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Chris Strauber
@cstrauber.bsky.social
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Boston-area academic librarian. Cloud advocate. Fan of marine mammals.
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This is going well.
Screenshot of post calling out ridiculous adult content label which has gotten an adult content label.
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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The Sistine Chapel is not adult content, @bsky.app. Cmon.
Screenshot of news headline with graphic of God and man touching in a Michelangelo ceiling.
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Was barely holding on in a meeting until @hayao.lol made a cameo.
Partially cropped text from a web design presentation starts “We still aim to have the technical work done by ea…” and goes on to say nothing but ask for volunteers to help.
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Maybe you two could get together on this?

@lopatto.bsky.social @hollygodarkly.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy
Screenshot of a Bluesky timeline Post 1: I'm afraid my house is critically low on snacks. Post 2: fresh-baked zucchini muffins #blessed
November 9, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial at Boston Common.
A group of demonstrators around and on the Soldiers and Sailors memorial at Boston Common. In the foreground an inflatable smiley sun sits next to a sign reading “No Kings”
October 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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This lamb is both jauntier and cuter than I’d expect.
October 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Even the skeptical op-eds on AI think creating super-human intelligence is something one does to make money.
Highlighted text reads "In short, reaching A.G.I would be the most significant commercial opportunity in history."
August 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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The destruction of Hamas is the aim of one of the parties to a war. Here it is stated as an objective requirement of reality.

Consistent unexamined bias of coverage is one of the things I teach students to look out for. Didn't use to feel the need with NYT and WaPo.
Highlighted text reads: "Certainly, he has placed himself in a delicate position, taking a step that a succession of French presidents had shunned, at a moment when Hamas has not disarmed in Gaza and Palestinian statehood has never seemed more remote."
July 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Very pleasant afternoon on the lawn of a local school for bureaucrats.
View from below of the branches and leaves of a large tree with sunlight filtering through.
June 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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"Let's give this a coherence it lacks and then ask whether it's working" is a ridiculous idea for any topic. For this one it's utterly brain-dead.
Highlighted text from a New York Times article says "So I thought she’d be a good person to help me steel-man what the administration is doing and think through whether that’s working or has a real chance of working."
June 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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No it doesn't.
Highlighted text in an article from the Atlantic magazine reads: "In an autobiography published earlier this year, the pope made his distaste clear, writing that he deplored the “ostentation” of priests who celebrate the old Mass in fancy vestments and lace, which can “sometimes conceal mental imbalance.” Such language stands in clear contrast to his emphasis on mercy and pastoral flexibility toward groups on the margins, such as divorced or LGBTQ Catholics."
April 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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No. An assault on the freedom to teach, read, and speak freely would NOT be OK if it were done more constructively.
Screesnhotted text reads "U.S. leadership in higher education is likely to suffer. The Trump administration’s aggressive actions against universities pose a major threat to U.S. higher education. These include threats to cut funding for institutions like Columbia and Penn, targeting academics and graduate students on visas, and slashing budgets of the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Many within higher education recognize the need for reform. Yet the administration’s approach appears more punitive than constructive. Universities are not just educational institutions, they are also economic engines and drivers of innovation. Universities and colleges also play a vital role in attracting global talent. By undermining these institutions, the administration risks damaging one of the most important contributors to U.S. economic growth over the past 75 years." Highlighted text reads: "Many within higher education recognize the need for reform. Yet the administration's approach appears more punitive than constructive."
March 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Cute animal pic checkpoint. I don’t make the rules.
A peacock crosses a path in front of the camera looking determined as it walks toward a fence on the other side. The blue and green feathers glow a little extra from sunlight.
November 5, 2024 at 11:55 AM
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This is an uncovered trunk.
July 15, 2024 at 11:17 AM
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If you see this, post a photo you took at sunset.
A view west across a jet’s wing at sunset. Another jet approaches to land at left. The sky in the background is orange fading to blue, with a layer of fluffy pink cloud above.
June 17, 2024 at 1:58 AM
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Show me something from your camera roll with your energy. Not a selfie.
A large plush strawberry with wide eyes and open arms.
June 5, 2024 at 11:18 AM
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Abstract photography
A jet’s contrails crossing a hazy cloud against a medium blue sky Shadows from morning sun crossing to create a pair of darker and lighter triangles against a neutral colored wall A building’s shadow in very direct sun creating a sharp black line leading to a sharp triangle A black and white photo of Venetian blinds creating a series of straight white lines. Two blinds are turned slightly so you can see a ridged texture
June 3, 2024 at 11:37 AM
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A cup of tea in clear glass throws off overlapping lines of orange shadow onto the table it sits on in morning light.
October 6, 2023 at 10:44 AM
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Augustine the hippo and I send you best wishes. #adorables
A plush hippopotamus on a couch next to a blanket and a pile of library books.
September 23, 2023 at 7:23 PM
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My survivor Chelsea warming her hands by the first fire of the winter in Fake Kentucky. #ProjectZomboid
September 19, 2023 at 7:57 PM
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Drop something lue from your gallery.
The darkened corner of a building sits below a bright and sharp blue sky with thin puffy clouds
September 8, 2023 at 10:44 AM