Hundreds of voters showed up at the wrong polling place after the Dallas County GOP forced both parties to abandon countywide vote centers in the March primary.
www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...
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Omg I don’t know how I forgot that Elizabeth Gaskell went on a tear for 2years gathering evidence and trying to be a whistleblower about the abuse that the Brontës suffered, after Charlotte Brontë’s death
such wild story and should be more known, esp. since she also suffered consequences
The #ARLDailyIntelligence brings you today’s essential news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Check out today’s top stories!
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#Research #Libraries #HigherEd #CivilRights #OA #OpenScience #AI #ScholComm #Librarianship #Advocacy #PublicPolicy #Copyright
About a quarter of all trans people in this country have moved states in possibly the largest internal migration of a particular minority group since the great migration. This is a full blown crisis.
My chapter from this new (and first!) book on Slow Librarianship, "Neoliberal Time and the Promise of Slow Librarianship," is openly available at works.hcommons.org/records/ejb0... Enjoy!!! #slowlibrarianship #oa
Screenshot of a Medical Xpress article dated February 25, 2026, titled “Long-term brain effects of COVID-19 vs. flu: Study reveals key differences,” credited to Tulane University. Below, a person wearing glasses covers their mouth with a hand, appearing unwell.
Even mild COVID-19 or flu can have lasting effects, but Tulane University research in Louisiana shows only COVID-19 is linked to ongoing brain inflammation and small vessel damage—even after the virus is no longer detectable.
Source: medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...
My new post: What Does Recent Research Tell Us About #COVID19 Reinfections?
I summarize more than two dozen research studies published since the beginning of 2025.
Recent research consistently finds reinfections raise risks of Long COVID and other health risks.
medium.com/@augieray_66...
My weekly update on #COVID19 in the US:
- Small decline this week, although COVID's been quite steady for the past 6 weeks.
- 3 of 4 regions saw declines, with the Northeast registering a small increase.
- 15 states have high or very high COVID viral activity.
medium.com/@augieray_66...
There is just so much that I’m tired of shaking my head and waiting for the next shoe to drop. At this rate, there won’t be anything left of a fair and just nation. @violetblue.bsky.social latest Threat Model. Check it out today: www.patreon.com/posts/covid-...
Guardian's live coverage, they're being wise/careful about sources and attribution: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
The Sick Times: 'These artists are making concerts safer with COVID-19 precautions'
'While most of the music industry has “moved on,” COVID-conscious performers have been working to prevent their shows from being superspreaders'
By Katie Chow
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/17/t...
NEW: Advocates led the charge in America’s second largest city to formally recognize Long COVID Awareness day on March 15. The city will light up City Hall in teal, the symbolic color of Long COVID, the same night as the Academy Awards, drawing more attention.
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/25/l...
RFK Jr's ACIP Committee has scheduled a meeting next month, but instead of surging measles cases, they will discuss long COVID and use VAERS reports to frame it as a vaccine injury! bit.ly/3MOBbIX #StopAntiVaxPropaganda
Events like these are how nationalists and segregationists have rewritten America’s history to favor their own agendas
wapo.st/4u3vIOY
Cleveland's top newspaper is "removing writing from some reporters' workloads" by using AI to draft articles.
We dove into what drove the paper's editor to do that, how it's going and what the paper's human reporters think about it. wapo.st/4aX44e1 w/ @scottnover.bsky.social
#BannedBookSkyClub #Frankenstein
Journal giant Elsevier unveiled an AI tool that scans millions of paywalled papers. Is it worth it?
www.science.org/content/arti...
The history of Black American films inside the UI Special Collections 📜
dailyiowan.com/2026/02/24/a...
‘We’re losing accessibility’: America says goodbye to the mass-market paperback 📚
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
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Do you know someone who's done great work for social justice in libraries? Submit their name for the Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice & Equality (deadline March 2nd). airtable.com/appoik78pOkA... The award is $4,000!!! 📚
This organization will be using its mutual aid fund to defray the cost of new licenses ) and new birth certificates, eventually) for trans Kansans! lgbtqks.org/donate/
socialization is an ongoing, lifelong process! i can't believe how many people don't understand this -- take care of your brain and yourself by creating a lovely social greenhouse for liberatory ideas (known derisively as a "bubble")
This is SO COOL — a lost Méliès film from 1895 in which a person plays a briefly out of control robot. How timely. So glad some of my tax dollars are still going to stuff like this
In 2025 AWC launched the Trump Admin's impact on archives & archival workers storytelling initiative. We've shared on budget cuts, censorship, immigration concerns & more. Blog posts gathered > 1k views & reached > 30 countries worldwide. We hope to continue: Share your story in our link in bio.
ALA advocates walking towards the Capitol Building in Washington, DC
That's a wrap on National Library Legislative Day!
To every advocate who showed up #ForOurLibraries and brought your voice to Capitol Hill: thank you. From coast to coast & beyond, libraries are stronger because of you.
Stay tuned for more photos from #NLLD26 (& ways to take action from home 👀)
Core Interest Group Week is back with 35 free sessions. Join us March 2–6 for a virtual gathering that brings together library professionals from across the field to talk leadership, metadata, collections, preservation, technology, and more.
Explore the full lineup: www.ala.org/core/interes...
The American Library Association strongly denounces new federal book banning legislation proposed in Congress. Call your Reps. Tell them to oppose H.R. 7661. Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121 American Library Association, Show Up For Our Libraries
"Parents, not politicians, should guide their children’s reading. In our school, campus, and public libraries, materials are selected by trained literacy professionals who understand child development and community needs. Their work is grounded in one clear purpose: helping young people become lifelong readers. H.R. 7661 isn’t fundamentally about protecting kids. It’s about giving politicians broad authority to restrict whose stories are allowed on the shelves. That should concern anyone who believes in the freedom to read and the right of families to make decisions for themselves.” - ALA President Sam Helmick
"Rather than targeting librarians and teachers, Congress should invest in them. The Right to Read Act offers a better path, supporting well-staffed and well-resourced school libraries, strengthening evidence-based literacy instruction, and protecting the dedicated professionals who help young people discover books that open doors and expand horizons. When we trust families, support educators, and protect the freedom to read, our young people thrive.” - ALA President Sam Helmick.
NEW: ALA strongly denounces new federal book banning legislation introduced in Congress, HR 7661.
As ALA President Sam Helmick said, "Parents, not politicians, should guide their children's reading." Call your Rep and tell them to oppose this new bill.
More from ALA: www.ala.org/news/2026/02...
ALA Core interest group week coming in March. I have a talk Thursday March 6 (10AM central). Catalog and Discovery Systems Interest Group on a pilot project, “The BIBFRAMinator” browser plugin (addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...), register here: ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
