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Reference & Instruction Librarian | Climate crisis is an example of the need for critical info literacy | Grounded in Black Feminist Thought | Lover of history, animals, and fiber arts | Always seeking to weave connections between past, present, future.
Bright passionate people who wanted to dedicate their lives to public service were fired in a mass email over the holiday weekend.
This has absolutely nothing to do with efficiency, fraud, waste, or abuse. And your life will be worse because of it.
So illegal and overreaching of the 2023 Supreme Court ruling on admissions and affirmative action. This administration isn't going to follow the law nor listen to any judges' ruling. Let's anticipate/ plan for the worst case scenario.
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TikTok is getting banned & folks moving over to RedNote are getting an eye opener that the "American Dream" has always just been a dream. Its been a nightmare for others. America is a propaganda machine. Brings us back to the main issue: Classism. Racism, sexism, etc. are tools used for classism.
Look at what was taken in “sweeps” of homeless encampments.
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This coulda been our president-elect tonight America but you chose authoritarianism instead
This. This. This.
We are not in the "they go low, we go high" times. Haven't been since 2016.
I am honored to participate in the inaugural #librarianslooklike project led by @bedoviann.bsky.social ! Please support Ryan's project. Very important in the times we are in and in a field (librarianship) that has a far ways to go in diversifying.
Thank you for doing this!
SLJ and EveryLibrary summarizing the implications for libraries. 📚
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Agree!
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"If we value education, educators, and students, we shouldn't look to technologists (and especially not techo-solutionists) to frame and solve problems. And we certainly shouldn’t redirect resources away from teachers to tech giants."
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No mandate!
Remember in the movie “Aliens” when no one listened to the woman and then everyone died? That’s what the vibe feels like right now.
Cover of the zine "A Librarian Against AI; or, I Think AI Should Leave", featuring a design of bold color blocks inspired by the opening titles of the TV show "I Think You Should Leave"
📣 New zine!! "A Librarian Against AI; or, I Think AI Should Leave" is a 40-page zine about why we should think twice about using & supporting generative AI. violetbfox.info/against-ai/ #noAI #zines
