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Digital pres wise-ass — digital preservation at UMich
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.

This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!

Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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DMV folks — are you or anyone you know a wheelchair tech and able to help out?
Please signal boost. Need a wheelchair tech who can help troubleshoot in Silver Spring, MD.
My wheelchair won't turn on and a wheelchair technician won't be available until the 15th...
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the federal agency that provides funding for America's libraries, has announced it is reinstating all grants it had previously terminated, including those to libraries and library organizations across the U.S.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4496W4V
December 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Hey all,

The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.

Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.

You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
Fellowship
theonion.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Clearly in the non-working group
December 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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NEW: I heard from a bunch of NREL employees after the announcement of a name change yesterday. They're not thrilled.

"Morale is bad. Funding is tenuous.... I've been through two W administrations, many R congresses, and [the first] Trump admin. This is the worst."
'A Collective WTF': National Renewable Energy Laboratory Gets a Trumpian Name Change
NREL employees, many of whom joined the lab specifically to work toward its clean energy mission, are not happy about the oil-soaked leadership's moves.
www.gravityisgone.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The @umich.edu Detroit Observatory looking good on this crisp December morning.
December 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Introducing a special friend in need of a loving home: A605239, located in Modesto, CA.

Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/a605239-79721506/ca/modesto/stanislaus-animal-services-agency-ca1110/
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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I just found out there is a BEAUTIFUL senior cat named MRS. DOUBTFIRE up for adoption in Centre County, Pennsylvania! So, of course, I had to spread the word.

If you’re in Central Pennsylvania, please help this elegant lady find a home!

centrecountypaws.org/cats/adopt
November 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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One reason I raise this is bc Kristi Noem now says that Lakanwal was "radicalized" in the US (she has to say that or she herself is complicit in failing to vet him properly).

But then how is he different from other Afghan/Iraq veterans who murder?
November 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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We’ve had people from the U.S. and abroad asking whether the information on the White House website is even accurate anymore. The site has become unreliable, filled with blatantly false and deliberately misleading content.
November 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Julian Barbour’s masterclass Complexity in the Cosmos is on QAcademy.

It's still free, for a limited time.

qacademy.fqxi.org/offers/fkEBq...
November 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The Repair Business Toolkit is built for people who fix for a living, but it is just as powerful in the hands of anyone who wants to bring pro level repair home.

Inside is the same gear repair shops use every day Give the ultimate repair gift at the link below.
www.ifixit.com/products/rep...
November 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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The Johnson Amendment protects our democracy from turning churches into dark-money Super PACs. A tiny Christian nationalist faction is trying to blow it up — with help from Trump’s IRS.

We can’t let them gut it in a backroom deal.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Court Case That Could Blow the Roof Off Political Spending
Christian nationalists are teaming up with Donald Trump's administration to argue that churches should be able to spend on political campaigns.
www.rollingstone.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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"Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D), who was first elected in 2020, has brought the city’s homicide rate down by treating violent crime as a public health crisis... a symptom of multiple factors, including racism, poverty, and past violence."

National media ignores this bc the solution isn't police.
November 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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"quadrupling down on being a pain in the ass, politically"

Let's all make that a 2026 goal!
Here's a note I sent to our members about what we did with their money, and why we expect the Onion to outgrow the Washington Post.

We keep doing weird, hard shit — taunting ICE, yelling at Congress for not taunting ICE, buying bad websites — when nobody else does.

Our members keep getting papers.
November 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Let’s talk about the size of trucks & SUVs in the city. My column on the virtue & status signalling of vehicle bloat.
Shawn Micallef: This truck ad shows why Toronto needs smaller vehicles — if only the carmakers wanted to sell them
A car comically overloaded with plywood? It’s a good ad for a pickup — but also a sign of the incredible amount of money, weight and energy being wasted on
www.thestar.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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i hope this email finds you well
November 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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The latest installment in our series on book rebinding, where the Library's advanced book conservation interns are taking you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection! Scroll back in our feed to see Act I, and check back next week for Act III.
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Climate change is going to push global food inflation to extreme highs over the coming decade.

Most people don’t realise how precarious most of agriculture globally is right now.
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Jeff de Boer has made an entire career out of crafting tiny plate armor. He's compelled by the idea of the underdog finding an edge; something so small being so well-protected.
This artist designs intricate suits of armor. The intended wearer? A humble mouse
Jeff de Boer has made an entire career out of crafting tiny plate armor. He's compelled by the idea of the underdog finding an edge; something so small being so well-protected.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Walter de Staplecat, Simpkin IV, Teabag, Balthasar and Benny D Cat take the stage as we meet the college cats of Oxford. And, of course, Magdalen’s Ozymandias. Read on for our photo special. (Includes a cat map.) oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...
College cats of Oxford
Once upon a time, we featured an image of Magdalen's kitten, Ozymandias, in our newsletter. We figured it might be a gentle contrast to our regular diet of planning and local politics. The grey ball ...
oxfordclarion.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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It happened! The @nytimes.com profiled Paulina!

The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley

Paulina Borsook’s “Cyberselfish,” which offered dire predictions about the tech world’s love for libertarianism, is finding fans. It only took 25 years.

Gift Link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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My latest column for @newscientist.com is up for subscribers (including library card holders)! This was a fun and hard column to write because I had to explain quantum field theory in like 3 sentences 😹 I describe how unsolved problems drive creativity 🖖🏽

www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
Why dark matter is still one of the biggest open problems in science
We can't see dark matter directly, so studying it pushes the boundaries of our creativity as scientists. How exciting, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
www.newscientist.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM