Erin a librarian
@heavenisalibrary.bsky.social
Retired Librarian, community activist, dabbling writer. Avid gardener and reader, wife, mom to 3 humans and 2 dogs. I am all the things I want to be.
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We are projected to spend $268 BILLION on deportations — costing the average American taxpayer about $2,358 (according to @epi.org).
But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare.
Priorities.
But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare.
Priorities.
August 18, 2026 at 9:15 PM
We are projected to spend $268 BILLION on deportations — costing the average American taxpayer about $2,358 (according to @epi.org).
But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare.
Priorities.
But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare.
Priorities.
This is the funniest night to be a cradle Catholic.
One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, welcome to the Restis
April 13, 2026 at 3:05 AM
This is the funniest night to be a cradle Catholic.
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91% of the victims of rape and sexual assault are female, and 9% are male.
In eight out of 10 cases of rape, the victim knew the person who sexually assaulted them.
www.humboldt.edu/supporting-s...
In eight out of 10 cases of rape, the victim knew the person who sexually assaulted them.
www.humboldt.edu/supporting-s...
April 11, 2026 at 4:37 AM
91% of the victims of rape and sexual assault are female, and 9% are male.
In eight out of 10 cases of rape, the victim knew the person who sexually assaulted them.
www.humboldt.edu/supporting-s...
In eight out of 10 cases of rape, the victim knew the person who sexually assaulted them.
www.humboldt.edu/supporting-s...
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Here are the stories of some of the human beings who died horrific deaths from preventable disease because Trump and Musk and their flunkies decided to murder them by gleefully destroying USAID and the entire global aid system:
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
April 5, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Here are the stories of some of the human beings who died horrific deaths from preventable disease because Trump and Musk and their flunkies decided to murder them by gleefully destroying USAID and the entire global aid system:
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NEW: The Pentagon today invited more than 3,500 employees to attend a Good Friday service at its in-house chapel.
Except it’s only for Protestants, not Catholics. www.huffpost.com/entry/news-l...
Except it’s only for Protestants, not Catholics. www.huffpost.com/entry/news-l...
Pentagon To Host Good Friday Service Just For Protestants, Not Catholics
www.huffpost.com
April 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
NEW: The Pentagon today invited more than 3,500 employees to attend a Good Friday service at its in-house chapel.
Except it’s only for Protestants, not Catholics. www.huffpost.com/entry/news-l...
Except it’s only for Protestants, not Catholics. www.huffpost.com/entry/news-l...
Tag this article to any asking: Why aren’t more people joining the military?
"ICE agents will be stationed outside graduation events for the nation’s newest Marines to identify whether any of their family members are undocumented, according to the Marine Corps."
ICE agents will be stationed outside Marine Corps graduation events in South Carolina
As the U.S. continues to fight the war in Iran, the Marine Corps has boosted protection measures on bases, requiring everyone to present REAL IDs, passports or birth certificates to access any sites.
www.nbcnews.com
March 31, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Tag this article to any asking: Why aren’t more people joining the military?
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Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.
March 17, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.
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DHS claimed "an ICE agent had fired 'defensive shots' into Martinez's vehicle after Martinez 'intentionally ran over' another agent."
But body cam video now "shows that Martinez's vehicle, a blue Ford Fusion, was stationary or going at a very low rate of speed when he was fatally shot."
But body cam video now "shows that Martinez's vehicle, a blue Ford Fusion, was stationary or going at a very low rate of speed when he was fatally shot."
Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas
Video of last year's fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez obtained by CBS News appears to contradict claims that Martinez was shot by an ICE agent because he "accelerated" and "intentionally ran over"...
www.cbsnews.com
March 7, 2026 at 12:59 AM
DHS claimed "an ICE agent had fired 'defensive shots' into Martinez's vehicle after Martinez 'intentionally ran over' another agent."
But body cam video now "shows that Martinez's vehicle, a blue Ford Fusion, was stationary or going at a very low rate of speed when he was fatally shot."
But body cam video now "shows that Martinez's vehicle, a blue Ford Fusion, was stationary or going at a very low rate of speed when he was fatally shot."
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The majority of America’s teachers — a whopping 71% — have at least one side job because they’re so underpaid.
Meanwhile, the country is about to be launched into a long, drawn-out war that has already cost an estimated $2 billion.
Priorities.
Meanwhile, the country is about to be launched into a long, drawn-out war that has already cost an estimated $2 billion.
Priorities.
March 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
The majority of America’s teachers — a whopping 71% — have at least one side job because they’re so underpaid.
Meanwhile, the country is about to be launched into a long, drawn-out war that has already cost an estimated $2 billion.
Priorities.
Meanwhile, the country is about to be launched into a long, drawn-out war that has already cost an estimated $2 billion.
Priorities.
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Trump immigration officials’ accounts on violent encounters have repeatedly contracted the evidence, a review has found.
Evidence repeatedly contradicts Trump immigration officials’ accounts of violent encounters
While officials had painted two who were recently shot dead as aggressors and said the shootings were justified, a review shows that isn’t the case, along with other instances.
ebx.sh
January 28, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Trump immigration officials’ accounts on violent encounters have repeatedly contracted the evidence, a review has found.
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This is, in my opinion, not only the correct moral/ethical/legal position but also the correct political framing. Everyone can see the agency is out of control; everyone can see that it is constantly violating human rights. "Scrap it and start over" is the moderate position.
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
This is, in my opinion, not only the correct moral/ethical/legal position but also the correct political framing. Everyone can see the agency is out of control; everyone can see that it is constantly violating human rights. "Scrap it and start over" is the moderate position.
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The president unilaterally decided to attack a sovereign nation and kidnap its leader, and now he says he's just going to run that county himself for a while too.
Call your representatives now and demand they impeach him.
Call your representatives now and demand they impeach him.
Trump on Venezuela: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition"
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
The president unilaterally decided to attack a sovereign nation and kidnap its leader, and now he says he's just going to run that county himself for a while too.
Call your representatives now and demand they impeach him.
Call your representatives now and demand they impeach him.
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It’s not “partisan” to defend science, evidence, and objective reality.
It’s partisan to attack science, evidence, and objective reality, to benefit your political “team.”
That’s true with climate science, with vaccinology, & with evidence-based city-building, all of which are being attacked.
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It’s partisan to attack science, evidence, and objective reality, to benefit your political “team.”
That’s true with climate science, with vaccinology, & with evidence-based city-building, all of which are being attacked.
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October 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
It’s not “partisan” to defend science, evidence, and objective reality.
It’s partisan to attack science, evidence, and objective reality, to benefit your political “team.”
That’s true with climate science, with vaccinology, & with evidence-based city-building, all of which are being attacked.
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It’s partisan to attack science, evidence, and objective reality, to benefit your political “team.”
That’s true with climate science, with vaccinology, & with evidence-based city-building, all of which are being attacked.
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"This case…squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us.
The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"
The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"
September 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"This case…squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us.
The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"
The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"
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Former counselor to RFK Jr’s predecessor:
September 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Former counselor to RFK Jr’s predecessor:
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Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
September 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
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the hand is way too big, but otherwise? brilliant.
New week's cover of The New Yorker, "Remote Control," by Barry Blitt.
September 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
the hand is way too big, but otherwise? brilliant.
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The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.
September 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.
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"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." —Justice Sonia Sotomayor
September 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." —Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Taking a break from news to glory in Alaskan fjords has been amazing for my mental health.
July 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Taking a break from news to glory in Alaskan fjords has been amazing for my mental health.
The rewriting of history to blame a Black president for the mistakes of white leaders is the ultimate goal of today’s GOP
Sen. Markwayne Mullin tried to blame former President Barack Obama for Jeffrey Epstein‘s 2008 plea deal, despite Obama not being president at the time.
Watch/Read ⬇️
Watch/Read ⬇️
GOP Sen. Refuses to Admit Bush, Not Obama, Was President During Epstein's Plea Deal
Sen. Markwayne Mullin repeatedly blamed Obama for the sweetheart plea deal Jeffrey Epstein got in 2008, when George W. Bush was president.
www.rollingstone.com
July 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The rewriting of history to blame a Black president for the mistakes of white leaders is the ultimate goal of today’s GOP
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Two Oklahoma board of education members said Ryan Walters was not apologetic after a video of naked women played in his office during a state meeting
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Oklahoma's Trump-Loving, Bible-Thumping Superintendent Faces Porn Probe
A video of naked women reportedly played in Ryan Walters’ office during an executive session of the Oklahoma State Board of Education.
www.rollingstone.com
July 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Two Oklahoma board of education members said Ryan Walters was not apologetic after a video of naked women played in his office during a state meeting
No paywall link - archive.today/R7tm3
No paywall link - archive.today/R7tm3