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@referencewench.bsky.social

I'm a librarian, married to a veteran. I try to make engineers better people before they graduate.

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Oh c'mon. There has to be someone else.

13.11.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag

A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.

10.11.2025 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 7971    πŸ” 3032    πŸ’¬ 210    πŸ“Œ 170

I have a 14 year old who is willing to explain these things to her confused middle aged mom. Periodically I'll use one in a sentence just to get an eye roll out of her. Her Algebra teacher is very done with 6 7.

30.10.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Working on this fun piece

08.10.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

17.09.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 61340    πŸ” 17764    πŸ’¬ 1772    πŸ“Œ 719

I want the entire nation to hear me when I say this isn’t just an attack on the people of LA, this is an attack on every person in every city in this country.

Today’s ruling is not only dangerous – it’s un-American and threatens the fabric of personal freedom in the U.S.

08.09.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4101    πŸ” 1398    πŸ’¬ 144    πŸ“Œ 74
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I can't believe that nobody is talking about the optics of a bunch of mostly white, mostly male Republicans locking this woman up and refusing her freedom to walk out the door without a police escort to make sure she complies.

19.08.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 776    πŸ” 355    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 18

Expanding the PACT Act to include all military bases that had toxic exposures should be a priority. Like Fort Ord, that was/is a Superfund site.

18.07.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Augh!!!

18.07.2025 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My question is, did they give her the originals, or did someone have enough sense to keep a copy?

15.07.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Please Shout Fire. This Theater Is Burning The United States is being destroyed from within, and mainstream journalism isn't making that clear. When I was a kid, there was a popular phrase--"what if they had a war and no one came?" What if we ...

It's when you assemble the whole picture that you have to raise the question if the intention is to destroy this country and whether this country is in fact being destroyed.

13.07.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1048    πŸ” 365    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 58

UPDATE: CFA MEMBER JOHN CARAVELLO HAS LOCATED

cfa_united Professor John Caravello has been located and we have connected with his family. We are working on getting him legal support.

Thank you to everyone who has helped in this search, we will keep you posted on the process and bring John home.

12.07.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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He's been found per CFA Instagram

12.07.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

One of our union members was taken during the immigration raid in Camarillo yesterday. He is still missing and unaccounted for by federal and local authorities.

12.07.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My full statement following the ICE Raid in Carpinteria. ⬇️

10.07.2025 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1418    πŸ” 464    πŸ’¬ 74    πŸ“Œ 15
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I went to Casitas Pass Road in Carpinteria today after learning ICE was conducting a militarized raid targeting farm workers. As a Member of Congress, I have the right to conduct oversight, but I was denied entry. Here’s what happened. ⬇️

10.07.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 506    πŸ” 194    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 15

My 13 year old just said the other day she dreads the day she meets some poor kid whose parents named them Labubu.

10.07.2025 05:04 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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About 3/4 through this one

10.07.2025 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Social Security Applauds Passage of Legislation Providing Historic Tax Relief for Seniors
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is celebrating the passage of the One Big, Beautiful Bill, a landmark piece of legislation that delivers long-awaited tax relief to millions of older Americans.

The bill ensures that nearly 90% of Social Security beneficiaries will no longer pay federal income taxes on their benefits, providing meaningful and immediate relief to seniors who have spent a lifetime contributing to our nation's economy.

β€œThis is a historic step forward for America’s seniors,” said Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano. β€œFor nearly 90 years, Social Security has been a cornerstone of economic security for older Americans. By significantly reducing the tax burden on benefits, this legislation reaffirms President Trump’s promise to protect Social Security and helps ensure that seniors can better enjoy the retirement they’ve earned."

The new law includes a provision that eliminates federal income taxes on Social Security benefits for most beneficiaries, providing relief to individuals and couples. Additionally, it provides an enhanced deduction for taxpayers aged 65 and older, ensuring that retirees can keep more of what they have earned.

Social Security remains committed to providing timely, accurate information to the public and will continue working closely with federal partners to ensure beneficiaries understand how this legislation may affect them.

Social Security Applauds Passage of Legislation Providing Historic Tax Relief for Seniors The Social Security Administration (SSA) is celebrating the passage of the One Big, Beautiful Bill, a landmark piece of legislation that delivers long-awaited tax relief to millions of older Americans. The bill ensures that nearly 90% of Social Security beneficiaries will no longer pay federal income taxes on their benefits, providing meaningful and immediate relief to seniors who have spent a lifetime contributing to our nation's economy. β€œThis is a historic step forward for America’s seniors,” said Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano. β€œFor nearly 90 years, Social Security has been a cornerstone of economic security for older Americans. By significantly reducing the tax burden on benefits, this legislation reaffirms President Trump’s promise to protect Social Security and helps ensure that seniors can better enjoy the retirement they’ve earned." The new law includes a provision that eliminates federal income taxes on Social Security benefits for most beneficiaries, providing relief to individuals and couples. Additionally, it provides an enhanced deduction for taxpayers aged 65 and older, ensuring that retirees can keep more of what they have earned. Social Security remains committed to providing timely, accurate information to the public and will continue working closely with federal partners to ensure beneficiaries understand how this legislation may affect them.

What is this garbage that just came via email from the Social Security Administration?! Apparently they are now part of the government 's propaganda arm? This is shameful!

04.07.2025 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't make this make sense...

03.07.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1) it was always fascism and fascism was the right word to use
2) they are building concentration camps and concentration camps are the right words to use
3) they are banning books and book bans is a fine way to describe the myriad ways they are banning them

02.07.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 10459    πŸ” 3509    πŸ’¬ 105    πŸ“Œ 91

supporting guys like cuomo is a way for wealthy new yorkers who are actually republicans to maintain dem cred without voting against their own interests

23.06.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2162    πŸ” 273    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 27
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander speaks out after his arrest at an immigration court
YouTube video by MSNBC NYC Comptroller Brad Lander speaks out after his arrest at an immigration court

Here's one with captions youtube.com/shorts/RV38D...

18.06.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

For sure, campus AI club could take it on too

16.06.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It sounds like that will be challenging because it's a moving target. As the models get more sophisticated, the power needs increase.

16.06.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

can someone please make a chrome extension that shows how much energy searches use and displays that info in real time? so we can visualize the difference between web search and AI prompting? would be useful in the classroom, I imagine.

16.06.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Top 10 Protest Dogs
YouTube video by WeRateDogs Top 10 Protest Dogs

Here are my top 10 protest dogs!

youtu.be/lgOtg-BeV6E

16.06.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2779    πŸ” 575    πŸ’¬ 90    πŸ“Œ 122

Looks boring

14.06.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is, a scene from Star Trek IV!

12.06.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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