Sam Hatfield
@sehqlr.bsky.social
Professional Generalist from STL, he/him
I’ve just reinstalled Bluesky after a long pause. I uninstalled it because I was incessantly doomscrolling for days. I’ve put a time limit on it this time, hopefully it’ll be easier to engage in a healthy manner.
So, who’s still talking about Gaza?
So, who’s still talking about Gaza?
December 2, 2023 at 4:27 AM
I’ve just reinstalled Bluesky after a long pause. I uninstalled it because I was incessantly doomscrolling for days. I’ve put a time limit on it this time, hopefully it’ll be easier to engage in a healthy manner.
So, who’s still talking about Gaza?
So, who’s still talking about Gaza?
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Authors, if you think Scholastic's "separate but equal" book fair plan is, perhaps, a BAD idea, please consider signing this open letter to them about it:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Statement from Authors and Illustrators on Scholastic Book Fairs' Policy of Separating and Excluding...
docs.google.com
October 20, 2023 at 6:27 PM
Authors, if you think Scholastic's "separate but equal" book fair plan is, perhaps, a BAD idea, please consider signing this open letter to them about it:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Librarianship is a profession. We have established ethics, values, missions, and expertise.
Giving up control over library materials to a committee of non-librarians isn't just insulting, it is dangerous and diminishes the library itself.
Giving up control over library materials to a committee of non-librarians isn't just insulting, it is dangerous and diminishes the library itself.
October 19, 2023 at 5:10 PM
Librarianship is a profession. We have established ethics, values, missions, and expertise.
Giving up control over library materials to a committee of non-librarians isn't just insulting, it is dangerous and diminishes the library itself.
Giving up control over library materials to a committee of non-librarians isn't just insulting, it is dangerous and diminishes the library itself.
I made my comment on the AI study from the US Copyright Office, and I kept it short. See reply
October 19, 2023 at 6:34 PM
I made my comment on the AI study from the US Copyright Office, and I kept it short. See reply
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Today, I am pleased to announce I have a story in Rolling Stone! The piece is also cross-published with Important Context.
SCOOP: America's largest charitable funds have been funneling money to anti-vaccine groups throughout the pandemic while claiming the donations do not represent their values.
SCOOP: America's largest charitable funds have been funneling money to anti-vaccine groups throughout the pandemic while claiming the donations do not represent their values.
America’s Biggest Charities Bankrolled RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vax Outfit
How Children’s Health Defense and other anti-vax groups quietly raked in money from anonymous donors through some of the country's largest charities
www.rollingstone.com
October 19, 2023 at 2:21 PM
Today, I am pleased to announce I have a story in Rolling Stone! The piece is also cross-published with Important Context.
SCOOP: America's largest charitable funds have been funneling money to anti-vaccine groups throughout the pandemic while claiming the donations do not represent their values.
SCOOP: America's largest charitable funds have been funneling money to anti-vaccine groups throughout the pandemic while claiming the donations do not represent their values.
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i was nervous to publish this for so many reasons, but i did it anyway. as i write, it’s time to be brave.
i hope you’ll read it.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/we-can-cho...
i hope you’ll read it.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/we-can-cho...
October 19, 2023 at 4:29 PM
i was nervous to publish this for so many reasons, but i did it anyway. as i write, it’s time to be brave.
i hope you’ll read it.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/we-can-cho...
i hope you’ll read it.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/we-can-cho...
1 (from 300)
Depluralize a movie
One Angry Man
One Angry Man
Depluralize a movie title
An Dalmatian
An Dalmatian
October 19, 2023 at 4:30 PM
1 (from 300)
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All, the U.S. just vetoed today's UN security resolution calling for a ceasefire: usun.usmission.gov/explanation-...
So, here's what I want to encourage everyone to do.
1. Call your reps. Everyone. As much as possible, try and make it a call. Make the phones ring so much, the office can't operate.
So, here's what I want to encourage everyone to do.
1. Call your reps. Everyone. As much as possible, try and make it a call. Make the phones ring so much, the office can't operate.
October 18, 2023 at 8:10 PM
All, the U.S. just vetoed today's UN security resolution calling for a ceasefire: usun.usmission.gov/explanation-...
So, here's what I want to encourage everyone to do.
1. Call your reps. Everyone. As much as possible, try and make it a call. Make the phones ring so much, the office can't operate.
So, here's what I want to encourage everyone to do.
1. Call your reps. Everyone. As much as possible, try and make it a call. Make the phones ring so much, the office can't operate.
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While the war we are witnessing is between Hamas and Israel, the fight itself is far deeper than most people realize.
This is why the far right pretending to be pro-Palestinian. Why pro-Israel liberals are watching Fox News. And on and on.
My latest piece, an attempt to go deeper.
This is why the far right pretending to be pro-Palestinian. Why pro-Israel liberals are watching Fox News. And on and on.
My latest piece, an attempt to go deeper.
The Enemy is Authoritarianism
The fight isn't what we think it is.
open.substack.com
October 18, 2023 at 10:19 PM
While the war we are witnessing is between Hamas and Israel, the fight itself is far deeper than most people realize.
This is why the far right pretending to be pro-Palestinian. Why pro-Israel liberals are watching Fox News. And on and on.
My latest piece, an attempt to go deeper.
This is why the far right pretending to be pro-Palestinian. Why pro-Israel liberals are watching Fox News. And on and on.
My latest piece, an attempt to go deeper.
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Hi! Please back the Kickstarter for my new Scenes From a Multiverse comics collection, Crab City Nights! Thanks so much! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jon...
SFAM Book Five: Crab City Nights
Help fund the publication of the fifth Scenes from a Multiverse collection!
www.kickstarter.com
October 18, 2023 at 5:39 PM
Hi! Please back the Kickstarter for my new Scenes From a Multiverse comics collection, Crab City Nights! Thanks so much! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jon...
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Once again Ive been totally bitten in the ass by repayments so even though this is my easier fortnight of the two in the month, currently I have 30 dollars for the next 13 days. Nyx will help me soon but still
If you can do anything I’d appreciate it. I’m sorry
www.paypal.me/infectedauro...
If you can do anything I’d appreciate it. I’m sorry
www.paypal.me/infectedauro...
Pay Kaitlyn O'Brien using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/infectedaurora and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
www.paypal.me
October 17, 2023 at 9:30 PM
Once again Ive been totally bitten in the ass by repayments so even though this is my easier fortnight of the two in the month, currently I have 30 dollars for the next 13 days. Nyx will help me soon but still
If you can do anything I’d appreciate it. I’m sorry
www.paypal.me/infectedauro...
If you can do anything I’d appreciate it. I’m sorry
www.paypal.me/infectedauro...
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I need to raise at least $250 to cover dog supplies and groceries beyond what SNAP will pay for this month.
If you can help, please:
1. Go to ugiftable.com.
2. Enter the Ugift code: B1M-J0R
3. Send money from your US bank account.
If you can help, please:
1. Go to ugiftable.com.
2. Enter the Ugift code: B1M-J0R
3. Send money from your US bank account.
October 9, 2023 at 8:13 PM
I need to raise at least $250 to cover dog supplies and groceries beyond what SNAP will pay for this month.
If you can help, please:
1. Go to ugiftable.com.
2. Enter the Ugift code: B1M-J0R
3. Send money from your US bank account.
If you can help, please:
1. Go to ugiftable.com.
2. Enter the Ugift code: B1M-J0R
3. Send money from your US bank account.
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I wrote about the a-la-carte-ification of news for DAME this month, and about how today's newslettering model mostly rewards pontification, aggregation, and right-wing outrage.
Getting the News Has Never Been More Complicated | Dame Magazine
Spreadsheets are not my natural habitat. I do letters, not figures. But like a polar bear swinging from the trees or an orca flip-flopping across the Sahara, I recently spent several days immersed in ...
www.damemagazine.com
October 17, 2023 at 3:44 PM
I wrote about the a-la-carte-ification of news for DAME this month, and about how today's newslettering model mostly rewards pontification, aggregation, and right-wing outrage.
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“Bombing hospitals is against international law. It is a war crime. It undermines medical neutrality and the 150 years old Geneva Conventions, and deprives a distressed local Palestinian community from access to healthcare…sending the message that nowhere is safe, not even inside a hospital.”
Hundreds of casualties as Israel hits Gaza hospital sheltering thousands
Israeli air strike hits the al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City where thousands are seeking safety and treatment.
www.aljazeera.com
October 17, 2023 at 6:51 PM
“Bombing hospitals is against international law. It is a war crime. It undermines medical neutrality and the 150 years old Geneva Conventions, and deprives a distressed local Palestinian community from access to healthcare…sending the message that nowhere is safe, not even inside a hospital.”
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Cops in Minnesota are running a straight-up mafia protection racket targeting immigrant-owned businesses
Small business owners in Minneapolis say the city forced them to hire off-duty MPD officers for security gigs. Some were led to believe MPD wouldn't respond to their calls if they refused. The officers often insisted on cash payment.
Small business owners say they're pressured to hire off-duty MPD cops for security - Minnesota Refor...
Small business owners — particularly immigrant owned — say they've been pressured by police to hire off-duty officers to provide security.
minnesotareformer.com
October 17, 2023 at 1:07 PM
Cops in Minnesota are running a straight-up mafia protection racket targeting immigrant-owned businesses
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The lack of water in Gaza is so serious that some hospital staff are resorting to drinking from IV bags according to a new report from the Washington Post.
October 17, 2023 at 2:46 AM
The lack of water in Gaza is so serious that some hospital staff are resorting to drinking from IV bags according to a new report from the Washington Post.
When @beccastevens.bsky.social plays The Sims 4, she *means* it. She’ll yell at her computer and everything. Do partners of sports people live like this too?
October 17, 2023 at 2:40 AM
When @beccastevens.bsky.social plays The Sims 4, she *means* it. She’ll yell at her computer and everything. Do partners of sports people live like this too?
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i tried my hand at antipropaganda. a shopping list of impossible things: peace, safety, to live inside a loaf of bread, a wise goldfinch companion, for prayers to be answered. https://open.substack.com/pub/theswordandthesandwich/p/all-the-things-i-want?r=9ow&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
All the Things I Want
"An imaginary shopping list, whose first item is the undoing of a war, and whose other items are equally implausible"
open.substack.com
October 15, 2023 at 7:17 PM
i tried my hand at antipropaganda. a shopping list of impossible things: peace, safety, to live inside a loaf of bread, a wise goldfinch companion, for prayers to be answered. https://open.substack.com/pub/theswordandthesandwich/p/all-the-things-i-want?r=9ow&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
This is one of the most fascinating things I’ve learned in a long time
To demonstrate my 'posting range' (it's not all obscene): the 4th-century 'Star Gauge' (璇玑圖, Xuanji tu), by female poet Su Hui 蘇蕙, is a 29x29 grid of Chinese characters that produces 3,000+ unique (and beautiful) poems, and is in my opinion one of the most profound works of literature in history.
October 16, 2023 at 3:56 AM
This is one of the most fascinating things I’ve learned in a long time
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Palestinians living in Gaza are running out of clean water and will die from severe dehydration soon.
- Gazans are barely urinating due to a lack of hydration.
- Gazans are drinking water that is mixed with untreated wastewater and seawater.
Read More:
- Gazans are barely urinating due to a lack of hydration.
- Gazans are drinking water that is mixed with untreated wastewater and seawater.
Read More:
Lack of water worsens misery in besieged Gaza as Israeli airstrikes continue
In the besieged Gaza Strip, 2.3 million people don’t have access to clean, running water because of Israel’s decision to cut off water and electricity to the enclave while pounding it with airstri...
apnews.com
October 15, 2023 at 2:57 AM
Palestinians living in Gaza are running out of clean water and will die from severe dehydration soon.
- Gazans are barely urinating due to a lack of hydration.
- Gazans are drinking water that is mixed with untreated wastewater and seawater.
Read More:
- Gazans are barely urinating due to a lack of hydration.
- Gazans are drinking water that is mixed with untreated wastewater and seawater.
Read More:
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If your employer has discouraged you from talking about Israel/Palestine, text me at 202-510-1268 (signal preferred). My DM is also open. I will protect your anonymity
October 14, 2023 at 8:18 PM
If your employer has discouraged you from talking about Israel/Palestine, text me at 202-510-1268 (signal preferred). My DM is also open. I will protect your anonymity
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MSF says that Gaza’s Al Awda Hospital has been given just two hours to evacuate.
https://x.com/msf/status/1712886892885061811?s=46&t=149J1IumBWEOvfkiIau0_A
https://x.com/msf/status/1712886892885061811?s=46&t=149J1IumBWEOvfkiIau0_A
October 13, 2023 at 6:20 PM
MSF says that Gaza’s Al Awda Hospital has been given just two hours to evacuate.
https://x.com/msf/status/1712886892885061811?s=46&t=149J1IumBWEOvfkiIau0_A
https://x.com/msf/status/1712886892885061811?s=46&t=149J1IumBWEOvfkiIau0_A
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this is fascinating and terrifying https://time.com/6323387/misinformation-israel-hamas-war-essay/
Misinformation Is Warfare
Joan Donovan explores how misinformation had become a tactic in the Israel-Hamas war.
time.com
October 14, 2023 at 2:16 AM
this is fascinating and terrifying https://time.com/6323387/misinformation-israel-hamas-war-essay/