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Reading Rainbow Is Back, With Mychal the Librarian Hosting! - Reactor The butterfly is back in the sky; can’t wait to fly twice as high.

EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!!

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Cryptid Tier List An incomplete yet substantive ranking

At long last I have published my Cryptid Tier List johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/cryptid-ti...

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

I'm a professor. We're not the 'elite' the powerful billionaires say we are. Most professors don't have tenure. An increasing number don't even have full-time jobs. How did these inconsequential people become enemies of the state?

"We are not the elites the billionaires claim we are. Most professors don’t have tenure. The humanities professoriate don’t even have full time jobs, have been known to sleep in their cars. How did these inconsequential people become enemies of the state?"
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Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference.

The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.

Before press came in — but while live feed was running on Bukele’s feed — Trump said to him: “home-growns are next. … You’re gonna need to build about 5 more places.”

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“we're joining with the ACLU to call on college and university leaders to:

* Reject any federal pressure to surveil or punish noncitizen students and faculty for their constitutionally protected speech
* Uphold free speech protections for all students and scholars, regardless of nationality
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New:

DOGE's spending has been secret.

No longer.

My colleagues have uncovered it.

www.propublica.org/article/doge...

Don't send me AI-generated emails. Send me typos, say the wrong thing, use too many exclamation marks, repeat yourself. I value your humanity, perfection is boring and empty.

Gaiman posted today & every part of it is ... something. But this? He's "always tried to be a private person" 😬 The guy soaking up fan adoration on multiple platforms & doing tons of events & cons, who gave interviews abt his life many times? I just... don't... journal.neilgaiman.com/2025/01/brea...

“But when Newton’s apple fell toward the earth, the earth, ever so slightly, fell toward the apple as well.”

Sad guy and happy guy on the same bus meme. Sad guy caption "fascism has taken root in america" happy guy caption "wow 200 followers"

Since there seem to be a lot of new professors on Bluesky, I'll re-share this link to the AAUP's "Organize Every Campus" campaign. This is a critical time for faculty to organize in defense of our students, ourselves and co-workers, and the institutions we believe in. Join us!

I'm still very lost on here. The poets have organized and gathered, but with my weird threads and random interests on twitter. This starter pack is an attempt to include some of those names, though many are missing. Just a messy attempt.🙏

We need a book twitter list too?

go.bsky.app/Feh35s1

this flash & short fiction writers starter pack filled up incredibly quickly (150 is the max, and I guess there are a lot of us). Anyway share if you're into short and flash fiction!
go.bsky.app/53R6ziA

@dinahcox.bsky.social

Because tedious tasks are my therapy right now: are you a short fiction writer (flash or short stories only, please) publishing in litmags or aspiring to? I'd like to make a starter pack of short story and flash people! Comment here and please share for visibility #writingcommunity

I am

Had a handful of homophobic/transphobic messages here today because I’ve created a Starter Pack supporting LGBTQIA+ writers.

Please follow and share this pack to help keep Bluesky the positive place it promises to be.

go.bsky.app/UD2Hf7W

Hi new butterflies. Welcome to the friendlier skies.

I made a starter pack.

You’re welcome. You looked like you needed a win.

Perfectly expressed, @clintsmithiii.bsky.social.

The National Park Service Warns Us Not to Lick the Psychedelic Toad by Carla Sofia Ferreira Please don’t lick this psychedelic toad,                                                                         National Park Service warns. I have         �...

Hi, folks! We're got a terrific new poem up on the OKD website for y'all this weekend, "The National Park Service Warns Us Not to Lick the Psychedelic Toad" by Carla Sofia Ferreira! Be sure to check it out! You can read it here:

When classes are cancelled—but lots of restaurants are still open….Am I hungry or not? 🤔