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'Volunteers have mapped 10,000 walking routes across Great Britain in an attempt to make rural walking more accessible.' 1/2
Volunteers map 10,000 routes in Great Britain to help make walking accessible
Campaign group Slow Ways launches app for disabled people, parents with children, older people and others
www.theguardian.com
July 25, 2025 at 6:12 AM
'Volunteers have mapped 10,000 walking routes across Great Britain in an attempt to make rural walking more accessible.' 1/2
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The Department of the Interior is requiring the National Park Service to post signage nationwide by June 13, asking visitors for feedback on any information they feel misrepresents American history.
National Park signage encourages the public to help erase negative stories at its sites
The Department of the Interior is requiring the National Park Service to post signage nationwide by June 13, asking visitors for feedback on any information they feel misrepresents American history.
n.pr
June 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Department of the Interior is requiring the National Park Service to post signage nationwide by June 13, asking visitors for feedback on any information they feel misrepresents American history.
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My essay about the brilliant, pioneering & shockingly forgotten showrunner-pioneer Gertrude Berg, who invented the family sitcom (pre-Lucy!), then got eaten by the blacklist in the 1950s — a story with disturbing modern parallels
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Forgotten Inventor of the Sitcom
Gertrude Berg’s “The Goldbergs” was a bold, beloved portrait of a Jewish family. Then the blacklist obliterated her legacy.
www.newyorker.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My essay about the brilliant, pioneering & shockingly forgotten showrunner-pioneer Gertrude Berg, who invented the family sitcom (pre-Lucy!), then got eaten by the blacklist in the 1950s — a story with disturbing modern parallels
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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One thing I’d say about ranked choice voting in NYC is that you don’t have to do complex calculations of viability. You should rank in order of *who you want to be mayor* and if you *don’t* want someone to be mayor, you shouldn’t rank them!
June 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
One thing I’d say about ranked choice voting in NYC is that you don’t have to do complex calculations of viability. You should rank in order of *who you want to be mayor* and if you *don’t* want someone to be mayor, you shouldn’t rank them!
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The scanners may be off for the long weekend, but the livestream rolls on.
Enjoy a chill loop of lofi music, public domain films, and stunning images from the Internet Archive's collections.
Perfect background vibes until scanning resumes Tuesday morning. ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5R...
Enjoy a chill loop of lofi music, public domain films, and stunning images from the Internet Archive's collections.
Perfect background vibes until scanning resumes Tuesday morning. ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5R...
lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to
YouTube video by Internet Archive
www.youtube.com
May 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The scanners may be off for the long weekend, but the livestream rolls on.
Enjoy a chill loop of lofi music, public domain films, and stunning images from the Internet Archive's collections.
Perfect background vibes until scanning resumes Tuesday morning. ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5R...
Enjoy a chill loop of lofi music, public domain films, and stunning images from the Internet Archive's collections.
Perfect background vibes until scanning resumes Tuesday morning. ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5R...
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While the university has ended the group's special status designation, with the support of the student body, student guides are doubling down on their commitment to share their campus’ history.
UVA Tried To Shut Down Its Historical Tours Discussing Slavery. These Students Resisted.
A conservative alumni group took issue with the discussion of difficult parts of UVA’s history.
www.teenvogue.com
May 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
While the university has ended the group's special status designation, with the support of the student body, student guides are doubling down on their commitment to share their campus’ history.
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Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
www.npr.org
May 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
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We're researching Salisbury Infirmary's Black List that documents patients barred from entry between 1820-1914. It contains stories that tell so much about our society. Many were thefts or absconding, others are more curious such as Mary Moody in 1853, recommended by Lady Bath, listed as imposter!
May 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
We're researching Salisbury Infirmary's Black List that documents patients barred from entry between 1820-1914. It contains stories that tell so much about our society. Many were thefts or absconding, others are more curious such as Mary Moody in 1853, recommended by Lady Bath, listed as imposter!
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NEW: ALA was in court today for the first hearing in ALA v. Sonderling, our lawsuit aimed at halting the dismantling of the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
We urge the court to immediately enjoin the Administration from further damaging America's libraries. Learn more: ala.org/IMLS-lawsuit
We urge the court to immediately enjoin the Administration from further damaging America's libraries. Learn more: ala.org/IMLS-lawsuit
April 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
NEW: ALA was in court today for the first hearing in ALA v. Sonderling, our lawsuit aimed at halting the dismantling of the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
We urge the court to immediately enjoin the Administration from further damaging America's libraries. Learn more: ala.org/IMLS-lawsuit
We urge the court to immediately enjoin the Administration from further damaging America's libraries. Learn more: ala.org/IMLS-lawsuit
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From the loss of Hoopla, databases, and Wi-Fi hotspots to the closing of rural branches, librarians document the devastating effect of the end of IMLS funding.
The Cost of Losing IMLS Funding
From the loss of Hoopla, databases, and Wi-Fi hotspots to the closing of rural branches, librarians document the devastating effect of the end of IMLS funding.
www.slj.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
From the loss of Hoopla, databases, and Wi-Fi hotspots to the closing of rural branches, librarians document the devastating effect of the end of IMLS funding.
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📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
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At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
April 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
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Interlibrary loans suspended in South Dakota.
Without federal library funding, libraries across the state may be forced to halt or charge for sharing books—a service vital to students, families, and rural communities.
southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/04/15/s...
#ForOurLibraries
Without federal library funding, libraries across the state may be forced to halt or charge for sharing books—a service vital to students, families, and rural communities.
southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/04/15/s...
#ForOurLibraries
‘After all our hard work’: Federal fallout leads to suspension of interlibrary loan courier service • South Dakota Searchlight
The State Library cannot renew its contract with the courier service due to “the uncertainty” surrounding federal funding.
southdakotasearchlight.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Interlibrary loans suspended in South Dakota.
Without federal library funding, libraries across the state may be forced to halt or charge for sharing books—a service vital to students, families, and rural communities.
southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/04/15/s...
#ForOurLibraries
Without federal library funding, libraries across the state may be forced to halt or charge for sharing books—a service vital to students, families, and rural communities.
southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/04/15/s...
#ForOurLibraries
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🦑 This baby is COLOSSAL! 🦑
First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. Filmed at about 600m near the South Sandwich Islands during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo
First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. Filmed at about 600m near the South Sandwich Islands during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo
Colossal Squid, 1st Live Observation | Searching for New Species in the South Sandwich Islands
YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean
youtu.be
April 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🦑 This baby is COLOSSAL! 🦑
First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. Filmed at about 600m near the South Sandwich Islands during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo
First confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. Filmed at about 600m near the South Sandwich Islands during the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition. youtu.be/lzPoG9H8Hlo
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@ach.bsky.social put together a doc you can use if you want to take direct action to support the NEH and IMLS!
Includes links to resources like their canceled grants database and tips for how to use that info when you contact your reps: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Includes links to resources like their canceled grants database and tips for how to use that info when you contact your reps: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Support the NEH: Virtual Direct Action Hour
Support the NEH: Virtual Direct Action Hour Zoom Link: https://asu.zoom.us/j/84358841172?pwd=bxor46pu3qY4vq7bBFmbzUAJYAarpb.1 Wednesday, 8am Pacific / 11am Eastern Join us to message and call your e...
docs.google.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
@ach.bsky.social put together a doc you can use if you want to take direct action to support the NEH and IMLS!
Includes links to resources like their canceled grants database and tips for how to use that info when you contact your reps: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Includes links to resources like their canceled grants database and tips for how to use that info when you contact your reps: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Four of the Big Five Publishers Sign Letter Urging Congress to Restore IMLS 📚
www.wordsandmoney.com/four-of-the-...
www.wordsandmoney.com/four-of-the-...
Four of the Big Five Publishers Sign Letter Urging Congress to Restore IMLS
Shuttering IMLS would be "an act of monumental neglect, violating the very foundation of America and what it stands for as a country," the publishers assert.
www.wordsandmoney.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Four of the Big Five Publishers Sign Letter Urging Congress to Restore IMLS 📚
www.wordsandmoney.com/four-of-the-...
www.wordsandmoney.com/four-of-the-...
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This, by the by, is an effing disaster if it holds up. The number of public libraries that will go under if IMLS is shuttered is mind-boggling. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This, by the by, is an effing disaster if it holds up. The number of public libraries that will go under if IMLS is shuttered is mind-boggling. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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🔗 Websites vanish. Links break. But knowledge can live on with your help. Use the Wayback Machine’s Save Page Now tool to archive webpages that are important to you. 🕰️ 💾
📌 Try it now: web.archive.org/save
📌 Try it now: web.archive.org/save
March 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🔗 Websites vanish. Links break. But knowledge can live on with your help. Use the Wayback Machine’s Save Page Now tool to archive webpages that are important to you. 🕰️ 💾
📌 Try it now: web.archive.org/save
📌 Try it now: web.archive.org/save
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"town hall night in america" -- every congressional district, once a month, all on the same night:
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
Let’s Create “Town Hall Night in America”
It’s time for Democrats to institutionalize our oldest form of democracy
oldgoats.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"town hall night in america" -- every congressional district, once a month, all on the same night:
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
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It’s alarming that Elon Musk has access to government payment systems used to deliver Social Security and Medicare benefits.
He also drove out the senior career official at Treasury responsible for preventing a potential default on U.S. debt.
Congress must investigate.
He also drove out the senior career official at Treasury responsible for preventing a potential default on U.S. debt.
Congress must investigate.
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Full Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s alarming that Elon Musk has access to government payment systems used to deliver Social Security and Medicare benefits.
He also drove out the senior career official at Treasury responsible for preventing a potential default on U.S. debt.
Congress must investigate.
He also drove out the senior career official at Treasury responsible for preventing a potential default on U.S. debt.
Congress must investigate.
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The deal be wants to renegotiate that he says has resulted in the US being ripped off is the deal he negotiated and signed the first time he was president.
From the WSJ: tariff commentary from Trump is an effort to push up renegotiation of the USMCA. That will definitely work given it's now being reported as a negotiating tactic, right?
Trump Pushes for Early Renegotiation of U.S. Trade Deal With Mexico, Canada
President Trump is using the threat of stiff tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico to pressure the two nations to start renegotiating a continental trade deal.
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The deal be wants to renegotiate that he says has resulted in the US being ripped off is the deal he negotiated and signed the first time he was president.
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