Liz
@medievaliz.bsky.social
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Scholcomm and digital collection-focused librarian; soccer fan, board game enthusiast.
Scholcomm and digital collection-focused librarian; soccer fan, board game enthusiast.
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JJ and I did a thing. "Preserving Government Information: Past, Present, and Future" by James A. Jacobs and James R. Jacobs. Info/Download/PoD: freegovinfo.info/pgi
#digitalpreservation #govinfo #FDLP
#digitalpreservation #govinfo #FDLP
Preserving Government Information - Free Government Information (FGI)
Preserving Government Information Past, Present, and Future by James A. Jacobs and James R. Jacobs The book examines how preservation practices of the past affect the preservation of digitally publish...
freegovinfo.info
May 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
JJ and I did a thing. "Preserving Government Information: Past, Present, and Future" by James A. Jacobs and James R. Jacobs. Info/Download/PoD: freegovinfo.info/pgi
#digitalpreservation #govinfo #FDLP
#digitalpreservation #govinfo #FDLP
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Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
May 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
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Conclave Tok is alive and kicking.
May 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Conclave Tok is alive and kicking.
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a game where you play a cute spider, cause chaos and solve tasks:
- build super big physics-based spider webs
- ride a fingerboard (!!)
- ride a soap
- fix a printer
- make toast
- super tiktok viral
A Webbing Journey - coming to Steam 19th May, pls DM for review codes!
- build super big physics-based spider webs
- ride a fingerboard (!!)
- ride a soap
- fix a printer
- make toast
- super tiktok viral
A Webbing Journey - coming to Steam 19th May, pls DM for review codes!
May 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
a game where you play a cute spider, cause chaos and solve tasks:
- build super big physics-based spider webs
- ride a fingerboard (!!)
- ride a soap
- fix a printer
- make toast
- super tiktok viral
A Webbing Journey - coming to Steam 19th May, pls DM for review codes!
- build super big physics-based spider webs
- ride a fingerboard (!!)
- ride a soap
- fix a printer
- make toast
- super tiktok viral
A Webbing Journey - coming to Steam 19th May, pls DM for review codes!
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Thank you to everyone who showed up, good news, the judge has been released!
April 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Thank you to everyone who showed up, good news, the judge has been released!
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New post! www.datarescueproject.org/welcome-back... Today, we feature @webrecorder.net and their user-friendly snapshots of government sites. They worked with @safeguardingdata.bsky.social on the Covid.gov mirror. This is a great example of what we can achieve with collaboration!
Welcome back covid.gov
The Data Rescue Project, as a clearinghouse of data access points, loves highlighting partners and initiatives! Today, we feature Webrecorder, a company that develops web archiving tools and open sour...
www.datarescueproject.org
April 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
New post! www.datarescueproject.org/welcome-back... Today, we feature @webrecorder.net and their user-friendly snapshots of government sites. They worked with @safeguardingdata.bsky.social on the Covid.gov mirror. This is a great example of what we can achieve with collaboration!
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“You can’t find a more exciting historical story.” 250 years after Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride, we followed the 16-mile route and spoke to people who felt a sense of wonder about that April night. nyti.ms/4cPQeun
April 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“You can’t find a more exciting historical story.” 250 years after Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride, we followed the 16-mile route and spoke to people who felt a sense of wonder about that April night. nyti.ms/4cPQeun
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Trump hopes to deport and imprison U.S. citizens abroad. Critics say the concept is unconstitutional and dangerous.
'Homegrowns are next:' Trump hopes to deport and jail U.S. citizens abroad
Trump hopes to deport and imprison U.S. citizens abroad. Critics say the concept is unconstitutional and dangerous.
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Trump hopes to deport and imprison U.S. citizens abroad. Critics say the concept is unconstitutional and dangerous.
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I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
April 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
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🧟 The Last of Us Science Update - CORDYCEPS
April 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
🧟 The Last of Us Science Update - CORDYCEPS
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20 important lessons
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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April 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
20 important lessons
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A brave hummingbird does what she can to fight a fire in Sascha Alper's new book. It was one of the last projects illustrator Jerry Pinkney worked on before he died. His son Brian finished it for him.
Do what you can. A new kids' book shows how even 'The Littlest Drop' helps
A brave hummingbird does what she can to fight a fire in Sascha Alper's new book. It was one of the last projects illustrator Jerry Pinkney worked on before he died. His son Brian finished it for him.
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April 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A brave hummingbird does what she can to fight a fire in Sascha Alper's new book. It was one of the last projects illustrator Jerry Pinkney worked on before he died. His son Brian finished it for him.
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This shit's scary. We must keep shining a harsh light on what these supervillains are doing with our personal data.
The Nazis weaponized birth records, employment files, and medical info to track and persecute millions.
We ignore history's lessons at our own peril.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
The Nazis weaponized birth records, employment files, and medical info to track and persecute millions.
We ignore history's lessons at our own peril.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
How Musk and Trump Are Working to Consolidate Government Data About You (Gift Article)
Elon Musk’s team is leading an effort to link government databases, to the alarm of privacy and security experts.
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This shit's scary. We must keep shining a harsh light on what these supervillains are doing with our personal data.
The Nazis weaponized birth records, employment files, and medical info to track and persecute millions.
We ignore history's lessons at our own peril.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
The Nazis weaponized birth records, employment files, and medical info to track and persecute millions.
We ignore history's lessons at our own peril.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
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This is a good time to remind folks about this #ALA pub "Less Access to Less Information By and About the U.S. Government" published 1981 - 1998. Librarians have been worried about #govinfo loss for a long time! #FGI digitized the whole run. freegovinfo.info/less_access
Less Access to Less Information By and About the U.S. Government - Free Government Information (FGI)
From 1981 until 1998, Anne Heanue and the fine folks at the Washington Office of the American Library Association (ALA) published an amazing series called Less Access to Less Information by and about ...
freegovinfo.info
April 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is a good time to remind folks about this #ALA pub "Less Access to Less Information By and About the U.S. Government" published 1981 - 1998. Librarians have been worried about #govinfo loss for a long time! #FGI digitized the whole run. freegovinfo.info/less_access
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@eotarchive.org is in the middle of harvesting the ERIC database. We’ve currently collected 24000 PDF files (going on 500,000+... should be done later today). There’s a full-text keyword collection search at web.archive.org where you can choose to search Eric.ed.gov collection. @archive.org FTW!
Wayback MachineHamburger iconInternet Archive logoWeb iconTexts iconVideo iconAudio iconSoftware iconImages iconDonate iconEllipses iconDonate iconUser iconUpload iconSearch iconSearch iconSearch icon...
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April 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
@eotarchive.org is in the middle of harvesting the ERIC database. We’ve currently collected 24000 PDF files (going on 500,000+... should be done later today). There’s a full-text keyword collection search at web.archive.org where you can choose to search Eric.ed.gov collection. @archive.org FTW!
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Helping a sick family member over months or years can be an enormous strain. It can also disrupt your identity. Psychologists say embracing this change can open up new ways for caregivers to cope.
Caregiving can test you, body and soul. It can also unlock a new sense of self
Helping a sick family member over months or years can be an enormous strain. It can also disrupt your identity. Psychologists say embracing this change can open up new ways for caregivers to cope.
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April 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Helping a sick family member over months or years can be an enormous strain. It can also disrupt your identity. Psychologists say embracing this change can open up new ways for caregivers to cope.
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Breaking News: Susan Crawford, a liberal judge, won a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court seat despite $25 million in spending by Elon Musk on her opponent.
Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, Despite Elon Musk’s Millions
Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court.
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Breaking News: Susan Crawford, a liberal judge, won a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court seat despite $25 million in spending by Elon Musk on her opponent.
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there are a lot of arguments going around about what is and what is not “biological” and oddly enough it occurred to me a talk I gave for the Oxford Biology department on this subject is applicable!
Sometimes the words we use & what we think they mean don’t match
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Sometimes the words we use & what we think they mean don’t match
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Queerness in SciComm: A Primer - Queer Representation in Science
YouTube video by Oxford Biology
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April 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
there are a lot of arguments going around about what is and what is not “biological” and oddly enough it occurred to me a talk I gave for the Oxford Biology department on this subject is applicable!
Sometimes the words we use & what we think they mean don’t match
youtu.be/ep3uYBj2Ero?...
Sometimes the words we use & what we think they mean don’t match
youtu.be/ep3uYBj2Ero?...
I’m on the final episode of “Adolescence” and I don’t know where to put all my thoughts and feelings about it. My stomach hurts, my soul aches, and my brain won’t stop running.
April 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I’m on the final episode of “Adolescence” and I don’t know where to put all my thoughts and feelings about it. My stomach hurts, my soul aches, and my brain won’t stop running.
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With the abrupt shutdown of USAID funding, many clinics, including those serving women in remote areas, have shuttered. Midwives are reporting that mothers and babies are dying as a result.
A midwife says of the aid cuts in Afghanistan: 'No one prioritizes women's lives.'
With the abrupt shutdown of USAID funding, many clinics, including those serving women in remote areas, have shuttered. Midwives are reporting that mothers and babies are dying as a result.
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April 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
With the abrupt shutdown of USAID funding, many clinics, including those serving women in remote areas, have shuttered. Midwives are reporting that mothers and babies are dying as a result.
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New post on our partners at America's Essential Data. We ❤️ their scrolling stories! Talk about why public data matters to you!
#DataRescue #PublicData
www.datarescueproject.org/telling-data...
#DataRescue #PublicData
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Telling Data Stories with America’s Essential Data
Today, we highlight another partner in our data rescue work: America’s Essential Data (AED). The group aims to document “the value that data produced by the federal government provides for American li...
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March 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
New post on our partners at America's Essential Data. We ❤️ their scrolling stories! Talk about why public data matters to you!
#DataRescue #PublicData
www.datarescueproject.org/telling-data...
#DataRescue #PublicData
www.datarescueproject.org/telling-data...
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Freedom to publish at risk. #science #womeninstem #blackinSTEM #LGBTinStem
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March 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Freedom to publish at risk. #science #womeninstem #blackinSTEM #LGBTinStem
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“Sometimes when the game is fixed, you have to overturn the tables.”
March 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
“Sometimes when the game is fixed, you have to overturn the tables.”
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With the rare exception of medically valid reasons, parents who do not vaccinate their children should be publicly identified and socially ostracized.
WA schools see widespread declines in kindergartners vaccinated against measles
The rate of vaccinations for measles among kindergartners has declined in nearly every Washington county since 2020, writes FYI Guy.
www.seattletimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
With the rare exception of medically valid reasons, parents who do not vaccinate their children should be publicly identified and socially ostracized.