Resharing the mod announcement from Monday: Mod Announcement In recent weeks we have seen a big increase in misinformation being posted here, and while we understand that it can sometimes be difficult to parse what’s real and what’s fiction these … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread

Let’s see what bullshit happens as we close out April. Be kind and thoughtful today. Cheers. Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Continues On

Have some science to start your Wednesday, courtesy of Science Friday: Colossal squid captured on video! Traffic engineering is based on horribly outdated science! Signatures associated with life discovered on an exoplanet! Cat genetics! Be kind and thoughtful today. Cheers. Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Keeps Wednesdaying

Good morning, good afternoon, and happy Wednesday. Not a lot of time for header prep, so here are a couple some great and infuriating articles from ProPublica: American Rendition: Rümeysa Öztürk’s Journey From Ph.D. Scholar to Trump Target Languishing in … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Supports Good Journalism

It’s Wednesday. Today I thought I’d spend a little bit of time focusing on a specific target of DOGE’s cuts: The Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS). This is just one piece of the many, many cuts Trump and … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Says Having Fun Isn’t Hard When You’ve Got a Library Card

Welcome back to Wednesday! Traveling to a library conference for the rest of the week, so here are some headlines from around the world: Fears intensify of return to civil war as South Sudan vice-president arrestedSouth Sudan’s first vice-president and … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread is Heading to Minneapolis

Hey gang. It’s Wednesday and we’re politicking. So before you start politicking, why not check out one of these interesting articles? Afghan Women, Erased From Public Life, Are Turning to Instagram Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban have … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Put in Some Effort

I promised a more thought out header this week. I failed! I’ve been deep in interviews for a new member of my team, and academic library interviews are A Lot, even on the side that’s doing the hiring. Next week … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Failed

I’m no longer traveling, but still busy enough with work to not write a detailed header. I promise to write something substantive soon! In the meantime, please enjoy a few photos from my vacation. Be kind and thoughtful today. Cheers. … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread is Back

Happy Wednesday. As February winds down, I wanted to give one final shout out to Black librarians. As mentioned in a previous header, the profession is 90% white, and Black librarians have often been invisible in the profession. A new … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Celebrates Black History Once More