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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#archives #records #metadata #saawords #cataloging #bornDigital Mount Holyoke ‘86
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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
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The union is asking that you not patronize any Starbucks, even ones that aren't unionized, for the duration! Time to find your new favoriteocal coffee shop. To donate to their strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The union is asking that you not patronize any Starbucks, even ones that aren't unionized, for the duration! Time to find your new favoriteocal coffee shop. To donate to their strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
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For some odd reason, the politically active, terminally on line people here haven't grasped what Trump II means
In Trump I there was a giant story every week, so each week the old story died away
But in Trump II, there is a giant story every hour, so no matter how big a story is - Aliens land in
In Trump I there was a giant story every week, so each week the old story died away
But in Trump II, there is a giant story every hour, so no matter how big a story is - Aliens land in
November 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
For some odd reason, the politically active, terminally on line people here haven't grasped what Trump II means
In Trump I there was a giant story every week, so each week the old story died away
But in Trump II, there is a giant story every hour, so no matter how big a story is - Aliens land in
In Trump I there was a giant story every week, so each week the old story died away
But in Trump II, there is a giant story every hour, so no matter how big a story is - Aliens land in
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They have no healthcare plan. They only have a plan to take away what exists.
November 12, 2025 at 2:05 AM
They have no healthcare plan. They only have a plan to take away what exists.
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Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
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James Baldwin: "The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality."
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
James Baldwin: "The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality."
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The whole war on “woke” and “cancel culture” was contrived to protect the worst people in our society and make it possible for them to keep doing despicable things to other people.
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The whole war on “woke” and “cancel culture” was contrived to protect the worst people in our society and make it possible for them to keep doing despicable things to other people.
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Now available from my colleagues at @medgareverscollege.bsky.social! The Negro World Newspaper Collection, 1923-1925. Check out this fantastic digital collection here:
dcmny.org/do/004b7e44-...
dcmny.org/do/004b7e44-...
dcmny.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Now available from my colleagues at @medgareverscollege.bsky.social! The Negro World Newspaper Collection, 1923-1925. Check out this fantastic digital collection here:
dcmny.org/do/004b7e44-...
dcmny.org/do/004b7e44-...
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The Trump regime is declaring that funding for the CFPB is illegal.
Remember: This is the agency that protects Americans from financial predators.
Anti-CFPB oligarchs, who spent millions to re-elect Trump, will now have an easier time padding their pockets by ripping you off.
Remember: This is the agency that protects Americans from financial predators.
Anti-CFPB oligarchs, who spent millions to re-elect Trump, will now have an easier time padding their pockets by ripping you off.
November 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The Trump regime is declaring that funding for the CFPB is illegal.
Remember: This is the agency that protects Americans from financial predators.
Anti-CFPB oligarchs, who spent millions to re-elect Trump, will now have an easier time padding their pockets by ripping you off.
Remember: This is the agency that protects Americans from financial predators.
Anti-CFPB oligarchs, who spent millions to re-elect Trump, will now have an easier time padding their pockets by ripping you off.
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Foolish curs, that run winking into the mouth of a Russian bear and have their heads crush’d like rotten apples!
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Foolish curs, that run winking into the mouth of a Russian bear and have their heads crush’d like rotten apples!
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BREAKING: Grijalva has signed the Epstein Files discharge petition. It doesn't appear that Mace or Boebert have removed their names.
November 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
BREAKING: Grijalva has signed the Epstein Files discharge petition. It doesn't appear that Mace or Boebert have removed their names.
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Old Salem (Winston-Salem, NC) is one of the first historical sites in North America to begin interpreting the narrative of enslaved African Americans. Now, the Hidden Town Project is shining new light on enslavement there. www.c-span.org/classroom/do...
Enslavement in Winston-Salem | C-SPAN Classroom
www.c-span.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Old Salem (Winston-Salem, NC) is one of the first historical sites in North America to begin interpreting the narrative of enslaved African Americans. Now, the Hidden Town Project is shining new light on enslavement there. www.c-span.org/classroom/do...
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I lost my job, my kids have measles, and I was just detained by ICE for 10 days despite being a citizen carrying Real ID. But at least I know the Oberlin Student Senate won’t be doing land acknowledgements any more.
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I lost my job, my kids have measles, and I was just detained by ICE for 10 days despite being a citizen carrying Real ID. But at least I know the Oberlin Student Senate won’t be doing land acknowledgements any more.
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
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This is also messed up. Strong headline.
ChatGPT Now Linked to Way More Deaths Than the Caffeinated Lemonade That Panera Pulled Off the Market in Disgrace
ChatGPT has been publicly linked to at least eight deaths. OpenAI has announced no plans to take it off the market.
futurism.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This is also messed up. Strong headline.
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On this Veterans Day, I'm reflecting on the fact that our Commander-in-Chief is a lying draft dodger who kicked out 5,000 trans service members who, unlike him, were serving ably and honorably, after hiring a white supremacist, alcoholic TV chatterbox to run our military.
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
On this Veterans Day, I'm reflecting on the fact that our Commander-in-Chief is a lying draft dodger who kicked out 5,000 trans service members who, unlike him, were serving ably and honorably, after hiring a white supremacist, alcoholic TV chatterbox to run our military.
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Nothing like a proposal for a modest amount of lower-income housing nearby to find out who your neighbors are.
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Nothing like a proposal for a modest amount of lower-income housing nearby to find out who your neighbors are.
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Take note.
Y'all know what to do.
Check their reelection dates & primary the hell out of them.
(Unfortunately, some eg Tim Kaine of #Virginia, I'm ashamed to say, were just reelected & won't be up for 5 more yrs.
But you can flood their Senate phones w/complaints & confront them in townhalls.)
Y'all know what to do.
Check their reelection dates & primary the hell out of them.
(Unfortunately, some eg Tim Kaine of #Virginia, I'm ashamed to say, were just reelected & won't be up for 5 more yrs.
But you can flood their Senate phones w/complaints & confront them in townhalls.)
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Take note.
Y'all know what to do.
Check their reelection dates & primary the hell out of them.
(Unfortunately, some eg Tim Kaine of #Virginia, I'm ashamed to say, were just reelected & won't be up for 5 more yrs.
But you can flood their Senate phones w/complaints & confront them in townhalls.)
Y'all know what to do.
Check their reelection dates & primary the hell out of them.
(Unfortunately, some eg Tim Kaine of #Virginia, I'm ashamed to say, were just reelected & won't be up for 5 more yrs.
But you can flood their Senate phones w/complaints & confront them in townhalls.)
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So, what you're saying is never trust a Republican or try to compromise with a Republican or assume that a Republican will work with you in good faith?
Do you hear that, @schumer.senate.gov?!?!
Do you hear that, @schumer.senate.gov?!?!
Oh wow. Who could've ever seen this coming?
"Speaker Johnson won't guarantee vote in House on ACA subsidies"
abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...
"Speaker Johnson won't guarantee vote in House on ACA subsidies"
abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...
Speaker Johnson won't guarantee vote in House on ACA subsidies
abcnews.go.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
So, what you're saying is never trust a Republican or try to compromise with a Republican or assume that a Republican will work with you in good faith?
Do you hear that, @schumer.senate.gov?!?!
Do you hear that, @schumer.senate.gov?!?!
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Massholes, bring your non-frost-hardy outdoor plants in if you want them to live!
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Massholes, bring your non-frost-hardy outdoor plants in if you want them to live!
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“The investors' gamble is that everything will settle down later into a few big winners who will eventually control and, in a real sense, own most of the global economy.”
There it is. The key piece of information.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ai-...
There it is. The key piece of information.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ai-...
The Gist: AI, The Sound and Fury
We can calculate the amount of money flowing into AI. But what will the full cost be to society when the bubble pops? This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
“The investors' gamble is that everything will settle down later into a few big winners who will eventually control and, in a real sense, own most of the global economy.”
There it is. The key piece of information.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ai-...
There it is. The key piece of information.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ai-...
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Another victim of #AISlop #tech. This is the tech that folks in #academia and #HigherEd, including #librarians who should know better, are so willing and enthusiastically embracing.
> Holland-Cycling.com stops in 2026
www.holland-cycling.com/blog/321-hol...
#BadEconomy #exploitation #corruption
> Holland-Cycling.com stops in 2026
www.holland-cycling.com/blog/321-hol...
#BadEconomy #exploitation #corruption
Holland-Cycling.com - Holland-Cycling.com stops in 2026
After 13 successful years Holland-Cycling.com will stop its activities at the beginning of 2026. Now that the cycling season of 2025 has come to an end the website will no longer be updated.
www.holland-cycling.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Another victim of #AISlop #tech. This is the tech that folks in #academia and #HigherEd, including #librarians who should know better, are so willing and enthusiastically embracing.
> Holland-Cycling.com stops in 2026
www.holland-cycling.com/blog/321-hol...
#BadEconomy #exploitation #corruption
> Holland-Cycling.com stops in 2026
www.holland-cycling.com/blog/321-hol...
#BadEconomy #exploitation #corruption
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Did women ruin the workplace?
November 7, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Did women ruin the workplace?