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Beth M.
@mcblib.bsky.social
Libraries, dogs, cats, history.
"The core of Humanities research is libraries and archives. Like much about Humanities work, its infrastructure covers both expert research and also public institutions and venues."
The Humanities as Canary: Understanding this Crisis Now - The Scholarly Kitchen
The Humanities have always been the canary in the coal mine of the full knowledge industry. What information can help us understand this crisis and its implications?
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
April 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries.

EveryLibrary made it easy to take action today!

action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Take Action To Save Federal Funding for Libraries!
Trump is attempting to destroy federal funding for libraries. We need you to take action today! That's why we made it easy to contact your reps, sign petitions, and learn about the Institute of Museum...
action.everylibrary.org
March 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Women in the US began working for equality during the Revolution and never stopped! For #IWD2025 we look back at a 19th century woman who accidentally became the mayor of a small town in Kansas only to #AccelerateAction for women in local elections across the U.S. 🔗https://bit.ly/4bugz0i
March 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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In November 1861, Harriet Tubman "...animated [by] the noble desire to lead out the oppressed from the house of bondage..." traveled to "...Boston for a week for the purpose of devising methods for protecting the interests of fugitives in Canada."
#HarrietTubman #History #BlackHistory
March 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Only 7 of Emily Dickinson's poems were published in her lifetime. Her first book of poetry, Poems by Emily Dickinson, appeared in 1890. The Springfield (MA) Republican reviewed the volume concluding "Those who are fit will read and know themselves divined."
December 10, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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There is no ideology, writes Masha Gessen, but there is a playbook for "Autocratic breakthrough" www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/o...
Opinion | This Is the Dark, Unspoken Promise of Trump’s Return
Liberal democracy offers moral constraints without problem-solving. Populism offers problem-solving without moral constraints.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:23 PM
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On this month's Imperfect Union, I wrote a primer on cabinet appointments. Where the cabinet came from, how appointments have evolved, the good, and the very, very bad. lindsaychervinsky.pub/nov2024

Thank you in advance for sharing as we build up this new platform!
November 15, 2024 at 1:25 PM