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Scientists say X (formerly Twitter) has lost its professional edge — and Bluesky is taking its place After Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, many scientists report the platform is no longer suitable for professional use. A recent survey indicates that researchers are increasingly turning to Bluesky...

Great news! www.psypost.org/scientists-s...

EveryLibrary Condemns the Trump Administration's Termination of IMLS Grants as an Attack on Libraries, Museums, and Archives Everywhere. State Library Agencies and other grant recipients across the country began receiving official notices from the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services terminating their grants,...

Libraries across the country began receiving official notices from the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services terminating their grants, effective April 1, 2025.

www.everylibrary.org/trump_termin... via @everylibrary.bsky.social

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EARS! thanks for sharing, I needed an adorable dog pic today!

Fire cannot burn the ideas books provide. The genie does not go back into the bottle once freed.

Hot! 🔥

In 2018 he eliminated grants and federal funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts. None came back like they were before.

Hilarious!

Together America you are MANY, and the rich are the few. They are petrified of rebellion. Stand united, and the billionaires will fall. There are 320 million of you. Do you really think you cannot make a difference ?

The Oakland location hasn't had eggs for months.

I met Aaron when I was developing at Internet Archive their Books digitization project. He was a genius who was able to connect on such extraordinary levels of kindness. I miss him.

I worked on the Internet Archive's digitization project. Built from the ground up, 1st 100 machines then went to museums and universities to help pick rare collections. We would scan it only if we could post a copy Nothing replaces holding a book. But a lot more people can see the rare stuff now.

East Oakland, that's what up!

President Trump and the 'shock and awe' doctrine President Trump's first days in office are being called a 'shock and awe' approach — but the architect of that strategy says it's 'catastrophic.'

Feeling overwhelmed? "Shock & Awe" is a military strategy that uses overwhelming force to break an enemy's will to fight. This article explained it during Trump's first go-round in 2017.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

East Lake

Oh Oakland ❤️

That's so hard! You always have a place to stay in Oakland! Was 70s the week before last now low 60s.

Yep! Moves into a rut and furnishes it!

Thank you for continuing the Masc series. I appreciated the importance of viewing Stranger Inside last night. So many of our films are lost as the popular media choice changes.

Miss seeing you more regularly. Have you talked to Bob? He's in bad shape.

Focusing on community & neighborhood. It's good. Looking for a clinical social work job while studying for my Law & Ethics exam for renewing my clinical associate license... I gotta rustle some $ up & complete my right arm w/John

So sorry to hear Elspeth.

Leeeeeeeeee! How's the Phillip K. Dick novel going on your side?

I love this so much.

Cal thinks this is hilarious!

Tahoe & Cal's first snow.

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