this is because Dolly Parton is the equal or better of most strung- instrument players you can name, a fact often obscured by the vocabulary of iconography sometimes used to discuss her work. thanks for coming to my presentation this’ll take about half a hour

THE MAN THEY TOOK WRAPPED IN A BLANKET IS A U.S. CITIZEN. This is the Kavanaugh Stop of all Kavanaugh Stops.

"You deplore the demonstrations that are presently taking place in Birmingham. But I am sorry that your statement did not express a similar concern for the conditions that brought the demonstrations into being."

Almost a year since @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social premiered at Sundance. I still haven’t fully wrapped my head around being part of a documentary that’s meant so much to our profession and has taken me around the world. What a whirlwind year. Grateful and blessed.

Re: off-ramps and inclusion for former Trump supporters: You are welcome in my tent when you own the harm you've contributed to, express genuine desire to do the work to help fix it, and back that up with action. That's... actually not a lot to ask, considering. 🤷‍♂️

The absolute accuracy of this.

REPORTER: Do you commit to not militarily engaging NATO partners? TRUMP: I don't talk about that REPORTER: You're not willing to commit to not attacking a NATO partner?

Dead Kennedys made like three records about it

No surprise to librarians, but perhaps surprising to users, demands/prices for ebooks /audiobooks are killing public library budgets. David Szalay's book, Flesh,” costs DCPL: $28.99 hardcopy $59.99 ebook $69.99 audiobook DCPL owns hardcopy; rents & must repurchase ebook & audio book every 2 yrs.

About two hours of star trails over an old bridge (built 1924) on the Little Red River, by Judsonia, Arkansas.

tell him to paint me a sign, with—“no suicides permitted here, and no smoking in the parlor;”

“For in this world of lies, Truth is forced to fly like a scared white doe in the woodlands; & only by cunning glimpses will she reveal herself, as in Shakespeare & other masters of the great Art of Telling the Truth,–even though it be covertly, & by snatches."  Melville ‘Hawthorne & His Mosses’ 🐋

John Prine's cover of "That's How Every Empire Falls," which was written by R. B. Morris at the start of the Iraq War youtu.be/Hsu2oASd6x8?...

They complain about the male loneliness epidemic but do men even try to make themselves attractive by showing off their shapely legs and festooning themselves with embroidery and lace? They do not

🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2026/01/alabama-library-denied-funding-because-it-wont-move-classic-book-the-handmaids-tale.html??utm_campaign=aldotcom_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky 

Seven book censorship court casing playing out right now to keep an eye on in 2026. Here's what they are, where they are, and what's at stake for the freedom to read. bookriot.com/court-cases-...

If a conservative anywhere has to hear, encounter, or be subject to judgement based on an opinion they disagree with that’s maoism but if conservatives use state power to prosecute, defund, or censor you that’s fine because they’re just entitled to do that for reasons

Sorry not sorry for the self-promotion but if you read my book you will know why some people think it's important, esp. for women, to always obey authority, which tells you a lot about the conservative response to what's happening now. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

I think there should be a law about this.

the mother’s pouring milk and blood rivallingly discolour the sea

Orca, 1977. Michael Anderson, Dir.

“And if you be a philosopher, though seated in the whaleboat, you would not at heart feel one whit more of terror, than though seated before your evening fire with a poker, and not a harpoon, by your side.” GUESS WHO FANCIES HIMSELF A PHILOSOPHER. WHO ELSE IS SHOCKED 📖🐋

You assholes, you know I'm not gonna watch Star Trek Junior High... UNLESS you've got Giamatti going full Pig Vomit as an angry Klingon. Godammit. You win again.

Comedy is when a hot lady falls for an angry Paul Giamatti, prestige drama is when a hot lady falls for a sad Paul Giamatti

This is why we celebrate the Boston Substack Party, when the patriots wrote strongly worded pamphlets about tea.

Finally I understand the failure of the "Got Whole?" campaign

That is what was relayed

From a book challenge in Conroe ISD: Q: For what age group would you recommend this resource? A: MAYBE a mature high school age 🤦‍♂️

Fred Mertz and Batman canonically share a universe.

Listening to Howlin Wolf’s Chess box, and you know what’s a good album? That Chess set of Howlin Wolf’s!

“This is exceptional. @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social is a beautiful, really important documentary.” —Jenna Bush Hager. “Art can speak to the heart sometimes in ways the news can’t.” —Sheinelle Jones Watch SJP talk about the documentary on The Today Show. www.today.com/video/sarah-...

“One day, a woman wrote to me on Signal, asking me not to respond. She lived alone, she messaged, and planned to die that weekend. Before she did, she wanted at least one person to understand: Trump had unraveled the government, and with it, her life.” @hannahnatanson.bsky.social essay:

ICE abducted and injured (bruised cheek) a 1-year old who is the daughter of a US citizen detained as part of a Kavanaugh Stop.

the horror of this is compounded by the fact that the whipple building sits on the same military fort where 1600+ Dakota, mostly women and children were held in a concentration camp in 1863, where over 300 died

Salo

Hells yess

This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan. A citizen. Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold. "We're from the United States bro!' he screamed. Agents took and sold his phone And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.

New video shows ICE agents detaining a US citizen legal observer in Minneapolis. The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.

A teenage boy was walking home in Minneapolis yesterday when four masked men jumped out of a van & questioned him - with no parent or guardian present. He was bundled into the van & taken away. Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?” I don’t know how America comes back from all this.

Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.

Thinking about that time the My Little Pony comics, of all things, absolutely bodied Scott Adams.

ICE agents deployed chemicals irritants and left a Minneapolis crash scene after ramming a man’s car and questioning his citizenship. The man and his wife, both U.S. citizens, said the whole incident started because ICE agents profiled him for being Hispanic.

Great question! It’s not just about whether or not the gyre is widening – its that the falcon cannot hear the Falconer. In today’s blood-dimmed world, it’s a game-changer that many don’t consider. The kicker? A beast that is rough, slouching, and born.

Video games for adults.