Jocelyn
@historygirl.bsky.social
Librarian, Archivist, Historian, Traveler, Embroiderer, History Geek, Genealogist.
Just learned that some people think that LFL are literal libraries and books need to be returned to them?
Which goes against the whole idea of the movement?
Which goes against the whole idea of the movement?
November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Just learned that some people think that LFL are literal libraries and books need to be returned to them?
Which goes against the whole idea of the movement?
Which goes against the whole idea of the movement?
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Handed in my rough drafts last night and slept from 10:30 ish to 8 ish. I could probably use another 10 hours tonight but this is definite progress.
Now to have breakfast before we go off to our own corners for Thanksgiving (haven't celebrated w/husband ever in 27 years) and back home for a drink
Now to have breakfast before we go off to our own corners for Thanksgiving (haven't celebrated w/husband ever in 27 years) and back home for a drink
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Handed in my rough drafts last night and slept from 10:30 ish to 8 ish. I could probably use another 10 hours tonight but this is definite progress.
Now to have breakfast before we go off to our own corners for Thanksgiving (haven't celebrated w/husband ever in 27 years) and back home for a drink
Now to have breakfast before we go off to our own corners for Thanksgiving (haven't celebrated w/husband ever in 27 years) and back home for a drink
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This is terrible.
At least 36 people are killed and 279 reported missing in Wang Fuk Court, Hong Kong tower block fires
At least 36 people are killed and 279 reported missing in Wang Fuk Court, Hong Kong tower block fires
Hong Kong fire: At least 36 killed in Hong Kong fire with 279 still missing, authorities say
Hundreds of firefighters have spent hours tackling the blaze, which began in apartment blocks surrounded by bamboo scaffolding.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This is terrible.
At least 36 people are killed and 279 reported missing in Wang Fuk Court, Hong Kong tower block fires
At least 36 people are killed and 279 reported missing in Wang Fuk Court, Hong Kong tower block fires
When motivated, I can brush my hair and get changed in about 7 minutes. For a delicious giant lemonade, BLT, and Moldovan treat? Most definitely.
Vacation has started in our household, huzzah
Vacation has started in our household, huzzah
November 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
When motivated, I can brush my hair and get changed in about 7 minutes. For a delicious giant lemonade, BLT, and Moldovan treat? Most definitely.
Vacation has started in our household, huzzah
Vacation has started in our household, huzzah
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Still putting the finishing touches on your Thanksgiving menu? Maybe you’ll find some inspiration in Newton native Eleanor Early’s New England Cookbook. According to Eleanor, New England is the country’s “famous pie belt," making not only the most pies per capita, but also the best!
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Still putting the finishing touches on your Thanksgiving menu? Maybe you’ll find some inspiration in Newton native Eleanor Early’s New England Cookbook. According to Eleanor, New England is the country’s “famous pie belt," making not only the most pies per capita, but also the best!
I *think* that I am done doing citations and both papers are over 10 pages long which is the minimum required for right now. I've sleptwalked the last three nights, am exhausted, and ready to be done.
Luckily, I have until Dec 10 to finish these, but I'm going to attempt to hand them in early.
Luckily, I have until Dec 10 to finish these, but I'm going to attempt to hand them in early.
November 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I *think* that I am done doing citations and both papers are over 10 pages long which is the minimum required for right now. I've sleptwalked the last three nights, am exhausted, and ready to be done.
Luckily, I have until Dec 10 to finish these, but I'm going to attempt to hand them in early.
Luckily, I have until Dec 10 to finish these, but I'm going to attempt to hand them in early.
The majority of parks are fee free, but many of the largest/most popular have fees. Some of these parks have also gone cashless partially to protect employees from theft but also it costs a lot to handle money. Fee collectors already get yelled at and abused...this will only make it worse.
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The majority of parks are fee free, but many of the largest/most popular have fees. Some of these parks have also gone cashless partially to protect employees from theft but also it costs a lot to handle money. Fee collectors already get yelled at and abused...this will only make it worse.
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Educators still using OpenAI products in your teaching: please read this thread and then tell me why it’s so important to maintain a relationship with this gross company and its leaders.
NEW - OpenAI has responded to the lawsuit from the family of Adam Raine, the teen who committed suicide after months of talking to ChatGPT.
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Educators still using OpenAI products in your teaching: please read this thread and then tell me why it’s so important to maintain a relationship with this gross company and its leaders.
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Lenticular clouds above Mt. Washington today. Completely harmless, they form when stable air is forced to rise over a mountain range. Note the striking resemblance to “mothership” supercell thunderstorms - which can be precursors for tornadoes.
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Lenticular clouds above Mt. Washington today. Completely harmless, they form when stable air is forced to rise over a mountain range. Note the striking resemblance to “mothership” supercell thunderstorms - which can be precursors for tornadoes.
If his face is really on the Americas the beautiful pass, I will scream
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
If his face is really on the Americas the beautiful pass, I will scream
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
If she is the mother of Leavitt's nephew...that implies this is her sister-in-law, right?
If she is the mother of Leavitt's nephew...that implies this is her sister-in-law, right?
White House spokeswoman Leavitt now has a family connection to an ICE arrest
Bruna Ferreira, a Boston-area woman who is the mother of Leavitt's nephew, is now in custody at an ICE facility in Louisiana.
www.wbur.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
If she is the mother of Leavitt's nephew...that implies this is her sister-in-law, right?
If she is the mother of Leavitt's nephew...that implies this is her sister-in-law, right?
This has nothing to do with an important article, but I am 3 years older than this man and somehow look about 30 years younger than his face age.
Guess selling your soul starts showing on your face first.
Guess selling your soul starts showing on your face first.
NEW: ACLU lawyers name Emil Bove, now a federal judge, as possible witness in contempt inquiry.
The former DOJ official — who was Trump's criminal defense lawyer before that — is one of nine names submitted to Judge Boasberg.
This evening, at Law Dork:
The former DOJ official — who was Trump's criminal defense lawyer before that — is one of nine names submitted to Judge Boasberg.
This evening, at Law Dork:
ACLU lawyers name Emil Bove, now a federal judge, as possible witness in contempt inquiry
The former DOJ official — who was Trump's criminal defense lawyer before that — is one of nine names submitted to Judge Boasberg. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This has nothing to do with an important article, but I am 3 years older than this man and somehow look about 30 years younger than his face age.
Guess selling your soul starts showing on your face first.
Guess selling your soul starts showing on your face first.
Glad that I don't have to cook any turkey, but always confused when people complain that theirs is dry and flavorless. We used to host Friendsgiving (24 people) and ours was always tasty...butter and herbs do amazing things, maybe try that!
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Glad that I don't have to cook any turkey, but always confused when people complain that theirs is dry and flavorless. We used to host Friendsgiving (24 people) and ours was always tasty...butter and herbs do amazing things, maybe try that!
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The barn in Mississippi where 14-year-old Emmett Till was tortured and killed will open to the public as a “sacred” memorial site by 2030.
New owner to open Mississippi barn where Emmett Till was killed as a memorial site
The barn in Mississippi where 14-year-old Emmett Till was tortured and killed will open to the public as a “sacred” memorial site by 2030.
trib.al
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The barn in Mississippi where 14-year-old Emmett Till was tortured and killed will open to the public as a “sacred” memorial site by 2030.
Tuesday morning commutes are usually strange/interesting but today's veered into the improv section as no one seemed to have any idea what they were doing or where they were going.
Glad I don't have to drive tomorrow and can walk/bus to anything I need to take care of.
Glad I don't have to drive tomorrow and can walk/bus to anything I need to take care of.
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Tuesday morning commutes are usually strange/interesting but today's veered into the improv section as no one seemed to have any idea what they were doing or where they were going.
Glad I don't have to drive tomorrow and can walk/bus to anything I need to take care of.
Glad I don't have to drive tomorrow and can walk/bus to anything I need to take care of.
Seasonal workers make less than half the amount than beginning permanent Rangers do. And they can only work 1035 hours a year, usually closer to 1000 to add some buffer for the next year.
Seasonal Park Ranger life can be fun, but the finances suck.
Seasonal Park Ranger life can be fun, but the finances suck.
First they push 24% of rangers out the door, and tell us we can’t hire anyone to backfill those positions. Then, they tell us to fill those positions with seasonal (temporary) rangers—the positions in the NPS with the least protections.
November 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Seasonal workers make less than half the amount than beginning permanent Rangers do. And they can only work 1035 hours a year, usually closer to 1000 to add some buffer for the next year.
Seasonal Park Ranger life can be fun, but the finances suck.
Seasonal Park Ranger life can be fun, but the finances suck.
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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Pete Hegseth take notes. This is what a real Patriot looks like.
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Pete Hegseth take notes. This is what a real Patriot looks like.
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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I! M! L! S!
"The ruling nullifies the Administration’s actions to dismantle IMLS and permanently prohibits the Administration from taking such actions in the future. The ruling has immediate nationwide effect."
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
"The ruling nullifies the Administration’s actions to dismantle IMLS and permanently prohibits the Administration from taking such actions in the future. The ruling has immediate nationwide effect."
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I! M! L! S!
"The ruling nullifies the Administration’s actions to dismantle IMLS and permanently prohibits the Administration from taking such actions in the future. The ruling has immediate nationwide effect."
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
"The ruling nullifies the Administration’s actions to dismantle IMLS and permanently prohibits the Administration from taking such actions in the future. The ruling has immediate nationwide effect."
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
At the point where I'm just writing and while it might not be what either teacher wants, I'm at least producing work that sounds reasonable to me. I'm going to sleep so hard once this semester is over
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
At the point where I'm just writing and while it might not be what either teacher wants, I'm at least producing work that sounds reasonable to me. I'm going to sleep so hard once this semester is over
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Here in Boston, we believe in scientific evidence. We are a trustworthy source of public health information, and we will continue to disseminate accurate information to our local communities because that is what they deserve.
Learn more on boston.gov, mass.gov, or aap.org.
Learn more on boston.gov, mass.gov, or aap.org.
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Here in Boston, we believe in scientific evidence. We are a trustworthy source of public health information, and we will continue to disseminate accurate information to our local communities because that is what they deserve.
Learn more on boston.gov, mass.gov, or aap.org.
Learn more on boston.gov, mass.gov, or aap.org.
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We’re offering free vaccine clinics in Boston. Vaccines are safe, effective, and protect against serious illness. Getting vaccinated keeps you healthy and helps protect your family, friends, and community.
Find upcoming vaccine clinics at boston.gov/vaccine-clinics.
Find upcoming vaccine clinics at boston.gov/vaccine-clinics.
Free Vaccine Clinics in Boston
Everyone ages six months and older is encouraged to get the updated flu and COVID-19 vaccines. Pregnant parents, babies, and older adults should consult their health care professional about RSV vaccin...
boston.gov
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
We’re offering free vaccine clinics in Boston. Vaccines are safe, effective, and protect against serious illness. Getting vaccinated keeps you healthy and helps protect your family, friends, and community.
Find upcoming vaccine clinics at boston.gov/vaccine-clinics.
Find upcoming vaccine clinics at boston.gov/vaccine-clinics.
Can someone help find me two obituaries? I'm looking for the obituaries for Joel R. Watson and his wife Cassandra D. Buchanan. Both were born in Jamaica and immigrated to Boston. Their daughter is Ruth Watson Batson. Cannot find anything other than their marriage note. #Genealogy
November 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Can someone help find me two obituaries? I'm looking for the obituaries for Joel R. Watson and his wife Cassandra D. Buchanan. Both were born in Jamaica and immigrated to Boston. Their daughter is Ruth Watson Batson. Cannot find anything other than their marriage note. #Genealogy