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Sarah, Librarian and Forest Witch @sarahfaery.bsky.social · 23h

Excellent film revealing war crime level abuse.

Dr Oddman - Fighting Fascism @droddman.bsky.social · 1d

How is this possible?:

a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system
In the year’s most shocking documentary The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system

In the year’s most shocking documentary The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help

www.theguardian.com

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Trans Woman Support @tws-website.com · 3d

Good!

@occupydemocrats.bsky.social

#riseup #standup #resist #revolt #respect #support #change #together #love #nomorehate #transgender #lgbtqiap2s

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Guy (aka glecharles) @loudpoet.com · 5d

Kindle integration with Overdrive was bad enough, letting them into distribution is a death wish. #cmonson

"Since many libraries already use Amazon to buy a range of goods and service, it has now developed the capabilities to allow libraries to buy books."

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Libraries Look to Fill the Gap Left by Baker & Taylor

With the closure of country’s largest library wholesaler now underway, librarians are searching for new options as Ingram, Bookazine, and even Amazon make their play to court B&T customers left in the...

www.publishersweekly.com

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Melissa Nadia Viviana @resistrebelrevolt.net · 5d

The truth is: All the money in the world can't buy psychological freedom from trauma.

You have to earn it with hard fucking work.

Trump was too lazy to heal himself. He threw money at every wound. It didn't make it better.

Now he's a volatile hurricane leaving a trail of destruction in his wake.

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Sarah, Librarian and Forest Witch @sarahfaery.bsky.social · 5d

I'm hiring! Our technical team manager position is open on my Discovery and Delivery team at work. The position reports directly to me and is a part of UC's California Digital Library. For more information and to apply, please go to careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psp/ucop/EMP...

An error has occurred.

careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu

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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 8d

Book bans are a symptom; library governance ensuring intellectual freedom is the prevention and cure. Join your library board or Friends of the Library group and become a #LibraryDefender! Check out librariesforthepeople.org to learn how! #BannedBooks

For The People

librariesforthepeople.org

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 9d

Take at least ONE action to help defend books from censorship and speak up for those who make them available. Find resources/tools + actions you can take in just 5 mins: uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day #BannedBooksWeek #UniteAgainstBookBans @la-cac.org @aaslala.bsky.social

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Sarah, Librarian and Forest Witch @sarahfaery.bsky.social · 8d

My chapel. #MarinCountyCA

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 14d

EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!!

reactormag.com/reading-rain...

Reading Rainbow Is Back, With Mychal the Librarian Hosting! - Reactor

The butterfly is back in the sky; can’t wait to fly twice as high.

reactormag.com

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Sarah, Librarian and Forest Witch @sarahfaery.bsky.social · 14d

Same. But I'm glad you two are here!

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Sarah, Librarian and Forest Witch @sarahfaery.bsky.social · 15d

So fucking do something. You have power. Real influence over how this ends. DO SOMETHING.

Sarah, Librarian and Forest Witch @sarahfaery.bsky.social · 22d

As a librarian I was about to say this looks like any mid-size library's media section.

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🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 24d

"Fascists fear laughter more than reporting, because ridicule punctures the myth of their strength. A headline can be spun. A fact can be buried. But a punchline reduces the strongman to a clown: once the people laugh, they can’t fear him the same way again."

Super guide for effective boycotting!

Psycho Pete @psychopete.bsky.social · 24d

They are all on the boycott guide except nexstar, and they are going on there next. psychopete1.substack.com/p/psycho-pet... (all the new cowards included, more being added all the time)

Psycho Pete's Living Guide to Boycotting the Big Orange Menace

The beast eats money. Don't feed it with ,

psychopete1.substack.com

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Rosa Lafer-Sousa @rosalafersousa.bsky.social · 24d

By adding your name, you join a growing chorus of federal workers and the public telling Senate Democrats:

Stand firm. Protect our democracy. Fight, don’t fold.

✍️ Sign here and Spread the word 🔥

#FightingCR #SchumerShutdown

Civil Servants Demand an End to Executive Overreach

Join federal workers from across the federal government as we urge Congress to pass nothing less than a continuing resolution (CR) that reasserts Congress's constitutional powers, upholds our democrac...

actionnetwork.org

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Sarah, Librarian and Forest Witch @sarahfaery.bsky.social · Sep 7

Same.

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Sarah, Librarian and Forest Witch @sarahfaery.bsky.social · Aug 25

Fuck her. Ass clowns get no audiences.

Sarah, Librarian and Forest Witch @sarahfaery.bsky.social · Aug 24

Word is that Chicago, New York, and San Francisco are next on the list for a National Guard occupation. Y'all. I can't wait until they get to San Francisco. We'll kill them with pride and kindness. And maybe burritos.

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Melissa Nadia Viviana @resistrebelrevolt.net · Nov 30

Rest is not a retreat from progress, it's the foundation that sustains it.

It takes enormous fortitude to be aware of the truth and not be destroyed by it.

So pay attention a little less (or focus on truths that are not demoralizing) to sustain the path forward.

Photo of the sun coming through some Spanish Moss.

Photo of the sun coming up on the horizon of a church steeple.

Photo of the sun shining through an oak tree in a cemetery.

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Rachel Storm @rachelsstorm.bsky.social · Aug 14

Heads up library workers, Overdrive is shoving AI into Libby. It will be making book recommendations and they are rolling it out over the next few weeks. Smoke is pouring out of my ears. 📚

Inspire Me in Libby. Inspire Me is a major new feature that encourages Libby users to explore the farthest reaches of your digital collection for their next read. This engaging experience uses artificial intelligence to suggest creative book "inspirations" that lead readers to matching book recommendations at your library.
To distribute content discovery across your entire collection, the AI-generated inspirations and recommendations presented by Inspire Me will favor titles that are available to borrow. The primary purpose of Inspire Me is to maximize the value of your library's existing catalog.

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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · Aug 16

People posting about how they’ve never seen em dashes used before the rise of ChatGPT are really great at telling folks they’ve never read a book before.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · Aug 13

We can't use Idiocracy anymore.

America under Trump has surpassed the movie in its ability to be self-destructive and stupid.

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THX•1138 @ithx1138.bsky.social · Aug 13

Zelenskyy Dismisses
tr*mp \ p*tin land grab summit
www.cbc.ca/news/world/z...

The Ukrainian flag flies proudly with bold caption stand with Ukraine we must not allow Trump and Putin to destroy Europe

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University of California @uofcalifornia.bsky.social · Aug 8

The federal government’s demand of $1 billion from @UCLA would devastate the nation’s best public university, cut off life-saving care, halt tech and economic growth and reduce educational access.

Stand with UC to protect our vital mission: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/get-involved...

Stand Up for UC

www.universityofcalifornia.edu

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Sarah, Librarian and Forest Witch @sarahfaery.bsky.social · Aug 6

Coding error? I call bullshit. This was a strategic erasure of specific rights that Trump finds inconvenient. Doesn't erase them for real bro.

Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · Aug 6

It has been brought to our attention that some sections of Article 1 are missing from the Constitution Annotated (constitution.congress.gov) website. We’ve learned that this is due to a coding error. We have been working to correct this and expect it to be resolved soon.

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CNN @cnn.com · Aug 5

A group of well-known Washington lawyers is opening a law firm focused on challenging President Donald Trump’s executive orders and agency actions as he strives to dramatically reshape the federal government during his second term.

New non-profit law firm in DC aims to challenge Trump’s executive power | CNN Politics

A group of well-known Washington lawyers is opening a law firm focused on challenging President Donald Trump’s executive orders and agency actions as he strives to dramatically reshape the federal gov...

www.cnn.com

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