Betty
@bettybumpkins.bsky.social
Romance reading academic librarian
Romance hold comes in on the day I'm diagnosed with my 3rd melanoma. Of course, the MCs mom died of cancer.
DNF Not happening this month.
DNF Not happening this month.
August 29, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Romance hold comes in on the day I'm diagnosed with my 3rd melanoma. Of course, the MCs mom died of cancer.
DNF Not happening this month.
DNF Not happening this month.
Washed the kitchen floor, and now I'm done. Heavy head, shakiness, heart palpitations.
Doesn't my body know there's more to do today?
Doesn't my body know there's more to do today?
August 19, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Washed the kitchen floor, and now I'm done. Heavy head, shakiness, heart palpitations.
Doesn't my body know there's more to do today?
Doesn't my body know there's more to do today?
Interesting theory: remote work is to blame? More likely businesses are just not hiring.
The unemployment rate for young adults with new degrees is higher than the rate for all workers, according to the New York Fed. Is AI the problem, or is it more complicated? n.pr/4gk2wNQ
Many recent grads say AI is making it harder to get a job. Economists aren't so sure
The unemployment rate for young adults with new degrees is higher than the rate for all workers, according to the New York Fed. Is AI the problem, or is it more complicated?
n.pr
August 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Interesting theory: remote work is to blame? More likely businesses are just not hiring.
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"Sometimes it takes a foreign observer to remind Americans of the bounties and blessings they too often take for granted," Danielle Shapiro writes.
Opinion | Freddy the viral German soccer fan is doing a great public service
Marveling about America on a six-week road trip, the foreign visitor is drawing a huge following.
wapo.st
June 16, 2026 at 1:12 PM
"Sometimes it takes a foreign observer to remind Americans of the bounties and blessings they too often take for granted," Danielle Shapiro writes.
The Men Who Don’t Want Women to Vote - The Atlantic share.google/WUCV8oQ3YWPd...
The Men Who Want Women to Be Quiet
A virulent form of misogyny has become the single most important force holding together the American right.
share.google
June 16, 2026 at 11:51 PM
The Men Who Don’t Want Women to Vote - The Atlantic share.google/WUCV8oQ3YWPd...
Watching Apex and that moment you realize what it's made from.
June 3, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Watching Apex and that moment you realize what it's made from.
A good day to dive into some historical romance with Julie Anne Long.
June 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
A good day to dive into some historical romance with Julie Anne Long.
Just noticed I'm wearing two different shoes over 2 hours since I put them on.
Must be Monday.
Must be Monday.
June 1, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Just noticed I'm wearing two different shoes over 2 hours since I put them on.
Must be Monday.
Must be Monday.
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“I write with dismay, grief and sorrow for the permanent closure of MIT Libraries Barker, Dewey and Rotch, and termination of library staff in those libraries.
For MIT to be closing three of its four major libraries..."
fnl.mit.edu/may-june-202...
For MIT to be closing three of its four major libraries..."
fnl.mit.edu/may-june-202...
Lament for the MIT Libraries - MIT Faculty Newsletter
fnl.mit.edu
May 27, 2026 at 8:21 PM
“I write with dismay, grief and sorrow for the permanent closure of MIT Libraries Barker, Dewey and Rotch, and termination of library staff in those libraries.
For MIT to be closing three of its four major libraries..."
fnl.mit.edu/may-june-202...
For MIT to be closing three of its four major libraries..."
fnl.mit.edu/may-june-202...
I'm getting to the age when if I pick up a book and the font is too small, I put it down. Not wasting energy trying to squint at that.
May 28, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I'm getting to the age when if I pick up a book and the font is too small, I put it down. Not wasting energy trying to squint at that.
So disappointed to find the steak bomb I ordered from MB was made as a steak tips sub with just cheese. Do not recommend.
May 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
So disappointed to find the steak bomb I ordered from MB was made as a steak tips sub with just cheese. Do not recommend.
When you're reading a sex scene and the author's like
"their teeth scraped"...
Um no! 😬 Now my teeth feel wrong and I need to stop reading your book.
"their teeth scraped"...
Um no! 😬 Now my teeth feel wrong and I need to stop reading your book.
April 27, 2026 at 1:54 AM
When you're reading a sex scene and the author's like
"their teeth scraped"...
Um no! 😬 Now my teeth feel wrong and I need to stop reading your book.
"their teeth scraped"...
Um no! 😬 Now my teeth feel wrong and I need to stop reading your book.
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How college students who study war view Trump’s Iran taunts
To justify war, a practical theory checklist:
Is the war moral?
Are the war’s goals clear?
Was there an explicit, grave threat? Is victory likely?
Will good clearly outweigh destruction? wapo.st/4cgNcPV
To justify war, a practical theory checklist:
Is the war moral?
Are the war’s goals clear?
Was there an explicit, grave threat? Is victory likely?
Will good clearly outweigh destruction? wapo.st/4cgNcPV
How college students who study war view Trump’s Iran taunts
On campuses around the country, thoughtful debates about “just war” theory and morality collided with President Trump’s erratic approach to combat.
wapo.st
April 12, 2026 at 4:03 AM
How college students who study war view Trump’s Iran taunts
To justify war, a practical theory checklist:
Is the war moral?
Are the war’s goals clear?
Was there an explicit, grave threat? Is victory likely?
Will good clearly outweigh destruction? wapo.st/4cgNcPV
To justify war, a practical theory checklist:
Is the war moral?
Are the war’s goals clear?
Was there an explicit, grave threat? Is victory likely?
Will good clearly outweigh destruction? wapo.st/4cgNcPV
Sometimes I miss scrolling Poshmark for new listings from the people I follow. I dislike the brand groupings.
April 19, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Sometimes I miss scrolling Poshmark for new listings from the people I follow. I dislike the brand groupings.
Can't get enough of Ryan Gosling in space.
April 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Can't get enough of Ryan Gosling in space.
