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Kathi Inman Berens

@kiberens.bsky.social

DH, book pub, Gen Z & millennial media consumption; public libraries; Prof of English at Portland State U; Fulbright; rower

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Tell us how you interact with AI and what resources you'd find valuable! www.surveymonkey.com/r/DVBMXDR

16.05.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very important read. Thanks, too, for the summaries/TL;DRs.

16.03.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
ALA response to White House assault on IMLS
To dismiss the mission of an agency that advances opportunity and learning is to dismiss the aspirations and everyday needs of millions of Americans. And those who will feel that loss most keenly live in rural communities.β€―
As seedbeds of literacy and innovation, our nation’s 125,000 public, school, academic and special libraries deserve more, not less support. Libraries translate 0.003% of the federal budget into programs and services used by more than 1.2 billion people every year. Show Up for Our Libraries, ALA American Library Association, #ForOurLibraries

ALA response to White House assault on IMLS To dismiss the mission of an agency that advances opportunity and learning is to dismiss the aspirations and everyday needs of millions of Americans. And those who will feel that loss most keenly live in rural communities.β€― As seedbeds of literacy and innovation, our nation’s 125,000 public, school, academic and special libraries deserve more, not less support. Libraries translate 0.003% of the federal budget into programs and services used by more than 1.2 billion people every year. Show Up for Our Libraries, ALA American Library Association, #ForOurLibraries

President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services would have disastrous effects for communities nationwide. We call on all Americans who value reading & learning to reach out to their elected leaders.

Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...

15.03.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1066    πŸ” 866    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 140

It’s beautiful writing. The only consolation.

28.02.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThe US of AI,” public draft of a talk given yesterday at Princeton.

drive.google.com/file/d/1O2qk...

26.02.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 376    πŸ” 116    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 52
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A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an β€œeconomic blackout.”

I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

28.02.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 46967    πŸ” 15049    πŸ’¬ 1447    πŸ“Œ 898
The advert is seen at the end of a bus stop. It says β€œGOES FROM 0 TO 1939 IN 3 SECONDS”.
Underneath is a picture of Elon Musk doing his Hitler salute out of the roof of a white Tesla.
Underneath is says. TESLA: THE SWASTICAR

The advert is seen at the end of a bus stop. It says β€œGOES FROM 0 TO 1939 IN 3 SECONDS”. Underneath is a picture of Elon Musk doing his Hitler salute out of the roof of a white Tesla. Underneath is says. TESLA: THE SWASTICAR

An ad put up at a bus stop in London today.

24.02.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3675    πŸ” 1113    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 67
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Um, people need to stop and read this. Musk’s team is looking at the coding of the Treasury payment system. prospect.org/economy/2025...

03.02.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2535    πŸ” 1312    πŸ’¬ 175    πŸ“Œ 129

this is modern journalism. @wired.com "built software to systematically check the status of 1,374 government domains. The tool runs periodic scans, tracking whether sites remain accessible, how their servers respond, and if the domain names still resolve."

02.02.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 302    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

Gah!

10.01.2025 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic premise. It’s been great to watch you develop this idea

19.12.2024 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Does it impact my score if I have to enlarge the font to read it? left my glasses at home today.

21.11.2024 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Universities: public faith in institutions like us is at an all-time low!

Also universities:

19.11.2024 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Sandra M. Gilbert, Co-Author of β€˜The Madwoman in the Attic,’ Dies at 87 A poet, scholar and literary critic, she turned a feminist lens on 19th-century writers like Jane Austen and Charlotte BrontΓ«, creating a feminist classic.

R.I.P.

19.11.2024 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 149    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

Hi Scott. I’d love to be added.

17.11.2024 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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