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carolyn
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· Jan 31
Incredibly proud and excited to share our theme for this year's ILA Annual Conference. Please submit your conference proposal! We want to hear from you!
The ILA Annual Conference Program Committee invites proposals on inclusivity and belonging for #ILAAC25, October 14-16 in Rosemont, IL. The submission deadline is April 4th. ow.ly/5TSp50UPQ1L
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They should open for Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl.
Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E."
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
Dropkick Murphys' Unveil Anti-ICE Song: "Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop"
Dropkick Murphys are releasing an anti-I.C.E. song, "Citizen I.C.E.," as part of their tour-only split LP with Haywire. Learn more.
consequence.net
January 15, 2026 at 10:33 PM
They should open for Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl.
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This seems like a maliciously put headline to make people feel a certain way.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
Wikipedia unveils new AI licensing deals as it marks 25th birthday
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This seems like a maliciously put headline to make people feel a certain way.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
I think what keeps breaking my heart and my soul is the realization that my actions, done because I believe in protecting my community and acknowledging what is happening in front of us, is causing people to turn against me. Hard to wrap my brain and around and painful to try.
January 15, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I think what keeps breaking my heart and my soul is the realization that my actions, done because I believe in protecting my community and acknowledging what is happening in front of us, is causing people to turn against me. Hard to wrap my brain and around and painful to try.
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The situation in Chicago is quiet now, compared to Minneapolis, but federal immigration agents nevertheless continue to operate.
Rapid responders say they've gotten a credible report of one person taken this morning near 52nd & Drexel, near UChicago's Hyde Park campus.
Rapid responders say they've gotten a credible report of one person taken this morning near 52nd & Drexel, near UChicago's Hyde Park campus.
January 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The situation in Chicago is quiet now, compared to Minneapolis, but federal immigration agents nevertheless continue to operate.
Rapid responders say they've gotten a credible report of one person taken this morning near 52nd & Drexel, near UChicago's Hyde Park campus.
Rapid responders say they've gotten a credible report of one person taken this morning near 52nd & Drexel, near UChicago's Hyde Park campus.
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A note from your friendly neighborhood librarian: you are not doing research when you use ChatGPT.
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 14, 2026 at 3:16 PM
A note from your friendly neighborhood librarian: you are not doing research when you use ChatGPT.
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Hey. No one is secretly mad at you. Go have a snack. You’re beautiful. You’ve got this.
January 14, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Hey. No one is secretly mad at you. Go have a snack. You’re beautiful. You’ve got this.
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
Second injection deployed! Feel like the super powers should be kicking in by now.
First shot secured? Procured? Delivered?
I had to pick up the vials at the hospital pharmacy and was treated to the most gorgeous baby smiles and coos while in line.
I had to pick up the vials at the hospital pharmacy and was treated to the most gorgeous baby smiles and coos while in line.
So a fun thing right now is that I have an inability to absorb B12, which means I don’t have much in my system, which means I sleep a lot. But tomorrow I get my first shot and I AM EXCITED. The rumor is I might feel normal.
January 14, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Second injection deployed! Feel like the super powers should be kicking in by now.
Bari Weiss competing with the administration for dumbest ding dong
UPDATE: Jack Daniel’s parent co. Brown-Forman tells me it has nothing to do with CBS’ “Whiskey Friday” concept. “Jack Daniel’s is not involved in any such segment, nor do we have any awareness of the segment and any potential partnerships or sponsorships.”
Update — Here is what the new apparent CBS News segment "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil" may look like:
January 14, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Bari Weiss competing with the administration for dumbest ding dong
Ok, not ANY candidate. You know what I mean.
Any candidate with abolishing ICE as part of their platform gets my vote.
ICE may be shooting people in the face, sending people to concentration camps, and illegally occupying our cities but, apparently, the Democrats think saying, "abolish ICE" is "emotional" and politically "lethal."
January 14, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Ok, not ANY candidate. You know what I mean.
Any candidate with abolishing ICE as part of their platform gets my vote.
ICE may be shooting people in the face, sending people to concentration camps, and illegally occupying our cities but, apparently, the Democrats think saying, "abolish ICE" is "emotional" and politically "lethal."
January 14, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Any candidate with abolishing ICE as part of their platform gets my vote.
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You guys.
Look at what this Dem candidate says is the #1 most important thing he could possibly address right now.
He looked around at the current social and political landscape and said:
If I have the power to introduce and pass laws for the state, I know exactly how to help the people.
Look at what this Dem candidate says is the #1 most important thing he could possibly address right now.
He looked around at the current social and political landscape and said:
If I have the power to introduce and pass laws for the state, I know exactly how to help the people.
January 13, 2026 at 11:32 PM
You guys.
Look at what this Dem candidate says is the #1 most important thing he could possibly address right now.
He looked around at the current social and political landscape and said:
If I have the power to introduce and pass laws for the state, I know exactly how to help the people.
Look at what this Dem candidate says is the #1 most important thing he could possibly address right now.
He looked around at the current social and political landscape and said:
If I have the power to introduce and pass laws for the state, I know exactly how to help the people.
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Fun to think about how, say, Tim Russert would have reacted to Bill Clinton doing this. Or Jake Tapper if it was any Democrat at all.
Trump yells “fuck you” and flips off an auto worker in Michigan who yelled “pedophile protector” www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
January 13, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Fun to think about how, say, Tim Russert would have reacted to Bill Clinton doing this. Or Jake Tapper if it was any Democrat at all.
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Reminder of our amazing table of contents. 21 Native and First Nations horror stories coming at you September 22, 2026.
January 12, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Reminder of our amazing table of contents. 21 Native and First Nations horror stories coming at you September 22, 2026.
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Just once in my life I want folks to set up standards so they stop wasting time.
Someone who’d turn on trans kids and gleefully break up encampments isn’t gonna “be good”
And stop sacrificing people to find out
Someone who’d turn on trans kids and gleefully break up encampments isn’t gonna “be good”
And stop sacrificing people to find out
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California vowed to block a tax on billionaires, saying that a ballot proposal has already scared off tech leaders.
Gavin Newsom Vows to Stop Proposed Billionaire Tax in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was working behind the scenes to block a proposed tax on billionaires’ wealth and was committed to defeating the measure if it reached the ballot.
nyti.ms
January 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Just once in my life I want folks to set up standards so they stop wasting time.
Someone who’d turn on trans kids and gleefully break up encampments isn’t gonna “be good”
And stop sacrificing people to find out
Someone who’d turn on trans kids and gleefully break up encampments isn’t gonna “be good”
And stop sacrificing people to find out
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We can lift up Renee Good without "say her name." It's not *just* about not coopting Black women's space, it's understanding the PURPOSE of language. Say her name recognizes the ongoing erasure of Black women's stories from conversations about police violence. Recommend www.ted.com/talks/kimber...
The urgency of intersectionality
Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and understand how the two can combine to create even more harm. Kimberlé Crenshaw uses the term "intersecti...
www.ted.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:36 PM
We can lift up Renee Good without "say her name." It's not *just* about not coopting Black women's space, it's understanding the PURPOSE of language. Say her name recognizes the ongoing erasure of Black women's stories from conversations about police violence. Recommend www.ted.com/talks/kimber...
Would really like journos to push back on this. The US basically has unfettered access to Greenland via the 1951 treaty.
Leavitt: "The president was very clear last night. He said he wants to the US acquire Greenland because he feels that if we do not, then it will eventually be acquired or perhaps even hostilely taken over by China or Russia. Perhaps it would be in the best interest of Greenland to be part of the US"
January 12, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Would really like journos to push back on this. The US basically has unfettered access to Greenland via the 1951 treaty.
First shot secured? Procured? Delivered?
I had to pick up the vials at the hospital pharmacy and was treated to the most gorgeous baby smiles and coos while in line.
I had to pick up the vials at the hospital pharmacy and was treated to the most gorgeous baby smiles and coos while in line.
So a fun thing right now is that I have an inability to absorb B12, which means I don’t have much in my system, which means I sleep a lot. But tomorrow I get my first shot and I AM EXCITED. The rumor is I might feel normal.
January 12, 2026 at 6:34 PM
First shot secured? Procured? Delivered?
I had to pick up the vials at the hospital pharmacy and was treated to the most gorgeous baby smiles and coos while in line.
I had to pick up the vials at the hospital pharmacy and was treated to the most gorgeous baby smiles and coos while in line.
The Chicago 2026 original budget allocated $2,076,802,517 (that's 2 BILLION) for *just* the department.
Chicago Public Library's total allocation? $109,337,855
Chicago Public Library's total allocation? $109,337,855
Imagine what our society would look like if public libraries had the budgets that police departments have now.
January 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The Chicago 2026 original budget allocated $2,076,802,517 (that's 2 BILLION) for *just* the department.
Chicago Public Library's total allocation? $109,337,855
Chicago Public Library's total allocation? $109,337,855
Getting blocked by a lot of people who hate *checks notes* reading and human rights.
January 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Getting blocked by a lot of people who hate *checks notes* reading and human rights.
Um, hello to new followers. I typically bitch about the current state of the world and this administration but hey, it’s a new year. I just might bitch about other things too!
(I like libraries, horror, history, and frivolity.)
(I like libraries, horror, history, and frivolity.)
January 12, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Um, hello to new followers. I typically bitch about the current state of the world and this administration but hey, it’s a new year. I just might bitch about other things too!
(I like libraries, horror, history, and frivolity.)
(I like libraries, horror, history, and frivolity.)
So a fun thing right now is that I have an inability to absorb B12, which means I don’t have much in my system, which means I sleep a lot. But tomorrow I get my first shot and I AM EXCITED. The rumor is I might feel normal.
January 11, 2026 at 11:42 PM
So a fun thing right now is that I have an inability to absorb B12, which means I don’t have much in my system, which means I sleep a lot. But tomorrow I get my first shot and I AM EXCITED. The rumor is I might feel normal.
I realize I’m in the minority but I really don’t want to watch a video. I read faster than people talk and I’m often in situations where I can’t turn up the volume on my device. Asking creators to provide easily accessible transcripts. I’m interested in what you have to say!
January 11, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I realize I’m in the minority but I really don’t want to watch a video. I read faster than people talk and I’m often in situations where I can’t turn up the volume on my device. Asking creators to provide easily accessible transcripts. I’m interested in what you have to say!