Haley Shearer
@haleyashearer.bsky.social
historian and newspaper microfilm digitizer in the library & archives world.
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A couple of moms and I were chatting about this at swim lessons today. We described it as a hardening feeling
Very weird feeling this week to feel that I am learning to handle the trauma of this occupation better. Like wtf.
February 7, 2026 at 8:58 PM
A couple of moms and I were chatting about this at swim lessons today. We described it as a hardening feeling
We got our first tentative agreement in negotiations today.
I will be listening to "Fight for Your Right" by the Beastie Boys for the afternoon cause that's how I'm feeling.
A win is a win.
I will be listening to "Fight for Your Right" by the Beastie Boys for the afternoon cause that's how I'm feeling.
A win is a win.
February 4, 2026 at 9:07 PM
We got our first tentative agreement in negotiations today.
I will be listening to "Fight for Your Right" by the Beastie Boys for the afternoon cause that's how I'm feeling.
A win is a win.
I will be listening to "Fight for Your Right" by the Beastie Boys for the afternoon cause that's how I'm feeling.
A win is a win.
Feed cleanser: this cutie is getting glasses
February 3, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Feed cleanser: this cutie is getting glasses
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This makes the Jan 23, 2026 action the largest strike in Minnesota History, and depending on which number you use, 3rd in American History after the massive national strikes of 1919, or the Great Railroad Strike of 1922. I note with extreme interest that mainstream media didn't report these facts.
February 3, 2026 at 12:16 AM
This makes the Jan 23, 2026 action the largest strike in Minnesota History, and depending on which number you use, 3rd in American History after the massive national strikes of 1919, or the Great Railroad Strike of 1922. I note with extreme interest that mainstream media didn't report these facts.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Painting 1&2
2. American Art
3. History of Sexuality in America (one of my favs)
4. Roman civilization
5. Aesthetics
1. Painting 1&2
2. American Art
3. History of Sexuality in America (one of my favs)
4. Roman civilization
5. Aesthetics
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Shakespeare
2. Political Psychology of Elite Behavior
3. Meteorology
4. Entrepreneurial Management
5. Creative Non-Fiction / Advanced Expository Writing
1. Shakespeare
2. Political Psychology of Elite Behavior
3. Meteorology
4. Entrepreneurial Management
5. Creative Non-Fiction / Advanced Expository Writing
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
January 31, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Painting 1&2
2. American Art
3. History of Sexuality in America (one of my favs)
4. Roman civilization
5. Aesthetics
1. Painting 1&2
2. American Art
3. History of Sexuality in America (one of my favs)
4. Roman civilization
5. Aesthetics
We had another car in front of our house tonight.
Went out and knocked on the window.
Just a dude waiting for a friend down the block, was comfortable with moving.
Proud of myself for stepping up, and proud of the person in the car for also meeting me with kindness.
(confirmed not ICE)
Went out and knocked on the window.
Just a dude waiting for a friend down the block, was comfortable with moving.
Proud of myself for stepping up, and proud of the person in the car for also meeting me with kindness.
(confirmed not ICE)
January 30, 2026 at 3:41 AM
We had another car in front of our house tonight.
Went out and knocked on the window.
Just a dude waiting for a friend down the block, was comfortable with moving.
Proud of myself for stepping up, and proud of the person in the car for also meeting me with kindness.
(confirmed not ICE)
Went out and knocked on the window.
Just a dude waiting for a friend down the block, was comfortable with moving.
Proud of myself for stepping up, and proud of the person in the car for also meeting me with kindness.
(confirmed not ICE)
Why yes, I did go outside in shorts and no shoes to take pictures of the ICE truck that was parked in front of our neighbors house.
January 28, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Why yes, I did go outside in shorts and no shoes to take pictures of the ICE truck that was parked in front of our neighbors house.
Saw ICE on our street and let me tell you the rapid response from people was overwhelming.
January 28, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Saw ICE on our street and let me tell you the rapid response from people was overwhelming.
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We're mourning yet again in Minnesota — and struggling to square the gut-churning video of Alex Pretti's final moments with official accounts.
I'm teaching techniques of neutralization this term, so I made this quick slide on the DHS statement. Share if it's useful. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
I'm teaching techniques of neutralization this term, so I made this quick slide on the DHS statement. Share if it's useful. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 AM
We're mourning yet again in Minnesota — and struggling to square the gut-churning video of Alex Pretti's final moments with official accounts.
I'm teaching techniques of neutralization this term, so I made this quick slide on the DHS statement. Share if it's useful. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
I'm teaching techniques of neutralization this term, so I made this quick slide on the DHS statement. Share if it's useful. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
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5pm update: Feels like -31° in the Twin Cities
January 22, 2026 at 11:09 PM
5pm update: Feels like -31° in the Twin Cities
MNHS finally decided they would be closed to the public! Thanks everyone ❤️
January 22, 2026 at 11:01 PM
MNHS finally decided they would be closed to the public! Thanks everyone ❤️
Even with all the cultural institutions closing and with schools canceling field trips, MNHS is still choosing to stay open tomorrow. They do not care.
January 22, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Even with all the cultural institutions closing and with schools canceling field trips, MNHS is still choosing to stay open tomorrow. They do not care.
Update: the MIA is planning on being closed tomorrow.
All MNHS sites (besides the library that had to be closed tomorrow due to not enough staff) are still actively planning on being open tomorrow.
All MNHS sites (besides the library that had to be closed tomorrow due to not enough staff) are still actively planning on being open tomorrow.
The Science Museum of Minnesota is closing tomorrow.
The Bakken museum is closing tomorrow.
The Children's Museum of Minnesota is closing tomorrow.
Guess who is still twiddling their thumbs hoping no one notices? The Minnesota Historical Society.
The Bakken museum is closing tomorrow.
The Children's Museum of Minnesota is closing tomorrow.
Guess who is still twiddling their thumbs hoping no one notices? The Minnesota Historical Society.
January 22, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Update: the MIA is planning on being closed tomorrow.
All MNHS sites (besides the library that had to be closed tomorrow due to not enough staff) are still actively planning on being open tomorrow.
All MNHS sites (besides the library that had to be closed tomorrow due to not enough staff) are still actively planning on being open tomorrow.
The Science Museum of Minnesota is closing tomorrow.
The Bakken museum is closing tomorrow.
The Children's Museum of Minnesota is closing tomorrow.
Guess who is still twiddling their thumbs hoping no one notices? The Minnesota Historical Society.
The Bakken museum is closing tomorrow.
The Children's Museum of Minnesota is closing tomorrow.
Guess who is still twiddling their thumbs hoping no one notices? The Minnesota Historical Society.
January 22, 2026 at 3:34 PM
The Science Museum of Minnesota is closing tomorrow.
The Bakken museum is closing tomorrow.
The Children's Museum of Minnesota is closing tomorrow.
Guess who is still twiddling their thumbs hoping no one notices? The Minnesota Historical Society.
The Bakken museum is closing tomorrow.
The Children's Museum of Minnesota is closing tomorrow.
Guess who is still twiddling their thumbs hoping no one notices? The Minnesota Historical Society.
Even more of note: employers cannot ask for a doctor's note for missing one scheduled work day.
Minnesota employees should keep in mind that if they have earned sick and safe time available, they can use it for mental health treatment on a single day, and their employer must allow it.
January 22, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Even more of note: employers cannot ask for a doctor's note for missing one scheduled work day.
A convo I heard this morning:
- Are you sure you want to be outside? It's so cold!
- It's warm today! I'll be fine!
True Minnesotans right there.
- Are you sure you want to be outside? It's so cold!
- It's warm today! I'll be fine!
True Minnesotans right there.
January 21, 2026 at 3:35 PM
A convo I heard this morning:
- Are you sure you want to be outside? It's so cold!
- It's warm today! I'll be fine!
True Minnesotans right there.
- Are you sure you want to be outside? It's so cold!
- It's warm today! I'll be fine!
True Minnesotans right there.
My (nearly 3 year old) daughter is reporting to her daycare provider that there was a wet mouse in the laundry machine last night.
She is talking about Stuart Little.
She is talking about Stuart Little.
a mouse wearing a blue sweater is waving his hand
ALT: a mouse wearing a blue sweater is waving his hand
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January 20, 2026 at 5:38 PM
My (nearly 3 year old) daughter is reporting to her daycare provider that there was a wet mouse in the laundry machine last night.
She is talking about Stuart Little.
She is talking about Stuart Little.
I got overwhelmed at half price books and panicked. Here's what I grabbed 🤷
Plus a couple of Arthur books, and some "I can read" books.
Plus a couple of Arthur books, and some "I can read" books.
January 19, 2026 at 11:12 PM
I got overwhelmed at half price books and panicked. Here's what I grabbed 🤷
Plus a couple of Arthur books, and some "I can read" books.
Plus a couple of Arthur books, and some "I can read" books.
The amount of women I've seen standing on corners is so heartwarming in this tundra.
Also know, when you can't help out (mentally, physically, etc) even waving to those on corners helps build community.
Also know, when you can't help out (mentally, physically, etc) even waving to those on corners helps build community.
It legit seems like every single person (not hiding out of necessity) is doing some combo of:
- mutual aid
- school/daycare/neighborhood patrol
- holding things down at Whipple
- mutual aid
- school/daycare/neighborhood patrol
- holding things down at Whipple
January 19, 2026 at 4:55 AM
The amount of women I've seen standing on corners is so heartwarming in this tundra.
Also know, when you can't help out (mentally, physically, etc) even waving to those on corners helps build community.
Also know, when you can't help out (mentally, physically, etc) even waving to those on corners helps build community.
We have been reading the same books for the last 4 years, and we are officially needing good picture books for our girls.
I'm hoping to go book shopping tomorrow, but can anyone give me ideas to keep my eye out for? Favorite oldies? Great new ones?
I'm hoping to go book shopping tomorrow, but can anyone give me ideas to keep my eye out for? Favorite oldies? Great new ones?
January 19, 2026 at 2:30 AM
We have been reading the same books for the last 4 years, and we are officially needing good picture books for our girls.
I'm hoping to go book shopping tomorrow, but can anyone give me ideas to keep my eye out for? Favorite oldies? Great new ones?
I'm hoping to go book shopping tomorrow, but can anyone give me ideas to keep my eye out for? Favorite oldies? Great new ones?
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
We love Minneapolis and St. Paul!
January 17, 2026 at 8:52 PM
We love Minneapolis and St. Paul!
Did the dude not realize that even in calm times, those people are too scared to go into Minneapolis anyways?
Not surprised only 10 people showed up.
Not surprised only 10 people showed up.
January 17, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Did the dude not realize that even in calm times, those people are too scared to go into Minneapolis anyways?
Not surprised only 10 people showed up.
Not surprised only 10 people showed up.
Richfield Public Schools have also followed suit.
Saint Paul follows Minneapolis:
"Due to safety concerns related to the increased presence of federal agents in the Twin Cities, Saint Paul Public Schools will be offering a temporary virtual learning option"
Require that Congress immediately end all of this, United States.
And #AbolishICE.
"Due to safety concerns related to the increased presence of federal agents in the Twin Cities, Saint Paul Public Schools will be offering a temporary virtual learning option"
Require that Congress immediately end all of this, United States.
And #AbolishICE.
January 14, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Richfield Public Schools have also followed suit.