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Burkely Hermann

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Former indexer of U.S. govt. docs for @nsarchive.bsky.social, sorta family historian. I also review of TV shows, mainly animation/anime, & am a vegetarian, lover of cats, & scholar of history. He/him/his. https://histhermann.wordpress.com

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 7d

My newest post is out on Wading Through the Cultural Stacks--> Video games, memory erasure, and archivy implications in #glitchtechs archivyrep.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/v... #animation #memory #memoryerasure #videogames #archivy #bullying #wordpress #television #robots #prisons #films #emp #reviews

Video games, memory erasure, and archivy implications in “Glitch Techs”

When I first watched Glitch Techs on Netflix, I only thought of it as a rad animated series about two teens who join those secretly taking care of glitches which result in video game characters com…

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 16h

My site has now been restored! Still shaken by this.

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 16h

Onto the next job application I suppose. This was an archivist/librarian position.

Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 19h

Yeah, totally understandable. Signed up for the Northsky invite queue (which might be long) and am checking out Misskey. I still think this site is better than Twitter, but isn't to say there aren't issues and problems on here, as there certainly are.

Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 19h

That's fair.

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Erica Friedman @okazu.yuricon.com · 20h

I cannot express to you how urgent it is that we all loudly and constantly support queer media right now. It is my number one goal for this year, to support and promote as many queer artists as possible.

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 19h

You can also send them a message and tell them they made an error. I've done that a bunch of times and the blogs have gotten restored every time.

Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 19h

Wasn't aware you could do posts on leaflet.pub, or that the service even existed. I really need to start on there myself at some point.

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tiny interconnected social documents

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 20h

Are my other WordPress blogs next to be flagged in this BS system? Who knows. I sure hope not. If they are, I'll be sure to appeal these BS claims by @wordpress.com. They need to fix their system so this stuff *never* happens to anyone.

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 20h

Three blogs of mine were previously flagged, ALL *incorrectly* by WordPress, by their "automated anti-spam controls" were, according to my records:
- Pop Culture Library Review [back in June 2022]
- Packed with Packards [back in Sept. 2022]
- Wading Through the Cultural Stacks [last year, in April]

Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 20h

And that's it. If I have to bet, it was some AI tool which claimed my website was "spam." WordPress needs to do better.

Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 20h

History Hermann [back up of my Substack #newsletter] historieshermann.wordpress.com#posts

History Hermann

This newsletter shares the perspective of Burkely Hermann, a Millennial Marylander, on archives, libraries, genealogy, history, pop culture, LGBTQ+ people, climate change, environmental issues, ani…

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 20h

Wading Through the Cultural Stacks archivyrep.wordpress.com

Wading Through the Cultural Stacks

On this blog, I review animation, movies, comics, and other cultural mediums, attempting to counter stererotypes of archivists and archives, while reminding people what archives (and archivists) ar…

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 20h

#Genealogy in Popular Culture popculturegenealogy.wordpress.com

Genealogy in Popular Culture

The genie's out of the bottle now! How can we contain it? My ramblings and reviews of genealogy in popular culture, from animation to the silver screen.

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 20h

Pop Culture Library Review popculturelibraries.wordpress.com

Pop Culture Library Review

"This is a library, after all."- Kaisa, the librarian of Trolberg. On this blog, I review animation, movies, and other cultural mediums, attempting to counter stererotypes of libraries an…

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 20h

Decoding my #Transylvanian roots
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Decoding my Transylvanian roots

The story of my immigrant ancestors, who came from the old country to the U.S.

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 20h

Digging for #Italian Roots
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Digging for Italian Roots

Discerning my roots, from Parma to Pittsburgh

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 20h

Milling 'round #Ireland: A Mills family story millingroundireland.wordpress.com

Milling 'round Ireland: A Mills family story

A telling of Irish roots and ups and downs of settling in a new land.

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 20h

I checked my other WordPress blogs and the others are still active, like... Packed with Packards packedwithpackards.wordpress.com

Packed with Packards!

From the "Barnabi" to E.P.W. Packard, I write about the good, bad, and ugly of my Packard lineage, including those involved in enslavement, Indigenous genocide, the slave trade, military …

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 20h

So angry. My @wordpress.com blog got taken down *without warning*. This isn't the first time this has happened to one of my #WordPress blogs. I was in the middle of sending an email and this occurred. I sent the following message to them. They really need to fix their damn filters.

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 7d

That's all for this thread! Until next time. (45/45)

A family's memories about to be reset about 3 minutes and 30 seconds into the first episode, thanks to a blast from Mitch Williams' gauntlet, so they don't remember the video game glitch which jumped out of their TV

Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 7d

#glitchtechs will be mentioned again in my blog, this December, in a post entitled "Gamemakers, so-called librarians, and horror within Mr. Lemoncello's library monstrosity." (44/?)

Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 7d

I then mentioned #glitchtechs briefly in a March 2021 post and at the beginning of a June 2021 post. popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2021/03/02/m..., popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2021/06/15/l... (43/?) #libraries #librarians #representation #liveaction

Messy libraries and more fights in the library

Above are screenshots inside the “Exchange” in the film Soylent Green, showing a very messy library. I’ve written about fights in libraries before, whether between Green Lantern a…

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 7d

I talked about #glitchtechs in more detail in a post in which I described it as "a bit of an acquired taste" & noted the ep "Castle Crawl," when High-Five (Five) and Miko, the show's protagonists, are thrown into a disorganized #library. popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2020/12/22/f... (42/?)

From glitches to plain terror: the library as a battlefield…in animation

There are a number of series where libraries become a battleground. This post will cover animated series, specifically Glitch Techs, The Owl House, Mysticons, Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths, a…

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 7d

In the article's notes, I noted that prior to this post, I briefly mentioned #glitchtechs in a post in November 2020. popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2020/11/17/l... (41/?) #gargantia #libraries #popculture #representation #librarians

Lacking “proper, consistent representation”: Librarians in popular culture

As I continue to chronicle mentions of libraries and librarians in popular culture, mainly in animation, I came across an article in Book Riot by Rachel Rosenberg, who says she enjoys “storyt…

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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 7d

Similarly, in the eighth episode of The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess, Sakuna Memoir shows Terakomari "Komari" Gandesblood the #memories she has of her past, calling it a dark place, which is understandable. histhermann.wordpress.com/2024/02/14/t... #yuri #anime #reviews (40/?)

The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess Spoiler-Filled Review

The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess, also known as Hikikomari Kyūketsu Hime no Monmon, is an adventure fantasy anime. It’s based on a Japanese light novel series written by Kotei Koba…

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