Alright fam, here it is
Moby-Dick Rocks!!!; or, put down the AI and read a fucking book.
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Alright fam, here it is
Moby-Dick Rocks!!!; or, put down the AI and read a fucking book.
by
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
earrings by Ear Art by Ebony London
Snickers bar and a metal whistle
Parents, please check your kids’ candy this Halloween. I’ve just found an ancient metal whistle with the inscription “QUIS EST ISTE QUI VENIT" inside a Snickers bar. I blew it and heard a note of infinite distance, and now I’m haunted by a figure in pale, fluttering draperies. Be safe.
Southwest Nebraska hospital announces plans to close, blames uncertainty over funding
While Republicans celebrate the passage of the largest Medicaid cut in history, the Curtis Medical Center in Nebraska announced it will shut down as a result of these horrific cuts — the first of many hospitals to close.
This is a dark day for rural America and for our country.
"i asked grok" "i asked chagpt" yeah well I asked a rare books librarian and they found things I didn’t even know I was looking for, while answering questions about provenance
Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/
Large statue of Pope Leo XIII seated, giving a blessing, ca. 1900. Gifted to Catholic University in 1895, it has resided in McMahon Hall ever since.
Official portrait of Pope Leo XIV, showing the new Pope smiling with his signature and coat of arms below the image. Courtesy of Vatican Media.
Habemus Papam! Beyond our excitement at the election of the first American-born pope, our staff were excited to see his selection of the name Leo XIV!
Our latest blog considers the choice of "Leo" and its connections with Pope Leo XIII's 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum. lib.cua.edu/wordpress/ne...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Praise God for the life & ministry of Francis.
When he was announced in 2013 then-Abp Wilton Gregory, giving analysis on ABC, wept at hearing "Bergoglio." The anchor said, you seem to know something we don't.
Abp Gregory said, "You don't know what you just got."
We do now. Rest, Holy Father.
"These are kids who will never pay taxes," Kennedy declared. "They'll never hold a job. They'll never play baseball. They'll never write a poem. They'll never go out on a date. Many of them will never use a toilet unassisted. We have to recognize we are doing this to our children."
I honestly can’t stop thinking about this RFK speech. A lot of the outrage around it is focused on pointing out that it’s not true.
But so fucking what if it was? Do people whose bodies don’t work not deserve to exist in society? If all these things were true for a person are they less worthy?
It's not relevant whether Abrego Garcia has committed thousands of crimes. Disappearing him off to an El Salvadorean maximum security prison *without due process* is wholly illegal totalitarian bullshit. Everyone who has been sent there by this administration should be brought back, not just him.
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences
...Any significant reductions the I.M.L.S.’ small & talented work force would undermine the agency’s ability to carry out that law, which provides crucial supports to help libraries across America serve their communities.”
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
Look at that fresh-faced archivist on the far left. Where has the time gone?
It's telling that DOGE feels they need a security detail to go shut down librarians.
Proud of my home state!
Cover of the Frank Baum's "The Laughing Dragon of Oz". Shows the titular dragon and a young girl in a red dress (the character Rosine in the book). Text on the cover mentions the title, author, and the branding of "The Big Little Book".
The latest #ArchivistsNook is a big little blog on the Big Little Book (BLB) series!
A miniature children's book series, our collections include the 1934 Laughing Dragon of Oz wherein copyright law, film history, and children's literature intersect!
Learn more:
www.lib.cua.edu/wordpress/ne...
We need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved!
action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025
All right, fine.
The second Trump administration as villains from the Batman TV show.
Let's do this.
Show Up For Our Libraries! By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration's Executive Order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted of American institutions and the staff and services they offer. ALA American Library Association. #ForOurLibraries
🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen.
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Any Senate Democrat who votes for cloture should have to spend time at schools across D.C. answering questions about why they care so little about the lives of D.C. residents.
Really glad Democrats saved the fucking filibuster so they could NOT USE IT.
Fucking cowards
Five years ago today, I received instructions to stay-at-home and transition to online work. Under the current reactionary coup, it is surprising (and oddly encouraging) to revisit a post I made on an institutional account 5 years ago. I still stand by this.
Dear Manager,
This week, I was:
1. Hitchin' up the buggy
2. Churnin' lots of butter
3. Raised a barn on Monday
4. Soon, I'll raise another...
5. On my knees day and night scorin' points for the afterlife
Best regards,
Shane
In these times, it feels good to stop and celebrate the sources of community and stability in our lives. I am proud of the work my colleagues and I did to recognize our little scholarly home.