Sue Luftschein
@archosaurus.bsky.social
Archivist, knitter and definitely a crazy cat (and dogs) lady! Head of Special Collections at USC. Current research interests in the ethics of collecting, and all things artists’ books.
This is a really terrific teaching tool...
🧪📉🛟😷 academicsky phdsky science communication policysky sociology polisky medsky lawsky health policy
🧪📉🛟😷 academicsky phdsky science communication policysky sociology polisky medsky lawsky health policy
This excellent interactive tutorial on misleading data visualizations explores the idea of a "counter chart" — the graph you draw in response to refute a misleading claims
flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
February 16, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Reposting from my Insta. Pleas read. Please share. #nationalparks #nps #BLM #conservation #nature #hiking #forestryservice #currentevents2025
February 14, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Reposting from my Insta. Pleas read. Please share. #nationalparks #nps #BLM #conservation #nature #hiking #forestryservice #currentevents2025
I used the word “fuckery” way too many times today.
February 14, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I used the word “fuckery” way too many times today.
Everyone needs to sign!
Open Letter on the Dismissal of the Archivist of the United States from SAA 📜
sites.google.com/view/saafell...
sites.google.com/view/saafell...
SAA Fellows
February 13, 2025
To the General Public and Concerned Citizens:
We write today to express our profound concern regarding the unprecedented dismissal of the Archivist of the United States. This action...
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February 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Everyone needs to sign!
Yup
Reminds me of the robber barons of the 19th century.
The Silicon Valley billionaires & techno-feudal lords who are waging a capitalists' coup right now are rebelling against the people & the "free market" for rejecting them & the tech they need us to become dependent on. They're taking over the government to ensure we have no more choice in the matter
February 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Yup
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Here is a personal story about class, gender and political orientation that no white NYT pundit in a diner was going to capture but explains so much about Nazi incels wreaking havoc in DC. I was a young assistant professor newly arrived in the city and matched by the usual apps to a staffer 1/
February 9, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Here is a personal story about class, gender and political orientation that no white NYT pundit in a diner was going to capture but explains so much about Nazi incels wreaking havoc in DC. I was a young assistant professor newly arrived in the city and matched by the usual apps to a staffer 1/
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Also, federal archivists and librarians, please tell us how we can help you.
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February 8, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Also, federal archivists and librarians, please tell us how we can help you.
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More on Colleen Shogan’s firing. 🗃️ #archives #archivists
"The control of history and the historical record is part of the authoritarian playbook. It is ultimately a sign of weakness and a refusal to be held accountable by the American people." 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
Donald Trump and the Authoritarian Impulse to Control the Historical Record
Authoritarian leaders fear history.
kevinmlevin.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
More on Colleen Shogan’s firing. 🗃️ #archives #archivists
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Archivist of the United States fired without cause last night: www.linkedin.com/posts/collee... 🗃️📚📜
Colleen Shogan on LinkedIn: This evening, President Trump fired me. No cause or reason was cited. It… | 65 comments
This evening, President Trump fired me. No cause or reason was cited. It has been an honor serving as the 11th Archivist of the United States. I have zero… | 65 comments on LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Archivist of the United States fired without cause last night: www.linkedin.com/posts/collee... 🗃️📚📜
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LGBTQIA+ As we resist those who claim diversity distorts scholarship, let’s run through the acronym & show how easy it is to find the rainbow in every era. We don’t even need to look beyond the Renaissance celebrities that are household names! 1/?
(Countdown to Inventing the Renaissance)
(Countdown to Inventing the Renaissance)
February 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
LGBTQIA+ As we resist those who claim diversity distorts scholarship, let’s run through the acronym & show how easy it is to find the rainbow in every era. We don’t even need to look beyond the Renaissance celebrities that are household names! 1/?
(Countdown to Inventing the Renaissance)
(Countdown to Inventing the Renaissance)
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Spread the word #AcademicSky if you or someone you know is being impacted by the fed funding freeze, @motherjones.com wants to hear from you!
If you are affected by this and want to speak with a journalist, anonymously or not, reach out to me at hcarnell@cir.org or on signal at hcarnell.58. I write for @motherjones.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Spread the word #AcademicSky if you or someone you know is being impacted by the fed funding freeze, @motherjones.com wants to hear from you!
And another awesome celebrity sighting. Frances McDormand in my hotel in Paris. Another fan girl crush 😍
January 30, 2025 at 8:33 AM
And another awesome celebrity sighting. Frances McDormand in my hotel in Paris. Another fan girl crush 😍
Sitting in Notre Dame and marveling at how beautiful it looks. This is what it must have looked like in the 13th century. Bright and vibrant. #conservation
January 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Sitting in Notre Dame and marveling at how beautiful it looks. This is what it must have looked like in the 13th century. Bright and vibrant. #conservation
Awesome celebrity sighting. Regina King on my flight to Paris 🪭👧😍
January 26, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Awesome celebrity sighting. Regina King on my flight to Paris 🪭👧😍
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So many housecleaners in LA have just lost all their clients.
Most of these cleaners are mexicana or chapina and many don't have papers.
If you know anyone in need of domestic work because of the fires, let me know and i'll try to find folks who need regular work done.
Most of these cleaners are mexicana or chapina and many don't have papers.
If you know anyone in need of domestic work because of the fires, let me know and i'll try to find folks who need regular work done.
January 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
So many housecleaners in LA have just lost all their clients.
Most of these cleaners are mexicana or chapina and many don't have papers.
If you know anyone in need of domestic work because of the fires, let me know and i'll try to find folks who need regular work done.
Most of these cleaners are mexicana or chapina and many don't have papers.
If you know anyone in need of domestic work because of the fires, let me know and i'll try to find folks who need regular work done.
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REMEMBER: You can ORDER 4 Covid test kits per household for FREE. Get them while you can via USPS!
Share EVERYWHERE!
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Share EVERYWHERE!
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COVID Home Tests | USPS
COVID Home Tests | USPS
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December 31, 2024 at 1:56 AM
REMEMBER: You can ORDER 4 Covid test kits per household for FREE. Get them while you can via USPS!
Share EVERYWHERE!
special.usps.com/testkits
Share EVERYWHERE!
special.usps.com/testkits
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SERIOUS QUESTION: what would it take to remove the gun and health insurance lobbies from existence
December 20, 2024 at 4:22 AM
SERIOUS QUESTION: what would it take to remove the gun and health insurance lobbies from existence
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The Arrest of Christ, German artist, 1480-1495, 📸 by @1ontapdigital
December 20, 2024 at 3:39 AM
The Arrest of Christ, German artist, 1480-1495, 📸 by @1ontapdigital
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DIY Open #GLAM Toolkit - resources to help cultural organisations identify, prepare, and publish their digital collections for open access using public domain or other machine-readable statements. #wikimedia #libraries wikimedia.org.au/wiki/The_Ope...
The Open GLAM Toolkit
Resources to help identify, prepare, and publish digital collections for open access
wikimedia.org.au
December 20, 2024 at 5:00 AM
DIY Open #GLAM Toolkit - resources to help cultural organisations identify, prepare, and publish their digital collections for open access using public domain or other machine-readable statements. #wikimedia #libraries wikimedia.org.au/wiki/The_Ope...
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Trump’s plan is the White supremacy of the 50’s without the strong middle class of the 50’s.
November 30, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Trump’s plan is the White supremacy of the 50’s without the strong middle class of the 50’s.
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Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
November 28, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Archivist: the cup has no research value, it will be deaccessioned
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Archivist: the cup has no research value, it will be deaccessioned
Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Herodotus: The Scythians have a tradition in which when a cup becomes half full the whole tribe migrates to the mountains and there is a massive slaughter of chickens.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Herodotus: The Scythians have a tradition in which when a cup becomes half full the whole tribe migrates to the mountains and there is a massive slaughter of chickens.
Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Medievalist: They had cups in the Middle Ages, you know.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Medievalist: They had cups in the Middle Ages, you know.
November 24, 2024 at 5:29 AM
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Archivist: the cup has no research value, it will be deaccessioned
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Archivist: the cup has no research value, it will be deaccessioned