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Nevertheless, she persisted. Librarian, compulsive book buyer and reader, music lover, theatre fan, social justice warrior, ex-news junkie. SciFi geek since 1970.

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If anyone wasn't of the belief that he's trying to create a state-run media, the fact that he shared this should take care of any hesitation on that front.

14.03.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 799 πŸ” 375 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 27
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Sanders slams identity politics as Democrats figure out their future β€œIt’s not good enough for someone to say, I’m a woman! Vote for me!’”

It isn't lying.

We saw this with Bernie and many other darlings of the online progressives for a decade.

Even if that's not his intent behind his words the fact he said them and there's a long ass history of those words having specific meaning doesn't change.

You have more smoke for us than him.

14.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Honeybucket,

Perhaps the person β€œsowing divisions” in this Democratic primary is the guy who voted for Republicans his whole life, attacks gay people online, says rape victims deserved it, and has a giant Nazi tattoo on his chest.

That you don’t find any of that divisive says everything.

14.03.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s crazy that he is negotiating on behalf of the U.S. at all. He has no government appointment and no one elected him and he has no business being in those meetings even without the grift

14.03.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 2319 πŸ” 671 πŸ’¬ 86 πŸ“Œ 30

Everything the Ellison family could own if Paramount buys Warner Bros:

Paramount+
CBS
CNN
Showtime
HBO
Warner Bros
TNT
TBS
MTV
DC Studios
Nickelodeon
Comedy Central
Cartoon Network
And more...

This is a rotten deal that the Trump regime has rubber stamped.

State AGs must step in and block it.

14.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 1626 πŸ” 663 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 39

George Lucas naming characters:

"Umm... this one's kind of a dark invader.

This guy is a lone gunhand. Hand... solo??

Our hero is like Cool Hand Luke except he takes to the skies... hmm....

Oh, and the lone gunhand's friend? He's big n furry and kinda looks like pile of chewing tobacco. Hmm."

14.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 136 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 2
Aliens celebrating pi day on the moon

Aliens celebrating pi day on the moon

Happy #PiDay πŸ€“

14.03.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 168 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 3
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NEW: A dozen Senators formally request Health Secretary RFK Jr to reverse changes to government websites that promote false and dangerous information about autism

They argue it puts "Americans’ health at risk"

Letter ==>

13.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 785 πŸ” 317 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 15
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β€˜This was forged’: Residents deny sending emails pushing Bay Area air policy change At least 10 people listed as sending letters in favor of an air quality policy change said they have no recollection of doing so and weren’t even aware of the proposal in the Bay Area.

🚨 A new frontier of coordinated disinformation.

Fossil fuel industry front groups are using AI platforms to flood clean air regulators with fake public commentsβ€”submitted under real residents' names, without their consent.

@robbonta.bsky.social

www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

14.03.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 409 πŸ” 268 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 28
Book candy bucket and thank you card.

Book candy bucket and thank you card.

The Kurosawa book I ordered from @mzspress.bsky.social came with candy, a tiny popcorn bucket and a nice note from @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social. I have never felt so valued as a customer/fan. Support the store!

14.03.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

WW1: ~$32 billion (in 1917–1918 dollars)

Iran: ~$889M per day

At current rate, we will eclipse the cost of World War One on April 3rd.

Because vibes.

14.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

it’s unreal how these grown-ass men had no problem destroying untold lives with chatGPT but go crying to a judge when people make fun of them online

14.03.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 11172 πŸ” 3365 πŸ’¬ 241 πŸ“Œ 45
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NEW: US Treasury issued a general license for the delivery and sale of Russian oil loaded on vessels as of March 12.

Moscow continues to be the single largest beneficiary of the Iran War.

12.03.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 682 πŸ” 369 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 41

We are a nation of 349M, yet one man decided to launch our nation into a reckless, illegal war without congressional authorization or counsel or the support of the American people. He didn’t think he had any duty to sell it or serve the people’s interests. This is why despotic rule is so dangerous.

13.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 15278 πŸ” 4854 πŸ’¬ 671 πŸ“Œ 190

If you are not certain if it is worthwhile to read Science Under Siege by Mann and Hotez, please understand that is is a brilliant exploration of broad societal issues that spill out from the attacks on Science and upon scientists with integrity and decency.

12.03.2026 11:21 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Inside the Department of War are two wolves:

"We've shut down the Colleges of War because book learnings are woke, gay, and irrelevant to war fighting."

"How come no one told us the Strait is important, there are different kinds of Kurds, Iran is big, and air power historically doesn't win wars?"

14.03.2026 09:02 πŸ‘ 6376 πŸ” 1654 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 43
Five cut-out-and-keep bookplates 

 Each reads β€˜ex-libris’ then has a space for the owners name. The design reflects the genre:
 
 Sci-fi:
 Nanotechnology tracks the book, monitors its condition and summons a retrieval drone if necessary. 
 
 Horror:
 An ancient curse creates feelings of unease, rising to apalling, abject horror unless the book is returned. 
 
 Romance :
 Acts as an invite to the county's grandest ball, but revoked if not returned in a polite and timely manner. 
 
 Crime:
 Tailed by a dishevelled Gumshoe who Seems cynical, but loves books more than dames and bourbon. 
 
 Fantasy:
 A fellowship of heroes lead the borrower on an epic quest to return the tome to its Rightful shelf.

Five cut-out-and-keep bookplates Each reads β€˜ex-libris’ then has a space for the owners name. The design reflects the genre: Sci-fi: Nanotechnology tracks the book, monitors its condition and summons a retrieval drone if necessary. Horror: An ancient curse creates feelings of unease, rising to apalling, abject horror unless the book is returned. Romance : Acts as an invite to the county's grandest ball, but revoked if not returned in a polite and timely manner. Crime: Tailed by a dishevelled Gumshoe who Seems cynical, but loves books more than dames and bourbon. Fantasy: A fellowship of heroes lead the borrower on an epic quest to return the tome to its Rightful shelf.

My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com

14.03.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 575 πŸ” 199 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 7

OMG - WTF?!

14.03.2026 12:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œEpstein suggested…that Russian officials contact him for β€˜insight’…
He had already talked to Russia’s ambassador to United Nations Vitaly Churkin. β€˜Churkin was great. He understood trump after our conversations,’ Epstein wrote. β€˜it is not complex. he must be seen to get something it’s that simple.”

14.11.2025 19:11 πŸ‘ 105 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

"government can't deliver so you might as well not pay into it" is nothing more than a suicide note for left and liberal governance

13.03.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 1786 πŸ” 338 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 16
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β€œBut, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the Strait of Hormuz is open and people are having a wonderful time.”

13.03.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 14523 πŸ” 3309 πŸ’¬ 177 πŸ“Œ 153
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Pentagon plan expands oversight of Stars and Stripes, limits content The plan puts barriers on the use of wire service content and prohibits information that is not β€œconsistent with good order and discipline.”

Pentagon ordered Stars and Stripes to "limit the use of wire services, bars comics and other syndicated features and states that content must be consistent with 'good order and discipline.'” This will severely limit the presence of outside content & dissenting views.
www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...

14.03.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

ME: β€”or you wear T-shirts and jeans for the rest of your life.

*brief pause while everyone observes that I am indeed wearing a T-shirt and jeans*

ME: Well, you can see what *I* picked.

13.03.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 1343 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 5

A trans friend is shopping for women’s clothes for the first time and brought me along for moral support.

HER: This is much more stressful than I thought it would be.
ME: It will get easier. Though shopping as a girl is always hard. You either learn to love the painβ€”
CLERK: *snort-laughs*

13.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 1246 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 4

The greatest wisdom from What Not To Wear is that if something looks terrible on you, it is not your body failing the clothes, it’s the clothes failing your body.

14.03.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I couldn't be a part of this. Staying would just affirm what I think of as a deeply corrupt practice that is also an invasion of my privacy.

14.03.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 504 πŸ” 140 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 0

Murdering random Jews in response to Israeli state violence is violent antisemitism. It shouldn't be necessary to state that. And yet

13.03.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 1900 πŸ” 435 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 9
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Kennedy Center’s President Leaving After Tumultuous Year

A catastrophically boorish sycophant who used his short tenure to destroy a great institution. Good riddance to Ric Grenell and may this mark the second-to-last time we ever hear his name. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

14.03.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 353 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1
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DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery The government asked a judge to stop the spread of the videos on YouTube. The judge agreed, and ordered their immediate removal.

Breaking: the DOGE deposition videos have been taken off YouTube. On Friday the government asked a judge to intervene, said the videos could cause reputational damage, death threats. Judge agreed, ordered them removed: www.404media.co/doge-deposit...

14.03.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 4770 πŸ” 1836 πŸ’¬ 526 πŸ“Œ 859

If the government really is worried about Iranian sleeper cells, then it was probably a mistake to systematically reorient the majority of US counterterror resources toward arresting immigrant grandmothers and five-year-olds in bunny hats

13.03.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 5054 πŸ” 1474 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 33