Phillip Barlow ⚒️ 🇬🇱
@hammerslibrary.bsky.social
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West Ham fan who happens to be a medical librarian. Views are mine alone.
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Joey Tribiani's Grand Entrance with Dog in Friends
ALT: Joey Tribiani's Grand Entrance with Dog in Friends
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6 days ago
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Reform tells Essex library staff to scale back support for events like Pride
Workers will not be able to promote events, including Pride, on the council's social media channels.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8pl532d7lo
8 days ago
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Missouri Republicans Slammed After Cutting Funding For Dolly Parton's Free Book Program For Young Kids
Literacy is the GOP's worst nightmare.
https://www.comicsands.com/missouri-gop-cut-parton-funding
8 days ago
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Sure. Yeah. OK.
8 days ago
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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White House plans to vet public grants for ‘American values’ spark broad alarm
New proposal quietly published last week would amount to ‘devastating blow’ for science, experts warn
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/trump-public-funding-proposal
9 days ago
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CILIP
9 days ago
A Salford school used an AI-generated list to ban 200 books, overriding their own librarian’s expertise. Many were LGBTQ+ titles. This tactic mirrors US campaigns using automated bias to censor LGBTQ+ stories. Read our #InformationProfessional article:
https://ow.ly/SkKN50Z6LCn
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Claire Hobson 📚
14 days ago
A big day for
#CharlesII
: 396th b'day 366th anniv. of
#Stuart
restoration To mark it, you can 🌟save 25%🌟 on a
#biography
of those first 30 years of his life! (exile insights,
#childhood
analysis & much more) Use code BDAY25 at checkout
www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-II/p...
#nonfiction
#ECW
#17thC
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Charles II
As a powerful king who embraced a permissive society, Charles II shaped the culture of Restoration England, but who and what shaped Charles? Though his…
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Charles-II/p/52730
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Mark Riedl
29 days ago
ArXiV has a new LLM policy (Screenshots with alt text so you don’t have to click through to the other place and see all the stupid responses)
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Fabricated citations: an audit across 2·5 million biomedical papers - The Lancet
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Fabricated citations: an audit across 2·5 million biomedical papers
Scientific literature depends on the integrity of its references. Each reference implicitly asserts that a verifiable source exists and supports the claims being made. When references point to non-exi...
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2826%2900603-3/fulltext
about 1 month ago
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Report shows banned non-fiction books doubled over last school year in US
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Report shows banned non-fiction books doubled over last school year in US
New PEN America report analysed 3,743 unique titles removed from libraries and classrooms and found books about activism and social movements were targeted
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/07/banned-non-fiction-books-doubles?CMP=share_btn_url
about 1 month ago
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‘They’re trying to narrow the worldview of young people’: how book bans are on the rise in the US
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‘They’re trying to narrow the worldview of young people’: how book bans are on the rise in the US
Rising tide of censorship is spreading, reshaping what students are permitted to read, learn and think
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/book-bans-schools?CMP=share_btn_url
about 1 month ago
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The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are 5 ways it’s hurting Americans
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The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are 5 ways it’s hurting Americans
This information was used to understand the problems Americans face. The consequences of its erasure, experts warn, could affect generations to come
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/trump-administration-deleting-data?CMP=share_btn_url
about 1 month ago
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Sod that for a game of soldiers
#whufc
about 2 months ago
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@librarykilleen.bsky.social
Are you having similar issues?
add a skeleton here at some point
about 2 months ago
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@wordpress.com
I am finding myself unable to login - I am on the login page, have entered my username (I've also tried my email address), but am just presented with this where it does nothing. And, because I can't login, I can't use the forum to ask for help, and your AI assistant also isn't working
about 2 months ago
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Can't imagine where they came up with this idea...
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Reform to tell Welsh museums how to present history, manifesto says
Election pledges say Reform would ask museums to present history chronologically.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqww40gv19o
about 2 months ago
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Canadian astronaut’s bon mots help heal wounds from French language row
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Canadian astronaut’s bon mots help heal wounds from French language row
Jeremy Hansen praised for speaking French in space after Air Canada chief’s linguistic snub exposed tensions and drew rebuke from PM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/19/artemis-astronaut-jeremy-hansen-french-canada?CMP=share_btn_url
about 2 months ago
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That, my British chums, is what you call a statement result
#whufc
2 months ago
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Such an opportunity missed. Imagine the confidence for the last few league games if we get to the semi-final
#whufc
2 months ago
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Judge blocks Kennedy's changes to US childhood vaccine schedule
Kennedy had slashed the number of recommended vaccines from 17 to 11, sparking a backlash from health experts.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4zrrxlqq4o
3 months ago
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To be fair, he never said he had spoken to a living former president...
3 months ago
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Cuba’s Medical Diplomacy Begins To Unravel As Jamaica And Guyana End Doctor Agreements
Moves by Jamaica and Guyana to unwind medical cooperation with Cuba may signal the first regional ripple effects of the island’s deepening economic crisis.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardfowler/2026/03/16/cubas-medical-diplomacy-begins-to-unravel-as-jamaica-and-guyana-end-doctor-agreements/
3 months ago
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First rediscovered episodes of Doctor Who. Then my beloved Irons out of the bottom three for the first time since the start of December.
3 months ago
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Even if the world is white most of the time right now, there's still the occasional bit of good news
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Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks episodes discovered in 'ramshackle' collection
The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g7kwq1k11o
3 months ago
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God's teeth it's hard work sometimes
#whufc
3 months ago
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People Share Wikipedia Pages That Are An Unexpected Rollercoaster To Read
Buckle up, folks.🍿
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3 months ago
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Phillip Barlow ⚒️ 🇬🇱
Michael Spicer
3 months ago
'Hot desking' seems a far too sexy phrase for what is essentially just moving around the person who isn't worthy of office furniture.
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Assuming it hasn't been blown up by then...
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3 months ago
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I guess FIFA will have to take back their prize. Unless of course their definition of "peace" is "start attacking everyone willy nilly". Actually, it's not likely FIFA would use the phrase "willy nilly" is it.
#trumpswar
3 months ago
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Phillip Barlow ⚒️ 🇬🇱
Patient Information Forum
4 months ago
1 in 10 adults in the UK have been affected by misinformation. That rises to 2 in 10 for black and ethnic minority communities. In our new video in partnership with
@england.nhs.uk
, Dr Sylvia Kama-Kieghe talks about what you can do to find trusted health information.
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Final push to support threatened library service in Devon - BBC News
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Final push to support threatened library service in Devon
A public consultation into proposed cuts is due to end on Sunday.
https://share.google/TBeXY0PE7gDlq9o3X
4 months ago
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Zara Larsson begs fans to stop changing her Wikipedia photo
Pop star sparks internet battle after pleading with fans to stop switching her preferred image
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/zara-larsson-wikipedia-photo-tiktok-lush-life-b2924113.html
4 months ago
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www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
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Libraries ordered to stop processing passport applications
The move could cause some libraries to lay off staff, cut programs or close their doors
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/libraries-passport-applications-state-department-order-b2920215.html
4 months ago
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A win is a win
#whufc
4 months ago
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Library leaves Carnegie Building in King's Lynn after 121 years
The historic building has been sold and a new modern library will open in the town centre in March.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07j9j0mn4ro
4 months ago
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add a skeleton here at some point
4 months ago
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I'd have always taken a point, but not like that
#whufc
4 months ago
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3 Years Before 'Band of Brothers,' Tom Hanks Produced a Forgotten HBO Miniseries That's Aged Perfectly
Band of Brothers remains an impressive HBO miniseries, but Tom Hanks also produced the forgotten series From the Earth to the Moon.
https://collider.com/band-of-brothers-hbo-miniseries-tom-hanks-from-the-earth-to-the-moon-aged-perfectly/
4 months ago
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www.statnews.com/2026/02/02/e...
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The EPA just erased a century of public health progress
Former Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Dean Michelle A. Williams on the EPA’s incorrect and morally wrong decision.
https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/02/epa-value-statistical-life-public-health-betrayal/
4 months ago
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Don't think I've seen a goal like that since Payet's time...#whufc
5 months ago
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I think you can say you're on the wrong side of history when every single country, including every pariah state, is a member except one...
5 months ago
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Phillip Barlow ⚒️ 🇬🇱
Wikipedia
5 months ago
Meet Joanne, who noticed an influential historical woman was missing on Wikipedia and took action
#Wikipedia25
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Brian
5 months ago
Friday.
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5 months ago
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Child’s Play to Charles II – A Guest Post by Claire Hobson
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https://www.andreazuvich.com/history/childs-play-to-charles-ii-a-guest-post-by-claire-hobson/
5 months ago
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So, trying to get three points, and you take off our one and only striker. Please tell me there is a masterplan...
#WHUFC
5 months ago
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Big up to library champion
@bobbyseagull.bsky.social
MBE. Make sure your morning suit is cleaned and pressed (and your hat fits properly) when you go to the palace. Here's to three points tonight too
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Bobby Seagull appointed MBE for libraries work
The 41-year-old is currently completing his doctorate at the University of Cambridge.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgkgd5k19ko
5 months ago
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I don't claim any expertise, but I know a little about the history of naval warfare, and one thing I am aware of is that three days in December 1941 definitively proved the era of the battleship to be over...
6 months ago
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