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Timeline Cleanse: Please enjoy this photo of a praying mantis that was sitting on top of my car windshield, but the angling and lighting were so weird it looks like a giant praying mantis wandering a corn field in Iowa.
January 10, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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If you are a journo covering the GOP budget and want to talk to people with medically complex kids who count on Medicaid to stay alive and in their communities, I have a trenchcoat of sources for you from all over the country, just drop me a line!

sesmith at realsesmith dot com
July 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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I don’t know if we should celebrate Broadway’s most financially lucrative year yet when you’re charging those prices for Othello. #TonyAwards
June 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Would have been a fun bit to have Jeremy Jordan get trapped under the stage at the start of the show and just check in with him periodically. #TonyAwards
June 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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They better not forget to include the Kennedy Center in the in memoriam. #TonyAwards #Tonys2025
June 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Here's the email I sent if anyone wants a script: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#LibrarySky #LCSH
February 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Also encourage people to email LC to oppose this proposed revision, which was announced a few hours ago (with comments deadline of today 😡).

Your email can be short (1-3 sentences) and can focus on impact to your patrons. #critcat #LCSH #cataloging 📚
LC published a tentative list to change #LCSH Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America & Mt Denali to Mt McKinley. Comments on the proposed changes can be sent to listcomments@loc.gov by Tues. February 18, 2025 (which is TODAY). If you oppose the change, please email! #critcat (classweb.org/tentative-su...
Tentative Monthly List 12 LCSH 2 (February 13, 2025)
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February 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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On the first day of RFK Jr: 5200 HHS workers got fired; the director and much of the staff of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) got fired. At the NIH directors learned of the imminent firings - about 1500 people. At the CDC 1300 people are about to be fired.

As a result...
🛟 That last-ditch chemo trial your family member was hoping to be in
🥙 The investigation of a food-borne illness outbreak in the next town over
🧠The study looking for preventable causes of Alzheimer’s
🧪The assurance that TAXPAYER-PAID-FOR studies & data collection see the light of day
February 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Most of the people reading this have a sense of how bad things are right now.

So for encouragement, here's a thread with examples of folks fighting back.
February 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
There is a new spill canvas song out and it sounds exactly the same as when I was in high school
April 12, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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Hello #CripLib members and supporters!

Those of us on the #CripLib discord have drafted an open letter to the IDEAL Conference Planning team to express our concerns about the lack of accessibility.

If you're a library person and want to sign on in support please do!
Open Letter to IDEAL 2024 Conference
We, the #CripLib community – a community of library workers with disabilities who are dedicated to advocating for disability accessibility among information professionals – were excited to see the ann...
criplib.wordpress.com
February 16, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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I’ve just finished posting the transcript for today’s episode. Even if you’re not a podcast listener, I hope you take the time to read the words of our listeners in Gaza, and the beautiful and difficult conversation they prompted. I’ll post some below

www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/...
January 25, 2024 at 4:46 PM
My wife is not interested in Good Burger 2 and I'm rethinking some choices
December 11, 2023 at 1:09 AM
There should be a word for when your feet are cold but you can't stand the feeling of socks
December 4, 2023 at 4:31 AM
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Library Worklife wants to know what you're doing to feel rejuvenated now that the pandemic is over.
You can fill out the survey to let them know we're still in a global pandemic!
September 19, 2023 at 6:55 PM
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IT'S A THIRST TRAP
You’ve heard of sexy Jar Jar, but are you ready for sexy Admiral Akbar?
September 10, 2023 at 1:46 PM
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Hidden Barriers: The Experience of Academic Librarians and Archivists with Invisible Illnesses and/or Disabilities
by Katelyn Quirin Manwiller, Amelia Anderson, Heather Crozier, Samantha Peter
#CripLib
Hidden Barriers: The Experience of Academic Librarians and Archivists with Invisible Illnesses and/o...
Hidden Barriers: The Experience of Academic Librarians and Archivists with Invisible Illnesses and/or Disabilities
crl.acrl.org
August 31, 2023 at 6:31 PM