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@sakten.bsky.social

Midwesterner. I read old books about people reading even older books. I teach at a small college. A couple of people call me Mom. aka שרה בת משה ומרים (If you know me, that's enough for you to know it's me.

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Only if Rockapella follows you around.

31.10.2025 16:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This is what democracy looked like today in Lincoln, NE. 2,500-3,000 people maybe?

15.06.2025 03:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

~3,000 Lincoln, NE

15.06.2025 03:15 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We all know what we saw.

Our friend, Senator Alex Padilla exercising his duty to this country while the Trump administration forced him to the ground, and put him in handcuffs.

There’s no sugarcoating it—these are dangerous times and we WILL hold the admin accountable.

@schatz.bsky.social

13.06.2025 01:14 — 👍 1627    🔁 347    💬 104    📌 23

וּפְרוֹשׂ עָלֵֽינוּ סֻכַּת שְׁלוֹמֶךָ: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה הַפּוֹרֵשׂ סֻכַּת שָׁלוֹם עָלֵֽינוּ וְעַל כָּל עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַל יְרוּשָׁלָֽיִם:
We ask the Holy One to spread over Israel a shelter of peace as they await with fear in their bomb shelters and safe rooms, the retaliatory strike of Iran.

13.06.2025 01:00 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 7    📌 4
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OnlyFans Star Lily Phillips Breaks Down in Tears After Revealing She Slept with 100 Men in One Day OnlyFans star Lily Phillips documented sleeping with over 100 men in one day in a new documentary and has plans for a larger goal in the next month.

Maybe he needs to worry more about whose viewing habits monetize content like this.

06.06.2025 18:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Don't buy in bulk, because you might not live to use up that last roll of tape from the 3-pack and then look how much money you would have wasted!

05.06.2025 13:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Are Progressives Being Manipulated Into Hating Jews? Van Jones examines the rising concerns about antisemitic violence in America and questions if online forces are subtly influencing progressive movements to accept hate against Jewish people.

@officialvanjones.bsky.social Substack post asks important Qs: what's up with "progressive" antisemitism? how can you be "progressive" and not condemn antisemitic violence against US Jews as a supposed statement about the policies of a foreign government?

vanjones.substack.com/p/are-progre...

04.06.2025 16:23 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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States win a legal injunction against President Trump, pausing library funding cuts A federal judge Tuesday wrote that President Trump's executive order dismantling the IMLS "disregards the fundamental constitutional role of each of the branches of our federal government."

yay, libraries! yay, Constitution!

07.05.2025 03:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It would be comical if it were not terrifying.

28.04.2025 17:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

ugh, ditto. I have so many: "why doesn't anyone cite that paper? oh yeah, because I never finished it and sent it off" moments

28.04.2025 17:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Looks like a pretty great assignment. Thanks for keeping us posted.

27.04.2025 21:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Headline: Tax Cuts helped create shortfall

Headline: Tax Cuts helped create shortfall

Wow, who could possibly have foreseen this unpredictable outcome?!?! (Thanks for the reporting @journalstar.com #savelocalnews #1A)

27.04.2025 17:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Coverage of the attack on higher ed accreditation cites accred. as a quality assurance, but often omits that this includes verifying financial viability. Since accreditation determines which school's students can use federal loans, this is CRITICAL for ensuring students can earn degrees.

24.04.2025 15:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

💜🧡💜🧡💜🧡💜🧡💜🧡

24.04.2025 03:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The best kind to have opinions about?

07.04.2025 04:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Says Who? by Anne Curzan: 9780593444115 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Cur...

then you want to read or listen to:

04.04.2025 02:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you, @booker.senate.gov ! Heroic! 💪🏽

02.04.2025 00:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
LIVE: Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor
YouTube video by Associated Press LIVE: Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCUK...

01.04.2025 15:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

if only!

01.04.2025 15:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Go @booker.senate.gov!

01.04.2025 04:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

alas

14.03.2025 03:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

WaPo apparently just dropping the last 2 words of their motto?

27.02.2025 02:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#heroes

25.02.2025 18:34 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Eggs US - Price - Chart - Historical Data - News Eggs US increased 2.18 USD/DOZEN or 37.49% since the beginning of 2025, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. This page includes ...

Eggs $7.99
#winning

20.02.2025 03:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Roses for inc:
Wit are so cool.
It's time to bring back
The Old English dual

14.02.2025 20:13 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

A great way to celebrate Tu B’Shevat would be to follow @altnps.bsky.social. Also be nice to trees.

13.02.2025 16:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Brianna Keilar: Do you think that calling Elon Musk a dick is effective messaging?

Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.

12.02.2025 21:58 — 👍 25911    🔁 4861    💬 1793    📌 1174
LibGuides: Government Information Data Rescue: Home A guide linking to trusted repositories that have rescued U.S. government data

The University of Virginia has created a website of archived government websites—bookmark it—you’re going to need it later.

guides.lib.virginia.edu/c.php?g=1451...

12.02.2025 17:23 — 👍 2157    🔁 906    💬 70    📌 44
Eggs US - Price - Chart - Historical Data - News Eggs US increased 1.28 USD/DOZEN or 22.03% since the beginning of 2025, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. This page includes ...

For those keeping score at home:

09.02.2025 04:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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