I was put on 500mg Naproxen as a teen to manage debilitating menstrual cramps; mom was nervous bc Naproxen was what killed my grandma--not the cancer, the liver failure from the cancer pain meds. Turns out I had endo & wasn't diagnosed until my tubal at 39y.o. Had luckily stopped Naproxen @ 20y.o

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 2d ago

And I believe (with no evidence, to be clear) that women are damaging our organs taking ibuprofen to manage symptoms that aren’t addressed or taken seriously. I have a friend who can’t take Advil now after years of self medicating for roof pain no one cared about. Her liver can’t tolerate it.

Number of new ILL requests put in in the final ten days of July: 5. Number of new ILL requests put in in the last three days before I go on vacation and will not be here to receive and process them: 8. Always. This is always the way.

Least favorite question in a Dewey library: "where is psychology section?" "Did u want Freud in 150? Psych for Dummies which hasn't been updated since 2013??" *a siren starts going off somewhere & I start crying* "Books about mental health or disorders in 616? Neurology? The Sociopath Next Door!?"🚨😭

Yo I am SO ready to get the flu vaccine this year. Like, I'm actually pumped about it. I unintentionally dragged my feet on it last year until I got the flu and it was awful. Truly 0/10 experience. I'm excited to not let that happen this year.

*spoon feeding my dog mushy kibble bc it's the only way he eats rn* "Max, idk why you can't just eat on your own like a big boy. Don't you want to be a big boy?" *slowly and sadly sings the Toys R Us jingle*

Is it just me, or is there a direct line from the justice system overusing felony murder charges to this admin overusing the conspiracy to impede charges. 🤔

NPR@npr.org · 5d ago

The Justice Department is using federal conspiracy charges to sweep up ICE protesters. Some legal experts worry the agency is casting too wide a net to prosecute political activists who oppose the Trump administration's deportation agenda. n.pr/3TyDYsK

It has been 18 yrs since I left my coercive control abuser--I managed to get out BEFORE it got physical. But any time I see a DV abuser speak on tv, justifying himself and questioning his accuser, I still get the chill certainty of recognition in the pit of my stomach. I believe her.

I was born in 1985 and raised on "no one on the internet is who they say they are, so you can't believe most of what you read there" and I think it's long past time to go back to that.

We're getting an entire summer's worth of rain dumped on us today; flash flooding, power outages, states of emergency declared, and my head is like "I'm gonna give you a migraine to sound whiny about."

*whispers* you know we can do this cultural debate about art thing all the time, right? Websites and news organizations used to have culture critics on staff whose entire job was writing about books, movies, and TV. People read them and then discussed them. We have the technology to do this again.

The goal is to satisfy the *emotions* behind every information need without providing real information.

Matt Seybold@mattseybold.bsky.social · 2w ago

The cross-platform enshittification of search functionality is such an infuriating exercise of authoritarian creep. They would like to kill the inclination to find information & enforce satisfaction with be fed information.

what's your sign

madeline odent@oldenoughtosay.com · 2w ago

what’s your sign

"Hi, I'm the owner of a 'prediction market' platform. Insider trading as a legal concept no longer exists." It's 8am on Monday and I am already So Fucking Done.

NPR@npr.org · 2w ago

The spat between the leading prediction market company and a key battleground state could be a glimpse into the next major fight between states and the fast-growing industry. n.pr/4pP9Ghu

I'm just blocking accounts that post stupid AI tug-at-your-heartstrings videos at this point

Hilarious that my summer SAD would finally kick in fully during one of the nicest, lowest-humidity weeks we've had since May. It's sunny and 78°, why am I missing wool socks? Why did a post abt cute Edwardian oxfords bring me to tears? Why do I want to turn down the a/c & bury myself in XXL sweats?

Did this dude forget to sign the back of his credit card and now he thinks you have to show ID to buy anything? (But, at least in NY, everything is tap now, so that can't be right, can it? Unless he hasn't done his own purchasing since 2012? 🤔)

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

Scalise: "For God's sake -- you can't get pasta at Olive Garden without a picture ID! Why not be able to show a picture ID to vote?"

Hi, where the GODS is Alys getting velvet embroided with silver goldwork for her robes while living in Harrenhal??

Everyone should read this story and see how the state of Idaho, the Trump administration, and hate groups such as ADF, SEGM, Do No Harm, and the Manhattan Institute have blood on their hands. They murdered this trans teen and her future. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.

The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.

nbcnews.com

I finally had to get a new phone, and I finally understand why everyone uses apps in dark mode now. This screen is too hi-res for my eyes. Why do we need screens so hi-res that we resort to dark mode. What have we let them do to us.

Remember, both the Iliad and the Odyssey were originally audiobooks.

I just know bluetooth ear buds will not stay in my freakishly tiny ears, and I will lose one on day 1. This is why I have been refusing to replace my 8 year old phone that has a headphone jack.

Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc@rahallclifford.bsky.social · 4w ago

Recently saw an add for a tether for your airpods *to keep from losing them if they drop out.* You mean like old school wired headphones? Technology has jumped the shark

ICE agents shouldn’t be executing people on the street even if they ARE the target of the warrant

I literally almost just threw my phone across my office

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4w ago

BREAKING: BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) - Homeland Security secretary said man killed by ICE in Maine was not the target of warrant, Maine Sen. Angus King says.

I have two library programs this week, and I am checking in on my sister's cat while she's away. So far it's 8am on Monday and I can't get my own dog to eat his breakfast before I go visit the cat. Doing great so far.

Better show up to our board meetings to support your local library coven, then.

Brie@brielikethechhes.bsky.social · 4w ago

At this point witches and librarians are probably our best hope

A Republic, if you can keep it.

You put it out into the void and the librarians, booksellers, and authors appear. What kind of books do you like to read?

Peter Lewis@peterlewis.design · last mo.

Where do I find these? Could use some recs

Got mistaken for a mannequin again, but at least it kinda makes sense when I'm sitting, sewing, in costume.

Damn

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

Mamdani: "Therein lies the work of America -- a striving, a bettering, the reaching toward perfection. What a privilege each of us has to live in a nation that every one of its inhabitants can shape. What a responsibility each of us possesses to prove ourselves worthy of all those who came before."

All of the videos of the turn out at the Freedom 250 fair thing look like the worst nightmares I have about how my library programs will be received. I hope this helps cure me of my perpetual programming imposter syndrome.

huck mason@tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · last mo.

my god