Selfie of Matthew throwing a peace sign in front of a mug saying Libraries work because we dk
From a fellow librarian, trustee, and patron, sending solidarity to library workers across the world on National Library Workers Day
Libraries work because we do ✊️
It's such a missed opportunity for this administration to have cut the public library budget in the preliminary budget rather than to have come right out of the gate making a significant commitment to libraries and using the library as a way to discuss public goods in the city.
I would love it if those of you who do not have library cards will apply for one at your local branch during #NationalLibraryWeek. Then let me know about it. 😇
This is the exact news I needed to get tonight. Like, EXACT.
The CFPB has given $21 billion back to working Americans. It's the only federal agency dedicated to putting average people over billionaires.
Now, Trump is planning to gut CFPB staff.
I'm joining a coalition of AGs to demand they abandon this reckless plan and continue protecting consumers.
Overtly homophobic; also hostile to those who are not part of traditional nuclear families in other ways.
Re: nostalgia for VHS tapes and other analog media, I saw someone say like "a VHS tape never sold my information to a nazi" and yes that's true! But the reason it's true is actually because Congress passed a law in 1988 specifically making it illegal for video stores to sell your rental history
"…the present magic of “AI” is performed on us without our input, without our knowledge, and without our consent. There’s another word for that kind of magic; binding, subjugating magic performed on you against your will is called a curse."
can we not. please, nobody ever take a photo of me again. thank you. also delete all the photos you have. thank you.
I am obviously totally in the tank for Mike Dukakis but in my opinion one of the most important things about him as governor is that he took the T to work every day not as a stunt but because he believed it was and should be a good way to get around.
whale head. raccoon penis. it's glaringly obvious that rfk jr is assembling some sort of Super Animal... and i fear he may soon acquire flamingo legs
April 16 is National Librarian Day in the US. To celebrate this day, we offer fifteen books and one film for those who love libraries and the people who make them places for everyone: the librarians.
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Since I’m trying out being more clearly opinionated here: I think every Signal user who wants actually private messaging should do this right away
This woman is a handpicked Trump supporter from Arkansas and she is less anti-trans than the median Atlantic columnist
I do not think it is silly for a person of any age to ask this, I’ve done it myself more times than I can count. I especially admire your ability to snatch joy from the jaws of death and chaos and your relentless defense of your right and all our rights to do so.
“You have to know where the scrub brush came from” is going on my syllabus
Think you can't make a difference against ICE in your small town?
Think again.
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If you’re wondering why I mentioned chekhov look up Chekhovs gun.
Stop telling me what is inevitably going to happen. I say that as someone who says “oh that’s chekhov’s first edition of The Ambassadors” every 20 seconds while watching any Tv show.
Because I’m very often right, but I’m also sometimes wrong. And tv shows are the EASIEST kind of story to predict.
No Member of Congress should trust any ‘ceasefire’ announced by Trump on social media. They must do their duty to end this war themselves.
Congress must act immediately before Trump can do more damage. Mike Johnson and John Thune must do their jobs and reconvene Congress.
Yeah so he is just going to keep doing the thing where we are in a constant state of uncertainty, confusion, stress, and tension because that is what abusive people do and the people who are in a position to address this are asleep at the switch.
I am so tired of listening to men listen to themselves talk.
this is an evergreen comment not directed specifically at current events.
I meant what I said earlier.
there wasn't a lot left to ruin but my brain is currently fully broken that people with power let a man hold the entire world hostage for like 9 hours with an existential threat. insane country. broken.
"We also need to address the dehumanization that persists in every single aspect of American life... that has sent us down the path in which Trump can threaten to annihilate a civilization & we find ourselves with few answers about how to stop it."
@neginowl.bsky.social
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and meanwhile without any relation to a measure of customer value is definitely a measurable cost, that's just next-level ridiculous and makes me glad I'm currently spending my time in local politics, which does not pay and is also often frustrating but also I don't have Slack or Teams on my phone.
even though Tom Demarco wrote an entire book about that 25 years ago...
but to use a number like token usage that is a. remarkably easy to game and b. even if not gamed is presumably a measure of input, not output, and certainly not anything remotely related to *customer value* --
I have a whole catalog of talk ideas that are basically "please stop doing this dumb thing that doesn't work" but truly token quotas stand out as particularly inane. Like, it's a little harder for me to explain why booking a team at 100% utilization actually makes things worse..
BREAKING: Trump announces two week window for Congress to remove him from office
It’s okay to be outraged and scared and tired and admit we don’t know what to politically do... and to still try to do something.