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AAUP @aaup.org · 1d

NO LOYALTY OATHS IN HIGHER ED!

Trump's attacks on our universities are an attempt to consolidate power. This loyalty oath directly undermines our right to academic freedom & goes against every democratic principle our country should uphold.

Please click below, sign, & share.

#DefendHigherEd

University Administrations: Reject Trump's "Loyalty Oath" Compacts

The Trump administration is trying to blackmail schools to let him and his unqualified bureaucrats run our schools. They want to dictate what schools teach, who they admit and hire, what researchers s...

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 3h

They know Yankees fans!

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 4h

It’s all parking, innit?
www.reddit.com/r/berkeley/c...

From the berkeley community on Reddit: What a week

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 4h

I think ALIMS is the most public version of that data and it’s state by state.

Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 4h

I think ALIMS is the most public version of that data and it’s state by state.

Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 4h

I can’t tell if they want job concentration or to know which organizations those workers are employed by. I’m waiting to hear back.

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 4h

TIL about America's Labor Market Information System (ALMIS) Employer Database which is ridiculously inaccessible in aggregate but a good thing to know exists.

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 6h

I’m looking for a dataset that has locations of large employers.

Is that in IPUMS?

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 8h

I would want to read the comments!

a stuffed animal is sitting at a table with a bowl of popcorn

Alt: The alien Alf sitting at a table with a bowl of popcorn

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 8h

I have a lot of pointless strong opinions, and not liking certain sports teams is something I will hold on to forever.

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 10h

Why does my laptop smell like fish?

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 10h

It's funny how I don't understand why people actually like the Yankees. (Who picks the easy option? Miss me with that "I liked them when they were bad" stuff. You want misery? Be a Mets fan.)

And yet... I understand why people root for the Dodgers. (I am not a Dodgers fan. Only a Kiké fan.)

Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 1d

I really don’t understand how people actually like the Yankees.

I know lots of Yankees fans, too!

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 10h

Our school doesn't do a drop off line and caregivers who drive still do some wildly dangerous stuff, but it's nothing quite like this.

Today is International Walk and Roll to School Day and I'm happy it was more of a joyful frenzy for free pencils than an aggro line of drivers.

Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 1d

I understand why people are Mets fans. That makes sense!

Liking the Yankees seems like a code for something like “I like the most obvious thing

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 1d

I really don’t understand how people actually like the Yankees.

I know lots of Yankees fans, too!

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 1d

Just notice this thing about public access on Google Scholar profiles. It shows how many articles are not available based on funding mandates. Interesting!

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 1d

Library workers, what are we going to do?

Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 1d

"We must work [twd] direct control of universities. If we do, we’ll be of real use to our knlwdg allies—gov't scientists, public health advocates, local... jrnlsts, community rschrs, theater company directors, et al.—in bldg the self-governing knwldg systems we need to block authoritarian implosion"

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 1d

Ok! I’m down.

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City of Berkeley @berkeleyca.gov · 4d

Looking for a new ride?

Ava Community Energy is holding a monthly lottery until next fall to give rebates ranging between $400 and $1500 to help you buy an e-bike from a local store.

Learn how you can apply and join the growing community of e-bike users in Berkeley:

Apply for subsidy to buy an electric bicycle | City of Berkeley

Berkeley residents can enter monthly lottery to win rebate of up to $1,500 to buy an e-bike, making it even easier to bike around Berkeley. Berkeleyans can apply online for a monthly lottery to get $400 to $1,500 off the purchase of a new electric bicycle – with larger amounts helping lower income residents.The rebate will cover part of the cost of your new e-bike. Those selected will receive a personalized rebate code via email to buy an e-bike within 60 days from one of more than two dozen shops countywide – including five in Berkeley.This program is being offered by Ava Community Energy, the local electricity provider for virtually all residential and commercial accounts in Berkeley.

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 2d

It's a pretty bleak way, but I'm sure some aspiring library administrator will explain why ceding all control to private equity is actually a good thing.

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 2d

The privatization of library infrastructure is going great!

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Roxanne Shirazi @roxanneshirazi.bsky.social · 2d

And the library infrastructure for print books continues to crumble. No more binderies, no more distributors. Getting pretty bleak!

Cyberpunk Librarian @cyberpunklibrarian.bsky.social · 2d

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.

From the Libraries community on Reddit

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 2d

Some things I bring to any volunteer organization is a passion for file organization, an obsession about security permissions, and expertise in handling passive aggressive behavior.

I am a joy to work with and looking for new opportunities!

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 2d

It turns out we can shuffle the options! I was ready to burn the whole thing down over this.

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Kendra K. Levine @kklevine.bsky.social · 2d

TIL that Google Forms can shuffle the option order!

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