How can a fox be happy without a chicken in its teeth? 💙📚 ReligionNerd; Libraries 🏳️‍🌈. BLM. Protect 🏳️‍⚧️. End the warcrimes. Open borders. End Prisons. Eat the Rich.https://bsky.app/profile/jkshields.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkshields.bsky.social/post/3mumitbjobc2q👀 @mpgphd.bsky.social @profirmf.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:fb3royociml6n3ku2l2vs2hd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumitbjobc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkshields.bsky.social/post/3mumg4masdc2cthe opening of The River has Roots by @amalelmohtar.com is so lyrical I think I am really going to enjoy this one...03 Sep 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:fb3royociml6n3ku2l2vs2hd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumg4masdc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jkshields.bsky.social/post/3muk6jctclk2iTIL the Twilight universe appropriated Quileute history (I never followed the series)...which brings us to a classic through line of religious studies: Who gets to tell/use/profit from a people's story? It'd be good to see this critically addressed on the Twilight wikipedia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i46BSmYhC-w02 Sep 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:fb3royociml6n3ku2l2vs2hd/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk6jctclk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jkshields.bsky.social/post/3muk5dzp6w22iI wonder if this is a depiction of raven (bayak)? Interesting/strange that the metadata doesn't seem to contain a description of the subject depicted in the weaving or the probable use of the basket... https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/nmai/id/55202 Sep 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:fb3royociml6n3ku2l2vs2hd/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk5dzp6w22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jkshields.bsky.social/post/3muibzmpmys2iIt was kind of awesome to have my poll workers say thank you for the extra garden squash I left out for people to take as they walked in my neighborhood. Felt like I really live here now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:fb3royociml6n3ku2l2vs2hd/app.bsky.feed.post/3muibzmpmys2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jkshields.bsky.social/post/3muibl3jvas2mI repeat: Publishers are not "hurting" because of legislative action to reign in their rent-seeking behavior which preys on libraries that want to give patrons convenient access to books. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:fb3royociml6n3ku2l2vs2hd/app.bsky.feed.post/3muibl3jvas2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkshields.bsky.social/post/3muib3fxc4c2mAAP wants the status quo to continue, or possibly for public libraries to pay MORE for ebooks. If library ebooks are such a threat to "early lifecycle" retail sales... don't license or sell electronic copies to libraries in the first 6 months. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:fb3royociml6n3ku2l2vs2hd/app.bsky.feed.post/3muib3fxc4c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkshields.bsky.social/post/3muhw5rscac2mI cut myself making the kids breakfast this morning,... and I just wish it would stop stinging!01 Sep 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:fb3royociml6n3ku2l2vs2hd/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhw5rscac2m