@maureenfrank.bsky.social
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the knitters too. this is the top pattern on ravelry right now
January 19, 2026 at 4:40 AM
the knitters too. this is the top pattern on ravelry right now
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We are now 29 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
January 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM
We are now 29 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
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Mitch "Turtle" McConnell Deserves
Most Of The Blame......
Most Of The Blame......
January 16, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Mitch "Turtle" McConnell Deserves
Most Of The Blame......
Most Of The Blame......
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We're delighted to have acquired the archive of writer and essayist Ronald Blythe, best known for book Akenfield, which explores changing rural life in Suffolk during the 20th century.
Discover more in this blog post by curator Helen Melody: link.bl.uk/86s
Discover more in this blog post by curator Helen Melody: link.bl.uk/86s
January 16, 2026 at 1:38 PM
We're delighted to have acquired the archive of writer and essayist Ronald Blythe, best known for book Akenfield, which explores changing rural life in Suffolk during the 20th century.
Discover more in this blog post by curator Helen Melody: link.bl.uk/86s
Discover more in this blog post by curator Helen Melody: link.bl.uk/86s
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On our blog, Harvard scholar Janet Louie delves into the history of the Sing Lee Theatre, which opened in 1962 in L.A.’s Chinatown and became a hub for Chinese-language cinema and opera. A significant collection of films was rescued from the shuttered theater by the Archive in 2016: ucla.in/4qmQZB9
January 14, 2026 at 11:09 PM
On our blog, Harvard scholar Janet Louie delves into the history of the Sing Lee Theatre, which opened in 1962 in L.A.’s Chinatown and became a hub for Chinese-language cinema and opera. A significant collection of films was rescued from the shuttered theater by the Archive in 2016: ucla.in/4qmQZB9
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Per Senate Press Gallery, CO
senators Bennet and Hickenlooper just spoke on the floor about NCAR. Sen Bennet tried to raise their amendment to protect NCAR through unanimous consent, but Sen. Susan Collins objected, killing the motion.
senators Bennet and Hickenlooper just spoke on the floor about NCAR. Sen Bennet tried to raise their amendment to protect NCAR through unanimous consent, but Sen. Susan Collins objected, killing the motion.
January 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Per Senate Press Gallery, CO
senators Bennet and Hickenlooper just spoke on the floor about NCAR. Sen Bennet tried to raise their amendment to protect NCAR through unanimous consent, but Sen. Susan Collins objected, killing the motion.
senators Bennet and Hickenlooper just spoke on the floor about NCAR. Sen Bennet tried to raise their amendment to protect NCAR through unanimous consent, but Sen. Susan Collins objected, killing the motion.
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Warning: Reports indicate immigration checkpoints along major interstates in Oklahoma, with Interstate 40 most impacted.
January 15, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Warning: Reports indicate immigration checkpoints along major interstates in Oklahoma, with Interstate 40 most impacted.
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The Tarkhan Dress was a royal Egyptian piece; its pleated sleeves and V-neck are timeless, but the dress itself has been radiocarbon-dated to between 3482 and 3102 B.C.—the oldest woven garment ever found.
archaeology.org/issues/online/collection/trenches-egypt-predynastic-period-tarkhan-dress/
archaeology.org/issues/online/collection/trenches-egypt-predynastic-period-tarkhan-dress/
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The Tarkhan Dress was a royal Egyptian piece; its pleated sleeves and V-neck are timeless, but the dress itself has been radiocarbon-dated to between 3482 and 3102 B.C.—the oldest woven garment ever found.
archaeology.org/issues/online/collection/trenches-egypt-predynastic-period-tarkhan-dress/
archaeology.org/issues/online/collection/trenches-egypt-predynastic-period-tarkhan-dress/
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And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
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“(Dis)placement: Fluctuations of Home, Part II”
Jan 17–Feb 20
This series continues our summer 2025 exploration of what it means to be housed, and to truly feel at home, amid ongoing displacement. These international and independent films trace the fragile architecture of belonging: ucla.in/45RfNc6
Jan 17–Feb 20
This series continues our summer 2025 exploration of what it means to be housed, and to truly feel at home, amid ongoing displacement. These international and independent films trace the fragile architecture of belonging: ucla.in/45RfNc6
January 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
“(Dis)placement: Fluctuations of Home, Part II”
Jan 17–Feb 20
This series continues our summer 2025 exploration of what it means to be housed, and to truly feel at home, amid ongoing displacement. These international and independent films trace the fragile architecture of belonging: ucla.in/45RfNc6
Jan 17–Feb 20
This series continues our summer 2025 exploration of what it means to be housed, and to truly feel at home, amid ongoing displacement. These international and independent films trace the fragile architecture of belonging: ucla.in/45RfNc6
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Sadly, it's not just Traci Park...lots of prominent Dems and center-left figures throwing climate under the bus because they're taking the temperature of the room instead of doing what leaders are supposed to. Which is lead.
Check out my column: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/la-fires-t...
Check out my column: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/la-fires-t...
January 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Sadly, it's not just Traci Park...lots of prominent Dems and center-left figures throwing climate under the bus because they're taking the temperature of the room instead of doing what leaders are supposed to. Which is lead.
Check out my column: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/la-fires-t...
Check out my column: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/la-fires-t...
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How many $$ do these tech bros need? 5% of $1B still leaves each of them rolling in greenbacks. They've all benefitted from California's entrepreneurial climate and now have become greedy.
9/technology/google-founders-california-wealth-tax.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
9/technology/google-founders-california-wealth-tax.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
Google Guys Say Bye to California
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:07 PM
How many $$ do these tech bros need? 5% of $1B still leaves each of them rolling in greenbacks. They've all benefitted from California's entrepreneurial climate and now have become greedy.
9/technology/google-founders-california-wealth-tax.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
9/technology/google-founders-california-wealth-tax.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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Please be aware that contrary to their fundraising ads, @forwardblue.bsky.social has no relationship with the No Kings mobilizations, no record of doing anything in support, no inside information, and is ignoring requests to cease advertising that suggests they are involved.
January 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Please be aware that contrary to their fundraising ads, @forwardblue.bsky.social has no relationship with the No Kings mobilizations, no record of doing anything in support, no inside information, and is ignoring requests to cease advertising that suggests they are involved.
Visibility Brigade today in West LA.
January 10, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Visibility Brigade today in West LA.
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I'm attending Indivisible Westside Los Angeles's event, “WLA Freeway Brigade ICE Out for Good” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisiblew...
WLA Freeway Brigade ICE Out for Good · Indivisible Westside Los Angeles
Join us for an emergency response event as part of the ICE OUT FOR GOOD protests on Saturday, January 10, 2026.
Parking on the street or at the CVS/Trader Joe's at Sepulveda and Palms: 3458 S Sepul...
www.mobilize.us
January 10, 2026 at 5:34 AM
I'm attending Indivisible Westside Los Angeles's event, “WLA Freeway Brigade ICE Out for Good” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisiblew...
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Here's the map after 24 hours of launch. Find your event or get one up here: www.mobilize.us/map/?tag_ids...
January 10, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Here's the map after 24 hours of launch. Find your event or get one up here: www.mobilize.us/map/?tag_ids...
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Thank you to @laist.com's Adolfo Guzman-Lopez for spotlighting an interview with the groundbreaking mariachi musician Rebecca Gonzales (1953 - 2024) from the UCLA Library Center for Oral History Research project “Mariachi Music in Los Angeles and beyond.” Explore the full collection: ucla.in/4qDdp0z
How trailblazer Rebecca Gonzales broke through mariachi machismo in the 70's
Rebecca Gonzales’ oral history sheds light on the rewards and the pain of her breakthrough.
laist.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Thank you to @laist.com's Adolfo Guzman-Lopez for spotlighting an interview with the groundbreaking mariachi musician Rebecca Gonzales (1953 - 2024) from the UCLA Library Center for Oral History Research project “Mariachi Music in Los Angeles and beyond.” Explore the full collection: ucla.in/4qDdp0z
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Who gets to decide who is a legitimate leader?
Could this be end of int'l law, U.N. charter, any kind of legal limits on the use of force, if POTUS can do that, so could Russian or Chinese leader?
Could this be end of int'l law, U.N. charter, any kind of legal limits on the use of force, if POTUS can do that, so could Russian or Chinese leader?
The Brazen Illegality of Trump’s Venezuela Operation
A scholar of international law on the implications of the U.S. arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.
www.newyorker.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Who gets to decide who is a legitimate leader?
Could this be end of int'l law, U.N. charter, any kind of legal limits on the use of force, if POTUS can do that, so could Russian or Chinese leader?
Could this be end of int'l law, U.N. charter, any kind of legal limits on the use of force, if POTUS can do that, so could Russian or Chinese leader?
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Congrats to everyone who finished their Christmas shopping early, good luck to those racing the clock today and remember, a book is ALWAYS a good idea x
December 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Congrats to everyone who finished their Christmas shopping early, good luck to those racing the clock today and remember, a book is ALWAYS a good idea x
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Winter Wildlife After Sunset
YouTube video by Get To Know Nature
m.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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UCLA Library has been awarded a $296,615 Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources, enabling the Library to increase access to its significant collection of Middle Eastern and Islamicate manuscript volumes: ucla.in/4qgfZJY
December 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
UCLA Library has been awarded a $296,615 Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard Voices grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources, enabling the Library to increase access to its significant collection of Middle Eastern and Islamicate manuscript volumes: ucla.in/4qgfZJY
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Today is the ONLY day the public can comment.
Demand a PUBLIC HEARING.
Demand a PUBLIC HEARING.
Here is the official rule proposal with a direct link to comment electronically, TODAY ONLY, Dec. 15.
In commenting it's very useful to REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING on the proposal, which can add time for further consideration.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
In commenting it's very useful to REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING on the proposal, which can add time for further consideration.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) is issuing a proposed rule for public comment that amends provisions related to disparate impact, discouragement of applicants or prospective ...
www.federalregister.gov
December 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Today is the ONLY day the public can comment.
Demand a PUBLIC HEARING.
Demand a PUBLIC HEARING.
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Matthew Vest, a music inquiry and research librarian at the Walter H. Rubsamen Music Library, has received a UCLA Global Research Award for Resonate 2026, a global open access musical score project.
Read more about Resonate 2026 and other winning projects: ucla.in/4p9w9o1
Read more about Resonate 2026 and other winning projects: ucla.in/4p9w9o1
December 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Matthew Vest, a music inquiry and research librarian at the Walter H. Rubsamen Music Library, has received a UCLA Global Research Award for Resonate 2026, a global open access musical score project.
Read more about Resonate 2026 and other winning projects: ucla.in/4p9w9o1
Read more about Resonate 2026 and other winning projects: ucla.in/4p9w9o1