Reposted by Big librarian energye.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 19/06/2026I would rather have an inefficient space program than a trillonaire nazi 322525329
Reposted by Big librarian energyNorm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 06/06/2026They should make the entire NBA season out of the NBA Finals. 636825
Reposted by Big librarian energyKim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 11/03/2026this is a horror story nymag.com/intelligence...nymag.comThe Laid-off Scientists and Lawyers Training AI to Steal Their CareersExperienced white-collar workers are now part of a miserable gig economy. 12418114
Reposted by Big librarian energyTristan Lee @tristanl.ee · 10/02/2026People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve... 5073773291
Reposted by Big librarian energyjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/02/2026"For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career...cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism." (gift link)nytimes.comOpinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is 15767861924
Reposted by Big librarian energyDrew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 04/12/2025"In a very short timeframe, AI has become the high-fructose corn syrup of the digital realm: It’s now in everything, even if you don’t want it there." www.sfgate.com/tech/article...sfgate.comThe time has come to declare war on AI"It's now in everything, even if you don't want it there." 11410127
Reposted by Big librarian energyACLU of Northern California @aclu-norcal.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Oakland is fast-tracking a $2.25M contract with Flock Safety to buy more surveillance cameras and software that would tap into private security systems like doorbell cameras and feed the livestreams into OPD’s network of automated license plate readers. 62312
Reposted by Big librarian energyMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 14/11/2025"Sure, I chose to be here, and yes, I could almost certainly find a job elsewhere, but redoing my résumé would take time. Also, I don’t feel like it. Besides, once a year, my company mandates all employees to help clean up a local beach, and I almost always go."buff.lyI Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good PersonI love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j... 120647
Reposted by Big librarian energyCapt. Jack Sharrow @sharrows.bsky.social · 07/10/2025This weekend was record breaking for our mutual aid efforts! On Friday, the team got up bright and early to send home vendors. 6 vendors supported, over $500 worth of food. Saturday, we bought 100 tamales from 2 vendors! All distributed right back into the community. We keep us safe! #BikeChi 09633
Reposted by Big librarian energyAG Rob Bonta @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov · 03/10/2025Californians: the November special election is just around the corner. Check your registration, look for your ballot in the mail, and make a plan to vote. 617194
Reposted by Big librarian energyNicki Washington, Ph.D. @drnickiw.bsky.social · 06/08/2025On this Chairteenth, we celebrate the good folks of Montgomery, especially our guy AquaMayne. Special shout out to the folks who, within 72 hours, recreated this in their apartment complex. A COMMUNITY!! 💀 25374381696
Reposted by Big librarian energyKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/07/2025A lot of this country’s problems boil down to straight white men who see themselves as some sort of default “normal” but any variation on that as “an identity” that is “political” 416158433084
Big librarian energy @lakemerritt.bsky.social · 15/06/2025F the NYT! Just absolutely committed to paving the road to fascism. 010
Reposted by Big librarian energyNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 15/06/2025The owner of Twitter sends out 100 right wing propaganda tweets every single day and the algorithm is set up so that every single person on Twitter has to see every single one of these tweets. Now here’s another piece about Blue Sky’s ideological diversity problem. 153171343755
Big librarian energy @lakemerritt.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Gut punch after gut punch but this one hit especially hard today. 020
Reposted by Big librarian energySherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 09/05/2025This is an absolute disgrace. apnews.com/article/dona...apnews.comPresident Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla HaydenPresident Donald Trump has abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda. 1352921816
Reposted by Big librarian energye.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 10/04/2025everywhere Elon Musk companies go, they are among the top polluters... Tesla Fremont is the second biggest polluter in all of California! www.jalopnik.com/tesla-factor...jalopnik.comTesla Factory In California Pollutes So Much It Is Second Only To An Oil Refining CompanyFor years, Elon Musk’s defenders pointed to his mission to save the planet with electric vehicles as a reason to dismiss all criticism. Even if Musk messed up, it was supposedly all with the goal of p... 11327123
Reposted by Big librarian energyTesla Takedown UK @teslatakedownuk.bsky.social · 03/04/2025One small action you can take today to hurt Elon Musk where it matters, in his wallet? Delete your X account. Or, if you want to keep your name, here are some steps you can take instead. 🧵 1/4 814443
Reposted by Big librarian energyEmily Drabinski @edrabinski.bsky.social · 15/03/2025The library and the post office are the only two systems we have that circulate things widely and to everyone, no matter who they are or what they believe. The library is the only one that, for now, is not forced to pay for itself at point of sale. Attacks on IMLS are attacks on every one of us. 152856974
Reposted by Big librarian energyYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil. 17158112713
Reposted by Big librarian energyCaroline-of-the-Cornfields @ahoycaroline.com · 26/02/2025I’m somehow on a Heritage Foundation mailing list (😂) and they sent a survey to see what we think of DOGE. Who wants to offer some m-fing feedback?!? secured.heritage.org/the-heritage... Please share with a friend or a thousand :)secured.heritage.org 148492084542
Reposted by Big librarian energyLibrary Innovation Lab @harvardlil.bsky.social · 06/02/2025We just launched a 16TB archive of every dataset that has been available on data.gov since November. This will be updated day by day as new datasets appear. It can be freely copied, and we're sharing the code behind it to help others make their own archives of data they depend on.lil.law.harvard.eduAnnouncing the Data.gov Archive | Library Innovation LabToday we released our archive of data.gov on Source Cooperative. The 16TB collection includes over 311,000 datasets harvested during 2024 and 2025, a complet... 4219011000
Reposted by Big librarian energyThe Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 05/02/2025What the fuckwashingtonpost.comGoogle drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillanceGoogle changed its public AI policies to remove assertions that it would not develop AI applied to surveillance or weapons. 53550264
Reposted by Big librarian energyAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Words we all need to hear in this moment. "Each day, despite the noise and chaos of the world around us, we must hold onto the knowledge that our work is important, impactful, and critical—especially now." 09818
Reposted by Big librarian energyTeen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 29/01/2025Here’s everything we know so far about Trump’s attempt to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth ⤵️teenvogue.comEverything We Know About Trump's Executive Order on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans YouthFrom what it says to what it means for you. 3401108
Reposted by Big librarian energyAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Your knowledge of your community as a constituent is your most powerful tool as a library advocate. Whether this funding freeze is restrained by the courts temporarily or permanently, we MUST join together as advocates and Show Up #ForOurLibraries. Share your story: airtable.com/appTIEEt9RjD... 04920
Reposted by Big librarian energyProPublica @propublica.org · 28/01/2025📌 This Friday at 3 p.m. ET, join our reporters as they demonstrate our new Private School Demographics database, which allows users to look up the demographics of private schools compared with the public schools nearby. RSVP: propub.li/4haYtm1propublica.orgHow to Use Our Private School Demographics News AppJoin our reporters as they compare the demographics of private schools across the country to nearby public schools. 5477124
