He was a stray so is likely a mutt but the vet calls him a Turkish Van ❤️

Y'all I can't stop laughing (as I try to order my new collection)

This is a fascinating tidbit. I had no idea. #tariffhistory #tarifffunfact

A white and tabby cat lays on his back on a red blanket

It’s Orie’s birthday. He is 8 years old. He is a very good boy. #cats

Nearly 900,000 fewer people went to the U.S. in March as cross-border travel plummets | CBC News The number of cross-border travellers going from Canada to the U.S. dropped by nearly 900,000 in March compared to the same month last year, according to the latest U.S. Customs and Border Protection ...

Montana tourism is in for a shock www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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In case you're curious or sad or angry, there will be an initial hearing in Rhode Island v. Trump - this is the case of 21 states suit to stop the dismantling of the #IMLS. You can watch it, starting at 10am, on www.youtube.com/@USCourtsRID

Oh my god you want me to find "evidence" before putting someone in jail? Every time?? Do you have any idea how long that would take

Just got word from my college roommate - who is the state archivist for the state of South Dakota - that due to the DOGE shutdowns of IMLS, they can no longer fund InterLibrary Loan in SD.

This means exchange between libraries, ability to get books delivered across the system, is gone as of 4/30.

A hiking trail leads between two fences into the distance.

Just thinking of my 60 degree hike over the weekend because now it is snowing again. #spring #montana

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New free #zine by @claudiaeberger.bsky.social: "Footpath for the People?", a companion to reading their new data quilt—history of for which "public", whose land re:the Appalachian Trail + gender, race, & Indigenous land rights; & what data physicalization/viz via fabric arts makes possible:

We just got the news of our IMLS grant being terminated for our museum. Elon is systematically targeting our educational facilities, and we must continue to organize if we are to protect our museums and libraries (among everything else).

While Minnesota has been leaps and bounds ahead of other states in tying their libraries to state funding, I am immensely worried about the cost of SELCO's system migration and the in-state library loan system in light of IMLS grant withdrawals.

We've already had both an NEH & IMLS grant canceled. I don't necessarily like getting too much into the weeds about work, but sharing to let people know that this stuff is actually happening. I am used to not receiving great support because I work for a public institution. I think we need to discuss

Cognitive dissonance is the humanities being at the same time both a useless waste of time and an imminent threat to the government.

Reupping this one. For all of us sad about grant terminations, the larger issue is these colleagues ARE the humanities infrastructure in the U.S., stewards of fields, unsung heroes. Grateful for your feedback, expertise, and service. And so sad this is happening to you. You deserved so much better.

Maine State Library lays off 13 workers, will restructure after losing federal funds The library last received funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services on March 24 and has not gotten any updates on when — or whether — payments may resume.

The Maine State Library laid off 13 staff members Wednesday — nearly one-third of its staff — and announced that it would close for two weeks to restructure its operations after the Trump administration indefinitely suspended certain federal funds.

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"Our circulation software is entirely IMLS funded. Many of our digital databases are funded through IMLS. We are not allowed to discuss the bills and shutdowns in our library or on the library's social media for fear of being perceived as 'political.'"

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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.

Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.

Person holding a cardboard sign which reads "Hand off working COBOL code"

Now there's a protest sign you don't see often.

As I said the other day, there are two kinds of people: those who've seen a 130 year old piece of equipment in some machine shop that is the only thing that can make a widget that upholds a global manufacturing network, and those who think manufacturing supply chains are easy/just happen

BREAKING — Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) staffers who were put on admin leave on Monday just got letters letting them know they’re a part of a Reduction in Force (RIF) and that their job will be “abolished” effective May 4th in accordance with Trump’s EO, per copy reviewed by me.

Incidentally, since almost all the physical books from major publishers in the US are printed in China, that probably just increased the price by 50%, which massively lowers sales and means publishers will do much smaller print runs.

Take Action to Save the National Endowment for the Humanities After effectively shutting down the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) this week, the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency is now targeting the National Endowment fo...

Friends, we are disappointed to report that our NEH grant was terminated overnight. The same was true for thousands of other projects. Please join us in protesting these outrageous actions by the Trump administration. aaslh.org/take-action-...

Take care of your neighbors and friends, you're going to need community more than ever.

Everything Is Tuberculosis will have a SECOND WEEK as a #1 New York Times bestseller. Incredible. (Also, the audiobook is a NYT Bestseller!)

I am so, so grateful to everyone who has read and shared that little book.

It’s stunning to me that the New York Times did not put the story on the bloodbath at the NIH, CDC, and FDA on its front page this morning.

This is such a fucking shame.

So many people worked so hard to make NaNoWriMo what it was, and it was all squandered to prop up a plagiarism machine, truly betraying everything NaNo represented: the limitless creativity of normal people.