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

Today in Ann Arbor we have the chance to support our beloved library by voting YES on proposals A&B. A bigger site will get us a better library and more housing, and finally put a desolate parking lot to good use. #a2council

Microplastics are here to stay; that's why we need to eat them responsibly in the classroom

We have the best public library. Please vote yes on Props A & B so we have enough room for a child to display a model of WTC-7 à la www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjQ6... #a2council

Book is finally out in the world! Buy a copy for your comrades? And your haters? alastore.ala.org/oryrlib

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Well, hello there.

Wait… so you’re saying the love economy dipshits aren’t 100% on the level????????? #a2council

A2 friends, right now you have the EXTRA SPECIAL opportunity to vote FOR the library, AT the library! Early voting sites are the Westgate, Traverwood, and Mallets Creek @aadl.org branches, as well as City Hall. Get yourself to any of 'em and vote YES on A and B today! #a2council

Happy first day of early voting, #a2council! From now through Sunday, you can vote at any early voting location: The Malletts Creek, Westgate, & Traverwood libraries, & City Hall. If you’re not registered to vote, you can register at City Hall & then vote immediately, including on Election Day.

Our book is out! Tell your comrades to get a copy! www.ala.org/news/2025/07...

Since we're doing Pete Discourse, I feel compelled to remind everyone about this piece from 2019: lareviewofbooks.org/blog/essays/...

Listen, you do you. But maybe not as the former president of the Library Green Conservamcy while in a government meeting for a commission you’re serving on. These are not serious people. #a2council

Please vote yes on A & B so we never have to hear about "the love economy" ever again. #A2Council

If this paragraph from www.damnarbor.com/2025/07/lett... came as a surprise to anyone, @lsong.bsky.social has the receipts #a2council

Today's reminder that Library Green is an unserious organization run by unserious people. Prop A/B stand on their own merits, but anyone on the fence ought to shudder at the thought of giving LG another 5-10 years to cosplay fundraising and park planning. #a2council

Went to the beach. Took zero pictures of the beach. But I did make time to document this bonkers campaign sign! Wherever you are, local politics is never boring.

In 2018, we promised voters we would fund a park on the library lot without taxpayer dollars. Instead, we spent our 501c3's money on mailers opposing proposals that'd fund the park for free. Here's why it's everyone else's fault that the parking lot has remained desolate and uninviting. #a2council