Molly
@m011y.bsky.social
digital strategies librarian // former museum prof // she/hers // GLAM, digital humanities, female rage, dis/misinformation, pop music, cats, “missing jewels, kidnapped princesses, cults, that sort of thing”
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Sucks that feminism became politically verboten at exactly the moment when the right calcified into a masculinity death cult
August 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Sucks that feminism became politically verboten at exactly the moment when the right calcified into a masculinity death cult
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 86 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo* (or, today, a video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 86 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo* (or, today, a video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
June 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 86 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo* (or, today, a video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 86 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo* (or, today, a video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
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Musk throwing out Trump’s history of sexual violence is just another example of a man objectifying survivors for his own political gain.
The only time any of these men think rape is wrong is when they suspect taking that stance will give them a competitive edge over another man.
The only time any of these men think rape is wrong is when they suspect taking that stance will give them a competitive edge over another man.
June 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Musk throwing out Trump’s history of sexual violence is just another example of a man objectifying survivors for his own political gain.
The only time any of these men think rape is wrong is when they suspect taking that stance will give them a competitive edge over another man.
The only time any of these men think rape is wrong is when they suspect taking that stance will give them a competitive edge over another man.
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(you have to be sixteen or older to use the Library of Congress' reading rooms)
Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why?
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
May 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
(you have to be sixteen or older to use the Library of Congress' reading rooms)
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The National Park Service was told not to publicize its record-breaking visit data this year.
Why? Probably because the Trump administration is trying to gut it.
You can find this new context on our Responsible Datasets in Context site: www.responsible-datasets-in-context.com/posts/np-data/
Why? Probably because the Trump administration is trying to gut it.
You can find this new context on our Responsible Datasets in Context site: www.responsible-datasets-in-context.com/posts/np-data/
U.S. National Park Visit Data (1979-2024) – Responsible Datasets in Context
www.responsible-datasets-in-context.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The National Park Service was told not to publicize its record-breaking visit data this year.
Why? Probably because the Trump administration is trying to gut it.
You can find this new context on our Responsible Datasets in Context site: www.responsible-datasets-in-context.com/posts/np-data/
Why? Probably because the Trump administration is trying to gut it.
You can find this new context on our Responsible Datasets in Context site: www.responsible-datasets-in-context.com/posts/np-data/
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The Trump administration, with Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, has gutted a small federal agency that provides funding to libraries and museums nationwide.
This threatens student field trips, classes for seniors, and access to digital library services.
This threatens student field trips, classes for seniors, and access to digital library services.
The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has long received bipartisan support. But after years of trying, President Donald Trump has delivered it a crushing blow.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Trump administration, with Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, has gutted a small federal agency that provides funding to libraries and museums nationwide.
This threatens student field trips, classes for seniors, and access to digital library services.
This threatens student field trips, classes for seniors, and access to digital library services.
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services has long received bipartisan support. But after years of trying, President Donald Trump has delivered it a crushing blow.
The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has long received bipartisan support. But after years of trying, President Donald Trump has delivered it a crushing blow.
wrd.cm
April 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has long received bipartisan support. But after years of trying, President Donald Trump has delivered it a crushing blow.
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Like many others I am dismayed by the effort to end IMLS. I know IMLS matters to so many people. I put together the following site to collect and share stories of how "IMLS matters" to people. Please consider submitting a story.
forms.gle/MAocZZMsoUu7...
imls-matters.github.io/imlsmatters/
forms.gle/MAocZZMsoUu7...
imls-matters.github.io/imlsmatters/
IMLS Matters
Responses to this form will be published at https://imls-matters.github.io/imlsmatters/
forms.gle
April 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Like many others I am dismayed by the effort to end IMLS. I know IMLS matters to so many people. I put together the following site to collect and share stories of how "IMLS matters" to people. Please consider submitting a story.
forms.gle/MAocZZMsoUu7...
imls-matters.github.io/imlsmatters/
forms.gle/MAocZZMsoUu7...
imls-matters.github.io/imlsmatters/
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New — Institute of Museum and Library Sciences employees were allowed back in the building this morning to gather belongings after all being put on admin leave by DOGE yesterday. Supporters have gathered in front of the building and staffers inside have posted a visible sign that says "SOS IMLS."
April 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
New — Institute of Museum and Library Sciences employees were allowed back in the building this morning to gather belongings after all being put on admin leave by DOGE yesterday. Supporters have gathered in front of the building and staffers inside have posted a visible sign that says "SOS IMLS."
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Established in 1996, the IMLS provides funding to libraries and museums in every U.S. state and territory—primarily supporting essential but low-profile functions such as database infrastructure and collections management.
April 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Established in 1996, the IMLS provides funding to libraries and museums in every U.S. state and territory—primarily supporting essential but low-profile functions such as database infrastructure and collections management.
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The IMLS effective shutdown is illegal and devastating.
March 31, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The IMLS effective shutdown is illegal and devastating.
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"Across the nation, universities are eliminating or rebranding DEI offices to avoid federal scrutiny. SIU isn’t backing down."
Great story by Molly Parker about a school with much less $$ than the universities we typically see in the news.
www.propublica.org/article/regi...
Great story by Molly Parker about a school with much less $$ than the universities we typically see in the news.
www.propublica.org/article/regi...
A University, a Rural Town and Their Fight to Survive Trump’s War on Higher Education
The administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present an existential threat to regional public universities like Southern Illinois University, the economic backbone of the conservative rural regi...
www.propublica.org
March 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"Across the nation, universities are eliminating or rebranding DEI offices to avoid federal scrutiny. SIU isn’t backing down."
Great story by Molly Parker about a school with much less $$ than the universities we typically see in the news.
www.propublica.org/article/regi...
Great story by Molly Parker about a school with much less $$ than the universities we typically see in the news.
www.propublica.org/article/regi...
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"Without initial funding from IMLS so much the work that we do in digital scholarly communications and cultural heritage would not be possible. And that includes Zotero and Omeka." 📚
www.6floors.org/bracket/2025...
www.6floors.org/bracket/2025...
Seeds of Innovation: Defending IMLS – [bracket]
www.6floors.org
March 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"Without initial funding from IMLS so much the work that we do in digital scholarly communications and cultural heritage would not be possible. And that includes Zotero and Omeka." 📚
www.6floors.org/bracket/2025...
www.6floors.org/bracket/2025...
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Confirmed DOGE is currently inside IMLS headquarters.
NEW — Keith Sonderling, Trump’s Deputy Secretary of Labor, has been named the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), an agency source tells me. He’ll arrive tomorrow at their office with DOGE and their security detail.
March 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Confirmed DOGE is currently inside IMLS headquarters.
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Solidarity with all the IMLS staff today.
NEW — Keith Sonderling, Trump’s Deputy Secretary of Labor, has been named the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), an agency source tells me. He’ll arrive tomorrow at their office with DOGE and their security detail.
March 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Solidarity with all the IMLS staff today.
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The email came from from the agency's acting executive secretary.
He asked Kel McClanahan, a national security attorney, if this was legal. "No it is not," he said. It breaks the Federal Records Act. "Classified records are still federal records."
He asked Kel McClanahan, a national security attorney, if this was legal. "No it is not," he said. It breaks the Federal Records Act. "Classified records are still federal records."
March 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The email came from from the agency's acting executive secretary.
He asked Kel McClanahan, a national security attorney, if this was legal. "No it is not," he said. It breaks the Federal Records Act. "Classified records are still federal records."
He asked Kel McClanahan, a national security attorney, if this was legal. "No it is not," he said. It breaks the Federal Records Act. "Classified records are still federal records."
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A team of archivists has recreated the pre-Trump CDC website as a live, easy-to-navigate website that should be indexed by Google. The team is hosting it in Europe. Cool project that is sadly necessary:
www.404media.co/archivists-r...
www.404media.co/archivists-r...
Archivists Recreate Pre-Trump CDC Website, Are Hosting It in Europe
The team used a Reddit-made archive of the CDC website to create a new live mirror of the site before it was purged.
www.404media.co
March 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A team of archivists has recreated the pre-Trump CDC website as a live, easy-to-navigate website that should be indexed by Google. The team is hosting it in Europe. Cool project that is sadly necessary:
www.404media.co/archivists-r...
www.404media.co/archivists-r...
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very good move here: www.404media.co/public-libra...
Public Library Ebook Service to Cull AI Slop After 404 Media Investigation
Hoopla has emailed librarians saying it’s removing AI-generated books from the platform people use to borrow ebooks from public libraries.
www.404media.co
February 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
very good move here: www.404media.co/public-libra...
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New research from Costello, Pennycook, and Rand. Can conversations with AI help reduce belief in conspiracy theories? Quite possibly. What’s the mechanism? Evidence production. Let me explain my little-t theory about how this might work.
Last year, we published a paper showing that AI models can "debunk" conspiracy theories via personalized conversations. That paper raised a major question: WHY are the human<>AI convos so effective? In a new working paper, we have some answers.
TLDR: facts
osf.io/preprints/ps...
TLDR: facts
osf.io/preprints/ps...
February 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New research from Costello, Pennycook, and Rand. Can conversations with AI help reduce belief in conspiracy theories? Quite possibly. What’s the mechanism? Evidence production. Let me explain my little-t theory about how this might work.
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A German researcher captured the contents of "DEI.gov" before it was put behind a password wall. It contained a list of things USAID was funding filtered through the worst possible light:
www.404media.co/dei-waste-go...
www.404media.co/dei-waste-go...
Researcher Captures Contents of ‘DEI.gov’ Before It Was Hidden Behind a Password
The list includes budget claims like "$3.4 million for Malaysian drug-fueled gay sex app" and "Disbursed $15,000 to 'queer' Muslim writers in India."
www.404media.co
February 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A German researcher captured the contents of "DEI.gov" before it was put behind a password wall. It contained a list of things USAID was funding filtered through the worst possible light:
www.404media.co/dei-waste-go...
www.404media.co/dei-waste-go...
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We just launched a 16TB archive of every dataset that has been available on data.gov since November. This will be updated day by day as new datasets appear. It can be freely copied, and we're sharing the code behind it to help others make their own archives of data they depend on.
Announcing the Data.gov Archive | Library Innovation Lab
Today we released our archive of data.gov on Source Cooperative. The 16TB collection includes over 311,000 datasets harvested during 2024 and 2025, a complet...
lil.law.harvard.edu
February 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We just launched a 16TB archive of every dataset that has been available on data.gov since November. This will be updated day by day as new datasets appear. It can be freely copied, and we're sharing the code behind it to help others make their own archives of data they depend on.
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Despite the Trump administration’s efforts, much of the deleted DOJ database can be found on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine. And thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot live on ProPublica’s website and other places. 👇
February 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Despite the Trump administration’s efforts, much of the deleted DOJ database can be found on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine. And thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot live on ProPublica’s website and other places. 👇
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ABC News reported Marco Rubio has been acting as head of the National Archives for weeks. This is news to everyone at the National Archives, including, apparently, the current head of NARA:
www.404media.co/national-arc...
www.404media.co/national-arc...
National Archives Workers Unsure If Marco Rubio Has Secretly Been Their Boss for Weeks
The current Archivist of the United States held an all-hands this week in which she still seemed to be in charge, 404 Media has learned.
www.404media.co
February 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
ABC News reported Marco Rubio has been acting as head of the National Archives for weeks. This is news to everyone at the National Archives, including, apparently, the current head of NARA:
www.404media.co/national-arc...
www.404media.co/national-arc...