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"Don't use Libby because it costs libraries too much, pirate instead" is such a weird, anti-patron, anti-author take that somehow manages to also be anti-library, in my professional librarian-ass opinion.

It's well documented that pirating books negatively affects authors directly* in a way that pirating movies or TV shows doesn't affect actors or writers, so I will likely always be anti-book piracy unless there's absolutely, positively no other option (i.e. the book simply doesn't exist outside of online archives at all, or in a particular language).

Also, yeah, Libby and Hoopla licenses are really expensive, but libraries buy them SO THAT PATRONS CAN USE THEM. If you're gonna be pissed at anybody about this shitty state of affairs, be pissed at publishing companies and continue to use Libby or Hoopla at your library so we can continue to justify having it to our funding bodies.

One of the best ways to support your library having services you like is to USE THOSE SERVICES. Yes, even if they are expensive.

*Yes, this is a blog post, but it's a blog post filled with links to news articles. If you can click one link, you can click another.

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ZENDAYA SAVE ME. Oh my god the Met Gala has YEARNED for her touch for SO MANY YEARS I am WEEPING.

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Alia Bhatt's pastel sari is STUNNING this is SO BEAUTIFUL!

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I legit thought this was a painting Harris Reed absolutely took my breath away!

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Elle Fanning's dress looks like it's made out of glass, my jaw actually dropped!

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Anok Yai's rhinestoned body must have taken FOREVER but DAMN was it worth it!

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And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you win the fucking Met Gala. Congratulations on your 2nd win, Zendaya!

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Buck accidentally coming out to everyone including his parents bc he made out with his super hot pilot boyfriend while he was covered in soot at the emergency entrance of a hospital where his sister was getting married is the most 911 Buck thing he could’ve done and I’m here for it

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Every time I hear about the cruelty of the genocide in Palestine I'm always baffled. Not by the logistics of it. I recognize that white western supremacist leaders value money and power over brown lives. They always have. It reveals itself in every political interaction.

But I guess... The lack of humanity always stuns me. How far detached do you have to be to be okay with this? To know what you're doing and do it, not even saying "oh well it's someone else" no it's YOU! YOU are the one committing these atrocities! How do you get there? I can't fathom what greed and privilege you have to have to be okay with this. To think that this is a "necessary evil". Even those who AREN'T going to benefit from it (i.e. white liberal voters) have convinced themselves of this. How do you do that?? How do you see live action the murder of tens of thousands (with the intent of millions) and not like... That shit don't bother you? It don't... Make you question that the leadership you're under, that the world you're in, is not the way it should be??

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Israel didn't even show up to cease-fire talks this weekend

An Israeli delegation never made it to Cairo for the latest round of talks. The Israeli official said that Israel had sought a written response to its latest proposal from Hamas before dispatching a delegation, but that the group never conveyed one.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/world/middleeast/cease-fire-talks-israel-hamas.html

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✨Madney in their own world✨

This is my gift for @maygrantgf as part of the @911discord gift exchange ♥️

I really hope you enjoy this little piece of madney at their wedding, complettly in their own little world under Maddie's veil.

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buddie + bobby acknowledging how important buck and eddie are for each other (requested by @besosquecreanadiccion)

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#evan buckley but it's just him progressively getting more unhinged over eddie

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I keep these longings lockеd In lowercase, inside a vault

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“I was raised Catholic” just translates to “I’m an atheist, but I feel kinda bad about it.”

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Think they might be onto something here