kgs... onward

I'm awaiting the day when we need to start a legal defense fund on behalf of a dictionary

@galendruke Thank you for 9 years of great podcasting. I’ll miss 538!

Sadly, 538 is shutting down and that goes for my role too. It’s been a privilege making the politics podcast for the past nine years, so a really big thank you to everyone who tuned in! There are a bunch of talented journalists newly on the market as of today -- my colleagues. Consider me a reference for all of them. As for me, I think I’ve still got some podcasting left to do 🤓. Please go subscribe to what comes next at GDPOLITICS [dot] com. You'll find some longer reflections on today's news there as well. Also, if you’d like to work with me in any capacity, get in touch! I know days like these are rough, but I remain an optimist 🫶

@MerriamWebster Respite

What’s the word for your weekend?

@davidclover Sending you hugs from Northern California 💔

@MerriamWebster Virgo

What are you the definition of?

To learn how you can support librarians and defend the right to read, join the Unite Against Book Bans campaign led by the American Library Association at uniteagainstbookbans.org.

@PhDhurtBrain Turkish Delight, made correctly and not allowed to stale, is delicious. I grew up on Aplets and Cotlets during the holidays, which are basically Turkish Delight. Harriet the Spy's tomato sandwiches were the next food from books, and with good tomatoes, YES.

@fledglingnerd @NoetheMatt That vote is hard for me to understand, because there were no potential procedural concerns that I could identify -- it's just reaffirming what we believe as an association. Then again, we can always ask folks why they voted as they did.

@NoetheMatt There was also one vote against Freedom to Read. Whyyyyyyyyyyy.

@NoetheMatt Sometimes no votes or abstentions are based on procedural concerns. (This is also why we shouldn't rush items.) & don't rule out user error. An interesting exercise: keeping track of total participation on each item. I've noticed that voting often drops on controversial items.

@GeometricRabbit Fortunately, test votes aren’t included in the publicly-available Council voting tallies that become part of @ALALibrary’s permanent record (there’s a subtweet buried in there 😉)

While I’m trying to be low sodium about this, I’m befuddled and mildly salty that 58 people voted no on our test vote. #TeamDeepDish #ALACouncil #ALAAC23 🍕 😂

Response to the announcement about IFLA WLIC 2024 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates iflalgbtqusers.wordpress.com/2023/06/22/res…

Heads-up regarding this growing collection of IFLA members objecting to IFLA choosing Dubai for the 2024 WLIC.

@jaenarae May his memory be a blessing. I know it hurts.

@NYTGames Bureau

so the scripps national spelling bee started last night. what's one word that is *supposed* to be easy to spell but always trips you up? i'll start: vacuum

“The @ALALibrary is pleased that the @FTRF, our First Amendment legal defense arm, & our state affiliate, the @ArLALibrary, are participating in the lawsuit to vindicate AR residents’ freedom to read...The government has no place in deciding what books people can borrow or buy."

The father was convicted, and the judge said, “There were heroes in this case. One was the child, and the other was the book.” Also a hero was the librarian who made this book available on the shelves.

@sjvn You truly got it!

@rebeccamakkai So THAT's how the goat cartel works! I had wondered.

@lspags Just caught this. Hang in there

@Lessa4Libraries I can’t imagine what this year is like.

My therapist asked me today what it means to challenge a book and boy oh boy did she really understand all our sessions over the past year in a new light

@beerinator Avocado is the sultry veg.