Emrys
@librarytheologian.bsky.social
He/him. Loves cheese, loves bread, loves coffee. A theologian who is queer, and more than relatively conscious.
Grace creates the shape of our obligations to one another. Access to resources helps us grow. Ethics is not about rules, it's about justice.
Grace creates the shape of our obligations to one another. Access to resources helps us grow. Ethics is not about rules, it's about justice.
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Emrys
@librarytheologian.bsky.social
· Jun 16
"This would seem to be a bit of low-hanging fruit, and since I happen to be a low-hanging fruit myself, I'll take care of it."
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the face i make when i have a great idea, before i realize the inevitable repercussions
October 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
the face i make when i have a great idea, before i realize the inevitable repercussions
The moral arc of the universe needs to get bent.
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The moral arc of the universe needs to get bent.
My wife and I were talking about the life cycle of bits (comedic, humorous) in our marriage, and which bits we miss, and which might be tired, and I said:
"I just flew in from San Francisco, and boy are my bits tired."
"I just flew in from San Francisco, and boy are my bits tired."
November 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
My wife and I were talking about the life cycle of bits (comedic, humorous) in our marriage, and which bits we miss, and which might be tired, and I said:
"I just flew in from San Francisco, and boy are my bits tired."
"I just flew in from San Francisco, and boy are my bits tired."
Self-driving cars, and especially then self-driving taxi services, are just an anti-labor, anti-public-transit wedge funded by venture capital.
They're solving a problem VC has, and VC alone: services that help people instead of being liquidated for one-time profit. They're shitting *our* bed.
They're solving a problem VC has, and VC alone: services that help people instead of being liquidated for one-time profit. They're shitting *our* bed.
I feel at this point that we need the self-driving car in the same way that we need the self-shitting bed.
November 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Self-driving cars, and especially then self-driving taxi services, are just an anti-labor, anti-public-transit wedge funded by venture capital.
They're solving a problem VC has, and VC alone: services that help people instead of being liquidated for one-time profit. They're shitting *our* bed.
They're solving a problem VC has, and VC alone: services that help people instead of being liquidated for one-time profit. They're shitting *our* bed.
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Dammit I love libraries. What an unbeatable institution and idea.
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Dammit I love libraries. What an unbeatable institution and idea.
Yep. Remember this: the fact that US schools have been among the go-to places for education for non-US citizens is a key reason the fascists are trying to kill them, and removing non-US citizens from schools is a key mechanism for killing US schools. We teach the world. And they want to isolate us.
Because international student enrollment is so often used as a cudgel in discussions about immigration, this is a good time to remind people that international students aren't taking up spaces for US students at state schools, they are paying full tuition that FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR US STUDENTS.
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Yep. Remember this: the fact that US schools have been among the go-to places for education for non-US citizens is a key reason the fascists are trying to kill them, and removing non-US citizens from schools is a key mechanism for killing US schools. We teach the world. And they want to isolate us.
Yes, I'm fucking brilliant and more people should talk to me.
Not, y'know, in general. Please. But professionally, about things that involve my library, and its collections.
(I'm also sleep-deprived right now.)
Not, y'know, in general. Please. But professionally, about things that involve my library, and its collections.
(I'm also sleep-deprived right now.)
November 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Yes, I'm fucking brilliant and more people should talk to me.
Not, y'know, in general. Please. But professionally, about things that involve my library, and its collections.
(I'm also sleep-deprived right now.)
Not, y'know, in general. Please. But professionally, about things that involve my library, and its collections.
(I'm also sleep-deprived right now.)
By God, tumblr finally made me watch Priscilla Queen of the Desert, and Hugo Weaving is a fucking vibe. It's like queer Trainspotting.
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
By God, tumblr finally made me watch Priscilla Queen of the Desert, and Hugo Weaving is a fucking vibe. It's like queer Trainspotting.
Nothing like having to write emergency emails on your wife's laptop to realize she needs a new laptop ...
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Nothing like having to write emergency emails on your wife's laptop to realize she needs a new laptop ...
So they've come for Tylenol and Advil now. And we know the only thing they think aspirin is good for, is to be held between the knees.
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
So they've come for Tylenol and Advil now. And we know the only thing they think aspirin is good for, is to be held between the knees.
Everything is airdroppable. Once.
Dear #skystorians, here is a cool story of a very big cannon experiment of the 1680s in Europe. A 🧵 about the idea of transporting people in cannon balls ...
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Everything is airdroppable. Once.
God help me, this trying to get ahead of the ball thing will not last but so far my ADHD brain is keeping it going. I've almost got the J-Term acquisitions ready, and have made a start on Spring.
November 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
God help me, this trying to get ahead of the ball thing will not last but so far my ADHD brain is keeping it going. I've almost got the J-Term acquisitions ready, and have made a start on Spring.
We all know James Bond is a rogue Time Lord. If they can bring the Master back, they can bring James Bond back.
(Hopefully without the drums, I mean, and turning all the world into James Bond, but if needs must ...)
(Hopefully without the drums, I mean, and turning all the world into James Bond, but if needs must ...)
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We all know James Bond is a rogue Time Lord. If they can bring the Master back, they can bring James Bond back.
(Hopefully without the drums, I mean, and turning all the world into James Bond, but if needs must ...)
(Hopefully without the drums, I mean, and turning all the world into James Bond, but if needs must ...)
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My last word on the matter
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My last word on the matter
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
... and isn't there interest on that fucking judgment, because it was a while ago now?
So you're telling me, she tried to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges simply so she could get out of paying for being homophobic?
LOL I FORGOT SHE HAS TO PAY $360,000 FOR BEING A HOMOPHOBIC BITCH
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
... and isn't there interest on that fucking judgment, because it was a while ago now?
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
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UChicago faculty, nurses and Lab School teachers are calling on the university to ban warrantless immigration operations and use its emergency alert system to notify people when feds are nearby.
“Federal immigration agents have no place on our campus.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/u...
“Federal immigration agents have no place on our campus.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/u...
UChicago Workers Want University To Take Stronger Stance Against Feds On Campus
Unions of UChicago faculty, nurses and Lab School teachers called for the university to ban warrantless immigration operations. They also want the university's emergency alert system to notify people ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
UChicago faculty, nurses and Lab School teachers are calling on the university to ban warrantless immigration operations and use its emergency alert system to notify people when feds are nearby.
“Federal immigration agents have no place on our campus.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/u...
“Federal immigration agents have no place on our campus.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/u...
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COULD NOT AGREE MORE
Also, use sources in a way other than 'I don't like this and I'm going to rip it apart.' Citation is praxis. Cite what you love, give it credit, treat it with respect. We are all part of a long tradition.
Also, use sources in a way other than 'I don't like this and I'm going to rip it apart.' Citation is praxis. Cite what you love, give it credit, treat it with respect. We are all part of a long tradition.
My fellow trans people who write theory and articles, I am going to say this with love, but also bluntly. You need to cite your sources properly and in your theory books include a works cited/bibliography. It doesn't "make it less accessible for the average reader"-
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
COULD NOT AGREE MORE
Also, use sources in a way other than 'I don't like this and I'm going to rip it apart.' Citation is praxis. Cite what you love, give it credit, treat it with respect. We are all part of a long tradition.
Also, use sources in a way other than 'I don't like this and I'm going to rip it apart.' Citation is praxis. Cite what you love, give it credit, treat it with respect. We are all part of a long tradition.
"I cast Swarm of Bees - Delay of Game: every player must return all cards in play to their hands, and then draw until a beekeeper can be found."
just learning now that there is a topps baseball card of the swarm of bees that delayed a dodgers/diamondbacks game last season. the ebay listing i grabbed this photo from is selling it for $150
November 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"I cast Swarm of Bees - Delay of Game: every player must return all cards in play to their hands, and then draw until a beekeeper can be found."
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Make the Goddamn meal and put it in your Free Fridge. Write the $100 check to the food bank. Ask your local school what they need for the kids and then go about trying to get that stuff.... Do these things regularly and you are making meaningful contributions to your communities.
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Make the Goddamn meal and put it in your Free Fridge. Write the $100 check to the food bank. Ask your local school what they need for the kids and then go about trying to get that stuff.... Do these things regularly and you are making meaningful contributions to your communities.
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The smartest thing a politician can do in 2026 is to come up with a bold plan for shoring up and EXPANDING public libraries. Call it Project 2050. It's a way to reintroduce the grammar of commoning and the commons to a new generation in a way they can easily grasp. Such low hanging fruit.
November 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The smartest thing a politician can do in 2026 is to come up with a bold plan for shoring up and EXPANDING public libraries. Call it Project 2050. It's a way to reintroduce the grammar of commoning and the commons to a new generation in a way they can easily grasp. Such low hanging fruit.
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amazing. BBQ sauce bottle and all. Lol
November 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
amazing. BBQ sauce bottle and all. Lol
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A person using genAI for even a small part of their project has already proved they don't look at it, at all, the way a creative person does, a person who gives a fuck about the output.
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
A person using genAI for even a small part of their project has already proved they don't look at it, at all, the way a creative person does, a person who gives a fuck about the output.
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The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
The People Want To Read: On Massive Budget Cuts Proposed in Chicago
If passed, Chicago Public Library will lose half their budget for acquiring new books and materials.
buttondown.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...