This is the sort of thing I think we as librarians need to plan for. What do we do when admin tells us to do something that violates our professional ethics? Planning ahead for it means having strategies prepared for how to respond: - call in / go home "sick" - set up data erasure plans - say no

In this thread, I am going to list all of the articles of the American Library Association Library Bill of Rights that this action violates. (There are a total of 7 articles, and this decision clearly violates at least 5 of them.)

I hope so so so so many other alumns follow suit.

LESS QUALIFIED THAN SARAH PALIN

HBhayesbrown.bsky.socialOct 1, 2024 6:46pm

Here’s a fun fact: when Sarah Palin was first named McCain’s running mate, a Gallup poll found only 39% said she was “ready to serve as president if needed.” A similar question in a July YouGov found poll only 29% said the same for Vance

Opinion | JD Vance isn't ready

The first-term senator doesn't have nearly the experience necessary to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.

making sure we all know about Pesto the giant penguin baby

IT’S JUST EVIL. IT’S NOT COMPLICATED. IT. IS. EVIL.

MOmeganotoole.bsky.socialOct 1, 2024 12:43am

An Israeli strike has reportedly hit Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp.

Israeli troops enter Lebanon as ground operation against Hezbollah launched

Israeli army says ‘limited’ ground operation under way against Hezbollah as air strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs.

Those last two innings were.... 🤯 😰 🎉 I really didn't think it was going to happen for them.

"While the State’s interest in protecting 'unborn' life is compelling, until that life can be sustained *by the State* -- and not solely by the woman compelled by the Act to do the State’s work -- the balance of rights favors the woman."

Mmaladroithe.bsky.socialSep 30, 2024 7:42pm

Georgia’s heartbeat bill struck down, full ruling embedded in article

Judge strikes down Georgia’s abortion ban

Procedure is now allowed once a doctor detects a fetal heartbeat.

“…for decades researchers and companies have oversold the potential of AI to deliver blockbuster medicines, achieve super intelligence, and free humanity from the need to work. To be fair, there have been significant advances, but nothing on the order of what’s been hyped.”

Sorry, AI won’t “fix” climate change

OpenAI’s Sam Altman claims AI will deliver an "Intelligence Age," but tech breakthroughs alone can't solve global warming.

“Andrew Cuomo is an unrepentant serial sexual harasser and has no business ever serving in public office again,” said Mariann Meier Wang, the lawyer for Brittany Commisso, a former aide who accused Mr. Cuomo of groping her in late 2020."

As Adams’s Fate Hangs in the Balance, Cuomo Waits in the Shadows

The uncertainty surrounding Mayor Eric Adams has fueled rampant speculation that former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo may enter the mayor’s race.