Reposted by nimisha bhatSarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I saw this going around the other day and saved it to my meme library. this is pretty much it 011514
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026it just seems like there was a better way to word the subject line referring to your book you want me to purchase for the library, ma’am 130
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I try to be as generous with my colleagues as I can but when librarians are using AI generated meeting minutes without proofreading them and dumping coworkers’ writing into ch*tg*t without consent I’m not sure how that can be reformed. the call is coming from inside the house. 020
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 31/08/2026to add to the neverending evidence that professional development in academia is untenable, to present at one conference and stay for two nights in order to travel there and back again, the expense is $2k that I would have to front half of before I can even apply for funding 120
Reposted by nimisha bhatAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Then the Haitians did it The Right Way. And now after Americans lured them here and practically begged them to come to Springfield — Springfield! — now they’re having Trump’s armed secret police inflicted on them, and being told they all need to go back to an incredibly dangerous place or else 91390248
Reposted by nimisha bhatAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Something else - and no, I’m not making an original point here — that endlessly infuriates me about the trump administration’s siege of Springfield Ohio is that the Haitians are there primarily because they were invited there, largely by local conservative political and business leaders… 252677582
Reposted by nimisha bhatstrawberry garfield @bbburgerrr.bsky.social · 13/08/2026i think the solution to a lot of our social problems would be to revive municipal baseball teams in every small town 1101
Reposted by nimisha bhatBlack.Metronome 🇧🇧 🇧🇲 @blackmetronome.blacksky.app · 09/08/2026The worst thing about getting beaten by the Lynx isn't the beating they put on you on the court, it's the fact that they do the Electric slide after they beat you. #wnba It's humiliating and you can't do anything about it 😬😬😬😬static.klipy.comMinnesota Lynx do the Electric Slide DanceAlt: Minnesota Lynx do the Electric Slide Dance 24893127
Reposted by nimisha bhatShannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Just saw an intriguing new article about digital enclosure, planned obsolescence, and extractive big tech… in a Springer journal. Please, academics, stop publishing in journals controlled by commercial publishers that embody the worst of Silicon Valley! Think abt the means of knowledge production! 211627
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 06/08/2026sometimes you just need to take a half day at work so you can eat hot dogs and read at a baseball game by yourself 030
Reposted by nimisha bhatLauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026on Sophie Cunningham and a trans controversy that doesn't involve any actual trans people: defector.com/the-right-ha... 4244151076
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 04/08/2026why do publishers keep doing stupid shit like taking away perpetual ebook access and offering up some "AI study experience" grift kortext.com/partnerships...kortext.comGOBI Partnership - KortextAccess 4M+ Kortext eBooks via GOBI. Epand library collections seamlessly within your existing workflows with greater choice, flexibility and continuity. 110
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 03/08/2026not even after a bartender in portland yelled I WASN'T PLANNING ON RUNNING OUT OF BOOZE BECAUSE OF LIBRARIANS COMING TO TOWN during ACRL in 2015 040
Reposted by nimisha bhatMax Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com · 30/07/2026Squishiness on trans rights is a dealbreaker for me because (a) it’s a straightforward issue of personal freedom and bodily autonomy much like abortion, and (b) the right is obviously coming after us cis gays next. 392251414
Reposted by nimisha bhatLia @liadanmakes.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The Homosaurus (homosaurus.org), an international LGBTQ+ linked data vocabulary, is recruiting! I'm a member of the English Term Development Committee, and we anticipate reaching out to applicants in September. Application here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.com 21315
Reposted by nimisha bhatBony 🦴 Skeletino 💀 @notalegalrecord.net · 24/07/2026the thing about public libraries is that they are—or at least many of them are—the one unrestricted public space in which children are treated with something approaching full civic equality with all other people. And they sense that. Our children’s room is the liveliest space in our library. 📚 25856220
Reposted by nimisha bhatjessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The Queer Liberation Library is looking for a Collections Volunteer to do reader's advisory in the QLL discord. Sound up your alley? Apply here. www.queerliberationlibrary.org/volunteer-op...queerliberationlibrary.orgVolunteer Opportunities — Queer Liberation Library 02822
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 21/07/2026there’s a lot of dumb crap I wish I could eternal sunshine out of my brain but still being able to sing the wishbone theme song perfectly is not one of them 010
Reposted by nimisha bhatKelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Please blow up the public comment (included below): BREAKING NEWS (7/15) — The administration wants to destroy Chaco Canyon without consulting Tribal Nations. It’s an irreplaceable historic & cultural site with 4,700 archeological sites that could be lost to the bulldozers of oil & gas development 240683921
Reposted by nimisha bhatRaffi_RC @raffic.bsky.social · 15/07/2026stay creative. after Baby Beluga (1980) 🐳, I didn’t worry about how I would top that.. just kept growing as a person and musically. 14 years later came Bananaphone! 🍌 and 32 years after that, Penny Penguin. 🐧 181043231
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 16/07/2026in my refusal to pay upwards of $60 to get the twins a professional haircut, I have accidentally given one of them a javier milei styling 010
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 16/07/2026"And the ones who have a problem with the display have even said they understand the collection needs to be balanced." you're going to take your definition of "balanced" from people who want to eradicate all evidence of queer people in a public library? yikes 090
Reposted by nimisha bhatRoss Thompson @wintermute115.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The Luddites' actual argument was that automated looms meant expensive, skilled workers were being replaced with literal children, who were then getting maimed and killed, and maybe this is bad. 2949971655
Reposted by nimisha bhatstate song thread guy @statesongxprt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026i had no idea this would become so literal 105108572327
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I regularly wolf down reubens, therefore I am a man 020
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 07/07/2026nothing says fun like hot metal playground equipment baking in the sun in a park without enough tree cover 190
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 01/07/2026furious I will not get to see big boy roll through ohio 000
Reposted by nimisha bhatViolet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I just made a donation for $550 (!) to the Prairieland defendants! Thanks to everyone who has bought a copy of my "Zines Are Back!" zine at #alaac2026 #alaac26. I'm still taking orders at violetbfox.info/zines-are-ba... if you'd like to pick up a copy for just $5. 14814
Reposted by nimisha bhatShannon K. Supple @mazarine.bsky.social · 24/06/2026JOB POSTING 📜📚 The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University seeks a research (reference) librarian: yale.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/external_car...yale.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comResearch LibrarianWorking at Yale means contributing to a better tomorrow. Whether you are a current resident of our New Haven-based community, eligible for opportunities through the New Haven Hiring Initiative, or a n... 36970
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 22/06/2026my kids' favorite library book right now is about pride month. I also have to secretly open the fridge in the mornings because if they see shredded cheese they will lose their shit because I don't know how to explain to them that there are better breakfast options available 010
Reposted by nimisha bhatViolet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 22/06/2026I hope to see many of you attending #alaac2026 in Chicago at the celebration of life for Fobazi Ettarh on Saturday. Fobazi was a guide star for the LIS profession; I'm glad we'll have the chance to come together to honor her life & legacy. 📚 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebratin... 16921
Reposted by nimisha bhatkelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Library Cards–The New Landscape of Public Library Censorship. A deep-dive into the policies and procedures that accompany getting library cards, with a focus on the impact to young people. This is an amazing piece from Amy Mikel. bookriot.com/library-card...bookriot.comLibrary Cards–The New Landscape of Public Library Censorship: Book Censorship News, June 19, 2026The rules defining the issuance and use of library cards are important for protecting the freedom to read. Libraries should be taking a second look. 02012
Reposted by nimisha bhatmurmurations @murmurationsjrnl.bsky.social · 17/06/2026For our first article, we are republishing Keahi Adolpho and Stephen Krueger's "Decistifying Trans and Gender Diverse Inclusion in Library Work: A Literature Review," originally published in In the Library with the Lead Pipe, 2024. murmurations.space/2026/06/15/d... 11913
Reposted by nimisha bhatmurmurations @murmurationsjrnl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026We are excited to announce the launch of Murmurations: A Trans and Gender Diverse Library Journal! 110957
Reposted by nimisha bhatThree Scary Rogue Agents in a Trenchcoat @alexhanna.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Today @dairinstitute.bsky.social is releasing the Luddite Lab Resource Hub. The hub hosts case studies, resources, and political education for unions, labor organizations, and workers who want to fight “AI” and automation at work. labor.dair-institute.org 8663350
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 19/05/2026getting a bunch of stadium snacks and taking a good book to a baseball game that you occasionally pay attention to is an A+ outing 010
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 14/05/2026vendor reps gave out light up yo yo’s, should I get really into yo yo’s like it’s the late 90s/early aughts again 010
Reposted by nimisha bhatDr. Lindsay Stallones Marshall (she/her) @lindstorian.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Vital thread for historians, other researchers who use digitized historical archives, and teachers. AI is altering docs via transcript and summary, and it’s radically changing them in dangerous ways: 0161106
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 13/05/2026finally reading this beautiful book - "we constructed a house from static language centered on privileged experiences, and then we applied some cheap siding in the form of hastily thrown-together workarounds and inclusion committees. now we wonder why no one wants to move in and stay." 031
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 12/05/2026(those same people after almost hitting several children with their pickup trucks) "kids don't play outside anymore!" 020
Reposted by nimisha bhatAlison Macrina @flexlibris.bsky.social · 07/05/2026we heard you hate AI, so at LFP we've been making resources for turning off AI features across the web. but we also don't think AI problems can be solved at an individual level, so we included some of our fav tools for community resistance as well. more to download free at libraryfreedom.org 13444220
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 05/05/2026I cannot wait to see smith college kick linda mcmahon's ass, mankind-style 022
Reposted by nimisha bhatskáld @danglinghemmie.bsky.social · 21/04/2026sure it's a tool of social control and surveillance owned and operated by fascists, but it writes work emails for me. on balance who's to say it's good or bad 6428102
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 30/04/2026new work cube means properly displaying my favorite zines from @violetbfox.bsky.social 050
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 29/04/2026engineering students built a cool shelf-reading robot — they said they didn’t build it to replace anyone’s jobs but I told them I’d destroy it with a bat if it got out of line 0114
nimisha bhat @mishiebhat.bsky.social · 25/04/2026can you imagine looking like klay thompson and fumbling megan thee stallion 051
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