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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 8h

Found this just incredibly depressing, more than anything.

An easel sign reads, “UCLA
ATTENTION
No events are permitted in this area today. Per Policy 852, this location is NOT designated for public expression activities.
Individuals participating in an event or a public expression activity in this area are subject to discipline and/or arrest.
Scan for policy information.”

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 1d

. @404media.co is investigating book bans. They could use your pointers on where to be looking. You can do it anonymously.

"We need help deciding... which school districts and cities to seek public records from and... where we should point our reporting efforts. "

www.404media.co/help-us-inve...

Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

www.404media.co

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Kate Crowe @kcrowe.bsky.social · 2d

"Faculty were not consulted" 👀

Triangle Blog Blog @triangleblogblog.bsky.social · 2d

Breaking: We’ve talked to multiple individuals who have confirmed that UNC-CH is merging SILS (library and information science) and SDSS (data science and society). Announcement will be tomorrow morning. Faculty were not consulted.

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jam @socialistboat.dad · 2d

"This website is free" No. This website comes at a terrible cost

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 2d

Weber State administrators told student they couldn't present their research on the state's anti-DEI law at an on-campus conference on censorship(!) unless they removed all mentions of DEI from their slides

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Weber State Censors, Then Cancels, Censorship Conference

University officials said that several planned presentations violated a Utah state law banning diversity, equity and inclusion at public universities.

www.insidehighered.com

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Rare Book School @rarebookschool.bsky.social · 2d

Rare Book School is searching for a detail-oriented, self-motivated, and forward-thinking full-time Program Manager to assist in facilitating excellent educational programming.

Review of applications begins 30 October.

Details at rarebookschool.org/about-rbs/employment/

#Booksky

A vertically oriented rectangular graphic with a blue background has white text reading, “Join our team! Rare Book School at the University of Virginia is searching for a detail-oriented, self-motivated, and forward-thinking full-time Program Manager to assist the Director of Programs & Education in facilitating excellent educational programming. Review of applications will begin 30 October 2025 and continue until the position is filled.” The lower right quadrant has a circular frame with a photo of a group of adults standing around a long table on which a number of books are laid out on foam supports, listening to a man on the right as he gestures over the books. At the bottom of the graphic, white text on a green background reads, “Visit our website to learn more: rarebookschool.org/about-rbs/employment”.

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🕷️Gory Thing🕷️ @korybing.bsky.social · 2d

Michael Stipe, best known for his role as Mr Scrummy the Sludgesicle Man in The Adventures of Pete & Pete,

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Anna @annaneat.bsky.social · 6d

just got back from seeing it too!

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Anna @annaneat.bsky.social · 8d

Teaching some Omeka.net for a public history class today!! Always interesting to see what projects the students are working on @omeka.org

Omeka.net

A hosted service for Omeka, web publishing software for cultural institutions.

Omeka.net

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 9d

Four panel meme. First three panels is Bella from twilight making different expressions saying:

You're impossibly fast and strong
Your skin is pale white and ice cold
I know what you are

Fourth panel is Data from Star Trek

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Anna @annaneat.bsky.social · 11d

Who's your favorite Jedi? (Wrong answers only)

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 11d

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶

🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈

#FollowTheRainbow

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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 14d

It's a map of the United States with
KPOP Demon Hunter's in the mid northern states
KCOKE Demon Hunters in the southeast
KSoDA Demon Hunter's in the West and northeast

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Anna @annaneat.bsky.social · 14d

This has been a week.

a cartoon of a desk with a laptop and the words tgif

Alt: a cartoon of a desk with a laptop and the words tgif

media.tenor.com

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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 14d

To celebrate The Booker Prize shortlist we have teamed up for a desk set giveaway! You can enter here thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

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Sophie Campbell 🏳️‍⚧️ @mooncalfe1.bsky.social · 16d

I did it

A ragged Linda Lee robot comes out of a secret hollow tree and menaces Supergirl. The robot is saying "Mistress, why did you abandon me?" and Supergirl is saying "Oh no, how did I forget about her?!"

A panel from Action Comics #279 from 1961 by John Forte and Robert Bernstein. It shows Linda Lee waving goodbye to her Linda Robot inside a secret hollow tree. Linda says: "Goodbye, Linda Robot! I'm afraid I won't have any more use for you!" The Linda Robot replies: "Should you ever need, Mistress, I'll be here in this hollow tree... waiting!"

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En Sabah Neurodivergent @spearhafoc.bsky.social · 17d

He's dressed like a Jewish Time Lord.

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 17d

You guys do yourself a favor and look at what Eric Adams wore to Rosh Hashanah services at the Sephardic Lebanese Congregation

Eric Adams surrounded by members of the Sephardic Lebanese Congregation. He is wearing a blue velvet jacket that is embroidered with gold Magen David’s and other Jewish seeming patterns, including multiple menorahs. Everyone else is just in button down shirts or normal suits. He is not blending in.

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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 17d

From the noted anarchists at the Financial Times. archive.is/2025.09.23-0...

The biggest US-listed companies keep talking about artificial intelligence. But other than the "fear of missing out," few appear to be able to describe how the technology is changing their businesses for the better.
That is the conclusion of a Financial Times analysis of hundreds of corporate filings and executive transcripts at S&P 500 companies last year, providing one of the most comprehensive insights yet into how the Al wave is rippling through American industry.

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Anna @annaneat.bsky.social · 18d

I do like a baby yoda.

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Manga Bookshelf @mangabookshelf.bsky.social · 18d

Pick of the Week: Mi Casa Es Tsukasa: mangabookshelf.com/2025/09/22/p...

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 18d

Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today.

Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.

Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.

Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.

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Anna @annaneat.bsky.social · 18d

Decided to donate to Gaza Soup Kitchen / World Central Kitchen for the new year today.

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The Devouring Mother @ragnell.bsky.social · 19d

I say on Tuesday we just leave random sets of clothing all over the place to freak out the believers.

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19d

Now I'm getting conflicting reports about whether the Rapture will be on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, and, look, I know that TECHNICALLY no man knows the hour of His coming and all, but if we could actually pin this down on the schedule it'll help me plan the rest of my week, thanks

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Briar in Blue @auroraworeblue.bsky.social · 19d

You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes.
#romancelandia

A grainy screenshot of the sidebar of the desktop version of Goodreads. It says:

RECOMMENDATIONS:
Because you enjoyed A Wedding to Protect Her Fortune:
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
A historian of fascism offers a guide for surviving and resisting America's turn towards authoritarianism. On November 9th, millions of Americans woke up to the impossible...

View all books similar to A Wedding to Protect Her Fortune

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 20d

the sex in the city "carrie typing at her computer" meme with the text "I couldn't help but wonder, was everyone accepting bags full of money except me?"

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