Tina Coleman
@arystocrat.bsky.social
Library World resident, liaison to Comics Librarians and Gaming Librarians , idea-generator, connection maker, sparkler ✨
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Now is a really great time to remember the Connecticut Four
No librarian worth their salt would EVER disclose patron information
It doesn't matter who is asking or for what purpose
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connect...
No librarian worth their salt would EVER disclose patron information
It doesn't matter who is asking or for what purpose
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connect...
December 20, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Now is a really great time to remember the Connecticut Four
No librarian worth their salt would EVER disclose patron information
It doesn't matter who is asking or for what purpose
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connect...
No librarian worth their salt would EVER disclose patron information
It doesn't matter who is asking or for what purpose
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connect...
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ALA, @bookriot.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @flfreedomread.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social all track different aspects of the movement - no matter how you look at it, book bans are sweeping across the country. Don't miss our joint report: https://bit.ly/4qkTZh5
December 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
ALA, @bookriot.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @flfreedomread.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social all track different aspects of the movement - no matter how you look at it, book bans are sweeping across the country. Don't miss our joint report: https://bit.ly/4qkTZh5
Can’t decide between these two.
December 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Can’t decide between these two.
Yep. Agree 💯
#Libfaves25 Honorable Mention:
IT RHYMES WITH TAKEI by George Takei, Steven Scott, Justin Eisinger, and Harmony Becker
Some of you know that I am feeling... frustrated with memoir as a major focus of comics right now. So when I say that IT RHYMES was one of my favorites, you KNOW it's great.
IT RHYMES WITH TAKEI by George Takei, Steven Scott, Justin Eisinger, and Harmony Becker
Some of you know that I am feeling... frustrated with memoir as a major focus of comics right now. So when I say that IT RHYMES was one of my favorites, you KNOW it's great.
December 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Yep. Agree 💯
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Lots of respect to Terry Nantier who has survived 50 years as an indie comics publisher.
50 years!!!
I hope he gets his flowers.
50 years!!!
I hope he gets his flowers.
Ablaze aquires NBM - Ablaze Publishing has acquired NBM publishing in an asset purchase. Terry Nantier will remain as a consultant.
Ablaze acquires NBM
Ablaze Publishing has acquired NBM publishing in an asset purchase. Terry Nantier will remain as a consultant.
www.comicsbeat.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Lots of respect to Terry Nantier who has survived 50 years as an indie comics publisher.
50 years!!!
I hope he gets his flowers.
50 years!!!
I hope he gets his flowers.
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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The whole Cuban take is dumb as shit but the last sentence is what tells he has no idea what he's talking about.
You have to create stories to be good at telling stories. AI can't do anything for you. It's like saying "If you love biking, you will love our bloodstained training wheels for idiots"
You have to create stories to be good at telling stories. AI can't do anything for you. It's like saying "If you love biking, you will love our bloodstained training wheels for idiots"
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The whole Cuban take is dumb as shit but the last sentence is what tells he has no idea what he's talking about.
You have to create stories to be good at telling stories. AI can't do anything for you. It's like saying "If you love biking, you will love our bloodstained training wheels for idiots"
You have to create stories to be good at telling stories. AI can't do anything for you. It's like saying "If you love biking, you will love our bloodstained training wheels for idiots"
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Bela Lugosi’s dead.
He’s dead.
He’s dead.
He’s dead.
He’s dead.
And so forth.
And what not.
He’s dead.
He’s dead.
He’s dead.
He’s dead.
And so forth.
And what not.
December 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Bela Lugosi’s dead.
He’s dead.
He’s dead.
He’s dead.
He’s dead.
And so forth.
And what not.
He’s dead.
He’s dead.
He’s dead.
He’s dead.
And so forth.
And what not.
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Always tempted to answer questions like "Why do you make zines?" with "I just love to photocopy stuff."
December 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Always tempted to answer questions like "Why do you make zines?" with "I just love to photocopy stuff."
Watching episode 3 of the new season of #StrangerThings and spied a familiar READ Poster on the wall in the background. Nice continuity, too since the Bowie poster was 1987 😃
December 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Watching episode 3 of the new season of #StrangerThings and spied a familiar READ Poster on the wall in the background. Nice continuity, too since the Bowie poster was 1987 😃
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When you buy into the USPS as a business losing money, you are buying into losing these other public services:
-libraries
-public schools
-fire/EMT/911
-public transportation
-senior services
-public utilities
-roads & infrastructure
And MORE...
Public good costs very little for the benefits.
-libraries
-public schools
-fire/EMT/911
-public transportation
-senior services
-public utilities
-roads & infrastructure
And MORE...
Public good costs very little for the benefits.
December 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
When you buy into the USPS as a business losing money, you are buying into losing these other public services:
-libraries
-public schools
-fire/EMT/911
-public transportation
-senior services
-public utilities
-roads & infrastructure
And MORE...
Public good costs very little for the benefits.
-libraries
-public schools
-fire/EMT/911
-public transportation
-senior services
-public utilities
-roads & infrastructure
And MORE...
Public good costs very little for the benefits.
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“The purpose of a system is what it does.
There is, after all, no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it consistently fails to do.”
— Stafford Beer, 1985
There is, after all, no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it consistently fails to do.”
— Stafford Beer, 1985
2000AD people getting mad at Judge Dredd being used in US DoJ recruitment ads is interesting. Dredd belongs to a huge swathe of popular media that I call 'having your cake and eating it'. The ostensible theme is satirizing fascism; the actual reason people read it is the drama and the megaviolence
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“The purpose of a system is what it does.
There is, after all, no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it consistently fails to do.”
— Stafford Beer, 1985
There is, after all, no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it consistently fails to do.”
— Stafford Beer, 1985
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Dedham Priest pissing off all the right people by removing Jesus from the church's nativity scene and putting up an ICE WAS HERE sign in His place.
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
‘ICE was here’: Dedham church sparks outrage over nativity scene with political message
A Dedham church is causing controversy over another political statement in their Nativity scene this holiday season.
www.boston25news.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Dedham Priest pissing off all the right people by removing Jesus from the church's nativity scene and putting up an ICE WAS HERE sign in His place.
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
Hey @inkylibrarian.bsky.social your minions out and about?
Even raccoons need a little help to make it through 2025.
‘Heavily intoxicated’ raccoon passes out in liquor store bathroom after breaking in, ransacking shelves
Animal control officers in Virginia responded to an unusual call this weekend after a raccoon broke into a liquor store, ransacked several shelves and passed out in the bathroom.
www.cleveland19.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Hey @inkylibrarian.bsky.social your minions out and about?
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Libraries are doing more than ever. This #GivingTuesday, your gift strengthens the work that makes moments like this possible.
Support ALA and help build stronger libraries and stronger communities. Give today: bit.ly/ForOurLibraries
Support ALA and help build stronger libraries and stronger communities. Give today: bit.ly/ForOurLibraries
December 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Libraries are doing more than ever. This #GivingTuesday, your gift strengthens the work that makes moments like this possible.
Support ALA and help build stronger libraries and stronger communities. Give today: bit.ly/ForOurLibraries
Support ALA and help build stronger libraries and stronger communities. Give today: bit.ly/ForOurLibraries
Surely not everybody…
December 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Surely not everybody…
I have a bias, but I strongly agree with Dan on this one.
"I feel like every person who cares about libraries, works in libraries, works for libraries, should be part of the ALA."
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Executive Director, Daniel Montgomery
Here's your reminder that you don't have to be a librarian to join and support ALA!
www.ala.org/membership
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Executive Director, Daniel Montgomery
Here's your reminder that you don't have to be a librarian to join and support ALA!
www.ala.org/membership
Membership
ALA is the largest and most respected membership association in the world for the library industry. It is a community of people working together to ensure that libraries remain vital centers of litera...
www.ala.org
December 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I have a bias, but I strongly agree with Dan on this one.
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"Authoritarianism is a catastrophic military disadvantage," @elysegraham.bsky.social tells @brookegladstone.bsky.social in an excellent episode of @onthemedia.bsky.social
The segment originally aired earlier this year, and Graham was referring to a 2024 article she'd written for the Globe and Mail.
The segment originally aired earlier this year, and Graham was referring to a 2024 article she'd written for the Globe and Mail.
Tell Your Uncle He's Fighting Twitter Bots in Bangladesh | On the Media | WNYC Studios
X is full of overseas bots, and a documentary about librarians
www.wnycstudios.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"Authoritarianism is a catastrophic military disadvantage," @elysegraham.bsky.social tells @brookegladstone.bsky.social in an excellent episode of @onthemedia.bsky.social
The segment originally aired earlier this year, and Graham was referring to a 2024 article she'd written for the Globe and Mail.
The segment originally aired earlier this year, and Graham was referring to a 2024 article she'd written for the Globe and Mail.
Unpopular opinion: in a lot of cases the “I will not participate to show my disapproval” is a privileged position.
December 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Unpopular opinion: in a lot of cases the “I will not participate to show my disapproval” is a privileged position.
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Libraries are really THE place to find out without fcking around all that much tbh
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Libraries are really THE place to find out without fcking around all that much tbh
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The American Library Association is largely made up of American Library Workers, rather than Libraries.
I know this isn't some big revelation or anything. Just a thought as I read over the ALA Strategic Plan and think about the state of professional development funding for library workers.
I know this isn't some big revelation or anything. Just a thought as I read over the ALA Strategic Plan and think about the state of professional development funding for library workers.
December 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The American Library Association is largely made up of American Library Workers, rather than Libraries.
I know this isn't some big revelation or anything. Just a thought as I read over the ALA Strategic Plan and think about the state of professional development funding for library workers.
I know this isn't some big revelation or anything. Just a thought as I read over the ALA Strategic Plan and think about the state of professional development funding for library workers.
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Today (December 1, 2025) only! Take advantage of the Cyber Monday sale in the ALA gift shop to stock up on GameRT merch including shirts, stickers, and everyone's favorite- tote bags. www.librarygiftshop.org/gamert
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Today (December 1, 2025) only! Take advantage of the Cyber Monday sale in the ALA gift shop to stock up on GameRT merch including shirts, stickers, and everyone's favorite- tote bags. www.librarygiftshop.org/gamert
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Bam! It’s official: no Angoulême comics festival in 2026. And the future is clouded after that.
What a huge and avoidable mess.
What a huge and avoidable mess.
BREAKING: ANGOULÊME 2026 cancelled, Bondoux defiant
Angoulême 2026 cannot go ahead. In a message from his lawyers, Franck Bondoux places the blame for the festival’s cancellation entirely on public funders, and demands to have his company 9e Art+ remain as festival organiser for the 2027 event
Angoulême 2026 cannot go ahead. In a message from his lawyers, Franck Bondoux places the blame for the festival’s cancellation entirely on public funders, and demands to have his company 9e Art+ remain as festival organiser for the 2027 event
BREAKING: ANGOULÊME 2026 cancelled, Bondoux defiant
Angoulême 2026 cannot go ahead. In a message from his lawyers, Franck Bondoux places the blame for the festival’s cancellation entirely on public funders, and demands to have his company 9e Art+ remain as festival organiser for the 2027 event
www.comicsbeat.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Bam! It’s official: no Angoulême comics festival in 2026. And the future is clouded after that.
What a huge and avoidable mess.
What a huge and avoidable mess.