Erin
mcelrat.bsky.social
Erin
@mcelrat.bsky.social
Librarian! DAM not damn!
@booker.senate.gov long time listener, first time caller. Any chance you’d upload your Oura ring data from your marathon speech for us data nerds? Would love to see it!
April 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
As a dev explorer, #atprotocol has the ability to democratize apps while preserving data, AND they have a conference?! Sign me up. Tell me everything. I want to get my hands dirty.
We’re going to #ATmosphereConf in #Seattle this wknd & have an extra ticket–want to join us and build on #Bluesky’s @atprotocol.dev?

Give this a repost, comment why you'd like to join + make sure you’re following us. Winner will receive one (1) in-person ticket & will be contacted via DM Friday 💚
March 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I guess it was only a matter of time… He has come for our libraries and museums. Continue to call your people. Patronize your libraries. Go to your museums. I don’t know anymore. www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services
An executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday night, March 14, calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for America...
www.ala.org
March 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Well this isn’t awesome. Are there any GLAM people here? Will the artifacts be transferred to a museum? Just wondering about logistics since this has literally never happened ever.

www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...
San Antonio Missions facility to shutter amid Trump's NPS layoffs
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to close the San Antonio Missions law enforcement facility amid the National Park Service layoffs
www.mysanantonio.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Madagascar June 2024
March 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Since our administration doesn’t seem interested, let’s help Ukraine our damn selves. You can choose where your donation goes: defense, medical, etc.

u24.gov.ua/about
UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine
United24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...
u24.gov.ua
March 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The quality of the reporting on this has been disappointing, to say the least, with only the most basic understanding of what the National Archives does.

This is bigger than a little spat with a small agency.

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We Should All Be Paying Attention To What's Happening to the National Archives
Guest post from Dominic Byrd-McDevitt: Open knowledge advocate | Dedicated to building community and serving the public interest via data & tech.
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February 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Archivists, Librarians, and other do-gooders! A call to action! Before our history is deleted, let’s try to save it! Before they come for the LoC and officially for the NA: blog.archive.org/2017/01/25/s...
If You See Something, Save Something – 6 Ways to Save Pages In the Wayback Machine | Internet Archive Blogs
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February 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I haven’t seen much about this but the National Archivist was fired Friday. This is a big deal. If you don’t know everything they do, look it up. Electoral college, code of federal regulations, etc.. total retaliation. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Trump fires National Archives chief
The president has dismissed the top U.S. archivist after fuming about the agency’s role in the criminal classified-documents case against him.
www.politico.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM