Beth
@bethplusbooks.bsky.social
Public librarian, trash TV watcher, crochet addict, dog and human mom.
Thanks to the miracle of vacuum packing, each of these boxes contains 1 @romancingthevote.com blankie. They have been prepared for their new homes with those who love voting rights in 10 different states, including... 15 minutes from my house! So grateful to be part of this movement. Shipment 1/2!
July 15, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Thanks to the miracle of vacuum packing, each of these boxes contains 1 @romancingthevote.com blankie. They have been prepared for their new homes with those who love voting rights in 10 different states, including... 15 minutes from my house! So grateful to be part of this movement. Shipment 1/2!
I have 12 blankets left, 6 round and 6 square! If one of your @romancingthevote.com bids gets overwhelmed by another lover of voting rights, they would make an excellent consolation prize!
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
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www.32auctions.com/organization...
Crocheted Afghans- Round
Auction item 'Crocheted Afghans- Round' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
July 5, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I have 12 blankets left, 6 round and 6 square! If one of your @romancingthevote.com bids gets overwhelmed by another lover of voting rights, they would make an excellent consolation prize!
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
And my square blankies are up as well! I'm honored that Mr. Bree insisted @mostlybree.kitrocha.com get one, and want everyone to have voting rights AND cozy blankies! These are a little more chaotic and I love them. @romancingthevote.com
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
Crocheted Afghans- Square
Auction item 'Crocheted Afghans- Square' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
July 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
And my square blankies are up as well! I'm honored that Mr. Bree insisted @mostlybree.kitrocha.com get one, and want everyone to have voting rights AND cozy blankies! These are a little more chaotic and I love them. @romancingthevote.com
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
Can one or two someones please go buy one of my blankies so @mostlybree.kitrocha.com can go to bed? She does so much for us, let the woman rest!
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
July 4, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Can one or two someones please go buy one of my blankies so @mostlybree.kitrocha.com can go to bed? She does so much for us, let the woman rest!
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
My most favorite thing about being a Buy It Now donor this year is waiting to see when my Bree decides to unleash my TWENTY FIVE crochet afghans! Will I be a midnight madness drop? Part of an orchestrated daytime maneuver? Or part of an evening of chaos? One never knows!!!
July 3, 2026 at 1:27 AM
My most favorite thing about being a Buy It Now donor this year is waiting to see when my Bree decides to unleash my TWENTY FIVE crochet afghans! Will I be a midnight madness drop? Part of an orchestrated daytime maneuver? Or part of an evening of chaos? One never knows!!!
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Every year I set the initial goal at $50,000 in honor of our first year where that was our initial goal.
We just blew past it just about one hour in. 💓
We can't wait to see how far we can go this year!!!
We just blew past it just about one hour in. 💓
We can't wait to see how far we can go this year!!!
July 1, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Every year I set the initial goal at $50,000 in honor of our first year where that was our initial goal.
We just blew past it just about one hour in. 💓
We can't wait to see how far we can go this year!!!
We just blew past it just about one hour in. 💓
We can't wait to see how far we can go this year!!!
This is 22 blankets, destined to be a Buy It Now item for those who love democracy via @romancingthevote.com. I can't wait to send them to their new homes after the auction in July!
June 3, 2026 at 10:34 PM
This is 22 blankets, destined to be a Buy It Now item for those who love democracy via @romancingthevote.com. I can't wait to send them to their new homes after the auction in July!
My feet were chilly and I could do something about it so I made some slippers. We all do what we can. Do what you can and be gentle with yourself.
And Fuck ICE.
And Fuck ICE.
January 20, 2026 at 2:21 AM
My feet were chilly and I could do something about it so I made some slippers. We all do what we can. Do what you can and be gentle with yourself.
And Fuck ICE.
And Fuck ICE.
Through no conscious effort, recently I have 1) listened to The Princess Bride audiobook, narrated by Reiner, 2) watched When Harry Met Sally, 3) listened to Cary Elwes' audiobook As You Wish, where Reiner was a contributor, read his excerpts, and obviously was the heart of the story. What a loss.
December 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Through no conscious effort, recently I have 1) listened to The Princess Bride audiobook, narrated by Reiner, 2) watched When Harry Met Sally, 3) listened to Cary Elwes' audiobook As You Wish, where Reiner was a contributor, read his excerpts, and obviously was the heart of the story. What a loss.
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The billionaires can buy the newspapers and buy social media and buy attack ads, but they can't buy their way out of how much we fucking hate all of them.
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The billionaires can buy the newspapers and buy social media and buy attack ads, but they can't buy their way out of how much we fucking hate all of them.
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Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
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I gotta give it up to the writers tho. If NYC elects a Muslim mayor on the day Dick Cheney died, that is one hell of a slow played story arc. Every time you want to fire 2025's writers room they give you a little narrative resolution as a treat.
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I gotta give it up to the writers tho. If NYC elects a Muslim mayor on the day Dick Cheney died, that is one hell of a slow played story arc. Every time you want to fire 2025's writers room they give you a little narrative resolution as a treat.
My staff at the library organized a pumpkin-decorating competition. Patron voting starts on Wednesday. Because I have old taste and no chill, here is my submission:
#CapsForSale #50centsacap
#YesIMadeThoseCaps
#CapsForSale #50centsacap
#YesIMadeThoseCaps
October 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
My staff at the library organized a pumpkin-decorating competition. Patron voting starts on Wednesday. Because I have old taste and no chill, here is my submission:
#CapsForSale #50centsacap
#YesIMadeThoseCaps
#CapsForSale #50centsacap
#YesIMadeThoseCaps
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Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.
September 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.
This is always my "WTF" moment. I am raising my autistic darling as best I can, and cannot fathom them being anything other than themselves as they are, and choosing danger and death over having this delightful creature?! I could never.
I don't believe that vaccines cause autism.
But the concept of someone just letting a baby die in case they perceive the world differently than their parents? Is repugnant.
But the concept of someone just letting a baby die in case they perceive the world differently than their parents? Is repugnant.
September 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This is always my "WTF" moment. I am raising my autistic darling as best I can, and cannot fathom them being anything other than themselves as they are, and choosing danger and death over having this delightful creature?! I could never.
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Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results:
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial
: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex
www.theregister.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results:
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
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More than 300k Black women being pushed out of the labor market while white men gained 365k more jobs is what we mean when we refer to racism as systemic.
September 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
More than 300k Black women being pushed out of the labor market while white men gained 365k more jobs is what we mean when we refer to racism as systemic.
Prepare for a guy punch of the best kind, from Scalzi's "Being Poor." He has written many great things, and I agree that it's among the best.
1/3 20 years ago today, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, I wrote a piece called "Being Poor," to answer, in a way that I hoped would stick, why so many people stayed in New Orleans to face the storm. It was and remains one of the best things I've ever written.
whatever.scalzi.com/2005/09/03/b...
whatever.scalzi.com/2005/09/03/b...
Being Poor
Visit the post for more.
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September 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Prepare for a guy punch of the best kind, from Scalzi's "Being Poor." He has written many great things, and I agree that it's among the best.
Sweet baby jeebus WHY would you want to be paying someone caring for your family LESS?!??? This would simply be a path to more elder abuse and worse outcomes for our most vulnerable.
hey if youre american the department of labour is proposing getting rid of minimum wage & overtime protection for homecare workers thanks to a loophole from the 1970s pls let them know these protections need to be kept and expanded up. deadline is on sept 2nd
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service
In 1974, Congress applied the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to "domestic service" employees, but exempted employees who provide "companionship services" from the minimum wage and overtime requiremen...
www.federalregister.gov
September 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Sweet baby jeebus WHY would you want to be paying someone caring for your family LESS?!??? This would simply be a path to more elder abuse and worse outcomes for our most vulnerable.
I am 11 crocheted blankets destined to be Buy It Now items for next summer's @romancingthevote.bsky.social auction, because I crochet when I feel helpless or sad or mad. Trans flags, non-binary flags, and just some pretty colors. Wonder how many I'll have by next June!?
July 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I am 11 crocheted blankets destined to be Buy It Now items for next summer's @romancingthevote.bsky.social auction, because I crochet when I feel helpless or sad or mad. Trans flags, non-binary flags, and just some pretty colors. Wonder how many I'll have by next June!?
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I have two things to say about the judge being arrested by the FBI.
1. Obstructing immigration is illegal but also morally correct.
2. I don’t believe a word the FBI or ICE says. They are lying. The judge is innocent.
1. Obstructing immigration is illegal but also morally correct.
2. I don’t believe a word the FBI or ICE says. They are lying. The judge is innocent.
April 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I have two things to say about the judge being arrested by the FBI.
1. Obstructing immigration is illegal but also morally correct.
2. I don’t believe a word the FBI or ICE says. They are lying. The judge is innocent.
1. Obstructing immigration is illegal but also morally correct.
2. I don’t believe a word the FBI or ICE says. They are lying. The judge is innocent.
Ohioans, they are coming for our libraries. The state house has passed a budget proposal that removes the PLF and moves libraries to a straight line-item of funding for ~100m loss. The Public Library Fund (PLF) keeps libraries in Ohio independent and they just hate that we aren't under their thumb.
April 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Ohioans, they are coming for our libraries. The state house has passed a budget proposal that removes the PLF and moves libraries to a straight line-item of funding for ~100m loss. The Public Library Fund (PLF) keeps libraries in Ohio independent and they just hate that we aren't under their thumb.
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Lemme also just shout out ol buddy from Atlantic for not selling the Signal Group Chat for a book deal and waiting two years to reveal what was in it
March 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Lemme also just shout out ol buddy from Atlantic for not selling the Signal Group Chat for a book deal and waiting two years to reveal what was in it