{ sarah }
@sarahannadams.bsky.social
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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Historian of tech @histoftech.bsky.social on how AI hype is a way of gaming the system by "reengineering society around the technology." The goal is to "create an environment—a labor environment, a regulatory environment, a user environment—that will bring that unlikely thing closer to reality."
I spoke with @histoftech.bsky.social about AI hype, how tools are used to amass power and reshape systems, expertise, and more! www.fastcompany.com/91384078/not...
Historian Mar Hicks on why nothing about AI is inevitable
The author of Programmed Inquality peers through the AI hype by recalling the rise of past technologies.
www.fastcompany.com
August 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Historian of tech @histoftech.bsky.social on how AI hype is a way of gaming the system by "reengineering society around the technology." The goal is to "create an environment—a labor environment, a regulatory environment, a user environment—that will bring that unlikely thing closer to reality."
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Library Futures here and we're coming in hot with our very first ebook from library internet favorite @aj-boston.bsky.social.
My Consumer Autobiography examines what it means to read--and own--a book through the story of the books AJ read in 2024.
www.libraryfutures.net/post/my-cons...
My Consumer Autobiography examines what it means to read--and own--a book through the story of the books AJ read in 2024.
www.libraryfutures.net/post/my-cons...
My Consumer Autobiography: Reflections on a Year of Digital Reading
Research and advocacy for the future of libraries.
www.libraryfutures.net
August 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Library Futures here and we're coming in hot with our very first ebook from library internet favorite @aj-boston.bsky.social.
My Consumer Autobiography examines what it means to read--and own--a book through the story of the books AJ read in 2024.
www.libraryfutures.net/post/my-cons...
My Consumer Autobiography examines what it means to read--and own--a book through the story of the books AJ read in 2024.
www.libraryfutures.net/post/my-cons...
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"This is the same ugly cluster of ideas that landed Du Bois in court on trumped-up charges 60 years ago: the idea that demanding basic civil rights is tantamount to treason; that protesting national policy means forfeiting one’s citizenship; that darker skin or leftist views make one less American"
When W. E. B. Du Bois Was "Un-American" - Boston Review
At the very height of the McCarthy era, he tried to keep alive a free and open debate about American military, economic, and foreign policy.
www.bostonreview.net
August 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"This is the same ugly cluster of ideas that landed Du Bois in court on trumped-up charges 60 years ago: the idea that demanding basic civil rights is tantamount to treason; that protesting national policy means forfeiting one’s citizenship; that darker skin or leftist views make one less American"
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We need our countries to get serious about abandoning US tech and putting serious resources behind developing more public-oriented alternatives their citizens can use instead.
Always great to get @ceciliarikap.bsky.social’s insights on these topics. Don’t miss our chat!
Always great to get @ceciliarikap.bsky.social’s insights on these topics. Don’t miss our chat!
For years, countries accepted their dependence on US tech companies. That needs to change.
This week @ceciliarikap.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss why it’s so important for governments to champion digital sovereignty that puts people first.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/290_...
This week @ceciliarikap.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss why it’s so important for governments to champion digital sovereignty that puts people first.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/290_...
August 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We need our countries to get serious about abandoning US tech and putting serious resources behind developing more public-oriented alternatives their citizens can use instead.
Always great to get @ceciliarikap.bsky.social’s insights on these topics. Don’t miss our chat!
Always great to get @ceciliarikap.bsky.social’s insights on these topics. Don’t miss our chat!
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could ChatGPT have made a book like this? didn't think so
those damned outdoor pigs can't keep getting away with this
August 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
could ChatGPT have made a book like this? didn't think so
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@wehere.bsky.social are starting to publish paper books!
We Here Press begins with @dorothyjberry.bsky.social’s “The House Archives Built and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities” (October 2025).
I can’t wait. 📜📚
www.weherepress.org
We Here Press begins with @dorothyjberry.bsky.social’s “The House Archives Built and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities” (October 2025).
I can’t wait. 📜📚
www.weherepress.org
We Here Press
www.weherepress.org
August 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
@wehere.bsky.social are starting to publish paper books!
We Here Press begins with @dorothyjberry.bsky.social’s “The House Archives Built and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities” (October 2025).
I can’t wait. 📜📚
www.weherepress.org
We Here Press begins with @dorothyjberry.bsky.social’s “The House Archives Built and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities” (October 2025).
I can’t wait. 📜📚
www.weherepress.org
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The Roman Catholic Church has a new Pope, and one of his first statements was on AI’s impact on workers.
This week @pbenanti.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Pope Leo XIV might approach AI and how to think about the ethics of technology.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/289_...
This week @pbenanti.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Pope Leo XIV might approach AI and how to think about the ethics of technology.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/289_...
August 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The Roman Catholic Church has a new Pope, and one of his first statements was on AI’s impact on workers.
This week @pbenanti.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Pope Leo XIV might approach AI and how to think about the ethics of technology.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/289_...
This week @pbenanti.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Pope Leo XIV might approach AI and how to think about the ethics of technology.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/289_...
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Subway sandwich guy has been released on his own recognizance.
His attorney argued the felony charge was excessive, and the judge agreed.
Oh, and he’s a USAF veteran.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
His attorney argued the felony charge was excessive, and the judge agreed.
Oh, and he’s a USAF veteran.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
DC man accused of throwing sandwich at federal officer released from custody
Sean Dunn, accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal officer, is released on his own recognizance as the judge finds the felony charge excessive.
www.wusa9.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Subway sandwich guy has been released on his own recognizance.
His attorney argued the felony charge was excessive, and the judge agreed.
Oh, and he’s a USAF veteran.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
His attorney argued the felony charge was excessive, and the judge agreed.
Oh, and he’s a USAF veteran.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
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"Most of the promotion of A.I. in schools boils down to: Well, it’s happening, and so students need to know.
But there’s nothing attaching it to learning outcomes. There’s nothing assessing its risk to privacy, to data, to the mental and emotional and cognitive development of students."
But there’s nothing attaching it to learning outcomes. There’s nothing assessing its risk to privacy, to data, to the mental and emotional and cognitive development of students."
August 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"Most of the promotion of A.I. in schools boils down to: Well, it’s happening, and so students need to know.
But there’s nothing attaching it to learning outcomes. There’s nothing assessing its risk to privacy, to data, to the mental and emotional and cognitive development of students."
But there’s nothing attaching it to learning outcomes. There’s nothing assessing its risk to privacy, to data, to the mental and emotional and cognitive development of students."
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How D.C. first lost its right to self-govern, and the long road to home rule
In 1871, Congress took over the capital city, blaming the District’s financial mess on Black voters.
March 2025
🎁🔗⬇️
In 1871, Congress took over the capital city, blaming the District’s financial mess on Black voters.
March 2025
🎁🔗⬇️
How D.C. first lost its right to self-govern, and the long road to home rule
The nation’s capital made history on Jan. 8, 1867, by giving Black men the right to vote with the District of Columbia Suffrage Bill.
wapo.st
August 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
How D.C. first lost its right to self-govern, and the long road to home rule
In 1871, Congress took over the capital city, blaming the District’s financial mess on Black voters.
March 2025
🎁🔗⬇️
In 1871, Congress took over the capital city, blaming the District’s financial mess on Black voters.
March 2025
🎁🔗⬇️
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"At the end of the day, I don't think my education is as important as the lives of people in Gaza who are being murdered and intentionally starved right now."
Columbia Suspends Nearly 80 Pro-Palestinian Student Protesters While Trying to Appease Trump
"At the end of the day, I don't think my education is as important as the lives of people in Gaza who are being murdered and intentionally starved right now."
hellgatenyc.com
July 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"At the end of the day, I don't think my education is as important as the lives of people in Gaza who are being murdered and intentionally starved right now."
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The 19th printing of my text Why Self-Publish Under Fascism? since May 1st. The print run is over 1,200 copies now. Still just $3.00 from www.halfletterpress.com.
July 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The 19th printing of my text Why Self-Publish Under Fascism? since May 1st. The print run is over 1,200 copies now. Still just $3.00 from www.halfletterpress.com.
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Awful—this is going to be a huge blow to the entire field of Folklore
In addition to many other important programs, IU Bloomington is eliminating its Folklore and Ethnomusicology Department, one of the most storied and successful in the country.
So, here it is. Thanks to a new state law that was NEVER DEBATED, Indiana University has committed itself to abolishing majors in African-American/African Diaspora Studies: American Studies; Art History; French; Italian; Religious Studies etc. DOZENS of majors. www.ipm.org/news-section...
July 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Awful—this is going to be a huge blow to the entire field of Folklore
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🚨 For the first time since 1986, Philly’s AFSCME DC 33 is going on strike. The union represents thousands of blue collar city workers (including street pavers and sanitation workers) and is the city’s largest—and lowest paid—municipal workers union. The strike will begin at 12:01am on July 1st. 🚨
June 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
🚨 For the first time since 1986, Philly’s AFSCME DC 33 is going on strike. The union represents thousands of blue collar city workers (including street pavers and sanitation workers) and is the city’s largest—and lowest paid—municipal workers union. The strike will begin at 12:01am on July 1st. 🚨
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Project 2029 is going to be as bad as Project 2025, but printed out in Garamond instead of Comic Sans.
July 1, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Project 2029 is going to be as bad as Project 2025, but printed out in Garamond instead of Comic Sans.
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among the losses are genealogy databases, test-prep databases, a variety of scholarly databases from Gale, and--of particular local significance--the archive of Boston Globe articles.
60% of usage is from schools. there were 9 million full-text downloads last year, a 12% increase.
this is sick. 📚
60% of usage is from schools. there were 9 million full-text downloads last year, a 12% increase.
this is sick. 📚
From a fellow department head's weekly update:
"Next Tuesday, July 1, we’ll be losing all of the databases provided by the state. Funding for the Institute of Museum & Library Services was cut by the Trump administration and the Mass Library Association is no longer receiving federal grants. (1/2)
"Next Tuesday, July 1, we’ll be losing all of the databases provided by the state. Funding for the Institute of Museum & Library Services was cut by the Trump administration and the Mass Library Association is no longer receiving federal grants. (1/2)
June 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
among the losses are genealogy databases, test-prep databases, a variety of scholarly databases from Gale, and--of particular local significance--the archive of Boston Globe articles.
60% of usage is from schools. there were 9 million full-text downloads last year, a 12% increase.
this is sick. 📚
60% of usage is from schools. there were 9 million full-text downloads last year, a 12% increase.
this is sick. 📚
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UPDATE: David Huerta was just released from custody!
June 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
UPDATE: David Huerta was just released from custody!
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The cost of Grok: "I can't breathe at home, it smells like gas outside. How come I can't breathe at home and y'all get to breathe at home?"
May 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The cost of Grok: "I can't breathe at home, it smells like gas outside. How come I can't breathe at home and y'all get to breathe at home?"
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Many libraries would not be able to start a collection if it weren't for the generosity of the zine community.
Mail your zines to:
Zine Pavilion
c/o Ben Wildflower Art
PO Box 4798
Philadelphia PA 19134
We will be accepting donations until mid June in preparation for #ALAAC25! 💫
Mail your zines to:
Zine Pavilion
c/o Ben Wildflower Art
PO Box 4798
Philadelphia PA 19134
We will be accepting donations until mid June in preparation for #ALAAC25! 💫
May 8, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Many libraries would not be able to start a collection if it weren't for the generosity of the zine community.
Mail your zines to:
Zine Pavilion
c/o Ben Wildflower Art
PO Box 4798
Philadelphia PA 19134
We will be accepting donations until mid June in preparation for #ALAAC25! 💫
Mail your zines to:
Zine Pavilion
c/o Ben Wildflower Art
PO Box 4798
Philadelphia PA 19134
We will be accepting donations until mid June in preparation for #ALAAC25! 💫
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“Calling all Black zine creators and self-publishers, archivists, and #BlackHistory buffs”: @andeeszines on IG is seeking to interview you for a short documentary and zine on Black #zines and self-publishing. www.instagram.com/andeeszines #BlackZines #DIY
May 15, 2025 at 4:20 AM
“Calling all Black zine creators and self-publishers, archivists, and #BlackHistory buffs”: @andeeszines on IG is seeking to interview you for a short documentary and zine on Black #zines and self-publishing. www.instagram.com/andeeszines #BlackZines #DIY
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Portugal is taking online disinformation and fake news seriously. As part of a broader attempt to encourage media literacy, it’s offering 15-18 year olds a free digital subscription to a range of respected newspapers and magazines as well as online upstarts that don’t spread lies. (Monocle)
May 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Portugal is taking online disinformation and fake news seriously. As part of a broader attempt to encourage media literacy, it’s offering 15-18 year olds a free digital subscription to a range of respected newspapers and magazines as well as online upstarts that don’t spread lies. (Monocle)