Jennie
@unabridgedopinions.com
Student success w/ a HigherEd perspective. Associate Director T&L & Student Success at UoM Library & Academic Lead for Student Success. Constantly tilting at windmills. Often seen reading, riding & running about. NTF/CATE/PFHEA, data and pedagogy obsessed
Definitely should have also tagged #Skybrarians and #GLAMS for this!
The @manchestermill.bsky.social is such a gem of a local paper. This article on the Central Library demonstrates so well how the local can be a microcosm of wider trends.
“It seems possible that what was being fought over here was not only the books, but two competing visions of this city. “
“It seems possible that what was being fought over here was not only the books, but two competing visions of this city. “
The lost books of Central Library: scandal or conspiracy theory?
A quarter of a million volumes were disposed of in circumstances that remain deeply contested. Some former workers accuse the council of a cover up
manchestermill.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Definitely should have also tagged #Skybrarians and #GLAMS for this!
Definitely should have also tagged #Skybrarians and #GLAMS for this!
The @manchestermill.bsky.social is such a gem of a local paper. This article on the Central Library demonstrates so well how the local can be a microcosm of wider trends.
“It seems possible that what was being fought over here was not only the books, but two competing visions of this city. “
“It seems possible that what was being fought over here was not only the books, but two competing visions of this city. “
The lost books of Central Library: scandal or conspiracy theory?
A quarter of a million volumes were disposed of in circumstances that remain deeply contested. Some former workers accuse the council of a cover up
manchestermill.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Definitely should have also tagged #Skybrarians and #GLAMS for this!
Definitely should have also tagged #Skybrarians and #GLAMS for this!
The @manchestermill.bsky.social is such a gem of a local paper. This article on the Central Library demonstrates so well how the local can be a microcosm of wider trends.
“It seems possible that what was being fought over here was not only the books, but two competing visions of this city. “
“It seems possible that what was being fought over here was not only the books, but two competing visions of this city. “
The lost books of Central Library: scandal or conspiracy theory?
A quarter of a million volumes were disposed of in circumstances that remain deeply contested. Some former workers accuse the council of a cover up
manchestermill.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Definitely should have also tagged #Skybrarians and #GLAMS for this!
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A tale of contrasting principles forced by budgeting and poor planning into becoming opposites. The cafés and screens of the pragmatic business-focused city should have been able to accommodate the now lost British Library of the North.
The @manchestermill.bsky.social is such a gem of a local paper. This article on the Central Library demonstrates so well how the local can be a microcosm of wider trends.
“It seems possible that what was being fought over here was not only the books, but two competing visions of this city. “
“It seems possible that what was being fought over here was not only the books, but two competing visions of this city. “
The lost books of Central Library: scandal or conspiracy theory?
A quarter of a million volumes were disposed of in circumstances that remain deeply contested. Some former workers accuse the council of a cover up
manchestermill.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 12:55 PM
A tale of contrasting principles forced by budgeting and poor planning into becoming opposites. The cafés and screens of the pragmatic business-focused city should have been able to accommodate the now lost British Library of the North.
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I wrote about this last month. Overshooting on reducing migration is going to be very costly.
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samf.substack.com/p/the-oversh...
January 10, 2026 at 7:56 AM
I wrote about this last month. Overshooting on reducing migration is going to be very costly.
samf.substack.com/p/the-oversh...
samf.substack.com/p/the-oversh...
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Good morning from him.
January 10, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Good morning from him.
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So, today marks 10 years since the passing of Bowie.
It also marks 10 years since I put something on Twitter about it which resulted in me having to take a day off work, chase down various international media, get blocked by half of Australia, and end up the filling in a Kanye and Madonna sandwich.
It also marks 10 years since I put something on Twitter about it which resulted in me having to take a day off work, chase down various international media, get blocked by half of Australia, and end up the filling in a Kanye and Madonna sandwich.
January 10, 2026 at 10:11 AM
So, today marks 10 years since the passing of Bowie.
It also marks 10 years since I put something on Twitter about it which resulted in me having to take a day off work, chase down various international media, get blocked by half of Australia, and end up the filling in a Kanye and Madonna sandwich.
It also marks 10 years since I put something on Twitter about it which resulted in me having to take a day off work, chase down various international media, get blocked by half of Australia, and end up the filling in a Kanye and Madonna sandwich.
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Nobody talks enough about how Warhammer 40k has an entire Space Marine chapter that lives on a desert planet and just wants to be left alone to read books and make lists.
Whenever they have to go into battle, they overplan it to a level that annoys the shit out of everyone else there.
I love them.
Whenever they have to go into battle, they overplan it to a level that annoys the shit out of everyone else there.
I love them.
January 10, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Nobody talks enough about how Warhammer 40k has an entire Space Marine chapter that lives on a desert planet and just wants to be left alone to read books and make lists.
Whenever they have to go into battle, they overplan it to a level that annoys the shit out of everyone else there.
I love them.
Whenever they have to go into battle, they overplan it to a level that annoys the shit out of everyone else there.
I love them.
The @manchestermill.bsky.social is such a gem of a local paper. This article on the Central Library demonstrates so well how the local can be a microcosm of wider trends.
“It seems possible that what was being fought over here was not only the books, but two competing visions of this city. “
“It seems possible that what was being fought over here was not only the books, but two competing visions of this city. “
The lost books of Central Library: scandal or conspiracy theory?
A quarter of a million volumes were disposed of in circumstances that remain deeply contested. Some former workers accuse the council of a cover up
manchestermill.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 10:39 AM
The @manchestermill.bsky.social is such a gem of a local paper. This article on the Central Library demonstrates so well how the local can be a microcosm of wider trends.
“It seems possible that what was being fought over here was not only the books, but two competing visions of this city. “
“It seems possible that what was being fought over here was not only the books, but two competing visions of this city. “
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Excellent piece on the continuing value of libraries from Martha Gill in @theobserveruk.bsky.social - pleased to be quoted in it. observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Far from being past their shelf life, libraries are essen...
These vital institutions can launch businesses and reduce the need for social care
observer.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Excellent piece on the continuing value of libraries from Martha Gill in @theobserveruk.bsky.social - pleased to be quoted in it. observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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Given we are having a bit of a surge (or are likely to) and starter packs are a great innovation but hard to find...
I've created a new one I'll direct people to. Largely people who are sound, smart ajd active - who enrich my experiance here and make me think (and prove me wrong)
I've created a new one I'll direct people to. Largely people who are sound, smart ajd active - who enrich my experiance here and make me think (and prove me wrong)
January 10, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Given we are having a bit of a surge (or are likely to) and starter packs are a great innovation but hard to find...
I've created a new one I'll direct people to. Largely people who are sound, smart ajd active - who enrich my experiance here and make me think (and prove me wrong)
I've created a new one I'll direct people to. Largely people who are sound, smart ajd active - who enrich my experiance here and make me think (and prove me wrong)
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'The dials of opportunity are all pointing in the wrong direction – not least the gap in elite university enrolments between private and state schools. In truth, the most persistent admissions gap at Oxbridge is between a tiny cadre of top schools and the rest.'
No, private schools aren’t victims of ‘reverse discrimination’ – and Cambridge should know better | Lee Elliot Major
Trinity Hall’s plan to target elite schools sends the message that privilege equals talent, when the reality is that poorer students are already on the back foot, says professor of social mobility at ...
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:24 AM
'The dials of opportunity are all pointing in the wrong direction – not least the gap in elite university enrolments between private and state schools. In truth, the most persistent admissions gap at Oxbridge is between a tiny cadre of top schools and the rest.'
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And this is why Ishmael is right that whales are fish. 😂 Middle kid is correct.
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lol middle kid argued over dinner that any “fish” category that contains both vertebrate fish and cartilaginous fish should, taxonomically, also include mammals and we all died of pedantry. Not actually sure if kid is correct or not but they are definitely wrong regardless.
January 10, 2026 at 4:55 AM
And this is why Ishmael is right that whales are fish. 😂 Middle kid is correct.
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reminding myself there is good in the world and it is right here
January 7, 2026 at 9:49 PM
reminding myself there is good in the world and it is right here
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It ys a moost terrible tyme. My greatest wisshe ys that you may fynde sum unpredictable moment of peace, delight, mirthe, pleasure, discoverye, connectioun, or fascinacioun that doth make yower day just a litel bettir, that doth helpe you thrugh. Ich wisshe thys for thee wyth all of myne hearte.
January 10, 2026 at 3:23 AM
It ys a moost terrible tyme. My greatest wisshe ys that you may fynde sum unpredictable moment of peace, delight, mirthe, pleasure, discoverye, connectioun, or fascinacioun that doth make yower day just a litel bettir, that doth helpe you thrugh. Ich wisshe thys for thee wyth all of myne hearte.
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Angry verses of Woody Guthrie songs are more cathartic than you'd think. I'm jealous of this group.
My pub sing group had an emergency singalong tonight and, I’m telling you, you need to sit in a room with other people and yell the angry verses of Woody Guthrie songs. You may not realize it. But that’s what you need. That’ll fix it.
January 10, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Angry verses of Woody Guthrie songs are more cathartic than you'd think. I'm jealous of this group.
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I don’t think folks appreciate enough that the reason Minneapolis was prepared for this moment is because of all the organizing from (and before) Black Lives Matter.
The people showing up now have showed up for a long time. And they have no intentions of stopping.
The people showing up now have showed up for a long time. And they have no intentions of stopping.
January 10, 2026 at 4:01 AM
I don’t think folks appreciate enough that the reason Minneapolis was prepared for this moment is because of all the organizing from (and before) Black Lives Matter.
The people showing up now have showed up for a long time. And they have no intentions of stopping.
The people showing up now have showed up for a long time. And they have no intentions of stopping.
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I just filled this out and boy do I have strong opinions about how much I do not need "AI" on my Discord experience.
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January 10, 2026 at 4:11 AM
I just filled this out and boy do I have strong opinions about how much I do not need "AI" on my Discord experience.
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eyyy book i worked on is the #1 seller on drive thru rpg!!
i still kind of can't believe i wrote for twilight imperium. writing fleet combat and designing ships/ground units for one of my favorite settings was kind of unreal
AND IF YOU BUY LOTS OF IT WE WILL GET TO MAKE A THIRD BOOK
i still kind of can't believe i wrote for twilight imperium. writing fleet combat and designing ships/ground units for one of my favorite settings was kind of unreal
AND IF YOU BUY LOTS OF IT WE WILL GET TO MAKE A THIRD BOOK
January 10, 2026 at 3:25 AM
eyyy book i worked on is the #1 seller on drive thru rpg!!
i still kind of can't believe i wrote for twilight imperium. writing fleet combat and designing ships/ground units for one of my favorite settings was kind of unreal
AND IF YOU BUY LOTS OF IT WE WILL GET TO MAKE A THIRD BOOK
i still kind of can't believe i wrote for twilight imperium. writing fleet combat and designing ships/ground units for one of my favorite settings was kind of unreal
AND IF YOU BUY LOTS OF IT WE WILL GET TO MAKE A THIRD BOOK
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Here's a recent picture I took of Muscovy duck. I thought you might like to see him.
January 10, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Here's a recent picture I took of Muscovy duck. I thought you might like to see him.
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Fidget pendants are back in stock! 8 different stones to choose from:
oishiny.etsy.com/listing/1604...
#Handmade #ShopIndie #Stim
oishiny.etsy.com/listing/1604...
#Handmade #ShopIndie #Stim
January 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Fidget pendants are back in stock! 8 different stones to choose from:
oishiny.etsy.com/listing/1604...
#Handmade #ShopIndie #Stim
oishiny.etsy.com/listing/1604...
#Handmade #ShopIndie #Stim
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how nobly it raises our conceit of the mighty, misty monster, to behold him solemnly sailing through a calm tropical sea; his vast, mild head overhung by a canopy of vapour
January 10, 2026 at 3:47 AM
how nobly it raises our conceit of the mighty, misty monster, to behold him solemnly sailing through a calm tropical sea; his vast, mild head overhung by a canopy of vapour
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"This book occupies the hitherto unsuspected Venn overlap between Galsworthy's FORSYTE SAGA and Hooper's THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE."
if your current project became the Next Big Thing, what would the discourse about it be like?
January 10, 2026 at 1:51 AM
"This book occupies the hitherto unsuspected Venn overlap between Galsworthy's FORSYTE SAGA and Hooper's THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE."
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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This morning, Ms. Rachel and I visited District 2 Pre-K Center, where we sang and read with the wonderful students and educators. We also discussed universal childcare - and how we're making it happen for NYC!
January 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
This morning, Ms. Rachel and I visited District 2 Pre-K Center, where we sang and read with the wonderful students and educators. We also discussed universal childcare - and how we're making it happen for NYC!