable populations. But some grabs their spades and get digging.
October 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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I checked out the link and it's legit. If you need help, this could be a good place to start.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I checked out the link and it's legit. If you need help, this could be a good place to start.
via White Rose Resistance
via White Rose Resistance
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I suspected this might be coming because of her recent retirement... I knew she'd never lay down the microphone unless forced to.
RIP to a giant of journalism, to a Founding Mother of NPR, and to -- I am proud and humbled to say -- my friend.
www.npr.org/2025/10/16/1...
RIP to a giant of journalism, to a Founding Mother of NPR, and to -- I am proud and humbled to say -- my friend.
www.npr.org/2025/10/16/1...
NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.
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October 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I suspected this might be coming because of her recent retirement... I knew she'd never lay down the microphone unless forced to.
RIP to a giant of journalism, to a Founding Mother of NPR, and to -- I am proud and humbled to say -- my friend.
www.npr.org/2025/10/16/1...
RIP to a giant of journalism, to a Founding Mother of NPR, and to -- I am proud and humbled to say -- my friend.
www.npr.org/2025/10/16/1...
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NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
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Good morning and welcome to my eternal October dilemma
October 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Good morning and welcome to my eternal October dilemma
@rubyrapture.bsky.social @kiwicouli.bsky.social If you are going to go cow, commit.
Sony A7 IV Mirrorless Camera Custom Skin
The SlickWraps Customizer is the application that lets you be in charge of your wrap's customization and design, giving you that look that separates your Sony A7 IV Mirrorless Camera from the rest! Yo...
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October 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
@rubyrapture.bsky.social @kiwicouli.bsky.social If you are going to go cow, commit.
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What I dislike about CNN's headline: the story admits Trump didn't say how he would enact a tariff on films or who would pay it. Some say he may not have the power to enact it. So saying he "announces" it sounds more definitive than the situation. READ: https://loom.ly/4XmjZXg
Trump announces 100% tariff on foreign-made movies | CNN Business
President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday he will be imposing a 100% tariff “on any and all movies that are made outside of the United States.”
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September 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
What I dislike about CNN's headline: the story admits Trump didn't say how he would enact a tariff on films or who would pay it. Some say he may not have the power to enact it. So saying he "announces" it sounds more definitive than the situation. READ: https://loom.ly/4XmjZXg
@themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy has an excellent "from the Archives" today on the vampire paradox. The problem with change is that it is unknowable.
The Vampire Problem: A Brilliant Thought Experiment Illustrating the Paradox of Transformative Experience
“Many of [life’s] big decisions involve choices to have experiences that teach us things we cannot know about from any other source but the experience itself.”
www.themarginalian.org
September 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
@themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy has an excellent "from the Archives" today on the vampire paradox. The problem with change is that it is unknowable.
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I stand with PBS.
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
September 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I stand with PBS.
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
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Good morning
A timely thought from F. Scott Fitzgerald
A timely thought from F. Scott Fitzgerald
September 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Good morning
A timely thought from F. Scott Fitzgerald
A timely thought from F. Scott Fitzgerald
Really good video on the linguistic tools used by cults.
The Secret Language of Cults: Crash Course Lecture
YouTube video by CrashCourse
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September 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Really good video on the linguistic tools used by cults.
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Bamboo flowering death plant
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Bamboo: the Queen of dramatic botanics
YouTube video by Hannah Fry
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September 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Bamboo flowering death plant
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Stand up to the bully. Do not surrender in advance:
Judge rules Trump administration cannot withhold funding from Harvard www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Judge rules Trump administration cannot withhold funding from Harvard www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Judge rules Trump administration cannot withhold funding from Harvard
The Trump administration illegally withheld federal funding for alleged antisemitism violations, a federal judge in Boston ruled.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Stand up to the bully. Do not surrender in advance:
Judge rules Trump administration cannot withhold funding from Harvard www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Judge rules Trump administration cannot withhold funding from Harvard www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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This made me laugh out loud
via @waxtraxrecords.bsky.social
via @waxtraxrecords.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This made me laugh out loud
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via @waxtraxrecords.bsky.social
"The rose batch and federal employee experience at [redacted] is the best! None of the other rose baths even come close"
Shalom friends!
I was on vacation, but did I skip a day of learning #Talmud? NO!
Can I move on before reacting to this page? Also no! It’s talking sh*t about hedonistic rich people and, ahem, the government.
Welcome to #DafReactions Avodah Zarah 65: Government H00ker #dafyomi
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I was on vacation, but did I skip a day of learning #Talmud? NO!
Can I move on before reacting to this page? Also no! It’s talking sh*t about hedonistic rich people and, ahem, the government.
Welcome to #DafReactions Avodah Zarah 65: Government H00ker #dafyomi
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Daf Reactions Avodah Zarah 65: Government H00ker
YouTube video by Miriam Anzovin
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August 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"The rose batch and federal employee experience at [redacted] is the best! None of the other rose baths even come close"
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This is the Lord of the Rings that I want to see.
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August 23, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This is the Lord of the Rings that I want to see.
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Biblically Accurate Nerf Blaster. Now I know what to get @miriamanzovin.bsky.social for Hanukkah.
Biblically-Accurate Nerf Blaster 🔫👁️👼 The Ophanim, Part I
YouTube video by Zack Freedman
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August 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Biblically Accurate Nerf Blaster. Now I know what to get @miriamanzovin.bsky.social for Hanukkah.
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Eat up, America! Radioactive shrimp at Walmart www.seafoodnews.com/Story/131653...
FDA Issues Advisory on Indonesian Shrimp Sold at Walmart Over Cs-137 Detection
FDA Issues Advisory on Indonesian Shrimp Sold at Walmart Over Cs-137 Detection Seafood News
www.seafoodnews.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Eat up, America! Radioactive shrimp at Walmart www.seafoodnews.com/Story/131653...
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Is it too late to start? – a handy #existential chart:
August 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Is it too late to start? – a handy #existential chart: