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We are still reporting. Do you have any information about the Office of Management and Budget or Russell Vought? You can reach @andykroll.bsky.social on Signal at 202-215-6203.
April 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
We are still reporting. Do you have any information about the Office of Management and Budget or Russell Vought? You can reach @andykroll.bsky.social on Signal at 202-215-6203.
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New edition of my 'Landline' substack newsletter is out, featuring MF Doom, gardens, Kip Addotta's bouquet of flounders, Bob Mack R.I.P., rugby songs, perfumed shamans, step sings, more
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November 9, 2023 at 1:43 AM
New edition of my 'Landline' substack newsletter is out, featuring MF Doom, gardens, Kip Addotta's bouquet of flounders, Bob Mack R.I.P., rugby songs, perfumed shamans, step sings, more
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Hoping this author's idea gains traction-public libraries+public health partnership would serve the public good www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | How to unlock healthier communities? Have two critical institutions team up.
Your local librarian can help find a shelter bed, de-escalate a patron in distress, or administer emergency Narcan. But what if they didn’t have to?
www.washingtonpost.com
November 7, 2023 at 4:25 PM
Hoping this author's idea gains traction-public libraries+public health partnership would serve the public good www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Missed this a couple weeks ago:
November 7, 2023 at 4:05 PM
Missed this a couple weeks ago:
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I'm seeing a lot of "it's not complicated."
A lot of it is complicated.
It's not complicated to stand against the senseless killing of thousands of innocent Gazans, but it's complicated when that's the only message in a time of pain and fear for Israelis and Jews around the world. (1/)
A lot of it is complicated.
It's not complicated to stand against the senseless killing of thousands of innocent Gazans, but it's complicated when that's the only message in a time of pain and fear for Israelis and Jews around the world. (1/)
October 29, 2023 at 6:16 PM
I'm seeing a lot of "it's not complicated."
A lot of it is complicated.
It's not complicated to stand against the senseless killing of thousands of innocent Gazans, but it's complicated when that's the only message in a time of pain and fear for Israelis and Jews around the world. (1/)
A lot of it is complicated.
It's not complicated to stand against the senseless killing of thousands of innocent Gazans, but it's complicated when that's the only message in a time of pain and fear for Israelis and Jews around the world. (1/)
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Multiple things can be true at once:
1. Oct 7th was the worst collective trauma Jews have experienced in our lifetimes
2. The war on Gaza is a horror
3. Antisemitism is rising
4. Islamophobia is rising
Those trying to use one of these to cancel others are making things worse
1. Oct 7th was the worst collective trauma Jews have experienced in our lifetimes
2. The war on Gaza is a horror
3. Antisemitism is rising
4. Islamophobia is rising
Those trying to use one of these to cancel others are making things worse
October 29, 2023 at 5:56 AM
Multiple things can be true at once:
1. Oct 7th was the worst collective trauma Jews have experienced in our lifetimes
2. The war on Gaza is a horror
3. Antisemitism is rising
4. Islamophobia is rising
Those trying to use one of these to cancel others are making things worse
1. Oct 7th was the worst collective trauma Jews have experienced in our lifetimes
2. The war on Gaza is a horror
3. Antisemitism is rising
4. Islamophobia is rising
Those trying to use one of these to cancel others are making things worse
Caption this image, please
October 21, 2023 at 3:25 PM
Caption this image, please
A primer on data broker loopholes and the consequences for privacy www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Adtech Surveillance and Government Surveillance are Often the Same
In the absence of comprehensive federal privacy legislation in the United States, the targeted advertising industry, fueled by personal information harvested from our cell phone applications, has run
www.eff.org
October 21, 2023 at 4:01 AM
A primer on data broker loopholes and the consequences for privacy www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
@sheryl123.bsky.social in 19th century medical librarian news baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/marc...
Meet Marcia the ghost librarian who haunts Baltimore's MedChi building
Attend a ghost tour of the MedChi building later this month, where you might have a chance to witness their resident ghost librarian Marcia.
baltimorefishbowl.com
October 19, 2023 at 3:57 AM
@sheryl123.bsky.social in 19th century medical librarian news baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/marc...
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This is very good and very clear, and a good corrective to propaganda that will try to get you to accept a humanitarian pause or a ceasefire as an "end" to the crisis, to provide catharsis and permission to look away.
Dispatches from Gaza
Three Palestinians describe life under constant Israeli bombardment—and lay out their visions for liberation.
jewishcurrents.org
October 18, 2023 at 6:26 PM
This is very good and very clear, and a good corrective to propaganda that will try to get you to accept a humanitarian pause or a ceasefire as an "end" to the crisis, to provide catharsis and permission to look away.
@cats.bsky.social as prescribed by a physician
Robin Sipe’s doctor, Earl D. King, said he wrote the prescription down “because people sometimes don’t follow your instructions.”
A Virginia woman was feeling sad. Her doctor prescribed her a cat.
Her doctor, Earl D. King, said he wrote it down “because people sometimes don’t follow your instructions.”
www.washingtonpost.com
October 18, 2023 at 6:48 PM
@cats.bsky.social as prescribed by a physician
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From the other site: humanities.brown.edu/transporting...
October 18, 2023 at 2:37 PM
From the other site: humanities.brown.edu/transporting...
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Hey library folks! I'm co-editing a special issue on Libraries and/as Extraction, and the CFP is available. Proposals are due 12/18. Questions? Email the journal email in the CFP or me. cjal.ca/index.php/ca...
October 17, 2023 at 2:19 PM
Hey library folks! I'm co-editing a special issue on Libraries and/as Extraction, and the CFP is available. Proposals are due 12/18. Questions? Email the journal email in the CFP or me. cjal.ca/index.php/ca...
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Christchurch! Please email your local councillor to let them know how much our small community libraries are valued. They are not, as our mayor describes them, “just a building with some books in it.” The council is considering closing small libraries to cut costs. Please share.
October 17, 2023 at 11:08 PM
Christchurch! Please email your local councillor to let them know how much our small community libraries are valued. They are not, as our mayor describes them, “just a building with some books in it.” The council is considering closing small libraries to cut costs. Please share.
Elon: now that it's mine, Twitter is laying off most of its employees, including ones already scheduled to go on maternity leave
Also Elon: "our" civilization is crumbling because of declining birth rates and more must be done to encourage women to have babies
slate.com/technology/2...
Also Elon: "our" civilization is crumbling because of declining birth rates and more must be done to encourage women to have babies
slate.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk’s Feud With Grimes Is a Warning
He’s now funding academic research into his concerns about the population.
slate.com
October 18, 2023 at 2:38 AM
Elon: now that it's mine, Twitter is laying off most of its employees, including ones already scheduled to go on maternity leave
Also Elon: "our" civilization is crumbling because of declining birth rates and more must be done to encourage women to have babies
slate.com/technology/2...
Also Elon: "our" civilization is crumbling because of declining birth rates and more must be done to encourage women to have babies
slate.com/technology/2...
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Hi @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com! Sorry to bother you but I wonder if you could let your fans know I'm doing a virtual program tonight for a library whose funding has been threatened. They could use some support and hopefully a good turnout will help. Details at appl.info/Pages/Index/...
October 17, 2023 at 3:12 PM
Hi @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com! Sorry to bother you but I wonder if you could let your fans know I'm doing a virtual program tonight for a library whose funding has been threatened. They could use some support and hopefully a good turnout will help. Details at appl.info/Pages/Index/...
Somewhere between art, social responsibility, and racism hyperallergic.com/825428/what-...
What the Art World Doesn't Want You to Know About Yayoi Kusama
A new publication tries hard to reinvent Kusama as a champion of racial equity despite her troubling record of anti-Black statements.
hyperallergic.com
October 16, 2023 at 4:29 PM
Somewhere between art, social responsibility, and racism hyperallergic.com/825428/what-...
Information literacy matters www.poynter.org/fact-checkin...
Amid images and news of actual war, false and misleading claims about Israel-Hamas thrive - Poynter
In the days since Hamas militants launched an Oct. 7 attack on Israel, online misinformation has distorted the facts around the conflict.
www.poynter.org
October 16, 2023 at 3:18 AM
Information literacy matters www.poynter.org/fact-checkin...
Do current day Australians not comprehend their own history?
October 15, 2023 at 6:52 PM
Do current day Australians not comprehend their own history?
Because they are worried about the impact of parking availability, a 99cent store in Fresno is blocking the public library's needed expansion. thebusinessjournal.com/fresno-libra...
October 14, 2023 at 6:37 PM
Because they are worried about the impact of parking availability, a 99cent store in Fresno is blocking the public library's needed expansion. thebusinessjournal.com/fresno-libra...
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Just published on our blog: Bluesky for Journalists FAQ
This page also includes a link to a waitlist form for journalists, so members of the press no longer have to email our press inbox for a code.
We appreciate everyone's help sharing this information!
This page also includes a link to a waitlist form for journalists, so members of the press no longer have to email our press inbox for a code.
We appreciate everyone's help sharing this information!
Bluesky for Journalists
blueskyweb.xyz
October 13, 2023 at 10:57 PM
Just published on our blog: Bluesky for Journalists FAQ
This page also includes a link to a waitlist form for journalists, so members of the press no longer have to email our press inbox for a code.
We appreciate everyone's help sharing this information!
This page also includes a link to a waitlist form for journalists, so members of the press no longer have to email our press inbox for a code.
We appreciate everyone's help sharing this information!
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basically doesn't matter where you're coming from on this question. ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU SUPPORTED AND FUNDED HAMAS FOR YEARS is pretty god damn important
“Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas,” Netanyahu said. “This is part of our strategy – to isolate the Palestinians in Gaza from the Palestinians in the West Bank.” www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Another concept implodes: Israel can’t be managed by a criminal defendant
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www.haaretz.com
October 14, 2023 at 12:08 AM
basically doesn't matter where you're coming from on this question. ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU SUPPORTED AND FUNDED HAMAS FOR YEARS is pretty god damn important