Mþ. Kestrel (pronounced Myth)
@kestrelsward.bsky.social
They/them. Early-career librarian/archivist living in FL & working in higher ed archives & OER. Nonbinary, queer, disabled, white, divorced, parent
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As I said last night, forced statelessness, de naturalization and genocide are all interacting in separate processes as part of a much larger ongoing system of infrastructure building leading to ethnic cleansing and genocide that is already in action within the country and across the globe
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
As I said last night, forced statelessness, de naturalization and genocide are all interacting in separate processes as part of a much larger ongoing system of infrastructure building leading to ethnic cleansing and genocide that is already in action within the country and across the globe
I’ve said this before. ESPECIALLY if you are in any marginalized community, preserving your own story for future generations is resistance. And not just digitally, though digital preservation is good. Print out pictures. Save physical letters. Make phys storage copies of videos. It’s all important.
“History shows that those who seek to erase, distort, or control a people’s story often target libraries, archives, teachers, records, and public forums first.” We’re living that history now. But you can be the librarian of your own life. Record, document, annotate & preserve what’s happening.
The Librarian’s Call: Documenting Is Resistance | Common Dreams
History is protected by those who collect, preserve, and share the facts.
www.commondreams.org
November 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I’ve said this before. ESPECIALLY if you are in any marginalized community, preserving your own story for future generations is resistance. And not just digitally, though digital preservation is good. Print out pictures. Save physical letters. Make phys storage copies of videos. It’s all important.
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Remember when Amazon held a sale during Independent Bookstore Day in an effort to undercut indie bookstores?
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Remember when Amazon held a sale during Independent Bookstore Day in an effort to undercut indie bookstores?
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
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The Age of Wool needs to begin.
(If you prepare the fiber right it's soft, fully washable, extremely flexible weaving-wise, and it literally grows on livestock we already raise for dairy and meat. Stays warm when wet, doesn't trap odors. How is wool NOT a smart fabric??)
(If you prepare the fiber right it's soft, fully washable, extremely flexible weaving-wise, and it literally grows on livestock we already raise for dairy and meat. Stays warm when wet, doesn't trap odors. How is wool NOT a smart fabric??)
Ok Black Friday surfing has demonstrated the following to me:
- wool trousers simply no longer exist
- even wool-blend trousers barely exist (and so few washable?? whyever not??)
- the tyranny of Smart Fabrics (wtf) must end, except where indicated. It's wearing plastic. Would you wear a ziplock??
- wool trousers simply no longer exist
- even wool-blend trousers barely exist (and so few washable?? whyever not??)
- the tyranny of Smart Fabrics (wtf) must end, except where indicated. It's wearing plastic. Would you wear a ziplock??
November 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The Age of Wool needs to begin.
(If you prepare the fiber right it's soft, fully washable, extremely flexible weaving-wise, and it literally grows on livestock we already raise for dairy and meat. Stays warm when wet, doesn't trap odors. How is wool NOT a smart fabric??)
(If you prepare the fiber right it's soft, fully washable, extremely flexible weaving-wise, and it literally grows on livestock we already raise for dairy and meat. Stays warm when wet, doesn't trap odors. How is wool NOT a smart fabric??)
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Reminder: you don't have to engage with AI as an instructor. You can talk about AI--even build AI literacy, if you want to call it that--and still not engage directly with a brutal, unethical, ecologically disastrous bundle of technologies. Regardless of institutional pressure, you can refuse.
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Reminder: you don't have to engage with AI as an instructor. You can talk about AI--even build AI literacy, if you want to call it that--and still not engage directly with a brutal, unethical, ecologically disastrous bundle of technologies. Regardless of institutional pressure, you can refuse.
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
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These beautiful plant drawings were made by an unnamed Chinese artist, possibly at the behest of colonialist John Bradby Blake in 1771-2. Ordinary sticky tape is a nightmare for archives, but acid-free repair tape can be used to patch up torn pages.
#ExploreArchives #EYAConservation
#ExploreArchives #EYAConservation
November 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
These beautiful plant drawings were made by an unnamed Chinese artist, possibly at the behest of colonialist John Bradby Blake in 1771-2. Ordinary sticky tape is a nightmare for archives, but acid-free repair tape can be used to patch up torn pages.
#ExploreArchives #EYAConservation
#ExploreArchives #EYAConservation
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When I was 8 I “helped” my dad and brothers build an addition, my job was to collect scrap wood. Imagine how ridiculous the headline “Family uses 8 y/o to help build addition” would be.
Last month, @theguardian.com framed this historical event project the same way; minimizing the years of archival work, the interviews etc it took to be able to do this.
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
November 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
When I was 8 I “helped” my dad and brothers build an addition, my job was to collect scrap wood. Imagine how ridiculous the headline “Family uses 8 y/o to help build addition” would be.
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A persistent myth is that US teachers are a left-wing monolith. It's a destructive myth.
"He says some teachers seem to make a point of working his legal name into every interaction, he told the Texas Tribune, outing him to peers and rekindling the dread he felt in his time before Ethan."
"He says some teachers seem to make a point of working his legal name into every interaction, he told the Texas Tribune, outing him to peers and rekindling the dread he felt in his time before Ethan."
Teachers are outing trans students thanks to state's new "Don't Say Gay" law - LGBTQ Nation
His deadname is "sprawled everywhere," said one high school senior.
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A persistent myth is that US teachers are a left-wing monolith. It's a destructive myth.
"He says some teachers seem to make a point of working his legal name into every interaction, he told the Texas Tribune, outing him to peers and rekindling the dread he felt in his time before Ethan."
"He says some teachers seem to make a point of working his legal name into every interaction, he told the Texas Tribune, outing him to peers and rekindling the dread he felt in his time before Ethan."
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This shit is why I'm getting less and less work on anime and having to scramble to ask around with YouTubers for help letting me do their CCs just to pay my damn rent. There's enough anime to caption out there that I should not be fucking struggling.
After publishing this article, I've heard from many that CR seems to be using AI to produce dub CCs. Now, thanks to a slip-up CR had with episode 6 dub of The Banished Court Magician, we can say that with 100% certainty: Crunchyroll is using the AI service Ollang.com for its dub closed captions!
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
This shit is why I'm getting less and less work on anime and having to scramble to ask around with YouTubers for help letting me do their CCs just to pay my damn rent. There's enough anime to caption out there that I should not be fucking struggling.
My mom bought me a living Christmas tree, and so I’m trying having a tree with my 3 Criminals for the first time. So far we’ve only put lights on it, and they’ve been interested but largely left it alone. But it’s only been half a day. #Cats
November 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
My mom bought me a living Christmas tree, and so I’m trying having a tree with my 3 Criminals for the first time. So far we’ve only put lights on it, and they’ve been interested but largely left it alone. But it’s only been half a day. #Cats
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DOLLY PARTON: STAR OF THE SHOW 🌟📖
Thank you for being such an extraordinarily generous, kind human being, Dolly Parton! 301 million books (and counting) gifted to kids all over the world through the Imagination Library 💛✨
Congratulations on YOUR new book! We are thankful for you 😊💜
Thank you for being such an extraordinarily generous, kind human being, Dolly Parton! 301 million books (and counting) gifted to kids all over the world through the Imagination Library 💛✨
Congratulations on YOUR new book! We are thankful for you 😊💜
November 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
DOLLY PARTON: STAR OF THE SHOW 🌟📖
Thank you for being such an extraordinarily generous, kind human being, Dolly Parton! 301 million books (and counting) gifted to kids all over the world through the Imagination Library 💛✨
Congratulations on YOUR new book! We are thankful for you 😊💜
Thank you for being such an extraordinarily generous, kind human being, Dolly Parton! 301 million books (and counting) gifted to kids all over the world through the Imagination Library 💛✨
Congratulations on YOUR new book! We are thankful for you 😊💜
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Fuel for my long held view that executives provide very little value and should be compensated around the middle of their org pay scale
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Fuel for my long held view that executives provide very little value and should be compensated around the middle of their org pay scale
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Since administrators all over the country treat shared governance with faculty as a joke, they need to be reminded, it seems, much more clearly that faculty have a place in governance.
Faculty must unionize now.
Faculty must unionize now.
November 29, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Since administrators all over the country treat shared governance with faculty as a joke, they need to be reminded, it seems, much more clearly that faculty have a place in governance.
Faculty must unionize now.
Faculty must unionize now.
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The reason the top 10% of income earners pay more than half of all tax revenue is NOT because they are taxed more than ever.
Their tax rate has been cut FIVE times in the last 25 years.
They are paying more because their INCOME has increased astronomically, where the income of the bottom half has
Their tax rate has been cut FIVE times in the last 25 years.
They are paying more because their INCOME has increased astronomically, where the income of the bottom half has
November 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The reason the top 10% of income earners pay more than half of all tax revenue is NOT because they are taxed more than ever.
Their tax rate has been cut FIVE times in the last 25 years.
They are paying more because their INCOME has increased astronomically, where the income of the bottom half has
Their tax rate has been cut FIVE times in the last 25 years.
They are paying more because their INCOME has increased astronomically, where the income of the bottom half has
It’s Friendsgiving so I’m cooking a turkey. Put the turkey neck aside in a pot of water to make broth later with the bones. Just heard a wet “plap” from the kitchen & looked back to see Yuan & Peanut eagerly licking it on the floor. 😆 Happy #Caturday.
November 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It’s Friendsgiving so I’m cooking a turkey. Put the turkey neck aside in a pot of water to make broth later with the bones. Just heard a wet “plap” from the kitchen & looked back to see Yuan & Peanut eagerly licking it on the floor. 😆 Happy #Caturday.
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If you are or know an academic researcher who’d like to be more disability inclusive, please take a look at this toolkit! Share it far and wide!
If you'd like to see and use the Toolkit (and we very much hope you do), you can access it from our linktree: linktr.ee/DISCOProject 5/
Disability Community Project | Linktree
Working to improve disabled students' experiences through Community & Belonging.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
If you are or know an academic researcher who’d like to be more disability inclusive, please take a look at this toolkit! Share it far and wide!
I know this is a fraught holiday for a lot of US folks. But I hope whatever your feelings you have a welcoming & safe place full of people you love, to eat delicious food & think about the things in your life that bring you joy and comfort this weekend. And may your holiday contain no racist uncles!
November 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I know this is a fraught holiday for a lot of US folks. But I hope whatever your feelings you have a welcoming & safe place full of people you love, to eat delicious food & think about the things in your life that bring you joy and comfort this weekend. And may your holiday contain no racist uncles!
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Man if only the institutions in America had the back bone
🔥 BREAKING: A spokesperson for the European Commission messaged me today about the EU's commitment to "equality" in response to the Trump administration issuing new rules saying countries with DEI policies are infringing on human rights. A Commission spokesperson messaged:
November 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Man if only the institutions in America had the back bone
So, I think Publix has started selling AI generated reusable shopping bags. Just a hunch.
November 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
So, I think Publix has started selling AI generated reusable shopping bags. Just a hunch.
This latest case of government free speech infringement is particularly troubling as someone working with #zine collections & leftist activist media collections. Important read for #librarians & zinesters theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
theintercept.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This latest case of government free speech infringement is particularly troubling as someone working with #zine collections & leftist activist media collections. Important read for #librarians & zinesters theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
Maddie, Mone, and especially Amber were on FIRE this morning!! ❤️🔥🔥❤️🔥🔥
Will be happy if this ends up being the final podium for women this weekend too! Excited for tomorrow! #GPFigure
Will be happy if this ends up being the final podium for women this weekend too! Excited for tomorrow! #GPFigure
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Maddie, Mone, and especially Amber were on FIRE this morning!! ❤️🔥🔥❤️🔥🔥
Will be happy if this ends up being the final podium for women this weekend too! Excited for tomorrow! #GPFigure
Will be happy if this ends up being the final podium for women this weekend too! Excited for tomorrow! #GPFigure
At #TDOR tonight several people were talking about the need for people to stand up and support each other in community, so I stood and read a sampling from @prisonculture.bsky.social ‘s List Of Things To Do Besides Vote or Protest, & was able to share the document link after with several ppl.
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
At #TDOR tonight several people were talking about the need for people to stand up and support each other in community, so I stood and read a sampling from @prisonculture.bsky.social ‘s List Of Things To Do Besides Vote or Protest, & was able to share the document link after with several ppl.
Today is of course #TransDayOfRemembrance, I’m sure most of you know. Tonight my town has a ceremony downtown. It’s by and for trans people, but a lot of cis folks come out in support every year too. Hoping to see an even bigger crowd than usual today in solidarity.
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Today is of course #TransDayOfRemembrance, I’m sure most of you know. Tonight my town has a ceremony downtown. It’s by and for trans people, but a lot of cis folks come out in support every year too. Hoping to see an even bigger crowd than usual today in solidarity.
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The disdain is PALPABLE
Have you ever seen a kitten more embarrassed to be seen with his human, no, no you have not
November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The disdain is PALPABLE