FGoldsmith
@fgoldsmith.bsky.social
librarian, star mistypist, always in pursuit of connecting people with stories and stories with people
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Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) at the Boston No Kings rally today, wore the trans pride flag like a scarf draped over his shoulders and included in his speech. "Because here in Massachusetts, we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights."
October 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) at the Boston No Kings rally today, wore the trans pride flag like a scarf draped over his shoulders and included in his speech. "Because here in Massachusetts, we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights."
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Library Joy in a human being. Thank you Mychal Threets for your work, for celebrating libraries, and for staying one more day 💙💙💙 Thank you @aaslala.bsky.social for making this visit possible. #ReadingRainbow #AASL25 #libraryJOY #libraries #MentalHealth #TLsky
October 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Library Joy in a human being. Thank you Mychal Threets for your work, for celebrating libraries, and for staying one more day 💙💙💙 Thank you @aaslala.bsky.social for making this visit possible. #ReadingRainbow #AASL25 #libraryJOY #libraries #MentalHealth #TLsky
Gang member found! You know those fiercesome criminals about which Drumpf's been fulminating here in my home territory? This one (and her numerous companions) was NOT in Boston, but over the line one town....definitely posing a threat to FIFA fans...oh, wait, they're smaller in summer than in fall
October 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Gang member found! You know those fiercesome criminals about which Drumpf's been fulminating here in my home territory? This one (and her numerous companions) was NOT in Boston, but over the line one town....definitely posing a threat to FIFA fans...oh, wait, they're smaller in summer than in fall
#LibrariesMatter "I remember my mother walking us to West Norwood library in South London, where I was allowed to choose five whole books to take home. Those five books represented a passport to five different worlds, each waiting to be unlocked" www.thebookseller.com/comment/libr...
Libraries are crucial to the UK's success
On the 75th anniversary of the first Public Libraries Act, we must double down on our support.
www.thebookseller.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
#LibrariesMatter "I remember my mother walking us to West Norwood library in South London, where I was allowed to choose five whole books to take home. Those five books represented a passport to five different worlds, each waiting to be unlocked" www.thebookseller.com/comment/libr...
A cogent view of "bad times" reading choices www.thebookseller.com/features/fra...
Frankfurt Book Fair 2025: the hot titles to look out for at the Messe
Smart and serious non-fiction will be on the rise at Frankfurter Buchmesse this year, but fiction – the spicier the better – will still sizzle
www.thebookseller.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
A cogent view of "bad times" reading choices www.thebookseller.com/features/fra...
Call to action to librarians to dig into providing families with accessible info regarding family safety www.doe.mass.edu/commissioner...
Guidance for School Committees and Districts Upholding the Rights of Immigrant Students to Enroll in School - Office of the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
The goal of the Massachusetts public K-12 education system is to prepare all students for success after high school. Massachusetts public school students are leading the nation in reading and math and...
www.doe.mass.edu
September 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Call to action to librarians to dig into providing families with accessible info regarding family safety www.doe.mass.edu/commissioner...
Week after week Frazz does it www.gocomics.com/frazz/2025/0...
Frazz by Jef Mallett for August 31, 2025 | GoComics
Read Frazz—a comic strip by creator Jef Mallett—for today, August 31, 2025, and check out other great comics, too!
www.gocomics.com
August 31, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Week after week Frazz does it www.gocomics.com/frazz/2025/0...
How I appreciate a good thought piece early in the morning arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Bluesky now platform of choice for science community
It’s not just you. Survey says: “Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky”…
arstechnica.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
How I appreciate a good thought piece early in the morning arstechnica.com/science/2025...
All the places #AI doe not belong: Springer Nature retracts Machine Learning book after citations ‘reference works that don’t exist' www.thebookseller.com/news/springe...
Springer Nature retracts Machine Learning book after citations ‘reference works that don’t exist'
Springer Nature has retracted a book, Mastering Machine Learning: From Basics to Advanced by Govindakumar Madhavan, originally published in April 2025, after it discovered several of the written citat...
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July 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM
All the places #AI doe not belong: Springer Nature retracts Machine Learning book after citations ‘reference works that don’t exist' www.thebookseller.com/news/springe...
Outside innovation www.thebookseller.com/news/tiny-bo...
Tiny bookshop painted to look like bookshelves turns heads in German town
A tiny new bookshop that has been decorated to look like the books are on the outside is attracting a lot of attention in Germany.
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June 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Outside innovation www.thebookseller.com/news/tiny-bo...
Local reporting: "Danielle described the effort to get ICE out of hotels as 'very strategic' compared to mass demonstrations and marches, which can be a good show of force but often don’t include a 'call to action.'” lapublicpress.org/2025/06/fede...
June 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Local reporting: "Danielle described the effort to get ICE out of hotels as 'very strategic' compared to mass demonstrations and marches, which can be a good show of force but often don’t include a 'call to action.'” lapublicpress.org/2025/06/fede...
#Pride in history British Library to reinstate Oscar Wilde’s reader card 130 years after it was revoked www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
British Library to reinstate Oscar Wilde’s reader card 130 years after it was revoked
Exclusive: Pass to be presented to playwright’s grandson after original cancelled over conviction for gross indecency
www.theguardian.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
#Pride in history British Library to reinstate Oscar Wilde’s reader card 130 years after it was revoked www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Poetry speaks fact and feeling thebulletproofpoet.medium.com/we-made-a-be...
We Made a Bed from Forgotten Passwords
We made a bed from forgotten passwords,
threadbare phrases left behind by sleepy minds —
a mattress stuffed with half-remembered logins…
thebulletproofpoet.medium.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Poetry speaks fact and feeling thebulletproofpoet.medium.com/we-made-a-be...
#IndexDay “qualities in the indexer who creates…Empathy: the ability to put oneself in the place of the reader…Judgement: the ability to make rational decisions about what to include in the index…Understanding: the content of a book and implications of a text” www.thebookseller.com/comment/the-...
The human art of indexing
Book indexes might seem the perfect candidate for AI automation. They're not.
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March 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
#IndexDay “qualities in the indexer who creates…Empathy: the ability to put oneself in the place of the reader…Judgement: the ability to make rational decisions about what to include in the index…Understanding: the content of a book and implications of a text” www.thebookseller.com/comment/the-...
Gonna go see next month www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Artist traces Manchester’s links to slavery on blue cotton gown
Manchester Art Gallery exhibition features gown inspired by outfit worn by abolitionist Sarah Parker Remond
www.theguardian.com
March 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Gonna go see next month www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
February 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
May you be inspired to find the point of activism here that you can join www.berkeleyside.org/2025/02/20/j...
‘We cannot remain silent’: Descendants of incarcerated Japanese Americans turn trauma into advocacy
The community has drawn parallels between what happened to their families 83 years ago and Trump's rhetoric and immigration policies.
www.berkeleyside.org
February 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
May you be inspired to find the point of activism here that you can join www.berkeleyside.org/2025/02/20/j...
Yes
February 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Yes
Sometimes a reminder that community, hope, and growing food still happen is all one can offer others www.berkeleyside.org/2025/01/24/f...
Big things are blooming at this hidden farm in Oakland
Community, commitment and passion (fruit) can all be found at Laurel's Fig Leaf Gardens, a backyard-turned-community-garden shaped by multiple generations of owners.
www.berkeleyside.org
January 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Sometimes a reminder that community, hope, and growing food still happen is all one can offer others www.berkeleyside.org/2025/01/24/f...
Excellent walkthrough of how a teacher uses the Socratic method to move students from being passive to active critical thinking medium.com/prismnpen/ho...
How I Deal with Homophobia in Education as a Gay Teacher in Ghana
Change must start from somewhere
medium.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Excellent walkthrough of how a teacher uses the Socratic method to move students from being passive to active critical thinking medium.com/prismnpen/ho...
Took too long and glad it finally hapened!
January 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Took too long and glad it finally hapened!
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"Readers perceive the impact of small actions and the value of loving one's neighbor" as presented in NOAH AND HIS WAGON glassofwineglassofmilk.blogspot.com/2025/01/noah...
Noah and His Wagon Book Review
Noah and His Wagon Written by Jerry Ruff Illustrated by Katrijn Jacobs Published by Kalaniot Books Mom's Review Noah and his Wagon affirms ...
glassofwineglassofmilk.blogspot.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"Readers perceive the impact of small actions and the value of loving one's neighbor" as presented in NOAH AND HIS WAGON glassofwineglassofmilk.blogspot.com/2025/01/noah...