Ximena
@ximenamamdani.bsky.social
Librarian. Researching international libraries, archives in Mexico. Actually Indigenous.
LA <—> Jiquilpan. Remember Uvalde.
LA <—> Jiquilpan. Remember Uvalde.
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I can’t remember who said it, but like 10 years ago someone said “if public libraries didn’t already exist, the concept would be treated today as preposterous left-wing gobbledygook,” and I think about that a lot
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I can’t remember who said it, but like 10 years ago someone said “if public libraries didn’t already exist, the concept would be treated today as preposterous left-wing gobbledygook,” and I think about that a lot
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I will add that I discovered last week that UCLA IT administrators had brought Palantir to campus. When I pressed, the details were sparse and the leader who invoked it demurred. This is what Palantir thinks of higher ed. Why are they at UCLA?
www.wsj.com/business/pal...
www.wsj.com/business/pal...
Palantir Thinks College Might Be a Waste. So It’s Hiring High-School Grads.
Tech company offers 22 teens a chance to skip college for its fellowship, which includes a four-week seminar on Western civilization
www.wsj.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I will add that I discovered last week that UCLA IT administrators had brought Palantir to campus. When I pressed, the details were sparse and the leader who invoked it demurred. This is what Palantir thinks of higher ed. Why are they at UCLA?
www.wsj.com/business/pal...
www.wsj.com/business/pal...
The silence & complicity within this profession seems to always be not to piss off the overlords. It’s hard to find peers with a backbone even with a strong union & worker protection. I hate it here.
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The silence & complicity within this profession seems to always be not to piss off the overlords. It’s hard to find peers with a backbone even with a strong union & worker protection. I hate it here.