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Louis Coiffait-Gunn @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social · 10d

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

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · Sep 6

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

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · Sep 5

This is a huge story.

Don't let him get away with it.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings

Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum

www.theguardian.com

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Sep 1

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.

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TheThinkery @thethinkery.bsky.social · Sep 1

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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Hannah Shelley, MLIS (Metadata, Lattes & Impostor Syndrome) @hannahshelley.bsky.social · Aug 13

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

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🇨🇦Greg Stefan aka Fella Dogfather 🇨🇦 @ih8handles.bsky.social · Aug 22

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TheThinkery @thethinkery.bsky.social · Aug 13

Elisabeth Lutyens wrote every single dissonant chord, so you don't have to.

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TrueRef by Abbey Esparza @trueref.bsky.social · Aug 12

Industry gets created. Government takes bribe from industry so it can grow unregulated, unsustainably and irresponsibly. You have to live a shittier life to mitigate damage, while the industry remains unregulated.

The Journal @thejournal.ie · Aug 12

The UK government has urged people to delete old pictures and emails as 'data centres require vast amounts of water to cool their systems'.
http://jrnl.ie/6788643

UK government advises people to delete old photos and emails as England faces water shortfall

The UK government has urged people to delete old pictures and emails as ‘data centres require cast amounts of water to cool their systems’.

jrnl.ie

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TheThinkery @thethinkery.bsky.social · Aug 5

One of the best things about librarianship is that librarians TALK to each other. I'm slowly learning that many of my peers, working in completely different institutions, will happily share information about their work, policies and other relevant things.

TheThinkery @thethinkery.bsky.social · Jul 30

What's the point of using/having internet if most of it is ads, AI slop and now you age verification, too.

Oh right, to complain. Never mind.

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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · Jul 21

Woman in line in front of me at the post office is not happy about the cost of shipping. She just whipped out her phone, asked ChatGPT how much it thinks the shipping should cost, and is trying to get the mailman to honor that price.

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · Jul 9

"Because reactionary centrists do not really have values, they struggle to understand the motivations of those who do."

www.thebulwark.com/p/when-moder...

When Moderation Becomes Appeasement

If your chief goal is to find a middle ground with the far right on social issues, you’ll end up condoning its values—just ask Keir Starmer.

www.thebulwark.com

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TheThinkery @thethinkery.bsky.social · Jul 1

I'm begging audiobook narrators to stop whispering.

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Tama Leaver @tamaleaver.bsky.social · Jul 1

Of course it is:

Springer Nature book on machine learning is full of made-up citations retractionwatch.com/2025/06/30/s...

Springer Nature book on machine learning is full of made-up citations

Would you pay $169 for an introductory ebook on machine learning with citations that appear to be made up? If not, you might want to pass on purchasing Mastering Machine Learning: From Basics to Ad…

retractionwatch.com

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TheThinkery @thethinkery.bsky.social · Jul 1

I need to know why Mussorgsky is the image.

LSE Impact Blog @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · Jul 1

Is #AI a helpful tool or a barrier to thinking?

🕶️ "A recent student confidently cited AI-generated content that, although convincing on the surface, contained significant inaccuracies," writes Prof Thorsten Fröhlich, who lectures on AI & ethics in education in collaboration with UNESCO

@unesco.org

How students should write a thesis in the AI age - Impact of Social Sciences

AI tools help students produce polished theses without deep understanding. Thorsten Fröhlich argues rigid assessment formats stifle critical thinking, and calls for a rethink of how research is…

blogs.lse.ac.uk

TheThinkery @thethinkery.bsky.social · Jun 27

A talk about kindness - what a wonderful way to end a confetence! #bla25

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TheThinkery @thethinkery.bsky.social · Jun 26

Some interesting thoughts shared on the panel discussion about librarianship as a profession. I've been thinking about this a lot lately and feel like there is some sort of identity crisis going on. Not that I gained clarity, but hearing others was valuable. #foodforthought #BLA25

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TheThinkery @thethinkery.bsky.social · Jun 26

Lovely presentation by Andy Priestner on uncertainty! I definitelly need to get into UX, so many interesting ideas. #bla25

Glad to add that apparently I am comfortable with uncertainty ☺️

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Jun 20

Will reading become obsolete? How A.I. could transform our relationship to the written word.

What’s Happening to Reading?

For many people, A.I. may be bringing the age of traditional text to an end.

www.newyorker.com

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Lesley Watts @ljwattswales.bsky.social · Jun 21

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Librarians set to be removed from every Glasgow secondary school - BBC News

A principal librarian and a team of assistants would cover Glasgow's 30 secondary schools if council budget cuts are approved.

www.bbc.co.uk

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TheThinkery @thethinkery.bsky.social · Jun 19

My top books half way through 2025, in no particular order:
1. "Stoner" by J.Williams
2. "The Fifth Season" by N.K.Jemisin
3. "Revolting Prostitutes" by M.Smith
4. "The Wedding People" by A.Espach
5. "Gone Girl" by G.Flynn

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Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · Jun 17

something I've learned by covering online archives and libraries is that many valuable, free, online resources are maintained by extremely small teams, maybe one volunteer. Asking them to deal with scrapers that behave like DDoS attacks is unrealistic www.404media.co/ai-scraping-...

AI Scraping Bots Are Breaking Open Libraries, Archives, and Museums

"This is a moment where that community feels collectively under threat and isn't sure what the process is for solving the problem.”

www.404media.co

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TheThinkery @thethinkery.bsky.social · Jun 17

Yes and no! When you reach 30 you are old to 20 y/os and old to everyone else, too. Except everyone is also shocked you don't have certain things in life (a house, a family, major career success etc.).

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TheThinkery @thethinkery.bsky.social · Jun 13

Has anybody else noticed a reduction in paper quality in textbooks? Toilet paper publishing from some of the big names.

TheThinkery @thethinkery.bsky.social · Jun 12

Gonna start commenting on every post I vaguely don't understand and refuse to properly read with "what"