Tweet: greatly enjoy seeing geese fly by at eye-level out…
Friday, November 30th, 2012greatly enjoy seeing geese fly by at eye-level outside of windows at the #umass amherst library.
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I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking.
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—Woodrow WilsonArchive for November, 2012
Tweet: Seriously, wtf is happening in Syria. Where is the…
Friday, November 30th, 2012Seriously, wtf is happening in Syria. Where is the #NYT and other major press on this? #SyriaBlackout
Tweet: worried about #syria : http://t.co/fwJGfRBS
Thursday, November 29th, 2012worried about #syria : salon.com/2012/11/29/syr…
Tweet: i am really irritated by all the complex “print” b…
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012i am really irritated by all the complex “print” buttons engineered by slate, salon, et al. ferchrissakes, why gum up something so simple?
Tweet: #lesbianmooncolonylibrary Some #UrsulaLeGuin, #Oct…
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012#lesbianmooncolonylibrary Some #UrsulaLeGuin, #OctaviaButler, #NicolaGriffith.
Tweet: good news in the UCLA v. AIME opinion http://t.co/…
Monday, November 26th, 2012good news in the UCLA v. AIME opinion scribd.com/doc/114021241/…
UCLA v. AIME – more good news
Monday, November 26th, 2012The court finally issued its order dismissing the case in the AIME v. UCLA case. (The second amended complaint, in case you’re counting.) In short, it was another big victory for libraries. The court affirmed all its earlier reasoning, and deepened its reasoning in a few key areas. Here’s a quick summary — more discussion [...]
Tweet: yikes. i am really glad that a person with this at…
Thursday, November 15th, 2012yikes. i am really glad that a person with this attitude is not in a position of political power. thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/rom…
Tweet: hmm. just thinking: ALA midwinter 2013 seattle. ne…
Friday, November 9th, 2012hmm. just thinking: ALA midwinter 2013 seattle. new legal climate for recreational marijuana. a fun convention!
Tweet: http://t.co/ys2Xg5wL I want 30 more women in the U…
Friday, November 9th, 2012campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/mor… I want 30 more women in the US Senate and another 175 in the House.
Tweet: So, the increase in Latino vote for Obama was ALL…
Friday, November 9th, 2012So, the increase in Latino vote for Obama was ALL WOMEN. abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics… . Latino men were 1% LESS obama than in 2008. GENDER GAP.
Tweet: http://t.co/RktPwbs9 Rather big caveats render the…
Friday, November 9th, 2012thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/1… Rather big caveats render the numbers suspect, but the real point is valid: Gerrymandering sucks and is antidemocratic.
Tweet: mary eliz wms: romney speech was NOT gracious. htt…
Thursday, November 8th, 2012mary eliz wms: romney speech was NOT gracious. salon.com/2012/11/07/rom… I agree. Best part was it was short.
Tweet: Republicans: “You have to ignore reality not to de…
Thursday, November 8th, 2012Republicans: “You have to ignore reality not to deal with [demographics]“. nytimes.com/2012/11/08/us/… . Ahem: Climate change? Evolution?