iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Rev. Kate @kateelizabeth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I get so frustrated in conversation about legislation when people talk about guidance for "women and trans people". Those are not mutually exclusive categories. Also, cis dudes are allowed to exist and be protected when they pee, right?

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valerie @vfo.northsky.social · 07/09/2026

I want to live in a place where Nazis are more nervous being out in public than trans people

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Signed. I would encourage you to do the same.

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Rev. Kate @kateelizabeth.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

UK folk. If you don't understand why queer people and our allies are so worried about definitions of gender, access to loos, etc., read this.

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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Pet cats are essential for survival. The dinosaurs didn’t have pet cats, and see what happened to them.

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Darren Flynn (he/him/his) @patchedelbows.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I'll tell you what's especially sad; there's lots of great *real* photos of library-land out there that could have been crowd-sourced and used instead. May I respectfully submit LILAC2016 me doing my past faux-coy and camp "oh hello there" to the photographer. Source: www.flickr.com/photos/lilac...

Photo from LILAC2016 showing Darren looking back and smiling at the camera. Nigel Morgan and Sam Aston in the foreground.

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Kira is a whole mood, honestly.

Kira, a tuxedo cat, lying in a way that defies physics with her mouth slightly open. No thoughts anywhere in that brain.

Kira, a tuxedo cat who is actually alive I promise, lying with her mouth open, no thoughts anywhere in a 50 mile radius. A white hand reaches for The Forbidden Tum.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

"I have accepted Keir Starmer's resignation as my chief servant and have invited Andy Burnham to lay out details for how many meals a day he'll give me"

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Kira inspecting my copy of ‘Ex Partum’ by @slashnburnett.bsky.social. Not sure what she thinks of it!

Kira (a young tuxedo cat) sniffing the book ‘Ex Partum’ by emma burnett.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 03/06/2026

A reminder of Joshi's Workslop Postulate

JOSHI'S WORKSLOP POSTULATE
"l use Al all the time
but I always check
the outputs"
Daniel / David / James / Andrew / Robert etc
Either
LYING
Ridden with heaps
of catastrophic
errors
Definitely quicker
than doing actual
work I guess
x
Or
FOOLISH
Checked and
corrected every single
error manually
Took longer to correct
errors than just doing
the work 101
"Always check the outputs for errors" = "please re
information pollution rather than plastic pollu

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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Pssst… JK Rowling’s house has a gender neutral bathroom in it.

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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Do you like dystopian speculative fiction? Stories about food? A focus on parenting? Raging against the predatory capitalist machine? Awesome because I have a book for you! Pre-order your copy here: emmaburnett.carrd.co #scifi #stories #booksky 📚🪐 #parenting #food #agroecology

Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

My conference buddy! I don’t know if Kira is actually interested or not. #CALC26 #catsofbluesky

Kira, a black and white cat, curled up on a round grey cat bed. She is giving a slightly judgmental stare.

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TheThinkery @thethinkery.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

CALC really set a new standard on how to start a conference. If your conference does not start with a live stream of Pandas or Puppies - what are you doing? #calc26

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

It’s library conference time, which means time to spam BlueSky (apologies in advance). Excited for #CALC26!

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Bodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk · 08/05/2026

Happy 100th birthday Sir David Attenborough! David Attenborough at the Weston Library public opening in 2015, the same weekend he was awarded the Bodley Medal.

Picture of Sir David Attenborough by John Cairns

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Your vote is precious. Today millions of people across Wales, Scotland and England are voting in the hope that their choice will improve their lives. I hope it will. Politicians are asking for your vote; it grants power and removes it. Use it and remind them never to take you for granted.

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Migrants' Rights Network @migrantsrights.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

The idea of ‘earned settlement’ is racist and classist. 📣 So, why are we calling on allies to complete the Government’s ‘Earned Settlement’ consultation? Find out more: migrantsrights.org.uk/2026/01/29/e... #HostileEnvironment #Migration

migrantsrights.org.uk

Call to Allies: Complete the ‘Earned Settlement’ Consultation - Migrants' Rights Network

New 'earned settlement' proposals left members of our Network feeling incredibly distressed. We're calling on allies to respond.

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Damn it, I’ve lost #whamageddon! Note to self: if I care about not losing this game next year, don’t watch ‘The Holiday’ until it’s actually Christmas. Or skip the first 5-ish minutes….

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Rev. Kate @kateelizabeth.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Trying to remove trans people from public life. Tell me again how this isn't violent?

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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Remember, my friends: Do not comply in advance, and do not cry in advance. The fear and despair is the point.

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Rachel Playforth @archelina.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Oh joy, another helpful AI infographic via LinkedIn. Off I go to my job as a liberaian, maybe to run some critical evaligane workshops and of course use New! Boulean! Logic!

Infographic officially generated by AI and full of weird spellings as follows: AI-EMPOWERED LIBERAIAN: A Guide to FUTURE SKILLS & TOOLS

CORE SKILLS

INFO LITERACY 2.0

PROMPT ENGINEERING

HALLUCINATION VERIFICATION

Crafting effective queries

New Boulean Logic

New Boulean Logic

Fixing bad Al answers

You: Human-in-the-loop

ALGORTHMIC BIAS

TOOL FLUENCY

Perpxlexy (Cited Ansiwers) (Lit Raviews)

Elicit (Lit Reviews)

Consesus (Science)

Spotting stereyptes Critical evaligane Workshops

YOU are the *Al-Literate Information Professional

Teach Patrons to Think Critically

ETHICS & LAW

PRACTICAL WINS

COPYRIGHT & IP

CATALOGING

Clean Metddata Transcribe Archives (Transkribus)

MARKETING

DATA PRIVACY

Al content not cophiyated

Social Media Captions

ACCESBILITY

No sensitive data in public Al Protecting user info

Video Transcripts Speech-to-Text

Be the Trust Agent

~Gatekeeper~

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

You’ve just died. The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you. I mean, there are worse ways to die than by the sword. 🫡⚔️

Ashley in a grey fencing mask and overlay, blue jacket, black trousers, and green knee-high socks, swinging a longsword at a fencer in a purple jacket and pluderhose (PUFFY PANTS), also holding a longsword. These two delightful weirdos are in a blue sports hall, surrounded by other delightful weirdos.

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

‘Sexy HEMA Scorecard.’ Do I even WANT to know how to make that a Halloween costume?!

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mankrik's wife guy @byelacey.bsky.social · 23/09/2023

bringing back my most viral tweet for spooky season

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Queer Liberation Library @queerliblib.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Let’s talk about Banned Books Week. 📚

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

As someone who does HEMA, very much agree that women should have swords (along with non-binary folks).

Ashley (white woman in her mid thirties with long brown hair) in a long sleeved pink shirt holding a sword

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

If you live in or near Oxford, are a woman (cis or trans)/nonbinary person/trans identifying, and you want to learn consensual historical violence, come to this workshop next Saturday (19th July) hosted by my HEMA club! Tickets are free but space is limited: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-sword-in...

eventbrite.co.uk

A Sword in the Hand 2025

An introductory historical fencing for women, non-binary and trans-identifying folks.

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Animal Flix @animalflix.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

The most majestic thing you will see on #bluesky today. 😇

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I may have watched the trailer for 'Wicked: For Good' about 5-6 times already.... Oops. youtu.be/vt98AlBDI9Y?...

youtu.be

Wicked: For Good | Official Trailer

YouTube video by Universal Pictures

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

And that is a wrap for Day 2 of #CALC25 and for me that’s a wrap for the conference! I am on annual leave beginning tomorrow, so will likely miss Day 3. The past two days have been packed with information but it’s been so illuminating and inspiring. Hope to ‘see’ everyone next year!

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I’m already enjoying Christine Moeller’s session ‘“I’m killing myself to fit”: librarianship’s marginalization of neurodivergent librarians’. As a librarian who is likely neurodivergent (pursuing official diagnosis), a lot of the information is ringing true. #CALC25

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Amazing session from Twanna Hodge and Abigail Philips, ‘Librarianship in the mirror: reflecting on our complicities.’ #CALC25

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Finished an incredible session from Tina Liu and Jennie Fallis, ‘Lessons from the Tortoise.’ Clearly articulates the problems with EDI initiatives within many universities (which are often corporate, ‘tick-box,’ and surface level rather than actually radical). Less neoliberalism, please! #CALC25

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

While waiting for the start, we have had puffins and a puppy cam. Yeah, I would say this a good conference. #CALC25

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Time for Day 2 of #CALC25! Looking forward to it!

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Holly Meade-Kennedy @hollymeadekennedy.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Loved @heroicendeavour.bsky.social's talk on Libraries as 3rd Spaces, closing a genuinely great Day 1 of #CALC25. "The fluidity of the 3rd space gives librarians a unique freedom to drive change". I wrote about this recently in @irishexaminer.bsky.social: mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/19...

mural.maynoothuniversity.ie

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Finished Day 1 of #CALC25 with a really interesting session from @heroicendeavour.bsky.social. Learned a lot and have a lot to think about in my role as an academic librarian.

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Eek, I missed Edgardo Civallero’s session ‘Slow libraries, radical futures’! I think I misread the timetable in my exhaustion and thought I had a longer break…. Oh well, I can just say that I was embracing the concept by taking it slow for an hour or so. #CALC25

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Spotted this gorgeous cat on my walk earlier. I may not have a cat now, but I am pretty sure posting cat pictures during library conferences is mandatory. #CALC25

A grey tabby cat lying on a concrete footpath in the sun.

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Ashley C. @amcush13.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Really interesting to hear about Christina Kamposiori’s research on EDI in job specs (I now need to scour the RL PD Bank). Also interesting to hear that by comparison, there were a number of positions in the US that were created to drive EDI (at least at time of the research). #CALC25

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