@towntaker.bsky.social
📤 751
📥 574
📝 3722
Historian, educator, librarian. I collect fashion, borrow books, and lend attention.
pinned post!
Librarian Josh Westbrook, “Kids are living stories every day that we wouldn’t let them read.” Radical Reads 2: Working with the Newest Edgy Titles for Teens, Bodart 2009.
about 1 year ago
6
39
3
reposted by
Carve Her Name
about 9 hours ago
#OnThisDay,
21 Mar 1945, Hannie Schaft, an active member of the Dutch resistance known as "the girl with the red hair", was arrested. She was executed by the Nazis, allegedly saying "I shoot better" after their first shots missed.
#WomensHistoryMonth
#WorldWar2
#History
#WomensHistory🗃️
4
168
63
reposted by
Abi Stevens🔜MCM Ldn
about 4 hours ago
Crabby crab crab crab
4
137
49
reposted by
Rebecca Lambert (She/Her) ♾️🐭🍉
about 11 hours ago
1
16
2
reposted by
1 day ago
Blue Woman with a Guitar (1929) by Polish born Art deco painter Tamara de Lempicka
#WomensArt
#FridayFeeling
3
454
74
reposted by
NPR
about 14 hours ago
A group of New Jersey friends loved the dance club scene, but not the late nights. So they created their own monthly dance event where the party starts in the early evening.
n.pr/4swsTFi
loading . . .
Party vibes plus an early bedtime? This dance club doesn't sacrifice sleep
A group of New Jersey friends loved the dance club scene, but not the late nights. So they created their own monthly dance event where the party starts in the early evening.
https://n.pr/4swsTFi
7
415
60
reposted by
Frog and Toad Bot
about 14 hours ago
The night was cold and dark. “Listen to the wind howling in the trees,” said Frog. “What a fine time for a ghost story.”
3
347
68
reposted by
Kashana
about 18 hours ago
Maybe there are better strategies than just bombing a country and seeing what happens next
15
730
94
reposted by
Marisa Kabas
1 day ago
it's a real mindfuck to see the leadership of a publication creating some of the most important journalism of a generation trying to screw the people doing the work
add a skeleton here at some point
34
1761
428
Dems love this so much they also do it with labor unions so they can claim they aren’t beholden to unions. Even though this tactic has never gotten a single union hater to vote for a Dem.
add a skeleton here at some point
1 day ago
0
2
0
reposted by
Ursula K. Le Guin Bot
1 day ago
Omelas already exists: no need to build it or choose it. We already live here –in the narrow, foul, dark prison we let our ignorance, fear, and hatred build for us and keep us in, here in the splendid, beautiful city of life...
0
108
42
reposted by
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.
1 day ago
How am I doing? Well. I just ate lasagna in the bathtub so on one hand, really good, and on the other hand, quite bad actually.
20
703
32
reposted by
Ann Feeney, she/her
3 days ago
An impaired glymphatic system may be behind schizophrenia. The impairments can be detected before symptoms appear, suggesting the possibility of early detection and possibly even a cure. 🧪#neuroskyence Preliminary, but still promising.
neurosciencenews.com/glymphatic-s...
loading . . .
Brain’s Clogged Pipes: A Surprising New Link to Hallucinations - Neuroscience News
Researchers link glymphatic system (brain waste-clearance) dysfunction in childhood to the future development of psychosis and chemical imbalances.
https://neurosciencenews.com/glymphatic-system-psychosis-schizophrenia-30328/
0
4
3
reposted by
Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist
2 days ago
Vaccination rates among young children in Michigan dropped sharply during the first year of the Trump administration. This is another indication of how Kennedy is influencing immunization practices in the US. 🧪
archive.is/cNJXk
loading . . .
Child vaccination rate drops sharply in Michigan under RFK Jr's influence
It's an early indication of how vaccine-skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is influencing immunization practices in the United States.
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/child-vaccination-rate-drops-sharply-michigan-rfk-jr-influences-policy-2026-03-18/
14
141
88
Sometimes evolution uses AI
add a skeleton here at some point
2 days ago
0
0
0
reposted by
Naomi Kritzer
2 days ago
Wikipedia: "Possibly its most well-known characteristic is its unique moaning growl." Really?!? Because I would say its most well-known characteristic SHOULD be that it looks like a hand puppet with black buttons sewn on for eyes.
16
325
57
reposted by
Alyssa Long
3 days ago
People keep saying “oh so you want OPEN BORDERS” as some kind of gotcha and like. Yeah. When I was a kid you could just drive into Canada. On accident, even. It was great, and I think we should do that instead of kidnapping children. Normalize being normal instead of being kidnapping weirdos
8
17503
4134
reposted by
stoned at the pokémon center
17 days ago
Good morning! Yes, this is he
30
5453
1250
reposted by
Cape Cod Demon Hunter
3 days ago
Democratic consultants: To replicate Mamdani’s success with the young people we must appeal to their short attention spans with memes and TikTok Mamdani (actual quote): In the fifth century in what we now know as Ireland, a British warlord named Coroticus had laid waste to the countryside
2
7714
1858
reposted by
ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™
4 days ago
"Ombre sur la porte" 2024 Line Holtegaard (Artiste peintre danoise née en 1980) huile et acrylique sur toile 100 × 150 cm Collection privée
#art
#painting
#artist
#BlueSkyArt
0
31
9
reposted by
ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™
4 days ago
"Fifth Avenue at Twilight" 1910 Birge Harrison (1854-1929) American Artist Oil on Canvas 30 x 23 inches Detroit Institute of the Arts, Detroit, Michigan, USA
#art
#painting
#artist
#BlueSkyArt
0
38
6
reposted by
renata 🎷🐅 CUTIE CLUB ART MARKET MAR 21-22 ✨
4 days ago
failing is hot girl behaviour 🫵🏻💥
18
5284
2076
reposted by
da share z0ne
12 days ago
I HATE TIME -
dashare.zone
ADMIN
0
327
94
reposted by
da share z0ne
8 days ago
POLITICAL -
dashare.zone
ADMIN
0
347
78
reposted by
More Perfect Union
4 days ago
Workers in multiple countries are switching to four-day work weeks due to oil shortages. Sri Lanka is introducing a four-day week to preserve fuel reserves. Many workers in the Philippines are now on 4 day weeks. Public officials in Pakistan are working four-day weeks as well.
17
450
139
reposted by
Georgina Kent
5 days ago
My watercolour painting of a pair of cardinals is now complete ❤️
#watercolours
#birdart
🪶
47
1366
109
reposted by
Stanton
5 days ago
Teratichthys antiquitatis
#sciart
#carangidae
#eocene
#london_clay
#teratichthys
0
10
4
reposted by
Stanton
5 days ago
Eothunnus salmoneus
#sciart
#eocene
#eothunnus
#carangidae
#london_clay
0
6
1
reposted by
Homestar Screens
5 days ago
0
36
5
reposted by
Eva Holland
5 days ago
"Britannica’s lawsuit said that OpenAI unlawfully copied nearly 100,000 of its articles... The complaint said that ChatGPT produces “near-verbatim” copies of Britannica’s encyclopedia entries, dictionary definitions and other content, diverting users who would otherwise visit its websites."
loading . . .
Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI over alleged AI training
Case is one of many high-stakes lawsuits filed by copyright owners against tech giants
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/international-business/article-encyclopedia-britannica-sues-openai-over-alleged-ai-training/
4
2112
752
reposted by
Jason Torrey McClain
about 1 year ago
C. K. Dexter Haven. ❤️
0
1
1
reposted by
b3ta
6 days ago
EnKITTification Artist: bruised_blood
https://b3ta.com/board/11426454
From the '80s Tech Today' challenge
https://b3ta.com/challenge/80stechtoday/popular/
#80sTechToday
33
1922
514
reposted by
6 days ago
Georgia O'Keeffe, Petunias, 1925
#WomensArt
7
927
189
reposted by
Homestar Screens
7 days ago
1
105
32
Can’t even boil an egg, or make eel pie
add a skeleton here at some point
7 days ago
0
1
0
Do the people living on the top floors of buildings in Gotham get tired of all the stomping & thudding as dozens of weirdos leap between rooftops every night?
7 days ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Dana Nightingale 🏳️⚧️
7 days ago
The more I grow and heal, the less I feel like I have my shit together. I have to remember that it's because I'm actually dealing with all of the shit now, rather than just hiding it away and internalizing it. Still, it can feel like things are getting worse.
1
8
3
reposted by
The Shire-Reckoning
8 days ago
On this fifth morning of darkness, great catapults are hauled within range of the first circle of Minas Tirith. Aiming over the walls, rather than at them, they fling flames into the City, as well as the heads of the men who fell fighting in Osgiliath and in the retreat.
0
48
9
Doge: the onomatopoeia-rich sound of losers’ brains grinding to a halt as they flail for non-incriminating deposition answers
7 days ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Julia Gulia 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
2 months ago
I think about this a lot.
add a skeleton here at some point
0
6309
2349
reposted by
Shannon Carey
8 days ago
Any authors wanting to write about douchebag 1 + 2 - I'm workshopping some titles for you. Feel free to use. "There Were No Books": A Tale of Hubris, Bigotry, the Federal Budget
1
5
1
reposted by
Shannon Carey
8 days ago
"Not For the Benefit of Humankind": How Two Smarmy Tech Bros Took on the Humanities, and Ruined Countless Lives
1
4
1
“There were no books”
add a skeleton here at some point
7 days ago
0
1
0
reposted by
A Lyrical Forest of Radiant Bullshit
8 days ago
The way he keeps nodding and trying to look SUPER SERIOUS as if that will lend weight and gravitas to his desperate efforts not to say "I have no fucking clue what DEI is, we were just CTRL-F'ing words in the EO and throwing applications in the bin."
add a skeleton here at some point
1
4
2
reposted by
Melayna
8 days ago
Here's part of it if anyone is interested.
bsky.app/profile/mela...
add a skeleton here at some point
11
280
81
reposted by
Matthew Kirschenbaum
9 days ago
I really don’t think enough is being made of the fact that it’s a three supposedly do-nothing toothless scholarly organizations—the AHA, the MLA, and the ACLS— who are directly responsible for one of the clearest and most damning exposures of this administration’s stupidity and malfeasance.
add a skeleton here at some point
7
988
247
reposted by
The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv)
8 days ago
Well then welcome to the Streisand effect
add a skeleton here at some point
31
1667
709
reposted by
Carl T. Bergstrom
8 days ago
You vs. the guy she tells you not to worry about, tūī edition.
9
353
47
reposted by
Brittlestar
9 days ago
Welcome to Sucker Punch Spring
loading . . .
32
506
217
reposted by
Hip Model K
8 days ago
I didn’t know this would be on the test.
0
33
6
Load more
feeds!
log in