Meghan Lafferty
@lafferty.bsky.social
Libraries, STEM (chemistry!), higher ed, MPLS. Pronouns: she/her/hers. 🐦: laffertylib; 🐘: [email protected]
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Mpls friends: If you haven't already, pls email or call Mayor Frey & your city council member urging them to adopt the stronger, clearer separation that CMs Chowdhury, Chavez, & Chugtai have crafted.
A short, direct, & personal message from you can help keep our neighbors safe from jackboots.
A short, direct, & personal message from you can help keep our neighbors safe from jackboots.
December 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Mpls friends: If you haven't already, pls email or call Mayor Frey & your city council member urging them to adopt the stronger, clearer separation that CMs Chowdhury, Chavez, & Chugtai have crafted.
A short, direct, & personal message from you can help keep our neighbors safe from jackboots.
A short, direct, & personal message from you can help keep our neighbors safe from jackboots.
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Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
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Shout out to the creators of Heated Rivalry for their restraint with the title. I would have called a hockey romance “Eat My Ice.”
December 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Shout out to the creators of Heated Rivalry for their restraint with the title. I would have called a hockey romance “Eat My Ice.”
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This is unreal. The 2026 code4lib conference has been cancelled unilaterally by Carnegie Mellon University because the Department of Education raised issues with the diversity scholarships:
> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
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December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This is unreal. The 2026 code4lib conference has been cancelled unilaterally by Carnegie Mellon University because the Department of Education raised issues with the diversity scholarships:
> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
Sunrise sundog now happening
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Sunrise sundog now happening
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"are you enjoying duo mobile" does a hamburger enjoy being made of quarks. does a fish enjoy linear time. does the mountain enjoy the first taste of a cup of hot chocolate when you get back to the ski lodge. your question means nothing to me. i couldn't enjoy duo mobile even if i tried
December 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"are you enjoying duo mobile" does a hamburger enjoy being made of quarks. does a fish enjoy linear time. does the mountain enjoy the first taste of a cup of hot chocolate when you get back to the ski lodge. your question means nothing to me. i couldn't enjoy duo mobile even if i tried
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He’s had a remarkably productive morning, though those shreds could be smaller and more uniform.
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
He’s had a remarkably productive morning, though those shreds could be smaller and more uniform.
I saw an owl (90% sure) while walking my dog near the 38th St LRT station. I saw a large bird fly up onto a branch in a tree 10-15 ft away. It was hard to tell because it was dark. When my dog's tag jingled, the bird turned its head to look at us, and its face was owl-shaped
December 3, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I saw an owl (90% sure) while walking my dog near the 38th St LRT station. I saw a large bird fly up onto a branch in a tree 10-15 ft away. It was hard to tell because it was dark. When my dog's tag jingled, the bird turned its head to look at us, and its face was owl-shaped
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There have been multiple ICE kidnapping in South Minneapolis this morning.
If you have the capacity to be a presence outside, watch for out of state vehicles with tinted windows and masked drivers.
If you have the capacity to be a presence outside, watch for out of state vehicles with tinted windows and masked drivers.
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
There have been multiple ICE kidnapping in South Minneapolis this morning.
If you have the capacity to be a presence outside, watch for out of state vehicles with tinted windows and masked drivers.
If you have the capacity to be a presence outside, watch for out of state vehicles with tinted windows and masked drivers.
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We’re asking you all to be safe. To support your immigrant neighbors who are fearful. To alert communities when you witness suspicious behavior.
According to our partners:
- You have the right to stay silent & to talk w/ a lawyer.
- You can refuse to sign documents until you talk to a lawyer. 2/
According to our partners:
- You have the right to stay silent & to talk w/ a lawyer.
- You can refuse to sign documents until you talk to a lawyer. 2/
December 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
We’re asking you all to be safe. To support your immigrant neighbors who are fearful. To alert communities when you witness suspicious behavior.
According to our partners:
- You have the right to stay silent & to talk w/ a lawyer.
- You can refuse to sign documents until you talk to a lawyer. 2/
According to our partners:
- You have the right to stay silent & to talk w/ a lawyer.
- You can refuse to sign documents until you talk to a lawyer. 2/
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On the Factor Fexcectorn and autism bicycle AI slop study: I got an answer from Springer Nature this morning that this scientific paper will be retracted! 🧪
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Riding the Autism Bicycle to Retraction Town
Does anyone *really* know their Factor Fexcectorn?
nobreakthroughs.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
On the Factor Fexcectorn and autism bicycle AI slop study: I got an answer from Springer Nature this morning that this scientific paper will be retracted! 🧪
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
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I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions
For younger writers, ages 15-21
audacity.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
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I tool this at Bro-tex this morning. From a PiPress article about ICE on Lake St in June '25 "The Southern Poverty Law Center says there are Neo-Völkisch groups that “rely on a romanticized Viking aesthetic and mythos — imagery they use to perpetuate their belief in white racial superiority."
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I tool this at Bro-tex this morning. From a PiPress article about ICE on Lake St in June '25 "The Southern Poverty Law Center says there are Neo-Völkisch groups that “rely on a romanticized Viking aesthetic and mythos — imagery they use to perpetuate their belief in white racial superiority."
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"Copilot is not covered under attorney client privilege"
Yeah no shit but I'm sure you just blew some people's minds.
Yeah no shit but I'm sure you just blew some people's minds.
November 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"Copilot is not covered under attorney client privilege"
Yeah no shit but I'm sure you just blew some people's minds.
Yeah no shit but I'm sure you just blew some people's minds.
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College students experience unique and disproportionate obstacles in almost every step of the election administration process.
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Inside the GOP’s Assault on Youth Voting Rights
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
College students experience unique and disproportionate obstacles in almost every step of the election administration process.
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/inside-...
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/inside-...
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One girl said “it doesn’t matter if you ban a book because everyone can find that information online” and then I blew their minds by talking about how your search history can be monitored and sold to the government without your permission, but your library borrowing history requires a warrant.
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
One girl said “it doesn’t matter if you ban a book because everyone can find that information online” and then I blew their minds by talking about how your search history can be monitored and sold to the government without your permission, but your library borrowing history requires a warrant.
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I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
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Love to bike to work through the middle of the vehicular manslaughter arms race
![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Love to bike to work through the middle of the vehicular manslaughter arms race
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Y'all go eat some food at Emily's Lebanese!
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Y'all go eat some food at Emily's Lebanese!
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You may have seen that 600+ detainees are eligible for release, which is amazing! BUT: you may not know that immigration detainees still have to pay for their freedom-- $1500 bond per person! The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund is raising money to help people get free, please donate: www.mibfc.org
Midwest Immigration Bond Fund
www.mibfc.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:09 AM
You may have seen that 600+ detainees are eligible for release, which is amazing! BUT: you may not know that immigration detainees still have to pay for their freedom-- $1500 bond per person! The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund is raising money to help people get free, please donate: www.mibfc.org
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I *just* listened to this excellent episode of @allusionistshow.bsky.social about Dr. Alex Ketchum’s Feminist Restaurant Project and went to check out Bloodroot…only to learn they announced *today* that they’re closing after nearly 50 years!
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I *just* listened to this excellent episode of @allusionistshow.bsky.social about Dr. Alex Ketchum’s Feminist Restaurant Project and went to check out Bloodroot…only to learn they announced *today* that they’re closing after nearly 50 years!
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Wisconsin library crew, can you help em out? 📚
Wisconsin! We need your for our library map, if you know of a library in WI, please let us know!
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November 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Wisconsin library crew, can you help em out? 📚
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
The NASA Technical Report Server is not being updated due to funding cuts. This is a disaster. 🧪 🔭
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Rock and roll is alive, and it lives in your local public library! Prince themed library cards at Hennepin County libraries! This is not a drill! While supplies last!
November 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Rock and roll is alive, and it lives in your local public library! Prince themed library cards at Hennepin County libraries! This is not a drill! While supplies last!