Keith Manuel
@keithamanuel.bsky.social
Neurodivergent librarian & writer ♐️📚🏳️🌈
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All opinions my own, not my employer's
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All opinions my own, not my employer's
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Not for the first time, I'm also struck by how the halftime show was just a showcase of everything Conservatives say they want.
Like, let's start from the beginning.
- American kid, son of a truck driver and a school teacher, paying homage to the rural & agricultural background that produced him.
Like, let's start from the beginning.
- American kid, son of a truck driver and a school teacher, paying homage to the rural & agricultural background that produced him.
Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show
YouTube video by NFL
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Not for the first time, I'm also struck by how the halftime show was just a showcase of everything Conservatives say they want.
Like, let's start from the beginning.
- American kid, son of a truck driver and a school teacher, paying homage to the rural & agricultural background that produced him.
Like, let's start from the beginning.
- American kid, son of a truck driver and a school teacher, paying homage to the rural & agricultural background that produced him.
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“You won without changing the color of your voice. You won without erasing your roots. You won by staying true to Puerto Rico,” Martin wrote. “You stayed true to your language, your rhythms and your authentic narrative.”
did you see this piece? the emotion is justified www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
Essay: Ricky Martin's Super Bowl performance was an act of justice for the 1990s
Though it lasted only 30 seconds, Martin's Super Bowl moment was a symbolic demonstration of how far Latin music has come in the United States.
www.latimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:46 PM
“You won without changing the color of your voice. You won without erasing your roots. You won by staying true to Puerto Rico,” Martin wrote. “You stayed true to your language, your rhythms and your authentic narrative.”
Growing up all the dudes were Ti this or Big that. Or something entirely out of left field. And I remember the furor when Bill Clinton ran for President and tried not to use his legal name on the ballots. William Jefferson... Who?
Baffled by transphobes insisting that the name on your birth certificate is Your True Name Forever when it was common in my grandparents' generation to just...pick a name you like and use that, nbd. I literally found out both of my grandma's birth certificate first names FROM THEIR OBITUARIES.
February 11, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Growing up all the dudes were Ti this or Big that. Or something entirely out of left field. And I remember the furor when Bill Clinton ran for President and tried not to use his legal name on the ballots. William Jefferson... Who?
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This piece is so wonderful, but this part made me cry a little bit not gonna lie
February 10, 2026 at 11:26 PM
This piece is so wonderful, but this part made me cry a little bit not gonna lie
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Academic history is generally a toss up between "here's something interesting that happened, and it's a cautionary tale" and "now let me tell you about this asshole." Often both tbh.
February 10, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Academic history is generally a toss up between "here's something interesting that happened, and it's a cautionary tale" and "now let me tell you about this asshole." Often both tbh.
Read the print and now I am doing the audio.
COUNTESS by the one and only @sillysyntax.bsky.social and read expertly by Chanté McCormick.
My work week is improving 💜
COUNTESS by the one and only @sillysyntax.bsky.social and read expertly by Chanté McCormick.
My work week is improving 💜
February 10, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Read the print and now I am doing the audio.
COUNTESS by the one and only @sillysyntax.bsky.social and read expertly by Chanté McCormick.
My work week is improving 💜
COUNTESS by the one and only @sillysyntax.bsky.social and read expertly by Chanté McCormick.
My work week is improving 💜
I am sorry that Gen Z is living in the world George W. Bush made. All the stuff of the past quarter century that brought us here. Obama was however their first impression of what a US President is like.
Reagan was the first President I remember, and I remember not liking him for some reason.
Reagan was the first President I remember, and I remember not liking him for some reason.
February 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I am sorry that Gen Z is living in the world George W. Bush made. All the stuff of the past quarter century that brought us here. Obama was however their first impression of what a US President is like.
Reagan was the first President I remember, and I remember not liking him for some reason.
Reagan was the first President I remember, and I remember not liking him for some reason.
Contact your local academic library. Many have a chat service much of the day if you like the chat setup. But with a human with years of education behind them who can send you to an even better informed human!
Knowing which problems are common or uncommon itself requires significant domain knowledge
i feel compelled to remind everyone that chatgpt/LLMs are functionally the *opposite* of an actual expert.
the more your problems are unusual or novel, the more likely LLMS are to be wrong. they are least helpful when it's most important
the more your problems are unusual or novel, the more likely LLMS are to be wrong. they are least helpful when it's most important
February 8, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Contact your local academic library. Many have a chat service much of the day if you like the chat setup. But with a human with years of education behind them who can send you to an even better informed human!
I keep thinking of a sequel to "Hamilton" about Aaron Burr moving to Mississippi in about 1807 to plot... Something.
The guy really never let anyone know what he was up to.
The guy really never let anyone know what he was up to.
February 8, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I keep thinking of a sequel to "Hamilton" about Aaron Burr moving to Mississippi in about 1807 to plot... Something.
The guy really never let anyone know what he was up to.
The guy really never let anyone know what he was up to.
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"AI has no voice. It has no mouth yet all it does is scream."
What an amazing line.
What an amazing line.
My writing group last night said "your voice is so strong, & the way you modify that voice from POV to POV is just so well done"
AI has no voice. It has no mouth yet all it does is scream.
For $5 you can kick this woman in the teeth & get the pulpy genre bending adventure of a lifetime
Let's win
AI has no voice. It has no mouth yet all it does is scream.
For $5 you can kick this woman in the teeth & get the pulpy genre bending adventure of a lifetime
Let's win
New 📌!
Get ready for BOOM goes the Bride!
A twice-dead elven thief, a princess of clones, & a lot of explosions both in and out of the bedroom. Mechs, magic, and everything spice.
Preorder & save today! (release date ~early March) boom-goes-the-bride.backerkit.com/hosted_preor... #boombride
Get ready for BOOM goes the Bride!
A twice-dead elven thief, a princess of clones, & a lot of explosions both in and out of the bedroom. Mechs, magic, and everything spice.
Preorder & save today! (release date ~early March) boom-goes-the-bride.backerkit.com/hosted_preor... #boombride
February 8, 2026 at 5:37 PM
"AI has no voice. It has no mouth yet all it does is scream."
What an amazing line.
What an amazing line.
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One of the ways sports is like art is that you don’t start at the top of any game; you work & practice to gain skill, insight, & experience. But a practitioner can enjoy it at any level. You don’t have to be a gold medalist to enjoy snow boarding. You don’t have to be a pro artist to enjoy drawing.
February 8, 2026 at 1:41 AM
One of the ways sports is like art is that you don’t start at the top of any game; you work & practice to gain skill, insight, & experience. But a practitioner can enjoy it at any level. You don’t have to be a gold medalist to enjoy snow boarding. You don’t have to be a pro artist to enjoy drawing.
Librarian tip: if you want to write a bio piece (history, genealogy, whatever) in the age of key word searchable, open access text databases, pick someone with an uncommon name, for that time and space.
February 7, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Librarian tip: if you want to write a bio piece (history, genealogy, whatever) in the age of key word searchable, open access text databases, pick someone with an uncommon name, for that time and space.
The problem with historical research is you either have just enough to make your word count goal or way too much.
Also realizing how much my hard earned mastery of search engine operations has helped me navigate this digital humanities wilderness.
Also realizing how much my hard earned mastery of search engine operations has helped me navigate this digital humanities wilderness.
February 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The problem with historical research is you either have just enough to make your word count goal or way too much.
Also realizing how much my hard earned mastery of search engine operations has helped me navigate this digital humanities wilderness.
Also realizing how much my hard earned mastery of search engine operations has helped me navigate this digital humanities wilderness.
Rewatching this movie and I always liked Finnick. Just a little escapist fiction after a long week.
a man standing in a dark forest with the words remember who the real enemy is below him
Alt: a man standing in a dark forest with the words remember who the real enemy is below him
media.tenor.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Rewatching this movie and I always liked Finnick. Just a little escapist fiction after a long week.
Ever see a southern mockingbird tell a cat or hawk "bless your heart"? Blink an eye and there are five of them. Then ten. These things have a way of catching fire.
February 7, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Ever see a southern mockingbird tell a cat or hawk "bless your heart"? Blink an eye and there are five of them. Then ten. These things have a way of catching fire.
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I was actually kinda stoked to see that Art Price Studio had this design as one their free prints, cause I immediately recognized it.
I am all about some non-AI generated rebel loon ✨
I am all about some non-AI generated rebel loon ✨
February 6, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I was actually kinda stoked to see that Art Price Studio had this design as one their free prints, cause I immediately recognized it.
I am all about some non-AI generated rebel loon ✨
I am all about some non-AI generated rebel loon ✨
There is quiet joy in cooking for yourself. Less expensive, often healthier.
You can always pretend you have your own cooking show. Release your inner Gordon Ramsey. Or Jamie Oliver. Or whoever.
Or you.
Be you. You're the expert in your kitchen.
You can always pretend you have your own cooking show. Release your inner Gordon Ramsey. Or Jamie Oliver. Or whoever.
Or you.
Be you. You're the expert in your kitchen.
February 7, 2026 at 12:32 AM
There is quiet joy in cooking for yourself. Less expensive, often healthier.
You can always pretend you have your own cooking show. Release your inner Gordon Ramsey. Or Jamie Oliver. Or whoever.
Or you.
Be you. You're the expert in your kitchen.
You can always pretend you have your own cooking show. Release your inner Gordon Ramsey. Or Jamie Oliver. Or whoever.
Or you.
Be you. You're the expert in your kitchen.
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Thank you for this beautiful post about my late mother. ❤️
Before SC, Patricia S. Due held a "jail-in" in Fla.
Due’s refusal to post bail "gave CRM a new tactic in struggle for equality. It was a tactical breakthrough that filled the jails & put pressure on the gov't." — Paul Ortiz
More ⬇️cc
@tananarivedue.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/pa...
Due’s refusal to post bail "gave CRM a new tactic in struggle for equality. It was a tactical breakthrough that filled the jails & put pressure on the gov't." — Paul Ortiz
More ⬇️cc
@tananarivedue.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/pa...
Feb. 20, 1960: Patricia Stephens Due Called for “Jail, No Bail”
#tdih On Feb. 20, 1960, Patricia Stephens Due was fined and arrested for sitting at a whites-only lunch counter at Woolworth's in Tallahassee, Florida. Due refused to pay a fine and chose to stay in j...
www.zinnedproject.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Thank you for this beautiful post about my late mother. ❤️
I wish there was even a little money in academic writing. I do enjoy it but don't need to do it for my career precisely. But writing is writing, I guess.
February 2, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I wish there was even a little money in academic writing. I do enjoy it but don't need to do it for my career precisely. But writing is writing, I guess.
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This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
February 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
When I think of accessibility, past and future, I am reminded of Andi Buchanan's essay "Design a Spaceship" (2018):
So: design a spaceship. Design yourself a spaceship.
You have the vacuum of space. Everything else is up to you.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/desi...
So: design a spaceship. Design yourself a spaceship.
You have the vacuum of space. Everything else is up to you.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/desi...
Design a Spaceship - Uncanny Magazine
Design a spaceship. Or a space station, if you prefer. Imagine an artificial planet, or a galaxy. But start with a spaceship. Start from nothing except the vacuum of space. Sketch it with a freshly sh...
www.uncannymagazine.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:34 AM
When I think of accessibility, past and future, I am reminded of Andi Buchanan's essay "Design a Spaceship" (2018):
So: design a spaceship. Design yourself a spaceship.
You have the vacuum of space. Everything else is up to you.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/desi...
So: design a spaceship. Design yourself a spaceship.
You have the vacuum of space. Everything else is up to you.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/desi...
I feel the need to put all the zeroes when discussing large numbers. Especially when discussing money.
Was explaining to a friend how Haiti paid reparations to France for their independence, 150,000,000 francs (1825).
Now we can see how big of a number that is, compared to 150M.
Was explaining to a friend how Haiti paid reparations to France for their independence, 150,000,000 francs (1825).
Now we can see how big of a number that is, compared to 150M.
January 31, 2026 at 5:45 AM
I feel the need to put all the zeroes when discussing large numbers. Especially when discussing money.
Was explaining to a friend how Haiti paid reparations to France for their independence, 150,000,000 francs (1825).
Now we can see how big of a number that is, compared to 150M.
Was explaining to a friend how Haiti paid reparations to France for their independence, 150,000,000 francs (1825).
Now we can see how big of a number that is, compared to 150M.
The most interesting and most dangerous word that can be used when discussing historical events in which you and I did not personally participate is "we".
January 31, 2026 at 5:27 AM
The most interesting and most dangerous word that can be used when discussing historical events in which you and I did not personally participate is "we".
Lots we could decide to do with $75,000,000,000.
👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.
January 31, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Lots we could decide to do with $75,000,000,000.