Brittlestar on Instagram: "LESSONS FROM CATS FOR SURVIVING FASCISM ~ Comment 'meow' and I'll DM you the pre-order links" 12K likes, 339 comments - brittlestar on May 12, 2025: "LESSONS FROM CATS FOR SURVIVING FASCISM ~ Comment 'meow' and I'll DM you the pre-order links".

check out Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism
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#OtD 22 Apr 1944 200 Black people, mostly @HowardU students, held a sit-in at a segregated restaurant in Washington DC. The disruption forced HQ to order the branch to start serving Black customers. A key organiser was LGBT+ Pauli Murray (pictured) stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9444...

A tote bag with a cartoon by Tom Gauld on it. The text reads "SHOP INDIE. SHOP LOCAL.". The image shows a sweet little book-filled cottage on a tiny island. The only inhabitant has set off on a very short journey by rowboat to a neighbouring tiny island which has a jetty and a small bookstore. The bookseller stands in ther door drinking a coffee.

"Independent Bookstore Day is a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country on the last Saturday in April. Every store is unique and independent, and every party is different."

*Check the site for details www.indiebound.org/independent-bookstore-day/map

A pink baseball cap with red lettering that says "avoiding meningitis and meningeneral"

Good morning. Sometimes the best prevention strategy is a sense of humor. If it doubles as a fashion statement, we support that too.😆

Mirror Indy wins ‘Story of the Year’ for second straight year A joint investigation by Mirror Indy and IndyStar into ethical concerns in Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration was named Story of the Year by the Indiana

Mirror Indy won 23 awards at the 2025 Best in Indiana Journalism Awards.

We won a variety of awards for our photojournalism and illustrations, social media, arts and culture reporting, environmental reporting and investigative reporting.
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As well as what is said about them.

Soaring in the City at Sunrise. Today in Chicago.

Three cool scientists introduce their work "Our new theory has been submitted to a peer-reviewed journal, but we feel its depths and intricacies are best appreciated on the limited-edition vinyl release."

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

A poster with a colorful stack of books on the left and this text on the right: “Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.” ~ Jeff Zentner

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK

"Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.”
~ Jeff Zentner

I absolutely LOVE, LOVE "Practical Ethnography" by @sladner.bsky.social

I use it to teach Advanced Ethnography, because my basic course is on the foundations, but the advanced one looks at more sophisticated variations of ethnography, like business ethnography or organizational ethnography.

On the importance of reading on the same topic across disciplines:

I am currently reading "Care: The Highest Stage of Capitalism" by Professor Premilla Nadasen (who is a historian).

Nadasen makes important points that echo the work of sociologist Dr. @jessicacalarco.com in "Holding It Together"

This obsession that some researchers seem to have with academic productivity is slowly eroding my faith in the academic enterprise.

“I want AI to do the grunt work so I have more time to think and write.”

News flash: you won’t.

The grunt work is part and parcel of the research process.

A digital illustration of two japanese lesbians flirting in a queer underground bar in the 80s. One of them wears a blue jacket, the other a suit, while in the background there's liquor and a multitude of little stickers and illustrations of lesbian and queer marks.

The full illustration I did for @taplingzines.bsky.social "We've Always Been Here"

The zine depicts queer couples throughout cultures and history and I had the honours of portraying a Japanese lesbian couple in an underground bar during the 80s✨

#queer #lesbians #illustration

A cluster of baseballs sprouting from native wild rice in mosaic tile.

A cluster of game balls sprouting from native wild rice in mosaic tile.

A cluster of beachballs sprouting from native wild rice in mosaic tile.

A cluster of soccer balls sprouting from native wild rice in mosaic tile.

And for the conclusion of the CTA Thorndale Red Line series, we bring out the game balls.

Homecomings I was invited to go back to my high school to talk about my work and was asked about despair. The students surprised me and I surprised myself.

Today's delight is this by @alexanderchee.bsky.social - open.substack.com/pub/querent/...

Not on all lists is this screening in #Indianapolis:

@indylibrary.bsky.social

Join WFYI Live for an Indie Lens Pop-Up screening of THE LIBRARIANS at Central Library. Screening is free & open to the public--preregistration is recommended.
Tue., 4/21: 5:30pm - 7:45pm

www.wfyi.org/community-ca...

You can get a free native tree sapling and bag of produce at the 11th annual Going Green in the Grove returns April 25. The free Arbor Day event lets community members participate in various activities, such as making a bouquet and a petting zoo.
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This is one of the trends that legit gives me hope for the future of humanity

The first time I heard someone describe New Yorkers as "kind but not nice" was like "omg yes THAT". Your purse spills on the sidewalk, someone seamlessly helps you scoop up all your stuff while berating you for being an idiot and not closing it, whaddya wanna get robbed blind or somethin'

Meet employers at April 22 job fair The career fair at the Indianapolis Urban League on April 22 will include employers like Fastenal, Citizens Energy Group and IndyGo.

The Indianapolis Urban League will host a spring career fair from noon to 4 p.m. on April 22 at 777 Indiana Ave. Attendees will also be able to get free lunch from local food trucks. mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-urban-leagu...

The Strait of Hormuz is open but you must answer me these questions three, ere the other side you see

WHOO HOO! All-night latkes again!

Haha 🤣

a scene with one man (labeled "nap-inducing dreary weather") threatening another man (labeled "getting stuff done on the weekend") with a knife

(sleepily) it's the freakin' weekend

How to Publicize Your Book Online And what we should keep when the pandemic is over

Prof. Chervinsky here provides an excellent primer on self promoting your book. She wrote it during covid quarantine but much of her excellent advice still applies. Good luck, all authors. You deserve the best promo & you're the best advocate fro your work. 4/4

“In China bats have long been considered lucky creatures because the written symbol for bat has the same pronunciation as that for happiness. Consequently, bats are frequently featured in textile patterns and porcelain designs in both China and Japan. Since the perfection of the full moon is also viewed as an auspicious occurrence, the combination of a bat and the moon suggests exponential happiness.” color woodblock print of a black bat flying in front of a full moon

Happy International #BatAppreciationDay 🦇!
Takahashi Bihō (Japan, b.1873)
#Bat and Moon, c. 1928–30
Woodblock print (shin hanga / kachō-e), ink & color on paper
Sheet 10 3/4 x 11 3/16 in. (27.3 x 28.4 cm)
MIA P.77.28.46 collections.artsmia.org/art/91665/ba...
#JapaneseArt

I remember learning in an art history class that the Roman preference for depicting age and signs of visible physical wear was also one of the main things that distinguished Roman statuary from Greek, which was of course obsessed with youth

A traffic cone sits next to a mosaic tile covered ceiling support with arches at train station.

More creative support...

When they said "AI will increase productivity" I didn't realize they meant "AI code will crash the social media networks on which I procrastinate, forcing me to actually do my job"

non-sinners in the hands of an angry not-god