Yes, or an English barrister 🤣

A little-known law that lets the government sidestep the Constitution to spy on American citizens is set to expire at the end of this month.

We need to make sure Democrats don’t reauthorize this civil liberties disaster. 👇

DEVELOPING: Trump's DOJ is targeting the Southern Poverty Law Center. The 55 year old civil rights organization has been charged with 11 counts of fraud.

Testing finds toxic metals where Tesla discharges wastewater The drainage district that commissioned the testing has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company, which says it is in compliance with all requirements for its state wastewater discharge permit.

I’m shocked. www.texastribune.org/2026/04/21/t...

Southern Poverty Law Center says it is under Justice Department investigation The nonprofit on Tuesday said it is “the latest organization targeted by this administration.”

The Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for its tracking of hate groups, said that the Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into the nonprofit regarding their use of informants.

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In February 1777, General George Washington ordered the first mass immunization campaign in American history by mandating that his troops be inoculated against smallpox. He protected the Continental Army from an epidemic that was deadlier than British forces.

249 years later, we have this idiot.

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Basketball. Leaf. Tiger.
I passed the same cognitive test as 🍊🤡

Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces a criminal investigation by the Justice Department The Southern Poverty Law Center says it’s the subject of a Justice Department criminal investigation and faces possible charges over its use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups.

BREAKING: The Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces investigation by Justice Department over past use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups.

The oldest known image of Keith Richards, published around 1140 AD ...

A picture of a rather dilapidated copy of "The picture of Dorian Gray" There is visible water damage to the cover and the plastic cover is yellowing. Obviously, not evident from the picture but there is a truly foul musty smell emanating from it!

Last week, a gentleman returned this rather dilapidated copy of this famous book to us after 50 years. He had found it in his attic!
Presumably this means there is a pristine copy somewhere in our libraries....

Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Tim Curry in Clue

Tim Curry in The Three Musketeers

Tim Curry in Muppet Treasure Island

Happy 80th birthday to Tim Curry who has always, *always* understood the assignment.

Please don't use speaker phone while in library. Ask for headphones at the front desk.

Only a fallen society needs this sign

WOW: A stunning new report in the WSJ reveals that military advisers intentionally excluded Donald Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes operation to extract a downed U.S. airman in Iran, because they feared his erratic behavior could jeopardize the mission. 1/

Damn, the truth hurts.

German WWI fighter plane at Pearson Air Museum, Vancouver WA.

Archaeologists in the Holy Land just uncovered a 3,000-year-old Israelite tablet…

It reads: “Iran is only weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon.”

Ohio’s nursing homes are dumping patients at homeless shelters The scene was concerning enough to prompt the homeless shelter staff to call the fire department. A woman using a walker had shown up, incontinent and carrying “a large bag of medications.”

The scene was concerning enough to prompt the homeless shelter staff to call the fire department. A woman using a walker had shown up, incontinent and carrying “a large bag of medications.”

I wasn’t sure I still believed in a literal Hell, but I want this man to go there.

The American gestapo abducted an 85 year-old widow.

Was she one of the worst of the worst? No, her step-son, a retired Alabama state trooper, got ICE to put her in a detention center to deport her because he wanted all of his father's inheritance.

Sounds like the son is the worst of the worst.

Chinese Crested look like mutants.

What qualities do you most look for when judging dogs?

Meme. Cartoon image of Dennis the Menace. He is standing with his hand up, one finger raised, as if he's making a point of an objection. As if he has more of a comment than a question.* As is traditional, his eyebrows are showing through his hair in a way that makes is seem like they're on top, and his trademark cowlick has been well-licked. Somewhere there's a cow trying to get hair off of its tongue. Dennis is wearing a blue and black striped shirt under his red overalls, with the stripes going horizontally. It looks like he bought a knock-off Inter Milan kit that got the direction of the stripes wrong, and now he's trying to cover it up with his overalls. His ears are round little cookies of flesh with no apparent ear holes; he does not seem like a child who would listen, anyway. His nose is well-pugged, and his face is well-freckled. Meme text reads: "St. Denis Does not menace eels" * His question/comment is going to be pointed, annoying hard to answer, and completely unhinged.

Not all the medieval English eel-rents were due to English landlords. In 1086, for example, the Abbey of St. Denis in Paris was owed eels by 2 mills in Taynton.

Rather than demanding a shipment of eels, though, the abbot demanded his rent in coin. 'Cause landlords are the worst.🗃️🧪

Vought also promoted this lie during his testimony this week. The whole administration is committed to the idea that everyone who has lost their healthcare is committing fraud or an illegal immigrant. Those are not the facts on the ground.

Heroin, however, has been shown to lower IQ and affect intelligence.

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Bluesky running on dial up today