Beth Guay (she/her)

@dcdogs.bsky.social

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Librarian, aspiring humanitarian living in Occupied DC

hourly weather forecast from weather.com for Washington DC, Sunday, June 28, 2 pm. 73°, humidity 93%, cloud cover 100%.
a busy bee pollinating a yellow coreopsis flower. the flowers have green leaves
In the foreground, a shooting star with green leaves and white flowers, in the garden bed of old brown mulch
Two Patriots on the National Mall with posters that read "Due process for all Under Law" and "Stand for our Democracy, NATO and Allies. Stand with Ukraine."
Two people standing on the National Mall with posters that say No Kings (on the left) and "Testify" (on the right).
Illustration of enslaved Africans in bondage on a slave trade ship in the Atlantic Slave Trade
ICE OUT FOR GOOD rally at CBP getting started. DC is here!
An image of the Washington Post's annual New Year's day "Out" and "In" "List." The "List" caption reads "Our big, beautiful tally of what's in and out, which is being recognized more and more." First on the "out" list: "pennies"; and on the "In" list: "Trlllionares."
a big white short haired dog lying down in the green grass with bushes and a tree in the background
Michael Fanone speaking at the Sylvan Theater in DC
People at the Navy Memorial Archives metro stop coming to the #Nokings march on the Capitol.
Powerful people marching against fascism down Pennsylvania Ave ro the Capitol
A green fern surrounded by brown mulch and shredded pine needles that returned after a hundred years or more
pollinator bees and white and yellow asters flowers in the garden
Bryce Harper at bat in the Phillies game on Friday night
a red cardinal flower behind green partridge pea leaves in the foreground and lots of yellow brown eyed susans in the background
A big bumblebee on a red cardinal flower in Washington, DC
People protesting Trump and his fascist minions in Lafayette Square at the Refuse Fascism March for Humanity on June 14
A Headline from History LIBRARIANS TOLD OF COMPUTER AIDS May 31, 1967. Novel predictions were made at the Special Libraries Association's 58th convention in New York, The Times reported: "Researchers in the future may browse through library catalogs in the comfort of their homes or offices," and there will be "intercontinental exchanges of information between libraries via satellites." The predictions were made by information expert Joseph Becker, "one of the first to develop information technology," The Times wrote. Mr. Becker pointed to Project MARC, an experimental "Machine Readable Catalogue" program the Library of Congress started the previous year, as an example of computer technology already being applied in libraries. The goal of MARC was to "make all bibliographic information accessible through centralized databases." The system was named the international standard for electronic cataloging in 1973, and is still in use today.
A screenshot from the May 19, 2025 episode of The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell: The Wall Street Journal: Will Anyone Take the Factory Jobs Trump Wants to Take Back to America? Manufacturers usually assign workers with shifts with rigid hours and pay 7.8% lower on average than the private sector as a whole, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 1980, manufacturing wages were 3.8 % higher.A decline in union representation in the sector hasn't helped.
A shooting star plant with white petals in the foreground with a blurry image of golden alexander plants in the background of a native plants garden.
"... Nobody speaks for Mr. Trump but Mr. Trump," said his spokesperson (Santucci 2015). Ivana now denies her previous account (and sworn testimony during divorce proceedings) vehemently enough for both of them, on the face of it. She maintains her own story was "totally without merit." Upon publication of the Daily Beast article above, she issued a press release: "I have recently read some comments attributed to me from nearly 30 years ago at a time of very high tension during my divorce from Donald. The story is totally without merit. Donald and I are the best of friends and together have raised three children that we love and are very proud of." (Santucci 2015) ...
A protester at DHHS with a tote bag that says Workers Over Billionaires.
A section p. A8 of the @wapo "In unprecedented step, White House will decide which journalists get access."
Safe Person Safe Space postcard from the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equity, UMD, with an image of black and pink triangles in a circle. Text reads: "The pink and black triangles were worn by prisoners in Nazi Germany whose only 'crime' was being homosexual. It has been adopted by the gay and lesbian movement in memory of oppression in the past and as a symbol of hope for a better future. "
Ticket to the December 6, 2007 Washington Redskins Chicago Bears football game, with a picture of Sean Taylor.
cover of the 1st issue of the journal Sociologie et sociétés 
Clip of op ed from Elisabeth Rosenthal in Washington Post May 17, 2023, "Denials of health-insurance claims are rising — and getting weirder"
"You might be angry and fearful of another four years of Donald Trump being president. That's how I feel. I want to encourage you to channel some of that frustration into these five actions: 1. Join the union at your workplace ... " -- Perry Bacon Jr.
a cup of chamomile tea in an orange "Jack Attack" mug
P. J. Harvey's North America Tour schedule
flowers cut this morning, from my backyard
Good morning from the Evening Primrose
construction work on the Purple Line at the University of Maryland, College Park
Me and my beloved pup, Saki
Sheila E on tv on July 4 the tv repeat ♥️♥️♥️
Blueberry pie
swallowtail butterfly sipping nectar from milkweed flowers
Washington Post 23 June 2024 article on Decline of butterflies
blueberries from Hammonton, NJ. world's best blueberries
tiny ferns holding on to life where there was once a stream
butterfly weed
freedomtolearn.net at the steps of the Supreme Court
freedomtolearn.net at the steps of the Supreme Court
A majestic pine tree in Lot Y behind the Chapel at UMD College Park
books and miscellanea on my bedside floor
Dogwood tree blooming
Portrait of José Andrés'  in 2024-03-31 New York Times Magazine
cool dogs in Central Park with thier cool pet parents
tofu and broccoli fried rice ingredients
Kick a demon robot from a medieval text that Willow scanned into a library computer