Sometimes shenanigans aren't confined to the hotel. In 2009 I interviewed for a librarian job at a SLAC in Ohio. Meeting prospective colleagues in a room with portraits of the college's past presidents, someone sidled up to me and said in a stage whisper "we had a Jewish president once!"

I’m tapping the sign again… lareviewofbooks.org/short-takes/...

Kids these days are so fantastically ignorant that they can't recognize the Grand Nagus himself even when granted a personal audience. The average teenager can barely name 5 or 10 of the Rules of Acquisition.

gregnant*

“Baby is stored in the circle area,” @jasonkoebler.bsky.social said. lol. lmao, even.

This is like listening to my boomer dad who has uncontrolled type 2 diabetes talk about his blood glucose levels.

when I visited korea last year I went to haeinsa temple to see the tripitaka koreana, a set of 80k+ wooden printing blocks for buddhist scriptures, made in the 13th century en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripita...

Trump take cottage cheese?

i don't know who needs to hear this but phlox is easily a top 5 star trek character

Like 20 years ago my spouse accidentally bought banilla yogurt, and to this day we still say “oh no not banilla” every time one of us puts the (correct) yogurt in the fridge when unpacking the groceries.

Honestly, yes, one of the most personally embarrassing things is how a field so committed to parsing imaginary status distinctions suddenly cannot see that they’re pitching themselves as The University of Phoenix.

"What no one prepared us for, though, was that the logic that we followed—we want the business to succeed; we need our jobs to make money—didn’t apply to ownership." thebaffler.com/latest/a-fai...

Good union job here for an archivist! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

Truly a long shot, but since your audience is basically queer librarians (and this book was written by a few of 'em), any chance @notalawyer.bsky.social & @michaelhobbes.bsky.social wanna tell people to buy our book about how to start a labor union at your library? 🥺https://alastore.ala.org/oryrlib

2025 is on pace to be Ann Arbor's worst year for pedestrian crashes. We talk with @crashesinannarbor.bsky.social's Peter Houk who complied these data. #a2Council www.damnarbor.com/2025/10/2025...

I mean if you're gonna call this symposium anything, you might as well lean in and name it after the best Trek, right?

In my late 30s/early 40s I was in a monthly wine club where we meticulously tasted a bunch of wines and got hammered (usually by accident). Today at 45, if I drink a single glass with dinner I will die.

We are thrilled to announce that @aadl.org plans to acquire the Ann Arbor Observer! Public ownership of local news media is more important than ever, and this acquisition builds on years of partnership and archival work to ensure the future of this priceless community asset. aadl.org/node/647334

I think one of the biggest mistakes we’ve made in academia over the last few years was treating tenure and academic freedom as a guaranteed right and not a labor relation. Had more understood it as the latter perhaps we would have been better prepared to protect it

KATE BUSH HOUNDS OF LOVE WHEN malibumode7.bandcamp.com/album/16-bit...

We're hiring! Or if you like, since this position reports to me: I'm hiring! Great opportunity if you want to help keep academic research preserved, discoverable, reusable, and free.

Hell yeah I'm into evangelism (telling anyone and everyone about the Challengers score). Have you heard the good news? [puts on the Boys Noize remix]

the war on cars is the most important war of our lives

Get in, losers. We're talking about Tim Skubick's outfit.

Oh, AI is bad at summarizing scientific articles? Is the pope from Chicago?

All my homies hate the Treeline Trail elevated bridge #a2council

What's your secret to being online all the time without contracting computer madness? For me it's being pure of heart

Ann Arbor when? #a2council

the most radical act of feminism? throwing your computer in the ocean

Nice empire of dirt, dude. It would be a shame if I could have it all

Today I remembered this wacky election sign I saw on vacation earlier this summer, and I wondered what happened...

Look at these drunk ass motherfuckers.

the bad politics one develops when one's not wondering about tony, where he could be, who he is with, what he is thinking, whether he's thinking about me, and whether he'll ever return one day

Me, who still has jet lag after returning home from Berlin a few days ago:

Would you like to be my colleague? Join a kick-ass union? Well, have I got a job posting for you! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

The existence of the adorable tram in Berlin will radicalize you. AND THEN YOU SEE THE HEADWAYS. Imagine this on Washtenaw??? #a2council

I bet you foamers would give anything for a tramjob.

If you lost your turkey, it’s hanging out in someone’s front yard on the 700 block of Miller. cc @juliewbee.bsky.social

Yesterday I watched student renters on Packard throw empty liquor bottles out their front window into a recycling bin for 5 minutes straight, while drinking my chai latte at Argus and laughing my ass off. Why does no one talk about the sheer entertainment value of living near undergrads? #a2council

Buckle up, bitches. It's time for Lansing Style! The panel this week includes Kyle Melinn, Jordyn Hermani, and Rick Pluta.

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On Monday night we went for a walk, and I found a reminder of the last time we defeated the #a2council NIMBY BANANA faction. This was still glued to a light post at Huron & 7th. It came off in a big chunk like a crispy scab, and I allowed myself to joke about it as an omen of victory.

Thank you to Ann Arbor for this huge vote of confidence in your library! We can't wait to get started on making everyone's dreams come true; we are up to the challenge and ready to create something truly special. Thanks to all our staff and supporters, and everyone who helped make this happen!

Last night, as planning commission dithered on how to guide zoning to mollify the Burns Park elite, across town folks were counting votes on the way to yet another pro-housing landslide. We are begging #a2council: quit talking to your wealthy neighbors, grow a spine, and STEP ON THE GAS!

tfw you’re having an #a2council party with @juliewbee.bsky.social and @damnarbor.bsky.social

[checks watch] Yep, we were due for another episode of “let’s all yell at the AHA,” so this is right on time…

We love our library in #annarbor! That’s why I voted YES on A and B this weekend - today’s your last chance to do the same!

The polls are open so here's our election endorsement: Vote Yes on Ann Arbor Proposals A and B today. Proposals A and B will build a stronger, more equitable, more affordable, and more sustainable community with a stronger library at the heart of it. www.damnarbor.com/2025/08/elec... #a2Council