No offense to Sam Lafferty but the fact that the return of Sam Lafferty is our big free agency headline is really disappointing.

Analyzing where Blackhawks stand, where they're headed after quiet start to free agency The Hawks made only two small moves Tuesday, leaving their 2025-26 roster ready for a full-fledged youth movement.

The 2025-26 Blackhawks will be run by kids.

That has been clear for months, but it's now basically set in stone.

New story analyzing where the Hawks stand and where they're headed after an inactive July 1st: chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2...

BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.

This is a major win for public health.

Consider the absurdity of telling someone who isn’t online that Ali Hazelwood, bestselling author, nuked her entire Instagram because people were digitally abusing her over a joke comment she made on a panel about Peeta, a 2008 character.

And because Instagram’s UX sucks, don’t forget that part.

Some skills 🙈

The Institute for Museum and Library Services Was Just Gutted DOGE fired all IMLS employees and closed down their emails. It is assumed all funding for 2025 coming from the federal agency will not be happening.

DOGE has just completely gutted the IMLS, firing all staff, closing down their email addresses, and leaving any funding for 2025 in question.

bookriot.com/imls-gutted/

Promote Far and Wide: Free for All: The Public Library on PBS Premieres April 29th As reported on Reactor : There’s a new documentary celebrating the history and  impact of libraries  heading to PBS, and the trailer release...

Promote Far and Wide: Free for All: The Public Library on PBS Premieres April 29th

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One of my favorite Chicago traditions.

And one that wouldn’t be possible without Plumbers Local 130 as we dye the Chicago River green. Sláinte!

There isn’t enough time or space for me to convey the impact this will have. #standupforlibraries

In a world of Matts, be a Derek.

Respectfully, the Blackhawks should have started ALL of this a lot sooner. It's been fun watching the younger guys boost their game.

Isn’t it hard when a side character ruins it? I’m sorry - that stinks.

That’s such a bummer! I took a break from this series because I wasn’t feeling one of the earlier pairings, so maybe I’ll wait and see where it goes.

Yay!! Love this - can’t wait for this book 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

It’s pretty wild that being anti-dictator is now a party line issue. Seems like the Democrats should maybe use that one?

Recently during an exchange between school librarians, someone suggested we just accept everything that’s happening in education and library spaces based on the party in power. I was reminded of this quote and that we should NEVER compromise our personal beliefs based on the outcome of an election.

I’m sorry that it didn’t work out, especially after you’ve devoted so much time and effort to Luca. I’m looking forward to whatever you decide is next. ❤️

It took seeing adult bullies to understand that my childhood bullies didn’t even really want to hurt me, they just wanted to feel powerful and how I felt about it wasn’t even in the equation.

I can’t imagine someone not outgrowing that, but apparently it happens quite a lot!

😂😂😂

The right’s “waste and fraud” frame is a replay of the same participatory propaganda games they played w/ “voter fraud” in 2020, “censorship” in 2022, and any number of anti-immigration frames in 2024. Set the frame, inspire the generation of “evidence” to fit it, amplify that evidence, and repeat.

Mark Hamill posting rebellious content in a battle against a dictator and his robotic sidekick is the most Star Wars shit ever.

Elon’s mass harassment email to all federal employees underscores the importance of having unions to represent workers against abusive management.

PEN America, EveryLibrary, Publishers: Executive Order Could Have "Grave Impact on Literature for Years" The executive order saying the United States will only recognize two sexes will have a ripple effect that

The executive order saying the United States will only recognize "two sexes" will have a ripple effect that "will undoubtedly affect public schools, public libraries, and the literature that is shelved in both," according to the statement signed by more than 50 organizations.

Unsurprising but still WILD

I am going to be so pissed if--after everything--I do, in fact, die of dysentery.

Do some good this Valentine’s Day 💖

Y’all. Who’s your Mabel?

Announcing the Data.gov Archive | Library Innovation Lab Today we released our archive of data.gov on Source Cooperative. The 16TB collection includes over 311,000 datasets harvested during 2024 and 2025, a complet...

We just launched a 16TB archive of every dataset that has been available on data.gov since November. This will be updated day by day as new datasets appear. It can be freely copied, and we're sharing the code behind it to help others make their own archives of data they depend on.

The folks who refuse to learn the names of trans and nonbinary folks sure are big fucking mad when you deadname the Gulf of Mexico.