Matthew Noe

"Trauma does that... it's an explosion with your heart at the center. It changes everything all at once."

Today in police should be defunded

That isn't how criticism works but also yeah, support for a deranged rapist means you've earned a lot of contempt

A children's hospital is renamed for Dolly Parton and hopes to transform pediatric care in Tennessee Dolly Parton’s name might inspire full-throated sing-a-longs to her working woman’s anthem “9 to 5,” or evoke memories of thrilling days spent at her Dollywood theme park.

“Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital did not share how much Parton donated as part of the naming announcement. But Matt Schaefer, its president and CEO, said her support would ensure ‘every child who walks through our doors receives the treatment they deserve.’”

GOD BLESS DOLLY PARTON

Two Documentaries That Explain This Moment in Libraries and Book Censorship The Librarians and An American Pastoral together are a robust, if imperfect, means of understanding this censorship moment.

Two Documentaries That Explain This Moment in Libraries and Book Censorship

The Librarians and An American Pastoral together are a robust, if imperfect, means of understanding this censorship moment.

buttondown.com/wellsourced/...

is everyone on glue

This is part of why I can't with people seeking some kind of 'moderate' agenda for immigration and justification for ICE.

Being a nationalist isn't a moderate position.

A murderer is a murderer.

A rapist is a rapist.

A violent crime is a violent crime, basically.

The idea that one's citizenship has anything to do with the severity or moral badness of these actual crimes simply doesn't make sense.

Not unless you're advocating some kind of nationalist agenda.

My left foot to avoid people having loud phone conversations on the T.

Can we please have the quiet car back, @mbta-cr.bsky.social?

Claiming that the US was already at war with Iran is the most blatant gaslighting...

And yet comments sections are full of this claim.

This is respectfully disingenuous beginning with which viewpoints they overwhelmingly choose to platform and hire on the opinion side.

In addition to that, there's a difference between sharing viewpoints you disagree with and sharing viewpoints that are based in lies.

This obsession with Charlie Kirk is never going to make sense.

Have ideas? Shoot them my way!

More on what BCAF does:

www.bostoncomicarts.org

A series of 8 horizontal panels featuring comics themed images and the words BCAF Building Community Through Comics

Something fun:

I am honored to be joining the Boston Comic Arts Foundation team as the new Accessibility Coordinator! I'll be working on ways to ensure BCAF events continue with the accessibility efforts already in place, while seeking ways to improve and to build greater connections in the area!

American Library Association employees forming union with AFSCME Joining the wave of union organizing among cultural workers, employees of the primarily Chicago-based American Library Association (ALA) announced they are forming their union with AFSCME Council 31.T...

Solidarity with American Library Association staff!

Without these folks hard work, nothing at ALA gets done.

✊️

afscme31.org/news/america...

My primary takeaways from this are (1) that healthcare in the US is organized in the most stupid, profit-seeking way possible and shouldn't be reliant on goodwill from employers and (2) I need a raise.

Since my work anniversary this year isn't a milestone year, no email about a reward, just an email reminding me to think about my "total compensation" as more than just salary.

The interface they have built for this highlights how much we earn in Health, Retirement, and Other Benefits each year.

There's AI that is essentially impossible to avoid in 2026 - and we have to plan to teach with that in mind.

But that doesn't mean engaging with all of it is required, man.

"We recognize the pitfalls of AI but we are going to use it anyway" is not exactly a critical approach to education...

Our catalog (Alma/Primo - we call the front facing HOLLIS) has been a hot mess of errors and slow loading times for more than a week now.

Given how much money Ex Libris gets from all of us... you'd think we could avoid this.

Guess all that AI integration ain't helping us is it? IS IT?

Someone send this to everyone on Worcester city council and the CM

#WorcPoli

Another reason that we should be voting for elected officials who will legislate safe, livable, walkable, bikeable, communities with sustainable transportation. As an older adult, I could travel to many destinations by #ebike in the suburbs if we had safe infrastructure. #Active #Healthy #Fun

With IMLS basically overrun with nonsense... where else might one look for library science grant funding? 📚

... there are friendly fire deaths already?

I don't even need to hide it, I could probably keep a bottle in an office drawer like old TV shows without issue.

I just... know that that is a bad road to go down lol

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Today! Still time to join us in person!

Will Eisner Week Panel: Wait Time Is Over for Eisner's "Waiting-Room Willie"

libcal.countway.harvard.edu/event/16404681

"We have a number of students located in Qatar and the UAE at any given time, so if you're teaching this month, some of your students may be affected by what is happening there right now."

*deep breaths*

Tell that to DHS you reckless warmonger

SRRT: ALA should condemn bombings by the US on Iran

Me: seems uncontroversial, surely there won't be...

<insert WELL ACTUALLY WHAT ABOUT THIS reply>

Me: ...

Me: I wish I had bourbon stashed in my office