David Advent
@adventdavid.bsky.social
Schol Comm Librarian in Utah
Interested in queer bibliography, archives, artists’ books, book history, literature, New Materialisms, rhetoric, public memory
Interested in queer bibliography, archives, artists’ books, book history, literature, New Materialisms, rhetoric, public memory
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Judge Susan Crawford, backed by the state Democratic party, defeated Judge Brad Schimel, who was backed by President Trump and Elon Musk, to help liberals retain a 4-to-3 majority in the state’s judiciary. Read more about the results. nyti.ms/4hY4IJs
April 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Judge Susan Crawford, backed by the state Democratic party, defeated Judge Brad Schimel, who was backed by President Trump and Elon Musk, to help liberals retain a 4-to-3 majority in the state’s judiciary. Read more about the results. nyti.ms/4hY4IJs
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Advocacy alert: @humanitiesall.bsky.social has learned that DOGE is targeting the NEH "with the aim of substantially reducing its staff, cutting the agency’s grant programs, and rescinding grants that have already been awarded." Tell your officials you support the NEH: p2a.co/DdtlGIT
URGENT: Save the NEH
I just took action to oppose the elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities! Join me and take action here.
p2a.co
April 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Advocacy alert: @humanitiesall.bsky.social has learned that DOGE is targeting the NEH "with the aim of substantially reducing its staff, cutting the agency’s grant programs, and rescinding grants that have already been awarded." Tell your officials you support the NEH: p2a.co/DdtlGIT
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SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source.
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
March 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source.
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
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🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen.
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
March 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen.
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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The Huntington Reunites Rare 15th-Century Print with Gutenberg Bible 📜
huntington.org/news/hunting...
huntington.org/news/hunting...
The Huntington Reunites Rare 15th-Century Print with Gutenberg Bible | The Huntington
The Huntington has acquired the exceptionally rare 15th-century devotional print “Christ on the Mount of Olives,” reuniting it with the institution’s prized Gutenberg Bible.
huntington.org
March 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The Huntington Reunites Rare 15th-Century Print with Gutenberg Bible 📜
huntington.org/news/hunting...
huntington.org/news/hunting...
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Advice from a Literature teacher and resister: read your history, but don’t forget your literature.
Resistance is woven through the words of abolitionism and feminism and anti-fascism. Read the history and the literature.
Resistance is woven through the words of abolitionism and feminism and anti-fascism. Read the history and the literature.
November 17, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Advice from a Literature teacher and resister: read your history, but don’t forget your literature.
Resistance is woven through the words of abolitionism and feminism and anti-fascism. Read the history and the literature.
Resistance is woven through the words of abolitionism and feminism and anti-fascism. Read the history and the literature.
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I commissioned an illuminated version of a saying I came up with during my quals reading/writing group with @ehxlibris.bsky.social, and the result came today which I think many of you will appreciate.
The artist can be found here: www.etsy.com/shop/WitchsG... (their other pieces are great too!)
The artist can be found here: www.etsy.com/shop/WitchsG... (their other pieces are great too!)
March 18, 2024 at 9:03 PM
I commissioned an illuminated version of a saying I came up with during my quals reading/writing group with @ehxlibris.bsky.social, and the result came today which I think many of you will appreciate.
The artist can be found here: www.etsy.com/shop/WitchsG... (their other pieces are great too!)
The artist can be found here: www.etsy.com/shop/WitchsG... (their other pieces are great too!)
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🌐 New study points to new framework for understanding the past! SFI researchers introduce a fresh approach to studying historical trajectories. The framework, rooted in stochastic processes, marks a significant shift in how we analyze historical datasets. ow.ly/6Mv250QTCB9
March 15, 2024 at 4:25 PM
🌐 New study points to new framework for understanding the past! SFI researchers introduce a fresh approach to studying historical trajectories. The framework, rooted in stochastic processes, marks a significant shift in how we analyze historical datasets. ow.ly/6Mv250QTCB9
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I am kind of obsessed with Estonia's National Archives
www.atlasobscura.com/places/noora
www.atlasobscura.com/places/noora
The Fascinating Home of the National Archives of Estonia
The labyrinthine building is a brilliant blend of architecture, art, and history.
www.atlasobscura.com
March 14, 2024 at 10:45 PM
I am kind of obsessed with Estonia's National Archives
www.atlasobscura.com/places/noora
www.atlasobscura.com/places/noora
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“In the earliest days of the AIDS crisis, America ignored the problem, even though people were dropping dead by the thousands.
We’re repeating the mistake now with long COVID.”
Thank you NJ.com editorial board 👏
We’re repeating the mistake now with long COVID.”
Thank you NJ.com editorial board 👏
We ignored AIDS. Let’s not repeat the mistake on long COVID | Editorial
People are coming from all over the country this week to Washington D.C., in the footsteps of AIDS activists, to protest at the Lincoln Memorial.
www.nj.com
March 10, 2024 at 10:45 PM
“In the earliest days of the AIDS crisis, America ignored the problem, even though people were dropping dead by the thousands.
We’re repeating the mistake now with long COVID.”
Thank you NJ.com editorial board 👏
We’re repeating the mistake now with long COVID.”
Thank you NJ.com editorial board 👏