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A very old Soviet joke, from an especially dark time:
Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves.
Q: Why are you running away?
Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels.
Q: But you’re foxes!
Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.
Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves.
Q: Why are you running away?
Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels.
Q: But you’re foxes!
Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A very old Soviet joke, from an especially dark time:
Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves.
Q: Why are you running away?
Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels.
Q: But you’re foxes!
Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.
Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves.
Q: Why are you running away?
Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels.
Q: But you’re foxes!
Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.
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February 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Retired librarian here. There’s another thing you can do: put a hold on the book once it appears in the online catalog (yes, even when it’s still on order). Many libraries have a policy of purchasing additional copies when the reserves-to-copies ratio exceeds a specified point (say 5-1).
January 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Retired librarian here. There’s another thing you can do: put a hold on the book once it appears in the online catalog (yes, even when it’s still on order). Many libraries have a policy of purchasing additional copies when the reserves-to-copies ratio exceeds a specified point (say 5-1).
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I’m allotted something like 60 purchase requests per year. Wild. I love libraries!
If you want to read a new book coming out but don't want to buy it, a great thing you can do is ask your local library to order it. The more requests they get, the more likely they are to acquire it and then lots of people will get to read it who othewise wouldn't.
January 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I’m allotted something like 60 purchase requests per year. Wild. I love libraries!