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elanorofbagend.bsky.social
Genealogy librarian, poet, local history fanatic, gardener, news addict, grandmother, cat lover, baker, left of center, possibly a hobbit. Mostly nice little old lady. Can teach you to fold a fitted sheet. Will brake for good footnotes.
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A cage full of mice could behave with more courage.

Cancelled Audible, Amazon Subscribe and Save, and The Washington Post. I am afraid that Bezos was really intertwined with my life.

Dear friends wringing your hands about where liberals “went wrong” with 2024 messaging, read this and then get back to me. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-she-made...

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

Komunyakaa is also a fabulous teacher. I highly recommend his book Dien Cai Dau

Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone Call it a Day Of Transparency

The AP must refuse this but more importantly the rest of the White House Correspondents Association should back them. Boycott the press briefings until they relent, and if they refuse, walk out. There is no real use to them in any case. Trump craves attention. Deny him that and he’ll cave.

Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words. popular.info/p/the-nsas-b...

Well, it was my mom who said this most eloquently, but I think her exact words were fucking stupid orange mother fucker.

If your boss or company tells you to do something unethical: don't say yes. Make them write it down.

This is the way thank you @dscc.bsky.social!

I was sure this was about Indiana until I read past the first sentence.

As a genealogy librarian, I just want to note how ridiculous the gender order is on every level. I know an 90-year-old woman whose original birth certificate lists her as male--She didn't even know she was legally male for many years. She's given birth 4 times and identifies as female.

Author and chef Scott Peacock is here! Follow--and read his books.

Statement From EveryLibrary: "Trump Freezes All Grant Funding to #Libraries, #Archives, and #Museums" www.infodocket.com/2025/01/28/s... #grants #funding @everylibrary.bsky.social

I run the seed library where I work. Come and get them (next month--I'm not yet ready).

Protect Democracy's helpful pillar graphic on how to, well, protect democracy in a time of looming authoritarianism. Note #7: protect the first targets.

These fake Christians wouldn’t know Jesus if he came down from heaven and died on a cross for them…

Shock and awe? More like disgust and revulsion.

SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3)

Can't believe the pee tape guy called this a golden age.

I've done it all, and even know how to spell vinyl.

Likely both.

Oh, Indiana.

Mine have been knocking over unattended cups, especially if they have something in them.

I like bad cats and I cannot lie.

I am a history librarian, but had to look up this Yarvin everyone is talking about. From what I can tell, he's just a blowhard, not someone digging through archives to uncover important parts of history.

Just learned that I have been direct messaging when I thought I was greeting people on my feed. Sorry. Just getting used to the app, and am old.

Who made this?! 😂

Appropriate pre-inauguration celebration in the Louisville metro: dump truck on fire. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylm5...

We know that Trump's previous administration proposed cutting all federal library funding every year he was in office. But what does federal funding pay for, and why does it matter? You might be surprised! bit.ly/3WkmIWG via @everylibrary.bsky.social

I want to remind everyone that your local library is both physical AND digital. You hate streaming everything because the price is ridiculous? Library. You hate ads because they're every 3 mins or less? Library. You want to reduce your digital footprint? Library. You want sourced info? Library.

As we head into the final week before the inevitable onslaught of horrifying executive orders, please take a minute to think about what you can do for people who will be directly impacted by those orders in your life. Ask yourself what you will do to support just one specific person. Then scale up.

My cat sticks his nose out the door, and then stomps back into the house. I'm sure he thinks that I forgot to keep his outdoor areas warm and dry.

Might he have had trouble understanding the instructions?

Yup. This.

This is 100% accurate 🎯 #TrumpCoupAttempt #RIPPresidentCarter

Library gods are generally quite generous.