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aj-boston.neocities.org @aj-boston.bsky.social · 11h

[*a horrifying Eldritch creature ushers me into a literal Borgesian library*] Me: "This cannot be." Creature: "You find this unfathomable, don't you?" Me: "Was this built before 1990?" Creature: "It is timeless." Me: "I don't think it's exempt. You're gonna have to make this ADA accessible."

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Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 12h

Please share!! The Department of English at Arizona State University invites applications for an Assistant Professor, Indigenous Studies position. PhD in literature, rhetoric, media studies, linguistics, or related discipline required at the time of appointment. apply.interfolio.com/194236

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Ensign Ron @grandrevans.bsky.social · 12h

I will never not be mad about the master tapes for The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong being dumped into Upper New York Bay.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Measuringe the value of educacioun by returne on ynvestment onlye ys lyke measuringe the value of a garden by the weight of the floweres

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Dr ShinyGoth @ghostingdani.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Humanities will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no humanities.

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 29/09/2026

this is tonic masculinity + semiotically clever as hell 👍

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Ensign Ron @grandrevans.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

People sure do love to vote for politicians who cut taxes and then complain when the public services funded by taxes are also cut.

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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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vortex_egg @vortexegg.com · 28/09/2026

The question to people who say that the web should be reshaped in this way is, "Why do you want to deprive other people of the liberty of using information resources according to their own choices and aims?"

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Prof. Allie Alvis 🌷 @book-historia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I fuckin love this guy, and what a cute idea for a podcast

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

less hot takes, more animals squashing gourds

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Historian Jen @historianjenfl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Andy Beshear has an entire chapter in his new book about backing the LGBTQ community and it's worth a read. He talks about how the anti-trans ads were tested in KY during his election and how vetoing anti-trans legislation didn't hurt his reelection campaign.

However the anti-trans ads had less to do with Kentucky and more to do with the fact that we were in an election. Terry Schilling, the head of the APP, decided to test the ads in our election to determine whether or not the issue could win votes for the Republican Party. Earlier in the summer of 2019, Scholling had partnered with a behavioral science firm to try to find a wedge issue that resonated with suburban voters. That's right. The anti-trans ads did not come out of some firmly held conviction but was a purely political stance. Their research landed on trans athletes, specifically trans women, competing in women's sports. They tested their theory in the 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial general election. Although I won, APP considered their test successful, because their research showed the ads delivered thirteen thousand votes for Trump Lite, which made the race tighter than anticipated.

You might hask how, in this political climate, I was reelected after vetoing the anti-trans bill. Because people respect authentic faith. The day I vetoed it, I explained my why. I said I believe all children are children of God and that I don't want people picking on these kids. I then countered their anti-trans ads with commercials talking about good jobs, healthcare, roads and bridges, public education, and

public safety. The result? The biggest win of my career. So don't tell me the Democratic Party should stop fighting for the rights of all people. Just explain your authentic why, and then get back to focusing on issues that touch all our lives on a daily basis.

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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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BuffaloResearch.com @buffaloresearch.com · 27/09/2026

Tell me something you've been told about Buffalo people, places, things, or events that you think might be an urban legend. Other than ghosts & haunted places, I got those covered. #Buffalo

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Hope For The Planet @h4tp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We now have rigorous pooled data showing that even without active restoration efforts, cleared rainforest can rebound to 75% of their former species composition and 90% of species diversity within just thirty years. #goodnews

optimistdaily.com

Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation | The Optimist Daily

A major Ecuador study finds cleared rainforests can recover 90 percent of their species diversity in just 30 years, as long as humans leave the land alone.

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Ensign Ron @grandrevans.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I also grinned like an idiot and started dancing in my seat when I recognized they were playing 真夜中のドア〜Stay with Me. This was not the last time I was seat-dancing during Ha-Chan.

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Ensign Ron @grandrevans.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Drove out to the city to see a couple movies today. I enjoyed Practical Magic 2 (not as much as the original but still a fun time) and Ha-Chan Shake Your Booty (it’s about grief! and dancing! and I understand just enough Spanish and Japanese to have fun with the way language is used in the film).

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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium @ptdefiancezoo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Sea Otter Awareness Week, Moea! 🦦 Our rescued Southern sea otter is an estimated 17 years old. She is calm, confident, and loves spending time with her fellow otter pal, Clara. She’s also a foodie at heart, and her name is too! "Moea" is a nod to the scientific name for sweet potato. 🍠

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.

A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future

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Society of American Archivists @saa-official.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Want to start a digital preservation program? Join SAA’s virtual “Preserving Digital Archives” course on Nov 5–6! Learn hands-on skills and practical steps to preserve digital collections. Register now: ow.ly/Nehg50ZHYmY

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Taiwan Wild Bird Federation @taiwanwildbirds.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! 🥮 中秋節快樂喔~~ Pomelos, like mooncakes, are one of the traditional foods eaten during the holiday. They also make great birds! 😃

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Lucia ✨ Ko-Fi Comms Open 4/5 ✨ @maolyart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival 🥮🌕✨ Treat yourself to a mooncake and some tea with friends and family! :) #oldiebutgoodie #moonfestival

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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...

historysplayground.com

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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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

New research links the emissions of 122 fossil fuel and cement producers to around 40% of the Western US’s decline in mountain snowpack, deepening water shortages for communities and agriculture. via @climateconnections.bsky.social

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Scientists link fossil fuel producers to the West’s worsening water shortages » Yale Climate Connections

A new study blames 122 companies for contributing to severe drought in the region.

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Ensign Ron @grandrevans.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

<--Can this guy finish an essay, an exhibit, and still have time to swim after work? Only time will tell.

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Briony Neilson @brionyneilson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Developing microfilm in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., in June 1942 (photo by Royden Dixon, Library of Congress) 🗃️

b&w photo of a man standing side-on to camera, wearing a long apron and touching a large frame from which long strips of film negatives are hanging

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Advice for my younger friends: if you want to encourage yourself to stay healthy and functional, to exercise and eat well... ...pick a couple of motherfuckers you really want to outlive.

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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium @ptdefiancezoo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Your new prickly pal needs a name! 💖 Vote for your favorite at pdza.org/name-the-porcupette

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Ensign Ron @grandrevans.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Gotta be Secret of Mana for me. I’d played Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt at a babysitter’s home before, but watching a friend’s older brother play this game is what convinced me to ask my parents if we could get an SNES. It helped that it was a two-player JRPG so my sibling and I could play together.

Screenshot from Secret of Mana. The protagonist, a boy with spiky anime hair and an all-blue outfit is holding a sword and standing outside the Water Temple.

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🌸Anime Themes🌸 @animethemes.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Anime: Magic Knight Rayearth Style: Opening Track: Yuzurenai Negai Artist: Naomi Tamura Year: 1994 Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha #Anime #Animesky #AnimeThemes #AnimeOpening #AnimeOP #MagicKnightRayearth #Rayearth

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026

Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.

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https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d

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Megan L. Cook @meganlcook.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Happy bi visibility day!

A bumper sticker reading “honk if you’d rather be watching the 1999 cinematic masterpiece “The Mummy” starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weiss.”

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Dylan Lewis @iamdylanlewis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Training rare book catalogers like I’m leading an insurgence when I tell them we aren’t restricted to whatever the fuck is happening at LC and we can use a lot of credible thesauri and CVs like homosaurus and RBMS

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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium @ptdefiancezoo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy first day of fall! 🍁🎃🍂

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It is hot off the presses! My article for The American Archivist Reviews Portal, managed by @saa-official.bsky.social, is out! It is timely w/ all the strain that #nationalarchives is under, with so much job turnover, while the US is increasing archival restrictions w/ faltering democratic norms.

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Toward a Culture of Secrecy?: Revisiting Verne Harris and Christopher Merrett’s 1994 article

This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Verne Harris and Christopher Merrett, “Toward a Culture of Transparency: Public Rights of Access to Official Records in So…

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

You can't, and shouldn't seek to, replace public schools or libraries with bookstores. You can't replace a public good with a private business, no matter how well-meaning or well-organized it may be.

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Ensign Ron @grandrevans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Archives & special collections folks: has anyone done research on workflow & request management software from a user perspective? I’m definitely not asking because Aeon keeps swallowing my requests to schedule a virtual consultation to digitize materials at a repository that I will not name.

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Feral Appalachian witch in Texas 🌞🌻🏳️‍🌈 @cybrarerin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The archivists probably started getting threatening emails and phone calls from the online mob this guy riled up. It’s a sad day for Texas libraries and Texas history when we can’t collect or study LGBTQ+ materials.

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Oregon Zoo @oregonzoo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Happy Sea Otter Awareness Week!

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Ensign Ron @grandrevans.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There are dozens upon dozens of reasons why I love Madeleine Olnek's Wild Nights with Emily (2018). One of them is that it's such a masterful study in contrast through juxtaposition. Here's the final shot of the film, in which Susan washes Emily's body splitscreen with Mabel erasing Emily's words.

The final shot of Madeleine Olnek's 2018 film Wild Nights with Emily, consisting of a split-screen image. The left half of the frame shows Susan Dickinson gently and lovingly washing Emily Dickinson's corpse. The right half of the frame shows Mabel Todd erasing Susan's name from Emily's love letters.

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Steffen Hope @hopesteffen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Two dinosaurs.

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Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination” Hear Mary Oliver, in her lovely time-rasped voice, read one of the greatest poems ever written: www.themarginalian.org/2014/09/24/m...

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Mary Oliver Reads Her Beloved Poem “Wild Geese”

“Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination…”

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Ensign Ron @grandrevans.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Deeply and sincerely missing the hills of New England and the coasts of the Pacific Northwest this weekend. To have two homes and yet to be so far away from either of them…

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