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This Fall, Florida Students Will Be Forced to Take “Anti-Communist” Classes Florida public schools will force students to take a Heritage Foundation-backed class on the “evils of communism.”…

Florida public schools will require students to complete a Heritage Foundation-backed course on the "evils of communism" starting this fall.

Pleased to see collective collections, the facilitated collection and inside out discussed in this interesting piece >> The collections concept at the University of Sheffield: a varied approach to the role of research library collections | Semantic Scholar buff.ly/sbx9bb8

STOP H.R. 7661 - A NATIONWIDE BOOK BAN On February 24, 2026, H.R. 7661 was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives. Despite its name,  the "Stop the Sexualization of Children Act" does nothing to protect children; instead, i...

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: STOP H.R. 7661 - A NATIONWIDE BOOK BAN. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...

Librarian at the Library of Congress just out here hiding books for decades. 📚

White Paper: Content #Authenticity and #Provenance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Call-to-Action For the LAMs Community drive.google.com/file/d/1VMkN... #libraries #archives #museums #AI #GenAI #LLMs

ID: Elle Siebert, Nicholas Rodelo, and Sara Johnson stand outside of City Hall after the Long COVID Awareness Day resolution was announced. The text reads, “The Sick Times. Los Angeles recognizes Long COVID Awareness Day. Local advocates pushed America’s second largest city to formally observe the day on March 15. By Miles W. Griffis.”

“We need to maintain and build this momentum through Long COVID Awareness Day,” said Johnson, who supported the Los Angeles resolution. “This [recognition] should be a springboard.”

The city council of Los Angeles passed a resolution to recognize Long COVID Awareness Day on March 15. The resolution will also light the iconic City Hall teal.

@mileswgriffis.bsky.social was at City Hall and spoke with the advocates who made it happen: bit.ly/40BRxHT

COVID Falls to Low Viral Activity in the U.S.: Update for March 6, 2025 COVID in U.S. wastewater fell into the low range. Conditions still vary considerably across the country, but only seven states have high…

My latest update on #COVID19 in the US:

- Nationally, COVID dropped to low viral activity for the first time since December

- Viral activity remains moderate in the Midwest and Northeast. Seven states have high viral activity: AL, DE, IL, ME, MN, MI, NE.

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📣 Mar. 5's #ThreatModelCovid: Int'l Long Covid Awareness Month, @thephysicsgirl.bsky.social is back!, & more 🦠

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Map of the United States titled “COVID-19 Heat Map, Based on CDC Wastewater Data and Levels (U.S.)” from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC), dated March 9, 2026. States are color-coded by transmission level using CDC wastewater data: very high (dark red), high (red), moderate (orange), low (yellow), very low (light yellow), and limited data (striped). Several Midwest and Southern states—such as Minnesota, Illinois, Alabama, and Mississippi—are shown at high levels, while much of the West and parts of the Southeast show low or very low levels. A note at the bottom states that transmission is subsiding at the end of the 12th wave and no state is currently in the “Very High” category.

Graphic titled “National COVID-19 Estimates (U.S.)” from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative model, dated March 9, 2026 (pmc19.com/data). Estimated infections: 1 in 87 people actively infectious (1.2%), about 565,000 new daily infections, 4.1 million infections in the past week, and 54 million infections so far in 2026, with cumulative infections per person estimated at 5.10. Estimated Long COVID outcomes: 28,000–113,000 new daily cases and 205,000–820,000 new weekly cases. Estimated excess deaths linked to infections: 160–270 per day and 1,200–1,900 per week. A note states the U.S. is experiencing roughly 565,000 daily infections amid moderate transmission levels.

Table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates” from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) model, dated March 9, 2026. The table lists U.S. states with CDC transmission level, estimated percent actively infectious, and probability that someone in a room of 10, 25, 50, or 100 people is infectious. Several states—including Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, and Mississippi—are marked “High,” with infection estimates around 1 in 33 to 1 in 38 people. Many other states are listed as moderate or low, while some—such as California, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, and the District of Columbia—are categorized as very low. A note indicates some states have limited data reporting.

Table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates” from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) model dated March 9, 2026 (pmc19.com/data). It lists U.S. states with CDC transmission levels, estimated percent actively infectious, and the probability that someone in a room of 10, 25, 50, or 100 people is infectious. Nebraska is highlighted as “High” with an estimated 1 in 42 people infectious (2.4%). Most other states on this page—including Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Vermont—are listed as moderate, while several states such as Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, and West Virginia are categorized as very low. A note indicates some states have limited reporting and that North Dakota estimates are averaged from nearby states.

US Weekly COVID update: Mar 9, 2026

🔸1 in 87 Actively Infectious
🔸565,000 Daily Infections
🔸4,100,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸54,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸205,000 to 820,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,200 to 1,900 Weekly Excess Deaths

Source: pmc19.com/data/

Citizen of the Week: Michael Idriss, Black History Game Changer Michael Idriss makes sure Black history lives on, in exhibits, media and youth outreach at the Museum of the American Revolution

African American history has been disappeared from Independence National Historical Park. Not so at the Museum of the American Revolution, with thanks to one “time traveler."

Webinar Recording From @carl-abrc.bsky.social User Rights in the Age of Generative #AI m.youtube.com/watch?v=rYzM... #GenAI #legal

ARL Daily Intelligence (March 9–12) — Association of Research Libraries The ARL Daily Intelligence is the trusted source of news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Released Monday through Thursday, the ARL Daily Intelligence is curated by Gary D. Price, co-fo...

The #ARLDailyIntelligence brings you today’s essential news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Check out today’s top stories!

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#Research #Libraries #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #OA #AI #ScholarlyCommunication #Librarianship #Advocacy #PublicPolicy

Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah over Epstein joke at Grammys The US president labels Noah a "total loser" over a joke he told on stage during the awards ceremony.

Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah over Epstein joke at Grammys

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CDC “Epidemic trend summary” map for COVID-19 in the United States as of March 3, 2026. COVID-19 infections are estimated to be growing or likely growing in 2 states, declining or likely declining in 35 states, and not changing in 10 states. A note states the percentage of emergency department visits diagnosed with COVID-19 is very low nationally and the overall epidemic trend is declining.

USA: Epidemic trend summary: Mar 6, 2026

COVID-19

As of March 3, 2026:

🔹2 states have COVID-19 infections growing or likely growing
🔹35 state has infections declining or likely declining
🔹10 states show no change

Source: cdc.gov/cfa-modeling...

Screenshot of a news article from The Post titled “Repeatedly getting Covid doesn’t build immunity, ‘it’s more like accumulating damage’,” written by Melanie Earley of RNZ and dated March 10, 2026. Below the headline is a portrait of leading vaccinologist and associate professor Dr Helen Petousis-Harris, shown facing the camera against a dark background. The article discusses how repeated COVID-19 infections may cause cumulative harm rather than building lasting immunity.

"Leading vaccinologist Helen Petousis-Harris says there's not enough awareness of the impact of COVID-19 on overall health."

"What many people don't realise is that getting COVID repeatedly is not like building immunity, it's more like accumulating damage," she says.

Source: archive.md/Qsv13

Changes in paracetamol and leucovorin use after a White House briefing Changes in federal prescribing recommendations follow deliberate and transparent processes involving US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists, which normally include input from stakeholders an...

After Yam Tits said Tylenol may cause Autism if taken during pregnancy, a new Lancet study found pregnant patients’ use of the drug in the ER dropped by ~10%, even though scientists have said repeatedly there’s no clear evidence of a causal link.

Words matter, even if from an untrustworthy Buffon🍊🤡

AI has entered the world of archives, libraries & museums.
In this interview, leaders from the FLAME project discuss the recently published #AI Preparedness Guidelines, and how preparation, strong metadata, & clear governance are essential for success.

www.openaire.eu/ai-in-archiv...

#OpenAIRE

Guest Post — AI Fatigue and Vocational Awe in Academic Libraries - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's guest blogger says academic librarians don't need another class on how to use AI, but an institutional reflection on the emotional and mental cost of rushing innovations.

Important piece here by Greyson Pasiak on the role of librarians in the GenAI era and the threat of burnout. 📚 📜
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cc. @chiyukiarts.bsky.social

Scientists warn fake research is spreading faster than real science A sweeping new study from Northwestern University reveals that scientific fraud is no longer just the work of a few rogue researchers—it has evolved into a global, organized enterprise. By analyzing m...

A major investigation found organized networks producing fake scientific papers, selling authorships, and manipulating journals to mass-publish fraudulent research.

Library conferences on BlueSky A list of library and information science conferences, with links to their hashtags on the social media platform BlueSky.

Exciting news - I have actually updated the Library Conferences on BlueSky page, and it now has current and previous 2026 sections! Lots to do to add in events I have noted in screenshots and saved emails, but good progress.

I wrote the foreword to Resisting Erasure: Libraries in Palestine/Palestine in Libraries, out now from @libraryjuicepress.bsky.social.

academicworks.cuny.edu/qc_pubs/693/

Why I've been so reluctant to share posts that don't link to a news source. If you just post a video untethered to any sources, sorry, I don't care how viral it is, I'm not sharing until I've confirmed it's real.

Sleepy owl found taking a snooze on shelf in upstate New York antique store Customers at The Market Place in the hamlet of East Durham discovered the “extremely lifelike” owl tucked next to a cookie jar and alerted store staff.

In #owl news. 🦉

> Sleepy owl found taking a snooze on shelf in upstate New York antique store nypost.com/2026/03/08/u...

Media Ownership and The Future of News A brief history of recent media mergers and their implications for democracy.

I'm on Substack now!

Subscribe to The Run-On Sentence: Long Winded Takes on Media, Politics, and Digital Culture for my critical commentary on current events.

This week I dive into the recent media merger between Warner Bros. and Paramount.

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"From Linked Open Data to Collections as Data: A Reproducible Framework Using Federated Queries"
https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v44i4.17432
#LinkedData #LinkedOpenData #libraries #collections

Finally: artresearch.net brings together the PHAROS photo archives in a free, open-access discovery platform—offering millions of artworks, photographs, and art historical records, interoperable via Linked Open Data and IIIF. A major step forward for connected, comparative digital art history […]

In their lawsuit against NEH, ACLS, AHA, MLA, etc., include as an exhibit the AI-produced DOGE spreadsheet that determined if a project was too DEI for Trump. Here is the spreadsheet www.historians.org/wp-content/u...

Prompt asking ChatGPT to classify a grant description as DEI with yes or no and 120 character justification. Response reads: Yes, DHRIFT aims to provide equitable access to technical training and pedagogical support in digital humanities, addressing inequities in distribution of resources.

If you had a grant cancelled, I really recommend you look at the spreadsheet the DOGE bros created with ChatGPT to determine if a grant was DEI. Here is what they said about mine: DHRIFT.org

When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities

In case you missed the article in the NY Times, here is a gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/a... #NEH #NEHODH #DH