Kathy Gibson
@kathyfgibson.bsky.social
Bollywood critic and entertainment writer. Owner of accessbollywood.com. she/her
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Labor gaining just the tiniest amount of power relative to capital a few years back absolutely broke employers' brains
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
cnb.cx
November 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Labor gaining just the tiniest amount of power relative to capital a few years back absolutely broke employers' brains
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Marilyn Whirlwind. ICE accosted Marilyn Whirlwind.
They've got to go.
They've got to go.
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Marilyn Whirlwind. ICE accosted Marilyn Whirlwind.
They've got to go.
They've got to go.
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“I can see why all these people without heads wouldn’t be good for a community." www.science.org/content/arti...
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“I can see why all these people without heads wouldn’t be good for a community." www.science.org/content/arti...
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars 2025 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
haymarketbooks.app.neoncrm.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
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Beautiful series of images by Eduard Pechuël-Loesche from an 1888 book on the strange skies produced the world-over after the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa.⠀⠀
More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/studies-on-twilight-phenomena-after-krakatoa
More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/studies-on-twilight-phenomena-after-krakatoa
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Beautiful series of images by Eduard Pechuël-Loesche from an 1888 book on the strange skies produced the world-over after the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa.⠀⠀
More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/studies-on-twilight-phenomena-after-krakatoa
More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/studies-on-twilight-phenomena-after-krakatoa
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management pushing dumb ai policies and tools on you?
twc and friends have launched workersdecide.tech to pool resources, stories and strategies to organize and push back.
don’t let the bubble drag your job down with it!
twc and friends have launched workersdecide.tech to pool resources, stories and strategies to organize and push back.
don’t let the bubble drag your job down with it!
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
management pushing dumb ai policies and tools on you?
twc and friends have launched workersdecide.tech to pool resources, stories and strategies to organize and push back.
don’t let the bubble drag your job down with it!
twc and friends have launched workersdecide.tech to pool resources, stories and strategies to organize and push back.
don’t let the bubble drag your job down with it!
SUNNY SANSKARI KI TULSI KUMARI debuts on Netflix, plus other films to stream this holiday weekend in today's Streaming Video News: accessbollywood.net/2025/11/26/s... #DesiWatch
Streaming Video News: November 26, 2025
I updated my list of Bollywood movies on Netflix with today’s streaming debut of the Hindi romantic comedy Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari. Several films will be added to Netflix Thursday afte…
accessbollywood.net
November 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
SUNNY SANSKARI KI TULSI KUMARI debuts on Netflix, plus other films to stream this holiday weekend in today's Streaming Video News: accessbollywood.net/2025/11/26/s... #DesiWatch
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Donald Glover.
Jamie Foxx.
John Singleton.
Cory Broadus.
Kid Cudi.
Sinbad.
We have to talk about blood clots and hypertension, stress and how it weathers us from the inside out, and how we push our bodies to their limits under capitalism despite the facts that we are not machines.
#BlackSky
Jamie Foxx.
John Singleton.
Cory Broadus.
Kid Cudi.
Sinbad.
We have to talk about blood clots and hypertension, stress and how it weathers us from the inside out, and how we push our bodies to their limits under capitalism despite the facts that we are not machines.
#BlackSky
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Donald Glover.
Jamie Foxx.
John Singleton.
Cory Broadus.
Kid Cudi.
Sinbad.
We have to talk about blood clots and hypertension, stress and how it weathers us from the inside out, and how we push our bodies to their limits under capitalism despite the facts that we are not machines.
#BlackSky
Jamie Foxx.
John Singleton.
Cory Broadus.
Kid Cudi.
Sinbad.
We have to talk about blood clots and hypertension, stress and how it weathers us from the inside out, and how we push our bodies to their limits under capitalism despite the facts that we are not machines.
#BlackSky
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A Gen Z-led advocacy group announced a boycott campaign targeting major corporations “that enable, profit from, or directly collaborate with ICE.” Beyond the Ballot launched “Not With My Dollars: ICE Out of My Wallet” just days before Black Friday kicks off.
Boycott Campaign Targets Companies Tied to ICE Ahead of Black Friday
The Not With My Dollars campaign takes aim at Amazon, Whole Foods, Dell, Microsoft, Home Depot, Spotify, and Target.
truthout.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A Gen Z-led advocacy group announced a boycott campaign targeting major corporations “that enable, profit from, or directly collaborate with ICE.” Beyond the Ballot launched “Not With My Dollars: ICE Out of My Wallet” just days before Black Friday kicks off.
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there's that now-famous internet line about how climate change means watching clips of climate disasters on people's phones until you're the one filming it, and it feels like there's some parallel about watching fascist deportation goon squad videos until it's filmed on the streets you recognize
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
there's that now-famous internet line about how climate change means watching clips of climate disasters on people's phones until you're the one filming it, and it feels like there's some parallel about watching fascist deportation goon squad videos until it's filmed on the streets you recognize
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You are not allowed to think of yourself as an anti-capitalist hero if you steal books. No. You can get books for free in any number of ways that still allows us to eke out (insufficient) livings. If you're not going to do that, just admit that you don't give a shit. At least let's have some truth.
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
You are not allowed to think of yourself as an anti-capitalist hero if you steal books. No. You can get books for free in any number of ways that still allows us to eke out (insufficient) livings. If you're not going to do that, just admit that you don't give a shit. At least let's have some truth.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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If you have ever thought that my journalism or my first book were net positives for the world, understand that they probably would not exist if I did not have a spouse who paid the mortgage. If I'd been a solo earner/parent, I likely would have left criticism, journalism or book writing long ago.
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
If you have ever thought that my journalism or my first book were net positives for the world, understand that they probably would not exist if I did not have a spouse who paid the mortgage. If I'd been a solo earner/parent, I likely would have left criticism, journalism or book writing long ago.
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Big news! The groundhog is back at my sister's and she gave him a plum
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Big news! The groundhog is back at my sister's and she gave him a plum
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We're joining the retail pandemonium to offer you discounts on books! That's right, BOOKS made of paper, filled with delightful stories and subversive ideas. Skip the mall, skip the big box, and DEFINITELY skip Am🤮zon, because we're taking 15-25% off nearly everything! firestorm.coop/news/indies-...
November 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We're joining the retail pandemonium to offer you discounts on books! That's right, BOOKS made of paper, filled with delightful stories and subversive ideas. Skip the mall, skip the big box, and DEFINITELY skip Am🤮zon, because we're taking 15-25% off nearly everything! firestorm.coop/news/indies-...
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"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
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For those outside the field, interested in how historians of premodern India work with primary sources, here's one example...
This is the end of a Jain Sanskrit manuscript copied in the late 1590s. #Jain #Mughal #Sanskrit #manuscripts #primarysouces #history #India #SouthAsia
This is the end of a Jain Sanskrit manuscript copied in the late 1590s. #Jain #Mughal #Sanskrit #manuscripts #primarysouces #history #India #SouthAsia
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
For those outside the field, interested in how historians of premodern India work with primary sources, here's one example...
This is the end of a Jain Sanskrit manuscript copied in the late 1590s. #Jain #Mughal #Sanskrit #manuscripts #primarysouces #history #India #SouthAsia
This is the end of a Jain Sanskrit manuscript copied in the late 1590s. #Jain #Mughal #Sanskrit #manuscripts #primarysouces #history #India #SouthAsia
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My painting WISCONSIN FARM
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
My painting WISCONSIN FARM
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A reminder that gas-powered leafblowers are nightmare devices that are bad for you, bad for your lawn, and very bad for the environment. They fume and scream and kill the world all so you can messily and ineffectively move leaves around, leaves which are generally supposed to stay where they fell.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
A reminder that gas-powered leafblowers are nightmare devices that are bad for you, bad for your lawn, and very bad for the environment. They fume and scream and kill the world all so you can messily and ineffectively move leaves around, leaves which are generally supposed to stay where they fell.
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While baristas are on strike, our job is simple: DON’T SHOP AT STARBUCKS.
They’re striking for fair pay and respect and we’re standing with them.
Show the billionaires our solidarity is stronger than their greed.
#NoContractNoCoffee
They’re striking for fair pay and respect and we’re standing with them.
Show the billionaires our solidarity is stronger than their greed.
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
While baristas are on strike, our job is simple: DON’T SHOP AT STARBUCKS.
They’re striking for fair pay and respect and we’re standing with them.
Show the billionaires our solidarity is stronger than their greed.
#NoContractNoCoffee
They’re striking for fair pay and respect and we’re standing with them.
Show the billionaires our solidarity is stronger than their greed.
#NoContractNoCoffee
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Don’t do this, you guys. The enormous pile of dead bodies, and small but still massive of dead careers, would point to the opposite being true: DOGE was a massive financial and political boon to Elon Musk and it paid off marvelously for him at horrendous cost.
DOGE is one of the greatest failures of the Trump administration. The next Democratic administration should pick up that issue and actually work to cut government waste, fraud, and abuse. I’d suggest starting by taking a look at Elon Musk’s government contracts.
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Don’t do this, you guys. The enormous pile of dead bodies, and small but still massive of dead careers, would point to the opposite being true: DOGE was a massive financial and political boon to Elon Musk and it paid off marvelously for him at horrendous cost.
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I sometimes wonder if Americans truly understand the global scale of political disruptions, political interference, open violence and destabilization their country has inflicted on millions--billions?--over the decades
I'd wager most don't given what I know of how US history is taught
I'd wager most don't given what I know of how US history is taught
thinking about how my parents escaped vietnam, where the CIA destabilized my family's home country by spreading misinformation, and they landed in the united states, which is now getting destabilized bc someone in vietnam is spreading misinformation
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I sometimes wonder if Americans truly understand the global scale of political disruptions, political interference, open violence and destabilization their country has inflicted on millions--billions?--over the decades
I'd wager most don't given what I know of how US history is taught
I'd wager most don't given what I know of how US history is taught
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Unfortunately, Netflix is only carrying the censored version of HOMEBOUND. Here are some of the scenes cut from the original: accessbollywood.net/2025/09/30/w... #DesiWatch
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Unfortunately, Netflix is only carrying the censored version of HOMEBOUND. Here are some of the scenes cut from the original: accessbollywood.net/2025/09/30/w... #DesiWatch
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I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries
Press Release: Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries. The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Adm...
librarytechnology.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚