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straikat.bsky.social
Minneapolis person. Librarian, musician, lurker extraordinaire. She/her.
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Any talk you hear from the current administration about making the US more competitive in science and technology is utter bullshit. What they are doing is sabotaging our country for years if not decades to come.

submitted 7 hours ago • 25 comments

1. Jumped up 2. Got out of bed 3. Dragged a comb across my head 4. Made my way downstairs 5. Drank a cup

submitted 3 hours ago • 1 comment

PERFECT SONG ALERT

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Melissa and I wrote about our research being purged... www.minnpost.com/community-vo...

submitted 7 days ago • 12 comments

"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" by Gil Scott-Heron Album: "Pieces of a Man" Time: 8:46 pm

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

I chose my career — as a (very) small cog in the academic machine — because I believed (and really, still do despite the many problems) in the fundamental power of knowledge discovery and dissemination to improve people’s lives. I’m terrified and angry about where we are right now.

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

Canada gets the guest room ready.

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

So, uh, will Canada take us in? And by “us” I mean all of Minnesota.

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

submitted 109 days ago • 6 comments

Feeling pretty indulgent after scrambling three whole eggs for dinner.

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

Another gem spotted at the local food co-op.

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

My country has often made me sad, but never so sad as right now.

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Stealing @zanadu.bsky.social’s bit and posting today’s earworm: a song I loved when it was released, but hoped would not be so directly relevant again.

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

I don’t have much to offer, but here’s an adorable dog in a sweatshirt.

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

ALSO HELPFUL IF UNIVERSITIES WOULD STOP PRE-EMPTIVELY COMPLYING

submitted 23 days ago • 12 comments

Played a successful orchestra concert this afternoon, walked the dogs in nice pleasant winter temps, and made a delicious spaghetti bolognese for dinner. That’s the weekend. Back to it tomorrow. Oh, and btw, trans rights are human rights.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

me in the morning once trump imposes a 50% tariff on colombian imports

submitted 27 days ago • 196 comments

Quote skeet with a bridge from your gallery:

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

Hey Skybrarians! Here's a fab new starter pack of cataloging and metadata folks! 📚

submitted 30 days ago • 2 comments

Dreamed last night that I was out for dinner with a certain unelected dipshit oligarch and like 8 other people, and he made us divide up the tab item by item and each pay for our own. So I guess my brain is working through some stuff.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

The thing about these unreasonably cold temperatures (-10F in my backyard this morning) is that they come with bright sun and clear blue skies. Feels so much better than the endless foggy gray of late December, when temps were in the 30s.

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

Temps dropping below zero and the power’s out. This is fine.

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

I’m thinking the household canines are gonna have to do without their 10 PM walk the next few days. May dog have mercy on my rugs.

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Went to the Art Shanties today. This is a cat shanty where you dress like a cat and knock things off shelves.

submitted 35 days ago • 2 comments