Matthew Murray 🦇
@midnitelibrary.bsky.social
Data Librarian. Co-Host of Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcast. Editor of Two-Fisted Library Stories. Spooky Librarian. Goth. Comics. Manga. Zines. Games. ScholComm. OA. RDM. Social Justice. He/They.
"A known human friend" - Graham Stark
"A known human friend" - Graham Stark
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Todd Klein, ladies and gentlemen.
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Todd Klein, ladies and gentlemen.
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See also: science
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
See also: science
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November 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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NYC’s density really working against ICE today, much easier for a ton of people to swarm and shut them down once they realized what was going on
great fucking work everyone
great fucking work everyone
Confirmed: Earlier this morning a photog overheard agents inside the parking garage say “dismissed,” believed to be calling off their planned mass raid.
A source tells me they had planned for *hundreds* of agents to flood Canal St. They got flooded instead.
A source tells me they had planned for *hundreds* of agents to flood Canal St. They got flooded instead.
November 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
NYC’s density really working against ICE today, much easier for a ton of people to swarm and shut them down once they realized what was going on
great fucking work everyone
great fucking work everyone
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i think it's bad that people largely don't pay attention to anything until prices start going up and foreign fishing boats get bombed
November 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
i think it's bad that people largely don't pay attention to anything until prices start going up and foreign fishing boats get bombed
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I hope this is clearly legible to everybody as a cultural expression of fascism
Tomorrow Grimes will DJ a livestream of immortality influencer Bryan Johnson tripping on shrooms to determine its effect on longevity. Mr. Beast and the CEO of Salesforce will be there too.
Grimes DJing Immortality Influencer's Shroom Trip With Special Guest Mr. Beast
Grimes is a fan of Bryan Johnson, the multimillionaire and immortality influencer who spends his time trying to fight death. He is perhaps best known for undergoing plasma transfusions with donations ...
stereogum.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I hope this is clearly legible to everybody as a cultural expression of fascism
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Time to mention my peer review zine again.
"You Are Reviewer 2" is a solo d6-based "game" to discover why you're so bad at giving academic feedback and why none of your colleagues like you. In 8-page minizine format!
midnitelibrary.itch.io/you-are-revi...
"You Are Reviewer 2" is a solo d6-based "game" to discover why you're so bad at giving academic feedback and why none of your colleagues like you. In 8-page minizine format!
midnitelibrary.itch.io/you-are-revi...
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Time to mention my peer review zine again.
"You Are Reviewer 2" is a solo d6-based "game" to discover why you're so bad at giving academic feedback and why none of your colleagues like you. In 8-page minizine format!
midnitelibrary.itch.io/you-are-revi...
"You Are Reviewer 2" is a solo d6-based "game" to discover why you're so bad at giving academic feedback and why none of your colleagues like you. In 8-page minizine format!
midnitelibrary.itch.io/you-are-revi...
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Seeing OTHER anime being AI dubbed, including shows that have already been dubbed proper by other studios no less (No Game No Life and Dororo via Sentai Filmworks) is such a telling sign of how greedy Amazon is being.
Disrespectful to the creators, clients, studios AND the audience when you use AI.
Disrespectful to the creators, clients, studios AND the audience when you use AI.
November 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Seeing OTHER anime being AI dubbed, including shows that have already been dubbed proper by other studios no less (No Game No Life and Dororo via Sentai Filmworks) is such a telling sign of how greedy Amazon is being.
Disrespectful to the creators, clients, studios AND the audience when you use AI.
Disrespectful to the creators, clients, studios AND the audience when you use AI.
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how many times has the Seattle Times run a "compassion is great, but" editorial arguing for a lack of compassion at this point? we get it, you think homelessness should be illegal, find literally anything else to talk about. (Also, no Seattle neighborhood has been "destroyed," good god.)
November 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
how many times has the Seattle Times run a "compassion is great, but" editorial arguing for a lack of compassion at this point? we get it, you think homelessness should be illegal, find literally anything else to talk about. (Also, no Seattle neighborhood has been "destroyed," good god.)
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incredible quote lol
November 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
incredible quote lol
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It's only missing his Turn A Gundam work (presumably a rights thing). This is is a fantastic book, otherwise.
"From his work with Ridley Scott on Blade Runner to his striking designs for the light cycles in Tron to his imposing concept art for the U.S.S. Sulaco in James Cameron’s Aliens, Syd Mead has played a pivotal role in shaping cinema’s vision of the future." We have 4 copies. mzs.press/The-Movie-Ar...
The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist (Hardcover, NEW)
Syd Mead is one of the most accomplished and widely respected artists and industrial designers alive today. His career boasts an incredible array of projects from designing cars to drafting architectu...
mzs.press
November 29, 2025 at 7:25 AM
It's only missing his Turn A Gundam work (presumably a rights thing). This is is a fantastic book, otherwise.
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Here's a poster version of the DIY Web Archiving zine's front cover, with some added text if you want to print copies for some space where people can take them—you can hang this poster above or nearby:
January 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Here's a poster version of the DIY Web Archiving zine's front cover, with some added text if you want to print copies for some space where people can take them—you can hang this poster above or nearby:
Time to mention my peer review zine again.
"You Are Reviewer 2" is a solo d6-based "game" to discover why you're so bad at giving academic feedback and why none of your colleagues like you. In 8-page minizine format!
midnitelibrary.itch.io/you-are-revi...
"You Are Reviewer 2" is a solo d6-based "game" to discover why you're so bad at giving academic feedback and why none of your colleagues like you. In 8-page minizine format!
midnitelibrary.itch.io/you-are-revi...
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Time to mention my peer review zine again.
"You Are Reviewer 2" is a solo d6-based "game" to discover why you're so bad at giving academic feedback and why none of your colleagues like you. In 8-page minizine format!
midnitelibrary.itch.io/you-are-revi...
"You Are Reviewer 2" is a solo d6-based "game" to discover why you're so bad at giving academic feedback and why none of your colleagues like you. In 8-page minizine format!
midnitelibrary.itch.io/you-are-revi...
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as awful as this is, these examples kinda make me feel giddy and validated, given how i normally feel about our current peer review practices. my personal experience unfortunately has never been consistent with academics' general regard of peer review as a net benefit despite its flaws.
Springer-Nature statement
“Whilst the details of peer review are confidential, we can confirm that the article underwent two rounds of review from two independent peer reviewers, supporting an accept decision.”
How am I now expected to believe that two people looked at the paper twice and DGAF?
“Whilst the details of peer review are confidential, we can confirm that the article underwent two rounds of review from two independent peer reviewers, supporting an accept decision.”
How am I now expected to believe that two people looked at the paper twice and DGAF?
Riding the Autism Bicycle to Retraction Town
Does anyone *really* know their Factor Fexcectorn?
nobreakthroughs.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
as awful as this is, these examples kinda make me feel giddy and validated, given how i normally feel about our current peer review practices. my personal experience unfortunately has never been consistent with academics' general regard of peer review as a net benefit despite its flaws.
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Hi, I live paycheck to paycheck & am the author of two published books. Don't pirate them. There are many ways to enjoy them free like by using your library. Revenue from them comes to me, a real person who needs them & committedly distributes mutual aid.
November 29, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Hi, I live paycheck to paycheck & am the author of two published books. Don't pirate them. There are many ways to enjoy them free like by using your library. Revenue from them comes to me, a real person who needs them & committedly distributes mutual aid.
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Think about how much easier it would be to prosecute Hegseth for war crimes if Kissinger or Cheney and Rumsfield had been.
Can you even imagine how different the last few decades would be if Kissinger had faced literally any form of justice for his crimes.
Can you even imagine how different the last few decades would be if Kissinger had faced literally any form of justice for his crimes.
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Think about how much easier it would be to prosecute Hegseth for war crimes if Kissinger or Cheney and Rumsfield had been.
Can you even imagine how different the last few decades would be if Kissinger had faced literally any form of justice for his crimes.
Can you even imagine how different the last few decades would be if Kissinger had faced literally any form of justice for his crimes.
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"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
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Public libraries in Tennessee have begun to shut down as they carry out an order from state officials to remove children’s books containing LGBTQ+ themes or characters.
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Alarm as Tennessee libraries shut down for Republican 'book purge'
Public libraries in Tennessee have begun to shut down as they carry out an order from state officials to remove children’s books containing LGBTQ+ themes or characters.For Popular Information, Rebecca...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Public libraries in Tennessee have begun to shut down as they carry out an order from state officials to remove children’s books containing LGBTQ+ themes or characters.
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
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In case Crunchyroll paying its VAs peanuts for theatrical releases didn't make it obvious, the amount that companies would like to be paying people is zero dollars.
Hey just so you know Amazon decided to give us an AI ENGLISH DUB of Banana Fish instead of actually hiring real voice actors
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
November 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
In case Crunchyroll paying its VAs peanuts for theatrical releases didn't make it obvious, the amount that companies would like to be paying people is zero dollars.
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
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OK, who narced?
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
OK, who narced?
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Not a psychologist, teacher, or, for that matter university student.
But I think this is happening because the facade of normal daily life during all this is starting to get too heavy to hold up.
But I think this is happening because the facade of normal daily life during all this is starting to get too heavy to hold up.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Not a psychologist, teacher, or, for that matter university student.
But I think this is happening because the facade of normal daily life during all this is starting to get too heavy to hold up.
But I think this is happening because the facade of normal daily life during all this is starting to get too heavy to hold up.
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Here’s my feature on the fireworks being cancelled, how it links back to the origins of “No Fun City” a quarter century ago, and why other festival groups in Vancouver are worried
grateful I got to say “evil doppelgänger of world class city” on the air this week
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
grateful I got to say “evil doppelgänger of world class city” on the air this week
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Here’s my feature on the fireworks being cancelled, how it links back to the origins of “No Fun City” a quarter century ago, and why other festival groups in Vancouver are worried
grateful I got to say “evil doppelgänger of world class city” on the air this week
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
grateful I got to say “evil doppelgänger of world class city” on the air this week
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Still think about my Latin professor who 5 weeks into the semester realized that the class didn’t know English grammar well enough for him to be able to explain Latin, so the class suddenly became a simultaneous English grammar & Latin class
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Still think about my Latin professor who 5 weeks into the semester realized that the class didn’t know English grammar well enough for him to be able to explain Latin, so the class suddenly became a simultaneous English grammar & Latin class