Amyreg
@amyreg.bsky.social
Children's librarian, mother of 4, You'll hear about lefty politics, SPN, Covid safety and how we do not value fanworks creators enough and need to be giving them both kudos & accolades.
This is team player shit, beat the bad guys shit. I love it. No fucking around with it, just let's go.
Evan Sutton@evansutton.bsky.social · 11h agoI encourage all of us to have the grace and focus shown in this going up within minutes of the race being called.
Commentary: The hatred and racism toward working Haitian families in Ohio is mindless, pathetic, and weak, putting all Black and Brown-skinned people in danger. This frenzy of mindless cruelty must end. From Springfield to Miami, humanity must trump hate ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/05/h...
Hate and racism toward Haitians in Ohio is mindless, pathetic, and weak • Ohio Capital Journal
The hatred and racism toward working Haitian families in Ohio is mindless, pathetic, and weak, putting all Black and Brown-skinned people in danger. This frenzy of mindless cruelty must end. From…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
TTP alerted @wired.com to over 50 image and video ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that we discovered in the Meta ad library. We also reported the ads—which made no effort to mask the images or hide what they were promoting—to @ncmec.org.
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.
wired.com
The U.S. Attorney believes that a "public rebuke" and an internal review are sufficient for egregious prosecutorial misconduct that put my family through hell. My seven-year-old is still having nightmares and panic attacks related to this case. Justice requires transparency and accountability.
Jon Seidel@jonseidel.bsky.social · 12h agoChicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed. From @schuba.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
Jfc the grift is nonstop
Nebraska Examiner@nebraskaexaminer.com · 6h agoDHHS plans to award a $150 million contract to a small Texas firm — with no specialty in immigration law and run by a former Trump official — to provide legal services to tens of thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children. From States Newsroom buff.ly/ZHR5Wts
The Heritage Foundation asserts that women never needed sports in the first place. To prove that Title IX has become a tool of “feminist social engineering.” To demonstrate that women don’t need sports and that “clubs, intramurals, and exercise classes” is enough. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
Give Them an Inch...
And they'll take away women's sports...
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It was a pleasure spending time at the St. Vladimir Ukrainian Festival in Parma and meeting so many people from the Northeast Ohio Ukrainian community! Ukrainian culture is a distinct part of the fabric of America, and America will always be a friend to Ukraine. Heroyam slava! 🇺🇦
Proud to have the endorsement of Berea Mayor Cyril Kleem. Our campaign, since the beginning, has been about fighting for working families, and I'm proud to have Mayor Kleem's endorsement, as he has a record of fighting for hardworking families in the city of Berea.
Book mail from @manhattanscientist.bsky.social !!! I’m so excited to read your book, Julian!!! I love when #chemsky friends write books! 🩷😍 🫧🧪⚛️🫧
“This will determine if the socialist (derogatory) arm of the Democratic Party has any real power” (Three days later) oh well that’s meaningless, obviously they don’t
South Carolina has no state minimum wage. The floor is still $7.25 an hour. Two parents working full time at that wage bring home $30,160 a year combined, before taxes. That is not enough to cover rent, groceries, and childcare. You are not the problem. The wage is. #NewSC #JohnsonSkardon
Hmmm, an interesting argument, but I prefer to re-interpret every election as validating my prior beliefs about electability! 🙃
Deva Woodly@devawo.bsky.social · 16h agoI’m telling you this as a political scientist. The person who is electable is the one who is elected. This can and does change over time. Any and all speculation about “electability” is either puffery or anxiety and is often both.
Today's Prospect Patriot is Frances Perkins. She saw the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory go ablaze in 1911 and her life changed. "The New Deal was born that day," she said. 22 years later she'd be America's first female cabinet member. prospect.org/2026/08/04/a...
Frances Perkins: The Architect of Social Security - The American Prospect
In her words, Frances Perkins, the first woman cabinet secretary, ‘came to Washington to work for God, FDR, and the millions of forgotten, plain, common workingmen.’
prospect.org
No matter who wins tonight's primaries in Michigan, the state Democratic party is launching a rally for all of the top nominees on Friday in Detroit. Pete Buttigieg will join the event - seeking to unify, after a blistering fight between Abdul El-Sayed & Rep. Haley Stevens
If you have any history of abuse, do not watch the video of that representative being interviewed. I shouldn’t have and I am still amped up hours later. Those of you lucky enough not to speak abuser should, though. The guy is textbook.
Nor do we want to be on Truth Social. I would hate to find a welcome home there. I would hate to be somebody who would be palatable to such a place. We don't go on Truth, because nobody needs bullies. They *do* try to come on Bluesky, because bullies need the rest of us.
Ruth Zakarin@ruthz.bsky.social · 2d agoThe burden is always on us lefties to welcome them, debate them, compromise with them, find middle ground, and generally make them comfortable. It’s totally one directional. No one is calling for Truth Social to make any room for us.
Food should be safe enough that children, elderly, sick, and people with chronic conditions can eat.
Kelly@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 2d agoWhen people die and the media says they had “pre-existing conditions”… they’re pacifying the public. Anyone could die from Cyclosporiasis, but they want you to believe it can’t happen to you. It can only happen to the weak, the disabled, the elderly. The expendable people. Eugenics.
Of course they will not require the boys to be molested in this way before being able to play sports. This is going to keep girls from wanting to play sports, which is exactly what they want.
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 3d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
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When Deputy Mayor Cas Novak and homicide detective Dean Winchester spend the night together, neither of them expects to wake up to the news that the mayor has been murdered. But what happens when your alibi is someone you have to keep a secret? (I’m starting to post this on 8/7)
Ariel 💚💙 SPN NJ ✨@corrupttouch.bsky.social · 8mo agoNightly This Dean & This Cas Mayor Cas Novak’s campaign for re-election is rocked with scandal when the newspaper leaks photos of Cas with Dean Winchester, the son of his opponent John, at a 24 hour motel. But what happens when Dean finds out his own father is behind the leak?
Good morning, Alaska! In-person voting is now open at a handful of locations for the Aug. 18 statewide primary. Locations are posted online: www.elections.alaska.gov/avo/?e_id=26...
New Yorkers had to subsidize the $117 million that the NYPD paid out for misconduct lawsuits in 2025 alone, even though most of them were never personally abused by a cop. Where's your worried op-ed on that one?
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
If ya’ll knew the sinfully high prices these yahoo publishers charge libraries for ebooks…and eaudio is worse! and yes its true we gotta buy them again every 24 months. 💀🫠
Robin Bradford@tuphlos.bsky.social · 2d agoBook 1 is $59.99 went out 4 times. Cost per circ $14.99 Book 2 is $59.99 went out 4 times. Cost per circ $14.99 I'm not buying book 3. If the cost per circ was $5 or $3, I wouldn't mind. But that is WAY too high, especially for a thing that expires after 2 yrs.
Bingo. What most abusers want ( most do tech should be filtered through that lens ) Is control . Pundits hate the control being had by anyone but them . Even honoring that framing pisses me off Because you can’t build from entitlement
Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 2d agoBluesky's nuclear block supports a culture of consent. Each user can completely prevent another user from having any access to them on this site. Right wing harassers on X hate consent. They hate being told "no." They hate not being able to force their posts onto others and target others.
kelly jensen@heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 3d agoLibrarians and Booksellers Will Be Arrested For Doing Their Jobs in Arkansas A Federal Judge has allowed an Arkansas law to go into effect that will lead to widespread book bans and jail time for librarians. What to know, who is involved, and how you can act. bookriot.com/arkansas-act...
This is next week! If you haven't signed up for the three day virtual conference, you still can.
ThriveLib Reclaiming Joy, Balance, and Boundaries in Libraries@thrivelib.bsky.social · 4w agoWe're thrilled to share that @heykellyjensen.bsky.social is our 2026 Keynote speaker! Join us for “Pizza Parties Don’t Fit Burnout”: The State of Mental Health in the Library to kick off #thrivelib! #publibs thrivelib-2026.heysummit.com/talks/openin...
I don't really have an objection to the CEO saying Bluesky is open to all; it's kind of his job to do that. But as others have pointed out, the design of the site means it's harder for trolls/bots/chuds *and also* influencers/hypebeasts to get traction. The "bubble" here is actually normal humans.
