Nicole Gauvreau

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Information professional. Lover of German. I think governments and trains are cool.
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@alex she's a living math class question
@jessamyn @overholt truly fantastic opportunity

"But decisions about when and how to read about sex should be made within the family, she believes, and books with sex scenes certainly shouldn’t be available at school"

So much for making decisions within the family....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/09/28/virginia-frequent-school-book-challenger-spotsylvania/

She challenges one school book a week. She says she’ll never stop.

The majority of all school book challenges in the United States came from just 11 people. Meet Jennifer Petersen.

The Washington Post
Does anyone have rust removal tips? This is after nearly an hour of going at this with a wire brush drill attachment (sadly I don't own an electric sander), and there's plenty of rust to go.
@adr @MidniteLibrary yeah, the opportunity cost is really what tends to hold me back.
The middle of this bell curve is really shockingly low for a profession that largely requires at least one Master's Degree. (Shocking, not surprising. #PayYoStaff)

For months now, every time I report an antisemitic, xenophobic, racist, etc. Tweet I've been told it doesn't violate the Twitter terms of service. It's good to see legal action being taken.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/10/twitter-faces-legal-challenge-after-failing-to-remove-reported-hate-tweets

Why am I still on Twitter given this? People I enjoy interacting with have yet to jump to another platform.

Twitter faces legal challenge after failing to remove reported hate tweets

HateAid in Germany alerted the social media giant to antisemitic and racist tweets, which were not taken down

The Guardian
Elon Musk changes CBC’s label to ‘69% government funded’ after broadcaster announces Twitter pause

The broadcaster has disputed the designation, saying its editorial independence is enshrined in law.

thestar.com
A note on Twitter from WBUR CEO Margaret Low | Inside WBUR

NPR has announced that it will no longer post to its official Twitter feeds. WBUR is following suit.

WBUR
NPR, PBS, WBUR (Boston), KCRW (Santa Monica), WEKU (eastern Kentucky), and WESA (Pittsburgh) leave Twitter over label suggesting lack of editorial independence due to small percentage of government funding.
https://wapo.st/41fHfM6 (this link is "gifted" and is paywall free for two weeks).
NPR, PBS suspend Twitter activity after Musk adds ‘government-funded’ tag

NPR and PBS said they will suspend its activity on Twitter in reaction to the social media platform’s decision to label it “government funded media."

The Washington Post