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Meredith Farkas

@librarianmer.bsky.social

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😷 🏳️‍🌈 🇵🇸 Community college librarian in Portland, OR. Solidarity, unions, slow librarianship, spoonie, autoimmune, still masking, disability justice. Blogging at Information Wants to be Free since 2004. Subscribe: http://meredithfarkas.substack.com .. more

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Meredith Farkas @librarianmer.bsky.social · 12h

Seriously, we are barely holding on here.

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 14h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 14h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

“.. the first time a Republican governor has questioned the interstate deployment of National Guard troops over a governor’s objections.”

@nytimes.com #OKgov
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

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Meredith Farkas @librarianmer.bsky.social · 18h

Wow, that is truly terrible news.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 1d

The real economy is already in a deep recession. The fake AI economy is a smokescreen. And now I'm afraid that the government will throw any amount of money at it to keep it from popping.

The AI bubble is the only thing keeping the US economy together, Deutsche Bank warns

According to a research note recently sent to clients by Deutsche Bank, the AI boom is currently helping the US economy avoid a recession but it cannot...

www.techspot.com

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Triangle Blog Blog @triangleblogblog.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking: We’ve talked to multiple individuals who have confirmed that UNC-CH is merging SILS (library and information science) and SDSS (data science and society). Announcement will be tomorrow morning. Faculty were not consulted.

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 1d

BREAKING: Federal judge officially found ICE violated people’s rights during raids in Chicago, conducted unlawful arrests.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 2d

doomscroll break

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter:

A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them.

Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

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Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com · 2d

Horrible, horrible images from Portland:

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 4d

It was a beautiful Sunday in Portland. Farmer’s markets, the Portland Marathon, peaceful protests, and some views of Mt. Hood. This city is vibrant, peaceful, and resilient. We do not need a federal occupation, and we sure as hell don’t want one.

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Meredith Farkas @librarianmer.bsky.social · 3d

Wow. That company has been around for almost two centuries. My heart breaks for the hundreds of people out of jobs.

Cyberpunk Librarian @cyberpunklibrarian.bsky.social · 3d

Baker & Taylor appears to be shutting down. A post on the r/libraries subreddit from an employee of B&T breaks the news and there appear to be other employees in the comments confirming the situation.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 3d

I regret to inform you that Nemik's manifesto is the new Tom Holland “Umbrella.” You have to repost every time. It’s just where we are. #ihavefriendseverywhere

youtu.be/-asb8zTiuZ4?...

Andor | Karis Nemik’s Manifesto | Disney+

YouTube video by Star Wars

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Cyberpunk Librarian @cyberpunklibrarian.bsky.social · 3d

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 4d

Look at how they characterize the purveyors of this message lol.

Mitch’s post highlights a political front group funded by wealthy people & the Oregonian abstracts it into “Portlanders”

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 5d

The funniest thing in the world is someone posting something egregiously fake followed by “let that sink in.”

Debra Messing: @emmabenson92 I have nothing against Socialism, don't know where you got that. I voted against M because he celebrated 9/11.
Let that sink in. I love my country. My reasoning is not Islamophobia. I I've chosen to live in the most beautifully diverse city in the world.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 5d

Everyone is trying to have a normal Saturday night and the president's top advisor is on X announcing that civil war is necessary

@StephenM on X: Legal insurrection. The President is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, not an Oregon judge. Portland and Oregon law enforcement, at the direction of local leaders, have refused to aid ICE officers facing relentless terrorist assault and threats to life. (There are more local law enforcement officers in Oregon than there are guns and badges in the FBI nationwide). This is an organized terrorist attack on the federal government and its officers, and the deployment of troops is an absolute necessity to defend our personnel, our laws, our government, public order and the Republic itself.

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Meredith Farkas @librarianmer.bsky.social · 5d

Oh yeah, I'm very familiar with DermNet. Thanks!

Meredith Farkas @librarianmer.bsky.social · 5d

omg, yeah, that would be fairly horrifying!

Meredith Farkas @librarianmer.bsky.social · 5d

Doing a deep dive into hives that also bleed is not something I ever thought I'd need to do. And it's amazing that in spite of the fact that I'm under the care of three specialists (immunologist, rheumatologist, & dermatologist) for this, I still mainly have to rely on myself for finding answers.

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Fortune @fortune.com · 5d

“We millennials know that there’s no such thing as work-life balance. My career is my life, my life is my career. I would never be at peace if I wasn’t working so hard.” trib.al/suc3yU6

Astronaut says Gen Z often quits when things get uncomfortable—here’s the Jeff Bezos Blue Origin training that taught her to push through | Fortune

From space rockets to 13-hour workdays, this millennial astronaut reveals the mind trick that can make discomfort your secret weapon to success.

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Lydia Kiesling @lydiakiesling.bsky.social · 5d

Waking up to some careless parachute journalism from the NYT. Really frustrating that @kellen.bsky.social chooses to write that "some top filers" have left Portland due to the Preschool for All tax but neglects to mention that the number of overall filers went up by many thousands in that period.+

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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 6d

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

Article reads:
Woman named as Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

The 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married to Eamonn Mullally, with whom she has two children. Originally from Woking in Surrey, she was the UK's chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2004.

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 7d

Remember the episode of West Wing where the administration does some horse-trading to get a liberal woman appointed to the Supreme Court + in exchange also appoint an arch conservative, + it turns out the 2 are friends + bond over the rule of law. Should have won a Hugo for best short-form sci-fi

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matprotocol @mmatt.net · 7d

WHAT THE FUCK

@ConnorEatsPants tweet,

"💥 Fortnite Friday is BACK 💥

🚨 Governor of California, @GavinNewsom hops on the Battle Bus to talk all things gaming, politics, and more 🚨

🇺🇸 2:30 PM PST / 5:30 EST 🇺🇸"

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Meredith Farkas @librarianmer.bsky.social · 8d

This book chapter is a great case study of what good, values-driven management looks like. It sometimes involves making hard choices that may be unpopular with stakeholders and higher-ups but that will protect the long-term well-being of your reports. Well done Amanda!

Amanda @amandaelaan.bsky.social · 13d

My book chapter, Don't Do More With Less: Sustainable Work as a Management Value, has arrived! This chapter explores my first years as a manager and how I did my best to embrace slow librarianship, push back on overcommitment and vocational awe, and make my department and its work sustainable. 📚📜

Don’t Do More With Less: Sustainable Work as a Management Value

Discusses a series of decisions a middle manager made to keep the work of her department sustainable and how she incorporated her values into her process.

oasis.library.unlv.edu

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 8d

RIP to Jane Goodall, who opened the world's eyes to our closest relatives. (Photo by NatGeo's Hugo Van Lawick)

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 8d

Go, Jane, go! She's rounded up hundreds of Hollywood figures to revive the First Amendment organization her father championed. Fonda, in her late eighties, is in her prime as a climate champion and a powerful voice for justice.

Jane Fonda Relaunches Committee for the First Amendment With Support of 550 Celebrities Including Pedro Pascal, Viola Davis and More

Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment with the support of Pedro Pascal, Viola Davis and more.

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 9d

If any other president in all of history said the military should use American cities as a training ground he would be removed from office that same day. The hardest thing to tolerate in all this is how relatively silent elected democrats are. It’s ridiculous.

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