😢 oof, this hits hard @kochalka.bsky.social - Missing Cafe Hot #btv

A lot of media coverage of the ‘AI’ reading of the Herculaneum scrolls really fails to understand what’s happened here. There’s no language processing happening, the AI/ML is not trained on a corpus of texts or language. It can detect ink to see shapes. HUMAN EXPERTS are then transcribing the text.

The AI-generated podcast paper is out! I generaetd podcasts from four different source documents and an PDF using NotebookLM and found that in every case it translated cultural contexts to a standard, white, American language and context. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Six years ago today, Banned Book Club was released. This book changed Hyun Sook and I's lives. And we have a special announcement to celebrate. This September, Iron Circus Comics is releasing a new full color edition, with colors by @amandalafrenais.com and a brand new 20 page followup story...

🚨🚨Important Vermont announcement- all the escalators in the state are broken. This is not hyperbole. ALL…2 are broken. One in a high school inside a former Macy’s:

They are going to be called United Wizards…amazing name guys. Waiting on the corporate overlords at Hasbro to do the right thing and voluntarily recognize them.

"The Dispossessed has matured my political views, reshaped my values, and changed my life. Reading it showed me how to confront a political landscape increasingly hostile to productive dialogue." —Alec del Pino Gil-Casares in The Harvard Political Review

Cheers!

McCarthy had a big impact on me after meeting him in college-I’ll do my best to carry on his teachings. Colman McCarthy, 87, Journalist Who Waged Peace in the Classroom, Dies www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/b...

Excited to share the lightning talk programming line up for GameRT's Miniconference- happening on Twitch/Youtube on Friday, March 20 from 10:00 CT - 3:30 CT: games.ala.org/2026-march-m...

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread) 1. Pat Bagley

If you feel weird about being festive when the world's like this, we wrote a book for you about celebrating Christmas under a dictator. It wasn't a religious holiday in the days of curfew in Korea, it was an act of resistance. Here's an antifascist Christmas carol from No Rules Tonight.

“A book ban is un-American for this simplest reason: it takes a decision that belongs in the private space that exists between a person and their conscience and turns it into a public act of control.” A must-read post by Sharon McMahon substack.com/@sharonmcmah...

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

You can very clearly see why someone whose job it is to protect war criminals would need this pulled from the airwaves: It’s visible proof the Trump administration is operating concentration camps.

Our freedom to read is mutually entwined with all others-as it is eroded so too are our other fundamental freedoms.

Walmart & Amazon should be forced to pay livable wages & provide health insurance (they often don't give their workers enough hours to qualify for health insurance which lowers their cost & increases profit because they are greedy assholes & our entire capitalist system is built for their benefit.

Everyone knows you can save money on books by checking them out at the library instead of buying them. But did you know that libraries can help you save on other things too?

Thanks, Charles, for letting me see my book on display at AASL! I'm overjoyed! I draw antifascist barnyard animals for book pics, so here's a normal barnyard frog.

I’ve been waiting for my pre-order but I found this copy of Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit by Kim Hyun Sook and @ryanestrada.com at #AASL The publisher had an ARC- now I have some plane reading and a new book to talk up with students. (Fingers crossed the color editor is ready at home🤣)

What a great way to start my first AASL Conference! #AASL25

The energy of this Hank Green video raging against Sora (and GenAI in general) should be familiar to anyone who has mentioned AI anywhere near me in recent memory tl;dr - there is no fucking way this technology should be in the hands of the mfers in charge of these companies, its a dangerous scam

Still one of the best #BannedBooksWeek action steps I have ever taken. What actionable steps did you take this year? #libsky #edusky

People usually share only the funny stuff from The Daily Show- but please watch this clip of John and Tristan discuss the insane AI path we are on.

Book banners always seem confused about how we can call something a ban if the books are still available elsewhere. I'll put this in a way they'll understand. When your outreach leader was barred from going within 2500 feet of a playground? Still a ban even though they sell slides on Amazon.

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶 🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈 #FollowTheRainbow

“I know day-to-day life can take a toll, but we must not allow ourselves to fall into despair. If we do not allow ourselves to be divided up by Trump and his oligarch allies, we can change the path we are on. The choice is clear. Let’s stand together for democracy and justice.”

Pause your doomscrolling and listen to this story.

Why it’s great to be a middle level librarian reason #1023- I can display both a classic X-Men and a new Baby-sitters Club and they will both be gone by end of day.

What Sept. 11 teaches us about death and resurrection. youtu.be/5PZMm0phCGk?...

Wow!

10/10 recommend-You should do this. Lora joined my students ~2yrs ago and they still talk about it!

Happy New Year to all my #vted friends! And to everyone else who celebrates - I'm wishing you a happy new school year.🥳

3 cheers for my school colleague Ms. Maisie and her community garden project. #vted #edusky

It took thirty years but I'm on Tiny Desk today! www.npr.org/2025/08/20/g...

So much talk about the humanities the past few days. I reminded to once again share this wonderful short film. If you have not watched it take the 7min and check it out. You will recognize many of the people. #edusky #libsky

Hey @slj.com - Do you still publish an annual average cost of library books? I often use it to advocate for my library budget but can't find a recent numbers. #libsky

Breaking: Vermont Green FC took their first-ever national title Saturday evening in a 2-1 victory over Seattle’s Ballard FC in front of an electric Burlington crowd. www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...

Yes! Congrats on 2-1 stoppage time championship win 🏆 @vermontgreenfc.bsky.social

We are the players & the people. We are the lights, the noise, the action. This is our show, & it’s time for the finale. Let us now bear witness. The official match poster for Vermont Green FC vs Ballard FC in the USL League Two Final. Designed in Burlington by Tyler Littwin.

The things we lose now will never come back-that’s the point- there is no reboot, no backup to restore- never forget.

HOW COOL IS THIS? Researchers have developed a DENTAL FLOSS that can DELIVER vaccines THROUGH the gums, a method that could one day offer a NEEDLE-FREE alternative for vaccination. This approach effectively stimulated immunity AND provided FULL protection against a lethal strain of influenza. 🧪🧵⬇️

Maine Gift Shop- something for everyone in this one table- Vacationland for all

Pinnable post for #BookBirthday feed. Picks up posts (no replies) that incl #BookBirthday, a tag traditionally used to celebrate launches of new books in the #KidLit community. See 🧵👇🏽 for how to post. If you enjoy this feed, pls: ❤️ Like 📌 Pin ♻️ Share bsky.app/profile/debb... #EduSky #BookLaunch

Hope VT Senate leadership is listening #vtpoli

This is a good thread on a group of obvious scammers that are — somehow — insanely popular among people who (correctly!) regarded QAnon with contempt

Whelp-this is not good #vted.

I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️ toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf