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Academic Librarian of an Education, HHS, & OER persuasion. LEO-GLAM Steward & Comms chair. I fight for social justice and grow veggies. Opinions are all mine.
“If You Don’t Vote Don’t Bitch”
Very excited to find these @UAW Community Action Program Dept buttons in a collection donated to the @ReutherLibrary this morning! 🗳️
This is a twist: There's an open seat on the Michigan supreme court, and the Republican chief justice of the Michigan supreme court is endorsing the Democratic-nominated candidate Kimberly Ann Thomas rather than GOP lawmaker Andrew Fink.
https://t.co/GMpdgFFzE8
New: The National Archives is pushing Google Gemini AI on workers despite concerns from archivists about accuracy of the historical record. Internal presentation shows the "AI-Mazing Techventure" they are embarking on
https://t.co/YAncwipDjU
In a 141-8 vote, UMich ResStaff voted to unionize, which will allow the Residential Allied Organization to represent ResStaff. Results are expected to be confirmed by the Michigan Employment Relations Commissions next week.
https://t.co/SCUYeOpgka
Read my latest: IU & Purdue are telling a court their faculty have no 1st Am rights in the classroom. How something like this happens shows how our beloved @IndianaUniv is becoming ever more strange and unmoored. https://t.co/aGaOkxnUpL
I don’t post very much on the bird site these days, but wanted to share a few of my favorite photos from yesterday’s Harris/Walz campaign rally at Detroit Metro Airport!
Come to think of it, denigrating the worth of a soldier’s service based on whether he deployed to a war zone is… kind of like denigrating the worth of a woman’s citizenship based on whether she happens to have children.
UPDATE: After advocates submitted thousands of comments, the rule passed!
US hospitals will be required to report key COVID, flu, and RSV hospitalization data again outside of public health emergencies, after initially ending the requirement earlier this year.
Advocacy works!
I have been given the following guidance by one of my readers, that I'm guessing we can all use:
Walz's -- yes, that's the possessive
Walzes -- Walz and his wife
Walzes' -- belonging to Walz and his wife
Remember, they called John Kerry a coward and he was a war hero. They attacked Obama for wearing a tan suit. So, they are going to attack. They are going to try to distract, deceive and demoralize. Stay strong and keep working. Be ready.
Don’t be surprised. Organize.
In the summer of 2016, President @BarackObama appointed Dr. Carla Hayden @LibnOfCongress to be the 14th Librarian of Congress.
The Librarian of Congress serves a 10 year term.
In 2026, the next President of the United States will name the 15th Librarian of Congress.
Vote.
Michigan Secretary of State, former professor & Dean at @waynestate, @JocelynBenson w/ Michigan State @RepRheingans, member of the Lecturers Employee Organization (@LEOUnionUmich), @AFT at @UMich on the important role educators play in our democracy.
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Nasal COVID-19 vaccine halts transmission
“Vaccinated hamsters that developed infections did not pass the virus on to others, breaking the cycle of transmission”
Can we have this NOW?!!? Please https://t.co/Tr5jws8yOK
Michigan’s Supreme Court has reinstated two ballot measures to raise the minimum wage, phase out the tipped minimum wage & guarantee paid sick leave.
Now the min wage will go up to $15 by 2028, and workers will be guaranteed paid sick time and $12.50/ hour starting next February