Elizabeth Arestyl
@librarianelizabeth.bsky.social
(They|Them) 🏳️⚧️🍉
Academic Librarian 📚
Foreign drama enthusiast. 🥮
Crochet & knitter 🧶. Embroidery 🪡.
Academic Librarian 📚
Foreign drama enthusiast. 🥮
Crochet & knitter 🧶. Embroidery 🪡.
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Intro:
Hi! I’m Elizabeth. I’m a librarian working on getting a second masters. I love reading and watching cdramas. I like crafting, driving, and sleeping. Nice to meet you all.
Hi! I’m Elizabeth. I’m a librarian working on getting a second masters. I love reading and watching cdramas. I like crafting, driving, and sleeping. Nice to meet you all.
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Passing this on from folks who are not on Bluesky: If you're in NYC, Bluestockings is having a final closing sale.
Come celebrate and grieve the closing of the store, and the sunset of Bluestockings Cooperative.
Books, appliances, merchandise, furniture-- everything is going.
Masks are required!
Come celebrate and grieve the closing of the store, and the sunset of Bluestockings Cooperative.
Books, appliances, merchandise, furniture-- everything is going.
Masks are required!
December 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Passing this on from folks who are not on Bluesky: If you're in NYC, Bluestockings is having a final closing sale.
Come celebrate and grieve the closing of the store, and the sunset of Bluestockings Cooperative.
Books, appliances, merchandise, furniture-- everything is going.
Masks are required!
Come celebrate and grieve the closing of the store, and the sunset of Bluestockings Cooperative.
Books, appliances, merchandise, furniture-- everything is going.
Masks are required!
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All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
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“I considered myself a strong person, a resilient person, but I’ve never gone through something like this... Leave your family out of nowhere, the uncertainty of what’s going to happen to you."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
Sidewalk Arrests Seize New Yorkers in ICE’s Latest Surge
Activists and legal advocates are tracking seemingly random detentions of immigrants on the streets in what they say is a campaign of ethnic profiling.
www.thecity.nyc
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“I considered myself a strong person, a resilient person, but I’ve never gone through something like this... Leave your family out of nowhere, the uncertainty of what’s going to happen to you."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
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If you're not paying attention to the weakening of accreditation you are missing a huge piece of the reactionary transformation of higher ed. This is how you create structural change that will last for generations.
The implementation of Project 2025 continues apace.
The implementation of Project 2025 continues apace.
ED Names Five New NACIQI Members
The new members of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity include some outspoken conservative voices.
www.insidehighered.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If you're not paying attention to the weakening of accreditation you are missing a huge piece of the reactionary transformation of higher ed. This is how you create structural change that will last for generations.
The implementation of Project 2025 continues apace.
The implementation of Project 2025 continues apace.
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The Epstein story gets a something that is tearing at the heart of the electorate: elite impunity. The idea that wealthy and powerful people can do terrible things *at scale* and face no consequences for them. Whatever political party actually stops it could rule the country for a generation.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Epstein story gets a something that is tearing at the heart of the electorate: elite impunity. The idea that wealthy and powerful people can do terrible things *at scale* and face no consequences for them. Whatever political party actually stops it could rule the country for a generation.
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⚠️#Recall Alert: All ByHeart infant formula has been recalled after 15 infants fed ByHeart formula were hospitalized with infant botulism across 12 states. If you have any ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula, stop using immediately.
ByHeart Infant Formula Recalled for Botulism Risk - Consumer Reports
All ByHeart infant formula has been recalled after 13 infants fed ByHeart formula were hospitalized with infant botulism across 10 states.
www.consumerreports.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
⚠️#Recall Alert: All ByHeart infant formula has been recalled after 15 infants fed ByHeart formula were hospitalized with infant botulism across 12 states. If you have any ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula, stop using immediately.
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That’s what it is, what I was getting at about my texts this morning.
Regular people don’t think I’m so crazy now.
Regular people don’t think I’m so crazy now.
It is very weird seeing my friends and family slowly start to realize we're not overreacting.
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
That’s what it is, what I was getting at about my texts this morning.
Regular people don’t think I’m so crazy now.
Regular people don’t think I’m so crazy now.
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Another person who started down this path from the most “innocuous” advertised uses of ChatGPT: homework help. I have been struck by the cases of people getting lost in delusions after using this product for work or school: ie the use cases we are supposed to encourage as faculty.
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Another person who started down this path from the most “innocuous” advertised uses of ChatGPT: homework help. I have been struck by the cases of people getting lost in delusions after using this product for work or school: ie the use cases we are supposed to encourage as faculty.
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This is an important next step for people who are looking to push Albany. Plug in.
2️⃣ New campaign: Prep for #TaxTheRich launch.
NYC-DSA will soon launch its Tax the Rich campaign for 2026. Sign up at bit.ly/ttrjoin to join in the work, which includes—
• Field
• Deep organizing
• Comms
• Policy & legislation
• Statewide coordination
• Fundraising
NYC-DSA will soon launch its Tax the Rich campaign for 2026. Sign up at bit.ly/ttrjoin to join in the work, which includes—
• Field
• Deep organizing
• Comms
• Policy & legislation
• Statewide coordination
• Fundraising
Sign Up to Help
Test test test
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This is an important next step for people who are looking to push Albany. Plug in.
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Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
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Additionally you have until midnight to sign up for this library mystery box raffle if you are a NYC resident who has signed this letter: forms.gle/aRJ2ncZaJ6iz...
November 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Additionally you have until midnight to sign up for this library mystery box raffle if you are a NYC resident who has signed this letter: forms.gle/aRJ2ncZaJ6iz...
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"Hope is not blind optimism or uncritical belief in a political savior. Hope, to me, means the ability to imagine a better world is possible and then work to build it brick by brick. It is, as @prisonculture.bsky.social says, not an emotion but a discipline—one we must practice every single day."
Mayor Mamdani redefines what it means to hope
His victory has created a harsh contrast between the world we want and the world we have.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"Hope is not blind optimism or uncritical belief in a political savior. Hope, to me, means the ability to imagine a better world is possible and then work to build it brick by brick. It is, as @prisonculture.bsky.social says, not an emotion but a discipline—one we must practice every single day."
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Art: "The government is hearing speech it does not like and, instead of understanding that it's free speech, the government is calling it a riot. The government is calling it violence. The government is calling it terrorism."
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Art: "The government is hearing speech it does not like and, instead of understanding that it's free speech, the government is calling it a riot. The government is calling it violence. The government is calling it terrorism."
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Russell Vought’s dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is putting the public at risk in areas ranging from auto loans and digital payments to credit cards and credit reports.
How Trump’s Hatchet Man Is Destroying Consumer Protections
Russell Vought’s dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is putting the public at risk in areas ranging from auto loans and digital payments to credit cards and credit reports.
www.forbes.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Russell Vought’s dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is putting the public at risk in areas ranging from auto loans and digital payments to credit cards and credit reports.
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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Bringing this post back in celebration of last night's victory. Happy Zohran Mamdani Day New Yorkers! reactormag.com/backlist-bon...
Backlist Bonanza: 5 Underrated Books for Hot Commie Summer - Reactor
Tired of the status quo? Try these books featuring revolutionary governments some communal weirdos...
reactormag.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Bringing this post back in celebration of last night's victory. Happy Zohran Mamdani Day New Yorkers! reactormag.com/backlist-bon...
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Lina Khan — former Chair of the Federal Trade Commission
Maria Torres‑Springer — former First Deputy Mayor of #NYC
Grace Bonilla — nonprofit sector leader

Melanie Hartzog — expert in city budgeting
Elana Leopold — expert political strategist
Maria Torres‑Springer — former First Deputy Mayor of #NYC
Grace Bonilla — nonprofit sector leader

Melanie Hartzog — expert in city budgeting
Elana Leopold — expert political strategist
November 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Lina Khan — former Chair of the Federal Trade Commission
Maria Torres‑Springer — former First Deputy Mayor of #NYC
Grace Bonilla — nonprofit sector leader

Melanie Hartzog — expert in city budgeting
Elana Leopold — expert political strategist
Maria Torres‑Springer — former First Deputy Mayor of #NYC
Grace Bonilla — nonprofit sector leader

Melanie Hartzog — expert in city budgeting
Elana Leopold — expert political strategist
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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani revealed an all-female transition team led by Elana Leopold as executive director. It also includes co-chairs Maria Torres-Springer, the former first deputy mayor; Lina Khan, the former federal trade commission chair...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Zohran Mamdani announces all-female transition team as he prepares for New York mayoralty
Team includes Lina Khan, the FTC commissioner under Biden, and other Democratic former city officials
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani revealed an all-female transition team led by Elana Leopold as executive director. It also includes co-chairs Maria Torres-Springer, the former first deputy mayor; Lina Khan, the former federal trade commission chair...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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BREAKING: Former FTC chair Lina Khan to serve as co-chair of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral transition team.
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
BREAKING: Former FTC chair Lina Khan to serve as co-chair of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral transition team.
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The Pentagon believes “they do not need to positively identify individuals on the vessel to do the strikes” and that is partly why the administration has not sought to detain or prosecute the survivors of the strikes, “because they could not satisfy the evidentiary burden.” trib.al/nYTqzWK
October 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The Pentagon believes “they do not need to positively identify individuals on the vessel to do the strikes” and that is partly why the administration has not sought to detain or prosecute the survivors of the strikes, “because they could not satisfy the evidentiary burden.” trib.al/nYTqzWK
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Someone just purchased our military.
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Someone just purchased our military.
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I've a systems librarian nerd level paper here co-authored by a friend and colleague. They discuss AI bots scraping the online catalogue, bringing it down by creating thousands of complex faceted searches.
AI takes and takes and does so multiple times per second
journal.code4lib.org/articles/18489
AI takes and takes and does so multiple times per second
journal.code4lib.org/articles/18489
The Code4Lib Journal – Mitigating Aggressive Crawler Traffic in the Age of Generative AI: A Collaborative Approach from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries
journal.code4lib.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I've a systems librarian nerd level paper here co-authored by a friend and colleague. They discuss AI bots scraping the online catalogue, bringing it down by creating thousands of complex faceted searches.
AI takes and takes and does so multiple times per second
journal.code4lib.org/articles/18489
AI takes and takes and does so multiple times per second
journal.code4lib.org/articles/18489
Holiday event planning is kinda hectic. Every year.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Holiday event planning is kinda hectic. Every year.
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The team behind the Oscar-winning documentary ‘NO OTHER LAND’ is planning to self-release the film on U.S. streaming platforms starting October 20.
Including Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play, and YouTube, with 100% of VOD proceeds going directly to Palestinian communities of Masafer Yatta.
Including Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play, and YouTube, with 100% of VOD proceeds going directly to Palestinian communities of Masafer Yatta.
October 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The team behind the Oscar-winning documentary ‘NO OTHER LAND’ is planning to self-release the film on U.S. streaming platforms starting October 20.
Including Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play, and YouTube, with 100% of VOD proceeds going directly to Palestinian communities of Masafer Yatta.
Including Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play, and YouTube, with 100% of VOD proceeds going directly to Palestinian communities of Masafer Yatta.
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It is officially HAUNTED HOUSE SEASON!! You know The Shining and The Haunting of Hill House, but @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social recommends 5 underrated stories about houses you'd rather not live in:
reactormag.com/backlist-bon...
reactormag.com/backlist-bon...
Backlist Bonanza: 5 Underrated Books About Evil Houses - Reactor
Houses that try to murder their occupants is one of our favorite horror tropes...
reactormag.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It is officially HAUNTED HOUSE SEASON!! You know The Shining and The Haunting of Hill House, but @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social recommends 5 underrated stories about houses you'd rather not live in:
reactormag.com/backlist-bon...
reactormag.com/backlist-bon...