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The labor librarian

@laborlibrarian.bsky.social

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Grew up in a UFW/IWW household. Now I’m a librarian (public to academic), union thug, and general roustabout. Anonymous because I’m not tenured yet. Pro-Palestinian, pro-trans, anti-racist, and not fit for human consumption.

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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · Aug 30

It’s Labor Day weekend and that means it’s a great time to teach kids about the context of the holiday. I’ve compiled a list of books for a variety of age ranges that talk about labor and unions. Feel free to add more!

#booksky #skybrariona #libraryunions #labor #unions

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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 11d

This is only semi-related but I was just thinking about how often I ask my students questions about online etiquette and how non-judgmental they are when they answer. Gen Z is great

The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 11d

So if you’ve ever wondered why I posted something in particular or why I broke a cultural norm on this page, it’s likely because I had no idea what I was doing.

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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 11d

Anyway, social media is weird and I guess my choices are to quit social media, or keep fumbling around Bluesky until I learn the cultural norms.

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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 11d

Anyway I was agreeing with them but I think I didn’t communicate that properly, which is a challenge with character limitations. That person is of course free to block anyone for any reason, but I’ve learned a lot from their posts and I’m going to miss seeing them.

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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 11d

I wish there was some kind of book on social and cultural expectations for short-form social media. I was never on Twitter and because of that I feel like I sometimes don’t understand expectations on Bluesky. I got blocked by someone I respect today and I think it’s a faux pas to talk about that?

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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 11d

Don’t worry, I know that you’re on the side of the worker. And there are plenty of professors who HAVE earned some blame. But for those of us trying to be thoughtful about it, it quickly becomes a workload conversation. We’re just not given the time to understand any new “advances” in higher ed

The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 11d

Not to mention that admin is cramming it down our throats. So we as a group also don’t have the knowledge to be able to fight against it.

The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 11d

One of my students was told as much by their professor. They asked the prof to explain something they didn’t understand and the prof said “just ChatGPT it.”🫠🫠

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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 11d

Not saying any of this to try and diffuse blame. But so many faculty are drowning in work, and we’re not given the time and tools we need to educate ourselves on the dangers of AI, let alone our students. Luckily for my campus, the librarians are teaching faculty and have the ability to help

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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 11d

The only reason I’ve been able to do that research is because I’m asked by those overworked professors to lead those discussions during library instruction sessions. So I’ve had to cram that research onto my over-crowded plate

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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 11d

So many faculty (myself included) have gradually been asked to take on such intensely heavy workloads that they simply don’t have enough hours in the day to become knowledgeable enough in critical AI literacy that they can discuss it in the classroom. I know folks who are doing 2-3 people’s jobs

The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 11d

There are plenty of professors who are embracing AI for all sorts of (bad) reasons. But there are lots more professors who hate AI but are so overloaded with work that they don’t have the bandwidth to guide responsible critical conversations about AI. I know because plenty of them have contacted me

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 11d

Me, every minute of every hour of every day:

The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 11d

I am begging some of y’all to read a book. At this point I will accept literally any book at all.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 12d

So far there have been zero trans women reported as having visited epsteins pedo island. But lots of people who want you to think trans women are threats to children seemed to have gone there at some point.

Curious...

☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 12d

Elon Musk went to Pedophile Island

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Musk, Bannon and Thiel named in new Epstein estate documents

The House Oversight Committee is continuing to release redacted materials in its ongoing Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

www.politico.com

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 12d

It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.

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Anoosh @anoosh100.bsky.social · 12d

The US put Assata Shakur at the top of their terrorism list as recently as 2013, which really should have told everyone how much people who fight for the US’s founding documents promising equality and justice to be upheld for Black and brown people are considered Enemies of America.

A photo of Assata Shakur, a Black woman with her hair in box braids, wearing a black shirt with a white crocheted vest over it. Her face is tipped up towards the sun, smiling, and her hands are on her hips. A blue sky and a waving Cuban flag are behind her.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12d

Elon Musk and Peter Thiel mentioned in Epstein documents released by Democrats

Prince Andrew and Steve Bannon also referenced in six-page batch of documents made public with redactions Democratic lawmakers on Friday released documents from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that may show interactions between the disgraced financier and prominent conservatives, including Elon Musk, Steve Bannon and Peter Thiel. The six pages of documents made public with redactions come from a batch provided by the justice department to the House oversight committee, which is investigating how the sex-trafficking charges against Epstein, who died in 2019 in federal custody, were handled. Continue reading...

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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 12d

I put a cup of peanuts out thinking it would take 24 hours for them to find it and it was gone in less than 20 minutes 😂

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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 12d

RIP Assata Shakur

Love

Love is contraband in Hell,
cause love is an acid
that eats away bars.

But you, me, and tomorrow
hold hands and make vows
that struggle will multiply.

The hacksaw has two blades.
The shotgun has two barrels.
We are pregnant with freedom.
We are a conspiracy.

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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 12d

RIP Assata Shakur

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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 12d

Cinnamon should have felt comfortable addressing issues to its boss directly. Doesn’t it know that a union only hurts its relationship with management? /s 🙃

The Needling @theneedling.com · 13d

Starbucks Cancels Pumpkin Spice Season After Cinnamon Unionizes: tinyurl.com/436ewmrb

Cinnamon sticks demonstrating outside Starbucks headquarters with protest signs reading "Who's Got the Cinnamon? We Got the Cinnamon" and "Pumpkin Does Nothing"

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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 12d

www.labornotes.org/blogs/2025/0...

Educators Union Rejects Anti-Defamation League, Cuts Ties

UPDATE: On July 18, the NEA’s board of directors voted to overturn the will of the union’s Representative Assembly. The Anti-Defamation League has been a ubiquitous presence in U.S. schools for forty ...

www.labornotes.org

The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 12d

There’s a reason the National Education Association’s membership voted to cut ties with the ADL before their board of directors overturned the will of their members.

rethinkingschools.org/2025/07/29/r...

Rethinking Schools’ open letter to the NEA on the leadership's decision to overturn the democratic vote of the members to drop the ADL

“Over the past 21 months of war, more than 17,000 children have reportedly been killed and 33,000 injured in Gaza,” UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell recently told the United Nations […]

rethinkingschools.org

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12d

I’m on the ground near Broadview. Because of illegal fence, we are at a nearby intersection.

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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 13d

That’s awesome! Congrats!!