Jeannette Ho

The scandal that engulfed the last Brontë sister's death — National Geographic When Charlotte Brontë died—the last of her massively talented family to succumb to an early death—the press entered a feeding frenzy. A friend and equally famous writer aimed to set the record straigh...

Omg I don’t know how I forgot that Elizabeth Gaskell went on a tear for 2years gathering evidence and trying to be a whistleblower about the abuse that the Brontës suffered, after Charlotte Brontë’s death

such wild story and should be more known, esp. since she also suffered consequences

ARL Daily Intelligence (February 23–26) — Association of Research Libraries The ARL Daily Intelligence is the trusted source of news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Released Monday through Thursday, the ARL Daily Intelligence is curated by Gary D. Price, co-fo...

The #ARLDailyIntelligence brings you today’s essential news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Check out today’s top stories!

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#Research #Libraries #HigherEd #CivilRights #OA #OpenScience #AI #ScholComm #Librarianship #Advocacy #PublicPolicy #Copyright

About a quarter of all trans people in this country have moved states in possibly the largest internal migration of a particular minority group since the great migration. This is a full blown crisis.

My chapter from this new (and first!) book on Slow Librarianship, "Neoliberal Time and the Promise of Slow Librarianship," is openly available at works.hcommons.org/records/ejb0... Enjoy!!! #slowlibrarianship #oa

Screenshot of a Medical Xpress article dated February 25, 2026, titled “Long-term brain effects of COVID-19 vs. flu: Study reveals key differences,” credited to Tulane University. Below, a person wearing glasses covers their mouth with a hand, appearing unwell.

Even mild COVID-19 or flu can have lasting effects, but Tulane University research in Louisiana shows only COVID-19 is linked to ongoing brain inflammation and small vessel damage—even after the virus is no longer detectable.

Source: medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...

What Does Recent Research Tell Us About COVID-19 Reinfections? Most people have had COVID more than once and have recovered, which has resulted in many feeling COVID is no longer anything but an acute…

My new post: What Does Recent Research Tell Us About #COVID19 Reinfections?

I summarize more than two dozen research studies published since the beginning of 2025.

Recent research consistently finds reinfections raise risks of Long COVID and other health risks.

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COVID Viral Activity Remains Moderate in U.S.: Update for February 27, 2026 COVID viral activity declined a bit in the United States in the past week, with three of four regions registering a reduction of COVID in…

My weekly update on #COVID19 in the US:

- Small decline this week, although COVID's been quite steady for the past 6 weeks.

- 3 of 4 regions saw declines, with the Northeast registering a small increase.

- 15 states have high or very high COVID viral activity.

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Covid: February 26, 2026 | Threat Model Get more from Threat Model on Patreon

There is just so much that I’m tired of shaking my head and waiting for the next shoe to drop. At this rate, there won’t be anything left of a fair and just nation. @violetblue.bsky.social latest Threat Model. Check it out today: www.patreon.com/posts/covid-...

Israel attacks Iran as blasts heard in Tehran – live updates Israel’s military sounded air raid sirens across the country ‘to prepare the public for the possibility of missiles being launched toward Israel’ in retaliation

Guardian's live coverage, they're being wise/careful about sources and attribution: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

These artists are making concerts safer with COVID-19 precautions - The Sick Times While most of the music industry has “moved on,” COVID-conscious performers have been working to prevent their shows from being superspreaders.

The Sick Times: 'These artists are making concerts safer with COVID-19 precautions'

'While most of the music industry has “moved on,” COVID-conscious performers have been working to prevent their shows from being superspreaders'

By Katie Chow

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Los Angeles recognizes Long COVID Awareness Day - The Sick Times Local advocates pushed America’s second largest city to formally observe the day on March 15.

NEW: Advocates led the charge in America’s second largest city to formally recognize Long COVID Awareness day on March 15. The city will light up City Hall in teal, the symbolic color of Long COVID, the same night as the Academy Awards, drawing more attention.

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RFK Jr's ACIP Committee Has Scheduled a Meeting Next Month The upcoming ACIP meeting, led by RFK Jr., will focus on discussions surrounding COVID-19 vaccine injuries and Long-COVID, diverting attention from measles resurgence and vaccine hesitancy. Critics ar...

RFK Jr's ACIP Committee has scheduled a meeting next month, but instead of surging measles cases, they will discuss long COVID and use VAERS reports to frame it as a vaccine injury! bit.ly/3MOBbIX #StopAntiVaxPropaganda

In Black History Month, Trump casts racial progress as largely settled The centennial of what became Black History Month offered a microcosm of President Donald Trump’s views on race and progress.

Events like these are how nationalists and segregationists have rewritten America’s history to favor their own agendas
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An Ohio newspaper has a new star writer. It isn’t human. At the 184-year-old Cleveland Plain Dealer, a top editor’s push to let AI draft news articles is boosting traffic — and spooking staffers.

Cleveland's top newspaper is "removing writing from some reporters' workloads" by using AI to draft articles.

We dove into what drove the paper's editor to do that, how it's going and what the paper's human reporters think about it. wapo.st/4aX44e1 w/ @scottnover.bsky.social

#BannedBookSkyClub #Frankenstein

Journal giant Elsevier unveiled an AI tool that scans millions of paywalled papers. Is it worth it? First-of-its-kind product raises questions about costs, access, and equity

Journal giant Elsevier unveiled an AI tool that scans millions of paywalled papers. Is it worth it?
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Ask The Archivist | The history of Black American films inside the UI archives This is an installment in a multi- part series.  Film history has a long and messy timeline. With the ease of tossing aside older movies from eras of silence and black and white, holes easily pop up. ...

The history of Black American films inside the UI Special Collections 📜
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‘We’re losing accessibility’: America says goodbye to the mass-market paperback The so-called ‘pocket book’ sold in supermarkets is being phased out across the US, the latest sign of an ongoing shift in how people are choosing to read

‘We’re losing accessibility’: America says goodbye to the mass-market paperback 📚
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...

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Do you know someone who's done great work for social justice in libraries? Submit their name for the Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice & Equality (deadline March 2nd). airtable.com/appoik78pOkA... The award is $4,000!!! 📚

This organization will be using its mutual aid fund to defray the cost of new licenses ) and new birth certificates, eventually) for trans Kansans! lgbtqks.org/donate/

socialization is an ongoing, lifelong process! i can't believe how many people don't understand this -- take care of your brain and yourself by creating a lovely social greenhouse for liberatory ideas (known derisively as a "bubble")

This is SO COOL — a lost Méliès film from 1895 in which a person plays a briefly out of control robot. How timely. So glad some of my tax dollars are still going to stuff like this

New Story-Telling Initiative: Impacts of the Trump Administration on Archives and Archival Workers Image: Archival Workers Collective – Share your story: Impacts of the Trump Administration on Archives & Archival Workers The Archival Workers Collective (AWC) solicits your story about t…

In 2025 AWC launched the Trump Admin's impact on archives & archival workers storytelling initiative. We've shared on budget cuts, censorship, immigration concerns & more. Blog posts gathered > 1k views & reached > 30 countries worldwide. We hope to continue: Share your story in our link in bio.

ALA advocates walking towards the Capitol Building in Washington, DC

That's a wrap on National Library Legislative Day!

To every advocate who showed up #ForOurLibraries and brought your voice to Capitol Hill: thank you. From coast to coast & beyond, libraries are stronger because of you.

Stay tuned for more photos from #NLLD26 (& ways to take action from home 👀)

Core Interest Group Week is back with 35 free sessions. Join us March 2–6 for a virtual gathering that brings together library professionals from across the field to talk leadership, metadata, collections, preservation, technology, and more.
Explore the full lineup: www.ala.org/core/interes...

The American Library Association strongly denounces new federal book banning legislation proposed in Congress. Call your Reps. Tell them to oppose H.R. 7661. Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121 American Library Association, Show Up For Our Libraries

"Parents, not politicians, should guide their children’s reading. In our school, campus, and public libraries, materials are selected by trained literacy professionals who understand child development and community needs. Their work is grounded in one clear purpose: helping young people become lifelong readers. H.R. 7661 isn’t fundamentally about protecting kids. It’s about giving politicians broad authority to restrict whose stories are allowed on the shelves. That should concern anyone who believes in the freedom to read and the right of families to make decisions for themselves.” - ALA President Sam Helmick

"Rather than targeting librarians and teachers, Congress should invest in them. The Right to Read Act offers a better path, supporting well-staffed and well-resourced school libraries, strengthening evidence-based literacy instruction, and protecting the dedicated professionals who help young people discover books that open doors and expand horizons. When we trust families, support educators, and protect the freedom to read, our young people thrive.” - ALA President Sam Helmick.

NEW: ALA strongly denounces new federal book banning legislation introduced in Congress, HR 7661.

As ALA President Sam Helmick said, "Parents, not politicians, should guide their children's reading." Call your Rep and tell them to oppose this new bill.

More from ALA: www.ala.org/news/2026/02...

ALA Core interest group week coming in March. I have a talk Thursday March 6 (10AM central). Catalog and Discovery Systems Interest Group on a pilot project, “The BIBFRAMinator” browser plugin (addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...), register here: ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Presented virtually to the BIBFRAME workshop in Europe earlier this week: repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.50... excited to see how students engage in this kind of library discovery system. Hope it improves the way they learn and explore!

New Nonfiction by Black Authors to Read in 2026 From a memoir by Jesmyn Ward and Kimberlé Crenshaw to a new release by Ibram X. Kendi, these are the best new Black nonfiction books to read in 2026.

So appreciate Book Riot for including my forthcoming book, Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age.

“In what is without a doubt one of the most anticipated books of the year. . .“

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