A.S.K., a librarian
@thestackscat.bsky.social
Another Twitter escapee. @thestackscat most places.
You don't get to take your trauma out on other people.
You don't get to take your trauma out on other people.
Pinned
A direct consequence of the Supreme Court overturning the Chevron doctrine in Loper Bright Enterprises last term. We are seriously fucked.
A federal appeals court has struck down the FCC’s net neutrality rules that prevented internet service providers from throttling or blocking content or charging more to deliver it
This is really really bad. Like, you think sponsored ads on Google are annoying? Wait until ISPs throttle load speeds to websites that don't pay them for higher speeds.
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Good one @myownpetard.bsky.social
my daughter announced, with great confidence, that the lit menorah in the city plaza was for people who celebrate harmonica
November 30, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Good one @myownpetard.bsky.social
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a year and 11 months of Crips for eSims for Gaza ;-;
waiting for you to see this post, Alice! T_T
#ConnectingGaza
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
waiting for you to see this post, Alice! T_T
#ConnectingGaza
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
Crips for eSims for Gaza
Crips for eSims for Gaza is a collaboration between Jane Shi, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Alice Wong.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
a year and 11 months of Crips for eSims for Gaza ;-;
waiting for you to see this post, Alice! T_T
#ConnectingGaza
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
waiting for you to see this post, Alice! T_T
#ConnectingGaza
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
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An important part of arresting the consolidation of authoritarianism is convincing corporations and institutions that Trump will eventually be out of power and at that point they’ll face consequences for their actions and by that standard this is a good sign
Jamie Dimon says JPM hasn't given to the ballroom because "anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful about how anything is perceived." Adds "And also how the next DOJ is going to deal with."
thehill.com/business/559...
thehill.com/business/559...
thehill.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 AM
An important part of arresting the consolidation of authoritarianism is convincing corporations and institutions that Trump will eventually be out of power and at that point they’ll face consequences for their actions and by that standard this is a good sign
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It’s clear that the primary interest of the US in “peace negotiations” is to create opportunities for Trump, Witkoff, their family members, business partners and cronies to make billions from business deals with Russia, and Ukraine is just the annoying nuisance in the way.
November 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
It’s clear that the primary interest of the US in “peace negotiations” is to create opportunities for Trump, Witkoff, their family members, business partners and cronies to make billions from business deals with Russia, and Ukraine is just the annoying nuisance in the way.
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marxism for me is the ultimate "love the band hate the fans" school of thought. the Tool of ideologies
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
marxism for me is the ultimate "love the band hate the fans" school of thought. the Tool of ideologies
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Here's the problem with Frederick Douglass: Us.
Most of us never get past one of his autobiographies, usually the first & shortest, & his oration, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"
Yet his was one of the greatest prophetic voices the country has produced. The post below is a small example.
Most of us never get past one of his autobiographies, usually the first & shortest, & his oration, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"
Yet his was one of the greatest prophetic voices the country has produced. The post below is a small example.
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
November 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Here's the problem with Frederick Douglass: Us.
Most of us never get past one of his autobiographies, usually the first & shortest, & his oration, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"
Yet his was one of the greatest prophetic voices the country has produced. The post below is a small example.
Most of us never get past one of his autobiographies, usually the first & shortest, & his oration, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"
Yet his was one of the greatest prophetic voices the country has produced. The post below is a small example.
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I keep meaning to comment on one of your threads and I keep forgetting, but you are just SO GOOD at sharing good research news, explaining why it's a) important and b) good news, and explaining the science behind the findings. It's a rare skill and you are amazing at it!
November 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I keep meaning to comment on one of your threads and I keep forgetting, but you are just SO GOOD at sharing good research news, explaining why it's a) important and b) good news, and explaining the science behind the findings. It's a rare skill and you are amazing at it!
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NYU #Libraries Completes Multi-Year Project to Digitize "Daily Worker" and "Daily World" Negatives Collection (via @nyulibraries.bsky.social) guides.nyu.edu/blog/NYU-Lib... #digitization #photographs #digitalcollections #newspapers
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
NYU #Libraries Completes Multi-Year Project to Digitize "Daily Worker" and "Daily World" Negatives Collection (via @nyulibraries.bsky.social) guides.nyu.edu/blog/NYU-Lib... #digitization #photographs #digitalcollections #newspapers
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NEWS GAZETTE: Kathy's #Mailbag, Nov. 28, 2025
An I-57/74 update ... a look back at favorite local retailers and shopping bargains from 50 years ago … why tables and chairs have suddenly disappeared from one area mall … and an update on the now-“extreme” drought in much…
An I-57/74 update ... a look back at favorite local retailers and shopping bargains from 50 years ago … why tables and chairs have suddenly disappeared from one area mall … and an update on the now-“extreme” drought in much…
Kathy's #Mailbag, Nov. 28, 2025
An I-57/74 update ... a look back at favorite local retailers and shopping bargains from 50 years ago … why tables and chairs have suddenly disappeared from one area mall
www.news-gazette.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
NEWS GAZETTE: Kathy's #Mailbag, Nov. 28, 2025
An I-57/74 update ... a look back at favorite local retailers and shopping bargains from 50 years ago … why tables and chairs have suddenly disappeared from one area mall … and an update on the now-“extreme” drought in much…
An I-57/74 update ... a look back at favorite local retailers and shopping bargains from 50 years ago … why tables and chairs have suddenly disappeared from one area mall … and an update on the now-“extreme” drought in much…
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"This week, we'll send a clear message: stop complying with this lawless, vicious, bigoted agenda. Stand up for American democracy, civil rights and our communities. Our dollars will go to people who share our values.."
#BlackskyNews
www.sacbee.com/news/busines...
#BlackskyNews
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Target, Amazon, and Home Depot face holiday season boycott
A number of consumer groups are supporting the boycott.Boycotts generally have limited impact.There are some signs that may be changing.
www.sacbee.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"This week, we'll send a clear message: stop complying with this lawless, vicious, bigoted agenda. Stand up for American democracy, civil rights and our communities. Our dollars will go to people who share our values.."
#BlackskyNews
www.sacbee.com/news/busines...
#BlackskyNews
www.sacbee.com/news/busines...
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The only solution is to dismantle ICE and CBP completely. This lawlessness and cruelty cannot be reformed.
Beyond depraved: "Hours after her detainment, court documents obtained by ABC News show that a federal judge ordered the government not to remove the 19-year-old from the U.S. and not to transfer her outside of Massachusetts. But Lopez Belloza was deported to Honduras the next day."
November 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The only solution is to dismantle ICE and CBP completely. This lawlessness and cruelty cannot be reformed.
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As millions of families struggle to get by this holiday season, the U.S. spends $13.6 billion of taxpayer money locking people up who haven't even been convicted of a crime.
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
As millions of families struggle to get by this holiday season, the U.S. spends $13.6 billion of taxpayer money locking people up who haven't even been convicted of a crime.
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There is literally no reason for the military to be in D.C.
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
There is literally no reason for the military to be in D.C.
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sigh
The headline every day should be that across the nation, across every district of voters, across all wings of the party, there aren’t even a *dozen* elected Republicans who oppose any of this.
November 28, 2025 at 4:54 AM
sigh
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The tagline for this website should be “Sometimes people can be both ideologically correct and unbelievably tiresome”
November 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The tagline for this website should be “Sometimes people can be both ideologically correct and unbelievably tiresome”
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Many years ago, I was feeling stressed by the state of the world and I started a Holiday Fairies thing where people sent me their wishlists and I publicized them to try to get everyone gifts for the holidays.
@shelflove.bsky.social skillfully took it over and made it An Actual Thing!
Like SRSLY!
@shelflove.bsky.social skillfully took it over and made it An Actual Thing!
Like SRSLY!
Holiday Fairies
Romancelandia holiday fairies is a mutual aid effort for the romance novel reader community.
shelflovepodcast.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Many years ago, I was feeling stressed by the state of the world and I started a Holiday Fairies thing where people sent me their wishlists and I publicized them to try to get everyone gifts for the holidays.
@shelflove.bsky.social skillfully took it over and made it An Actual Thing!
Like SRSLY!
@shelflove.bsky.social skillfully took it over and made it An Actual Thing!
Like SRSLY!
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Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has died. She faithfully and honorably served our country. l can't begin to imagine what her family, friends, and colleagues are experiencing right now. Keep them in your thoughts.
November 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has died. She faithfully and honorably served our country. l can't begin to imagine what her family, friends, and colleagues are experiencing right now. Keep them in your thoughts.
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Q: Officials say the suspect in the DC shooting was vetted & it came up clean
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
November 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Q: Officials say the suspect in the DC shooting was vetted & it came up clean
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
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Enjoy your family, be thankful for your personal blessings.
That doesn’t take away the need to acknowledge the misery our Native Populations endured and continue to experience as a result of generational trauma and disenfranchisement,
You can do both. You can do both.
That doesn’t take away the need to acknowledge the misery our Native Populations endured and continue to experience as a result of generational trauma and disenfranchisement,
You can do both. You can do both.
This Thanksgiving—observe the National Day of Mourning.
From 1819 to 1969, US Govt stole tens of thousands of Indigenous kids—forcing them to convert to Christianity & stripping them of their identities. Resistance was met with violence. Sexual abuse was rampant.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/thanksgivi...
From 1819 to 1969, US Govt stole tens of thousands of Indigenous kids—forcing them to convert to Christianity & stripping them of their identities. Resistance was met with violence. Sexual abuse was rampant.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/thanksgivi...
Thanksgiving and the National Day of Mourning
As injustices upon Indigenous Americans perpetuate, we must act to counter that systemic oppression
www.qasimrashid.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Enjoy your family, be thankful for your personal blessings.
That doesn’t take away the need to acknowledge the misery our Native Populations endured and continue to experience as a result of generational trauma and disenfranchisement,
You can do both. You can do both.
That doesn’t take away the need to acknowledge the misery our Native Populations endured and continue to experience as a result of generational trauma and disenfranchisement,
You can do both. You can do both.
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"Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked 19 different countries — some of them 3-4 times — and none of these countries, including Ukraine, has ever attacked Russia." - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
November 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked 19 different countries — some of them 3-4 times — and none of these countries, including Ukraine, has ever attacked Russia." - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
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“Animikii is happy to announce the release of the #DataBack eBook, written for Indigenous-focused organizations and governments to transform data governance through advanced tools, principles, and practices.”
#DataBack | Recognize and Reclaim Indigenous Data Sovereignty
— Animikii Indigenous Technology
Data are essential for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples to inform policies, make better decisions, and ensure a better future for the next generations. So what does this look like in practice?
animikii.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“Animikii is happy to announce the release of the #DataBack eBook, written for Indigenous-focused organizations and governments to transform data governance through advanced tools, principles, and practices.”
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What a pointless tragedy.
BREAKING: President Donald Trump says West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom has died from wounds in the Washington, D.C., attack.
Afghan national charged in Guard ambush shooting drove across US to carry out attack, officials say
An Afghan national has been accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence.
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
What a pointless tragedy.
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It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
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What a joy (and what a list)
When the ALA recognizes one's work, that's pretty dang cool.
"The games recognized as 2026 Platinum Play Classics are Clue, Jenga, Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Apocalypse World, Call of Cthulhu, Mario Kart 8, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater."
#ApocalypseWorld #AW3rd #PBTA
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
"The games recognized as 2026 Platinum Play Classics are Clue, Jenga, Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Apocalypse World, Call of Cthulhu, Mario Kart 8, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater."
#ApocalypseWorld #AW3rd #PBTA
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
GameRT Announces 2025 Platinum Play Award Recipients
www.ala.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
What a joy (and what a list)