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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹

@sophiously.com
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Just another Southern queer / trans librarian. Parent to humans and dogs. Writer of things, educator at big university and small community settings. Zines, podcasts, general shenanigans

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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"There is no significant data that patrons want or desire social workers in our space, especially those who are socially excluded. For patrons already entangled with social services [involuntarily] ... social workers in our spaces can instead pose a significant barrier to access."
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In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
No Soft Cops, No Saviours: Abolitionist Notes Against Social Work in Libraries by @gossippractice.bsky.social
In this article, I look at the idea of hiring social workers into public libraries through the lens of abolitionist librarianship. Often presented as an obvious answer to make libraries more inclusive, there is little evidence within the published literature that this model is more effective than others. I argue that rather than expanding care and support for patrons, this model replicates dynamics of soft carcerality and saviourism within our organizations. Using principles of police abolition as my theoretical grounding, I offer alternative models and fields that we can instead draw on as we work toward more inclusive and liberatory public libraries.
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 11/09/2026
A short love letter to analog reading* Downloadable here: screamingintothefuture.com/2026/09/11/n... #zine #zines #surveillance *Yes, I get the irony of sharing it on this digital platform.
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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If 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. 📚
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 28/08/2026
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 28/08/2026
"Heads we win, tails you lose: AI detectors in education" "In this paper, we argue that generative #AI detection should not be used in #education due to its methodological imperfections, violation of procedural fairness, and unverifiable outputs." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Heads we win, tails you lose: AI detectors in education
The increasing use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in student assessment has led to institutional reliance on detection tools. Unlike plagiarism detection, AI detection relies on unverif...
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 21/08/2026
Happy new #TheCramps day, to all who celebrate #punk #music #recoveredAlbumsFromDecadesAgo thecramps.bandcamp.com/album/graves...
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Gravest Gravy, by The Cramps
12 track album
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Matt @mattlibrarian.eurosky.social · 16/08/2026
For those who have long desired the ALA David Bowie READ poster, it is now available again: 📚📜 alastore.ala.org/david-bowie-...
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David Bowie for America’s Libraries
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 09/08/2026
I’d like to have more Extra Medium in my life #myBrotherTheMinotaur
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Jack Phoenix (a comics librarian) @comicslibrarian.com · 07/08/2026
📚 The first episode of The Comics Librarian Podcast is now available with @monibarre.bsky.social I promise to get my lighting fixed! youtu.be/YpAGqmPZexk... #comics #libraries #librarians
Comics + Libraries, The Comics Librarian Poscast thumbnail
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 07/08/2026
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Jack Phoenix (a comics librarian) @comicslibrarian.com · 06/08/2026
It’s official; I’m another white guy with a podcast! The good folks at Prana DMS have invited me to talk about #comics and #libraries 📚Each week I’ll be joined by a fellow comics librarian or comics industry pro 1st episode drops tomorrow with guest Moni Barrette wherever you get your pods
The Comics Librarian Podcast logo, four panels with a comic, library card, and microphone
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 05/08/2026
After having pushed folks to my Ghost newsletter, my Patreon has fallen off by a concerning amount, so here's a quick reminder that you can support my work on Patreon as well. patreon.com/katelynburns
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Katelyn Burns — creating LGBTQ journalism
Get more from Katelyn Burns on Patreon. creating LGBTQ journalism. Support Katelyn Burns and get exclusive access to their work.
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 05/08/2026
📚📜 Hey #archives / #memoryWorker friends! The Southern Memory Workers just opened applications for their new program An archives-training-for-non-archivists, this focuses on folks working in #socialJustice orgs in the US South www.southernmemoryworkers.org/programs/sav...
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Save Your Progress — Southern Memory Workers
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 03/08/2026
Made this little #zine at my local zine club yesterday. #yay4zines #zineClub
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 03/08/2026
This one made me giggle
Four browser logos - Chrome, Firefox, Explorer and Safari 
Chrome: What are we?
Firefox & Safari: Browsers!
Chrome: What do we want? 
Firefox & Safari: Fast Internet! 
Chrome: When do we want it? 
Explorer: Browsers!
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 02/08/2026
I’m at a point in my life where thrifting is actually getting easier ✅ “That won’t fit” ✅ “This one won’t fit” ✅ “That’ll never fit me” ✅ “This is soooo cool, but definitely won’t fit” And then I go home
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 01/08/2026
Here’s a thought that I thought and now can’t stop thinking: We’re all speaking in what will one day be an old timey fashion
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 29/07/2026
📚📜 Hi #archives friends, I'm prepping a class, and would love to hear any suggestions you have about #archives and #ai. Are there publications (articles / blog posts / podcasts /etc.) on the topic that you think future #archivists should know about? Thanks 🙏
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Abigail Goben @hedgielib.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Some solid speakers here
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 25/07/2026
📚 Culture doesn't have to be censored to disappear. 🕳️ Sometimes all it takes is an expired license. 📼💿 The paper THE POLITICAL THREATS OF VANISHING CULTURE AND THE NEED TO PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY digs into why. 📖 Read or download it ⬇️ journals.library.wustl.edu/pollib/artic... 🧵
Grey-green graphic quoting Michael Menna and Lila Bailey, in The Political Librarian, with the quote "The vanishing culture crisis is so much bigger than paying high prices for the unreliable offerings of a streaming service. It represents a first-order threat to the project of historical preservation and, consequently, the intellectual freedoms and democratic participation that depend on it."
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⚜️Baldgood Marshall @freshlogic.blacksky.app · 24/07/2026
I want the Dems in this state to try to break this. He signed it “Office of the Governor.” This has to be a violation of public trust.
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 24/07/2026
📚 Coming up from @libjuiceconnect.bsky.social "A Critical Conversation on AI in Librarianship" libraryjuiceconnections.org/events/a-cri...
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A Critical Conversation on AI in Librarianship • Library Juice Connections
How is AI affecting our work in librarianship and what can we do about it? A conversation with librarians about AI in librarianship
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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
New podcast episode, "Rejecting Neutrality," featuring Deborah Tomaras & Tina Gross talking about the Library of Congress insistence on the idea of neutrality in #LCSH. 📚 #critcat #cataloging lostinthestacks.libsyn.com/episode-690-...
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Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show: Episode 690: Rejecting Neutrality
Catalogers discuss rejecting neutrality in the creation and management of subject headings, taking special notice of the Library of Congress's insistence on (some version of) "neutrality." Guests: Deb...
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 13/07/2026
This is huge! The Trump administration is abandoning its plan to withhold Medicaid funding from hospitals that provide gender affirming care to trans youth under 19. www.npr.org/2026/07/13/n...
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Trump's HHS abandons threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans care
NPR has learned that the Department of Health and Human Services will not be finalizing its most aggressive attempt to end gender-affirming care for youth nationally.
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 11/07/2026
This must be a real comfort to folks suffering from #Cyclospora infection “Have you tried not consuming feces?”
Prevention
People can take the following steps to prevent Cyclospora infection:
• Avoid consuming food or water that may be contaminated with feces.
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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Metro NY Library Council's Cross-Reference Coalition — an experimental school connecting librarians, archivists, grad students, artists, designers — is accepting applications for our fall class exploring PUBLIC STUDY: alternative/radical/progressive schools, lrng communities... crc.metro.org/apply/
Screenshot of the website featuring a cubist image of three figures engaging in art experiments; title: Fall 2026: Public Study; text Our Fall course, “Public Study,” will examine the past, present, and future of popular, alternative, and radical education — particularly as they shape the intellectual, political, and cultural landscape of New York City; and as they’ve intersected with established cultural heritage and educational institutions. Applications are due August 7 at 11:59pm ET.
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Spencer M Ross @srossmktg.com · 07/07/2026
If you want to avoid these AI generations of your Instagram posts, without switching your account to private, you’ll have to dig into the app’s settings. Open the Instagram app, tap your profile, and then tap the three lines in the top-right corner of the screen. Then, scroll down to the Sharing and reuse tab. Here is where you should see a section labeled Allow people to use your content on Instagram and with AI features on Meta, with a toggle for Posts and one for Reels.
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Roxanne Shirazi @roxanneshirazi.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I (finally) listened to this and now I need to get my hands on a button that says “no one wants an AI librarian”
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Jack Phoenix (a comics librarian) @comicslibrarian.com · 07/07/2026
📚 The worst library job I had was as a manager at a branch with A LOT of problems, including a daily creepy caller. I demanded we take action to protect the staff, but I got no support from the administration. He only wanted to speak to the women, so I implemented a new rule... 👇
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The Creepy Caller Problem | American Libraries Magazine
“That guy” occupies a position between acceptable behavior and overt sexual harassment, making effective response difficult.
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 12/06/2026
I will use cntr+f to find the unsubscribe link. You cannot hide it from me.
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 09/06/2026
This is happening tomorrow! libraryjuiceconnections.org/events/resis... #libraries 📚 #archives #ai #resistingAI @libjuiceconnect.bsky.social
Resisting Generative AI in Libraries: Navigating the Landscape in 2026. June 10, 2026.
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Morgan M Page @morganmpage.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
ONE FROM THE VAULTS RETURNS! For a special Tenth Anniversary season! Ten brand new episodes of the original trans history podcast. In our first episode, we chart the life of tarot master, sci fi writer, and 70s trans activist Rachel Pollack! Please share! m.soundcloud.com/onefromtheva...
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OFTV 40 - The High Priestess of Poughkeepsie
Play OFTV 40 - The High Priestess of Poughkeepsie by OneFromTheVaultspodcast on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 09/06/2026
Star Trek: The Next Generation character Data, with text: “I do not need any more centers”
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 05/06/2026
Happy new Modest Mouse album day, everyone!
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 04/06/2026
Have y'all heard of this movie!?! It's just full of covers from some of my favorite #punk bands!
Promo image of the 1965 movie Sound of Music, text: "Featuring covers from the Vandals, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, and more!"  The joke is that these bands (and others) cover songs featured in this movie. I promise I know which ones are covers. I'm cute, but not that clueless :)
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 04/06/2026
Life is too short to not finish this sentence with things I want to justify doing
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Matt @mattlibrarian.eurosky.social · 22/05/2026
I requested Resisting Erasure: Libraries in Palestine and Palestine in Libraries from my library just before it was published and it has now arrived! @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social @noralestermurad.bsky.social
Resisting Erasure: Libraries in Palestine and Palestine in Libraries
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Ryan Randall @www.ryanpatrickrandall.com · 22/05/2026
Resistance is fertile. 🌱💪🍄
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 12/05/2026
“Be excellent to each other and party on, dudes!” 
- Abraham Lincoln, San Dimas Address
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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 06/05/2026
Lots to appreciate about this piece. Among them, a careful answer to the question of what in God’s name university administrators are thinking in the headlong, apparently suicidal rush to embrace AI. +
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 06/05/2026
Big news, #library / #archives / #genderStudies friends! Registration for the 2026 Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Colloquium is now open! libraryjuiceconnections.org/events/2026-...
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2026 Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Colloquium • Library Juice Connections
Schedule The full two-day schedule, along with session abstracts and speaker bios, is available on this Princeton University Library page. Registration We offer registration on a sliding scale. If you...
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Hannah Who @notablyuncool.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
To all the other trans folks out there: I hope something wonderful and magical happens for you today.
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 04/05/2026
Who me? I’m just over here looking at all these rad #zine shops / #libraries / events on the Zine Map zinemap.com #zines #yayForZines!
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ZineMap - Drop Your Zines, Find Your People
Explore a global map of the zine universe, track your zines, and discover new places to share your work.
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Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈 @taplingzines.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
One week left to apply as an artist for our upcoming trans joy zine: Moments of Euphoria! This is a paid opportunity, so be sure to share it and/or tag artists you'd love to see in the book. 💕 Links to apply are below. ⬇️ #Zines #ArtZines #QueerArt #TransArt #ArtistsWanted
Text reading "Moments of Euphoria, one week left for artist applications! Paid opportunity" over a pink and blue watercolor painting of a brown androgynous person with curly dark brown hair, posed in a see-through pink robe and black leggings, with black gloves, crushing a rose on her chest. He also has painted pink lips and is surrounded by large pink orchids and painted blue lace.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 04/05/2026
Manager Of Combination Taco Bell/KFC Secretly Considers It Mostly A Taco Bell theonion.com/manager-of-combination…
Manager Of Combination Taco Bell/KFC Secretly Considers It Mostly A Taco Bell
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 04/05/2026
Okay! Finally cleaned out the dishwasher filter after putting off that chore for [time frame redacted to avoid mocking]. I assume there’ll be a parade and/or a call of congratulations from the mayor’s office. Watch this space for updates #imAGrownUp
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️💜🎹 @sophiously.com · 02/05/2026
There’s nothing punk rock about not supporting local zinesters #zines #punk
“Remember! There’s nothing punk rock about not supporting local zinesters”

Modified from the forklift safety meme.
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