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Jeannette Ho
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Cataloging/Metadata Librarian at Texas A&M University
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Winter’s nights are getting longer. Here are great reads to help you make it until spring thaw thanks to NPR's latest Books we Love, apps.npr.org/best-books/#.... @npr.org #KansasReads #BooksWeLove
December 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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pattyd.bsky.social
Are we meant to be surprised by this? #CovidisAirborne #FluIsAirborne #WearAMask
December 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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melovewarrior.bsky.social
Please contact your reps #ME #ME/CFS #LC #LongCovid
meactnet.bsky.social #MEAction Network @meactnet.bsky.social · 19h
Congress has mandated that Medicaid recipients work 80 hours a month unless they can prove they are “medically frail,” or risk losing their Medicaid.
Attempting to meet an 80‑hour work requirement for most people with ME/CFS and Long COVID will only worsen their illness.
December 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Long COVID research risks losing momentum – we need a moonshot www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Long COVID research risks losing momentum – we need a moonshot
Investing US$1 billion every year for the next ten years into long COVID research could improve the lives of millions and save trillions in economic costs.
www.nature.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social
US Weekly COVID update: Dec 8, 2025

🔸1 in 102 Actively Infectious
🔸479,000 New Daily Infections
🔸2,940,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸225,000,000 Infections in 2025
🔸147,000 to 590,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸900 to 1,400 Weekly Deaths

Source: pmc19.com/data/
A map of the United States titled “COVID-19 Heat Map, Based on CDC Wastewater Data and Levels (U.S.) – Dec 8, 2025.” The map shows each state shaded by wastewater-indicated COVID-19 transmission levels. Colors represent: Very High (dark red), High (red), Moderate (orange), Low (yellow), Very Low (pale yellow), and Limited Data (diagonal hash lines). Nevada is shown in dark red (very high). Iowa, Arkansas, and Massachusetts are shaded red (high). Several states including Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana, and Georgia are orange (moderate). Much of the country is pale yellow (very low), including California, Texas, Florida, and New York. Some states such as Wyoming, Montana, Minnesota, and parts of the Mid-Atlantic have limited data indicated by diagonal striping. A note at the bottom reads: “Five states have moderate to very high transmission. In the ‘Very Low’ regions, there is considerable variability, with some wastewater sites showing higher levels; see in the next two charts though that levels are exceptionally low in some places, such as Hawai’i, DC, and California.” The source is listed as Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) and the map credits Michael Hoerger. Data last updated 11/29/25. A data slide titled “National COVID-19 Estimates (U.S.) – Dec 8, 2025” from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative. It lists current estimated COVID-19 impacts using large blue text and two-column tables. Under Infections, values are: Proportion Actively Infectious: 1 in 102 (1%) New Daily Infections: 479,000 Infections the Past Week: 2,940,000 Infections in 2025: 225,000,000 Cumulative Infections per Person: 4.84 Under Long COVID, estimates are shaded light blue: Long COVID Cases from New Daily Infections: 24,000 to 96,000 Long COVID Cases from New Weekly Infections: 147,000 to 590,000 Under Excess Deaths, also shaded light blue: Excess Deaths from New Daily Infections: 140 to 240 Excess Deaths from New Weekly Infections: 900 to 1,400 A short paragraph at the bottom states: New daily infections are estimated at 479,000 for December 8. Late November transmission was flat like last year, unlike early-pandemic years where rates increased before Thanksgiving. A table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates – Dec 8, 2025” from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative. It lists U.S. states with estimated active COVID-19 prevalence and the probability that someone is infectious in rooms of different sizes (10, 25, 50, 100 people). Columns include: State, CDC Level, PMC Estimate % Actively Infectious, and four risk columns. The rows show wide variation. Examples near the top: Alabama – Moderate; 1 in 47 infectious (2.1%); probability 19% in a room of 10 up to 89% in a room of 100 Alaska – Very Low; 1 in 220 (0.5%); 4% to 37% Highlighted in red: Arizona – Very High*; 1 in 18 infectious (5.7%); 44% in a room of 10, >99% in a room of 100 Indiana – High; 1 in 30 (3.3%); 29% in a room of 10, 97% in a room of 100 Other examples: California – Very Low; 1 in 574 (0.2%) Florida – Very Low; 1 in 494 (0.2%) Illinois – Very Low; 1 in 112 (0.9%) Michigan – Low*; 1 in 87 (1.2%) Minnesota – Low; 1 in 99 (1.0%) A note indicates *Limited data reporting for some entries. Bottom text: Data last updated 11/29/25. A table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates – Dec 8, 2025” from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative. It lists U.S. states alphabetically from Missouri through Wyoming. Columns show: State, CDC Level, PMC Estimate of percent actively infectious (as “1 in X”), and four columns estimating the chance that at least one person is infectious in rooms of 10, 25, 50, or 100 people. Most states are labeled Very Low with estimated infection levels ranging from 1 in ~100 to 1 in ~300 people, giving 3–8% risk in a room of 10 and 20–60% risk in a room of 100. Highlighted in red: Vermont — High; 1 in 35 (2.8%); 25% risk in a room of 10, rising to 94% in a room of 100. Other examples: New Jersey — Very Low; 1 in 217 (0.5%); 5–37% infection risk depending on room size. Ohio — Low; 1 in 70 (1.4%); 13–76% risk depending on group size. Oklahoma — Low*; 1 in 68 (1.5%); 14–77% risk. West Virginia — Low; 1 in 76 (1.3%); 12–73% risk. A note states: Limited reporting; ND has no data, averages MN, MT & SD. Bottom right text: Data last updated 11/29/25.
December 9, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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If you have ME/CFS or Long COVID or know someone with those diseases, you know how fragile their health can be. Please sign this letter to ensure their access to Medicaid is protected against new work requirements.
meactnet.bsky.social #MEAction Network @meactnet.bsky.social · 19h
New Medicaid work requirements will take effect at the end of 2026 - it will FAIL sick people and cut off their care.
Tell HHS to recognize people with #MECFS and #LongCOVID as “medically frail” so our access to Medicaid is protected.

SIGN THE LETTER: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fr...
Beige background with the words "Freakin' Frail" in black and red. At the bottom, reads the sentence: "Protect Medicaid Access for People with ME/CFS and Long COVID."
December 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Tuesday to make Illinois the first state to issue vaccine recommendations independent of the CDC. Democrats believe Illinois should ensure healthcare regardless of decisions made by the federal government.
Illinois becomes first state to issue vaccine recommendations separate from CDC
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Tuesday to make Illinois the first state to issue vaccine recommendations independent of the CDC.
www.wandtv.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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The CDC advisory board’s decision to roll back the hepatitis B vaccine recommendation will be devastating for babies.
When Public Health Fails Our Children
Why this week’s Hepatitis B vote matters to your family.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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I’ve now had multiple sources tell me the UK NHS is removing the CDC from its list of reliable sources.

Welcome to irrelevance.
December 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Welp, there went all our potential international attendees of in-person US library & information science conferences: 📚

Trump administration moves to deny visas to factcheckers and content moderators

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration moves to deny visas to factcheckers and content moderators
Action detailed in a state department memo directs officials to deny visas to any applicant engaging in ‘censorship’
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Worthy of the Event at LitHub too!
100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025
The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Pengu…
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December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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This is unreal. The 2026 code4lib conference has been cancelled unilaterally by Carnegie Mellon University because the Department of Education raised issues with the diversity scholarships:

> An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including […]
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December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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just found out that there are literary podcasts where learned people discuss classic novels and forgive me for the Britishism but I believe this must be the feeling they call dead chuffed
December 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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"Stop this nonsense. No one wants this."
Vast Number of Windows Users Refusing to Upgrade After Microsoft's Embrace of AI Slop
Huge numbers of Windows users are refusing to upgrade to Windows 11 -- and many of them are citing its AI features as the reason why.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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New Journal Article: The Importance of Inclusive and Balanced Collections in #Libraries and #Archives
www.infodocket.com/2025/12/07/j... @clockssarchive.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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public libraries can play a role in popular resistance to the reduction of culture to bitstreams, but it’s important to remember that public libraries have a mandate to develop their collections, and that means regular weeding. this is why resource sharing (i.e. ILL) is essential. 📚
himissjulie.bsky.social Julie& @himissjulie.bsky.social · 1d
Most public libraries are culling their physical media because it doesn’t circulate. If you want libraries to hold something, you need to check it out. Public libraries can’t just be warehouses for physical media you might want someday. Use it or lose it.
jlalibs.com Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 2d
When we talk about physical media, we are often only taking about personal collections but a big part of shunning the current digital ecosystem is supporting your local library. Not just for print books and periodicals but for movies, games and other medias too. Get. A. Library. Card.
December 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Florida social studies is going to have an explicitly pro-McCarthyism curriculum now, I guess.
flfreedomread.bsky.social Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread.bsky.social · Oct 22
Florida’s Social Studies standards are getting another update next month.

No, those terrible African American History standards will stay, but there’s a huge update to our Anti-Communism education.

This is just one page.
FLORIDA'S STATE ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES SS.912.HC.9.3 Describe the emergence of modern Marxist thought in education and media. Benchmark Clarifications: Clarification 1: Instruction includes the influence of the Frankfurt School on the modern education system (c.g. Critical Theory). Clarification 2: Instruction includes Antonio Gramsci, Paulo Freire and Howard Zinn and their work (e.g., the oppressor vs. oppressed dichotomy, historical revisionism). Clarification 3: Instruction includes the repackaging of Marxist ideology using modern terminology and concepts to disguise the underlying Marxism (e.g., Howard Zinn's People's History of the United States as a recasting of William Z. Foster's history books, Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals, James W. Loewen's Lies My Teacher Told Me). Clarification 4: Instruction includes the dangers of pro-communist propaganda in entertainment and media industries. SS.912,HC.9,4 Identify propaganda and defamation utilized to delegitimize anti-communists and anti-communist movements. Benchmark Clarifications: Clarification 1: Instruction includes campaigns to shut down the House Committee on Un-American Activities by communists and communist sympathizers, including protests in San Francisco in 1960 to. disrupt the meeting. Clarification 2: Instruction includes a change in policy by President John F. Kennedy's administration, forbidding explicitly anti-communist speeches in the military. Clarification 3: Instruction includes using "McCarthyism" as an insult and shorthand for all anti-communism. Clarification 4: Instruction includes slander against anti-communists, such as red-baiter and Red Scare.
October 23, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Why those new Social Studies Standards in Florida that rebrand McCarthyism as good is not shocking and why these standards will float further up to the national level.
October 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Ah, the finding out phase hechingerreport.org/an-unexpecte...
Trump’s attacks on DEI may hurt men in college admission
A government order that colleges disclose details about their applicants suggests that advantages by gender may face the same heightened scrutiny as purported racial preferences. That threatens to acc...
hechingerreport.org
December 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Catch me on the radio, talking about @makenakelly.bsky.social and my story debunking the myth that DOGE is dead:

www.wired.com/story/what-i...
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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alondra.bsky.social
On January 1, Illinois begins to regulate employer use of AI, making it a civil rights violation to use AI tools that result in discrimination based on protected characteristics in hiring, promotion, discipline, termination, or other employment terms and requiring notice of AI use. #AIBillofRights
chicagoblacksky.bsky.social Chicago Black Sky @chicagoblacksky.bsky.social · 7d
Illinois becomes one of the few states to regulate employer use of AI. House Bill 3773 amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to make it a civil rights violation for employers to use AI tools that result in discrimination based on race, gender, age, or disability.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Here, kitty…
Porto, Portugal
#Photography #StreetArt #Mural #Porto 📷
December 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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ICYMI As Book Bans Spread, US Senator Reed (D-RI) and Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ-07) Introduce Right to Read Act to Boost Literacy & Strengthen School #Libraries www.reed.senate.gov/news/release... #books #bookbans
December 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Webinar Recording: "ACRL Presents – The State of U.S. Academic #Libraries: Findings from the #ACRL 2024 Annual Survey" www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS3J...
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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texastribune.org
How Texas’ law banning DEI, LGBTQ+ topics in K-12 schools could fare in court
How Texas’ K-12 DEI, LGBTQ+ ban could fare in court
Cases challenging Florida and federal policies provide a glimpse into the possible outcome for the Texas case. It is scheduled for a court hearing in Houston on Dec. 10.
www.texastribune.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM