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"What does it mean to be information literate for an autistic person in the academic library workplace" An online presentation by @ahaire.bsky.social given on 20/1/25 for @nlisn.bsky.social 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDUl... #LibraryWorker #Librarian #Autism #Neurodiverse #Neurodiversity

I also say to folks: you let her do this. She’s complicit, yes, but on this Trans Day of Remembrance, it seems necessary to say: her message resonated because people let it. Trans folks were the canary in the coal mine, hollering to anyone who would listen, almost no one did, and now here we are.

Trans Day of Remembrance is today. The link below gives details of just some of the #trans, #nonbinary and gender nonconforming people we have lost in the past year. #SayTheirNames #TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/tdor...

Every day I am like: I’m not qualified to do my job, I’m terrible, I won’t ever learn this stuff, why am I having this much trouble (I’m working on my inner dialog) Meanwhile: a man in charge of teaching began his class the other day by issuing a lukewarm apology for *checks notes*

This piece is so honest and astute. I immediately subscribed to the newsletter after reading this.

Never alone 💕

Basically, the United States ran up until 2024 based on nothing more than the presumption that the administration would not do relentless crimes, and would stop if asked.

If you're ever wondering why every party seems to bend over backwards to appease the right you could do worse than this observation.

new paper by Sean Westwood: With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research

reminder that if you get subpoena'd or otherwise are surveilled in anyway, you need to stop posting and shut the fuck up. seeing replies saying "dont comply in advance" - that's not what this is. its keeping yourself from digging a grave. talk to a lawyer, and stop posting. (1/4)

This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu

Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.

Ah, the dulcet sound of snow falling, the gentle howl of winter wind, and the playful musings of snow dicks; a serene winters morn in Maine.

happy monday, taps sign⬇️

If you're a professor at Texas A&M, you'll need to receive written authorization from the university president before discussing this incident on campus.

💔 Alice Wong’s last words: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.” We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.

Anyone who’s ever used emergency contraception or gains peace of mind by even having it on hand owes Dr Camp a debt of gratitude. What a force. (Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!) Great obit—no paywall.

It's ONLY been 65 years since six year old Ruby Bridges walked through the halls of William Frantz Elementary as the first Black child to attend an all white school. Met with mobs and hate, her bravery and courage helped change the course of history for this nation. (1/3)

The only thing I don't like much about winter.

Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.

Thinking about the only good leaked email (Channing Tatum from the Sony leak)

This little man is out of control. I feel like I’m saying that all the time.

As Imani Barberin said on another site: “Your broken bodies are profit centers.” “The disabled people you let die to ‘return to normal’—it was for nothing. Because at the end of the day, [Democrats] are prepared to treat you the fucking same way.”

As a supernatural fan, I’d say nest. And as a twilight fan, I’d say coven. Clearly I have great taste in media and should be listened to. You’re welcome 😂

or--and stay with me here--we could have just believed the women

Fall sweet potatoes 🍠

No Starbucks 'til workers get more bucks (and whatever else it is they are striking for)

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far

What the Epstein files show is the *solidarity* of many men-across class, race, religion, profession & party affiliation-in the global political project of keeping the boot on women's necks. People have no problem understanding class solidarity among the rich. Why can't they see gender solidarity?

Like I dunno, maybe the reason it took a lady to break open the story of all the men protecting the dude trafficking underage girls is because the male journos were all emailing him making jokes about it?

People who make primary source documents easily accessible to the public are the best Thank you @paulgp.com

Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.

Starbucks baristas are ready to strike!! TOMORROW Nov 13, baristas across the country are disrupting business as usual on Starbucks’ busiest day of the year. We talked with Zarian, a unionized barista with @SBWorkersUnited about how you can support at nocontractnocoffee.org #NoContractNoCoffee

It’s amazing how universal the body language and facial expressions are when a woman is internally screaming: I can’t wait to get away from this man.

The zine libraries unconference wiki has been updated with a statement from the organizers about someone who attended the event in order to spy on and record it without permission. www.zinelibraries.info/wiki/zluc2025/ This infiltrator is driving an effort to get a zine librarian fired. 📚

Call your Senators and tell them to vote no on the CR. Republicans have been adding poison pills. This isn't the only one. Just say no. Check out @resist.bot .

You should read this entire piece, but the part that resonates the most is this: groups like Liberty Counsel will not stop. Ever. And the fact that what he was asking for was even in the same galaxy as "plausible" is symptomatic of just how rogue this court is.

Amazing! Automatic Noodle is in the opening round for the Goodreads Choice Awards! You can vote now if you'd like to help some robots and their tasty noodles make it to the next round of voting! www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...

American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

Tim, not sure if you’ve seen it, but there’s an interview with Mike Johnson saying: meh, can’t guarantee a vote on the ACA subsidies. Who could’ve seen that coming?

We aren’t united. You’re a millionaire.

Why is it that millionaires don’t feel shame lecturing their constituents about how this isn’t the time to fight? I don’t know what it’s like to not worry about the cost of healthcare; to not fear that a potential shift in an administration might be the end of my basic rights to exist.

who up burning they american eagle jeans at socially distanced bonfires

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office. If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.