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Clive Gabay @clivesg.bsky.social · 19h

I was today years old when I found out this was a real sentence in a real book: "I felt the need to explain the lightness of my skin tone, as it often acts as a barrier to people understanding that, despite my appearance, I am indigenous to the Land of Israel"

Ben Freeman, author of the book "The Jews: An Indigenous People"

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Cheese Queen @ratczarina.bsky.social · 23h

"Immigrant women have always been the quiet architects of change in NYC. Jewish and Italian garment workers led strikes... Chinese immigrant women organized tenant associations ... Puerto Rican and Dominican mothers built tenant unions ...Caribbean women transformed the city's care economy"

Meet the Aunties Behind Zohran Mamdani's Historic Campaign

The mayoral candidate's meteoric rise was fueled by older immigrant women—long-time, experienced organizers who are often overlooked

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Anna Lim @annalim.bsky.social · 21h

Rather productive morning writing maybe a third of my chapter for the autoethnographic Asian women scholar book. I can definitely finish this before the new year if I pace it a page a day before then…

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SUPPORTING PALESTINE @apirus.bsky.social · 2d

That’s Zionism

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Meg Mulrooney @megmulrooney.bsky.social · 2d

I would not be me without libraries. An inspiring and devastating read—with helpful action ideas.

Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 7d

I wrote about public libraries as spaces of civic solidarity, common knowledge, and public infrastructure — all endangered by commercial and federal saboteurs

Extralibrary Loan: Making the Civic Infrastructure We Need

Amid a war on public knowledge, libraries are pushing outward, enlarging the commons through new configurations of civic and creative life.

placesjournal.org

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Anna Lim @annalim.bsky.social · 2d

Current read: www.ntm.org.in/download/ttv...

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Anna Lim @annalim.bsky.social · 2d

My friend, a deaf interpreter, and I have been having conversations about what effective interpretations between US-born and “international deaf” look like and we conclude that this means the interpreters, especially DIs, must be fluent in both the source and target language/language varieties.

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Anna Lim @annalim.bsky.social · 2d

Unconsciously reaching for texts on postcolonial interpreting studies during my free time makes me realize where one of my passions truly lies. This, similarly to my piano/organ playing, is not something I’d ever capitalize on. Let’s detach from the modern compulsion to monetize hobbies.

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Anna Lim @annalim.bsky.social · 3d

I’m @annalim on UpScrolled.

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Alright UpScrolled fam...let's put that download button on the bottom right of this post to good use. Please download and share this video across all platforms…

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404 Media @404media.co · 5d

One of the largest distributors of print books for libraries is shutting down causing major issues for libraries.

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Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down

Why it might have been and may continue to be harder to get new releases from your local library.

www.404media.co

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Anna Lim @annalim.bsky.social · 7d

2025 was supposed to be my year of returning to music-making joy. I’ve decided to check in again my Skillshare account that I accidentally signed up for the beginning of this year and develop a concrete plan. First step: How to sight read music sheets *faster*

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 8d

child and his twin sister were critically injured on Al-Jalaa Street in Gaza City after a toy-shaped object they were playing with suddenly exploded later identified as an Israeli bomb remnant.

(Gaza Notifications)

A child and his twin sister were critically injured on Al-Jalaa Street in Gaza City after a toy-shaped object they were playing with suddenly exploded later identified as an Israeli bomb remnant.

Across Gaza, such incidents occur daily, as unexploded Israeli ordnance continues to endanger the lives of innocent children.

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Nicole Saltesi @nacl.sh · 13d

I'm a little too self-aware to enjoy life and a little too delusional to give up

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Anna Lim @annalim.bsky.social · 14d

Trying to get on social media less often because being angry 24/7 is not good for my spleen, but will increase active work in person and just use social media for event details and connecting to likeminded folks doing similar work.

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Anna Lim @annalim.bsky.social · 15d

a cartoon opossum is standing on a dirt road and saying `` thank you '' .

ALT: a cartoon opossum is standing on a dirt road and saying `` thank you '' .

media.tenor.com

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Anna Lim @annalim.bsky.social · 15d

In the midst of grading. Love my students and truly appreciate their work. Grading is still kicking me in the ass though lol. Ahh midterms...

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Anna Meier @annameier.bsky.social · 15d

You can read about this stuff constantly and every story is still a gut punch.

Portfolio: The Trap at 26 Federal Plaza

Every day in downtown Manhattan immigrants arriving for routine hearings are targeted by ICE agents and taken from their families.

nymag.com

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Anna Lim @annalim.bsky.social · 15d

I shouldn't be so surprised at people still navel-gazing in their work and lives and being apolitical when literally earth-shattering things like this are happening more frequently now. My family is sitting tight in Manila, waiting for The Big One to hit.

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 15d

Climate-related hazards have killed more than 2 million people in 50 years, said the UN meteorological agency.

UN pushes for worldwide disaster alerts as extreme weather ‘spirals’

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Anna Lim @annalim.bsky.social · 15d

Haha, thank you! Being a Scorpio, I'm all about this energy. :)

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Anna Lim @annalim.bsky.social · 15d

Ohh ugh, I'm sorry you had to deal with that! The power dynamics seem especially sus indeed.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 15d

It's good practice to lead with what you are doing rather than with what others aren't. Share what you are doing and invite others to join you.

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Anna Lim @annalim.bsky.social · 15d

Before my mentor Jon passed away, he warned me there're ppl who don't have my best interests at heart that might want to run a smear campaign against me or drag me down. Not helping my anxiety, of course, but trying my best to just live my life & do my best for my family. It's all I can do. :)

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17d

On April 1, ICE apprehended 47 people — including 9 children — at a birthday party in Dripping Springs, Tex. The agency’s only disclosure about the raid describes the operation as targeting people believed to be connected to the Tren de Aragua gang. 🧵

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Anna Lim @annalim.bsky.social · 17d

Looking for a bigger place near the kiddos’ school to rent. Why is this process such a rollercoaster ride…?

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Anna Lim @annalim.bsky.social · 18d

i got weirdly excited and righteously offended for nothing. 🤣 but yeah wow, i’m still flabbergasted by how much power labubus have on students. i once… kinda… said shit about labubus wrt capitalism and i, with my hearing aids, heard an audible gasp from the class. i may have picked the wrong battle.

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