TheThinkery
@thethinkery.bsky.social
Librarian, Queer. 🏳️🌈🇵🇸
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Staring at goodreads choice awards and I haven't heard of most of these books.
November 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Staring at goodreads choice awards and I haven't heard of most of these books.
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Can't stop thinking about this quote, from @maggietokudahall.bsky.social.
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
(Read the full article here: www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...)
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
(Read the full article here: www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...)
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Can't stop thinking about this quote, from @maggietokudahall.bsky.social.
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
(Read the full article here: www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...)
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
(Read the full article here: www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...)
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🚨 Public money is being siphoned out the care system in profits, with millions going to private equity and tax haven firms
@theguardian.com's @journo-jess.bsky.social has the story of our investigation into extraction from our care system ⤵️
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
@theguardian.com's @journo-jess.bsky.social has the story of our investigation into extraction from our care system ⤵️
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Private care providers in three English regions make £250m in three years
More than third of profits analysed went to firms owned by private equity or based in tax havens, research finds
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🚨 Public money is being siphoned out the care system in profits, with millions going to private equity and tax haven firms
@theguardian.com's @journo-jess.bsky.social has the story of our investigation into extraction from our care system ⤵️
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
@theguardian.com's @journo-jess.bsky.social has the story of our investigation into extraction from our care system ⤵️
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
Sometimes I think my job is to harass my line manager and I also think that's wonderful.
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Sometimes I think my job is to harass my line manager and I also think that's wonderful.
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
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“The resource over which they hold custody is of great worth to the country …Would Karl Marx and Virginia Woolf, Mahatma Gandhi and George Orwell, all erstwhile users of the British Library, have produced their masterpieces without this resource?”
Imperilled culture - it really is.
Such negligence.
Imperilled culture - it really is.
Such negligence.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
“The resource over which they hold custody is of great worth to the country …Would Karl Marx and Virginia Woolf, Mahatma Gandhi and George Orwell, all erstwhile users of the British Library, have produced their masterpieces without this resource?”
Imperilled culture - it really is.
Such negligence.
Imperilled culture - it really is.
Such negligence.
Is Substack basically OnlyFans but for opinions
November 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Is Substack basically OnlyFans but for opinions
Finally deleted TikTok and it's fascinating how I don't miss it. Surprising, considering how many hours I spent on that platform.
November 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Finally deleted TikTok and it's fascinating how I don't miss it. Surprising, considering how many hours I spent on that platform.
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It’s episode 221 of Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcast and time for us to talk about Epic & High Fantasy! We talk about maps, magic, monsters, whether Pokémon counts as epic fantasy, and more!
bookclub4m.libsyn.com/episode-221-...
bookclub4m.libsyn.com/episode-221-...
Book Club for Masochists: a Readers’ Advisory Podcast: Episode 221 - Epic & High Fantasy
It’s episode 221 and time for us to talk about Epic & High Fantasy! We talk about maps, magic, monsters, whether Pokémon counts as epic fantasy, and more! You can download the podcast , find it on...
bookclub4m.libsyn.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
It’s episode 221 of Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcast and time for us to talk about Epic & High Fantasy! We talk about maps, magic, monsters, whether Pokémon counts as epic fantasy, and more!
bookclub4m.libsyn.com/episode-221-...
bookclub4m.libsyn.com/episode-221-...
I know about Zohran Mamdani only because he was soooo good at social media and he seemed different in so many ways.
UK politicians should take note. This barrage of old men talking nonsense on the podium... I don't know most of them and I don't want to.
UK politicians should take note. This barrage of old men talking nonsense on the podium... I don't know most of them and I don't want to.
November 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I know about Zohran Mamdani only because he was soooo good at social media and he seemed different in so many ways.
UK politicians should take note. This barrage of old men talking nonsense on the podium... I don't know most of them and I don't want to.
UK politicians should take note. This barrage of old men talking nonsense on the podium... I don't know most of them and I don't want to.
Preparing to run my first work bookclub meeting and it's a lot of fun! We are reading one of my favorite books "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson, so the challange will be not to completely nerd out and let others discuss the book.
November 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Preparing to run my first work bookclub meeting and it's a lot of fun! We are reading one of my favorite books "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson, so the challange will be not to completely nerd out and let others discuss the book.
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Were you outraged by this salary? Now is the time to do something about it and support British Library workers #BritishLibraryOnStrike www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
November 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Were you outraged by this salary? Now is the time to do something about it and support British Library workers #BritishLibraryOnStrike www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
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That's good to know.
November 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
That's good to know.
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You probably know someone who needs to see this: stopcitingai.com
'You’ve been sent here because you cited AI as a source to try and prove something.
...
Imagine someone who has read thousands of books, but doesn’t remember where they read what'.
'You’ve been sent here because you cited AI as a source to try and prove something.
...
Imagine someone who has read thousands of books, but doesn’t remember where they read what'.
Stop Citing AI
A response to ‘But ChatGPT said…’
stopcitingai.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
You probably know someone who needs to see this: stopcitingai.com
'You’ve been sent here because you cited AI as a source to try and prove something.
...
Imagine someone who has read thousands of books, but doesn’t remember where they read what'.
'You’ve been sent here because you cited AI as a source to try and prove something.
...
Imagine someone who has read thousands of books, but doesn’t remember where they read what'.
Very honoured to be part of this and looking forward to supporting BLA members for the year ahead!
🎉 We’re please to announce new BLA Committee members!
Sarah Brain - BLA Chair
Sjoukje Schotts - Supplier Liaison Officer
Neil Skinner - Training Officer
Jennifer Winterburn - Development Officer
Algirdas Kraunaitis - Marketing and Communications Officer
Join us in giving them a warm welcome! 🎉
Sarah Brain - BLA Chair
Sjoukje Schotts - Supplier Liaison Officer
Neil Skinner - Training Officer
Jennifer Winterburn - Development Officer
Algirdas Kraunaitis - Marketing and Communications Officer
Join us in giving them a warm welcome! 🎉
October 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Very honoured to be part of this and looking forward to supporting BLA members for the year ahead!
Reading about famous cookbooks and finding so many of them out of print. I would love to see these in an annotated edition, a sort of "here is the original text" with added commentary updating some terminology or adding health-related information.
October 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Reading about famous cookbooks and finding so many of them out of print. I would love to see these in an annotated edition, a sort of "here is the original text" with added commentary updating some terminology or adding health-related information.
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📝A list of books about #Dyslexia (saw online, nothing to do with NLISN) and thought worth sharing 📚
uk.bookshop.org/shop/Dyslexi...
#Neurodiverse
#Neurodivergent
uk.bookshop.org/shop/Dyslexi...
#Neurodiverse
#Neurodivergent
Dyslexic Librarian Bookshop UK
I found out whilst doing an MA in Library and Information Studies, many moons ago, that I have dyslexia. Over the years I've read much about being dyslexic, from the science and cause of dyslexia to b...
uk.bookshop.org
October 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
📝A list of books about #Dyslexia (saw online, nothing to do with NLISN) and thought worth sharing 📚
uk.bookshop.org/shop/Dyslexi...
#Neurodiverse
#Neurodivergent
uk.bookshop.org/shop/Dyslexi...
#Neurodiverse
#Neurodivergent
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Reeves pledges £10m to put a library in every primary schoolsweek.co.uk/rachel-reeve... Great news 1,700 libraries will get £ for spaces & stock, the next step is access to expert librarian staff
Reeves pledges £10m to put a library in every primary
1,700 new school libraries planned, but unclear if schools will get money for staffing
schoolsweek.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Reeves pledges £10m to put a library in every primary schoolsweek.co.uk/rachel-reeve... Great news 1,700 libraries will get £ for spaces & stock, the next step is access to expert librarian staff
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The parliamentary register of interests shows that Farage has made nearly £400,000 from GB News since August 2024, for c190 hours’ work. This suggests he is being paid more than £2,000 an hour by the news channel. All paid to Thorn In The Side Ltd owned solely by Farage
25% tax rather than HR
25% tax rather than HR
September 6, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The parliamentary register of interests shows that Farage has made nearly £400,000 from GB News since August 2024, for c190 hours’ work. This suggests he is being paid more than £2,000 an hour by the news channel. All paid to Thorn In The Side Ltd owned solely by Farage
25% tax rather than HR
25% tax rather than HR
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Here's the ECHR polling from @yougov.co.uk. It ill behoves a generation who've had everything on a plate for two decades to yet again burn the surface off the Earth and leave the young to try to rebuild. Maybe take a pass on this one eh Boomers.
September 1, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Here's the ECHR polling from @yougov.co.uk. It ill behoves a generation who've had everything on a plate for two decades to yet again burn the surface off the Earth and leave the young to try to rebuild. Maybe take a pass on this one eh Boomers.
Working on a project: does anybody know any pieces of writting about being an openly queer lecturer, what are the experiences in the classroom?
September 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Working on a project: does anybody know any pieces of writting about being an openly queer lecturer, what are the experiences in the classroom?
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Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared
Google Scholar Is Doomed
Academia built entire careers on a free Google service with zero guarantees. What could go wrong?
hannahshelley.neocities.org
August 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared
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