Librariansaysook
@librariansaysook.bsky.social
Oregonian Liberal Jewish Librarian. I’m kinda a big deal with the age 2-5 set. I block you if I think you’re an asshole or it’s pointless to argue with you
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Homan said ICE is going to stay until "the problem's gone," which means they're never leaving because they are the problem. Just more propaganda trying to make the criminal regime appear "legit" and make it look like they're not the problem.
January 29, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Homan said ICE is going to stay until "the problem's gone," which means they're never leaving because they are the problem. Just more propaganda trying to make the criminal regime appear "legit" and make it look like they're not the problem.
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Everybody on all sides is playing it cool, but it strikes me as a big deal that a senior ADL antisemitism researcher is jumping ship to join @nexusproject.bsky.social.
Nexus really is becoming the place to go for mainstream liberal Jews who feel legacy orgs have abandoned them to coddle the right.
Nexus really is becoming the place to go for mainstream liberal Jews who feel legacy orgs have abandoned them to coddle the right.
The Nexus in the Shadow of the ADL
Last month, I read an article in the JTA which described the Nexus Project as having been "launched ... as a progressive alternative to th...
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January 30, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Everybody on all sides is playing it cool, but it strikes me as a big deal that a senior ADL antisemitism researcher is jumping ship to join @nexusproject.bsky.social.
Nexus really is becoming the place to go for mainstream liberal Jews who feel legacy orgs have abandoned them to coddle the right.
Nexus really is becoming the place to go for mainstream liberal Jews who feel legacy orgs have abandoned them to coddle the right.
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
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very fun to think that there are at least four votes for "the president can unilaterally rewrite a constitutional amendment"
A different kind of April fools
*SUPREME COURT SETS BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ARGUMENTS FOR APRIL 1
*SUPREME COURT SETS BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ARGUMENTS FOR APRIL 1
January 30, 2026 at 4:35 PM
very fun to think that there are at least four votes for "the president can unilaterally rewrite a constitutional amendment"
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Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
This is from Georgia Fort’s video.
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
January 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
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Catherine O'Hara, the actor who starred as Kate McCallister in “Home Alone,” has died at 71, TMZ reports
Catherine O'Hara Dead at 71
Catherine O'Hara -- famous for her work in "Schitt's Creek," "Home Alone," and "Best In Show" -- is dead ... TMZ has learned.
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January 30, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Catherine O'Hara, the actor who starred as Kate McCallister in “Home Alone,” has died at 71, TMZ reports
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Our boss likes your vibe and wanted to ask:
January 30, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Our boss likes your vibe and wanted to ask:
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"They had the professional demeanor of criminals".
This should be said every time ICE is mentioned.
This should be said every time ICE is mentioned.
January 29, 2026 at 5:05 PM
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals".
This should be said every time ICE is mentioned.
This should be said every time ICE is mentioned.
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the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
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nintendo is going to drone strike the data center responsible for this
Google’s new world AI model tool let me generate a bunch of Nintendo-inspired games. Including one featuring Link with a paraglider! Gift link: www.theverge.com/news/869726/...
January 29, 2026 at 5:52 PM
nintendo is going to drone strike the data center responsible for this
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I'm so old I remember when various reporters were very critical of the refusal of outlets to devote significant attention to a president’s mental fitness in light of polls showing that the public believed there was an issue.
Hard to pick just one devastating stat from this survey but holy shit
January 29, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I'm so old I remember when various reporters were very critical of the refusal of outlets to devote significant attention to a president’s mental fitness in light of polls showing that the public believed there was an issue.
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friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there
January 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM
friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there
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Minnesota is grieving. But we’re resolved. The support we’ve received from across the country has energized us, and given us hope.
It’s time for the federal government to draw down their forces and let us get back to allowing freedom, opportunity, and security – for everyone.
It’s time for the federal government to draw down their forces and let us get back to allowing freedom, opportunity, and security – for everyone.
January 29, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Minnesota is grieving. But we’re resolved. The support we’ve received from across the country has energized us, and given us hope.
It’s time for the federal government to draw down their forces and let us get back to allowing freedom, opportunity, and security – for everyone.
It’s time for the federal government to draw down their forces and let us get back to allowing freedom, opportunity, and security – for everyone.
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Bonus content: the article also explores how the current SCOTUS majority (and its lower court allies) act in a deeply *entitled* fashion -- showing immense grievance at being asked to constrain themselves to legal rules and treating normal critique as a lese majeste offense.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Bonus content: the article also explores how the current SCOTUS majority (and its lower court allies) act in a deeply *entitled* fashion -- showing immense grievance at being asked to constrain themselves to legal rules and treating normal critique as a lese majeste offense.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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More controversial ex: We have a rule against racial gerrymandering. But Rucho + Alexander treat partisan gerrymandering as a constitutional entitlement: states *have* to be allowed to partisan gerrymander, and if the only way they can do it is via racial gerrymandering, then they get to do it.
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
More controversial ex: We have a rule against racial gerrymandering. But Rucho + Alexander treat partisan gerrymandering as a constitutional entitlement: states *have* to be allowed to partisan gerrymander, and if the only way they can do it is via racial gerrymandering, then they get to do it.
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Big Tuna!
(That’s what I called Judge Tunheim when I was clerking. Nobody joined me, just like they refused to call Judge Murphy’s clerks “Murphettes” or Judge Loken’s clerks “Lokis”).
(That’s what I called Judge Tunheim when I was clerking. Nobody joined me, just like they refused to call Judge Murphy’s clerks “Murphettes” or Judge Loken’s clerks “Lokis”).
“Refugees have a legal right to be in the United States, a right to work, a right to live peacefully — and importantly, a right not to be subjected to the terror of being arrested and detained without warrants or cause in their homes or on their way to religious services…” said Judge John R. Tunheim
Judge Orders Release of Minnesota Refugees Targeted in ICE Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Big Tuna!
(That’s what I called Judge Tunheim when I was clerking. Nobody joined me, just like they refused to call Judge Murphy’s clerks “Murphettes” or Judge Loken’s clerks “Lokis”).
(That’s what I called Judge Tunheim when I was clerking. Nobody joined me, just like they refused to call Judge Murphy’s clerks “Murphettes” or Judge Loken’s clerks “Lokis”).
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Democrats' demand that Stephen Miller is fired as a condition of voting for ICE funding is one of the smartest moves they've made under Trump.
Miller is a loathsome figure who I imagine has rock-bottom likability numbers. Democrats should try to raise his public salience as often as possible.
Miller is a loathsome figure who I imagine has rock-bottom likability numbers. Democrats should try to raise his public salience as often as possible.
January 28, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Democrats' demand that Stephen Miller is fired as a condition of voting for ICE funding is one of the smartest moves they've made under Trump.
Miller is a loathsome figure who I imagine has rock-bottom likability numbers. Democrats should try to raise his public salience as often as possible.
Miller is a loathsome figure who I imagine has rock-bottom likability numbers. Democrats should try to raise his public salience as often as possible.
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I will always advocate for a Judaism that isn’t only about social justice work, but also Judaism has served as a beacon for how I want to move in the world.
It has formed a framework on which I have established my values and we live in a world that challenges those values every day
It has formed a framework on which I have established my values and we live in a world that challenges those values every day
January 29, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I will always advocate for a Judaism that isn’t only about social justice work, but also Judaism has served as a beacon for how I want to move in the world.
It has formed a framework on which I have established my values and we live in a world that challenges those values every day
It has formed a framework on which I have established my values and we live in a world that challenges those values every day
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If you want a system of government where you as the voter have no culpability, you also need a system of government where you have no voice.
Oke of the powerful electoral factions is going to win. You decide which one to support. That's it. Duty & blame is reciprocal here.
Oke of the powerful electoral factions is going to win. You decide which one to support. That's it. Duty & blame is reciprocal here.
January 29, 2026 at 4:56 PM
If you want a system of government where you as the voter have no culpability, you also need a system of government where you have no voice.
Oke of the powerful electoral factions is going to win. You decide which one to support. That's it. Duty & blame is reciprocal here.
Oke of the powerful electoral factions is going to win. You decide which one to support. That's it. Duty & blame is reciprocal here.
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Ps: a common refrain that you'll hear is that "you're saying the Dems can't be at fault, it's the voters, as if the voters owe something to politicians and not the other way around!"
Yes, actually, that's how the social contract of democracy works. Voters yet the government they work for. Or don't.
Yes, actually, that's how the social contract of democracy works. Voters yet the government they work for. Or don't.
January 29, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Ps: a common refrain that you'll hear is that "you're saying the Dems can't be at fault, it's the voters, as if the voters owe something to politicians and not the other way around!"
Yes, actually, that's how the social contract of democracy works. Voters yet the government they work for. Or don't.
Yes, actually, that's how the social contract of democracy works. Voters yet the government they work for. Or don't.
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(yes, I remember this tweet, no matter how inconvenient it is for many people on here)
January 29, 2026 at 4:34 PM
(yes, I remember this tweet, no matter how inconvenient it is for many people on here)
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Make up your mind.
(Ps: a lot of folks already made up their mind, and then they realized "oh yeah that means the public is gonna turn on us and our cause because we will be blamed for Trump. Uhhh... RETREAT!")
(Ps: a lot of folks already made up their mind, and then they realized "oh yeah that means the public is gonna turn on us and our cause because we will be blamed for Trump. Uhhh... RETREAT!")
January 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Make up your mind.
(Ps: a lot of folks already made up their mind, and then they realized "oh yeah that means the public is gonna turn on us and our cause because we will be blamed for Trump. Uhhh... RETREAT!")
(Ps: a lot of folks already made up their mind, and then they realized "oh yeah that means the public is gonna turn on us and our cause because we will be blamed for Trump. Uhhh... RETREAT!")
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Do I blame "the Left" for Harris' defeat? No, there's lots of factors and frankly it was most of all anti-incumbency Malaise backlash, Gaza was imo just a particular subset's excuse.
But you can't really have it both ways, either you're an electorally impotent smol bean or you're a proud wrecker.
But you can't really have it both ways, either you're an electorally impotent smol bean or you're a proud wrecker.
January 29, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Do I blame "the Left" for Harris' defeat? No, there's lots of factors and frankly it was most of all anti-incumbency Malaise backlash, Gaza was imo just a particular subset's excuse.
But you can't really have it both ways, either you're an electorally impotent smol bean or you're a proud wrecker.
But you can't really have it both ways, either you're an electorally impotent smol bean or you're a proud wrecker.
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You know, leftists insisting that they did their bit in trying to elect Harris and it wasn't them would be more persuasive if a lot of the folks involved hadn't loudly gloated about their electoral power in the heady aftermath of her defeat, before they realized it would make everyone hate them.
January 29, 2026 at 4:29 PM
You know, leftists insisting that they did their bit in trying to elect Harris and it wasn't them would be more persuasive if a lot of the folks involved hadn't loudly gloated about their electoral power in the heady aftermath of her defeat, before they realized it would make everyone hate them.