Laura Solomon
Drupal adept. Librarian. International speaker and author.(Opinions are my own, but you knew that.) She/her.
- Libraries, GET OFF OF TWITTER.
- I am ridiculously sick of AI. It has some uses for me personally, but that's where I CHOOSE to use it. I seriously hate it being stuffed into literally everything, whether I want it or not. It's like the pinnacle of enshittification.
- Reposted by Laura SolomonThe Epstein Ballroom.
- Reposted by Laura SolomonI’m glad that the Nazi tattoo is a line for people but just to be clear, “It’s women’s fault if they get raped” should have been.
- Reposted by Laura SolomonIt's been over 9 months since the Palisades and Eaton Fires tore through Los Angeles. We asked for federal support, but we haven’t heard a word from the White House. Not a single offer. Is this what leadership looks like? Abandoning the American people when they call for help?
- Reposted by Laura SolomonToday my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
- Reposted by Laura SolomonThe us government is using tiktok as a propaganda tool after the sale. #TruthSocialTikTok. Do not doubt they'll track your content and comments and use them against you. #TikTok
- Reposted by Laura SolomonThere is absolutely zero need for this costly show of militarized force in Portland. 📌 Armored vehicles with federal agents arrived at the federal building in Portland.
- Public libraries: If you have yet to watch this by @nedpotter.bsky.social, do it. He breaks down why & how libraries should *really* be doing social media and, yes, they need to get the heck off of X/Twitter. Which, IMHO, all libraries should have done months ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=16DZ...
- "But they are not coming for the books." "When They Come for the Libraries" by David James Hudson www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ74...
- When we look at a library website, there are a multitude of decisions that likely went into its creation, and it’s not always easy to discern why or how those decisions were made. meanlaura.com/theres-no-su...
- Surprise...not. www.techdirt.com/2025/04/17/l...
- Let’s be real. Most library homepages look like someone tried to squeeze the entire building onto one screen. meanlaura.com/is-your-home...
- Reposted by Laura SolomonThis is my harshest opinion and a hill I will die on. It's 2025, there's no generation that has an excuse for not understanding technology anymore. My 92 year old grandmother plays Belatro and Animal Crossing on her Switch, don't tell me 55 yr old men can't understand email.
- Members of Trump's cabinet, as well as Congresspeople and Senators, are being instructed to wear a tribute to their inglorious, convicted felon leader. boingboing.net/2025/04/09/t...
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- Reposted by Laura Solomon2000: Don't be evil 2015: Do the right thing 2025: Just following orders www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- Lesson: don't buy swastikars. A recent study by FuelArc shows the Cybertruck outpaces the legendary Ford Pinto in one way: deaths per 100k units. Cybertruck deadlier than a Ford Pinto. boingboing.net/2025/02/10/c...
- Don't get overwhelmed. The cruelty is the point. Deep breaths. You can't do the work in the fetal position.
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- Tell me you're racist without telling me you're racist.
- Mr. Kleinman is clearly a waste of perfectly good oxygen.
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- Reposted by Laura SolomonNor am I!
- Reposted by Laura SolomonNever forget January 6th. Never forget January 6th. Never forget January 6th.
- Reposted by Laura SolomonThe Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police union in the country, just released a statement rescinding their endorsement of President Trump due to his pardoning of Jan. 6 insurrectionists.
- Reposted by Laura SolomonKinda funny that MAGA wants us to “get over” January 6th and “look forward not back”, when they still haven’t gotten over the Civil fucking War.
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- LIBRARIES: If you haven't already ditched Twitter, you really, really need to. If you have, congrats for walking the talk.
- Reposted by Laura SolomonAnd so it begins…. Again.
- Reposted by Laura SolomonThat was quick….Project 2025 is loading
- Reposted by Laura SolomonListen, they are not 45's policies, they are the Republican administration policies. Make the whole goddamn party responsible. Make them all stand for what is happening because that's what's happening. That's the narrative. It isn't one person. It's all of them. That's what people should understand.
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- Also explaining to people why they need to move away from Meta apps is another uphill battle. Everyone's tolerance for misinformation and unethical business practices is different, and personal connections mean a lot. I get it. I hate it, too. But I've (mostly) reached my line in the sand.
- Trying to help people understand what is happening with the TikTok ban is an uphill batttle. The people saying "Oh, who cares, never used it, it's an arm of China" are woefully underinformed or misinformed and this is one instance where context is absolutely everything.
- Reposted by Laura SolomonBanning trans women in sport changes nothing for anyone except a handful of trans women. Cis women will still be raped by their coaches. Cis women will still be paid less. Cis women will still be second to cis men. But Oliver Brown hates women, so he's happy with that.
- Reposted by Laura SolomonOk #booksky, let’s talk. 👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books. 👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
- Most TT users, I feel, are smarter than to buy this. Much of the discusssion I saw on my FYP yesterday, prior to the shutoff, discussed this to some extent. Hoping that more people will think critically, but that might be stretching optimism to a breaking point.
- Millions of Americans went to Red Note and learned that the U.S. is actually a "third world country wearing a Gucci belt." They learned that U.S. propoganda is real. Zuckerburg spent millions lobbying Congress to get rid of the competition. No matter what you think of China, it's time to wake up.
- People who think losing TikTok was a net positive clearly never used it and don't understand the ramifications. TikTok wasn't just a "silly app." 170 million Americans use it to find community. 7 million small business depend on it. It contributes billions to the U.S. economy. 1/2
- Reposted by Laura Solomon"It sure seems dumb of tiktok influencers to pin their livelihoods on an internet platform that could get taken down arbitrarily" this is how literally every job works
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- Reposted by Laura SolomonAnd yup, as expected, the NYT and WaPo stories about the app going dark only mention that Congress passed and Biden signed a law. Zero mention of Trump's previous actions and comments to push for a ban, or of his cozying up to its leadership (and vice versa.)
- Reposted by Laura SolomonThere are so many people I will simply never forgive.
- Reposted by Laura SolomonThis man is a profound danger. Every American should oppose his nomination.
- Reposted by Laura SolomonThey’re banning TikTok not because it harvests data, the same way US social media does, but because they can’t influence it’s algorithm with congressional hearings or government contracts the way they do every other tech giant. That’s it.
- Reposted by Laura SolomonShout-out to Libby, the library app that lets you borrow books and read/listen on your phone! It's getting my son into books, and helps me find content for my podcast! #booksky #podcast #librarylove #library #books
- This is why every single public library needs to remove themselves.
- At first, I was optimistic and followed everyone back on here. Just ran into my first "Hey, make millions like me!" account. Learned where the BLOCK button was, fast. I recommend we all just block these lowlifes as soon as we encounter them. Give a hoot, don't pollute.
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- I just totally deleted my Theads account. Soon to be up: FB & IG.
- Reposted by Laura SolomonBanning TikTok is hugely advantageous to both Google and Meta. They've both already built competitors, YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels. And while Congress and the Supreme Court cite data privacy and China wrt TikTok, Meta gave U.S. data to China before TikTok even existed
- Reposted by Laura SolomonIf you don’t have a local library card, it should be your New Year’s resolution to get one. It’s an easy resolution to keep and you’ll actually use it, trust me.
- I just publicly announced that I'm actively moving off of all Meta platforms. I'll be here (Bluesky) and Snapchat. Zuckerburg, go fuck yourself.
- Silly question: what's the Bluesky equivalent of "tweeting?"
- Purposely leaving people out for an EMERGENCY briefing? WTF is wrong with you?
- I just want to say THANK YOU to everyone who is making Bluesky *not* like X.
- Best Christmas TV special? "T'was the Night Before Christmas" by Rankin/Bass. Change my mind.
- It's here! "Because you’re not getting much work done anyway (2024 edition)." My annual list of fun ways not to get your work done. Enjoy. meanlaura.com #fun #web #MeanLaura
- Library admin folks: how/when do you decide to give up on library service? What's the line in the sand? What advice would you give? TIA!
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- I may have the same number of hours in a day as Da Vinci, but I wonder if he had a todo list like mine.
- Reposted by Laura SolomonWe can learn a lot from history on the consequenses of underfunding libraries time.com/7024056/libr...
- Reposted by Laura SolomonThem: dO YoUr OwN reSurCH!!!! Librarians: Alright, bet.
- If you came here from X, please be sure to delete your X account. #DeleteX #StopSupportingMusk
- Reposted by Laura Solomonpeople will be like, "all politics is local" and then conveniently ignore that nothing is more local than bodily sovereignty
- NYC introduces a fourth traffic light color, for buses only designtaxi.com/news/427255/...
- Reposted by Laura SolomonWord of the day. Or week. Or next four years.
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- Sorry, you need a VERY strong presentation game these days to not use any kind of slide deck. I'm sitting in the back row of this conference and I literally can see everyone. Not ONE person isn't multitasking. They've mostly tuned out.
- Reposted by Laura SolomonAnyway Ohio R lawmakers are a bunch of religious nincompoops who don’t understand science and want to force their weird beliefs on everyone in the state. Maybe if they went to a library once in a while they’d understand vaccines and human reproductive systems better.
- Reposted by Laura SolomonIt’s because Garland isn’t an unqualified cocaine fueled pedophile. Hope that helps.
