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according to the liberation newspaper, documents dating back to a 2014 inspection by the French National Agency for the Security of Computer Systems reported a staggering detail: "the password of the louvre's video surveillance server was simply " louvre. "

the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre"

www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...

“ICE will take no action on individuals who are not a match to the hotlist, unless operational circumstances indicate other violations of law.”

That’s one ominous “unless” given this administration. Scary shit.

Trump Has Forced Out An Alarming Number Of Federal Workers — And Now We Have An Exact Number “The performance of our government across the board is being diminished,” warned Max Stier, CEO of Partnership for Public Service.

Good morning. ☕️

ICYMI: Trump has now forced more than 211,000 people out of their federal jobs. A near-decimation of the federal workforce in nine months.

Biggest losses at Defense Dept and Treasury.

“He is, in essence, taking our government to bankruptcy.” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Celebrate Disco Zine 2025 - Jordan La Fordan's Ko-fi Shop A 40-page PDF you can read digitally or print yourself! Full of fanfic, essays, photos, games, poems, and quotes from Star Trek series airing from 201...

It's here!

The second annual Celebrate Discovery Fanzine is available for free: ko-fi.com/s/d366512954

It contains 40 pages of fanfic, art, poetry, essays, games, and quotes from our favorite #StarTrek airing sonce 2017.

Check it out!

Pair of Amazon ads for 2 hats, one in “Light gary” and one in “Dark Gary.”

EMOTIONALLY BALANCED GARY
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Minneapolis is beautiful.

The people of this city are remarkable.

Today is excruciating.

A whiteboard with the word “Frog” largely written in black marker. It’s emphasized with a zig-zagged underline to show that it’s Very Important.

Found evidence of some intense studying that happened in one of our library’s meeting rooms:

simpsons don't make me tap the sign meme. panel 1 bus driver: don't make me tap the sign. panel 2 bus driver taps sign that reads "asking for help is a positive social skill"

librarians everywhere

A picture of the inside of a yellow squash flower and three bumblebees sleeping.

Every morning I see bees sleeping in the squash flowers, this one had 3 😃

hey dude, I noticed you attempting to carve a small space for joy in the face of overwhelming sadness. kind of problematic considering all the horrors

The waiting room was updated! Greetings from the corporate purgatory for boring adults. Kids need to find a new space to get their oil changes, I guess.

(I regrettably did not make this.)

Among other good additions to our display appeared this gem:

First thoughts on this one go to Double Negative by Low. Just as dense and moody as early-Low but elevated to unimaginable heights in its production.

Seriously, why is RFK Jr worried about dyes in food when his department is cutting safety standards for milk and chicken?

We could fund the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for 150 years for the same amount as this assault on humanity and decency will cost.

A redacted poem that reads: “is bringing a ninja cat home approved? Yes. Whatever you need.” Next to the poem is a doodle of a cat wearing an eye mask doing a sweet high kick.

In case you’re seeking permission for the desires of your heart, here’s a poem I made for our library’s interactive display of blackout poetry:

Get ready to lose a shit-ton of library services.

What will be lost if the IMLS is dismantled? The Institute of Museum and Library Services funds hundreds of initiatives in museums and libraries across the USA. Most of these are invisible because they just work and they support projects that…

What will be lost if the IMLS is dismantled?

Congrats to #RoseBC - showed up so strong all season! Chelsea Grey is one of one.

Also congrats to Natisha Hiedeman, the lone Lynx standing tall after a wild relief player journey. Let’s go, T!

SFPA members, my chapbook Both Worlds is eligible for the Elgin! If you'd like to take a look, I can email you a copy :)

PETITION: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacks on Federal Funding for Libraries In a new executive order, President Trump has targeted the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state librari...

PETITION: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacks on Federal Funding for Libraries action.everylibrary.org/eoimls2025?r...

Gutted for both my #Laces and #LunarOwls crews, but especially gutted for my Lynx players. Too soon for those close-but-no-championship shenanigans again.

But man.. #Unrivaled has been so GOOD. Never know what to expect and everyone just keeps steady hooping.

I’d prefer to speak with staff when calling in but rarely have the option available and opt to leave messages instead. I don’t view it as an either/or situation (because why not both!), but are there any glaring drawbacks to only leaving a vm?

Minnesotans trying to call Senator Smith: here's her metro office number! I got through to staff when I called just now.

tom bombadil

[“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape? The moneylenders, the know-nothings, the authoritarians have us all in prison; if we value the freedom of the mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can.”]

Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality

Also encourage people to email LC to oppose this proposed revision, which was announced a few hours ago (with comments deadline of today 😡).

Your email can be short (1-3 sentences) and can focus on impact to your patrons. #critcat #LCSH #cataloging 📚