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Lol guess I made a list. Nice timing.

This administration's need to use shitty AI to tell their story is really something. Also, this bangs and is a total self own.

the fact that trump is an ultra rapist and apex sex predator should always be juxtaposed with the fact that he launched his campaign slandering immigrants as rapists and a staple of his filthy rhetoric is raising the specter of the beastial man of color menacing white women

The Israeli government is trying to foment violence between Jews and Palestinians, and to make it impossible for Palestinians to harvest their olive groves, drive on their roads, or live in their homes.

Was going to gas this up either way because I'm a good soldier, but for the record I really, really like the design on Chicago DSA's school board voter guide, both in terms of aesthetics and the information it's trying to convey to the reader. Highly recommend chicagodsa.org/boe/#on-the-...

Call to action this week!

Why I Stepped Down buttondown.com/papersquared...

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Scott moves his head like the reptile inside of it is trying to escape.

About that NYTimes thing buttondown.com/papersquared...

Just got a calendar reminder that something called "10/7" is starting in 15 minutes. I have no idea what this is.

I broke this story in 2011, about the first major publisher-imposed loan restrictions on ebooks (the only truly big story of my trade journalism career). It’s been 15 years, and the only major difference is that public library budgets are lower and what publishers charge libraries has gone up.

Also, please read. This is what librarians do. This is who we are.

It’s me!

Abolish the death penalty.

BEGGING job applicants to please make sure that your cover letter mentions THE CORRECT POSITION YOU'RE APPLYING FOR. Otherwise, it's an automatic no. Especially for a position that requires attention to detail.

We fail women and children every single day.

Class gave MIDSOMMAR a ~3.75 rating, which was better than I expected! Next week: THE THING!

Just called Senator Duckworth's Illinois office to tell them what a cowardly, chickenshit, total abandonment of the oath of office this is, that this attitude is how we got here, and that I will absolutely be supporting primary challengers to Tammy Duckworth next time she's up for reelection.

Duncan Sheik has passed away. His music got me through the death of my grandfather, which was the first death that truly shook me to my core. Later, as a poor married couple with an infant, I had tickets to see him but had to sell them. I regret I never got to see him perform. What a loss.

On October 11, 2001, I was traveling to a wedding with a friend to a wedding across the country, and she was pulled out of the boarding line for "extra security." She's Egyptian. She was the only one pulled. I have NEVER forgotten how life changed for her after 9/11. I also lost my naivete then.

I watched THE DRAMA over the weekend and while I didn't hate it, I spent most the film watching with this expression:

I've launched a new limited-run podcast. Liberating Lit brings to listeners the advocacy origin stories of the people who have been defending the right to read and championing literature, with the goal to inspire new advocates and refill the cups of those feeling depleted.

There’s one of these “schools” in Chicago and I’ve heard little in the way of protest or dissent. Parents should not only keep their kids out, they should loudly encourage everyone else to say away. This is NOT a school.

Dietram Scheufele is a sex pest and currently teaches at ASU

CGI still exists. And Ryan Coogler didn’t need AI. Scratching this off the to-watch list.

The dialect quiz said I was from California (54%), which makes sense since I'm from AZ, but the low % also makes sense as I've been with a guy from MA for 25 years AND I've lived in the midwest for nearly 20 years, so some pronunciations and terminologies have shifted.

Let’s travel back to bored in the house and in the house bored with this banger of an earworm that had a chokehold on me. It’s fun to sing and I hope it’s fun to listen to. Also it’s Bandcamp Friday! Support real musicians by buying their music! 🎶

legitimate question: how does the Shedd dispose of a whale's body?

Hey library staff: Do any of your libraries cap the number of copies of ebooks/eaudiobooks that you buy?

NYC public schools just banned GenAI in elementary and middle schools. I'd love to see CPS follow.

Librarians, library profesionals, do no not use Substack. There are plenty of great alternatives! Reposting with tags. #publibs #skybrarians #medlibs 📚

I feel like I’m going to throw up

🔭 Our new policy blog post shows that the number of astronomical sciences research awards made by NSF has decreased by 57% since last year, corresponding to a 51% reduction in funding. (1/2)

Plan a horrorfest using only your first name. Candyman (1992) Alien Rosemary's Baby Omen, The Lost Boys, The Y (I haven't seen any in this category. Lots of recs for You're Next but I can't do home invasions.) Nosferatu (1922)

Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.

Nooooo!

My introduction to Dolly was Islands in the Stream on my mom's clock radio Then: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. A surprisingly wholesome musical my parents had no problem letting me watch. Later, Dolly's Christmas album. Hard Candy Christmas makes me cry every time. And Steel Magnolias. ❤️

[Exit Queen.]

I hate it here. The AI, not the fascist-fighting Spider-Man.

Getting a little concerned about how many times I'm seeing folks respond to a piece of writing with "that's AI" and I'm like... it is? Because more and more it's getting harder for me to tell. Terrified for the moment when someone accuses me of using AI. IT'S JUST HOW I WRITE.