Gulf of Mexico stan @liber8er.bsky.social · 03/10/2026So glad "Big Game" James Franklin is in the ACC #H2P #pitt #pittfootball 000
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanScholars at Risk @scholarsatrisk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026We thank UC Santa Barbara for their continued collaboration in offering a placement extension to an at-risk #scholar on their campus! If interested in supporting #AcademicFreedom, join the network today! www.scholarsatrisk.org/join 011
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanUC Santa Barbara @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social · 12/06/2026With Commencement officially underway, UC Santa Barbara has announced the newest recipients of its most prestigious student honors, awarded for scholastic achievement, extraordinary service and personal courage and persistence. Full story: ow.ly/a5nL50ZafsSow.lyUniversity names winners of top student awards for Class of 2026UC Santa Barbara has announced the newest recipients of its most prestigious student honors, awarded for scholastic achievement, extraordinary service and personal courage and persistence. 011
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanThe Librarians Film @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social · 28/04/2026This Saturday in Santa Barbara! Get tickets now! 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1985546783... 092
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanKQED News @kqednews.kqed.org · 30/12/2025dlvr.itCA Project Makes Thousands Of Rare Songs Available To The PublicThe recordings from rare and aging vinyl collections have been digitized. 075
Gulf of Mexico stan @liber8er.bsky.social · 09/12/2025One handed quarterbacks are 2 and 0 this weekend #Steelers #Chargers #NFL 000
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanObservations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation laist.com/news/arts-an...laist.comThousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoyThe project, which will include some 50,000 songs from private record collections, is a collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation. 6400205
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanUC Santa Barbara @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social · 10/11/2025A treasure trove of rare and historic American music—including songs by Memphis Minnie, the Carter Family, Blind Willie Johnson, and more—is now freely available to the public thanks to a new collaboration between the UC Santa Barbara Library and Dust-to-Digital Foundation ow.ly/J8Bg50Xpuf2ow.lyVast collection of historic American music released via UCSB Library partnership with Dust-to-Digital FoundationThousands of rare and uniquely American songs from the Jazz Age and the Great Depression are available for free listening thanks to a partnership between UCSB and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation. 0189
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanjeff @jazyjef.bsky.social · 07/11/2025The Dust-to-Digital Foundation and the University of California, Santa Barbara have partnered to make thousands of historic recordings freely accessible to the public.dusttodigital.substack.comPreserving the Past & Sharing It Today: A New Partnership with the University of CaliforniaThe Dust-to-Digital Foundation and the University of California, Santa Barbara have partnered to make thousands of historic recordings freely accessible to the public. 04719
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanUCSB IHC @ihcucsb.bsky.social · 15/09/2025This summer, junior high and high school teachers collaborated with UCSB grad students and staff from the IHC, UCSB Library, and Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation to conduct research on the history of community celebrations surrounding Fiesta and develop lesson plans for their students.news.ucsb.eduFinding Fiesta partners UCSB with local teachers for new perspectives on a century-old celebrationUCSB partners with community institutions to provide teachers troves of Fiesta history as K-12 students reexamine and interpret the annual celebration through fresh eyes. 122
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanData Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 29/08/2025UC Santa Barbara Research Data Services Infographiced us and it is EVERYTHING. #DataRescue Somebody tell whomever created this Heyyyy from DRP. We 🫶 you. 🛟 rcd.ucsb.edu/sites/defaul...rcd.ucsb.edu 0134
Gulf of Mexico stan @liber8er.bsky.social · 24/08/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o... what we lose when we defund researchnytimes.comOpinion | America First? Not When It Comes to Your Health. 010
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanTom Bolton @tom-bolton.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Santa Barbara County Coast Included in Tsunami Watch After Huge Russian Quake #tsunami www.noozhawk.com/santa-barbar...noozhawk.comSanta Barbara County Coast Included in Tsunami Watch After Huge Russian Quake | Local News | NoozhawkA massive earthquake off the east coast of Russia has prompted a tsunami watch for Santa Barbara County and the rest of the California coast. The 012
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanStone Cold Jane Austen @abbyhiggs.bsky.social · 22/06/2025It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this 8096337214278
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Former register of copyrights Shira Perlmutter filed suit in federal court on May 22, challenging her removal from office and seeking reinstatement to her position at the U.S. Copyright Office.buff.lyFired Copyright Chief Sues in Federal Court to Get Job BackFormer Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter, who was fired on May 10, filed suit in federal court on Thursday, challenging her removal from office and seeking reinstatement, while voiding any… 26627
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/05/2025It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday. 913418258580
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanScience Magazine @science.org · 09/05/2025Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.scim.agExclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisionsChanges seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund 15320891520
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanInside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 02/05/2025🚨 #BreakingNews | What Trump's Proposed Budget Cuts Mean for Education, Research Programs Science research funding and programs that help students access college are on the chopping block as Trump aims to cut at least $163 billion. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4iIDd7i 073
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stan60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 28/04/2025The National Institutes of Health, the largest funder of biomedical research in the world, has fired 1,300 employees and cancelled more than $2 billion in federal research grants. cbsn.ws/4daiCrvcbsn.wsHow cuts at the National Institutes of Health could impact Americans' healthCuts and layoffs to the National Institutes of Health threaten medical research around the U.S., agency insiders warn. 38741427
Gulf of Mexico stan @liber8er.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Git has a goal for one billion contributors but face inclusion challenges #UCOpen #OSPO 010
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanMatt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 30/03/2025Sources: White House ordered firing of L.A. federal prosecutor on ex-Fatburger CEO case www.latimes.com/california/s...latimes.comSources: White House ordered firing of L.A. federal prosecutor on ex-Fatburger CEO caseAdam Schleifer, a longtime financial fraud prosecutor, was dismissed from the U.S. Attorney's office in L.A. on Friday. He was pursuing charges against the former CEO of Fatburger, a Trump supporter, ... 13203105
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 24/03/2025American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiYtheatln.tcThe Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War PlansU.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling. 35038151554
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanHelen Rottier @helenrottier.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Education is under attack. All who stand for the freedom and flourishing of the US postsecondary education system can sign on to a statement affirming and committing to core values that shape education. Read: bit.ly/DemocracyAnd... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #DisabilityStudies #DisabledInAcademiabit.lySpeaking Out for Democracy and US Higher EducationSpeaking Out for Democracy and US Higher Education To add your name to this statement, go to https://bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEdSign We publicly affirm our commitment to the enterprise of higher educ... 34017
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanWIRED @wired.com · 18/03/2025They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.freedom.pressWired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should followAs the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy 16249136823359
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanLaura Abrahamsen @labrahamsen.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Today’s calls, if they made any difference. 5calls.org/issue/instit...5calls.orgSave the Institute of Museum & Library Services ⭑ 5 CallsOn Friday, March 14th, Trump signed an executive order that calls for there elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the … 031
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 17/03/2025We need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved! action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025action.everylibrary.orgSEND AN EMAIL: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacking Federal Funding for LibrariesWe need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved! 28869
Gulf of Mexico stan @liber8er.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Trump signed an Executive Order attacking Federal Funding for Libraries. Please send an email to your legislators and governors before it's too late! action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.socialaction.everylibrary.orgSEND AN EMAIL: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacking Federal Funding for LibrariesWe need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved! 010
Gulf of Mexico stan @liber8er.bsky.social · 15/03/2025As the recipient of several IMLS grants, this just breaks my heart. These are so important for the library field 000
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12/02/2025Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence 289114575402
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanThe Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 26/02/2025Why the GOP budget points to Medicaid cuts. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...nytimes.comWhat Can House Republicans Cut Instead of Medicaid? Not Much.The math of the G.O.P.’s goals makes the move almost unavoidable. 62114
Gulf of Mexico stan @liber8er.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Our country is going to hell in a hand basket www.youtube.com/watch?v=chbb...youtube.comJFK Library closed until further notice: Joe Kennedy III reactsYouTube video by CBS Boston 000
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 20/02/2025JUST IN: Government of Canada purchases avian influenza vaccine to protect individuals most at risk. 12823142
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanJeremy Koster @jeremykoster.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1) 692415820
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanTina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 19/02/2025Ex NFL player @chriswarcraft.bsky.social protesting the inclusion of a MAGA acronym in the Huntington Beach library plaque at last night’s council meeting. He was arrested and cited. 21598633008
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanMilitant Angeleno @militantangeleno.bsky.social · 11/02/2025YO, WHATUP, EVERYONE! The Militant's Epic #NightMarket Guide has been moved to a new, easier-to-find webpage! The original blog post remains but will no longer be updated (the new page will). You can now find it (and tell a friend) at: militantangeleno.com/nightmarkets Bookmark it! ✊🏽 1133
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanYour Resident Librarian @residentlibrarian.bsky.social · 05/02/2025I'm so stoked. I decided that for my July book club we'll be reading Dark Archives: a Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom. That's going to be a fun discussion. 5141
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 05/02/2025“The library is a repository of the hopes, dreams and understandings of a people,” Jackson-Hinds Librarian and cellist Bridgeet Olugbala said.buff.lyBridgeet Olugbala: Hinds County Librarian and CellistLongtime librarian and cellist Bridgeet Olugbala of Jackson, Miss., hopes for a resurgence in communities embracing their libraries and librarians. 011120
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/02/2025Did you know? In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine. The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics. 8893660410770
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 30/01/2025NPR not cut out for the moment. He blamed Obama and dwarfism for the crash. 213812
Reposted by Gulf of Mexico stanChris Evangelista @cevangelista413.bsky.social · 29/01/2025We don’t have to pretend to be interested in super bowl commercials. “Two actors reunite for mayonnaise commercial” does not need to be treated like an event. We can be free. 713109280
