Ashley Larsen
@loudestlibrarian.bsky.social
Librarian. Ukulele enthusiast. Insomniac
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Google the video & see for yourself.
This is not law enforcement. This is murder.
Sickening.
This is not law enforcement. This is murder.
Sickening.
January 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Google the video & see for yourself.
This is not law enforcement. This is murder.
Sickening.
This is not law enforcement. This is murder.
Sickening.
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If you have any funds to spare and want to help Minneapolis right now, getting dash cams to observers is crucially important and especially after today
ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims.
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
January 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
If you have any funds to spare and want to help Minneapolis right now, getting dash cams to observers is crucially important and especially after today
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ICE agents stopped by protesters after the shooting an observer in Minneapolis, according to witnesse. ICE deployed pepper spray and tear gas.
January 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
ICE agents stopped by protesters after the shooting an observer in Minneapolis, according to witnesse. ICE deployed pepper spray and tear gas.
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Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Never has it been clearer to me that history is driven by assholes.
January 6, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Never has it been clearer to me that history is driven by assholes.
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This guy here is dead 👇
January 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This guy here is dead 👇
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500 Richest People Gained Record $2.2 Trillion in 2025, Fueling Calls for Wealth Tax www.commondreams.org/news/billion...
500 Richest People Gained Record $2.2 Trillion in 2025, Fueling Calls for Wealth Tax | Common Dreams
The top 500 billionaires—led by Big Tech's Bezos, Musk, and Ellison—added a record $2.2 trillion to their wealth in 2025, sparking new calls for a wealth tax.
www.commondreams.org
January 2, 2026 at 12:04 PM
500 Richest People Gained Record $2.2 Trillion in 2025, Fueling Calls for Wealth Tax www.commondreams.org/news/billion...
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I'm seriously starting to question the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize.
January 3, 2026 at 7:51 AM
I'm seriously starting to question the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize.
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The Trump administration is shutting NASA's Goddard library down today and things will be archived in a warehouse or "thrown away."
Much of this material is literally irreplaceable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
Much of this material is literally irreplaceable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:29 PM
The Trump administration is shutting NASA's Goddard library down today and things will be archived in a warehouse or "thrown away."
Much of this material is literally irreplaceable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
Much of this material is literally irreplaceable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
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If you read nothing else this new year, let it be this piece. A former New York Times editor laid out how they're anti trans coverage was directed from the top by AG Sulzberger, Joe Kahn, and Carolyn Ryan. This was a purposeful effort to target trans people.
transnews.network/p/a-directiv...
transnews.network/p/a-directiv...
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 2, 2026 at 2:43 PM
If you read nothing else this new year, let it be this piece. A former New York Times editor laid out how they're anti trans coverage was directed from the top by AG Sulzberger, Joe Kahn, and Carolyn Ryan. This was a purposeful effort to target trans people.
transnews.network/p/a-directiv...
transnews.network/p/a-directiv...
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
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Reupping this one for New Yorkers who likely didn't see this news when it dropped right before the holidays...
Governor Kathy Hochul VETOED the New York bill meant to protect the freedom to read.
archive.ph/xJqia
archive.ph/xJqia
archive.ph
January 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Reupping this one for New Yorkers who likely didn't see this news when it dropped right before the holidays...
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“We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again - Only a question of time!”
December 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
“We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again - Only a question of time!”
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“Justice Brett Kavanaugh does not seem happy that his name has become synonymous with racist immigration enforcement.” slate.com/news-and-pol...
Brett Kavanaugh Is Trying to Walk Back “Kavanaugh Stops.” Too Late.
It appears the justice has some regrets.
slate.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
“Justice Brett Kavanaugh does not seem happy that his name has become synonymous with racist immigration enforcement.” slate.com/news-and-pol...
I was just struck by this definition of a Windigo (a human turned cannibalistic monster) in the book Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer.
December 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I was just struck by this definition of a Windigo (a human turned cannibalistic monster) in the book Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer.
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Postmarks used to be determined by the day you dropped something off at the Post Office.
However, under Trump’s USPS postmarks are now only issued once your mail hits a sorting facility days later (or if you stand in line to get a stamp).
This affects, ballots, bills, healthcare, rent, etc.
However, under Trump’s USPS postmarks are now only issued once your mail hits a sorting facility days later (or if you stand in line to get a stamp).
This affects, ballots, bills, healthcare, rent, etc.
Here’s an NPR explainer from Oct on the Post Office’s proposed changes to its definition of postmarks. *These changes went into effect on Dec. 24.* So, if you want to prove that you mailed a ballot (or sent a check) in by a certain date, it needs to be hand-stamped by a clerk. tinyurl.com/3bdu28ne
Your ballot or other mail may not get postmarked by USPS the day it's dropped off
Close to a deadline for mailing your ballot, tax return or legal document? To make sure it gets a postmark on time under the latest USPS changes, you may want to send it early or visit a post office.
tinyurl.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Postmarks used to be determined by the day you dropped something off at the Post Office.
However, under Trump’s USPS postmarks are now only issued once your mail hits a sorting facility days later (or if you stand in line to get a stamp).
This affects, ballots, bills, healthcare, rent, etc.
However, under Trump’s USPS postmarks are now only issued once your mail hits a sorting facility days later (or if you stand in line to get a stamp).
This affects, ballots, bills, healthcare, rent, etc.
A library patron once wrote a complaint saying, "That librarian's storytime is so loud, you could hear it in San Francisco." Which is only about ten miles away, but still...
Explain your username: am demon, am girl...
Explain your username: my name is Frith, and according to @janereplygirl.bsky.social I am the most Normal about nuns 📿🙏🏼
December 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A library patron once wrote a complaint saying, "That librarian's storytime is so loud, you could hear it in San Francisco." Which is only about ten miles away, but still...
Check out this garbage can shell-ebration in honor of #invertefest!
December 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Check out this garbage can shell-ebration in honor of #invertefest!
I got bitten by one of these at work today. It was on the floor under the craft cabinet and had one of its mandibles stuck in a blue seed bead. It didn't appreciate my attempts to help. To be fair, I was the one who spilled a box of seed beads earlier this year, so I suppose it was my fault.
December 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I got bitten by one of these at work today. It was on the floor under the craft cabinet and had one of its mandibles stuck in a blue seed bead. It didn't appreciate my attempts to help. To be fair, I was the one who spilled a box of seed beads earlier this year, so I suppose it was my fault.
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Some good news to end the year on. The Supreme Court today blocked Trump from sending the National Guard into the Chicago area — finally setting a limit to Trump’s executive power. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/finally-the-supreme-court-stops-trump
December 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Some good news to end the year on. The Supreme Court today blocked Trump from sending the National Guard into the Chicago area — finally setting a limit to Trump’s executive power. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/finally-the-supreme-court-stops-trump
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!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
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Canadian TV network bravely airs dissidents’ report on U.S. abuses after political commissar orders its suppression
Can confirm: Pulled 60 Minutes “Inside CECOT” segment on the El Salvador mega prison housing hundreds of Venezuelan deportees sent by the U.S. is on Global TV’s free app
December 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Canadian TV network bravely airs dissidents’ report on U.S. abuses after political commissar orders its suppression