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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 9h

Oh this is even worse than was shared this morning.

Shoving libraries under AI. Good work, folks shoving AI into libraries. Now they're just one in the same.

In an era we need to really be clear on the necessity and purpose of these democratic institutions, this is five hundred backward steps.

Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 10h

Hey, this sucks. Like... a lot. 📚

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UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’

www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...

UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’

SDSS Dean Stanley Ahalt will be made dean of the new school while SILS Dean Jeffrey Bardzell will stand as the University’s Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Vice Provost for AI.

www.dailytarheel.com

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 1d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Maxine Kaplan @maxinegkaplan.bsky.social · 1d

This is what being a big tent means. It doesn’t mean that certain rights are negotiable.

Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 1d

this feels like the corollary to we need Mamdani in NYC and an oyster fisherman in Maine and a midwestern dad in Minnesota.

we're supposed to be the party that embraces the fact that we're a diverse and chaotic nation, stop test-polling yourself to generic national oatmeal!!!

Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 1d

It's interesting seeing the different ways resistance has formed in different cities. Los Angeles Organized, Chicago Radicalized, and Portland Got Weird as Fuck. All 3 have had success unifying their respective cities.

I guess my point is there are multiple paths to ungovernability.

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 1d

this feels like the corollary to we need Mamdani in NYC and an oyster fisherman in Maine and a midwestern dad in Minnesota.

we're supposed to be the party that embraces the fact that we're a diverse and chaotic nation, stop test-polling yourself to generic national oatmeal!!!

Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 1d

It's interesting seeing the different ways resistance has formed in different cities. Los Angeles Organized, Chicago Radicalized, and Portland Got Weird as Fuck. All 3 have had success unifying their respective cities.

I guess my point is there are multiple paths to ungovernability.

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Maxine Kaplan @maxinegkaplan.bsky.social · 1d

Can we count Speaking in Tongues?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Fred Kaplan @fredmkaplan.bsky.social · 3d

The unmistakable signs of Trump's emerging police state. slate.com/news-and-pol...

It’s Hard to Overstate How Disturbing This Trump Directive Is

It’s the clearest statement of the president’s intentions that we’ve seen so far.

slate.com

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Maxine Kaplan @maxinegkaplan.bsky.social · 2d

Bourbon and amaretto with a cherry was mine. How I’m not dead, I do not know.

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 2d

COME ON

Chris Schilling @schillingc.bsky.social · 2d

A good friend has submitted this brilliant model of the library from Buffy to Lego Ideas. I’d be very grateful for your help in getting her to 5k supporters: beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Library | LEGO® Ideas

"Sunnydale High isn't really like other high schools. A lot of weird stuff happens here." Buffy the Vampire Slayer first exploded onto our TV screens in the lat…

beta.ideas.lego.com

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Seth A Quimby-🇮🇪🇵🇷🇵🇸 @teamquimby.bsky.social · 2d

The book is more than worth it at full price. It’s an absolute steal right now. It is an incredibly joyous book to listen to. Get it Mike is awesome.

Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, nerds!

My book is now cheaper than it’s ever been for Amazon’s Prime Day sale. If you like video games, you’ll probably enjoy this!

Also makes a great holiday gift if a loved one’s interest range is “bleep bloop”

Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games

Amazon.com: Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games: 9781335012692: Drucker, Mike: Books

www.amazon.com

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Eddy Webb - Pugsteady @pugsteady.com · 3d

Holy hell, this is awesome.

Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 3d

Budget 2026: Basic income for artists to become permanent www.rte.ie/news/budget-...

Budget 2026: Basic income for artists to become permanent

The Basic Income for the Arts scheme will be put on a permanent footing in the Budget tomorrow.

www.rte.ie

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Jonaya Kemper @violetriotgames.bsky.social · 3d

Do you find yourself at the intersection of performance, games, and design? Do you want to work with world class artists in research, pedagogy, and games? Then maybe apply to work with me at UCSC! We're hiring a Assistant Professor of Interactive Art, Performance & Games

recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01998

Assistant Professor of Interactive Art, Performance & Games (Initial Review Date 11/14/25)

University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ucsc.edu

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Maxine Kaplan @maxinegkaplan.bsky.social · 3d

Obviously I don’t wish this on her, but I think the eventual Taylor Swift divorce album might be the album that saves the world? Like she’s on some Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure Wyld Stallyns trip?

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 4d

If you live in New York City, you've got to start your day by reading this @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social x @bradlander.bsky.social conversation!

Brad Lander Wants New York City to Resist

The NYC Comptroller talks ICE, Trump, Zohran, and Brooklyn.

www.hamiltonnolan.com

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Jordon Nardino @jnardino.bsky.social · 4d

They are called writers

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4d

we need a word for a type of person who spends all their time working to live in a city so they can be near cool things, but they don't actually like going out

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4d

Fam, this is a challenging moment. We (as reporters) are trying to balance urgency of news & amplification of resistance narratives with not assisting in putting people in prison. It's tough for everyone right now with how fast videos go viral. There's a lot we are not sharing.

The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 4d

Pro-tip: if you have video of you or others directly intervening to obstruct ICE or de-arrest someone, for god’s sake don’t post it on social media. Or at a minimum blur faces first. You’re just begging for federal charges.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 4d

Oh is that good

A Metal Detectorist Found a Bunch of Ancient Gold Coins. It Turned Out to Be ‘Devil’s Money’

Whoops.

www.popularmechanics.com

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Maxine Kaplan @maxinegkaplan.bsky.social · 4d

The lyrics “like a toy chihuahua barking at me from a tiny purse” came to mind unbidden. Temporarily powerful but pathetic

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 5d

Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹

This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨

Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...

No Cats In The Library 🐱📚 | Reading Rainbow 📖 🌈 | Full Episode | @Kidzuko

YouTube video by Kidzuko

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 4d

cool stuff cool stuff. hey anyone know what happened to those cheap eggs i was supposed to get out of this or

alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 5d

so far in 2025:

*trump org. sends C&D to trump burgers alleging unauthorized use of trademark

*trump burgers sues MAGA burgers for TM infringement; MAGA burgers countersues

*trump burger's owner is detained by ICE

thetexan.news/texas-local-...

'Trump Burger' Owners Sue 'MAGA Burger' in Federal Court for Trademark Infringement, Civil Theft

The landlord is operating the seized Kemah location as “MAGA Burger.”

thetexan.news

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Maxine Kaplan @maxinegkaplan.bsky.social · 5d

I feel you on this

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 5d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Maxine Kaplan @maxinegkaplan.bsky.social · 5d

Oh the song is excellent and about a real thing that happens—has happened to me!— but also…sympathy is a knife wasn’t a hit song! Misdirected lol!

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 5d

Hey FYI the main reason women get stress fractures in the Army is that the heavy rucksacks they carry WERE DESIGNED FOR MEN. They do a shit job of distributing weight to the hips (where we are stronger w our builds). It's a design flaw. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

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Maxine Kaplan @maxinegkaplan.bsky.social · 5d

Today I am irritated about many things but the least consequential is that the best song off Life of a Showgirl is a completely unearned Charli XCX diss track. So I’ll be concentrating on that today.

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