Erratic Reader
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· Mar 28
Trump executive order seeks to 'restore' American history through Smithsonian overhaul
The "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" order removes "divisive, race-centered ideology" from Smithsonian museums, educational and research centers, and the National Zoo.
www.npr.org
One thing you can do to support the preservation of history even if you can't visit the Smithsonian or National Historic Site is to learn your local history. They can't hide, erase, or "reconstruct" everything.
www.npr.org/2025/03/27/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/27/n...
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'Fuzzies'
Oksana Maksimova
Oksana Maksimova
December 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
'Fuzzies'
Oksana Maksimova
Oksana Maksimova
Boiler is down. My nose is cold.
December 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Boiler is down. My nose is cold.
Sun came out. I have coffee.
December 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Sun came out. I have coffee.
I have table inertia. I am sitting here with an emptied bowl and cooling coffee and find myself staring at the wall. Starting the workweek on a cloudy Sunday will do that to you.
Onward!
Onward!
December 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I have table inertia. I am sitting here with an emptied bowl and cooling coffee and find myself staring at the wall. Starting the workweek on a cloudy Sunday will do that to you.
Onward!
Onward!
I wish more libraries marketed this way.
December 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I wish more libraries marketed this way.
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"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
truthout.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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So, let's play make-believe and pretend that Prasad has rock solid proof the vaccine killed 10 kids.
He is now sitting on it, refusing to give doctors on the ground the information they need to inform their patients.
The opposite of radical transparency.
endpoints.news/fda-says-it-...
He is now sitting on it, refusing to give doctors on the ground the information they need to inform their patients.
The opposite of radical transparency.
endpoints.news/fda-says-it-...
FDA says it won't release details of claimed Covid vaccine deaths in 'near term'
Details from an investigation by CBER Director Vinay Prasad into 10 alleged child deaths related to Covid-19 vaccines won't be coming soon, an FDA spokesperson told Endpoints News on Wednesday.
endpoints.news
December 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
So, let's play make-believe and pretend that Prasad has rock solid proof the vaccine killed 10 kids.
He is now sitting on it, refusing to give doctors on the ground the information they need to inform their patients.
The opposite of radical transparency.
endpoints.news/fda-says-it-...
He is now sitting on it, refusing to give doctors on the ground the information they need to inform their patients.
The opposite of radical transparency.
endpoints.news/fda-says-it-...
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from top to bottom all of these guys treat the united states government as a neat toy they can show off to their friends and use to impress girls
and we're all just a bunch of action figures to play with and discard when they're bored
and we're all just a bunch of action figures to play with and discard when they're bored
lol
Kash Patel is using the FBI to serve as an Uber for his girlfriend's drunk pals.
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Kash Patel is using the FBI to serve as an Uber for his girlfriend's drunk pals.
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Kash Patel ordered FBI detail to give girlfriend’s pal a lift home: sources
FBI agents have grown increasingly concerned by Patel’s use of the bureau’s strapped resource.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
from top to bottom all of these guys treat the united states government as a neat toy they can show off to their friends and use to impress girls
and we're all just a bunch of action figures to play with and discard when they're bored
and we're all just a bunch of action figures to play with and discard when they're bored
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How many other “peace prizes” will be created just to appeaseTrump? The WWE peace prize. The Cattlemen’s Association peace prize. The World of Warcraft peace prize.
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
How many other “peace prizes” will be created just to appeaseTrump? The WWE peace prize. The Cattlemen’s Association peace prize. The World of Warcraft peace prize.
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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Today SCOTUS will decide whether to take up the Llano decision from the 5th Circuit- the one where FL stepped in to argue that public libraries are government speech.
If they agree to take it up, at question will be whether the speech in our public libraries belongs to the government or The People.
If they agree to take it up, at question will be whether the speech in our public libraries belongs to the government or The People.
December 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Today SCOTUS will decide whether to take up the Llano decision from the 5th Circuit- the one where FL stepped in to argue that public libraries are government speech.
If they agree to take it up, at question will be whether the speech in our public libraries belongs to the government or The People.
If they agree to take it up, at question will be whether the speech in our public libraries belongs to the government or The People.
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“Futurism found that Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is actively doxxing everyday people, handing over real, current home addresses, phone numbers, emails, even family members’ info with almost no prompting.” ~ mastodon.social/@oaklandpriv...
Elon Musk's Grok AI Is Doxxing Home Addresses of Everyday People
Elon Musk's Grox chatbot will happily cough up real, current residential addresses of everyday Americans, with little to no prompting.
futurism.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
“Futurism found that Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is actively doxxing everyday people, handing over real, current home addresses, phone numbers, emails, even family members’ info with almost no prompting.” ~ mastodon.social/@oaklandpriv...
Government is not a business. The goal of business is to make a profit. The role of Government is to support The People.
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Government is not a business. The goal of business is to make a profit. The role of Government is to support The People.
Chocolate from my kid: Black Thunder Shifuku no Butter.
Wow, the butter really hits hard. French and Hokkaido butter holding together crunchy cookie bits, covered in chocolate. Delicious.
Wow, the butter really hits hard. French and Hokkaido butter holding together crunchy cookie bits, covered in chocolate. Delicious.
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Chocolate from my kid: Black Thunder Shifuku no Butter.
Wow, the butter really hits hard. French and Hokkaido butter holding together crunchy cookie bits, covered in chocolate. Delicious.
Wow, the butter really hits hard. French and Hokkaido butter holding together crunchy cookie bits, covered in chocolate. Delicious.
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@govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov This was genius 😂🤣😅
December 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
@govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov This was genius 😂🤣😅
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Yep! It's why I've kept my school library DVD collection instead of dumping it like most schools. It still gets used, even by students. We also have free external DVD players they can check out.
Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.
The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library
Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.
www.404media.co
December 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Yep! It's why I've kept my school library DVD collection instead of dumping it like most schools. It still gets used, even by students. We also have free external DVD players they can check out.
Adventures with HVAC in Libraries: Will it be roasting or freezing today? Or both? (This episode is a rerun.)
December 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Adventures with HVAC in Libraries: Will it be roasting or freezing today? Or both? (This episode is a rerun.)
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World AIDS Day
Science is real and life-saving.
Humans living with HIV who are on an effective antiretroviral treatment and have an undetectable viral load cannot transmit HIV sexually.
PrEP is a medicine that prevents HIV. It's taken in pill form or by injection. It reduces HIV risk by over 99%.
Science is real and life-saving.
Humans living with HIV who are on an effective antiretroviral treatment and have an undetectable viral load cannot transmit HIV sexually.
PrEP is a medicine that prevents HIV. It's taken in pill form or by injection. It reduces HIV risk by over 99%.
December 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM
World AIDS Day
Science is real and life-saving.
Humans living with HIV who are on an effective antiretroviral treatment and have an undetectable viral load cannot transmit HIV sexually.
PrEP is a medicine that prevents HIV. It's taken in pill form or by injection. It reduces HIV risk by over 99%.
Science is real and life-saving.
Humans living with HIV who are on an effective antiretroviral treatment and have an undetectable viral load cannot transmit HIV sexually.
PrEP is a medicine that prevents HIV. It's taken in pill form or by injection. It reduces HIV risk by over 99%.
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“Trish Carter-Goodheart, a Democratic candidate and citizen of the Nez Perce Tribe, spoke plainly: Racism and discrimination remain real and persistent …
When the conversation hit a nerve, [the GOP senator] abruptly stormed out, shouting: ‘Why don’t you go back to where you came from?’”
When the conversation hit a nerve, [the GOP senator] abruptly stormed out, shouting: ‘Why don’t you go back to where you came from?’”
Tribal IDs Are Federally Recognized. ICE Agents Are Ignoring Them.
Opinion. During last year’s Idaho election, a Republican state senator lost his composure when a candidate forum turned to the topic of racism.
nativenewsonline.net
December 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
“Trish Carter-Goodheart, a Democratic candidate and citizen of the Nez Perce Tribe, spoke plainly: Racism and discrimination remain real and persistent …
When the conversation hit a nerve, [the GOP senator] abruptly stormed out, shouting: ‘Why don’t you go back to where you came from?’”
When the conversation hit a nerve, [the GOP senator] abruptly stormed out, shouting: ‘Why don’t you go back to where you came from?’”
That strategy is demonstrably successful.
Believing patients, valuing ALL people, and rigorous science have led to prevention, treatment, and cure.
These are not features of the current administration.
Believing patients, valuing ALL people, and rigorous science have led to prevention, treatment, and cure.
These are not features of the current administration.
Today is World AIDS Day.
“An awareness day is not a strategy” is the US government's rationale for not publicly acknowledging World AIDS Day for the first time since the inaugural WAD in 1988.
#WAD2025
“An awareness day is not a strategy” is the US government's rationale for not publicly acknowledging World AIDS Day for the first time since the inaugural WAD in 1988.
#WAD2025
December 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
That strategy is demonstrably successful.
Believing patients, valuing ALL people, and rigorous science have led to prevention, treatment, and cure.
These are not features of the current administration.
Believing patients, valuing ALL people, and rigorous science have led to prevention, treatment, and cure.
These are not features of the current administration.
I decided it would be a good idea to make wassail for a library program I'm hosting tonight. Before making such decisions, I really must account for the fact that I am a lazy person.
It does smell wonderful.
It does smell wonderful.
December 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I decided it would be a good idea to make wassail for a library program I'm hosting tonight. Before making such decisions, I really must account for the fact that I am a lazy person.
It does smell wonderful.
It does smell wonderful.
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A mari and stars or snowflakes
November 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A mari and stars or snowflakes
Pumpkin cookies with semisweet chocolate chips are a fine thing indeed.
November 29, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Pumpkin cookies with semisweet chocolate chips are a fine thing indeed.