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Springfield was finally selected for State Capitol for its crucial (in the days of horseback-riding part-time reps.) Central Illinois location.

Michael L. Dorn, PhD MScLIS Jan 1

#HappyNewYear Returning from a stay w/ my sisters & quick visit to Wesley Glen where Mom enjoys excellent care. Heading through South Central Illinois on our way back to Missouri, we stopped for a bathroom break in Vandalia. Last time, post-Thanksgiving, we went south a few blocks to check out the Old Illinois Statehouse, one of few existing original governmental buildings in Illinois. 1st state capitol @Kaskaskia after yrs. of Mississippi meanders & flooding is left with only blufftop cemetery.

Michael L. Dorn, PhD MScLIS Jan 1

internetarchive Dec 31

Power outage in San Francisco has taken archive.org offline. Back online as soon as possible.

Michael L. Dorn, PhD MScLIS Dec 2

Big news in investigative journalism and a loss for Christianity Today, https://julieroys.com/former-senior-ct-news-editor-daniel-silliman-joins-the-roys-report/

Former Senior CT News Editor Daniel Silliman Joins The Roys Report

Daniel Silliman has joined The Roys Report, bringing decades of investigative reporting on abuse & accountability in Christian institutions.

The Roys Report

Michael L. Dorn, PhD MScLIS Oct 19

Sara Joy

Oct 18

I drew a thing.

A lot of the choices made in this don't have any profound meaning, I think I left a lot of stuff out - and both the sizing and groupings are a little slapdash.

But I think it gets a general gist across of how I feel about the internet nowadays.

https://front-end.social/@sarajw/115282899917220303

Michael L. Dorn, PhD MScLIS Sep 26

Our goose is cooked https://krcgtv.com/news/nation-world/president-trump-suggests-cities-deemed-unsafe-could-lose-fifa-world-cup-matches

President Trump suggests cities deemed unsafe could lose FIFA World Cup matches

The comments come just as Seattle police tell KOMO news that the city is on track to see a significant drop in homicides in 2025.

Michael L. Dorn, PhD MScLIS Jun 22, 2025

British Film Institute print of the original Star Wars was stored for four decades at a temperature of 23 degrees Fahrenheit.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-wars-1977-screening-version-review-1236291808/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLE5oFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHnCOefeCecNmR05gPGLMTzXP7Ur_GODszH2dD8P4N4d4I76LO4SolMrY2KEW_aem_zxxqVVMGdnnMS-aO0XTEnw

‘Star Wars’ “Looks Terrible” in Screening of Long Lost Original 1977 Version

The years have not been kind to the oft-romanticized original print of the sci-fi classic, which lacks all of George Lucas' post-release tweaks and polishes and looks "like a completely different film."

The Hollywood Reporter

Michael L. Dorn, PhD MScLIS Mar 1, 2025

Attention Iowans! #historians risk losing the right to have a say in what they teach https://www.historians.org/news/action-alert-iowa-hf-402-sf-322/

Action Alert: Iowa HF 402 / SF 322

The American Historical Association registers strong concerns about Iowa House File 402 and its companion bill Senate File 322, which is now under consideration by a Senate education subcommittee.

AHA

Michael L. Dorn, PhD MScLIS Feb 10, 2025

Andy Greenberg Feb 10, 2025

As an IRS agent, Tigran Gambaryan was perhaps the most effective crypto investigator in history. Then last year he was charged in Nigeria with money laundering and thrown in prison.

Throughout, he was texting with me from a secret phone. This is his full, untold story. https://www.wired.com/story/untold-story-crypto-crimefighters-descent-nigerian-prison-binance/

The Untold Story of a Crypto Crimefighter’s Descent Into Nigerian Prison

As a US federal agent, Tigran Gambaryan pioneered modern crypto investigations. Then at Binance, he got trapped between the world’s biggest crypto exchange and a government determined to make it pay.

WIRED

Michael L. Dorn, PhD MScLIS Feb 9, 2025

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@oldmapgallery I mostly know it for Steinberg v Columbia, an early example where somebody was found infringing the copyright of a concept and vibe.

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