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we here®️ @wehere.bsky.social · 4h

OUT NOW ❤️‍🔥The House Archives Built & Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities by Dorothy Berry is now available: www.weherespace.org. The first 50 copies sold will be signed.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 3h

Earlier today I was listening to one of the hosts from Here and Now repeatedly ask a resident from Southeast Chicago whether throwing rocks at ICE was justified. And finally she just said, "They invaded our community. They have machine guns."

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3h

Wow. New Economist poll finds only 34% of Americans say ICE's use of force has been justified, vs 51% who say it's been excessive. And they oppose agents wearing masks by 52-35.

Yep, ICE is becoming a pariah agency, and that's gaining deep penetration in the culture:

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 10h

ICE's military raids and masked kidnappings are resonating deeply/negatively in the cultural spaces we keep hearing Dems need to reach: Manosphere, Joe Rogan, country music, disengaged voters. That's rare and it gives Dems a big opening to engage.

Thoughts on this:

newrepublic.com/article/2018...

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SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 13h

I was dreaming about an amazing race sitch but it was a bunch of academics (stress nightmare not fun/cool) so now I'm awake 2 hours too soon. Even reading isn't appetizing when I want to be asleep but am not

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James Truitt @linguistory.bsky.social · 1d

I have read through the new OCLC blog post about AI in archives (hangingtogether.org/exploring-ai...) and liveblogged my response over on Mastodon.

Overall, it really doesn't feel like they consulted with archivists or took our expertise seriously.

Some highlights:

Exploring AI uses in archives and special collections: Integration, entities, and addressing need - Hanging Together

Learn how archives and special collections are exploring using AI responsibly to meet accessibility requirements and improve access to unique resources.

hangingtogether.org

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 1d

EVERY BOOK BANNED FROM THE READING BOWL HAS BEEN RESTORED!!!!!

The kids will be able to read and compete over all 20 books. Raising the issue made a difference. Teen advocates made a difference.

docs.google.com/document/u/0...

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1d

They're trying to prevent the student newspaper from printing news, period. Not just a particular story.

"The Media School directed us to print no news in the paper... nothing but information about homecoming — no other news at all, and particularly no traditional front page news coverage."

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1d

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

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Kate Shaw @kateshaw.bsky.social · 1d

Brown rejects the compact!

President Paxson’s letter references the views of stakeholders - & I know as an alum how activated the Brown community was while the school considered its response - an important reminder of how much organizing matters

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Breaking News: Brown University became the second college to reject a White House deal offering preferential treatment for federal grants.

Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment

Brown was the second university to turn down the deal, which would have given a funding preference to universities that agreed to certain requirements.

nyti.ms

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 23h

that they left em masse, at least, seems like a good sign

Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 1d

NEW for @washingtonpost.com:

Pentagon reporters exited the building in unison Wednesday after turning in their badges, having refused to sign the Defense Department's press policy.

@nancyayoussef.bsky.social called it a “sad day for those who support a free press.”

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 21h

Preach

Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 1d

To become dependent on ChapGPT is to evacuate yourself from your own life.

YIKES, no thanks. I’m gonna be alive inside every damn thing I do, even and especially the ish I don’t wanna do.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 22h

I'm not commenting on scotus today because I have to focus on one dumpster fire at a time so as not to have a heart attack in my 30s. I will just say, today is a great day to learn more about Reconstruction. I'll keep recommending Black Reconstruction as one of my favorite books on the period.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 1d

The thing about these guys is they're awful. And while there's always a subset of humans that are awful, the question to ask is why do they keep getting access to power

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 2d

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

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SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 1d

Pleased that past me did all the hardest parts so I can entertain tomorrow and rest after a long travel day tonight 🙏🏻

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SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 1d

I should be practicing for a conference presentation but - in 2025?

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 8d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Sasha Costanza-Chock @schock.cc · 14d

LittleSis have dropped a new report and data visualization about the billionaires and corporations profiting from the deportation industrial complex:

littlesis.org/news/the-bil...

The Billionaire Oligarchs and Corporations Profiting from ICE’s Deportation Machine - Little Sis

A primer on the billionaire barons and corporate profiteers enabling ICE's deportation apparatus

littlesis.org

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SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 1d

Damn, Ensure??
Also 👀: "Compounding the problem is the exploding popularity of protein-fortified foods, snacks, and beverages, which are designed to supplant conventional foods in American diets but are frequently made with the same problematic ingredients as the supplements."

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 2d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 2d

The “Oops, protein powder is full of lead” thing would explain so much.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

super smart to share your sexual fantasies with technofascists in a country too corrupt to pass a baseline internet privacy law

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stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 2d

✊🏾 RIP www.advocate.com/news/miss-ma...

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, activist since Stonewall, has died

The LGBTQ+ community — and particularly the transgender community — has lost an iconic activist.

www.advocate.com

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Emily Drabinski @edrabinski.bsky.social · 2d

LibraryPAC is proud to endorse @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for mayor of New York City. He understands the role libraries play in civic life and is committed to .05% baseline funding. That would transform our city!

librarypac.nyc/endorsements...

LibraryPAC Endorsements

librarypac.nyc

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 3d

If Keira really wasn't aware, then she needs to fire her team because they absolutely suck at their job. But also, I don't buy for a second that she didn't know. JKR being terrible is not a little known fact. She's put her face at the forefront of TERF legislation in the UK.

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SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 2d

lol

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SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 2d

Ugh this is extremely shitty

Laura 🍁🍄🦇🎃 @tricksyliesmith.bsky.social · 3d

oh no. no. absolutely the fuck not. fuck off.

a bullshit statement from Keira knightley saying she was not aware of a boycott against jk Rowling before taking a job on the new audio series and that she's "sorry" and "we're all going to have to figure out how to live together and we've all got very different opinions"
She can fuck off.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 3d

This also places unreasonable, unlivable pressure on service workers, as does being surveilled on social media. People are not at their best at every moment. They get terse, they don’t smile, they act rushed. They might even be slightly impatient or impolite! None of this requires tattling.

Amos Posner @amosposner.bsky.social · 3d

I think businesses asking people to rate every single experience has furthered this damage. We shouldn't have this many opinions about this many things, and we certainly shouldn't expect other busy people to care if we do.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 3d

few ideas have damaged the average psyche more than ‘the customer is always right.’ it should be a little bit humiliating, being a customer. you should walk into any service transaction knowing that the other person, and not you, is in control over whether you get your treats

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SB @stephestellar.bsky.social · 2d

This is what we should be doing in the internet instead of Q

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 3d

It's cheaper than official twister costumes. They make larger twister boards too for bigger sizes but for that you're going to have to do your own research