David
@wakandalibrarian.bsky.social
Academic librarian who helps emerging and established scholars situate their in the work research ecosystem. Researcher of occupational identity and technological change.
From and of The South. Made my parents + grandparents proud. Doing it for me now.
From and of The South. Made my parents + grandparents proud. Doing it for me now.
All I wanted to do was make this again.
November 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
All I wanted to do was make this again.
Yesterday, it was no Chilean sea bass or halibut in the grocery store. Today, it was okra. Striking out in the food cravings department.
November 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Yesterday, it was no Chilean sea bass or halibut in the grocery store. Today, it was okra. Striking out in the food cravings department.
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This energy is what the world fucking needs.
5/n
5/n
November 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This energy is what the world fucking needs.
5/n
5/n
Every vendor at the farmers market had okra last week. I had my heart set on smothered okra for dinner. Does any vendor have any? No.
November 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Every vendor at the farmers market had okra last week. I had my heart set on smothered okra for dinner. Does any vendor have any? No.
Five months later and we are so back!
November 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Five months later and we are so back!
Such an interesting read!
The Mad Libs Candidate: Polling the Perfect Democrat, No Assembly Required - Blueprint
If you stitched together the top-testing bio, record, and issue priorities across each audience, you’d get something like: “This Democrat is a working-class veteran who has spent their career guided b...
blueprint-research.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Such an interesting read!
Who woulda thunk it. Louisiana middle school student arrested after AI-generated images found of female classmates.
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Who woulda thunk it. Louisiana middle school student arrested after AI-generated images found of female classmates.
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If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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"Is the POTUS in the Epstein emails and texts?"
The emails and texts:
The emails and texts:
November 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
"Is the POTUS in the Epstein emails and texts?"
The emails and texts:
The emails and texts:
I thought we were going to have to get a change dot org petition to get Queen Latitah on the Re-Living Single podcast.
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I thought we were going to have to get a change dot org petition to get Queen Latitah on the Re-Living Single podcast.
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TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence!
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence!
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
Just spent 30 minutes helping a student find sources I’m more than sure ChatGPT told her were good sources.
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Just spent 30 minutes helping a student find sources I’m more than sure ChatGPT told her were good sources.
I asked ChatGPT to highlight sections of my manuscript that may contain AI generated text. It highlighted the whole thing. Should I be flattered or insulted?
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I asked ChatGPT to highlight sections of my manuscript that may contain AI generated text. It highlighted the whole thing. Should I be flattered or insulted?
This government shutdown really was about the Epstein Files.
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This government shutdown really was about the Epstein Files.
I’m sure the DoorDash Report showed strong jobs gains.
Earlier data indicated private-sector payrolls increased in October after declining in the two previous months.
Job Losses Mounted In October As Employers 'Struggled'—And Wall Street Projects Grim Job Market
Earlier data indicated private-sector payrolls increased in October after declining in the two previous months.
www.forbes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I’m sure the DoorDash Report showed strong jobs gains.
700 students packed in a lecture hall and the committee wonders why students don’t want to come to class. And they’re somehow still trying to make the issue “free speech”. Be for real!
Harvard Students Skip Class and Still Get High Grades, Faculty Say
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
700 students packed in a lecture hall and the committee wonders why students don’t want to come to class. And they’re somehow still trying to make the issue “free speech”. Be for real!
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tfw when I'm not allowed to see the aurora borealis
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
tfw when I'm not allowed to see the aurora borealis
Colleague made the very astute observation that this freshman class is the first class completely Common Core-educated, from kindergarten to high school graduation. As soon as the words were uttered, everything started making sense.
November 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Colleague made the very astute observation that this freshman class is the first class completely Common Core-educated, from kindergarten to high school graduation. As soon as the words were uttered, everything started making sense.
When I say the endnotes feature in Word is kicking my ass. Why can’t I add a new page after the endnotes to put my bibliography?! I feel old.
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
When I say the endnotes feature in Word is kicking my ass. Why can’t I add a new page after the endnotes to put my bibliography?! I feel old.
DEI = DoorDash Economic Index
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
DEI = DoorDash Economic Index
Put some andouille in that broccoli rice casserole. Thank me later.
a woman is sitting in a chair with the words " the pleasure is all yours "
ALT: a woman is sitting in a chair with the words " the pleasure is all yours "
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Put some andouille in that broccoli rice casserole. Thank me later.
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🗓️This Saturday, Nov. 15 at 1:30-4 PM ET in Brooklyn: Our co-founder @prisonculture.bsky.social is facilitating a discussion circle focused on the contributions of radical Black women activists and theorists in the U.S. from 1910-1960. If you're in NYC and interested in joining, register now to join!
Communiversity Catalog: Black Radical Women in the U.S. 1910–1960: A Study and Discussion Circle — Interrupting Criminalization
www.interruptingcriminalization.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
🗓️This Saturday, Nov. 15 at 1:30-4 PM ET in Brooklyn: Our co-founder @prisonculture.bsky.social is facilitating a discussion circle focused on the contributions of radical Black women activists and theorists in the U.S. from 1910-1960. If you're in NYC and interested in joining, register now to join!
I want to make the retired ladies who run our sewing program a mug that says “I have SEW many problems but a BROTHER ain’t one of them”
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I want to make the retired ladies who run our sewing program a mug that says “I have SEW many problems but a BROTHER ain’t one of them”