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Worked hard on this, and I hope it will be a useful resource for many. A beginner’s guide to Long COVID, with a discussion of mechanisms: www.thegauntlet.news/p/what-is-lo...

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Good legal news: 1. A judge temporarily blocks enforcement of trump’s illegal anti- #DEIA executive orders. 2. Civil rights groups file a new lawsuit about how the orders are unconstitutional. Links to both developments in the Updates to my Feb 14 article: www.lflegal.com/2025/02/deia... #Resist

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The Lost Medieval Library Found in a Romanian Church - www.medievalists.net/2024/11/lost... "Hidden away for centuries in a Transylvanian church tower, a forgotten medieval library has come to light, revealing treasures as old as the 9th century. " wonderful #romania

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Trump halts medical research funding in apparent violation of judge’s order - www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... "Health department orders NIH to hold Federal Register submissions – critical step in process for funding studies" so just hand out grants directly...

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So this retired CS/AI prof has been demanding “evidence” (the news and zeitgeist not enough) to confirm to himself that what I said was accurate. Friend says, “these are the people who host the most popular majors on campus and thus drive much decision-making.” Explains a lot.

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Agressive and poorly justified accusations are often a way people tell on themselves.

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When #AI "hallucinates" it’s generating likely outputs from the only reality it operates in — its training data and mathy processes and your prompts. If you think what you got is a hallucination, that’s a you problem. AI has no capacity to care. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Proud and grateful that excellent student reporters are keeping the Penn community up to date in the absence of communication from administration www.thedp.com/article/2025...

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"Avoid anticipatory compliance"...YES, there's been way too much of that happening...if you comply without being compelled, we can only assume you never really cared: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/02/11/d...

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You don't say! nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/02/21/t...

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This www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m... interview with @edyong209.bsky.social is a key to some calm - finding hope living with #LongCOVID, in changing what your work is, and noticing the world around you. Maybe we can get though more thousands of cuts from #Trusk too.

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Accessibility Initiatives Are Taking a Hit Across the Sciences "Confusion has ensued about the future of programs and research supporting people with disabilities as a result of President Trump’s executive order." Gift link!

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This is one of the gravest actions of the US administration. Even Republicans surely must want to prevent climate catastrophes and ensure a future for their grandchildren? Or are they all just waiting for the Rapture? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Whether you want to join the #BannedBookSkyClub discussions or if you just want to read the posts, you can like and pin the feed at the link below. See the pinned post on my profile page for current book schedule through May 2025. And thank you to those who have joined the discussions so far!

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THIS IS HOW YOU STAND UP: EEOC admin judge Karen Ortiz resisted an order to hand over all LGBT cases for “review” and told colleagues to resist too. She knows she’ll likely to be fired. “I can exist on cornflakes and community if it means that my soul is intact.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

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We’re still in a global pandemic. The threat of Covid has not passed. We’re seeing an increase in bird flu, measles, TB & more. Public health has been dying a slow & painful death for years. We are on our own. The good news? Masks work for more than just Covid! My complete guide to respirators 👇🏼

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Hey #GLAMR & #DigitalHumanities folks! I'm looking for real-world examples of data transformations that you've done (or attempted) in #OpenRefine that: - Involved extremely hairy GREL expressions that were hard to figure out; or - That you just couldn't work out how to do I'm writing a […]

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Anti-South Asian online hate surged in extremist spaces after election, new report says. Some rhetoric centered on Indians “stealing jobs” and threatening “white livelihood,” the nonprofit group Stop AAPI Hate says.

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Appeals court declines to reinstate Trump's birthright citizenship order.

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How a young Chinatown cook helped establish birthright citizenship in the US. Wong Kim Ark’s fight to be recognized as a US citizen 127 years ago led to an expansion of the 14th amendment. #History #AAPI www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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It was an incredibly important Commission for our community,” Commissioner Mia Ives-Rublee... told Ethnic Media Services. “We were provided a bridge between our community and the executive branch, and fanning out to all of the different departments.” #AAPI asamnews.com/2025/02/01/w...

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Anti-Asian online hate in the US has seen an ‘alarming surge’ since the 2024 US elections won by Donald Trump, a report says

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Today's ask: Gathering resources for LIS job seekers around negotiations and salary in the job search process - would love to hear any of your suggestions. (Can you tell I'm reworking the site?) 📚 #libraries #librarians #LIS

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I did this interview at the beginning of January 2025, and I had no idea how much more important the topics we discussed were about to become. librarianbyday.net/2025/02/21/w...

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I really hate doing this, but...If you're a librarian who sees themselves as being for social justice, who is appaled at the rolling back of DEI programs and researcher (and particularly if you're in the UK). This might support you in thinking of ways to help. facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/...

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Only monsters cut literacy funding. I said what I said. Are we great yet? “The beauty of the Imagination Library is that it unites us all—regardless of politics—because every child deserves the chance to dream big and succeed." www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Strategies for Success for Neurodiverse Librarians. Includes recordings, handouts, links etc. *Personally, I no longer recommend KC Davis b/c of her attitude towards autistic people. Her early work & book on ADHD are great. www.librarieslearn.org/calendar/str... #skybrarians #medlibs #publibs #📚

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Iowa public universities rewrite strategic plans to remove or rephrase so-called "DEI" inclusive language www.thegazette.com/higher-educa...

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The death of capital letters: why gen Z loves lowercase www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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145 - Queer Liberation Library with Avi and Amber We're talking with @queerliblib.bsky.social about who they are and what they do! www.librarypunk.gay/e/145-queer-...

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Tell Trump Hands Off The National Archives

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Statement on Independence of National Archives and Records Administration www.everylibrary.org/narastatement

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Association of Research Libraries Calls for Protection of US National Archives and Records Administration 📜 www.arl.org/news/associa...

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We're doing a fundraising drive for one more year of librarypunk. Hosting and recording costs money, and we'd really appreciate your support to keep the show going. Everything we make will continue to be free for all, but we wanted to offer ways for people to show their support.

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"These guides don't have solutions to your big problems, but they can make coping a little easier when life is difficult... not guaranteed to work for everyone, but with a little time and practice they make a difference for many" Evidence-based #zines by Kevin Tarlow. Free www.littlebetterzine.com

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Alternative Sources for Archived Government Data 📚 libguides.butler.edu/archiveddata...

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#Libraries & Well-Being: A Case Study from The New York Public Library

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Catch up with February's book club, which featured a robust discussion of Black and African American experiences in libraries, both historically and presently. youtu.be/JesGm9zGup8?...

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> The House Republicans’ plan to cut Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for the rich would slash incomes for the bottom 40% www.epi.org/blog/the-hou... Oh well, that surplus population ain't gonna reduce itself. #PartyOfStupid #BadEconomy #poverty #ThisIsAmerica

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My city had five flu deaths just this week. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

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Gathering a few resources for LIS job seekers around disability and accommodations in the job search process - would love to hear any of your suggestions (looking for resources specifically aimed at job seekers, rather than employers). 📚 #libraries #librarians #LIS

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As someone who has Long Covid, this fucking sucks

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I'd like to believe that hoopla will take this seriously and get to work... But I also know they don't exactly have a great track record with this stuff. Frankly, few of our vendors do. www.404media.co/public-libra...

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That is a lot of cat figurines, and I'll say they are cute. I do not condone this, but I understand it. 😺

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There isn't a huge amount of media (movies, series) I feel a need to own, but the ones I do yes, I am getting the physical media and making sure I have a machine and/or drive to play them. Never got the appeal of folks letting streaming be the default instead of owning. YMMV #BadEconomy #fuckery

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