Seems like a theme at that location. Took this 7/2/2024.

i was reminded that i made a helpful tool if you're somebody who files FOIA requests for email logs (as a spreadsheet) upload them to GraphEmails.com and you can generate network graphs of who's emailing each other, which you can style and filter (or use to filter the log)

If this doesn’t melt your heart, you ain’t got a heart. #FurBabiesAreFamily

Federal funding for libraries supports hundreds of programs that help America's teens get ahead. Trump's proposed budget guts that funding. Take action today at SaveIMLS.org

BREAKING: The Senate confirmed Sheria Clarke to the District of South Carolina after she refused to say Biden won in 2020 and dodged questions about January 6. Durbin, Fetterman, Gallego, Hassan, Heinrich, Reed, Shaheen & Whitehouse voted to confirm her. nominationnotes.substack.com/p/eight-demo...

Icelandic authorities just rerouted a planned hot water pipeline so as not to disturb an elf hill.

The second Biscuit Makers' Union poster follows the workers of biscuit making from "from field to tummy." This journey is depicted literally in the poster: starting with farm fields, through harvest, and production.

Very valid question really #horrorsky

Democracy needs library supporters and readers in office. Democracy needs you! buff.ly/JIfQri0 #NationalLibraryWeek #library #libraries #librarianship #Read #Reading

Plan your trip now!

We can find a way to support broken and unusable infrastructure from the past but not find a way to plan for the near and distant future real needs.

I'm hosting the Geospatial Professionals Network New England tonight at the Map Center, come on and join us around 7 if you wanna hang out with nerds and snacks.

lfg

“Libraries exist to make space for every story and every lived experience,” ALA President Sam Helmick said in a statement. “As we celebrate National Library Week, we reaffirm that libraries are places for knowledge, for access, and for all.”

The kind of AI that techbros and governments are pushing is not the internet, or cell phones, or personal computers, or heavier than air flying machines, or the wheel. It's the digital equivalent of asbestos, plastics, teflon, and lead.

It's finally #NationalLibraryWeek! Thank you to everyone who has signed up to send a #RI #library a love letter! Even if you haven’t signed up you can still take time to reflect on what you love about your library and/or stop in and say hi and thank you to your librarians!

But no trains to the games?

It's #NationalLibraryWeek! Take time to discover what brings you joy at your library: browse the shelves, join a book club, attend a program, or get started on your next creative project in a makerspace. Be sure to visit your library or ilovelibraries.org and celebrate your library all week long!

Rhode Islanders love their libraries! We have 150 people signed up to send a note of appreciation to at least one library and two people are sending notes to seven! 😍 There’s still time if you’d like to have a pdf emailed (no snail mail, sorry!) Sign up here: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/87d8...

Heeeeyyyy Warwick! Show your libraries a little love! Sign up here: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/87d8...

We’re sure Foster Public Library has some fans! Sign up here: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/87d8...

Don’t leave Greene hanging! Sign up to send it a love letter here storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/87d8...

These two RI Libraries still are in need of a love letter. Might it be you? Sign up here storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/87d8...

Voters in a small Missouri town, unhappy with the city council’s approval of a $6B data center, ousted all four incumbent council members running for reelection

Serious question: is Magyar a common last name in Hungary, given that “Magyar” translates to “Hungarian”?

Library Love Week (AKA National Library Week) is approaching! @jesscigna.bsky.social and I have just 12 more libraries to cover in order to reach our goal of every single one.

Donald Trump is the worst thing that has happened to western civilization since World War II.

I finished listening to @karenhao.bsky.social Empire of AI this weekend. I had so many of these moments as well as many audible WTF reactions.

Rhode Island mentioned

Spring Swamp Sunset

Libraries are the best! Just a reminder, RIers, if you haven't yet signed up to send your favorite library a ❤️ letter, there's still time. We have an amazing 113 people signed up (thanks mostly to @fitzprov.bsky.social and @jesscigna.bsky.social), but there are still 14 libraries waiting for love.

www.microsoft.com/en-us/micros... is it good to build an entire economy and software infrastructure on this

Amid federal funding cuts and scaled back hours, local libraries could use a little love. @jdinri.bsky.social and @jesscigna.bsky.social are organizing a “Library Love Letter” campaign aimed at delivering words of gratitude and support to RI’s public libraries. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/30/m...

I can't even count how many libraries in Rhode Island I've gone to talks in, held events at, and even taken out books from. @jdinri.bsky.social and @jesscigna.bsky.social with a great idea for how to say thanks to the people who keep these important small "d" democratic institutions going

I guess they don’t think Knowledge Is as Powerful anymore?

YOU GUYS WE WROTE A FUCKING BOOK

Today’s Rhode Island weather is the definition of Lousy Smarch weather.

the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes

truth in providence

Emily Tucker, the Executive Director of @georgetownprivacy.bsky.social, remains stellar and GOATed. medium.com/center-on-pr...

Love me a nice mail ballot drop box. This is going to be a fun event. Hope you can come if you’re interested.

Taking some time for introspection? Why not think about which RI library you’d like to send a love letter! Sign up in link below.

🥰 Famous Library Lover (@jdinri.bsky.social ) had this cool idea and I get to collaborate on it! Use the link below to sign up to send a library a love letter during April’s Library Appreciation Week.