thebibliophile

Reader. Thinker. Sartorialist.

[barbie★ @rarestbarbie]

two trans women were abducted and beaten by an angry mob of trump supporters in rural louisiana

from @ErinInTheMorn

[𝕷𝖚𝖈𝖎𝖋𝖊𝖗 @LucifersTweetz]

Turns out Taylor Farms uses prison labor also known as SLAVE LABOR to pick its lettuce paying inmates a $1.00 an hour while the Department of Corections gets $4.75 an hour.

https://t.co/SxZSuRfn58

[oracle 𝟙𝟛🐺 @StormEllimac]

people keep minimizing this USPS situation but it’s actually very scary. access to medication, government services, affordable and accessible shipping for small businesses, people in rural areas. it’s the one postal service that’s required to serve every address in the country! that benefits everyone, whether you personally use it every day or not.

[thebibliophile @thebibliophile1]

@MandyKnowsDC Did you get Fleetwood Mac too? My grandmother had Dolly, Bonnie Raitt, and Reba on repeat with Nancy Wilson. Oh! And some Trisha Yearwood too.

[Pearl Rose @hipearlrose]

do you guys understand the US gov’t is underfunding USPS so that they can privatize it, make money, and let poor and rural people die? people will die if we let them destroy this service

[Emoluments Clause @Emolclause]

#BREAKING: Lawrence: “…a mystery remains tonight, after the votes were counted in Michigan’s primary election. We know who won, we know who lost, we know who came close to winning, and we know who won the most votes ever cast in a primary election in the state of Michigan, but SOMETHING ELSE happened in Michigan yesterday and last night, and it might turn out to be the most important thing that happened in yesterday’s election in Michigan. And we know next to nothing about it. That mystery could explode in our faces on election night in November. The mystery might then be revealed as a key piece of Donald Trump’s possible plan to steal the election in Michigan in November to prevent the Democrats from winning control of the United States Senate.”😳

[The Associated Press @AP]

Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships are emerging into view.

[m. @nellow__]

and what if this all ties back to the broad implicit acceptance of eugenics and mass death by society in the early years of covid? 🤫 just a thought!

[AJ+ @ajplus]

For many Americans, a heat wave means iced drinks and frozen treats.

But across parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America, people still sip hot tea, eat steaming soup and load their food with chiles.

It may sound counterintuitive – but there’s science behind it.

[Anna Spiegel @AnnaSpiegs]

So...can you bring a goat on Metro?

After videos of Bob the goat's owner being detained went viral, Metro tells Axios the detention had nothing to do with the goat.

Here's what happened, and what Metro's rules actually say.
https://t.co/xQUFCvroE9

[thebibliophile @thebibliophile1]

@MandyKnowsDC Hmmmm, respectfully..... 👀

[Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle]

The Trump administration is trying to gut one of the strongest laws protecting tribal sacred sites, burial grounds, and ancestral lands.

Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act has worked since 1966.

Now a handpicked Council voted to rewrite it..in one week.

[Gaza Notifications @gazanotice]

🚨 BREAKING: Imprisoned Palestinian physician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya has reportedly suffered multiple fractures after being brutally assaulted by Israeli prison guards at Rakevet Prison, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office.

[Julie Sullivan @CureLongCovid]

The last sentence of the piece. Talk about burying the lede...

"Millions of people in the US are also living with long Covid, a chronic condition with wide-ranging symptoms – including fatigue, difficulty breathing, neurological and digestive issues – that can persist months or years after a Covid-19 infection. Estimates vary, but one recent study suggests that 1 in 6 people who are infected with Covid-19 may develop the condition."
https://t.co/ShuU1pKIyz

[nature @Nature]

A severe bout of COVID-19 can wake up an army of dormant viruses hiding inside the body

https://t.co/XoLzZfj5Lc

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

RFK Jr: "I'm announcing that HHS has begun the decertification of Network for Hope, the organ procurement organization."

[Mike Thomas @MikeTFox5]

DC will lose over an hour of daylight over the course of August. Your final post-8pm sunset of the year in DC is August 17th!

[Laura Miers @LauraMiers]

Media 2020-2026: “Most people recover from LongCovid! Like 9 out of 10!”

AI: “Yes, most people recover from LongCovid.”

2025: A large 3-year study found 2% recovered.

No one is going to pay for this carnage, & that’s precisely why we are doing this.

[Washington Informer @WashInformer]

D.C.'s juvenile curfew sends violators to DYRS, sparking racial disparity concerns and debates over carceral environments. https://t.co/m40vJ8oKtN

[State of Palestine @Palestine_UN]

The children of Gaza, in coffins.