Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 13/10/2026"It's hard to know how to feel when the Pope's favorite baseball team gets knocked out of the playoffs. I've probably shifted 10% towards believing there is no god." 000
Reposted by JarchTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 04/10/2026My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com 211192358
Reposted by JarchOrkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 01/10/2026a short poem name like when we meet a bovine and we say 'hi coo' #NationalPoetryDay #Haiku 1644094
Reposted by JarchHannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward 10135053788
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I asked my library to buy it and just finished reading it. SO good. What a monumental amount of work you did, and how beautifully and sensitively you presented it. 121
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I also have a wide ball and narrow heel. Have you tried Clarks? Expensive but they FIT and they last a good long time. 110
Reposted by JarchJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The provost of Dartmouth, at which I teach, has been using AI to write both academic papers & national op-eds, according to brave reporting by @thedartmouth.bsky.social. Many students are already bitter about AI. This leaves us as faculty no ground to stand on. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...thedartmouth.comOp-eds, academic articles by Provost Santiago Schnell flagged as ‘AI-written’ by ‘near-zero error’ AI detector PangramSchnell said he used artificial intelligence for “making writing processes more efficient,” but that AI was not a “substitute” for his own “intellectual judgment or authorship.” 701481491
Reposted by JarchCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 22/09/2026One of the few good things about the drought this year is watching so many of my neighbors replace dying grass with native plants. 18100665
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Great show!! Will your set at the Iron Horse in January be the same or different? 000
Reposted by JarchNPR @npr.org · 19/09/2026Friedman was in her early 20s when she landed her first position as an editorial assistant at NPR. She became an editor and reporter, and a co-creator of the annual Books We Love reading guide. n.pr/4yavrvCn.prEditor Rose Friedman, who helped shape NPR's cultural coverage, dies at 38Friedman was in her early 20s when she landed her first position as an editorial assistant at NPR. She became an editor and reporter, and a co-creator of the annual Books We Love reading guide. 651241206
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 17/09/2026There seems to be something wrong with the SLJ website and the Fuse8 blog...it says "slj.com has expired." Any idea what's going on? 100
Reposted by JarchAlexandra Lange @langealexandra.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Newsflash: Kids need somewhere to go www.cnbc.com/2026/09/15/t...cnbc.comTeens need more places to meet IRL — their future success may depend on itMalls and other physical third spaces have been on the decline for years. We’re finally beginning to understand the implications for today’s youth. 0266
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 15/09/2026YES. THIS --> "Stop thinking about AI as an inevitability" -@maris.bsky.social 000
Reposted by JarchWBUR @wbur.org · 14/09/2026Three days into a pilot program with the Boston Police Department, city officials realized Flock Safety had been distributing data it promised not to share with external law enforcement agencies, according to the city’s annual Surveillance Technology Report.trib.alFlock Safety failed to secure Boston vehicle data during 2025 pilot, report findsThree days into a pilot program with the Boston Police Department, city officials realized Flock Safety had been distributing data it promised not to share with external law enforcement agencies, according to the city’s annual Surveillance Technology Report. 16528
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"Many wonder how, or if, the United States will find its way out of authoritarianism. The only possible way is if people are joyfully running towards a better option, not fearfully backing away from the worst of what they face today." 030
Reposted by JarchTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 12/09/2026My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com 111301423
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"I am a big time proponent of speaking ill of the dead. But I'm also a believer in living a life such that if anyone tries to talk shit about you, they are roundly told to shut the fuck up. Truly the mark of a life well lived." 000
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"But these stars' legacies do not just stem from their talent. They were also never colossal shitheads." 000
Reposted by JarchWIRED @wired.com · 28/08/2026California residents have a legal right to access the data that companies collect about them. Actually exercising that right is a burdensome nightmare. www.wired.com/story/i-dema...wired.comI Asked 100 Companies for My Data. I Got Deletion Notices InsteadCalifornia residents have a legal right to access the data that companies collect about them. Actually exercising that right is a burdensome nightmare. 219554
Reposted by JarchLibrary of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️ 194335007162
Reposted by JarchMartha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 24/08/2026“Freedom to Read/Anti-Book Ban Laws are a reminder that libraries represent the whole of a community and that library workers are professionals who deserve to be respected as such.”bookriot.comMassachusetts Passes Freedom to Read LawAfter years of work by the state legislature and literary advocates, Massachusetts became the 13th state to pass a freedom to read law. 0229
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 23/08/2026AZT, biodiversity, boy band, caller ID, heat dome, mixtape, steganography, tankini 010
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 19/08/2026"Has the passive voice historically functioned to deflect responsibility and consolidate unjust power arrangements?" 000
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 18/08/2026"The uncomfortable truth for MWRA is that residents and businesses in the Quabbin towns have been subsidizing the true cost of Quabbin water for the past 88 years." 021
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 18/08/2026“Whatever the ideals were, we never lived up to them, but at least we had them." -Art Spiegelman www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...theguardian.comArt Spiegelman: ‘The US needs a counter-revolution’More than four decades after his Holocaust story Maus transformed the graphic novel genre, Art Spiegelman discusses Trump, the shadow of 9/11 and the rise of fascism in America 021
Reposted by JarchMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 12/08/2026"RESTAURANT MANAGER: Someone said you needed to see me? DAD: Yes, I want you to turn up all of the lights in the dining room so I can see things better. MOM: Also, I’m cold. And very warm."mcsweeneys.netImagined Conversations Between My Parents While on a Family VacationMOM: I’m going to the front desk. I want to embarrass our adult children. DAD: I was just there to do exactly that by getting a ridiculous number of washclot... 2685
Reposted by JarchMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 17/08/2026FIRST BABY: In his own crib, at 6 p.m. on the dot THIRD BABY: In an L.L.Bean wagon at a World Cup watch party at 9 p.m. buff.ly/vmc2QFMmcsweeneys.netPlaces My First Baby Slept as a Newborn vs. Places My Third Baby Has Slept as a Newborn“On a blanket outdoors, covered with a hat, long sleeves, an umbrella, and a muslin cloth On a blanket outdoors, at a birthday party, being held by several v... 2537
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 15/08/2026“When censorship starts in a democracy,” Ms. Morello wrote in a letter published in The Tribune in 1990, “where does it stop?” 010
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 11/08/2026There is no evidence-based reason for homework before fifth grade, with the exception of reading for 20 minutes/day. I'm delighted that my kid's (MA) public school follows this practice! 1140
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Started reading this yesterday, finished today. SO good. Great pacing, well researched, characters to root for. 120
Reposted by JarchLeslie Ylinen @leslieylinen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026My male boss, who I wrote this about, gave me unsolicited feedback about what would have made it funnier. 19414
Reposted by JarchViolet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Adoptee friends & others impacted by adoption: I'm a librarian planning a display for November (National Adoption Month). These are just some of the books that'll be on display—I'd love your suggestions! 53130
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 03/08/2026“AI doesn’t have the skills of a human, and it doesn’t have the judgment of a librarian.” americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...americanlibrariesmagazine.orgCoexisting with the Machine | American Libraries MagazineWhile AI remained a hot topic at this year’s “Top Tech Trends” panel, some speakers tempered their enthusiasm and focused on specific uses. 000
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 03/08/2026"People want art that–even if it's not challenging, per se–takes a little chewing before you swallow it....In an ideal world, the conclusion execs would draw is to produce even more thoughtful and engaging art, and to support more diverse artists..." 0112
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 29/07/2026"What a gift, to realize that you're surrounded by such a furious consensus." 0241
Reposted by Jarchjessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Does anyone know how I can get ahold of Charlie Bailey to see if he'll share his slides? (yes I've tried his workplace website, the usual socials, checking to see if he had a website, yes I've seen his LinkedIn, we have no mutuals). If so, please let me know. And check out this library program idea. 23213
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 25/07/2026This is adorable! I love this concept. Would buy for my library! 020
Reposted by JarchThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/07/2026The AI jobs apocalypse probably isn’t coming anytime soontheguardian.comThe AI jobs apocalypse probably isn’t coming anytime soonArtificial intelligence may not deliver on its promise of vast economic opportunity at a price that humanity is willing to pay 136718
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 20/07/2026"It's okay to have fun in the present as we work towards a better future for everyone." -@joshgondelman.bsky.social yes yes yes! 001
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 20/07/2026"No matter how oppressive the big picture feels, nothing can stop you from hearing a child pronounce a word incorrectly, and failing to correct them so that they keep doing it." 100
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 20/07/2026"With the only growing industries apparently being insider trading and plagiarism..." 100
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 20/07/2026"Far be it from me to imply that the guy whose commitment to science begins and ends with prodding at roadkill he found might be underqualified for the job of keeping America healthy..." 1374
Reposted by JarchTrung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 28/05/2026So I’ve started Pride and Prejudice, and already I feel bad for Mrs Bennet. 792909560
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 16/07/2026"Our 2020 survey revealed that one third of borrowers go on to purchase a book or an author that they first discovered at a public library. In this sense, libraries are showrooms for publishers’ products." www.libraryjournal.com/story/how-ge...libraryjournal.comHow Gen Z Use (and Don’t Use) Public LibrariesThe digital natives of Gen Z identify as readers, distrust algorithms, and increasingly turn to libraries. 010
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 15/07/2026"Throughout its history, librarianship has been grounded in principles of inquiry, evidence and intellectual honesty." 010
Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 15/07/2026"Librarians do not merely help people find information; they help people evaluate, contextualize, preserve and ethically engage with it." 000