Alana Kumbier
@alanacutandpaste.bsky.social
Zines, libraries & archives, making things with paper. End genocide, arms embargo, now and forever.
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Dictionary day is finally here! The first new print M-W in more than 20 years
Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher which is headquartered in Springfield, just released an updated Collegiate edition with 5,000 new entries.
Merriam-Webster goes old school with first new hardcover Collegiate dictionary in 22 years
Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher which is headquartered in Springfield, just released an updated Collegiate edition with 5,000 new entries.
www.wbur.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Dictionary day is finally here! The first new print M-W in more than 20 years
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Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle chuffed.org/project/hope...
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that the...
chuffed.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle chuffed.org/project/hope...
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A few weeks ago I was talking politics with a local, highly straight, bartender.
All the sudden he said: “Well, I think a big part of the problem is that so many of the people who would’ve been our progressive leaders died of AIDS & can’t help us now.”
And I’ve thought about that every day since.
All the sudden he said: “Well, I think a big part of the problem is that so many of the people who would’ve been our progressive leaders died of AIDS & can’t help us now.”
And I’ve thought about that every day since.
November 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
A few weeks ago I was talking politics with a local, highly straight, bartender.
All the sudden he said: “Well, I think a big part of the problem is that so many of the people who would’ve been our progressive leaders died of AIDS & can’t help us now.”
And I’ve thought about that every day since.
All the sudden he said: “Well, I think a big part of the problem is that so many of the people who would’ve been our progressive leaders died of AIDS & can’t help us now.”
And I’ve thought about that every day since.
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"My Grandma would want me to fight them." I have loved Lynda Barry cartoons for 40 years. Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
November 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"My Grandma would want me to fight them." I have loved Lynda Barry cartoons for 40 years. Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
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ICE has been cracking down hard across the vast expanse of the greater Chicago area, and I wrote a little bit about what you need to understand about what it’s like here now. Plus, I compiled some resources for locals to get alerts and whistles. dansinker.com/posts/202…
October 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
ICE has been cracking down hard across the vast expanse of the greater Chicago area, and I wrote a little bit about what you need to understand about what it’s like here now. Plus, I compiled some resources for locals to get alerts and whistles. dansinker.com/posts/202…
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Librarians or others, would you like a helpful one-pager zine that you can print to let people know how to report ICE?
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
SALUTE zines **BE SURE TO PRINT AT 100%!** - Google Drive
drive.google.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Librarians or others, would you like a helpful one-pager zine that you can print to let people know how to report ICE?
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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If the impending freeze of SNAP benefits is what has you particularly animated, these questions might help. You can really substitute any issue and ask the same questions of yourself.
4 grounding questions [if useful at this moment]:
1. What resources exist so I can better educate myself [about x issue]?
2. Who's already doing work around this injustice?
3. Do I have the capacity to offer concrete support & help to them?
4. How can I be constructive?
1. What resources exist so I can better educate myself [about x issue]?
2. Who's already doing work around this injustice?
3. Do I have the capacity to offer concrete support & help to them?
4. How can I be constructive?
October 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
If the impending freeze of SNAP benefits is what has you particularly animated, these questions might help. You can really substitute any issue and ask the same questions of yourself.
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ilu Merriam-Webster
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 2, 2025 at 5:31 AM
ilu Merriam-Webster
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In a society, survival is collectivized
There’s no society without that
There’s no society without that
September 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
In a society, survival is collectivized
There’s no society without that
There’s no society without that
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One of the many small bits of writing I'm doing this month is academic essay on #NatureWriting and disability, but not working in academia now I feel out of the loop about new scholarly work in the area. I know @louisekenward.bsky.social is working on this area, but who else should I be aware of?
September 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
One of the many small bits of writing I'm doing this month is academic essay on #NatureWriting and disability, but not working in academia now I feel out of the loop about new scholarly work in the area. I know @louisekenward.bsky.social is working on this area, but who else should I be aware of?
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Excited to finally announce the release of my first ever book, and the first ever book from we here press. It is a pocket-size guide to my archival theories and experiences in the form of essays- some you may have heard in part as lectures, some which are unpublished until now.
www.weherepress.org
www.weherepress.org
August 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Excited to finally announce the release of my first ever book, and the first ever book from we here press. It is a pocket-size guide to my archival theories and experiences in the form of essays- some you may have heard in part as lectures, some which are unpublished until now.
www.weherepress.org
www.weherepress.org
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I was glad to learn tonight about the @sealibrary.bsky.social project, which reminded me of these 👇 ⚓️🌊📚
August 20, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I was glad to learn tonight about the @sealibrary.bsky.social project, which reminded me of these 👇 ⚓️🌊📚
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I was re-reading Tiya Miles's book about Harriet Tubman. And I was reminded again that we are all called to take action within our capacity to address injustice in our own time. And that Tubman was embedded within a COMMUNITY which is what enabled her to do+
tiyamiles.com/books/night-...
tiyamiles.com/books/night-...
Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People - Tiya Miles
With her characteristic tenderness and imaginative genius, Miles explores beyond the stock historical grid to weave Tubman's life into the fabric of her world.
tiyamiles.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I was re-reading Tiya Miles's book about Harriet Tubman. And I was reminded again that we are all called to take action within our capacity to address injustice in our own time. And that Tubman was embedded within a COMMUNITY which is what enabled her to do+
tiyamiles.com/books/night-...
tiyamiles.com/books/night-...
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There are people everywhere. Look around.
“A new study, published today in PLOS ONE, identifies and describes 30 dance moves in captive cockatoos and suggests dancing can be a form of mentally enriching play for caged birds.”
#scicomm
#animalcommunication
#playbahavior
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 🦜
#scicomm
#animalcommunication
#playbahavior
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 🦜
Video reveals cockatoos have 30 unique dance moves—including headbanging
Researchers now know why the caged bird dances: a form of mentally enriching play
www.science.org
August 8, 2025 at 4:48 AM
There are people everywhere. Look around.
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Home Depot and Lowe's share data from hundreds of AI-powered automated license plate reading cameras with law enforcement
Home Depot and Lowe's Share Data From Hundreds of AI Cameras With Cops
Home improvement stores are finding ways to share data from their Flock license plate reader cameras with law enforcement, according to public records.
www.404media.co
August 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Home Depot and Lowe's share data from hundreds of AI-powered automated license plate reading cameras with law enforcement
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Also, disability justice zine microgrants are back for fall! This time I'll be giving out three $250 grants. Any kind of zine is welcome but I am giving a priority to perzines this time. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Disability Zine Microgrants
Wild Ramp Publishing offers four $250 grants to cover printing costs for zines with a disability justice focus. Our grants support zine production and distribution, focusing on marginalized and underr...
docs.google.com
August 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Also, disability justice zine microgrants are back for fall! This time I'll be giving out three $250 grants. Any kind of zine is welcome but I am giving a priority to perzines this time. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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The time is long overdue for Congress to stop funding Israel’s illegal and horrific war against the Palestinian people.
The U.S. must not support a government which is starving children.
Tomorrow, I will force votes in the Senate to block the sale of weapons to Netanyahu.
The U.S. must not support a government which is starving children.
Tomorrow, I will force votes in the Senate to block the sale of weapons to Netanyahu.
July 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The time is long overdue for Congress to stop funding Israel’s illegal and horrific war against the Palestinian people.
The U.S. must not support a government which is starving children.
Tomorrow, I will force votes in the Senate to block the sale of weapons to Netanyahu.
The U.S. must not support a government which is starving children.
Tomorrow, I will force votes in the Senate to block the sale of weapons to Netanyahu.
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We are now open for even more submissions!
In addition to book reviews, we will now also be publishing academic articles and Notes from the Field (less formal, more blog) about library/archives work and disability
cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...
In addition to book reviews, we will now also be publishing academic articles and Notes from the Field (less formal, more blog) about library/archives work and disability
cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...
Letter from the Editor v2
2025 updates from the editor of DisLIS.
cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu
July 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
We are now open for even more submissions!
In addition to book reviews, we will now also be publishing academic articles and Notes from the Field (less formal, more blog) about library/archives work and disability
cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...
In addition to book reviews, we will now also be publishing academic articles and Notes from the Field (less formal, more blog) about library/archives work and disability
cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...
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Families in Gaza are starving to death. Meanwhile, Trump & Netanyahu are using US taxpayer dollars to replace international aid orgs in Gaza with mercenaries — leading to even more deaths.
ENOUGH.
I led 20 Senators in calling on Trump to stop supporting this barbarity:
ENOUGH.
I led 20 Senators in calling on Trump to stop supporting this barbarity:
Senate Democrats urge U.S. to stop funding GHF, resume support for U.N. food distribution in Gaza as more starve
Senate Democrats told the secretary of state they have "grave concerns" about the U.S. role in financing GHF, the main group distributing aid in Gaza.
www.cbsnews.com
July 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Families in Gaza are starving to death. Meanwhile, Trump & Netanyahu are using US taxpayer dollars to replace international aid orgs in Gaza with mercenaries — leading to even more deaths.
ENOUGH.
I led 20 Senators in calling on Trump to stop supporting this barbarity:
ENOUGH.
I led 20 Senators in calling on Trump to stop supporting this barbarity:
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Your Guide on How to Support Mutual Aid Groups in Palestine as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
Your Guide on How to Support Mutual Aid Groups in Palestine as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
www.anarchistfederation.net
July 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Your Guide on How to Support Mutual Aid Groups in Palestine as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
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Many people in power are not offering an honest assessment of where we are politically in this country because that assessment would call on them to do things they simply refuse to do. That's where we are right now.
July 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Many people in power are not offering an honest assessment of where we are politically in this country because that assessment would call on them to do things they simply refuse to do. That's where we are right now.
@massivebookshop.bsky.social is matching donations to the Sameer Project up to $1300. Can you join me in contributing to their campaign?
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[W4G] $1,300 Matching Campaign for The Sameer Project
July 22: New match! The wonderful people of Massive Bookshop have offered to match the next $1,300 in contributions! (The $500 match from writer and professor Christina Sharpe has been met!) Today is...
open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com
July 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
@massivebookshop.bsky.social is matching donations to the Sameer Project up to $1300. Can you join me in contributing to their campaign?
open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/products/w4g...
open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/products/w4g...
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In the United States people are treated like animals. www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
“You Feel Like Your Life is Over”
The 92-page report, “‘You Feel Like Your Life is Over’: Abusive Practices at Three Florida Immigration Detention Centers Since January 2025,” documents that people detained at Krome North Service Proc...
www.hrw.org
July 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
In the United States people are treated like animals. www.hrw.org/report/2025/...