James Cheng
@jamescheng.bsky.social
Data analyst. Washington, DC. he/him. 🏳️🌈.
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I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
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Make sure to wish a librarian a happy Gerald Ford Trapped in The Penn Library Elevator Day.
September 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Make sure to wish a librarian a happy Gerald Ford Trapped in The Penn Library Elevator Day.
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Michigan's porn ban specifically bans being openly transgender as being pornographic. Don't let this one slide. It is a ban on being publicly transgender on the Internet.
September 16, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Michigan's porn ban specifically bans being openly transgender as being pornographic. Don't let this one slide. It is a ban on being publicly transgender on the Internet.
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Congressional Democrats voted today to sell out Washington DC and their constituents, as numerous Dems backed bills advancing the Trump takeover of DC. After meeting with our Council and saying nice things, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and leadership *declined* to whip a No vote on the bills
September 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Congressional Democrats voted today to sell out Washington DC and their constituents, as numerous Dems backed bills advancing the Trump takeover of DC. After meeting with our Council and saying nice things, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and leadership *declined* to whip a No vote on the bills
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I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot
September 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot
Obsessed
Dr. Reanimator - Move Your Dead Bones [4k UltraHD]
YouTube video by Channel7
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September 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Obsessed
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"When faculty returned to campus this fall, some found their subject librarians were no longer with them." Duke Libraries has lost a number of librarians because of budget cuts. Faculty weren't told or consulted, @dukechronicle.bsky.social reports. #libraries
www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
Duke cut librarians. It never told the faculty they worked with
Thirty-three of the more than 200 full time library staff members accepted voluntary severance packages, prompting their departure from Duke. Their absences leave the future of a key aspect of academi...
www.dukechronicle.com
September 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"When faculty returned to campus this fall, some found their subject librarians were no longer with them." Duke Libraries has lost a number of librarians because of budget cuts. Faculty weren't told or consulted, @dukechronicle.bsky.social reports. #libraries
www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
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NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
September 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
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August 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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used to be you could get an indictment against a ham sandwich. now you can't even indict a guy who throws a ham sandwich. folks, www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
used to be you could get an indictment against a ham sandwich. now you can't even indict a guy who throws a ham sandwich. folks, www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
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Look what they did to Notepad. Shut the fuck up. This is Notepad. You are not welcome here. Oh yeah "Let me use Copilot for Notepad". "I'm going to sign into my account for Notepad". What the fuck are you talking about. It's Notepad.
August 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Look what they did to Notepad. Shut the fuck up. This is Notepad. You are not welcome here. Oh yeah "Let me use Copilot for Notepad". "I'm going to sign into my account for Notepad". What the fuck are you talking about. It's Notepad.
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*Reminder* Hey #TenureTrackLibrarian: We’re studying the tenure experiences of academic librarians who are currently on the tenure track or have been recently tenured within the last 5 years. Is that you?. Go to bit.ly/tenuretracke...
Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
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August 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
*Reminder* Hey #TenureTrackLibrarian: We’re studying the tenure experiences of academic librarians who are currently on the tenure track or have been recently tenured within the last 5 years. Is that you?. Go to bit.ly/tenuretracke...
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NEW—Earlier this evening agents from ICE/other fed agencies were outside Rhode Island Ave metro in DC asking people exiting the station for their IDs, per someone who experienced it. When the person presented their Real ID license, an agent said that wasn't sufficient. Luckily they had secondary ID.
August 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
NEW—Earlier this evening agents from ICE/other fed agencies were outside Rhode Island Ave metro in DC asking people exiting the station for their IDs, per someone who experienced it. When the person presented their Real ID license, an agent said that wasn't sufficient. Luckily they had secondary ID.
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UNLV Libraries Acquire Groundbreaking Sex Work Activism Archive (Nevada) 📜
www.unlv.edu/news/article...
www.unlv.edu/news/article...
UNLV Libraries Acquire Groundbreaking Sex Work Activism Archive
The Norma Jean Almodovar Papers document decades of advocacy and expand UNLV’s collecting initiative on sexual entertainment and economies.
www.unlv.edu
August 15, 2025 at 3:22 AM
UNLV Libraries Acquire Groundbreaking Sex Work Activism Archive (Nevada) 📜
www.unlv.edu/news/article...
www.unlv.edu/news/article...
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Going around in Circles: Interrogating Librarians’ Spheres of Concern, Influence, and Control by Jordan Moore
Going around in Circles: Interrogating Librarians’ Spheres of Concern, Influence, and Control – In the Library with the Lead Pipe
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org
August 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Going around in Circles: Interrogating Librarians’ Spheres of Concern, Influence, and Control by Jordan Moore
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As anyone who lives in DC knows, it's the residents in Wards 7 & 8, south and east of the Anacostia River, who suffer most from crime.
That's exactly where Trump's show-of-force is NOT deployed: ♦️They're parading (and harassing people) where they'll be seen. NOT fighting crime.
That's exactly where Trump's show-of-force is NOT deployed: ♦️They're parading (and harassing people) where they'll be seen. NOT fighting crime.
A useful WaPo map of where Trump Storm Troops are actually operating in DC.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
If you know DC, what this map tell you is: They're making the gaudy show of strength in areas where it matters least and will do least good. Except for sheer spectacle.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
If you know DC, what this map tell you is: They're making the gaudy show of strength in areas where it matters least and will do least good. Except for sheer spectacle.
August 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
As anyone who lives in DC knows, it's the residents in Wards 7 & 8, south and east of the Anacostia River, who suffer most from crime.
That's exactly where Trump's show-of-force is NOT deployed: ♦️They're parading (and harassing people) where they'll be seen. NOT fighting crime.
That's exactly where Trump's show-of-force is NOT deployed: ♦️They're parading (and harassing people) where they'll be seen. NOT fighting crime.
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Fobazi is currently in the ICU and could use your support. Apologies to those I haven’t been able to reach out to yet. You can message me for more info and I will be posting updates to GoFundMe. Please share, send healing thoughts, prayers, etc. ❤️ -Elena
gofund.me/c8485b58
gofund.me/c8485b58
Donate to Fobazi’s road to recovery: Kidney and liver transplant, organized by Ysabel Gerrard
Hello all, my name is Ysabel and I’m fundraising for my friends … Ysabel Gerrard needs your support for Fobazi’s road to recovery: Kidney and liver transplant
gofund.me
August 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Fobazi is currently in the ICU and could use your support. Apologies to those I haven’t been able to reach out to yet. You can message me for more info and I will be posting updates to GoFundMe. Please share, send healing thoughts, prayers, etc. ❤️ -Elena
gofund.me/c8485b58
gofund.me/c8485b58
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The terror began immediately. Salvadoran guards beat them with their fists, boots and batons, shot them with rubber pellets, and forced them to lick other men's backs.
What happened when we sent 230+ Venezuelans to a prison known for human rights abuses.
www.propublica.org/article/vene...
What happened when we sent 230+ Venezuelans to a prison known for human rights abuses.
www.propublica.org/article/vene...
Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in CECOT
Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released ...
www.propublica.org
July 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The terror began immediately. Salvadoran guards beat them with their fists, boots and batons, shot them with rubber pellets, and forced them to lick other men's backs.
What happened when we sent 230+ Venezuelans to a prison known for human rights abuses.
www.propublica.org/article/vene...
What happened when we sent 230+ Venezuelans to a prison known for human rights abuses.
www.propublica.org/article/vene...
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I was laid off from Northwestern University today, along with 200 other people. 📚 www.northwestern.edu/leadership-n...
Reduction in Northwestern’s Workforce: Leadership Notes - Northwestern University
In response to challenges we have been articulating since November, Northwestern has taken several measures to protect the University’s long-term financial stability.
www.northwestern.edu
July 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I was laid off from Northwestern University today, along with 200 other people. 📚 www.northwestern.edu/leadership-n...
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OCLC has laid 80 people off, not just because of IMLS cuts but explicitly because they're trying to use AI to do the work of library professionals.
Ready to admit AI is a huge labor problem yet?
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www-nbc4i-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbc4...
Ready to admit AI is a huge labor problem yet?
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www-nbc4i-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbc4...
Dublin-based nonprofit lays off 80 central Ohio workers, cites AI and federal cuts
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) — A Dublin-based organization that manages the Dewey Decimal System and partners with libraries worldwide has laid off dozens of central Ohio employees, citing the rise of…
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July 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
OCLC has laid 80 people off, not just because of IMLS cuts but explicitly because they're trying to use AI to do the work of library professionals.
Ready to admit AI is a huge labor problem yet?
📚
www-nbc4i-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbc4...
Ready to admit AI is a huge labor problem yet?
📚
www-nbc4i-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbc4...
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ACRLog has published 1,800 posts over twenty years but I guess I'm the first person to write a post about student debt?? 🤷♀️
"On Owing $93,605 in Student Loans; or, A Profession Built on Debt" acrlog.org/2025/07/24/o...
"On Owing $93,605 in Student Loans; or, A Profession Built on Debt" acrlog.org/2025/07/24/o...
On Owing $93,605 in Student Loans; or, A Profession Built on Debt - ACRLog
I don't know the right metaphor to make you understand how this much debt physically feels. What it actually feels like is a pressure on my chest and shoulders, but maybe that's not evocative enough. ...
acrlog.org
July 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ACRLog has published 1,800 posts over twenty years but I guess I'm the first person to write a post about student debt?? 🤷♀️
"On Owing $93,605 in Student Loans; or, A Profession Built on Debt" acrlog.org/2025/07/24/o...
"On Owing $93,605 in Student Loans; or, A Profession Built on Debt" acrlog.org/2025/07/24/o...
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today I finished a postgrad internship with the Library of Congress—
I suggested new websites + subject headings for the Mass Communications Web Archive, increasing access to media about media
here’s more about the collection (I’m the Junior Fellow in question 😎): blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/20...
I suggested new websites + subject headings for the Mass Communications Web Archive, increasing access to media about media
here’s more about the collection (I’m the Junior Fellow in question 😎): blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/20...
Chronicling the Creation, Distribution, and Consumption of Media: Inside the Mass Communications Web Archive | The Signal
In this interview, Amber Paranick and Kelly Bennett discuss their work on the Mass Communications Archive, a collection that documents how media is created, distributed, and consumed in the digital ag...
blogs.loc.gov
July 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
today I finished a postgrad internship with the Library of Congress—
I suggested new websites + subject headings for the Mass Communications Web Archive, increasing access to media about media
here’s more about the collection (I’m the Junior Fellow in question 😎): blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/20...
I suggested new websites + subject headings for the Mass Communications Web Archive, increasing access to media about media
here’s more about the collection (I’m the Junior Fellow in question 😎): blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/20...