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sarakday.bsky.social
Editor and project manager, cross stitcher, chronic re-reader and re-watcher, ex-academic, perpetual Nanowrimo dropout
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Well done to The Denver Post for this headline and layout decision.

I don't think we're talking enough about the fact that the pressure to remove DEI from science means women die.

Bureaucracy, famously not important in war

Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.

sorry i've been so testy lately. it's just because of every single thing in the entire world

US immigration is gaming Google to create a mirage of mass deportations www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I asked my kid's doctor if we could get some of his shots a year or two early. She showed zero surprise that I was asking and said yes immediately.

"We cannot afford to tread lightly or wait for this banning surge to peter out. Fight wisely, fight efficiently, and fight bravely." How to support libraries & librarians - lots of excellent advice & analysis in this piece by @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social reactormag.com/book-bans-af...

The Words of Mouth newsletter has a special "Hire an Angeleno" edition out today. Sign up and pass it on. www.wordsofmouth.org

A sliver of good news from the fire in Altadena. www.blackenterprise.com/grave-octavi...

An important thread about how invisible changes BTS are shaping academic publishing.

This whole peaceful transfer of power to MAGA feels like those moments in grade school when the teacher took the side of the bully and then the victim got in trouble and there was nothing you could say to fix the situation.

I feel this in all of my five feet and three and three-quarters inches.

Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends: 1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration; 2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you; 3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.

“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas” Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas. Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏

'Tis the season for me to accidentally winnow my Christmas Pandora station down to "Christmas Wrapping," the Bing and Bowie "Little Drummer Boy," and those instrumentals from "A Charlie Brown Christmas."