Awaken Librarian
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Activist. Super nerd. Librarian. Speaker. AI Critic. Know it so you can grow it! Posts reflect my mind. No DMs. Open your mind like you would a parachute! https://awakenlibrarian.com #EduSky #TLSkyChat #EdTech #GoogleEDU #AwakenLibrarian
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How Social Sentinel Crossed Student Privacy Rights
SECTIONS Unit OverviewFacilitation ResourcesStandardsStudent Work This unit was created by Jean Darnell, a former Librarian based in Texas and now the Library Director for the Philadelphia School Dist...
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After much research, editing and investigation, I proudly present my @pulitzercenter.bsky.social lesson:
How Social Sentinel Crossed Student Privacy Rights | Pulitzer Center pulitzercenter.org/builder/less...
#privacyrights #researchers #AImonitoring #AI
How Social Sentinel Crossed Student Privacy Rights | Pulitzer Center pulitzercenter.org/builder/less...
#privacyrights #researchers #AImonitoring #AI
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NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
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The Spanish language version of Oshún and Me, Ochún y Yo, was included in the New York Public Library Best Books of 2025 list! It’s written by @adibanelson.bsky.social, illustrated by me, translated by Issa Mas, and published by @mackidsbooks.bsky.social. So honored. 🥹🌻☀️💛 #kidlit #kidlitart
November 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The Spanish language version of Oshún and Me, Ochún y Yo, was included in the New York Public Library Best Books of 2025 list! It’s written by @adibanelson.bsky.social, illustrated by me, translated by Issa Mas, and published by @mackidsbooks.bsky.social. So honored. 🥹🌻☀️💛 #kidlit #kidlitart
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The Trump admin weaponized Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to attack DEI programs, protections for trans people & freedom of speech at our universities.
We took the Trump admin to court over this in AAUP v. Trump and WON.
AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal discusses what prompted the lawsuit👇
We took the Trump admin to court over this in AAUP v. Trump and WON.
AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal discusses what prompted the lawsuit👇
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Trump admin weaponized Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to attack DEI programs, protections for trans people & freedom of speech at our universities.
We took the Trump admin to court over this in AAUP v. Trump and WON.
AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal discusses what prompted the lawsuit👇
We took the Trump admin to court over this in AAUP v. Trump and WON.
AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal discusses what prompted the lawsuit👇
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A central problem of our time is that the algorithmic processes underlying social-media content are essentially optimized for identity-protective cognition. There's a reason why we are polarizing worldwide.
November 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A central problem of our time is that the algorithmic processes underlying social-media content are essentially optimized for identity-protective cognition. There's a reason why we are polarizing worldwide.
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"The most terrifying thing about power isn’t the force it applies; it’s the moral vacuum it creates in the soul of the person wielding it."
sojo.net/articles/cul...
sojo.net/articles/cul...
In ‘Frankenstein,’ a Tech Bro Meets His Monster
In Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation, Victor Frankenstein isn’t just a mad scientist; he’s another mogul playing God with technology.
sojo.net
November 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"The most terrifying thing about power isn’t the force it applies; it’s the moral vacuum it creates in the soul of the person wielding it."
sojo.net/articles/cul...
sojo.net/articles/cul...
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Huge win for Missouri and for all libraries. Thank you to MASL, MLA, the ACLU, and everyone involved! @la-cac.org #FReadom
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Missouri court strikes down book ban law that pushed libraries to remove hundreds of titles
A law creating a misdemeanor offense for school employees who supply ‘sexually explicit material’ to students is now void.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Huge win for Missouri and for all libraries. Thank you to MASL, MLA, the ACLU, and everyone involved! @la-cac.org #FReadom
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
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💥 Mass Blackout Reminder… We are done powering their profits. Nov 25 to Dec 2 we step back. Rest. Unplug. Refuse to consume. They fear unity and they are about to feel it.
November 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
💥 Mass Blackout Reminder… We are done powering their profits. Nov 25 to Dec 2 we step back. Rest. Unplug. Refuse to consume. They fear unity and they are about to feel it.
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Great info shared by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social on a book banning tool that is being used to control what is in libraries
What is Take Back The Classroom? A deep dive into the project making its way into right-wing circles, aiding in book bans nationwide. Who is behind it? How does it work? How are they recruiting new cult members?
Know before it reaches your library.
bookriot.com/what-is-take...
Know before it reaches your library.
bookriot.com/what-is-take...
What Is Take Back The Classroom?: Book Censorship News, November 14, 2025
With the closure of BookLooks, we've seen the rise of Take Back the Classroom. But what is this website and how do their book "reviews" work?
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November 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Great info shared by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social on a book banning tool that is being used to control what is in libraries
A nocturne for us. youtu.be/m8frbjKUPNo?...
Softly – A Dreamlike Waltz by Claudio Constantini
YouTube video by Constantini Music
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November 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
A nocturne for us. youtu.be/m8frbjKUPNo?...
No. AI is not qualified to choose intelligence or insight for humans. It's as fake as the artificial in its name. Pushed by the same folks who stoked book bans/censorship frevor...and forcefed us an AI mandate, unethically.
November 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
No. AI is not qualified to choose intelligence or insight for humans. It's as fake as the artificial in its name. Pushed by the same folks who stoked book bans/censorship frevor...and forcefed us an AI mandate, unethically.
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“Each person I spoke to..told me they could talk about the right-wing project to erode trust in expertise, & the way AI has amplified this effort, for hours..I realized that I could endlessly tie much of our reporting on attacks on civil society & human knowledge to the force multiplier that is AI”
"It's part of a fascist project to offload the work of thinking... If we can offload that cognitive work, it's far too easy to become reflexive and hateful, while having a robot cheerleader telling you that you were right about everything all along.”
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“Each person I spoke to..told me they could talk about the right-wing project to erode trust in expertise, & the way AI has amplified this effort, for hours..I realized that I could endlessly tie much of our reporting on attacks on civil society & human knowledge to the force multiplier that is AI”
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Literature and history books are full of retrograde messages. Ignoring them doesn’t help. Educators share advice for teachers. @larryferlazzo.bsky.social
How Should Teachers Deal With Problematic Language in Literature? (Opinion)
Offensive prose does show up in books. Ignoring it doesn't help students.
www.edweek.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Literature and history books are full of retrograde messages. Ignoring them doesn’t help. Educators share advice for teachers. @larryferlazzo.bsky.social
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Breaking news: US tech stocks are on course for the worst week since President Donald Trump’s 'liberation day' tariffs rocked global financial markets in April, as concerns rise about the elevated valuations of companies linked to the artificial intelligence boom. on.ft.com/3LykvnP
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Breaking news: US tech stocks are on course for the worst week since President Donald Trump’s 'liberation day' tariffs rocked global financial markets in April, as concerns rise about the elevated valuations of companies linked to the artificial intelligence boom. on.ft.com/3LykvnP
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Texas college students — If you have questions like:
👉 What are your protest and free speech rights on campus?
👉 Can you face disciplinary action for your speech?
👉 And what Texas laws impact your protest rights?
Get the answers you need: aclutx.org/studentprotests
👉 What are your protest and free speech rights on campus?
👉 Can you face disciplinary action for your speech?
👉 And what Texas laws impact your protest rights?
Get the answers you need: aclutx.org/studentprotests
University Students' Protest Rights
Last updated: October 30, 2025 | This content is intended to serve as general information; it is not legal advice nor intended as legal advice.UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' RIGHT TO PROTESTThe right to protest is a long-standing protection afforded by the U.S. a...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Texas college students — If you have questions like:
👉 What are your protest and free speech rights on campus?
👉 Can you face disciplinary action for your speech?
👉 And what Texas laws impact your protest rights?
Get the answers you need: aclutx.org/studentprotests
👉 What are your protest and free speech rights on campus?
👉 Can you face disciplinary action for your speech?
👉 And what Texas laws impact your protest rights?
Get the answers you need: aclutx.org/studentprotests
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Guten Morgen!
Das Bild wurde im Sommer am Hardangerfjord aufgenommen.
Das Bild wurde im Sommer am Hardangerfjord aufgenommen.
November 4, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Guten Morgen!
Das Bild wurde im Sommer am Hardangerfjord aufgenommen.
Das Bild wurde im Sommer am Hardangerfjord aufgenommen.
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I am looking forward to volunteering this Saturday for the Maryland Film Festival in Baltimore. www.volgistics.com/appform/1909... | snfparkway.org/mdff/
November 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I am looking forward to volunteering this Saturday for the Maryland Film Festival in Baltimore. www.volgistics.com/appform/1909... | snfparkway.org/mdff/
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Hold Them Accountable!
Thank you to @librarianjones.com for the courage and conviction to stand up to those who spread hateful lies about librarians and educators.
It was never about the money. It was always about the truth and integrity.
Thank you, Amanda Jones. Courage is indeed contagious.
Thank you to @librarianjones.com for the courage and conviction to stand up to those who spread hateful lies about librarians and educators.
It was never about the money. It was always about the truth and integrity.
Thank you, Amanda Jones. Courage is indeed contagious.
November 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Hold Them Accountable!
Thank you to @librarianjones.com for the courage and conviction to stand up to those who spread hateful lies about librarians and educators.
It was never about the money. It was always about the truth and integrity.
Thank you, Amanda Jones. Courage is indeed contagious.
Thank you to @librarianjones.com for the courage and conviction to stand up to those who spread hateful lies about librarians and educators.
It was never about the money. It was always about the truth and integrity.
Thank you, Amanda Jones. Courage is indeed contagious.
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#ImageAndVerse
Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.
- Lauren DeStefano, WITHER
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#autumn #fall #myphoto
Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.
- Lauren DeStefano, WITHER
🍁
🍁
🍁
#autumn #fall #myphoto
November 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
#ImageAndVerse
Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.
- Lauren DeStefano, WITHER
🍁
🍁
🍁
#autumn #fall #myphoto
Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.
- Lauren DeStefano, WITHER
🍁
🍁
🍁
#autumn #fall #myphoto
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For Día de Los Muertos, I created this altar in memory of those who have died in ICE detention and raids. Que descansen en paz. 🤍
#SchoolLibraries
#Skybrarians
#TLSky
#SchoolLibraries
#Skybrarians
#TLSky
November 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
For Día de Los Muertos, I created this altar in memory of those who have died in ICE detention and raids. Que descansen en paz. 🤍
#SchoolLibraries
#Skybrarians
#TLSky
#SchoolLibraries
#Skybrarians
#TLSky
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Your state attorney general is probably one of THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT elections you have on your ballot, and most people simply do not understand that who you elect will directly determine your rights—and has in the past.
November 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Your state attorney general is probably one of THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT elections you have on your ballot, and most people simply do not understand that who you elect will directly determine your rights—and has in the past.
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Without the federal government, almost no money exists to fight domestic violence https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/11/2/2351462/-Without-the-federal-government-almost-no-money-exists-to-fight-domestic-violence?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Without the federal government, almost no money exists to fight domestic violence
Work to prevent intimate partner violence, feed families in shelters fleeing abuse or help survivors file for legal protection would not exist on the scale it does today if the federal government ...
www.dailykos.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Without the federal government, almost no money exists to fight domestic violence https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/11/2/2351462/-Without-the-federal-government-almost-no-money-exists-to-fight-domestic-violence?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
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We're getting together in Philly to create art. Why? For community & GOOD.
I'll provide all the art supplies you'll need & a little inspiration on what you can create art about.
We hope to create art that inspires action. Art is great at that, even if you think you're bad at it
luma.com/w8v2xk5i
I'll provide all the art supplies you'll need & a little inspiration on what you can create art about.
We hope to create art that inspires action. Art is great at that, even if you think you're bad at it
luma.com/w8v2xk5i
October 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We're getting together in Philly to create art. Why? For community & GOOD.
I'll provide all the art supplies you'll need & a little inspiration on what you can create art about.
We hope to create art that inspires action. Art is great at that, even if you think you're bad at it
luma.com/w8v2xk5i
I'll provide all the art supplies you'll need & a little inspiration on what you can create art about.
We hope to create art that inspires action. Art is great at that, even if you think you're bad at it
luma.com/w8v2xk5i
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The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government.
action.everylibrary.org/nationalarch... follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries.
#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLSkyChat
action.everylibrary.org/nationalarch... follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries.
#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLSkyChat
PETITION: Tell Trump, Hands Off the National Archives!
The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government.
action.everylibrary.org
November 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government.
action.everylibrary.org/nationalarch... follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries.
#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLSkyChat
action.everylibrary.org/nationalarch... follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries.
#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLSkyChat
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Thanks again to all the libraries sharing information about local food resources while the federal government isn’t functioning and SNAP may not be available.
Our library, the Newburgh Free Library, shared this verified list of local food resources.
Please share such information in your community
Our library, the Newburgh Free Library, shared this verified list of local food resources.
Please share such information in your community
November 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Thanks again to all the libraries sharing information about local food resources while the federal government isn’t functioning and SNAP may not be available.
Our library, the Newburgh Free Library, shared this verified list of local food resources.
Please share such information in your community
Our library, the Newburgh Free Library, shared this verified list of local food resources.
Please share such information in your community
Happy #Halloween! This year's been a doozy but I haven't taken my kid trick-or-treating since before the pandemic. This is his last year as a high schooler, graduating before 18. Why the hell, not take him? Shout out to the house who gave out adult beverages! I love this neighborhood!
October 31, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Happy #Halloween! This year's been a doozy but I haven't taken my kid trick-or-treating since before the pandemic. This is his last year as a high schooler, graduating before 18. Why the hell, not take him? Shout out to the house who gave out adult beverages! I love this neighborhood!