Nicole

Bright passionate people who wanted to dedicate their lives to public service were fired in a mass email over the holiday weekend.

This has absolutely nothing to do with efficiency, fraud, waste, or abuse. And your life will be worse because of it.

I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers | Rebecca Shaw Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s desperation to be cool as they suck up to Donald Trump is so cringe it makes my skin crawl

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump admin threatens to rescind federal funds over DEI In a sweeping and unprecedented letter issued over the weekend, the Office for Civil Rights declared race-based scholarships, cultural centers and even graduation ceremonies illegal.

So illegal and overreaching of the 2023 Supreme Court ruling on admissions and affirmative action. This administration isn't going to follow the law nor listen to any judges' ruling. Let's anticipate/ plan for the worst case scenario.

www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...

YouTube video by Alice Coltrane - Topic Blue Nile

youtu.be/Dbk8C95PQlU?...

TikTok is getting banned & folks moving over to RedNote are getting an eye opener that the "American Dream" has always just been a dream. Its been a nightmare for others. America is a propaganda machine. Brings us back to the main issue: Classism. Racism, sexism, etc. are tools used for classism.

Look at what was taken in “sweeps” of homeless encampments.

projects.propublica.org/impact-of-ho...

Share it!

YouTube video by Voix Nikki Giovanni | “Lie to me”

youtube.com/shorts/xQOgH...

This coulda been our president-elect tonight America but you chose authoritarianism instead

This. This. This.

We are not in the "they go low, we go high" times. Haven't been since 2016.

I am honored to participate in the inaugural #librarianslooklike project led by @bedoviann.bsky.social ! Please support Ryan's project. Very important in the times we are in and in a field (librarianship) that has a far ways to go in diversifying.

Thank you for doing this!

To Our Readers | From the Editor SLJ remains committed to the work. There is much to be done.

SLJ and EveryLibrary summarizing the implications for libraries. 📚
www.slj.com/story/To-Our...

Agree!

inthesetimes.com/article/toni...

ChatGPT Has No Place in the Classroom By Emily On November 20, 2024, OpenAI and an outfit called "Common Sense Media" released a guide to using ChatGPT in K-12 education—a guide which shows a...

"If we value education, educators, and students, we shouldn't look to technologists (and especially not techo-solutionists) to frame and solve problems. And we certainly shouldn’t redirect resources away from teachers to tech giants."

buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...

No mandate!

Remember in the movie “Aliens” when no one listened to the woman and then everyone died? That’s what the vibe feels like right now.

Cover of the zine "A Librarian Against AI; or, I Think AI Should Leave", featuring a design of bold color blocks inspired by the opening titles of the TV show "I Think You Should Leave"

📣 New zine!! "A Librarian Against AI; or, I Think AI Should Leave" is a 40-page zine about why we should think twice about using & supporting generative AI. violetbfox.info/against-ai/ #noAI #zines