Amie with an ‘i.e.’ is not checking Bluesky right now
@librarylandia.bsky.social
Public Historian, Librarian, TCAF Director
Former NYorker🗽Current Canadian 🇨🇦
she/her // opinions all me
Writing my PhD on comic book censorship
Probably drinking coffee ☕️ and rewatching #SlowHorses
https://carleton.ca/history/cu-people/amie-wright/
Former NYorker🗽Current Canadian 🇨🇦
she/her // opinions all me
Writing my PhD on comic book censorship
Probably drinking coffee ☕️ and rewatching #SlowHorses
https://carleton.ca/history/cu-people/amie-wright/
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Hi all - a heads up I will be pretty quiet on here for the next little while as I work on my PhD.
Pls text, email or Signal - for all things @torontocomics.bsky.social
please send an email to contact@torontocomics.com with me cc’ed.
In the meantime, here’s a picture of me & velvet hippo Ziggy
Pls text, email or Signal - for all things @torontocomics.bsky.social
please send an email to contact@torontocomics.com with me cc’ed.
In the meantime, here’s a picture of me & velvet hippo Ziggy
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The Tennessee Secretary of State handed public library boards that are eager to ban LGBTQ+ books–and particularly trans books–from their collections the biggest permission slip last week.
Rutherford County is *closing* libraries to remove books.
bookriot.com/rutherford-c...
Rutherford County is *closing* libraries to remove books.
bookriot.com/rutherford-c...
Rutherford County Library System (TN) Temporarily Shuts Down to Ban Books
Rutherford County Library System announced on social media a surprise shutdown of two libraries. Why? "Reviewing inventory."
bookriot.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The Tennessee Secretary of State handed public library boards that are eager to ban LGBTQ+ books–and particularly trans books–from their collections the biggest permission slip last week.
Rutherford County is *closing* libraries to remove books.
bookriot.com/rutherford-c...
Rutherford County is *closing* libraries to remove books.
bookriot.com/rutherford-c...
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Today in neat Google alerts
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Today in neat Google alerts
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The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
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Hi all - a heads up I will be pretty quiet on here for the next little while as I work on my PhD.
Pls text, email or Signal - for all things @torontocomics.bsky.social
please send an email to contact@torontocomics.com with me cc’ed.
In the meantime, here’s a picture of me & velvet hippo Ziggy
Pls text, email or Signal - for all things @torontocomics.bsky.social
please send an email to contact@torontocomics.com with me cc’ed.
In the meantime, here’s a picture of me & velvet hippo Ziggy
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Hi all - a heads up I will be pretty quiet on here for the next little while as I work on my PhD.
Pls text, email or Signal - for all things @torontocomics.bsky.social
please send an email to contact@torontocomics.com with me cc’ed.
In the meantime, here’s a picture of me & velvet hippo Ziggy
Pls text, email or Signal - for all things @torontocomics.bsky.social
please send an email to contact@torontocomics.com with me cc’ed.
In the meantime, here’s a picture of me & velvet hippo Ziggy
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Quick reminder: NYC’s new First Lady, Rama Duwaji, is a cartoonist!
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
Zohran Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji is a political cartoonist and illustrator
Zohran Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji is a political cartoonist and illustrator. Check out her work here at Comics Beat!
www.comicsbeat.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Quick reminder: NYC’s new First Lady, Rama Duwaji, is a cartoonist!
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
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One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.
#NoKings #Manhattan
#NoKings #Manhattan
October 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.
#NoKings #Manhattan
#NoKings #Manhattan
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It's official. Nearly 7 million people. Today is the single largest day of protest in American history. Americans from all corners of the country are standing up and saying #NoKings. This is what peaceful, patriotic protest looks like.
October 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It's official. Nearly 7 million people. Today is the single largest day of protest in American history. Americans from all corners of the country are standing up and saying #NoKings. This is what peaceful, patriotic protest looks like.
Well put SVA
“Art illuminates dark times”
“Art illuminates dark times”
October 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Well put SVA
“Art illuminates dark times”
“Art illuminates dark times”
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This All Things Considered 4-minute spotlight changed my life overnight. NPR helps me stay informed and engaged with my community. Freedom of the press is at jeopardy. Please donate to your local @npr.org station and keep news available to everyone.
October 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This All Things Considered 4-minute spotlight changed my life overnight. NPR helps me stay informed and engaged with my community. Freedom of the press is at jeopardy. Please donate to your local @npr.org station and keep news available to everyone.
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We are complicit. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Families turned away at the Canadian border are ending up in ICE detention, lawyers say | CBC News
A family from Haiti and another from Pakistan who tried to claim asylum in Canada were turned away by Canadian border agents over paperwork discrepancies. Their lawyers say they're part of a worrying ...
www.cbc.ca
October 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
We are complicit. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Our Executive Director @librarylandia.bsky.social spoke with CBC about the Alberta government's censorship of comic books in schools.
Their attack on diverse voices is a continuation of how governments have historically exploited "moral panics" to threaten human rights. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Their attack on diverse voices is a continuation of how governments have historically exploited "moral panics" to threaten human rights. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta has banned graphic books before. In the 1950s, 'salacious' comics were the target | CBC News
In 1954, the province established the Advisory Board on Objectionable Publications to investigate "crime comics" that supposedly inspired undesirable behaviour in kids.
www.cbc.ca
September 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Our Executive Director @librarylandia.bsky.social spoke with CBC about the Alberta government's censorship of comic books in schools.
Their attack on diverse voices is a continuation of how governments have historically exploited "moral panics" to threaten human rights. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Their attack on diverse voices is a continuation of how governments have historically exploited "moral panics" to threaten human rights. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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You have precisely 24 HOURS LEFT to send in your most dazzling, preposterous, stately and/or transcendent "I Registered to Vote for Zohran" sticker designs to zohranfornyc.com/stickittotheman
We want YOU to help us register thousands of New Yorkers to vote by redesigning the iconic I VOTED sticker.
But you need to move fast. Submit your design by Friday at 6pm - and get ready to pick a winner this weekend.
zohranfornyc.com/stickittotheman
But you need to move fast. Submit your design by Friday at 6pm - and get ready to pick a winner this weekend.
zohranfornyc.com/stickittotheman
September 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
You have precisely 24 HOURS LEFT to send in your most dazzling, preposterous, stately and/or transcendent "I Registered to Vote for Zohran" sticker designs to zohranfornyc.com/stickittotheman
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#SlowHorses is back!!!!!!!
a man wearing a watch stands in front of a metal fence
Alt: a man wearing a watch stands in front of a metal fence giving an enthusiastic thumbs up sign.
media.tenor.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
#SlowHorses is back!!!!!!!
This might be the worst timeline - and there’s also the first new episode of #SlowHorses s05 to watch - including this delight of a scene 🎬 with the #simplyirresistable and ever ridiculous #RoddyHo
September 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
This might be the worst timeline - and there’s also the first new episode of #SlowHorses s05 to watch - including this delight of a scene 🎬 with the #simplyirresistable and ever ridiculous #RoddyHo
Comics and social protest have a long history that now includes #OnePiece
#comics #manga #publichistory
www.cbc.ca/news/world/o...
#comics #manga #publichistory
www.cbc.ca/news/world/o...
The story behind the One Piece skull flag flying at youth-led protests around the world | CBC News
A flag from the popular Japanese anime and manga One Piece has increasingly been flown at protests in different parts of the world over the past few months. The flag has been seen at pro-Palestinian r...
www.cbc.ca
September 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Comics and social protest have a long history that now includes #OnePiece
#comics #manga #publichistory
www.cbc.ca/news/world/o...
#comics #manga #publichistory
www.cbc.ca/news/world/o...
Big plans for tomorrow - me and other public historians from @cupublichistory.bsky.social will be visiting the oldest stone structure in #Ottawa for a special #PublicHistory tour at Bytown Museum.
#PhDlife is wonderfully 🤓
#PhDlife is wonderfully 🤓
#PublicHistory is going to the Museum!
@carleton.ca #PublicHistory students & faculty please join us Wed Sept 24th starting at 4pm at the Bytown Museum for a special Public History tour and event.
More information: carleton.ca/ccph/2025/ni...
@carleton.ca #PublicHistory students & faculty please join us Wed Sept 24th starting at 4pm at the Bytown Museum for a special Public History tour and event.
More information: carleton.ca/ccph/2025/ni...
September 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Big plans for tomorrow - me and other public historians from @cupublichistory.bsky.social will be visiting the oldest stone structure in #Ottawa for a special #PublicHistory tour at Bytown Museum.
#PhDlife is wonderfully 🤓
#PhDlife is wonderfully 🤓
"Situations that once were opportunities for connection have become solitary pursuits..."
"...reliance on AI deprives us of relationships and opportunities for reflection."
A lot of good reflections in this article; with thanks to @noethematt.bsky.social
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
"...reliance on AI deprives us of relationships and opportunities for reflection."
A lot of good reflections in this article; with thanks to @noethematt.bsky.social
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Stop Chatting With ChatGPT | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
I am not arguing for a wholesale proscription against AI. It is a part of our world and, in many cases, can be used for good. Rather, we should be intentional in preventing AI from replacing our human...
www.thecrimson.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
"Situations that once were opportunities for connection have become solitary pursuits..."
"...reliance on AI deprives us of relationships and opportunities for reflection."
A lot of good reflections in this article; with thanks to @noethematt.bsky.social
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
"...reliance on AI deprives us of relationships and opportunities for reflection."
A lot of good reflections in this article; with thanks to @noethematt.bsky.social
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Knowledge of graphic medicine, a commitment to kindness and community, and time to dedicate to the work are key.
More details can be found on our website. Applications are due October 13th, 2025.
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www.graphicmedicine.org/gmic-needs-a...
More details can be found on our website. Applications are due October 13th, 2025.
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www.graphicmedicine.org/gmic-needs-a...
GMIC Needs a Treasurer! | Graphic Medicine
GMIC, the Graphic Medicine International Collective, is looking for applicants to join our board as Treasurer.
www.graphicmedicine.org
September 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Knowledge of graphic medicine, a commitment to kindness and community, and time to dedicate to the work are key.
More details can be found on our website. Applications are due October 13th, 2025.
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www.graphicmedicine.org/gmic-needs-a...
More details can be found on our website. Applications are due October 13th, 2025.
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www.graphicmedicine.org/gmic-needs-a...
NYCC returns Oct 9-12 and for the first time in years, GNCRT will be there!
(Writers block booth WB-19)
💪 We are looking for volunteers to help up staff the booth!
bit.ly/GNCRT_NYCC25
You do NOT need to be a current GNCRT or ALA member to volunteer!
(Writers block booth WB-19)
💪 We are looking for volunteers to help up staff the booth!
bit.ly/GNCRT_NYCC25
You do NOT need to be a current GNCRT or ALA member to volunteer!
September 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Happening now: Protest to bring back Jimmy Kimmel outside ABC Disney Studios in New York City
September 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Happening now: Protest to bring back Jimmy Kimmel outside ABC Disney Studios in New York City
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Here's how Deb's team got diversity success - how can you implement some of these ideas into your own studio or team? Diversity allows creativity to flourish and help teams find economic success, too.
#GDoCExpo2025 #gamedev
#GDoCExpo2025 #gamedev
September 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Here's how Deb's team got diversity success - how can you implement some of these ideas into your own studio or team? Diversity allows creativity to flourish and help teams find economic success, too.
#GDoCExpo2025 #gamedev
#GDoCExpo2025 #gamedev