The labor librarian
@laborlibrarian.bsky.social
Grew up in a UFW/IWW household. Now I’m a librarian (public to academic), union thug, and general roustabout.
Anonymous because I’m not tenured yet.
Pro-Palestinian, pro-trans, anti-racist, and not fit for human consumption.
Anonymous because I’m not tenured yet.
Pro-Palestinian, pro-trans, anti-racist, and not fit for human consumption.
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It’s Labor Day weekend and that means it’s a great time to teach kids about the context of the holiday. I’ve compiled a list of books for a variety of age ranges that talk about labor and unions. Feel free to add more!
#booksky #skybrariona #libraryunions #labor #unions
#booksky #skybrariona #libraryunions #labor #unions
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One guy tried, unsuccessfully, to blow up a plane with a bomb in his sneakers, and everybody had to take off their shoes at the airport for the next 20 years.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 AM
One guy tried, unsuccessfully, to blow up a plane with a bomb in his sneakers, and everybody had to take off their shoes at the airport for the next 20 years.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
Hey the dude who said Black Lives Matter did Jan 6 and who was fucking adored by SPOG is finally stepping down.
“Solan has made a number of controversial moves and statements — starting with shuttering the union newspaper ‘The Guardian’ and replacing it with his podcast”
“Solan has made a number of controversial moves and statements — starting with shuttering the union newspaper ‘The Guardian’ and replacing it with his podcast”
Mike Solan, the high-profile and divisive president of the Seattle Police Officer’s Guild, is no longer seeking reelection, he announced last week. His second term ends next month.
Seattle's controversial police union leader Mike Solan to step aside
Mike Solan, the high-profile and divisive president of the Seattle Police Officer’s Guild, is no longer seeking reelection, he announced last week.
www.kuow.org
January 5, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Hey the dude who said Black Lives Matter did Jan 6 and who was fucking adored by SPOG is finally stepping down.
“Solan has made a number of controversial moves and statements — starting with shuttering the union newspaper ‘The Guardian’ and replacing it with his podcast”
“Solan has made a number of controversial moves and statements — starting with shuttering the union newspaper ‘The Guardian’ and replacing it with his podcast”
So here’s a fun story about something people probably don’t think about. When I worked for used bookstores, we would find a LOT of pictures left in the books sold to us. Since we didn’t keep track of who sold us each book, there was no way to return those pictures to their owners.
Parents, if you didn't have a problem until now of not posting pics of your kids on public social media, now might be a good time to start (and maybe scrub what's there already).
January 5, 2026 at 11:01 PM
So here’s a fun story about something people probably don’t think about. When I worked for used bookstores, we would find a LOT of pictures left in the books sold to us. Since we didn’t keep track of who sold us each book, there was no way to return those pictures to their owners.
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here’s our June 2025 story *with* the government privacy document
January 5, 2026 at 10:24 PM
here’s our June 2025 story *with* the government privacy document
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I just want everyone to step back and realize how often it's a trans woman getting bullied off social media.
January 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I just want everyone to step back and realize how often it's a trans woman getting bullied off social media.
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Posted today by @poetryisnotaluxury.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Posted today by @poetryisnotaluxury.bsky.social
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Incarceration is deadly.
People incarcerated on a single day in 2008 had a 39% higher risk of death compared to similar people who were not incarcerated:
People incarcerated on a single day in 2008 had a 39% higher risk of death compared to similar people who were not incarcerated:
January 5, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Incarceration is deadly.
People incarcerated on a single day in 2008 had a 39% higher risk of death compared to similar people who were not incarcerated:
People incarcerated on a single day in 2008 had a 39% higher risk of death compared to similar people who were not incarcerated:
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You cannot value the librarian code of ethics while also being pro-genAI. GenAI is a direct violation of our code of ethics.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
You cannot value the librarian code of ethics while also being pro-genAI. GenAI is a direct violation of our code of ethics.
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BREAKING: Today, NYSNA nurses at 12 NYC private sector hospitals and 3 Long Island Northwell Health hospitals delivered 10-day notices to strike. NYSNA will continue to bargain between now and January 12th in the hopes of reaching agreements.
January 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
BREAKING: Today, NYSNA nurses at 12 NYC private sector hospitals and 3 Long Island Northwell Health hospitals delivered 10-day notices to strike. NYSNA will continue to bargain between now and January 12th in the hopes of reaching agreements.
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From what I’ve read and heard from Minnesotans, this was a smart move. He was already facing an uphill battle to win a historic third term, and the amount of bullshit pushed in Minnesota over the last year hasn’t helped. But I’m still keeping my fingers crossed over a 2028 run.
Minnesota has to come first - always.
Today, I’m proud of the work we’ve done to make Minnesota the best place to live and raise kids.
I’ve decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work.
Today, I’m proud of the work we’ve done to make Minnesota the best place to live and raise kids.
I’ve decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work.
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
From what I’ve read and heard from Minnesotans, this was a smart move. He was already facing an uphill battle to win a historic third term, and the amount of bullshit pushed in Minnesota over the last year hasn’t helped. But I’m still keeping my fingers crossed over a 2028 run.
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We have published the following update to our article following an email response from the New York Times.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
January 5, 2026 at 2:05 AM
We have published the following update to our article following an email response from the New York Times.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
Posted today by @poetryisnotaluxury.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Posted today by @poetryisnotaluxury.bsky.social
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Calling public benefits “entitlements” is just the most contemptible right-wing trash.
No. No. No.
Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.
Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.
Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
January 5, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Calling public benefits “entitlements” is just the most contemptible right-wing trash.
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The good people of the world worried about the U.S. should not look to Canada, or to Europe, or to other colonizer nations (and certainly not to the so-called "opposition" party within the imperial US) to reign in the U.S., but to deconolonized and decolonizing nations
January 4, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The good people of the world worried about the U.S. should not look to Canada, or to Europe, or to other colonizer nations (and certainly not to the so-called "opposition" party within the imperial US) to reign in the U.S., but to deconolonized and decolonizing nations
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The whole world is NOT cowed by Trump. With the same courage as they took w Israel at the ICJ, South Africa condemns the US: "unlawful, unilateral force of this nature undermines the stability of the international order & the principle of equality among nations" businesstech.co.za/news/governm...
South Africa slams the United States
The South African government has called on the United Nations to intervene following the United States' military strike in Venezuela.
businesstech.co.za
January 4, 2026 at 11:13 PM
The whole world is NOT cowed by Trump. With the same courage as they took w Israel at the ICJ, South Africa condemns the US: "unlawful, unilateral force of this nature undermines the stability of the international order & the principle of equality among nations" businesstech.co.za/news/governm...
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Also always true
January 4, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Also always true
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A big part of what keeps me going are the small people in my life. Their unbridled joy at small things makes me want a future for them where they can keep enjoying those small things. So we continue despite the horrors because there is always also joy alongside.
January 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
A big part of what keeps me going are the small people in my life. Their unbridled joy at small things makes me want a future for them where they can keep enjoying those small things. So we continue despite the horrors because there is always also joy alongside.
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so, joking aside, I do really dislike this dynamic
one of the reasons I very rarely get in fights On Here (aside from finding it personally upsetting) is that I believe that most people on the left-liberal spectrum have their hearts in the right place and prefer to direct my ire at people who don't
one of the reasons I very rarely get in fights On Here (aside from finding it personally upsetting) is that I believe that most people on the left-liberal spectrum have their hearts in the right place and prefer to direct my ire at people who don't
January 4, 2026 at 9:22 PM
so, joking aside, I do really dislike this dynamic
one of the reasons I very rarely get in fights On Here (aside from finding it personally upsetting) is that I believe that most people on the left-liberal spectrum have their hearts in the right place and prefer to direct my ire at people who don't
one of the reasons I very rarely get in fights On Here (aside from finding it personally upsetting) is that I believe that most people on the left-liberal spectrum have their hearts in the right place and prefer to direct my ire at people who don't
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The weak response from Can, EU and UN to Trump's flagrant crimes in Venezuela is striking.
It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.
Most notable exception: the Latin American left.
That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.
Most notable exception: the Latin American left.
That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
January 4, 2026 at 6:35 PM
The weak response from Can, EU and UN to Trump's flagrant crimes in Venezuela is striking.
It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.
Most notable exception: the Latin American left.
That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.
Most notable exception: the Latin American left.
That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
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#OtD 4 Jan 1938 500 workers in St Thomas, Jamaica went on strike on the Serge Island estate, demanding pay increases before they would reap crops. Police sent in by British colonial authorities attacked them, arresting 63 workers stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1043...
January 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
#OtD 4 Jan 1938 500 workers in St Thomas, Jamaica went on strike on the Serge Island estate, demanding pay increases before they would reap crops. Police sent in by British colonial authorities attacked them, arresting 63 workers stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1043...