@dunslibrarian.bsky.social
Librarian in Kentucky. I enjoy books, libraries, Tolkien, Taylor Swift, and cats.
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Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
Release from HHS: HHS will wind down its development of the mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
August 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
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I saw this article in @variety.com first thing this morning and I haven’t stopped feeling sick about it all day. This is beyond disgusting. A complete abandonment of any sense of journalistic integrity by @jimacosta.bsky.social and a truly horrific thing to do to a dead kid.
August 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I saw this article in @variety.com first thing this morning and I haven’t stopped feeling sick about it all day. This is beyond disgusting. A complete abandonment of any sense of journalistic integrity by @jimacosta.bsky.social and a truly horrific thing to do to a dead kid.
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More stories of critical research being cut by the Trump administration. One researcher was implementing a program to improve nutrition among lower-income children. Another was studying how to slow the growth and spread of tumors.
whyshoulditrustyou.substack.com/p/i-was-just...
whyshoulditrustyou.substack.com/p/i-was-just...
I Was Just About To When My Grant Was Cut.
We ask researchers to send us their stories of what they were working on when their research grant was cut. Today, we share the stories of Tashara and Brendan.
whyshoulditrustyou.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
More stories of critical research being cut by the Trump administration. One researcher was implementing a program to improve nutrition among lower-income children. Another was studying how to slow the growth and spread of tumors.
whyshoulditrustyou.substack.com/p/i-was-just...
whyshoulditrustyou.substack.com/p/i-was-just...
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Very few public spaces put time, energy, and square footage into giving teens a place to claim as specifically their own.
The Impact Libraries Have on Teenagers
Very few public spaces put time, energy, and square footage into giving teens a place to claim as specifically their own.
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July 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Very few public spaces put time, energy, and square footage into giving teens a place to claim as specifically their own.
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Hundreds of scientists are set to take part in the first performance of a new Scottish country dance inspired by the ripples in spacetime whose existence was first theorised by Albert Einstein.
More: gla.ac/3ICip4Q
#GR24Amaldi16 #GravitationalWaves #Glasgow
@uofgravity.bsky.social
More: gla.ac/3ICip4Q
#GR24Amaldi16 #GravitationalWaves #Glasgow
@uofgravity.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Hundreds of scientists are set to take part in the first performance of a new Scottish country dance inspired by the ripples in spacetime whose existence was first theorised by Albert Einstein.
More: gla.ac/3ICip4Q
#GR24Amaldi16 #GravitationalWaves #Glasgow
@uofgravity.bsky.social
More: gla.ac/3ICip4Q
#GR24Amaldi16 #GravitationalWaves #Glasgow
@uofgravity.bsky.social
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We pay taxes on EVERYTHING!!!!!
Nothing is FREE!!!!
WE ARE PAYING FOR IT!!!
Therefore it damn well should be spent on making our lives BETTER!!!!
If my neighbor is in need, I want my taxes to go to helping them. When their life is better, so is MINE!!!
Nothing is FREE!!!!
WE ARE PAYING FOR IT!!!
Therefore it damn well should be spent on making our lives BETTER!!!!
If my neighbor is in need, I want my taxes to go to helping them. When their life is better, so is MINE!!!
July 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We pay taxes on EVERYTHING!!!!!
Nothing is FREE!!!!
WE ARE PAYING FOR IT!!!
Therefore it damn well should be spent on making our lives BETTER!!!!
If my neighbor is in need, I want my taxes to go to helping them. When their life is better, so is MINE!!!
Nothing is FREE!!!!
WE ARE PAYING FOR IT!!!
Therefore it damn well should be spent on making our lives BETTER!!!!
If my neighbor is in need, I want my taxes to go to helping them. When their life is better, so is MINE!!!
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‘Chipping away at democracy’: authors fear outcome of U.S. supreme court’s LGBTQ+ book ruling | Guardian
‘Chipping away at democracy’: authors fear outcome of US supreme court’s LGBTQ+ book ruling
Some parents can now opt students out of LGBTQ+ book readings. The writers warn of increased book bans and bias
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July 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
‘Chipping away at democracy’: authors fear outcome of U.S. supreme court’s LGBTQ+ book ruling | Guardian
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A wealthy country should aim to protect its most vulnerable, not further enrich those who already have plenty. The wealthiest Americans won’t even notice their tax breaks, but the poorest will definitely notice having less money in their pocket.
July 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A wealthy country should aim to protect its most vulnerable, not further enrich those who already have plenty. The wealthiest Americans won’t even notice their tax breaks, but the poorest will definitely notice having less money in their pocket.
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Beloved YA author Tiffany D. Jackson, winner of this year’s Margaret A. Edwards Award, speaks to SLJ about the award, her expansive work, and how real life influences her stories.
#alaac25 #YALSA #YA
www.slj.com/story/newsfe...
#alaac25 #YALSA #YA
www.slj.com/story/newsfe...
June 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Beloved YA author Tiffany D. Jackson, winner of this year’s Margaret A. Edwards Award, speaks to SLJ about the award, her expansive work, and how real life influences her stories.
#alaac25 #YALSA #YA
www.slj.com/story/newsfe...
#alaac25 #YALSA #YA
www.slj.com/story/newsfe...
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Want to fight against book bans? Run for city council or library board. Show up to city council meetings and defend the freedom to read. Make yourself heard.
National politics starts local so start advocating at your local level.
National politics starts local so start advocating at your local level.
June 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Want to fight against book bans? Run for city council or library board. Show up to city council meetings and defend the freedom to read. Make yourself heard.
National politics starts local so start advocating at your local level.
National politics starts local so start advocating at your local level.
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At #alaac25, the ALA Council will vote on a recommendation for ALS to absorb YALSA, which would be dissolved as a division of ALA. It is expected to pass, and governing bodies for both divisions are working under that assumption and planning for the future as they mourn the loss of YALSA.
YALSA Expected To Be Dissolved, Absorbed by ALSC in 2026
In June, ALA Council will decide the fate of YALSA, voting on the recommendation that the teen division be eliminated and its work be moved under the umbrella of ALSC.
www.slj.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
At #alaac25, the ALA Council will vote on a recommendation for ALS to absorb YALSA, which would be dissolved as a division of ALA. It is expected to pass, and governing bodies for both divisions are working under that assumption and planning for the future as they mourn the loss of YALSA.
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June 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I love this show! Really captures the cooperative, optimistic spirit of Star Trek.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has been renewed for its fifth and final season, Paramount+ announced Thursday:
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Renewed for Fifth and Final Season
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June 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I love this show! Really captures the cooperative, optimistic spirit of Star Trek.
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2025 Books from American Indian Youth Literature Award Winners
(100 Scope Notes)
(100 Scope Notes)
2025 Books from American Indian Youth Literature Award Winners
Sharing 2025 books from past American Indian Youth Literature Award winners!
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June 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
2025 Books from American Indian Youth Literature Award Winners
(100 Scope Notes)
(100 Scope Notes)
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I am sitting in a public library working on a grant, and a grandmotherly woman is patiently teaching a small boy how to read at the table next to me. Another woman is knitting nearby. The children’s section is packed with kids. Things in my country are bleak, but libraries are where I find hope. ❤️
June 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I am sitting in a public library working on a grant, and a grandmotherly woman is patiently teaching a small boy how to read at the table next to me. Another woman is knitting nearby. The children’s section is packed with kids. Things in my country are bleak, but libraries are where I find hope. ❤️
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Wildfires devastate communities. UC Berkeley is helping preserve local government research, policy, & action on wildfire management on the Internet Archive.
Learn more ➡️ igs.berkeley.edu/news/califor...
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Learn more ➡️ igs.berkeley.edu/news/califor...
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June 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Wildfires devastate communities. UC Berkeley is helping preserve local government research, policy, & action on wildfire management on the Internet Archive.
Learn more ➡️ igs.berkeley.edu/news/califor...
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Learn more ➡️ igs.berkeley.edu/news/califor...
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‘But fair-seeming were all the words and deeds of Melkor.’
— Tolkien
— Tolkien
June 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM
‘But fair-seeming were all the words and deeds of Melkor.’
— Tolkien
— Tolkien
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This quote reminds us that open, honest conversations between parents and kids are the antidote to fear… and fear is what fuels censorship. When we trust young readers and engage with them about what they read, we build critical thinking, connection, and empathy.
#FreedomToRead #EndBookBans
#FreedomToRead #EndBookBans
June 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This quote reminds us that open, honest conversations between parents and kids are the antidote to fear… and fear is what fuels censorship. When we trust young readers and engage with them about what they read, we build critical thinking, connection, and empathy.
#FreedomToRead #EndBookBans
#FreedomToRead #EndBookBans
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Online, kindle & tablet newspapers for children & teens, many free to download & read, we pick the best options for schools & home learning schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/ma... #YAlit #homelearning
Magazines and newspapers for children and teenagers
Magazines for children in the UK. Pick from over 100 subscription titles for kids and teens to read at home or in school.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
June 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Online, kindle & tablet newspapers for children & teens, many free to download & read, we pick the best options for schools & home learning schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/ma... #YAlit #homelearning
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"All these many years into my life as a library card holder, I still walk into mine and think: I can take any of these books home with me? For FREE? Everyone should be talking about this!”
- Melissa Albert, author
#ReasonstoLoveLibraries
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- Melissa Albert, author
#ReasonstoLoveLibraries
bit.ly/3RGM52r
June 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
"All these many years into my life as a library card holder, I still walk into mine and think: I can take any of these books home with me? For FREE? Everyone should be talking about this!”
- Melissa Albert, author
#ReasonstoLoveLibraries
bit.ly/3RGM52r
- Melissa Albert, author
#ReasonstoLoveLibraries
bit.ly/3RGM52r
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I needed to scan something today. Went to the local public library, and, of course, the service was impeccable and free, confirming public #libraries are the epitome of civilized life.
June 8, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I needed to scan something today. Went to the local public library, and, of course, the service was impeccable and free, confirming public #libraries are the epitome of civilized life.
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Latino/Hispanic folk, learn what Black folk learned: the anarchists are NOT your friends.
They’ll instigate the burning of your communities then go to their parents suburban homes and watch it burn on their 70 inch TV’s.
They’ll instigate the burning of your communities then go to their parents suburban homes and watch it burn on their 70 inch TV’s.
June 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Latino/Hispanic folk, learn what Black folk learned: the anarchists are NOT your friends.
They’ll instigate the burning of your communities then go to their parents suburban homes and watch it burn on their 70 inch TV’s.
They’ll instigate the burning of your communities then go to their parents suburban homes and watch it burn on their 70 inch TV’s.
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Scooter Braun did an incredibly shitty thing to her in 2019 when he bought her masters out from under her.
But I love that Taylor used that to relaunch her career with the Taylor's Version re-recording, become the biggest music artist in the world, and then use the earnings to get her masters back.
But I love that Taylor used that to relaunch her career with the Taylor's Version re-recording, become the biggest music artist in the world, and then use the earnings to get her masters back.
Taylor Swift is regaining control of her recorded music catalog six years after her old label, Big Machine Label Group, sold it to Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings.
Story: rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Story: rollingstone.com/music/music-...
May 31, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Scooter Braun did an incredibly shitty thing to her in 2019 when he bought her masters out from under her.
But I love that Taylor used that to relaunch her career with the Taylor's Version re-recording, become the biggest music artist in the world, and then use the earnings to get her masters back.
But I love that Taylor used that to relaunch her career with the Taylor's Version re-recording, become the biggest music artist in the world, and then use the earnings to get her masters back.
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taylor swift reading intricately detailed and elaborate reputation TV theories when she hasn’t even recorded a quarter of it
May 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
taylor swift reading intricately detailed and elaborate reputation TV theories when she hasn’t even recorded a quarter of it