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• Post #4422896

  Meanwhile, in #ChampagneProblems > UFC lost $30M on White House Freedom 250 event held on Trump's birthday, despite calling it 'roaring success' https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/30-million-loss-ufc-freedom-250-event-white-house-9.7297137?cmp=rss

• Post #4380184

  In the #BadEconomy > Back-to-school shopping tips to save money https://www.wlky.com/article/back-to-school-shopping-tips-to-save-money/73320298 TBH, a lot of this #shopping is either unnecessary or hype vs. actually necessary. Take stock of what you got, reuse where you can, and be as frugal as you can. #BackToSchool

• Post #4165492

  Everyone is suddenly interested and cashing in on 'The Odyssey,' including the #LibraryOfCongress. Anyhow, learn a bit of the history that goes along with the epic. > Two Thousand Years of “The Odyssey” at the Library https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/07/two-thousand-years-of-the-odyssey-at-the-library/ #libraries #history #TheOdyssey #mythology

• Post #4162785

  RE: https://mastodon.world/@oldrawgabbit/116996540497017061 Oh yea, me too. #tech #SocialMedia #Internet #fuckery #corruption #exploitation

• Post #4140900

  #SaveYouAClick: They sleep better, and btw, this kind of story makes the rounds every so often. Nothing new here other than if you are rich, you individual bedroom is nicer. > Married Couple Stop Sleeping in Same Bed—Then They Notice a Change https://www.newsweek.com/married-couple-stop-sleeping-in-same-bedthen-they-notice-a-change-12247822 #marriage #relationships #sleep

• Post #4067209

  > Powerful Democratic think tank's reset on transgender rights alarms advocates https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/cap-restrictions-transgender-sports In common parlance, you call this "trying to have your cake and eat it too." #RepublicanLite #useless #CivilRights #LGBTQ #trans

• Post #3810305

  RE: https://beige.party/@RickiTarr/116918286228168962 #BringBackGuillotines

• Post #3728836

  Aww man, this hits hard. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/randolph-mantooth-dead-emergency-1236644221/ We all used to watch 'Emergency!' as young ones back in the day. We all wanted to be firefighters at some point. #RIP Randolph Mantooth.

• Post #3634013

  > You Might Be Left-Handed Because You Didn’t Practice Being Right-Handed Hard Enough, Scientists Say https://www.vice.com/en/article/you-might-be-left-handed-because-you-didnt-practice-being-right-handed-hard-enough-scientists-say/ Oh, I am sure some of my elders who were forced to be right-handed as children will be thrilled to hear this. #science

• Post #3630991

  #BarelySatire > Tips For Cooling Your Home https://theonion.com/tips-for-cooling-your-home/ FTA: "Spill the blood of a fat ox to appease the spirits who have cursed the land with unnatural heat." #weather #climate #GlobalWarming

• Post #3587708

  #ICYMI a bit of what I was writing on the #blog a year ago today. > "Books Reviewed: June 2025" https://itinerantlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/07/02/books-reviewed-june-2025/ #books #reading #AlchemicalThoughts #reviews #BookReview #Bookstodon #writing 💙📚

• Post #3587707

  #Tarot card of evening: The Lovers-VI. Love here in the broadest sense including kindness, compassion, mercy, going that extra mile for someone in need. The path of love is not always easy; walk the path anyways. #MysticPaletteTarot #occult #cartomancy #divination #pagan #heathen #witch #ItinerantLibrarian #esoterica

• Post #3587706

  #Tarot underneath/shadow card of evening: The Fool-0. A reminder to keep a sense of wonder and a sense of humor, especially in the #HardTimes. The journey is not easy, but keep faith you will land well. #MysticPaletteTarot #occult #cartomancy #divination #pagan #heathen #witch #ItinerantLibrarian #esoterica

• Post #3587705

  Quote: "I do not salute the United States flag because although it is true that you are a symbol of a free and sovereign homeland, in Puerto Rico you represent piracy and pillage" -- Don Pedro Albizu Campos, 1930. #YankeeGoHome #July4th #4thOfJuly

• Post #3587704

  RE: https://mastodon.social/@randahl/116855182902859321 Advantage: #Mastodon

• Post #3587703

  > "I’m in no mood to ‘celebrate’ America. Our country is broken and needs repair" by Jamil Smith https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/03/america-250-celebration-under-repair Calling the US a "structure still under repair" is a very charitable way of describing a corrupt, racist den of pirates, thieves, and bigoted white supremacists out to screw anyone else not like them. Am certainly not celebrating anniversary of my oppressors. #Jul...

• Post #3587702

  (No further comment from me needed.) #4thOfJuly #July4th #America250 🎆💥

• Post #3587701

  #JulyDeckBond 2026 Day 3. Prompt: What kind of readings it prefers. Card: Three of Pentacles. Deck: Tarot at the End of the Rainbow. #Tarot #TarotAtTheEndOfTheRainbow #occult #cartomancy #divination #pagan #heathen #witch #ItinerantLibrarian #esoterica

• Post #3587700

  #ICYMI from my #blog, #DeckInterview: "Initiatory Golden Dawn." https://itinerantlibrarian.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/deck-interview-initiatory-golden-dawn-tarot/ #Tarot #AlchemicalThoughts #occult #cartomancy #divination #pagan #heathen #witch #esoterica

• Post #3587699

  New on my #blog, #DeckReview: "Human Spirit Oracle." https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2026/07/deck-review-human-spirit-oracle.html #Tarot #reviews #ItinerantLibrarian #occult #cartomancy #divination #pagan #heathen #witch #esoterica

• Post #3587698

  RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@johanna/116862195041062768 This. 👇 #July4th #4thOfJuly #America250

• Post #3587697

  #SaveYouAClick: #StayHome and relax, read a book, watch a comfort show, eat some nice food. > "America’s 250th birthday celebrations are a mess. Here’s how we should mark the day" by Dave Schilling https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/04/us-birthday-ufc-event-state-fair Oh, and Puerto Rico can do without your "let's make PR a state." Read a fucking book or two and get a clue. #YankeeGoHome #4thOfJuly #July4th

• Post #3513140

  #BarelySatire > Anti-Vaxxer Dating App Gaining Popularity https://theonion.com/anti-vaxxer-dating-app-gaining-popularity/ #ThisIsAmerica #stupid (c)

• Post #1995160

  Pluralistic: A Pascal's Wager for AI Doomers (16 Apr 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/16/pascals-wager/ by @pluralistic FTA: "In short, I worry that AI is the asbestos we're shoveling into our civilization's walls, and our descendants will be digging it out for generations" #AISlop #sloperator #cogsucker #tech #BadEconomy #corruption #exploitation

• Post #1981128

  > Over 8 million Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people suffer 'permanent vision loss' https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/8-million-thermos-jars-bottles-recalled-after-3-132568152 From the headline I thought it was some kind of metal poisoning or other contamination issue. Hell no. The damn thing basically is a loaded cannon waiting to shoot it's lid on your fucking face. If you got one of these, get rid of it now. #PSA #FYI #Thermos #Pr...

• Post #1908712

  > ‘The Shadow Scholars’: inside the essay mills serving students I do all my own #writing. Anyhow, TBH, paper mills, how quaint in the age of #AISlop Unlocked link: https://archive.ph/Pmxw6 #BadEconomy #academia #HigherEd #corruption

• Post #1858884

  This is the kind of librarian I work to be every day. From the Unshelved comic strip. "I love the sound policy makes when I break it." #librarians #books #reading #literacy

• Post #1835919

  > Pluralistic: The enshittification multiverse (27 Apr 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/27/analogs-and-analogies/ by @pluralistic FTA: "Enshittification happens when someone sets out to reduce your choices, and then uses that lock-in to make things worse for you in order to make things better for themself." No, it is not just for digital services and #tech. #enshittification #SocialMedia #business #BadEconomy #corruption #exploitation

• Post #1669436

  > Texas Tech Issues Ban On Students Writing On LGBTQ+ Topics https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/texas-tech-issues-ban-on-students Texas #academia and #HigherEd continue their descent into #Christofascism. If you're a student or faculty, stay out of Texas or get out if you are in it while you can. #BoycottTexas #GOP #PartyOfStupid #LGBTQ #censorship #BannedBooks #bigotry #TexasFriendly

• Post #1464655

  > As major news outlets cut off the Wayback Machine, journalists and advocacy groups are rallying to protect the Internet Archive’s vast collection of web pages. https://www.wired.com/story/the-internets-most-powerful-archiving-tool-is-in-mortal-peril/ It is a nightmare for #librarians too, but as for news media and journalists, doing this is just cutting their noses to spite their faces. #WaybackMachine #preservation #news #media #history #archives #tech #Internet