Radical Left Lemmasmith
@k8bowers.bsky.social
Archivist at Harvard, librarian, contributing editor (Dictionary of Archives Terminology), Oxford comma enthusiast, grumpable knowmudgeon
#archives #records #metadata #saawords #cataloging #bornDigital Mount Holyoke ‘86
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Democracy dies in Jeff Bezos' bank account.
February 4, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Democracy dies in Jeff Bezos' bank account.
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This is the pattern. Purchase/Take Over a media source that has informed the public. Then dismantle them to the lowest form:
1. Twitter
2. Meta
3. Washington Post
4. CBS-60 Minutes/News
5. Public Broadcasting
6. Tik Tok
We are up to our necks in state run media.
1. Twitter
2. Meta
3. Washington Post
4. CBS-60 Minutes/News
5. Public Broadcasting
6. Tik Tok
We are up to our necks in state run media.
February 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
This is the pattern. Purchase/Take Over a media source that has informed the public. Then dismantle them to the lowest form:
1. Twitter
2. Meta
3. Washington Post
4. CBS-60 Minutes/News
5. Public Broadcasting
6. Tik Tok
We are up to our necks in state run media.
1. Twitter
2. Meta
3. Washington Post
4. CBS-60 Minutes/News
5. Public Broadcasting
6. Tik Tok
We are up to our necks in state run media.
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Democracy dies in downsizing.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Democracy dies in downsizing.
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"In other words, our tax money was funneled away from public libraries and public museums and into the private pockets of Dennis Prager." 😭😭😭
"As always, none of this is the fault of the overworked, beleaguered staff of the IMLS." 📚
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
The IMLS Propaganda Machine Is In Full Swing
The agency overseeing U.S. libraries and museums is now full-on regime propaganda.
buttondown.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:13 PM
"In other words, our tax money was funneled away from public libraries and public museums and into the private pockets of Dennis Prager." 😭😭😭
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you oughtta know this made me positively titter with glee.
Alanis Morissette’s Ironic, but more literary…
🎵And isn’t it Byronic
Don’t you think
It’s like Twain on your Hemingway
It’s a free McBride when you’ve already Kincaid
It’s the Malcolm Pryce that you just didn’t take
And Hughes would’ve thought, Dave Eggers🎵
🎵And isn’t it Byronic
Don’t you think
It’s like Twain on your Hemingway
It’s a free McBride when you’ve already Kincaid
It’s the Malcolm Pryce that you just didn’t take
And Hughes would’ve thought, Dave Eggers🎵
February 3, 2026 at 1:08 PM
you oughtta know this made me positively titter with glee.
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Live your life so that you never have to publish an op-ed in the campus newspaper about your connection with Jeffrey Epstein dukechronicle.com/article/my-c...
February 3, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Live your life so that you never have to publish an op-ed in the campus newspaper about your connection with Jeffrey Epstein dukechronicle.com/article/my-c...
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What a time for student journalism. Students! Start looking up your Board and Senior Admin names in the Epstein files! You're set on content for the rest of the year!
Live your life so that you never have to publish an op-ed in the campus newspaper about your connection with Jeffrey Epstein dukechronicle.com/article/my-c...
February 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
What a time for student journalism. Students! Start looking up your Board and Senior Admin names in the Epstein files! You're set on content for the rest of the year!
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every scheme collapses eventually that's the nature of a scheme. it's just a question of who's left holding the bag
February 3, 2026 at 2:10 AM
every scheme collapses eventually that's the nature of a scheme. it's just a question of who's left holding the bag
🙂 Daily Quordle 1470
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February 3, 2026 at 1:56 AM
🙂 Daily Quordle 1470
3️⃣6️⃣
9️⃣7️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/
3️⃣6️⃣
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m-w.com/games/quordle/
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Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
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Tesla reported paying ZERO federal income tax on $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025.
Meanwhile, thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined.
See the problem here?
Meanwhile, thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined.
See the problem here?
February 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Tesla reported paying ZERO federal income tax on $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025.
Meanwhile, thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined.
See the problem here?
Meanwhile, thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined.
See the problem here?
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Melania the movie is a bribe to the wife of a serving President and thus a violation of domestic law and two international treaties
February 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Melania the movie is a bribe to the wife of a serving President and thus a violation of domestic law and two international treaties
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Happy Febreware
from Connecticut gravestone carver James Stanclift.
gravestone for Hannah Stanly (c.1644-1689), Hartford, Connecticut
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from Connecticut gravestone carver James Stanclift.
gravestone for Hannah Stanly (c.1644-1689), Hartford, Connecticut
farber.davidrumsey.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Happy Febreware
from Connecticut gravestone carver James Stanclift.
gravestone for Hannah Stanly (c.1644-1689), Hartford, Connecticut
farber.davidrumsey.com
from Connecticut gravestone carver James Stanclift.
gravestone for Hannah Stanly (c.1644-1689), Hartford, Connecticut
farber.davidrumsey.com
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In MA? Call our Members of Congress and urge them to visit the Burlington ICE facility NOW or send them a quick email here: actionnetwork.org/letters/burl...
February 2, 2026 at 7:44 PM
In MA? Call our Members of Congress and urge them to visit the Burlington ICE facility NOW or send them a quick email here: actionnetwork.org/letters/burl...
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the fbi and the doj reviewed every horrific thing we’re seeing in the epstein files—and their response was to reward ghislaine maxwell, epstein’s main accomplice & co-human trafficker, with a move to a cushy minimum security white-collar fed spa. ppl should be impeached & fired…
February 2, 2026 at 7:47 PM
the fbi and the doj reviewed every horrific thing we’re seeing in the epstein files—and their response was to reward ghislaine maxwell, epstein’s main accomplice & co-human trafficker, with a move to a cushy minimum security white-collar fed spa. ppl should be impeached & fired…
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The Supreme Court appears poised to gut the Voting Rights Act in a case that could end protections against minority vote dilution throughout the nation. This isn’t just about how congressional district lines get drawn, it's about undermining democracy.
Is The Voting Rights Act Next On The Supreme Court's Chopping Block?
A SCOTUS decision is expected soon that could have dire consequences for our democracy
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:41 PM
The Supreme Court appears poised to gut the Voting Rights Act in a case that could end protections against minority vote dilution throughout the nation. This isn’t just about how congressional district lines get drawn, it's about undermining democracy.
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We are now watching preventable diseases return to kill Americans because a conspiracy theorist is calling the shots. RFK Jr. MUST go.
www.thebulwark.com/p/measles-co...
www.thebulwark.com/p/measles-co...
February 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM
We are now watching preventable diseases return to kill Americans because a conspiracy theorist is calling the shots. RFK Jr. MUST go.
www.thebulwark.com/p/measles-co...
www.thebulwark.com/p/measles-co...
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What time is it? It's the beginning of my favorite month, and I remain dedicated to being excited about Black History Month, Valentines Day, my birthday, even the beginning of the Lenten Triodion
February 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
What time is it? It's the beginning of my favorite month, and I remain dedicated to being excited about Black History Month, Valentines Day, my birthday, even the beginning of the Lenten Triodion
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After Donald Trump took office, companies linked to Donald Trump Jr. got defense contracts worth tens of MILLIONS of dollars.
Coincidence?
@blumenthal.senate.gov, @kim.senate.gov and I are investigating what could be a giant conflict of interest.
Coincidence?
@blumenthal.senate.gov, @kim.senate.gov and I are investigating what could be a giant conflict of interest.
February 2, 2026 at 2:28 PM
After Donald Trump took office, companies linked to Donald Trump Jr. got defense contracts worth tens of MILLIONS of dollars.
Coincidence?
@blumenthal.senate.gov, @kim.senate.gov and I are investigating what could be a giant conflict of interest.
Coincidence?
@blumenthal.senate.gov, @kim.senate.gov and I are investigating what could be a giant conflict of interest.
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“We need leaders who are genuinely committed to a progressive future that includes breaking the oligarchy, holding the criminal elite accountable and pursuing policies that celebrate diversity and expand equality.
“That means pursuing radical Americanism.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/defeating-...
“That means pursuing radical Americanism.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/defeating-...
Defeating the Evil Among Us
Only a radical Americanism that fulfills the vision of Jefferson and Lincoln can see us through this dark chapter
www.americaamerica.news
February 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
“We need leaders who are genuinely committed to a progressive future that includes breaking the oligarchy, holding the criminal elite accountable and pursuing policies that celebrate diversity and expand equality.
“That means pursuing radical Americanism.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/defeating-...
“That means pursuing radical Americanism.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/defeating-...
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Local woman wakes up, reports that Punxsutawney Phil saw the shadow of human failure and a declining empire so forget the seasons, you’re all doomed, makes oatmeal.
February 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Local woman wakes up, reports that Punxsutawney Phil saw the shadow of human failure and a declining empire so forget the seasons, you’re all doomed, makes oatmeal.
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It took Trump barely a year to destroy the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He fired its artistic board and staff, replaced them with stooges, drove away performers and audiences, decimated attendance, and pasted his name on the walls. Now, he's shutting it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for 2-Year Reconstruction Project
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
It took Trump barely a year to destroy the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He fired its artistic board and staff, replaced them with stooges, drove away performers and audiences, decimated attendance, and pasted his name on the walls. Now, he's shutting it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
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At the end of 2025 I was able to give the annual lecture @ the Centre for Data, Culture, and Society in Edinburgh. This lecture was an opportunity to share much of what Ive been working on for the past couple of years, in pursuit of archival discovery experiences for the masses
tinyurl.com/mtuutmzr
tinyurl.com/mtuutmzr
CDCS Annual Lecture 2025: Dorothy Berry "How Users Imagine Archival Research: JPCA Explore and Digital Curation at the Smithsonian National African American History and Culture Museum"
Dorothy Berry "How Users Imagine Archival Research: JPCA Explore and Digital Curation at the Smithsonian National African American History and Culture Museum"
media.ed.ac.uk
February 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
At the end of 2025 I was able to give the annual lecture @ the Centre for Data, Culture, and Society in Edinburgh. This lecture was an opportunity to share much of what Ive been working on for the past couple of years, in pursuit of archival discovery experiences for the masses
tinyurl.com/mtuutmzr
tinyurl.com/mtuutmzr
Made these scones yesterday.
Did I heat up a whole big oven this morning just to warm a single scone?
Yes, yes I did.
Not sorry.
Did I heat up a whole big oven this morning just to warm a single scone?
Yes, yes I did.
Not sorry.
February 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Made these scones yesterday.
Did I heat up a whole big oven this morning just to warm a single scone?
Yes, yes I did.
Not sorry.
Did I heat up a whole big oven this morning just to warm a single scone?
Yes, yes I did.
Not sorry.
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The suffering this illegal Trump-Miller scheme—executed by Noem and Lewandowski—has caused is beyond measure.
More lies ahead, once ICE invades Ohio to hunt for Haitians.
And that’s what it is: illegal, warrantless, post-apocalyptic, neo-Nazi *people hunting*. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
More lies ahead, once ICE invades Ohio to hunt for Haitians.
And that’s what it is: illegal, warrantless, post-apocalyptic, neo-Nazi *people hunting*. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
DHS Illegally Ended Venezuelan Migrant Status, 9th Cir. Says (2)
The Trump administration’s termination of humanitarian protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan and Haitian immigrants violated the Immigration and Nationality Act, a federal appeals court ...
news.bloomberglaw.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:28 AM
The suffering this illegal Trump-Miller scheme—executed by Noem and Lewandowski—has caused is beyond measure.
More lies ahead, once ICE invades Ohio to hunt for Haitians.
And that’s what it is: illegal, warrantless, post-apocalyptic, neo-Nazi *people hunting*. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
More lies ahead, once ICE invades Ohio to hunt for Haitians.
And that’s what it is: illegal, warrantless, post-apocalyptic, neo-Nazi *people hunting*. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...