Notices by A. Rivera (bloodravenlib@mas.to)

@molly0xfff Don't need convincing. What I need is a list of reliable, reputable, preferably free RSS readers.

I do live by the reader I have now btw. Why anyone would not use one is beyond me.

#Tarot underneath/shadow card of evening: Ace of Wands.

Clear the mental clutter, cleanse, and let inspiration fill you. Needed a sign to start a new project or venture? This is it, get started.

#HousewivesTarot #occult #cartomancy #divination #pagan #heathen #witch #ItinerantLibrarian #esoterica

Oh my goodness, knowing this just makes it sadder. 😔

#RIP

Food Network star Anne Burrell died by suicide, medical examiner determines
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/foo-d-network-star-anne-burrell-died-suicide-medical-examiner-determin-rcna220836

> SF-Based Internet Archive ( @internetarchive ) is Now a Federal Depository Library. What Does That Mean?
https://www.kqed.org/news/12049420/sf-based-internet-archive-is-now-a-federal-depository-library-what-does-that-mean

In some #library good news.

#GovDocs #ReferenceDesk #resources

It is not a "new era of hunger." It has always been that way; it's just the #GOP #PartyOfStupid and their voters have gotten more obvious about their desire to reduce the surplus population (though many of their peons are part of said surplus). #ThisIsAmerica

> A New Era of
Hunger Has Begun
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/opinion/america-safety-net.html?unlocked_article_code=1.W08.cz_9.XgHiuGNHcu1y&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#hunger #FoodInsecurity #BadEconomy #AmericanEmpire

> NY paper’s ‘vile’ political cartoon appears to mock Trump-voting Texas flood victims https://nypost.com/2025/07/10/us-news/ny-papers-vile-political-cartoon-draws-outrage-for-appearing-to-mock-trump-voting-texas-flood-victims/

The cartoon is only "vile" because it speaks truth. Were the positions reversed, the NYP would be praising them.

#PartyOfStupid #GOP #TexasFriendly

> New Trump Phone to cost $499 and all of your remaining dignity https://newsthump.com/2025/06/17/new-trump-phone-to-cost-499-and-all-of-your-remaining-dignity/

#BarelySatire #PendejoInChief #TacoTrump #GOP #PartyOfStupid #tech #phone #scams

@ErosBlog Part of why I say, as a librarian (and an old school one at that), I will have job security when all that tech goes go hellfire.

> The Reading Struggle Meets AI https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-reading-struggle-meets-ai

The #AISlop just making reading worse, atrophying brains and skills, but hey, this is the future baby, and plenty of #HigherEd admins and #librarians, who should know better, are embracing it.

Side note, and dating myself a bit, but hearing echoes of Library 2.0 and the "you either get on board or GTFO, you dinosaur loser."

#academia #books #reading #AI #tech #libraries #education

> SpaceX supervisors ‘tracked and monitored’ bathroom breaks of employee with Crohn’s disease, threatened to punish him if more than 10 minutes passed: Suit https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/spacex-supervisors-tracked-and-monitored-bathroom-breaks-of-employee-with-crohns-disease-threatened-to-punish-him-if-more-than-10-minutes-passed-suit/

Still need reason to #BoycottTesla and #boycott the rest of Eli Cologne's companies? Here's some #fuckery to help you decide.

#legal #jobs #lawsuit #BoycottSpaceX

> Why a ruling against the Internet Archive threatens the future of America’s libraries
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/11/1103838/why-a-ruling-against-the-internet-archive-threatens-the-future-of-americas-libraries/

I know some authors are jumping for joy but long term, this will not be good for them (not that they care about others). Sure as heck not good for libraries.

#books #reading #InternetArchive (c)

In #stupid TikTok stunts. And while this is terrible, where was the parent when the kid was hanging themselves?

>TikTok lawsuit over 10-year-old girl who died after ‘Blackout Challenge’ reignited after appeals court ruling https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/tiktok-lawsuit-over-10-year-old-girl-who-died-after-blackout-challenge-reignited-after-appeals-court-ruling/

#SocialMedia

The man is going for the #librarians vote.

>This veep likes books! Governor Tim Walz put a Little Free Library in the Minnesota capitol. https://lithub.com/this-veep-likes-books-governor-tim-walz-put-a-little-free-library-in-the-minnesota-capitol/

#FreeLittleLibrary #libraries #books #reading #literacy

Before picking on the guy, do consider if they can do it to him, they can do it to you on Grindr or any other app selling your info for a few bucks. This may be a lawsuit to watch.

>Catholic Priest Sues Grindr After He Gets Caught Using It https://futurism.com/the-byte/catholic-priest-sues-grindr

#Internet #privacy #security #SocialMedia #tech

@FlashMobOfOne The athletes are in great shape and paragons of fitness. The audience. . . oy.

#BarelySatire, and it will be the exact same situation here in the USA.

>Proud patriot ready to vicariously celebrate achievements of British athletes he’s never heard of in sports he didn’t know existed https://newsthump.com/2024/07/26/proud-patriot-ready-to-vicariously-celebrate-achievements-of-british-athletes-hes-never-heard-of-in-sports-he-didnt-know-existed/

#Sportsball #sports #Olympics #jingoism

I would not call it "Blue MAGA," but cultish, heck yea. The "our leader or GTFO" crowd are not doing their cause any favors. But YMMV.

(And I am not arguing this with the next hypersensitive Dem. Reminder #MyBlockIsQuick)

>Blue Maga: We need to talk about the cult-like turn of the Democratic party | Mehdi Hasan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/15/democrats-joe-biden-maga

#RepublicanLite #USPolitics

Once you read "youth pastor" (or just "pastor"), all you need to know. This PoS was setting up cameras to spy on women in a changing room prepping for a wedding.

>Former Upstate youth pastor now faces almost 60 charges, warrants say

https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/07/11/former-upstate-youth-pastor-now-faces-almost-60-charges-warrants-say/

#crime #Christians

>Pornocalypse Comes For Etsy https://www.erosblog.com/2024/07/05/pornocalypse-comes-for-etsy/ by @ErosBlog

This is another example of when I say the signs are there. . . if you are paying attention. On a side note, I remember the situation with Ebay they describe.

#pornocalypse #BadEconomy #Internet #erotica #Christofascists #business

Find the cartoon transcript and more details at author's Patreon; he wrote it up better and longer than the alt text may do here.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/106648528

"Honest Miranda Warnings" by Barry Deutsch.

#AndJusticeForSome

#ThisIsAmerica