Reposted by MSAnil Dash @anildash.com · 27/09/2026It’s a very minor point amongst the far greater injustices of the situation, but the Cornell case has also just reminded me how much all of society seems to have just accepted the fact that big tech won’t allow people to use the word “rape”. (Or at least people *believe* so — nobody knows!) 519635
Reposted by MSZines From Gaza @coastallinespress.com · 02/10/2026NEW ZINE! Our latest release is a coloring book by Tasneem Ahmad with illustrations by Yuko Okabe of Palestinian clothing, food, ecology and historic sites, inviting you to color life into them while learning about Palestinian culture and identity. coastallinespress.com/lets-color 🇵🇸 🖍️ 194
Reposted by MSJennifer C. Nash @jennifercnash.bsky.social · 02/10/2026All good things come to an end: FINAL (!) black feminist theory summer institute in August 2027. Please share with grad students and encourage them to apply. 288
Reposted by MSPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The white nationalists are turning up the dial on racism against South Asian USians. Will we talk about the fact that the dial has been up on anti-Blackness among this same group for decades? Because I think that it's a barrier to solidarity. 519723
Reposted by MSRyan Randall @www.ryanpatrickrandall.com · 01/10/2026I absolutely detest how we've gone from "do things" to "outsource things" to "do research and intellectual work so that we can humbly request that the outsourced vendor, who keeps raising costs on services that keep degrading, fix their costly jank". 2156
Reposted by MSPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I have seen the chart saying that people in the U.S. don't invite anyone over to dinner anymore. I would like to say that this may be empirically true. What is also true is that when people invite people over it's often the case that people flake out. So it creates a negative feedback loop. 1115717
Reposted by MSNiko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm grateful to Radcliffe and the Schlesinger Library for ensuring that my mom's work will be accessible to her many students, past and futurehls.harvard.eduLani Guinier’s legacy, in her own words - Harvard Law SchoolSchlesinger Library collection offers scholars a closer look at Lani Guinier's work on voting rights, race, education, and equality. 419840
Reposted by MSGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026That's a $96,318 fine for being raped. 232014656
MS @mimosaishere.bsky.social · 30/09/2026so, so, so done with all the rain, drizzle, humidity, and yes, frizz in my hair 021
Reposted by MSBrittany Paloma Fiedler @bpfiedler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In a country that doesn’t provide sick or vacation days or any job protections, who else has the luxury of taking 20ish days off a year due to lack of childcare besides (some) people with upper middle class jobs? Even if daycare were free, most jobs I’ve worked would make me quit to be a parent. 141
Reposted by MSKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There’s something to be said for how most of the political spectrum can unite around hounding some lesbians over niche drama in their spaces but huge segments of society are silent about pervasive campus rape impacting a huge population of primarily youngwomen 252866661
Reposted by MSÉireann @eireannmor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Imagine. Decide. Act. Make. The human skills, the human verbs 056
Reposted by MSwhet moser @whetmoser.com · 29/09/2026The earth looked like it was lit from within Like a poorly assembled electrical ball As we moved out of the farmlands into the grid The plan of a city was all that you saw 1327
Reposted by MSBOO! k HistoriAAAH 🎃 @book-historia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It’s one thing to be aware of how the public is using it and how the disinformation it breeds can be countered in a respectful reference exchange, but it’s entirely different to use a tool that is ACTIVELY HARMING OUR FIELD in a public-facing way 1287
Reposted by MSLee Cicuta @butchanarchy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026What a surprise, the organizers of the covid cautious dyke bar hated the article, rejected its framing, and is defending their covid cautious patrons and performers. Anyone who joined in on the viral harassment campaign started by Jesse Singal wanna say oops or…? recorder.com/2026/09/24/g... 141233455
MS @mimosaishere.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"Perhaps you can begin IRL. Or end IRL. Or advertise physically. Could this email be a meeting? Or maybe it’s a Discord. A URL people actually visit. A Roblox world. Cool has always fermented, first, in containment." docs.google.com/presentation...docs.google.comEX Research_Cool Is A Skill IssueCOOL IS A SKILL ISSUE A trend report by EX Research Q3 2026 000
MS @mimosaishere.bsky.social · 24/09/2026when someone writes a GoFundMe update about a tragic loss that also recounts the agentic AI conversation they had about grief and memory, and then I stop reading 031
Reposted by MSPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I was just pointing out a couple of days on here that this is the LOWEST HANGING FRUIT of low hanging fruit for Democrats to promise if they take control of Congress. RAISE THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE from $7.25. It has not risen since 2009. It's criminal. 101080271
Reposted by MSsepoy @sepoy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Congratulations to @durba.bsky.social for being named a 2026 @caseygrants.bsky.social Freedom Scholar!🔥🥇🦅caseygrants.orgMarguerite Casey Foundation | Freedom ScholarsThe Freedom Scholars awards were created in 2020 to demonstrate the Marguerite Casey Foundation’s commitment to academic research and scholarship focused on shifting the balance of power in society to... 2143
Reposted by MSÉireann @eireannmor.bsky.social · 12/12/2024nothing beneath notice, no work beneath us no part of the work that does not involve us we are for this and it is for us (all) the time it takes is the sign of our commitment life is limited, let's make things well not doing everything as fast as we can is good, actually 072
Reposted by MSÉireann @eireannmor.bsky.social · 07/07/2026nothing beneath notice is a labor slogan as well as an aesthetic practice 0186
Reposted by MSMatthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"JJ Pionke, librarian, library and information studies educator, and advocate for people with disabilities, has died." One of the best of us has left this world, moving on, I hope, to a kind of peace. JJ, you will be missed. Fiercely. jj-pionke-memorial.org/in-loving-me...jj-pionke-memorial.orgIn Loving MemoryJJ Pionke 1978 – 2026 JJ Pionke, librarian, library and information studies educator, and advocate for people with disabilities, has died. JJ was born in suburban Chicago to Wayne and Rita Pi… 43111
Reposted by MSSolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 20/09/2026If you ain’t got that dog in you than do knitting content 62246
Reposted by MSPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A lot of people are not well right now: physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This is an excellent time to de-escalate conflicts and to lean into patience. This is true in our personal lives and also (maybe especially) online when it's overwhelmingly strangers crashing into each other. 131657497
Reposted by MSJeff Melnick @melnickjeffrey1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Okay enough of the ugliness wrought by that other Sheeran, here's the Jens Lekman version, whose "Shirin" is also about the relationship of art and politics. youtu.be/WHjbnsC80_kyoutu.beJens Lekman - ShirinYouTube video by KyotoPurpleSanga 0102
MS @mimosaishere.bsky.social · 16/09/2026me, admonishing the wind: "stop making everything into a video or a podcast and just be words on a page" 010
Reposted by MSBeatGhoul @beatgrrrl.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The French made a short film about what could happen after all immigrants would follow the ‘white, angry old man’s’ advice to "go back where they came from". 25527
MS @mimosaishere.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This thread captures everything I've found annoying about the "using AI as an idea-generator" approach. (And yes, I'm explicitly going against the findings of a panel I was part of in 2023 touting these tools for visual arts research . . . because frankly, I now know more, and can change my view.) 010
MS @mimosaishere.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Need a new PTO category for when one has to deal with or secure precarious/temporary/unwieldy housing. It's not a vacation, it's not disability leave, it's some other thing that's the product of unchecked capitalism, climate change, and/or successive natural disasters. 000
Reposted by MSAlexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 14/09/2026A villain telling stories about heroes to earn the money to engage in more evil, that's the real story behind the new HP series. So no, I won't be watching. 114124
Reposted by MSJohn Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A reminder that vaccines are widely available right now! And while most pharmacists don't even bother to ask about preexisting condition qualifications, they will also usually help you find out which fit you. Don't get killed by COVID. I'd much rather have you on Earth with me. 1532451
MS @mimosaishere.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"We commemorate the 3,000 Americans slain on 9/11. We do not commemorate the three orders of magnitude more who the U.S.' actions killed. There could be no righteous victimhood for us if we did." www.forever-wars.com/today-we-mus...forever-wars.comToday We Must Finally Remember What The 9/11 Commemorations IgnoreRighteous victimhood fueled the War on Terror. 25 years later, we also have to remember all of those slain under its banner 001
MS @mimosaishere.bsky.social · 12/09/2026when both of the women promoted look like doppelgangers of one another 010
Reposted by MSJess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 10/09/2026We had a vote in my 4th grade class on whether we thought invading Iraq was right and I got sent to the principal's office for being the only person to vote against the invasion 🙃 The early aughts were *fucked*, y'all 11679129
Reposted by MSRhys Parton @rhysparton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Podcasts should go back to being audio only. 2266989
Reposted by MSPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 09/09/2026In what universe would a white Mayor be told he could not attend a commemoration in Oklahoma City because "Timothy McVeigh?" 132226557
Reposted by MSMike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026You’ve gotta use AI because it’s the future. But also it’ll take your job. But also it’ll create a paradise on earth and solve most of our problems. But also it’ll end humanity soon. But also you’ll get left behind if you don’t use it right now. 12068201640
MS @mimosaishere.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Ex Machina (2014) is not supposed to be trending in 2026, except for the Oscar Isaac dance sequence. 000
Reposted by MSViolet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 09/09/2026If you teach #MLIS classes, consider bringing me in to talk to your classes about the job search. Too many LIS professionals out here giving advice that worked for them 20 years ago, but it's a different world now. 📚 713035
Reposted by MSJaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 08/09/2026I spoke to a member of the SBWU boycott committee about the call to boycott Starbucks. As a reminder, boycott Starbucks! www.weareravenous.com/starbucks-wo...weareravenous.comThe Starbucks Boycott Heats UpAfter negotiations for a contract have stalled, Starbucks Workers United is officially calling for a boycott. 1315140
MS @mimosaishere.bsky.social · 09/09/2026"It would have been interesting to explore the genre’s troublesome stereotypes and how it lives on in the realm of sci-fi, but there is no such probing — neither on the museum’s walls or in the digital guide." - @cmonstah.bsky.social (a good label can do so much) email.kcrw.com/the-lucas-mu...?email.kcrw.com🎨 The Lucas Museum is a Missed Opportunity 010
Reposted by MSThefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · 08/09/20261000%, cosigned, no one host an event of any kind until they read this. Do you know how many times I have read through an entire event description and finished without knowing WHAT FUCKING CITY IT’S IN? So many times. Far too many. Please just. Just read and follow this, for all our sakes. 65415
Reposted by MSjenny (phire) @phirephoenix.com · 08/09/2026I've looked at literally thousands of online event listings over the past year and a half and now I have Opinions™ about how they should be structured, perhaps you would be interested in these if you also run events or you just enjoy a slightly exasperated blog post phirephoenix.com/blog/2026-09...phirephoenix.comthings I wish every event organizer would do for their event listingsHello yes, I am aware that it’s been almost a full year since the last post. This is largely because running Show Up Toronto and writing a newsletter for it every week takes a lot of time and energy. ... 36426
MS @mimosaishere.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is a must-read for anyone trying to create and bring community together. (And pair this with Elise Granata's latest piece for GROUP HUG on the weirdness of using social media platforms to champion hyperlocal happenings: grouphug.substack.com/p/the-weirdn... )grouphug.substack.comThe Weirdness of Using Social for the Hyperlocalhow i’m using and not using social media for a new community space 020
Reposted by MSViolet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 07/09/2026📣 Brand new zine published to celebrate Labor Day: "Don’t Cross the Picket Line : Strike Solidarity for Beginners." Free to print or read online at violetbfox.info/dontcross/. This 24-page zine was created for anyone who's *not* part of a union and doesn't know much about unions or strikes. 4335172
MS @mimosaishere.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Temping for Enterprise rental car, spending 4 days stuffing envelopes with letters to thousands of customers who . . . didn't pay the tolls while using their vehicles. A few years later, electronic tolling was finally introduced on the interstate. 020