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This may be the most powerful 85 seconds I've ever seen on television.
This is amazing.
(Pun intended)
I've long been fascinated by the mapping of data to labor, and this does such a great job.
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Not just the reference, but the recitation!
A difficult day entirely redeemed by an email from a librarian ❤️
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Look at this: @inquirer.com has digitally preserved the interpretative signage removed by NPS, and used annotations to explain what specifically was flagged before removal. This keeps the content publicly accessible (for now) while doing newsworthy reporting
www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Photos assembled in a case with red strings connecting them back to their location on a map
People stand around talking and looking at exhibit cases
Many photos are arranged in a case with the label "Celebrating Together" in the middle between two "go" cups advertising the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank
Aw, thank you so much for these kind words Sheila! And for your work and guidance then, now, and always. We also displayed some of the HDMB items in the UNO gallery and it made for a really special part of our Katrina commemoration exhibit.
We should have listened when the modems screamed at us.
The way I needed this today 🙏
Oh no - so sorry Sheila! Thank you for all you’ve done for the field, and for your mentorship and support 🧡
Two people speaking by a slide saying: “Frenchmen Notes: Documenting and Advocating for a New Orleans Music Scene,” along with names of presenters.
Sitting with GMU history classmate @mebrett.bsky.social as we watch GMU classmate @faisdaudau.bsky.social + Denise Frazier + Hannah Krueger-Benson talk about work on amazing Frenchmen Notes public history project. #ncph2025 frenchmennotes.com
Thanks for coming - and for posting!
Musk’s staffers have entered an independent government agency by force. Employees from DOGE are now inside the Washington offices of the United States Institute of Peace. This comes just days after agency representatives were unable to gain access to the building on Friday being blocked by lawyers.
ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.
No one knows why he was detained.
IMLS is under attack. They’ve been instrumental in digital humanities and GLAM. Make noise, spread the word, call your reps.
IMLS co-funded my 1st NEH grant, which later became the Digital Ethnic Futures Consortium & introduced 1000s of students of color to DH. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
