Julie Goldberg
@juliegoldberg.bsky.social
Librarian, contrarian, reader, writer, teacher, mother. One-time NY state candidate. Extremely curious person. Ed.M, MA, MLIS. ADHD. Dual citizen 🇺🇸🇮🇪
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Reality has a way of getting the last word.
Imagine if we relied on Cochrane-style systematic reviews to make decisions about teaching practices.
Or, we could just stick with chasing whatever Shiny New Thing a Board member or superintendent vaguely understood from a vendor sales pitch at a statewide conference.
Potayto potahto.
Or, we could just stick with chasing whatever Shiny New Thing a Board member or superintendent vaguely understood from a vendor sales pitch at a statewide conference.
Potayto potahto.
What a catastrophe that K-12 schools and universities are pushing this half-baked technology into the classroom and acting like everyone who isn't on board is a Luddite.
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Imagine if we relied on Cochrane-style systematic reviews to make decisions about teaching practices.
Or, we could just stick with chasing whatever Shiny New Thing a Board member or superintendent vaguely understood from a vendor sales pitch at a statewide conference.
Potayto potahto.
Or, we could just stick with chasing whatever Shiny New Thing a Board member or superintendent vaguely understood from a vendor sales pitch at a statewide conference.
Potayto potahto.
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Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
kansasreflector.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
It's the first snow of the year, but none of the students are rushing over to the window! (I worked in high school libraries for 20+ years. This is my first year as a university librarian. I note some differences!)
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It's the first snow of the year, but none of the students are rushing over to the window! (I worked in high school libraries for 20+ years. This is my first year as a university librarian. I note some differences!)
"[This] experiment, like other academic studies published...on A.I.’s effects on the brain, found that people who rely heavily on chatbots and A.I. search tools for tasks like writing essays and research are generally performing worse than people who don’t use them." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
How A.I. and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"[This] experiment, like other academic studies published...on A.I.’s effects on the brain, found that people who rely heavily on chatbots and A.I. search tools for tasks like writing essays and research are generally performing worse than people who don’t use them." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
Someday, this will all be over, but they'll be stuck with that face, its associations, and the consequences of filler abuse for the rest of their lives.
Plastic surgeons in DC are being asked by Trump insiders to get plastic surgery that's obvious and in keeping with "Mar-a-Lago face."
Paging @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social, whose episode on Republican Makeup (another term for the same tendency) was an eye-opener for me.
Paging @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social, whose episode on Republican Makeup (another term for the same tendency) was an eye-opener for me.
D.C. plastic surgeons see surge in "Mar‑a‑Lago face" requests from Trump insiders
"[They] want to look like they had something done."
www.axios.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Someday, this will all be over, but they'll be stuck with that face, its associations, and the consequences of filler abuse for the rest of their lives.
What? Snow flurries in the Bronx! But I’m not ready for winter! ❄️
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
What? Snow flurries in the Bronx! But I’m not ready for winter! ❄️
Dignity wraiths, female edition.
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social has repeatedly observed that the MAGA feminine aesthetic, instead of aiming for a coherent beauty heuristic, is meant *only* to signal female willingness to self-subjugate to a male desire.
The outcome needn’t be “attractive”, it need only say “I’m willing to do this”.
The outcome needn’t be “attractive”, it need only say “I’m willing to do this”.
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Dignity wraiths, female edition.
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People living in countries with Universal Healthcare don’t envy the US system
They don’t want for profit healthcare
There are some Americans who insist on defending their healthcare system even as it bankrupts (or kills) people for profit…. But most would happily switch systems if they could
They don’t want for profit healthcare
There are some Americans who insist on defending their healthcare system even as it bankrupts (or kills) people for profit…. But most would happily switch systems if they could
November 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
People living in countries with Universal Healthcare don’t envy the US system
They don’t want for profit healthcare
There are some Americans who insist on defending their healthcare system even as it bankrupts (or kills) people for profit…. But most would happily switch systems if they could
They don’t want for profit healthcare
There are some Americans who insist on defending their healthcare system even as it bankrupts (or kills) people for profit…. But most would happily switch systems if they could
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“The right to worship is intrinsically linked to the right to read. When library materials are censored, religious freedom is harmed. If successful, censorship could be used to silence diverse religious voices and traditions, weakening the rich, pluralistic social fabric of our country.”
Faith for Libraries
www.interfaithalliance.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
“The right to worship is intrinsically linked to the right to read. When library materials are censored, religious freedom is harmed. If successful, censorship could be used to silence diverse religious voices and traditions, weakening the rich, pluralistic social fabric of our country.”
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David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for ‘dark’ Flesh
David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for ‘dark’ Flesh
The judges ‘had never read anything quite like it’, says panel chair Roddy Doyle, announcing the Hungarian-British author’s novel as the winner of the £50,000 award
Hungarian-British author David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker prize for his novel Flesh.
Szalay’s sixth work of fiction traces the life of one man, István, from his youth to midlife. The judges “had never read anything quite like it”, said panel chair Roddy Doyle, who won the prize in 1993. “It is, in many ways, a dark book, but it is a joy to read.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for ‘dark’ Flesh
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they said joyce carol oates never wrote a single must read masterpiece but that was before her collected tweets owning elon musk
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
they said joyce carol oates never wrote a single must read masterpiece but that was before her collected tweets owning elon musk
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if you put it in the louvre he’ll never see it
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
if you put it in the louvre he’ll never see it
Brutal.
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Brutal.
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I keep yelling this at my phone when I see these photos and I’m going to start yelling it here:
NEVER. POINT. YOUR FIREARM. AT ANYTHING. YOU DO NOT INTEND. TO DESTROY.
NEVER. POINT. YOUR FIREARM. AT ANYTHING. YOU DO NOT INTEND. TO DESTROY.
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I keep yelling this at my phone when I see these photos and I’m going to start yelling it here:
NEVER. POINT. YOUR FIREARM. AT ANYTHING. YOU DO NOT INTEND. TO DESTROY.
NEVER. POINT. YOUR FIREARM. AT ANYTHING. YOU DO NOT INTEND. TO DESTROY.
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Makary just spewed disinformation about dementia, heart, disease, and many other things
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Makary just spewed disinformation about dementia, heart, disease, and many other things
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Marty Makary thinks that menopause kills women and shortens their lifespan, except women live longer than men
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Marty Makary thinks that menopause kills women and shortens their lifespan, except women live longer than men
Dr. Jen Gunter responds to the FDA announcement about Menopause Hormone Therapy.
substack.com/@vajenda/not...
substack.com/@vajenda/not...
Dr. Jen Gunter (@vajenda)
My thoughts on the FDA announcement about the black box warning on estrogen.
substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Dr. Jen Gunter responds to the FDA announcement about Menopause Hormone Therapy.
substack.com/@vajenda/not...
substack.com/@vajenda/not...
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Equatorial Guinea is routinely ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world. It has been ruled by the same person since 1982 - for 45 years. Despite the title of President, he rules with near-absolute power.
The Trump admin just deposited $7.5 million in his government's bank account.
The Trump admin just deposited $7.5 million in his government's bank account.
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Equatorial Guinea is routinely ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world. It has been ruled by the same person since 1982 - for 45 years. Despite the title of President, he rules with near-absolute power.
The Trump admin just deposited $7.5 million in his government's bank account.
The Trump admin just deposited $7.5 million in his government's bank account.
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The Trump administration State Department is taking money that's supposed to be used for helping vulnerable refugees around the world and using it to bribe corrupt governments into taking people that ICE can't deport to their home countries.
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The Trump administration State Department is taking money that's supposed to be used for helping vulnerable refugees around the world and using it to bribe corrupt governments into taking people that ICE can't deport to their home countries.
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"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org
Indivisible Launches its Largest Primary Program in Response to Senate Democrats Surrendering on the Shutdown Vote
indivisible.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org
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Hi voters. Look where your hard earned dollars (what's left of them) will go next.
Exactly how MANY emerging-market strongmen are we going to rescue? 🤡
@politico.com 🇭🇺
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
@politico.com 🇭🇺
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Hi voters. Look where your hard earned dollars (what's left of them) will go next.
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Vote for Trump because he'll run the govt like it's one of his businesses!
“.. The plan could cost the US government double what it's projected to take in for 2025 and undercut Trump's argument that tariff revenue will be used to help pay down federal debt.” 🤡
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Vote for Trump because he'll run the govt like it's one of his businesses!
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What's the problem with labeling and restricting "sensitive" topics? Arbitrary, reductive, redundant, and stigmatizing, to name a few. tinyurl.com/ContentRatings
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
What's the problem with labeling and restricting "sensitive" topics? Arbitrary, reductive, redundant, and stigmatizing, to name a few. tinyurl.com/ContentRatings
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Yes you have good cause to be mad at the Democrats, but never forget that a political party emerged in this country whose platform included hungry kids, sick kids, and deported kids — and we were all conditioned to act like that was the party of “real America”
And so maybe it is.
And so maybe it is.
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Yes you have good cause to be mad at the Democrats, but never forget that a political party emerged in this country whose platform included hungry kids, sick kids, and deported kids — and we were all conditioned to act like that was the party of “real America”
And so maybe it is.
And so maybe it is.
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TIL that blood platelets have serotonin receptors, which is why anemia can mimic depression symptoms and that is absolutely fucking fascinating.
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
TIL that blood platelets have serotonin receptors, which is why anemia can mimic depression symptoms and that is absolutely fucking fascinating.