Sapient Librarian
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Retiree: teacher, dir. health sci librarian (copyright, archive, training, web admin), nonprofit exec, $/lib. consortia, research analyst. Yes: science nature & evidence. “Out beyond ideas of right or wrong there is a field I will meet you there” No "DMs"
Literary Hub: The Enduring Global Legacy of the French Revolution, Donald Sassoon Discusses How Years of Political Turmoil Resulted in the Advent of the Modern Era lithub.com/the-enduring...
The Enduring Global Legacy of the French Revolution
Debate over the causes and consequences of the French Revolution has never abated. Complex events always have complex interpretations, and if they also have a political and ideological dimension, a…
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November 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Literary Hub: The Enduring Global Legacy of the French Revolution, Donald Sassoon Discusses How Years of Political Turmoil Resulted in the Advent of the Modern Era lithub.com/the-enduring...
What If Aliens Don’t Actually Do Science? Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner Consider the Many Forms Inquiry Can Take, In Our World and Others lithub.com/what-if-alie...
What If Aliens Don’t Actually Do Science?
Before we can achieve an interspecies scientific mind meld with visiting aliens and crack the secrets of the Universe, we have a few pesky problems to take care of. We are eager to download alien t…
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November 20, 2025 at 6:57 AM
What If Aliens Don’t Actually Do Science? Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner Consider the Many Forms Inquiry Can Take, In Our World and Others lithub.com/what-if-alie...
BBC News First kiss dates back 21 million years, say scientists by Victoria Gill www.bbc.com/news/article...
First kiss dates back 21 million years, say scientists
A new study looks at how the mouth-on-mouth smooch came into being, and concludes that Neanderthals also kissed.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:42 AM
BBC News First kiss dates back 21 million years, say scientists by Victoria Gill www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump regime removed a congressionally mandated report on missing & murdered Native Americans from DOJ’s website calling it DEI content. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto & Lisa Murkowski, who sit on Senate Indian Affairs Committee, asked it be restored. THEY SHOULD BE SCREAMING! tinyurl.com/kjwuv35v
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Trump regime removed a congressionally mandated report on missing & murdered Native Americans from DOJ’s website calling it DEI content. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto & Lisa Murkowski, who sit on Senate Indian Affairs Committee, asked it be restored. THEY SHOULD BE SCREAMING! tinyurl.com/kjwuv35v
NYT interviews w/former DOJ attorneys: "Trump & his appointees have blasted through walls meant to protect political influence Attorneys were told to drop cases for political reasons They were forced to abandon investigations of terrorist plots corruption & white-collar fraud" tinyurl.com/ym9hka9w
‘It’s a Culture Now of Fear’: A Year of Chaos Inside the Justice Department
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
NYT interviews w/former DOJ attorneys: "Trump & his appointees have blasted through walls meant to protect political influence Attorneys were told to drop cases for political reasons They were forced to abandon investigations of terrorist plots corruption & white-collar fraud" tinyurl.com/ym9hka9w
NYT interviewed 60 DOJ attorneys who resigned or were fired, reporting on the drastic changes since Trump installed loyalist AG Bondi to lead the department. One described, “I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm.” tinyurl.com/ym9hka9w
‘It’s a Culture Now of Fear’: A Year of Chaos Inside the Justice Department
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:07 AM
NYT interviewed 60 DOJ attorneys who resigned or were fired, reporting on the drastic changes since Trump installed loyalist AG Bondi to lead the department. One described, “I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm.” tinyurl.com/ym9hka9w
IG Live November 21: Is Bird Flu Back? Based on this reporting yes, and this does not bode well. Another pandemic is brewing and IDIOT RFKJr cancelled vaccine development for this specific need. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
IG Live November 21: Is Bird Flu Back?
After several quiet months, a human H5N5 case has emerged
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November 20, 2025 at 5:56 AM
IG Live November 21: Is Bird Flu Back? Based on this reporting yes, and this does not bode well. Another pandemic is brewing and IDIOT RFKJr cancelled vaccine development for this specific need. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
Of coutes Sabotaged fileshttps://www.thedailybeast.com//epsteins-brother-sounds-alarm-gop-is-sabotaging-files/
November 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Of coutes Sabotaged fileshttps://www.thedailybeast.com//epsteins-brother-sounds-alarm-gop-is-sabotaging-files/
Study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters—we can see that, in less than two decades, Earth has tilted 31.5 inches as a result of pumping groundwater. This equates to.24 inches of sea level rise www.aol.com/articles/ear...
Earth Has Tilted 31.5 Inches. That Shouldn’t Happen.
In less than two decades, Earth has tilted 31.5 inches. That shouldn't happen. So why did it?
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November 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters—we can see that, in less than two decades, Earth has tilted 31.5 inches as a result of pumping groundwater. This equates to.24 inches of sea level rise www.aol.com/articles/ear...
Three Fuzzy Characters Exploring: Not the same 3 bears from Robert Southey’s 19th-century classic British fairy tale, but these three sure love their porridge. Rescued from ‘dancing’ bear trade unable to go back into wild NOW in natural setting of Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Centre tinyurl.com/45rfz5kf
November 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Three Fuzzy Characters Exploring: Not the same 3 bears from Robert Southey’s 19th-century classic British fairy tale, but these three sure love their porridge. Rescued from ‘dancing’ bear trade unable to go back into wild NOW in natural setting of Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Centre tinyurl.com/45rfz5kf
Nov 14, 1732 Library Company of Philadelphia signed contract w/its first librarian. Founded by Benjamin Franklin & friends in Nov 1731, the library enrolled members for a fee of forty shillings but had to wait for books to arrive from England before beginning full operation tinyurl.com/2nafjsw8
November 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Nov 14, 1732 Library Company of Philadelphia signed contract w/its first librarian. Founded by Benjamin Franklin & friends in Nov 1731, the library enrolled members for a fee of forty shillings but had to wait for books to arrive from England before beginning full operation tinyurl.com/2nafjsw8
Recommend Michael Cohen's blog. Often such insightful messages for politics & life, happiness. IMHO b/c he's traveled his story & LEARNED from it. "Buddhist proverb that lodged itself into my mind like a quiet warning 3 things will always rise; the sun, the moon, & the truth" tinyurl.com/39nn6hkc
"Truth Is Rising Again"
When the lies collapse, voters don’t whisper; they revolt. From small suburbs to the big cities, the truth is finally rising, drowning out the GOP fearmongering that once held this country hostage.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Recommend Michael Cohen's blog. Often such insightful messages for politics & life, happiness. IMHO b/c he's traveled his story & LEARNED from it. "Buddhist proverb that lodged itself into my mind like a quiet warning 3 things will always rise; the sun, the moon, & the truth" tinyurl.com/39nn6hkc
Cornell Lab: Warm-up as winter approaches w/Panama Hummingbird Feeder Cam! tinyurl.com/3n6cphz2 Watch as a flurry of White-necked Jacobins are joined by other colorful visitors, including Snowy-bellied and Violet-bellied Hummingbirds. Tropical hummingbird ID skills: tinyurl.com/ycxtutju
Panama Hummingbird Cam Returns With Tropical Treasures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzZr0befApc
Watch the hummingbird feeder attract a flurry of tropical visitors.
In need of a warm-up as winter approaches? The Panama Hummingbird Feeder Cam is back...
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November 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Cornell Lab: Warm-up as winter approaches w/Panama Hummingbird Feeder Cam! tinyurl.com/3n6cphz2 Watch as a flurry of White-necked Jacobins are joined by other colorful visitors, including Snowy-bellied and Violet-bellied Hummingbirds. Tropical hummingbird ID skills: tinyurl.com/ycxtutju
American Bird Conservancy: Most woodpecker species in US Canada display mix of black white red plumage, but don’t tell the Lewis’s Woodpecker. It has unique mix of colorsw/red face, pink belly, glossy green back, crown nape w/ silver-gray collar @distance looks dark abcbirds.org/birds/lewiss...
November 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
American Bird Conservancy: Most woodpecker species in US Canada display mix of black white red plumage, but don’t tell the Lewis’s Woodpecker. It has unique mix of colorsw/red face, pink belly, glossy green back, crown nape w/ silver-gray collar @distance looks dark abcbirds.org/birds/lewiss...
People bred dogs K's yrs ago Diverse modern-day dog breeds emerged K's yrs ago. Ancient skulls show distinctive dog skull shape shortened snout widened face 1st appeared 11K yr-old Then boom w/dog skull shapes sizes suggests ancient man valued distinctive features tinyurl.com/4t397bnr
November 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
People bred dogs K's yrs ago Diverse modern-day dog breeds emerged K's yrs ago. Ancient skulls show distinctive dog skull shape shortened snout widened face 1st appeared 11K yr-old Then boom w/dog skull shapes sizes suggests ancient man valued distinctive features tinyurl.com/4t397bnr
Cornell Lab: Shining a Spotlight on Acorn Woodpeckers Acorn Woodpeckers are easy to recognize and impossible to overlook. With bright red caps and constant chatter, they turn oak forests into lively neighborhoods tinyurl.com/ycx37eju
Storing Food: The Granaries of Acorn Woodpeckers | Bird Academy • The Cornell Lab
With their sharp, powerful beaks, Acorn Woodpeckers excavate custom holes into trees that are the perfect size to hold an unusual food—acorns. Each Acorn Wo ...
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November 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Cornell Lab: Shining a Spotlight on Acorn Woodpeckers Acorn Woodpeckers are easy to recognize and impossible to overlook. With bright red caps and constant chatter, they turn oak forests into lively neighborhoods tinyurl.com/ycx37eju
CNN: Oldest sequenced RNA reveals details of mammoth’s final moments 40,000 years, by Katie Hunt Scientists found molecules of RNA from juvenile mammoth named Yuka, who died 40L Yrs ago in Siberia. Providing insight into the last moments of the extinct ice age creature’s life. tinyurl.com/4dne2hwa
Oldest sequenced RNA reveals details about a mammoth’s final moments 40,000 years ago | CNN
Scientists have recovered RNA from a mammoth carcass preserved in permafrost for 40,000 years. The ancient molecules reveal details about the creature’s last moments.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
CNN: Oldest sequenced RNA reveals details of mammoth’s final moments 40,000 years, by Katie Hunt Scientists found molecules of RNA from juvenile mammoth named Yuka, who died 40L Yrs ago in Siberia. Providing insight into the last moments of the extinct ice age creature’s life. tinyurl.com/4dne2hwa
@National Museum of the American Indian- 500,000+ photos from 19th-century daguerreotypes to modern snapshots offer rare intimate view into Indigenous lives across Western Hemisphere For 1st time in 20 Yrs powerful images in "InSight: Photos and Stories from the Archives" tinyurl.com/4menzj73
Windows Into Native Worlds: A New Exhibition Offers Candid Glimpses Into Indigenous Lives | NMAI Magazine
A new NMAI exhibition offers candid glimpses into Indigenous lives from the beginnings of photography to today.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:47 AM
@National Museum of the American Indian- 500,000+ photos from 19th-century daguerreotypes to modern snapshots offer rare intimate view into Indigenous lives across Western Hemisphere For 1st time in 20 Yrs powerful images in "InSight: Photos and Stories from the Archives" tinyurl.com/4menzj73
Atlas Obscura: Located in the arid desert of northwestern New Mexico, the Bisti Badlands (formally the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness) offers one of the closest approximations of an unknown alien world as can be found right here on Earth www.atlasobscura.com/places/bisti...
Bisti Badlands
Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Atlas Obscura: Located in the arid desert of northwestern New Mexico, the Bisti Badlands (formally the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness) offers one of the closest approximations of an unknown alien world as can be found right here on Earth www.atlasobscura.com/places/bisti...
Globally, greenhouse-gas emissions of methane, nitrous oxide & fluorinated gases & CO2 are still rising. B/signs they''ll peak ~2030... China is the key, say researchers. The world’s biggest emitter. Nature study www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Global greenhouse-gas emissions are still rising: when will they peak?
Scientists say emissions could begin to decline in the next several years. What happens in China could determine when.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Globally, greenhouse-gas emissions of methane, nitrous oxide & fluorinated gases & CO2 are still rising. B/signs they''ll peak ~2030... China is the key, say researchers. The world’s biggest emitter. Nature study www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Calling all librarians and library loves. Use this link to tell your congressional representatives how important it is to fund the Library of Congress, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as well as the National Archives (NARA)! nwmd.social/s/copylink/5...
Send an Email to Congress
We built this petition to help you let your representatives know that libraries continue to be an integral part of a healthy American community.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Calling all librarians and library loves. Use this link to tell your congressional representatives how important it is to fund the Library of Congress, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as well as the National Archives (NARA)! nwmd.social/s/copylink/5...
Meidas+: "if Trump truly believed these emails were “fake” or “misleading,” he has the power to end the matter immediately: “Donald Trump could fix all this… release the files today.” But Trump won’t. And that speaks louder than any press release" www.meidasplus.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: Rep. Garcia on Today's Trump-Epstein Bombshells
My interview with Ranking Member Garcia after today's newly released evidence
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November 13, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Meidas+: "if Trump truly believed these emails were “fake” or “misleading,” he has the power to end the matter immediately: “Donald Trump could fix all this… release the files today.” But Trump won’t. And that speaks louder than any press release" www.meidasplus.com/p/exclusive-...