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Colleen @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 14h

If we can only celebrate women’s achievements in secret, is that really a celebration at all?https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/wa-author-my-book-about-a-cyclist-was-too-radical-for-storytime/

Why my children's book was labeled too radical for storytime | Op-Ed

Celebrating Women’s History Month by reading a picture book about a woman’s bicycle journey turned out to be more controversial than I ever imagined.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1d

Noooooo oh no

RIP an absolute icon. May her memory be a blessing.

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The Oscar award-winning actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' ...

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Sam Cross (she/her) @poparchives.bsky.social · 1d

It's done and I can finally stop thinking about this book and go play Hades 2. #POPArchives #archives #archivists #GLAM 📜

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Archives in Fiction: The Traveling Archivist, Eastern Oregon: A Della Waters Archival Mystery

Like movies being made, the fact that a book gets published is a minor miracle. That being said, Mary B. Hansen's The Traveling Archivist, Eastern Oregon: A Della Waters Archival Mystery is a disappoi...

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 2d

People think the first thing Gutenberg printed was the Bible. This is false. The first things he printed were a political prophecy, propaganda about the Turks’ threat to Christendom, & a popular school text. If you want a parallel to AI, that’s it: making $ from conspiracies, racism, & school slop.

Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 2d

really nice piece on this btw from @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...

"The Printing Press Democratized Knowledge": When Slogans Masquerade as History — Sonja Drimmer

The phrase is said so frequently it seems, like the mechanism it celebrates, to mechanically replicate itself.  It's become a favorite catchphrase among tech boosters of any sort (see my post on...

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Sam Cross (she/her) @poparchives.bsky.social · 2d

Perfection.

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Sam Cross (she/her) @poparchives.bsky.social · 3d

That's a Biffmore man if I've ever seen one

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Sam Cross (she/her) @poparchives.bsky.social · 3d

I'd be surprised they survived long enough to escape.

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TheAmazingNeena @janineveazue.bsky.social · 3d

#ZINE ALERT FOR MY FELLOW #ARCHIVISTS!

The individual issues of the 'Sometimes Archives are Really Weird (But I Love Them)' Mini Zine, the full bundle of 6, & any domestic USPS shipping costs are now cheaper!

Treat yourself or a colleague to a little whimsy & a little weirdness!

etsy.me/3J0V1yF

a pile of black and white paper zines titled Sometimes Archives are Really Weird (But I Love Them)

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Sam Cross (she/her) @poparchives.bsky.social · 4d

This is how we're gonna get Plastic Man in the DCu, isn't it?

Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛🧟‍♀️👻 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 4d

Cover by Dick Dillon & Chuck Cuidera.

Plastic Man #46 (1954). On the cover, a creature known as the Spider (a spider-head on a fury, bluish-gray body), hangs over a cliff side on its webbing while holding Woozy Winks, as Plastic Man reaches out to save his companion.

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Jolie Braun @joliebraun.bsky.social · 5d

"As punk received little mainstream media coverage by journalists who understood its nuances, the most comprehensive print record of its past is not made up of newspapers or magazines, but zines." contingentmagazine.org/2025/10/07/y...

You Can Study That?

What could be more satisfying than immersing yourself in the history of something you love?

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Heather H (she/her) @oneeyedgraeae.bsky.social · 9d

Here’s the statewide map of drop boxes. Use one of those rather than trusting the USPS to deliver your ballot on time.

www.sos.wa.gov/elections/vo...

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 9d

Ring and other camera tech on your door are cop shit

Just say no to cop shit whenever you can

www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/r...

Ring founder 'backs the blue,' says AI is helping Amazon-owned doorbell unit fight crime

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff returned to the company he founded in April to lead the business, which is part of Amazon's devices division.

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Sam Cross (she/her) @poparchives.bsky.social · 10d

Liquid otter pops but in barrel. I consumed many in my youth.

Sam Cross (she/her) @poparchives.bsky.social · 11d

I also have "Nobody suspects the butterfly" somewhere in my phone. I just can't be bothered to put up the image.

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Sam Cross (she/her) @poparchives.bsky.social · 11d

Bart and Lisa Simpson eating breakfast at the kitchen table. The text below reads "So I says to Mabel, I says..."

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 11d

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you give a list of the prescriptions you take to a federal government that has directly targeted people with chronic illness, mental illness, disability, autism, etc, with the eugenic language of elimination and stated outright they’re everything wrong with the country.

Trump announces 'TrumpRx' website for pharmaceutical drugs after Pfizer deal

Trump said the move will help improve healthcare access for low-income Americans.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11d

1. Vehemently anti-LGBTQ+ Oklahoma education superintendent is finally out as of yesterday.

He appointed Libs of TikTok to the library board, and constantly worked against LGBTQ+ students.

Now, local businesses are literally throwing parties that he is gone.

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We Are Finally Free of Oklahoma’s Anti-Trans Superintendent Ryan Walters

From his culture war casualties to financial impropriety, Ryan Walters was a menace. Thank God he’s gone—for now, at least.

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 12d

They fucking better had.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 12d

BREAKING: Senate Democrats hold firm and oppose the Republican spending bill, all but guaranteeing a government shutdown at midnight.

Only Ds who voted for the CR:
Fetterman (D-Penn.)
King (I-Maine)
Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Senate Democrats vote to shut down government over Republican spending bill

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries get their caucus to hold fast against a continuing resolution written by Republicans

www.independent.co.uk

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Tony Clark @anthonyclark.bsky.social · 12d

If you've done in-person research at any of the following presidential libraries in the last 8 months, can you please follow me/contact me—soon—for a story I'm working on (can be off the record)?

Hoover
FDR
Truman
Eisenhower
JFK
LBJ
Ford
Carter

And either way, can you please share this request? 🙏

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12d

I just got a VERY interesting email that allies in congress were upset that so many of my readers were calling about the anti-trans provisions. I'm here to say: good. I won't let them throw our rights under the bus by cover of night.

All's that to say, keep up the calls. They're hearing you.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12d

1. It's shutdown day, and anti-trans provisions are on the line... either today, or in a few more weeks if a clean continuing resolution passes.

Trump posted a video this morning blaming a shutdown on trans people and immigrants.

Here is your shutdown guide.

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Shutdown Day Guide For LGBTQ+ People: "Continuing Resolutions" And New Anti-Trans Posts From The White House

Shutdown day is here, and there has been a lot of competing coverage on Republican priorities, Democrat's demands, and what shutdown politics means for LGBTQ+ people in America.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 13d

This has to be a hard absolutely the fuck not line in the sand

A vote for any budget including this provision is a vote that'll ensure that Dems lose next year in the midterms

You aren't going to beat this administration back by sacrificing trans people

In a post on Truth Social earlier this month, the president demanded that Democrats support provisions in an appropriations bill which would ban federal funding for any hospital or medical facility that provided gender-affirming care, including hormone replacement therapy (HRT), to a patient of any age.

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🦇 Ashley 🦇 @redhairedash.bsky.social · 13d

Meet the Scientist Digitizing Millions of Fossilized Pollen Grains to Reveal Earth’s Climate History
#archives #pollen
www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/nation...