The Blerdy Librarian #FreePalestine
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Writing is my hobby, arts and crafts my sweet escape. Plant mom. Enjoys learning about history, librarianship (especially Black librarianship), fashion, food, travel, comics, music, and much more.
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Good midnight, I'm 43 now.
April 7, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Good midnight, I'm 43 now.
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Ds did not deny unanimous consent for the R nomination that immediately followed Booker's speech. So that's an off-note.
April 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Ds did not deny unanimous consent for the R nomination that immediately followed Booker's speech. So that's an off-note.
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NEW: No fewer than 10 principle scientists at NIH investigating emerging infectious diseases and neural disorders were among those fired by RFK Jr. today.
One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease.
By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:
One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease.
By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
NEW: No fewer than 10 principle scientists at NIH investigating emerging infectious diseases and neural disorders were among those fired by RFK Jr. today.
One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease.
By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:
One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease.
By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:
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Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
April 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
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The pattern of ICE apparently hustling its detainees over a state border to frustrate habeas petitions in the jurisdiction where they were detained continues.
Remember that ICE didn’t disclose Öztürk’s location, publicly or to her counsel, until she reached Louisiana.
Remember that ICE didn’t disclose Öztürk’s location, publicly or to her counsel, until she reached Louisiana.
NEW: Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk can't challenge her detention or visa revocation in MA federal court, because she was already in VT when her habeas petition was filed; and her First Amendment claims can't be reviewed by any court, argues the Trump admin. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
![That Petitioner is alleging her removal proceedings were initiated in retaliation for her exercise of the First Amendment does not remove her claim from Section 1252(g)'s reach. See Reno, 525 U.S. at 487-92 (holding that Section 1252(g) deprived district court of jurisdiction over claim that certain aliens were targeted for deportation in violation of the First Amendment.); Zundel v. Gonzales, 230 F. App'x 468, 475 (6th Cir. 2007) (Explaining that First Amendment challenge related to immigration enforcement action "is properly characterized as a challenge to a discretionary decision to 'commence proceedings' ... [and] is insulated from judicial review".); Humphries v. Various Fed. USINS Emps., 164 F.3d 936, 945 (5th Cir. 1999) (determining that §1252(g) prohibited review of an alien's First Amendment claim based on decision to put him into exclusion proceedings); Vargas v. United States Dep't of Homeland Sec., No. 1:17-CV-00356, 2017 WL 962420, at *3 (W.D. La. Mar. 10, 2017) (Claim that ICE "violated her First Amendment right to free speech by arresting her and initiating her removal after she made statements to the media ... is barred by 8 U.S.C. § 1252(g)."); Kumar v. Holder, No. 12-CV-
5261 SJF, 2013 WL 6092707, at *6 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 18, 2013) (Claim of initiation of proceedings in retaliatory manner "falls squarely within Section 1252(g) ... [and] that [t]he pending immigration proceedings are the appropriate forum for addressing petitioner's retaliation claim in the first instance."). As such, judicial review of Petitioner's claim that commencement of removal proceedings is unconstitutional is barred by Section 1252(g).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/bafkreifwkztjvylleaeb2sag7tnk2dopyp7xkq7vd6qrxn3typfjxlsluq@jpeg)
April 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The pattern of ICE apparently hustling its detainees over a state border to frustrate habeas petitions in the jurisdiction where they were detained continues.
Remember that ICE didn’t disclose Öztürk’s location, publicly or to her counsel, until she reached Louisiana.
Remember that ICE didn’t disclose Öztürk’s location, publicly or to her counsel, until she reached Louisiana.
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Come work with me! We have a new position available in my department for a User Experience & Assessment Librarian.
We have great faculty and students, fascinating digital and analog collections, and support for novel solutions.
www.careers.luc.edu/postings/31818
#LibraryJobs, #LibraryUX
We have great faculty and students, fascinating digital and analog collections, and support for novel solutions.
www.careers.luc.edu/postings/31818
#LibraryJobs, #LibraryUX
University Libraries - User Experience & Assessment Librarian
Salary Range: $75,000-$80,000Benefits Information: https://www.luc.edu/hr/benefits/Loyola University Chicago seeks applications for the position of User Experience & Assessment Librarian. Reporting ...
www.careers.luc.edu
March 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Come work with me! We have a new position available in my department for a User Experience & Assessment Librarian.
We have great faculty and students, fascinating digital and analog collections, and support for novel solutions.
www.careers.luc.edu/postings/31818
#LibraryJobs, #LibraryUX
We have great faculty and students, fascinating digital and analog collections, and support for novel solutions.
www.careers.luc.edu/postings/31818
#LibraryJobs, #LibraryUX
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Happening this Saturday in Altadena, California:
March 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Happening this Saturday in Altadena, California:
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If you are one of her constituents, you can also contact Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's Vancouver office at 360.695.6292 to let her know what you think of this.
Al Green was the 1 Democrat who protested enough to get kicked out of Trump's speech. In response:
•10 Dems voted with MAGA to censure Green
•Dem leadership chastised Dem reps who protested Trump
Here's the numbers of those 10 Dems—remind them to stop voting MAGA
www.qasimrashid.com/p/10-democra...
•10 Dems voted with MAGA to censure Green
•Dem leadership chastised Dem reps who protested Trump
Here's the numbers of those 10 Dems—remind them to stop voting MAGA
www.qasimrashid.com/p/10-democra...
10 Democrats Join MAGA to Censure Rep Al Green
Rep Al Green of Texas was the 1 Democrat willing to get in Good Trouble & condemn Trump's plan to gut $880B from Medicaid—his reward is public censure...from fellow Democrats
www.qasimrashid.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
If you are one of her constituents, you can also contact Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's Vancouver office at 360.695.6292 to let her know what you think of this.
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The choice of Columbia in particular shows that there's *no* amount of suppression of pro-Palestinian speech a university can engage in that will insulate and protect it; so might as well try to do the right thing, which Columbia has determinedly avoided since October 7.
www.gsa.gov/about-us/new...
www.gsa.gov/about-us/new...
DOJ, HHS, ED, and GSA Announce Initial Cancellation of Grants and Contracts to Columbia University Worth $400 Million
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Education (ED), and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced that through their coordinated efforts they would i...
www.gsa.gov
March 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The choice of Columbia in particular shows that there's *no* amount of suppression of pro-Palestinian speech a university can engage in that will insulate and protect it; so might as well try to do the right thing, which Columbia has determinedly avoided since October 7.
www.gsa.gov/about-us/new...
www.gsa.gov/about-us/new...
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We just updated atlasofsurveillance.org with more than 200 new law enforcement agencies that maintain registries of private surveillance cameras. Search to see what tech your local cops are using.
Atlas of Surveillance
Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities with Open Source Research
atlasofsurveillance.org
March 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We just updated atlasofsurveillance.org with more than 200 new law enforcement agencies that maintain registries of private surveillance cameras. Search to see what tech your local cops are using.
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#DisabilityJustice 🤝 wearing a mask in public spaces even if you don’t identify as a disabled / immunocompromised / chronically ill person
March 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
#DisabilityJustice 🤝 wearing a mask in public spaces even if you don’t identify as a disabled / immunocompromised / chronically ill person
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These fucking ridiculous babies
People in the Tesla Cybertruck Owners group are writing to their congressman asking for 'attacks' on Tesla owners to be classified as hate crimes:
www.facebook.com/groups/88288...
archive.ph/wip/VXVxM
www.facebook.com/groups/88288...
archive.ph/wip/VXVxM
March 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
These fucking ridiculous babies
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During Ramadan
Israel has broken the ceasefire agreement, by halting all aid going into the Gaza Strip, and by resuming drone attacks. Four people are said to be dead.
March 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
During Ramadan
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How many people have to die before people stop acting like this is a fucking game
NEW: The axing of some 10,000 programs has consigned untold numbers of children and refugees to death, officials say. Documents and interviews reveal that the State Department appears to have made the cuts without the careful review it described in court.
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway.
The axing of some 10,000 programs has consigned untold numbers of children and refugees to death, officials say. Documents and interviews reveal that the State Department appears to have made the cuts...
propub.li
March 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
How many people have to die before people stop acting like this is a fucking game
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Whose worldview of serving in Congress do you trust more: Newt Gingrich or John Lewis?
And how dumb is it that Democrats largely fell for the campaign to break Congress and politics organized by the former?
And how dumb is it that Democrats largely fell for the campaign to break Congress and politics organized by the former?
The idea that a political party must do more dramatic things in response to defeat is not new to the social media age. New bio of John Lewis describes his approach to Newt Gingrich et al taking the House in 1994.
Lewis applied Civil Rights era lessons and a willingness to burst norms to hurt Newt.
Lewis applied Civil Rights era lessons and a willingness to burst norms to hurt Newt.
March 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Whose worldview of serving in Congress do you trust more: Newt Gingrich or John Lewis?
And how dumb is it that Democrats largely fell for the campaign to break Congress and politics organized by the former?
And how dumb is it that Democrats largely fell for the campaign to break Congress and politics organized by the former?
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This is real. I checked. What bothers me most about it is its utter lack of concern for accessibility — tiny font, no alt text. It signals a lack of concern for disabled people in general. And that's bad politics.
Oh yeah, that’ll do it. A densely worded Notepad list in tiny font. This will reach the heartland.
March 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This is real. I checked. What bothers me most about it is its utter lack of concern for accessibility — tiny font, no alt text. It signals a lack of concern for disabled people in general. And that's bad politics.
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@safety.bsky.app @bsky.app DO YOUR FUCKING JOBS FOR ONCE
March 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
@safety.bsky.app @bsky.app DO YOUR FUCKING JOBS FOR ONCE
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No one wants a paper trail because spending funds Congress has not appropriated is colloquially known as “stealing from the US Treasury.”
March 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
No one wants a paper trail because spending funds Congress has not appropriated is colloquially known as “stealing from the US Treasury.”
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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I can't believe this is where we are with vaccine misinformation.
*reader, she can believe, she's just upset about it*
*reader, she can believe, she's just upset about it*
40% of Republicans say more people have died from covid vaccines than from the covid virus itself.
www.kff.org/the-monitor/...
www.kff.org/the-monitor/...
January 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I can't believe this is where we are with vaccine misinformation.
*reader, she can believe, she's just upset about it*
*reader, she can believe, she's just upset about it*
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again this is a full scale attack on constitutional government
January 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
again this is a full scale attack on constitutional government
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in order to fight tech fascism, we need to understand it. and that means understanding their finances.
*new* document on cryptocurrency and its role in tech fascism from vcinfodocs.
it is that serious.
www.vcinfodocs.com/implications...
*new* document on cryptocurrency and its role in tech fascism from vcinfodocs.
it is that serious.
www.vcinfodocs.com/implications...
Implications of Cryptocurrency — Venture Capital Status
www.vcinfodocs.com
January 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
in order to fight tech fascism, we need to understand it. and that means understanding their finances.
*new* document on cryptocurrency and its role in tech fascism from vcinfodocs.
it is that serious.
www.vcinfodocs.com/implications...
*new* document on cryptocurrency and its role in tech fascism from vcinfodocs.
it is that serious.
www.vcinfodocs.com/implications...