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@mayleechai.bsky.social @infoandhalohalo.bsky.social Help boosting with Fil-Am community? I think a lot of this is unknown to us!

And now for something completely different: Huddle piggys!

Loaf of scored sourdough

Cross section of bread

Breadposting

This regime is genocidal across the board.

Four-segment panorama of Philadelphia skyline, as viewed from the South Street Bridge.

A reflection from APALA 2025 Travel Grant Recipient, Joe Lee:

"Attending the ALA Conference has reminded me of the importance of community and the power of our unique voices, especially through the written word—now, more than ever."

More on APALA's website: www.apalaweb.org/2025-ala-ref...

White male boomers lived in an approximation of a functioning society and never let anyone have it again because Black and brown men and women might reap some benefits if that society were organized fairly.

*Peers above her cat-eyes in Tisay/Pinay*

On DC Streetcar’s tenth anniversary, remember the good times with this delightfully kooky video DC’s streetcar will not live to see eleven. On its tenth birthday, let’s remember the good times.

and finally: @beyonddc.bsky.social shared this 2016 video about how to ride the DC Streetcar (RIP). the guy needs to learn how to do this so he can go on a date! to me, personally, this is hot ggwash.org/view/102387/...

Housing Affordability Is A Top Concern For Maryland Residents, According To A New Poll - The BayNet ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Housing affordability is a top concern among Maryland voters heading into the 2026 elections. A poll conducted by YouGov Blue for Greater Greater Washington, a progressive research an...

and this one, from Southern Maryland’s The BayNet, about our 2026 housing poll. a common theme: housing costs are squeezing ppl all over the state, including in traditionally affordable areas thebaynet.com/housing-affo...

Why townhomes are taking over, especially for first-time homebuyers Townhomes are a growing percentage of available listings, a testament to buyer demand and builder supply.

this one, from Yahoo Finance, about how first-time homebuyers are shifting to townhomes bc they’re cheaper and easier to maintain. MD’s General Assembly could legalize townhomes statewide this spring finance.yahoo.com/news/why-tow...

Three’s a Crowd

next, this NYT piece about couples living with roommates to make ends meet, including one in Parkville. (lol at a New York paper doing local coverage in MD bc the Washington Post can’t be bothered to do it anymore) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/r...

It’s a Buyer’s Market, but Homeownership Eludes Many Americans

i have a folder on my phone called “stuff to skeet” with things i read recently. here they are:

first, this NYT piece about a young couple struggling to buy their first home in Prince George’s County and thinking about leaving www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/b...

At least 20% of USians will support any horrible thing. So this means that this war is deeply unpopular among regular people.

Illustration of a little blue heron with purple and blue feathers surrounded by bright green water.

I used Photoshop to turn one of my favorite photos into a painting. What do you think?

#birds
#photography
#birdsofbluesky

I love this approach because absolutism can be a barrier to participation. It’s more effective if many people greatly reduce spending with a store than for only a handful of people to boycott. Small changes can have a bigger and more sustainable impact.

Immigrants. They get the job done.

"Arrived in France in 2003, the Sri Lankan chains odd jobs in the restaurant industry. In 2008, he entered the pastry and first learned to make macaroons, a demanding figure in French know-how."

Maybe it’s because I’m a colonial historian but so many of these white nation states seem to behave exactly like they did in the 19th century: ‘your leaders aren’t right for you,’ ‘we’re only killing you/colonizing you/installing puppet leaders for your own good’

Digital poster announcing that applications are open for two 2026 APALA Scholarship Awards. Text: APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! For the: 2026 APALA Scholarship Award JCLC NALCo LIS Student Scholarship All applications are due on Monday, March 23, 2026! Learn more and apply at: https://www.apalaweb.org/awards/apala-scholarship/ APALA - asian pacific american librarians association

We're excited to announce that applications are now open for two scholarships: The APALA Scholarship and the JCLC NALCo LIS Student Scholarship!

To apply and get more information, check out: www.apalaweb.org/awards/apala...

Applications are due on March 23rd, so don't delay!

👀⚖️❗️to qualify for #DACA you had to be a Boy Scout/ Girl Scout. They were not the worst of the worst.

Saxophones of many types, bassoon

a man wearing headphones and a hoodie looks at his phone ALT: a man wearing headphones and a hoodie looks at his phone

Black people aren’t angry that someone with Tourette syndrome said the n word. We understand involuntary speech. What hits is the aftermath

American kestrel with colorful orange, black and white feathers perched on a bare branch.

It's a good day when I get to see this tiny killer. #Americankestrel #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky

What exactly is the cutoff for "low earning" in these threats to academic degrees?

I ask not just because they are obviously targeting the humanities, but because a lot of librarian jobs (and education jobs) are objectively low earning...

I would love for workplaces to understand that having a parking lot cleared of blizzard snow is not necessarily going to make a commute feasible for workers who do not live on the edge of the parking lot

#BirdOfTheDay #RuffledFeathers

This lovely great blue heron was shaking off its wet feathers.

#birds
#photography
#birdsofbluesky

Email to USA Hockey

Formal invitation to the hockey team sent,,, if any people with connections to the hockey team wanna have them email my team my bio. I’m for real. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

Bright red male northern cardinal yawns as it perches on a branch.

You guys! It was cold, and he was tired. He's yawning here.❤️

#northerncardinal
#birds
#photography
#birdsofbluesky

Exactly this. Two things can be true. He couldn't control his words, but that word caused tremendous pain.

Pair of gulls perched on the wooden railing of a pedestrian bridge.

Friends just hanging out.

#ringbilledgull
#birds
#photography
#birdsofprey

Don't tell Black people we have no right to be offended because the word came out involuntarily. It's still an ugly, hateful word with violence written into its core. It has a history that only WE fully understand. So stop dismissing our feelings.