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Reminder that we can whack-a-mole tariffs and bad laws and dictatorial executive orders all we want but until he’s impeached and removed from office the root of the problem will just keep sending up more moles.

God, I hate that I have to say this. Again.

Making fun of evil people for how they look is gross.

They will never see it but people who share their physical traits -will-. Hurting people and not caring is also gross.

People who keep sharing this shit get blocks.

Good day.

I don't have words for the motherfuckers who've done this, not just to U.S. citizens today, but to the world and every child born in the future.

Reminder to NYCers: The protest is tomorrow, Saturday, Apr. 5, at 1 p.m. at Bryant Park.

The “who” is impacted by cancellation of NIH “diversity” awards is much broader than “not white.” Eligibility criteria included individuals who are disabled, economically disadvantaged, grew up in rural communities, first generation college students, homeless… grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

YouTube video by Altadena Library Our Altadena Libraries Are Thankfully Still Here

Small bit of good news: The Altadena Zine Library survived! Part of the Altadena Library system, they have a substantial zine collection and many programs that encourage folks of all ages to self-publish.
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Not just a beautiful emotional escape. LACMA has incredible air filtration for the art. A wonderful place to catch your breath. Emotionally and literally. #LACMA

Disaster: Arnold Schoenberg archive is destroyed in LA fires - Slippedisc A grim message from Larry Schoenberg, the composer’s...

Disaster: Arnold Schoenberg archive is destroyed in LA fires 📜
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The fires in LA made me remember that during the wildfires in Texas in 2011 (Sept 4 thru mid October), one of the public library systems lost over 10,000 volumes in its collection. Not because library buildings burned, but because the books were checked out and in private homes that burned down.

You should also reward yourself for a hard-for-you thing if that’s a place you’re at too.

Did a hard thing for me (it was of course so much easier than anticipated, thanks anxiety brain) and am rewarding myself with some booktube content.

Reskeeting with Alt Text because Rahul is a real one and I wholeheartedly agree.
(By the way, you would not believe the pushback those of us who have been advocating for mandatory ICs on set have received over the years from SAG.)

The Library of Congress & the Smithsonian have huge free archives.

Sandra Bullock’s lonely loser girl era was really something Hollywood tried *hard* to sell us. #TheNet #WhileYouWereSleeping #TwoWeeksNotice #LovePotionNumber9

Apropos of absolutely nothing, a good holiday watch this year would be the Station Eleven miniseries (on Max in the States). Moving and surprisingly life-affirming, I promise it’s not just about a deadly pandemic.

You can grab the audio for $5, too. tidd.ly/4fYq1ur

joe hill coined "the starvation army" in ~*~1911~*~ also when he gave us "pie in the sky" bc they would send out the choir when labor protests happened to drown them out, among other anti-poor activities

they've always been rotten to the core

Screenshot of article about the restoration of Notre Dame with highlighted the fact that the restoration was made possible thanks to the fact a PhD student had studied the timber frame before it burnt down completely

'Doing a history PhD is useless and a waste of taxpayers' money' blah blah...

Researching the past can yield so many treasures we have no idea we need until we actually need them.

Whoa. 55 reviewers & 11 presses interested in the first *2* days of cooking up "100 Notable Small Press Books 2025"

We need:
BIPOC reviewers & presses
LGBTQIA reviewers & presses
Reviewers for Romance, Horror, YA/kidlit

Please keep sharing. www.miriamgershow.com/100smallpress

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Important holiday season information!

Black lab with purple collar looking plaintively at person taking photo. Photographer’s leg is visible in foreground and brown leather couch in background.

Brown beagle mix states out window, two black labs watch him. All dogs viewed from behind.

This year I’m housesitting for Thanksgiving weekend and I have to tell you hanging out with three dogs beats most Thanksgiving traditions.

There's a lot in this world that makes us question whether there is anything or anyone good left, but every so often, there is a glimmer in the darkness, moments of kindness and love that burn brighter than the midnight hours that seem to envelop us.

For those moments and you, I am thankful.

this is your annual reminder that ocean spray, the cranberry company, is a member-owned co-op that is obligated by their charter to buy their farmers' entire cranberry crop at higher than market prices! so buy your cranberries this week from ocean spray!

Folks online talking about the need for a womenswear version of @dieworkwear.bsky.social and I realize, oh, fuck, that might be me.

Hi, I'm OMG!ThatDress! and since 2010 I've run an extremely popular Tumblr account discussing fashion history and roasting ugly celebrity fashion on the red carpet.

I love this book (and basically Lucy Parker’s entire backlist) so so much.

To agree with this entirely: Not only can you order your physical books from indie stores, you can get your ebooks from them too, AND your audiobooks. There are a bunch of models — at libro.fm, for instance, you designate an indie bookstore to get a share of your audiobook purchases.

Watercolor painting of a shorthaired black cat sleeping peacefully, tucked under a light orange blanket. Very simple yet expressive ink wash style painting.

Snug. ☺️ From April’s Kittens, written and illustrated by Clare Turlay Newberry. 1940. archive.org/details/apri...

Self-care does often involve comfy clothes.

Hello! Your friendly neighborhood librarian who focuses on digital archiving.

Now is a good time to archive websites! You can toss them in the Internet Archive and/or help the Archive Team wiki.archiveteam.org