Jennifer Findlay
@jenniferfindlay.bsky.social
Delegated my memory to the internet long ago. Kindness is cool. Scotland's Library and Information Professional of the Year 2023. All views my own. She/her. Trans rights are human rights. Greatest achievement: using up an entire lip balm.
Ready to become a juror tonight!
November 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Ready to become a juror tonight!
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On the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Nuremberg Trials Harvard Law School Library releases the first set of digitised records.
hls.harvard.edu/today/harvar...
hls.harvard.edu/today/harvar...
Harvard Law School Library releases first complete set of digitized Nuremberg Trials records - Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School's Nuremberg Trials Project has finalized the first complete, keyword searchable online collection of more than 750,000 pages of Nazi war tribunal documents.
hls.harvard.edu
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
On the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Nuremberg Trials Harvard Law School Library releases the first set of digitised records.
hls.harvard.edu/today/harvar...
hls.harvard.edu/today/harvar...
BRB, just off to revive "hommiltye-jommeltye juffler" as a term.
blog.historicenvironment.scot/2025/11/scot...
blog.historicenvironment.scot/2025/11/scot...
Scotland’s forgotten fools: Neurodiversity, comedy, and truth-telling in the royal court - Historic Environment Scotland Blog
Visit the royal courts of Renaissance Scotland with Jessica Secmezsoy-Urquhart. Meet the fools and jesters who were more than entertainers.
blog.historicenvironment.scot
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
BRB, just off to revive "hommiltye-jommeltye juffler" as a term.
blog.historicenvironment.scot/2025/11/scot...
blog.historicenvironment.scot/2025/11/scot...
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the nominees were
-a campaign to get lifechanging medication for extremely sick children
-a campaign to improve access to justice for victims of rape and sexual assault
-a transphobic hate campaign that managed to convince some judges to make the worst ruling in Supreme Court history*
(*winner)
-a campaign to get lifechanging medication for extremely sick children
-a campaign to improve access to justice for victims of rape and sexual assault
-a transphobic hate campaign that managed to convince some judges to make the worst ruling in Supreme Court history*
(*winner)
For Women Scotland wins Public Campaign or Campaigner of the Year at The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards 2025, in association with ScottishPower
www.heraldscotland.com/news...
#politicianawards25
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#politicianawards25
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
the nominees were
-a campaign to get lifechanging medication for extremely sick children
-a campaign to improve access to justice for victims of rape and sexual assault
-a transphobic hate campaign that managed to convince some judges to make the worst ruling in Supreme Court history*
(*winner)
-a campaign to get lifechanging medication for extremely sick children
-a campaign to improve access to justice for victims of rape and sexual assault
-a transphobic hate campaign that managed to convince some judges to make the worst ruling in Supreme Court history*
(*winner)
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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Today is #TransDayOfRemembrance. Trans people and their human rights are under attack around the globe. The Vagina Museum stands defiant against these attacks. We are a proudly trans inclusive space, even as discourse grows ever more toxic.
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Today is #TransDayOfRemembrance. Trans people and their human rights are under attack around the globe. The Vagina Museum stands defiant against these attacks. We are a proudly trans inclusive space, even as discourse grows ever more toxic.
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A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women.
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out - BBC News
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women.
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
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Frosty the Snowman
Spawn of the Elder Gods
He’s got three eyes and he’ll hunt you down
With his seagull-headed dogs
Spawn of the Elder Gods
He’s got three eyes and he’ll hunt you down
With his seagull-headed dogs
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Frosty the Snowman
Spawn of the Elder Gods
He’s got three eyes and he’ll hunt you down
With his seagull-headed dogs
Spawn of the Elder Gods
He’s got three eyes and he’ll hunt you down
With his seagull-headed dogs
Dualism, pessimism and original sin. What more could you want from margin annotations?
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Dualism, pessimism and original sin. What more could you want from margin annotations?
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You got wormfished by a guy who eats roadkill and looks like fucking Krang. A guy you were tasked with covering neutrally, for half a milly a year, while he ran for fucking president on an "every disabled person should die" ticket.
Well, now your career is back, and so is measles. Well done.
Well, now your career is back, and so is measles. Well done.
November 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
You got wormfished by a guy who eats roadkill and looks like fucking Krang. A guy you were tasked with covering neutrally, for half a milly a year, while he ran for fucking president on an "every disabled person should die" ticket.
Well, now your career is back, and so is measles. Well done.
Well, now your career is back, and so is measles. Well done.
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Not even going to get in to the weeds of how self-pitying Nuzzi's "I Did A Shit With My Clothes On: A Survivor's Tale" press tour is, OR that she landed another six-figure salary at a legacy publication ten months later.
Look at this prose. If my mag got sent this, we'd have the writer arrested.
Look at this prose. If my mag got sent this, we'd have the writer arrested.
November 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Not even going to get in to the weeds of how self-pitying Nuzzi's "I Did A Shit With My Clothes On: A Survivor's Tale" press tour is, OR that she landed another six-figure salary at a legacy publication ten months later.
Look at this prose. If my mag got sent this, we'd have the writer arrested.
Look at this prose. If my mag got sent this, we'd have the writer arrested.
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"Children’s toymaker FoloToy says it’s pulling its AI-powered teddy bear “Kumma” after a safety group found that the cuddly companion was giving wildly inappropriate and even dangerous responses, including tips on how to find and light matches, and detailed explanations about sexual kinks"
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
FoloToy says it's suspended sales of its AI-powered teddy bear after researchers found it gave wildly inappropriate and dangerous answers.
futurism.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
"Children’s toymaker FoloToy says it’s pulling its AI-powered teddy bear “Kumma” after a safety group found that the cuddly companion was giving wildly inappropriate and even dangerous responses, including tips on how to find and light matches, and detailed explanations about sexual kinks"
A lovely story of an archivist reaching out for religious community support to fully understand a holy book in the collection, and that community getting a wonderful experience in return.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sikhs flock to see rare outing of ancient holy book in Edinburgh
The Guru Granth Sahib is so fragile it was taken to Edinburgh Gurdwara in a special convoy by curators for just a few hours.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
A lovely story of an archivist reaching out for religious community support to fully understand a holy book in the collection, and that community getting a wonderful experience in return.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bellum, Latin for 'war', is the origin of martial English words like 'belligerent', 'bellicose' and 'rebel'.
Bellum was a later form of the word. It had previously been duellum, before a 'DU > B' sound change, and Latin writers remembered and continued to use the old form too. This gave us 'duel'.
Bellum was a later form of the word. It had previously been duellum, before a 'DU > B' sound change, and Latin writers remembered and continued to use the old form too. This gave us 'duel'.
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Bellum, Latin for 'war', is the origin of martial English words like 'belligerent', 'bellicose' and 'rebel'.
Bellum was a later form of the word. It had previously been duellum, before a 'DU > B' sound change, and Latin writers remembered and continued to use the old form too. This gave us 'duel'.
Bellum was a later form of the word. It had previously been duellum, before a 'DU > B' sound change, and Latin writers remembered and continued to use the old form too. This gave us 'duel'.
Oooohhgg, we have a copy of Peter Manuel's fingerprints at work 😁
November 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Oooohhgg, we have a copy of Peter Manuel's fingerprints at work 😁
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We’re launching our new catalogue on Monday 8 December.
To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
We’re launching our new catalogue on Monday 8 December.
To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
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You know who else had trouble with Virgin Media and women of negotiable affection?
Rugby hooker called prostitute in Virgin Media translation gaffe
Virgin Media apologises after using Welsh word for prostitute to describe Wales hooker Ryan Elias.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
You know who else had trouble with Virgin Media and women of negotiable affection?
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Patron saint of lipbalm.
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Patron saint of lipbalm.
Loving the whiplash here from "AI is being used in the courts by party litigants" to "what about that football, eh?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK-F...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK-F...
Is AI making it easier for employees to take their employer to court? | 9 News Australia
YouTube video by 9 News Australia
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November 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Loving the whiplash here from "AI is being used in the courts by party litigants" to "what about that football, eh?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK-F...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK-F...
FAME!
Next...fortune? 🤔😂
Next...fortune? 🤔😂
November 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
FAME!
Next...fortune? 🤔😂
Next...fortune? 🤔😂
I collaborated with a library user on research regarding spies brought before the Scottish courts between WWI and WWII.
Spoiler: they tended to be pretty incompetent.
It should be in the Scotland on Sunday tomorrow.
Spoiler: they tended to be pretty incompetent.
It should be in the Scotland on Sunday tomorrow.
two men in trench coats are reading newspapers one of which has a headline which starts with the word ' berg '
ALT: two men in trench coats are reading newspapers one of which has a headline which starts with the word ' berg '
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I collaborated with a library user on research regarding spies brought before the Scottish courts between WWI and WWII.
Spoiler: they tended to be pretty incompetent.
It should be in the Scotland on Sunday tomorrow.
Spoiler: they tended to be pretty incompetent.
It should be in the Scotland on Sunday tomorrow.
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You haven't had a cursed old-timey patent in a while, lucky you! Let's break this winning streak by showing you a gizmo from 1846: the "wife's protector", a contraceptive device patented by JB Beers of Rochester, New York, USA.
November 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
You haven't had a cursed old-timey patent in a while, lucky you! Let's break this winning streak by showing you a gizmo from 1846: the "wife's protector", a contraceptive device patented by JB Beers of Rochester, New York, USA.
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roses are red
some wolves are dire
some wolves are dire
in short:
if you're looking for love, get your nuts out by the fire.
if you're looking for love, get your nuts out by the fire.
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
roses are red
some wolves are dire
some wolves are dire
If you want an excellent source on the science behind some solved, unsolved and contentious cases in Scottish history, this series from the University of Dundee's Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science is brilliant: www.dundee.ac.uk/leverhulme/p...
The Inside Forensic Science Podcast
Each series of our podcast delves into historic criminal cases from Scotland and asks experts in forensic science, law and medicine today – what has changed? What might be done differently now and cou...
www.dundee.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:56 AM
If you want an excellent source on the science behind some solved, unsolved and contentious cases in Scottish history, this series from the University of Dundee's Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science is brilliant: www.dundee.ac.uk/leverhulme/p...
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The brilliant Scottish Book Trust's Xmas campaign. Donate here:
www.scottishbooktrust.com
www.scottishbooktrust.com
Scottish Book Trust
We are a national charity bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in Scotland.
www.scottishbooktrust.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The brilliant Scottish Book Trust's Xmas campaign. Donate here:
www.scottishbooktrust.com
www.scottishbooktrust.com