Posts by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
(DIR) Post #AUov4O9iw9liQGHjEm by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2023-04-14T16:38:20Z
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The John Hay Library at Brown University has a special collection on childhood sexual abuse and survivor advocacy, with materials ranging from the 1980s to the early 2000sRead more: - "I am a survivor" by Amanda E. Strauss: https://nursingclio.org/2023/01/12/i-am-a-survivor-childhood-sexual-abuses-collections-the-archives/
(DIR) Post #AUov4Om0doOSL0CIue by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2023-04-15T15:30:51Z
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The Telecommunications Group History Archives in Denver, Colorado has special collections about the history of telephonesIt includes photographs, telephone directories, and other documents about their operation and historyThe Telecommunications History Group also runs museums in Denver and in Seattle, WashingtonRead more: https://www.telcomhistory.org/telecommunications-history-archives/#History #Library #Technology
(DIR) Post #AUov4PHYkVd9uqxV5c by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2023-04-16T12:37:01Z
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In 2012, John Szabo was appointed City Librarian of the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) system Since then LAPL's security budget grew from $1.1 million in 2013 to a proposed $10.4 million in 2020A majority of logged incidents in the LAPL online reporting system were nonviolentRead more: "Police in Libraries" by Ella Fassler and Anya Ventura: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/police-public-libraries#Library #Politics
(DIR) Post #AUov4RdbzUSVDpI8jw by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2023-04-19T19:36:34Z
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In Spring 2022, the Archival Workers Collective gave a survey about experiences working during the COVID-19 pandemicA majority criticized organizations for- ignoring local outbreaks- prematurely removing safety measures- treating different classes of employees differently and unfairly- unequally enforcing workplace precautionsAbout half of respondents reported leaving or considering leaving their positions Read more: "Archival Workers Collective 2022 Survey Summary": https://awefund.wordpress.com/2023/04/17/archival-workers-collective-2022-survey-summary/#Covid #Library #Politics
(DIR) Post #AUov4SAa0upWs4iT7w by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2023-04-19T19:45:55Z
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Throughout the 21st century, public libraries in the US South were segregated and provided little or no services to Black patronsFor example, the Memphis Public Library in Tennessee had the policy of only checking out books to Black patrons if they were there to retrieve books for white men Public libraries were thus early locations for anti-segregation sit-insThe American Library Association (ALA) did not issue an official apology until 2018Read more: "Desegregating Public Libraries" by George M. Eberhart: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/desegregating-public-libraries/#History #Library #Politics #Racism
(DIR) Post #AUov4SjfuQu2cv8UpU by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2023-04-19T19:59:01Z
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The Library of Mistakes in Edinburgh, Scotland has over 4,000 books on economics and finance It was inspired by the 2008 Great Recession and founded in 2014 The library warns against using quantitative economic algorithms as a sense of objectivity Its stated mission is to promote the study of financial historyIt also has lectures on its website(I don't know if this library is actually any good or not)Read more: "How to prevent financial meltdowns, according to the Library of Mistakes" by Amanda Shendruk: https://qz.com/2163887/how-to-avoid-financial-crises-according-to-the-library-of-mistakesLibrary of Mistakes webpage: https://www.libraryofmistakes.com/"Library of Mistakes" on Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/library-of-mistakes#Economics #History #Library #Politics
(DIR) Post #AxdKrrpx50oh7rzcwK by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2025-08-28T16:04:11Z
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@futurebird remembering that time someone told me I was "classist" for saying you shouldn't use AI as a therapist
(DIR) Post #B0DR2nAtd6a954TsTg by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2025-11-13T05:28:46Z
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no state solution
(DIR) Post #B0U2jWegN6K8MIs6To by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2025-11-18T16:47:00Z
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wishing a very unsafe day to every Zionist :blobheartcat:
(DIR) Post #B0zbXyiwzkxiKCjV4q by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2025-12-07T03:25:59Z
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@nyx this is really cute
(DIR) Post #B1E99N7hG9tBPdBX16 by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2025-12-14T03:26:48Z
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what are your preferred password managers?
(DIR) Post #B1j1uVan51x61bGtd2 by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2025-12-28T20:05:17Z
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"ecofascist" is a basically meaningless or inaccurate term in almost every instance I've seen it used. except like Pentti Linkola
(DIR) Post #B1j1uXDT2iU53qNIYK by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2025-12-28T20:07:39Z
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when people online say "ecofascist" they usually seem to mean "environmental commentary too misanthropic or anti-civ for my comfort"
(DIR) Post #B1j6RW1msjOWkRtSUK by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2025-12-29T01:58:31Z
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ecofascism is when no burger
(DIR) Post #B1rSlB5WCJ85qu6Bma by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2026-01-01T03:08:50Z
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@mayintoronto
(DIR) Post #B1xKX2UTjSewRtHSIi by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2026-01-04T21:48:36Z
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then perish(for the record this guy also made a joke fantasizing about torturing and killing vegans because a journalist offended him by suggesting he include vegan recipes in a magazine he was editor of)
(DIR) Post #B2VBJlAuuIyHYcEBBw by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2026-01-21T07:00:03Z
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@AleisterGiovanni where'd you get that balaclava
(DIR) Post #B360ew0fcql3ubOOWG by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2026-02-08T01:22:27Z
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@YKantRachelRead generally agreed with the caveat that racism against Black men is often based on fear of "predatory" Black masculinity rather than femininity (as opposed to "respectable" white masculinity)
(DIR) Post #B37hgmc81KOmXO07EW by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2026-02-05T23:51:28Z
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this is some next-level astroturfing https://marchforbillionaires.org/
(DIR) Post #B37hgo2khpI0yFStN2 by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2026-02-08T18:37:30Z
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lol, lmao even