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Dylan Flesch

@dylanflesch.bsky.social
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Organizing with For the People Leftist Library Project and NYC PLAN. Day job in the archives at New York Public Radio. Views my own. He/him.

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abdullah @ashihipar.bsky.social · 13h
you can see re: the ruling on the NYC pied-a-terre tax vs the upcoming Medicaid changes - who is not expected to prove things to the government/who the government is expected to do the leg work for vs. who is expected to prove and document everything to the government
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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 11h
This sounds great!
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New Kings Democrats @newkingsdems.bsky.social · 17h
The Appellate Division ruled today that “the amendments that passed on August 25, 2026, are invalid” — the Brooklyn Democratic Party can’t change its rules to reverse an election result. This is a victory for democracy and for common sense. www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad2/H... 1/🧵
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 29/09/2026
If I’m reading this right, Anthropic has no choice but to IPO now because it doesn’t have the money to cover its computing / infrastructure obligations next year
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DBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This tidbit was in the article. 🎈💥 ? "Goldman Sachs warned Friday that AI hyperscalers, including Meta, need to generate roughly $300 billion a year in AI services revenue just to break even on their capital spending—and $1 trillion annually to earn meaningful profits—spooking investors."
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Mark Zuckerberg Loses $9 Billion In A Day As Goldman Sachs Pours Cold Water On Meta Stock Rally
Zuckerberg’s $9 billion loss was the biggest single-day drop among any billionaire Friday.
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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Heritage Foundation laid out how they were going to rescind Title IX, the law that prohibits sex discrimination in education, by first targeting trans people's participation in sport. Capitulating on the human rights of transgender people is catastrophically falling at the first hurdle.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026
Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Summary
Companies
• Anthropic IPO could value the company at more than $2
trillion
• Anthropic lost $42 billion in 2025
• Al lab spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure last year
• Operating loss widened to $8.06 billion in 2025 from $2.98 billion in 2024
• Execs, industry analysts have expressed concerns over harms of Al tech
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Anthropic is making a massive bet that Al will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters.
But the cost to get there will be staggering. Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans to spend $518 billion on cloud, computing and infrastructure obligations in coming year, according to the
prospectus.
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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I am frequently reminded of Fred Hampton’s point that “we have to educate the people as to who their enemy really is.” And that “the people” includes all of us.
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Andrew Schreck @andrewschreck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
i don't think cis guys realize how much power they can shift in a conversation just by casually telling their friends
"that's fucked up, man" when someone says something
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education. We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 28/09/2026
I haven't had anything to add re: Cornell, because I don't think anyone wants to use this space to reckon with the fact that none of these systems are meant to help you, unless you are a university seeking to minimize your legal exposure. It's not fair to ask strangers to reckon with that here.
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nick @unionnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays.
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Every college in this country decided that expelling and/or sending the police to beat the shit out of their own students for the crime of being opposed to genocide was their top priority. That and giving Trump complete control of what they teach. Contrast that with how they treat rapists.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 26/09/2026
A group of locals is trying to reclaim city spots for the people—including lobbying to turn vacant lots into gardens and fighting the event venue Guastavino’s over a courtyard. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Are Public Spaces Really for the Public?
A group of locals is trying to reclaim city spots for the people—including lobbying to turn vacant lots into gardens and fighting the event venue Guastavino’s over a courtyard.
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vortex_egg @vortexegg.com · 28/09/2026
The push to make it so that "websites as a destination for humans is over" is an intentional move to violate the freedom to read of individuals and move access to information into a "pay to get an opaquely intermediated version from a nontransparent source" model.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Technology enthusiasts severely overestimate the average person’s desire or willingness or capacity to build and use AI agents. I understand some work roles that could mandate or encourage it but that is no way a tech revolution. Agents are best for structured, clearly delineated tasks.
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Simon is on strike ✊🏻 @simonxix.com · 28/09/2026
Historic England outsourced their digital image provision to a third-party company. Then the company went bust and now all their images are inaccessible. Tell me again how outsourcing to the private sector is sustainable?
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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.myatproto.social · 28/09/2026
Nearly 500K people in NYS are officially unemployed. But what if each of these people could go to a government agency that— • Intakes what kinds of jobs they're willing to do; and • Matches them with a government job that meets a known public need? I think this is possible, if NY takes 4 steps. 🧵
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
California gave its young free tuition from the founding of UC Berkeley in the 1870s until the 1960s.
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Noel Healy @drnoelhealy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The assault on US universities didn't start in 2025. Our new paper traces the decades of corporate capture that made it possible, and why climate research is a primary target. Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There's a city council hearing tomorrow (Monday) at 11 am at the Schomburg focused on the city's research libraries. I only heard about this on Friday so cannot attend. I think the public can submit written testimony: www.eventbrite.com/e/show-your-...
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Show Your Support for NYPL's Research Libraries
Join Schomburg and NYPL colleagues at a special hearing of the New York City Council. See government in action. Open to the public.
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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
All the breakouts sound amazing, I just signed up for: “Archiving sans Big Tech — with Nasir Anthony Montalvo”
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King County Library System @kcls.org · 24/09/2026
We're excited to announce that most KCLS locations are expanding their weekday hours! Beginning October 20, most KCLS locations will be open 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, giving you more time to browse, study, print, or just have a place to be. For more info: bit.ly/KCLSExpandedHours.
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Most KCLS Locations to Expand Hours Beginning October 20
We're excited to announce that most KCLS locations are expanding their weekday hours!
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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.myatproto.social · 27/09/2026
For most Leftists, what is in the public interest is nearly always at odds with the hoarding of private interests. But when crafting financial objectives + strategies, we rely on concepts designed for private finance. To serve public ends, public finance must develop a new language and logic. 🧵
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Holly Bemiss @bemissh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
--> "The criminalization of left-wing literature & those who publish or distribute it ... should also concern mainstream bookstores, which should be able to carry 'a broad range of viewpoints without fear of government scrutiny or interference.'" www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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Bookstores Sound Alarm Over Trump’s Anti-Terrorism Memo
In a letter to the American Booksellers Association, eight left-wing, mission-driven bookstores argue that the broad definition of domestic terrorism contained in a 2025 national security presidential...
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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On Tues evening we launched our first two Cross-Reference Coalition publications at the Ctr for Bklyn History 🥰 Anyone can download digital copies — libraries (we’ll prioritize Metro members) can request FREE print copies — via the pubs’ respective pages! crc.metro.org/projects/ (📸 by Mina Leazer)
Four people on a stage in a fancy room, with a set of zines projected on a screen behind themThe crowd at the end of the night, holding candles to recognize the equinox. Xinan Helen Ran, a member of the Search & Discovery cohort read a lovely acknowledgment Our colorful Misfit book and Search & Discovery zine set A cross-cohort planning team planned a range of activities — like bingo (card displayed here) — to help folks meet one another at the event, to promote social
“cross-referencing” :)
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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Many trustees and top executives agree on the project.
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Are You A Librarian: The Untold Story of Black Librarians follows the librarians who kept the doors open when the law said they shouldn't-from segregated reading rooms to freedom libraries to the branches serving our communities now" Rentable/streamable 📚 www.historysplayground.com/are-you-a-li...
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Watch Are You a Librarian | History's Playground
Rent the Are You a Librarian documentary for $3.99 and stream it for 72 hours on History's Playground.
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dr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
in 2017, a trans reporter was fired at @marketplace.org for writing a blog post abt the need for journalists to resist rising fascism, racism and transphobia. @kairyssdal.bsky.social, the host of the show, said nothing & let his colleague's career be murdered. judge his hr tips accordingingly.
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Catherine D'Ignazio (she/her/ella) @kanarinka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
MIT spent $3 million on 500 AI-capable surveillance cameras while laying people off, shutting down libraries, and canceling journal subscriptions. In this article, 4 faculty & I discuss our new arts initiative to celebrate surveillance and repression on college campuses: fnl.mit.edu/how-we-learn...
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How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Campus Surveillance – MIT Faculty Newsletter
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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I had a really nice time at the @ulunyc.bsky.social conference last Friday sharing about @nycplan.org's organizing work over the last couple years. The quest for 0.5% for NYC libraries continues!
Picture of the front entrance to the Central Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Tall columns and doors with gold!
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
Typically, when cities are burning in the United States it’s been in response to policing not in the absence of it.
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
They manufactured a shoplifting crisis which were characterized in hushed tones by inventing shoplifting gangs all over the country the last time the police did a slowdown.
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 25/09/2026
thousands of people protested in New York City streets over Netanyahu’s UN visit today. over 100 were arrested. on the ground with @alicesperi.bsky.social @us.theguardian.com
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Netanyahu’s speech at UN spurs protests in New York City: ‘Let Gaza live’
Actor Susan Sarandon, whistleblower Chelsea Manning and comedian Caleb Hearon are detained by NYPD
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Dan Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Had a blast on @librarypunk.bsky.social talking about Gramsci, Carnegie, and public libraries. Where has philanthropy gone in the politics of our elites? What's changed since the homestead strike? Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/4rzD...
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170 - Carnegie, Gramsci, and Libraries feat. Dan Greene
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Raskin made a holy shit observation on MS Now this afternoon: Since taking office, Trump has made a million dollars per hour for himself. Every hour, he has made more than twice the president’s annual salary.
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026
over the past few weeks several AI evaluation/cybersecurity experts have explained how what's happening is a result of human incompetence rather than "AI going rogue". I'm begging the media to show a shred of journalistic integrity and stop parroting what altman or amodei say
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Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
And now that you've got the who, what, where, when, and why, learn HOW to launch a library/local newsroom collaboration in your library! /end nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Stronger Together How to Launch a Collaborative Local Information Initiative at Your Library / Thursday, November 19, 2026 1 pm ET/10 am PT / hands holding a smart phone with news and a library card / Library Futures
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Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Be the media! Or at the least let your library and local newsroom work together to create it in our fall series! /1 www.libraryfutures.net/post/stronge...
Stronger Together: A Webinar Series for Librarians and Journalists Fall 2026 / hands holding smartphone with news and a library card / Library Futures
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The youngest person his pager attack killed was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah, who had just started 4th grade. The pager was on a table when it went off and she picked it up to take to her dad. It exploded in her face and reports said it covered the room in her blood. She wanted to learn English.
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Boston spends 6.4 times more on policing than on libraries That probably explains why BPL is facing a pretty big (under)staffing crisis and may have to close some branches Is this really what we want? 📚 --- Graphic via @librariesftp.bsky.social www.librariesforthepeople.org/snapshots
LIBRARIES VS COPS SPENDING PER CAPITA
r:PS,COURTS,CAGES $697.09 :::nim
LIBRARIES $108.57 :::nim
h BPL belongs to the Books Unbanned coalition, in • WJ which library systems provide a free digital card to
youth ages 13-21 anywhere in the country, allowing
them to check out materials that may be otherwise
unavailable to them due to censorship. The program
was started by Brooklyn Public Library in 2022.
6.4 TIMES MORE ON
POLICING THAN ON
LIBRARIES
LIBRARIES GET 1.09%
OF CITY SPENDING
POLICING GETS 7.01%
OF CITY SPENDING
A 2025 WBUR analysis of Boston Police Department
records found that the police chief routinely ignored
recommendations from the city's Office of Police
Accountability and Transparency, which was created
in 2020 in response to widespread calls for increased
police oversight. In August, Lawyers for Civil Rights
sued the department for footage of the fatal shooting of
Stephenson King, Jr by an officer in March 2026.
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Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wow, some bad #library news from Colorado. Seems like Denver is soon to follow.📚 www.dailycamera.com/2026/09/24/b...
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After nearly a dozen layoffs last year, more may be on tap for Boulder’s library district
A constrained 2027 budget and need to address building maintenance will likely lead to layoffs, officials say.
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Alex Zucker @alexzucker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The MDC Brooklyn Community Support Coalition, founded in response to the escalating crisis at the federal jail in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park, has launched a campaign to expose what its members describe as inhumane conditions at MDC, + www.brooklynpaper.com/brooklyn-mdc...
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Advocates detail alleged medical neglect, violence and poor conditions at Brooklyn’s troubled MDC • Brooklyn Paper
For years, the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) has been a troubled neighbor in Sunset Park, with a record of violence, staff shortages, prolonged
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Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 24/09/2026
The committee that makes up the Brooklyn Democratic Party held a chaotic meeting Wednesday to elect its leadership team using controversial new voting rules, as an appeals court deliberated on the legality of their actions mere blocks away. hellgatenyc.com/brooklyn-dem...
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
APStylebook @APStylebook
X.com
Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
On the latest episode of Liberating Lit, Dr. Emily Knox talks about why protecting the right to read is social justice work and shares some powerful advice for literary advocates just getting started or starting to feel the weight of burnout: www.liberatinglit.com/episodes/epi...
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Episode Two: Dr. Emily Knox — Liberating Lit
For the second episode of Liberating Lit, get to know the work of Dr. Emily Knox. Knox’s expansive knowledge and experience with book censorship across American history informs so much of the work bei...
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Share the Cities Collective @sharethecities.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is a direct result of everyone with Real Change, Share the Cities & Transit Riders Union highlighting this priority for many years. We appreciate the Wilson Administration focusing on this. Several previous Mayors actively ignored this topic - remember that.
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 22/09/2026
“…when The City Reporter tried to enter one of the new immigration courtrooms on the third floor Monday, security guards barred the reporter from entering. A DHS police inspector later threatened The City Reporter with arrest for trying to wait in an elevator bank outside the new courtrooms.”
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Fund Public Goods Not State Violence @mkranz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Only 18 more votes until this resolution gets adopted. Come on, NYC Democratic Socialists, let's get the party to commit to investing in public goods!!!
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