Meghan Lafferty
@lafferty.bsky.social
Libraries, STEM (chemistry!), higher ed, MPLS. Pronouns: she/her/hers. 🐦: laffertylib; 🐘: livelaffertylove@mspsocial.net
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I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions
For younger writers, ages 15-21
audacity.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
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I tool this at Bro-tex this morning. From a PiPress article about ICE on Lake St in June '25 "The Southern Poverty Law Center says there are Neo-Völkisch groups that “rely on a romanticized Viking aesthetic and mythos — imagery they use to perpetuate their belief in white racial superiority."
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I tool this at Bro-tex this morning. From a PiPress article about ICE on Lake St in June '25 "The Southern Poverty Law Center says there are Neo-Völkisch groups that “rely on a romanticized Viking aesthetic and mythos — imagery they use to perpetuate their belief in white racial superiority."
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"Copilot is not covered under attorney client privilege"
Yeah no shit but I'm sure you just blew some people's minds.
Yeah no shit but I'm sure you just blew some people's minds.
November 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"Copilot is not covered under attorney client privilege"
Yeah no shit but I'm sure you just blew some people's minds.
Yeah no shit but I'm sure you just blew some people's minds.
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College students experience unique and disproportionate obstacles in almost every step of the election administration process.
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Inside the GOP’s Assault on Youth Voting Rights
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
College students experience unique and disproportionate obstacles in almost every step of the election administration process.
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One girl said “it doesn’t matter if you ban a book because everyone can find that information online” and then I blew their minds by talking about how your search history can be monitored and sold to the government without your permission, but your library borrowing history requires a warrant.
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
One girl said “it doesn’t matter if you ban a book because everyone can find that information online” and then I blew their minds by talking about how your search history can be monitored and sold to the government without your permission, but your library borrowing history requires a warrant.
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I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
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Love to bike to work through the middle of the vehicular manslaughter arms race
![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Love to bike to work through the middle of the vehicular manslaughter arms race
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Y'all go eat some food at Emily's Lebanese!
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Y'all go eat some food at Emily's Lebanese!
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You may have seen that 600+ detainees are eligible for release, which is amazing! BUT: you may not know that immigration detainees still have to pay for their freedom-- $1500 bond per person! The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund is raising money to help people get free, please donate: www.mibfc.org
Midwest Immigration Bond Fund
www.mibfc.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:09 AM
You may have seen that 600+ detainees are eligible for release, which is amazing! BUT: you may not know that immigration detainees still have to pay for their freedom-- $1500 bond per person! The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund is raising money to help people get free, please donate: www.mibfc.org
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I *just* listened to this excellent episode of @allusionistshow.bsky.social about Dr. Alex Ketchum’s Feminist Restaurant Project and went to check out Bloodroot…only to learn they announced *today* that they’re closing after nearly 50 years!
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I *just* listened to this excellent episode of @allusionistshow.bsky.social about Dr. Alex Ketchum’s Feminist Restaurant Project and went to check out Bloodroot…only to learn they announced *today* that they’re closing after nearly 50 years!
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Wisconsin library crew, can you help em out? 📚
Wisconsin! We need your for our library map, if you know of a library in WI, please let us know!
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November 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Wisconsin library crew, can you help em out? 📚
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
The NASA Technical Report Server is not being updated due to funding cuts. This is a disaster. 🧪 🔭
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Rock and roll is alive, and it lives in your local public library! Prince themed library cards at Hennepin County libraries! This is not a drill! While supplies last!
November 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Rock and roll is alive, and it lives in your local public library! Prince themed library cards at Hennepin County libraries! This is not a drill! While supplies last!
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Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
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March 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Today I finally got myself organized and did some food pantry donations. I started with the state-by-state stats on who benefits from SNAP the most and picked the 6 states with the highest percentage of recipients. 1/ www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
A Closer Look at Who Benefits from SNAP: State-by-State Fact Sheets
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program, reaching some 41 million people nationwide in 2024. These...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Today I finally got myself organized and did some food pantry donations. I started with the state-by-state stats on who benefits from SNAP the most and picked the 6 states with the highest percentage of recipients. 1/ www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
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Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
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Despite having almost complete control over the City, I’ve seen Jacob Frey mostly hide, delegate, and abdicate most of his responsibility, particularly when issues are tough or he perceives them to be controversial and not politically convenient to him.
November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Despite having almost complete control over the City, I’ve seen Jacob Frey mostly hide, delegate, and abdicate most of his responsibility, particularly when issues are tough or he perceives them to be controversial and not politically convenient to him.
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Just remembered a time recently where a grad student asked about the quality of some report and I had to explain the deal with big names in transportation research who write white paper lit reviews and call them reports.
October 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Just remembered a time recently where a grad student asked about the quality of some report and I had to explain the deal with big names in transportation research who write white paper lit reviews and call them reports.
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This is a cool project that NYPL is offering: Teen Photography Kits - www.nypl.org/education/te...
New! Teen Photography Kits
NYPL’s Teen Photography Kits are professional-grade camera kits that teens can borrow for a week at a time from participating libraries.
www.nypl.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This is a cool project that NYPL is offering: Teen Photography Kits - www.nypl.org/education/te...
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As #Halloween approaches, adults stalk the aisles of stores, looking for their favorite gummy candy. Chemists can tweak many ingredients in search of the best bounce or bite, but one of the largest differentiators is the molecule that creates the gel: cen.acs.org/food/food-in...
#chemsky 🧪
#chemsky 🧪
October 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
As #Halloween approaches, adults stalk the aisles of stores, looking for their favorite gummy candy. Chemists can tweak many ingredients in search of the best bounce or bite, but one of the largest differentiators is the molecule that creates the gel: cen.acs.org/food/food-in...
#chemsky 🧪
#chemsky 🧪
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Whatever strategy you’re about to suggest, we’ve thought about it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
ChatGPT Harm Reduction for Writing Assignments
ChatGPT Harm Reduction for Writing Assignments Because this document has escaped containment, a couple points of explanation. I wrote this for myself and a few colleagues as we work out how to handle...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Whatever strategy you’re about to suggest, we’ve thought about it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings