#missioncreep — Public Fediverse posts
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Rubio Reveals NEW Objective! War Spiralling! #MissionCreep #Iran #Quagmire #GOPLiesAboutEverything youtube.com/watch?v=6E7N...
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Really, what kind of war would it be without a little Hezbollah, amirite?!
#missioncreep #blowback #unintendedconsequences #terrygilliam
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“Pizza Parties Don’t Fix Burnout”: The State of Librarian Mental Health – Book Riot
“Pizza Parties Don’t Fix Burnout”: The State of Librarian Mental Health
By Kelly Jensen, Jan 20, 2026
We know that the constant demands put upon libraries and their workers take a toll. That’s why the intersection of trauma and librarianship has become a significant research and discussion topic, especially over the last six years.
Look to the need for public libraries to become a place where unhoused people can spend their days; how they are expected to put their safety on the line to be warming centers during cold snaps and cooling centers during heat waves; how they continued to need to provide in-person services during the height of a deadly pandemic; and how they have begun in recent years to hire staff social workers to help with the ongoing mental health crisis faced by community members who may have no other viable access to support.
Libraries are not essential services, despite the demands made upon them to provide essential services. These are roles that library workers take on because they view their job as meeting the needs of their communities, and if they choose not to, it could mean their budgets being slashed in the next round of cuts. Both things can be true, just as it can be true that library workers enjoy the challenges present to them and are directly impacted by them on a personal level. Librarians experience compassion fatigue and significant stress throughout their days, and that is without being faced with book bans or people showing up to board meetings calling them groomers. We also know that the physical state of America’s public libraries is poor: the Government Accountability Office found that 61% of U.S. libraries have at least one building system or feature that poses a potential health or safety concern in a report put out in December 2025.
Last year saw tremendous budget slashing in all types of libraries nationwide. It wasn’t just public or school librarians who saw their jobs and resources end. Academic libraries were on the chopping block, sending yet another message about the ways that access to verifiable facts, the historical record, and resources that advance knowledge aren’t priorities. They’re instead simply “nice to have.” It’s a confounding message, especially in an era of fake news, disordered information, and the ongoing push to integrate Artificial Intelligence into every aspect of life. It’s also a confounding message, given all the ways libraries are expected to fill in the gaps left by budget cuts elsewhere, and to do so without pushing back.
All of this has a direct and material impact on the mental health of library workers.
I wanted to know how much of a toll the job takes on library workers when I sent out a lengthy survey last summer, from July to August 2025. The survey asked library workers of all backgrounds, experiences, and demographics to get honest about where and how library work intersected with their mental health. Respondents were asked to share their experiences in a free-form style, highlighting what they perceived as the most significant stressors in the field, where and how they’ve managed their mental health in relation to their job, and what kinds of solutions they think would be helpful. Those who took part were welcome to write as much or as little as they’d like.
The results were even more surprising than expected.
The State of Library Worker Mental Health
This was by no means a controlled survey. It was self-select, but it did represent the field well. A total of 213 library workers responded: 77% worked in public libraries, 16% in academic libraries, 3% in special libraries, 2% in school libraries, 1% in government/state libraries, and 1% were retired/former. The weakness here is school libraries, but that’s likely due to the survey being sent during the summer, when the majority of school librarians are not in the office. Survey respondents were composed of 42% urban library workers, 42% suburban, 12% rural, 4% exurban, 5% mixed/multi-type systems. Library workers in the survey averaged 17 years in the field, with a median of 14 years. No degree or official “librarian” title was required to participate, just that the individual worked in a library.
The data was analyzed broadly, meaning that certain responses were grouped. Percentages in the responses will add up to more than 100% because library workers often mentioned several things that were arranged thematically. In other words, consider these responses representative and accurate, if not precise–that was not the goal.
The Biggest External Stressors in Libraries Right Now
Five big themes emerged in at least half the responses when it comes to the most significant outside stressors for libraries:
- 95% of responses noted budget cuts, layoffs, closures, and defunding as the most significant concerns from outside the library
- 80% of library workers noted stress came from the expectation that the library operates as a social service provider
- 75% mentioned book bans, censorship, and political interference
- 50% mentioned the rising costs of materials, specifically the high costs of digital materials. Libraries pay significantly more to purchase ebooks than the average consumer, and digital platforms like hoopla are a budget drainer.
Mission Creep was the single-most day-to-day stressor mentioned.
DrWeb note: Valuable and in-depth article, look online for the rest of the story.
Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.
Continue/Read Original Article Here: “Pizza Parties Don’t Fix Burnout”: The State of Librarian Mental Health
Tags: Book Bans, Book Riot, Burnout, Censorship, Costs, Don't Fix Burnout, Library Employees, Library Staff, Mission Creep, Pizza Parties, Political Interference, Politics, Stress
#BookBans #BookRiot #Burnout #Censorship #Costs #DonTFixBurnout #LibraryEmployees #LibraryStaff #MissionCreep #PizzaParties #PoliticalInterference #Politics #Stress -
DHS Wants To Harvest Biometric Data From Anyone Helping A Foreigner Stay In This Country Legally
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Digital ID plans TORN APART in intense Parliament committee session
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TIL that a payment service GoKwik saves everyone's name, mobile number, email address & street address, all linked to the mobile number. It autofills these details every time one purchases something from a site that uses the service. medium.com/@infinityTim... #Privacy #Missioncreep #dataprotection
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TIL that a payment service called GoKwik saves everyone's name, mobile number, email address, and physical address all linked to the mobile number. Even if someone has never used this service. It autofills these details every time one purchases something from a site that uses the service.
https://medium.com/@infinityTime/how-gokwik-is-redefining-the-checkout-experience-in-india-275e66d8f86f #Privacy #Missioncreep #dataprotection
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#GameDev #Indie #SubdivisionSurface #Distortion #MissionCreep #Wormhole #AWholeWeekDownAWormhole
Last weekend, maybe unwisely, I decided to take a first look at porting my Voronoi work from Unity to Godot. [1/7]
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Ugh. We have a new "electronic solution" to a "problem." The problem? um... the disabilities office sending out letters requesting accommodations. Apparently that wasn't expensive enough.
Now this "solution" requires a signature for each accommodation request.
There is no indication, on the signature page, of what I'm signing. Am I agreeing to provide accommodations? Merely noting that I have seen the request?
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Well this sounds potentially horrid. Of course I'm going to go to an employee I know that gives good service, and heaven forbid, interact with more. We're rapidly expanding from expecting service staff to act like robots to having customers act like robots too.
#AI #missioncreep #customerservice #theftprevention
Facial Recognition That Tracks Suspicious Friendliness Is Coming to a Store Near You https://gizmodo.com/facial-recognition-that-tracks-suspicious-friendliness-is-coming-to-a-store-near-you-2000519190?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
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Olympische Spiele sind immer auch eine treibende Kraft für den Ausbau von Überwachungsinfrastruktur. In Frankreich wurde für #Olympia ein "zeitlich begrenzter" Einsatz von automatisierter / "KI" #Videoüberwachung erlaubt. Wir hatten damals davor gewarnt, dass die Normalisierung und Verstetigung droht. Was passiert jetzt?
Premierminister #Barnier unter #Macron möchte jetzt eine généralisation der vidéosurveillance algorithmique.
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The #missioncreep of #hate: #Trump's #dehumanization #targets beyond #immigrants.
His #stormtroopers will #roundup anyone they decide does not belong in this #country for #deportation, no matter whether they’re #USCitizens or not
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/26/the-mission-creep-of-hate-dehumanization-targets-beyond/
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What the fuck is going on with ICE and the Canadian #border? Why are they checking cars *leaving* the US?
Twice in the past month I've gone to #Canada via #Buffalo NY, at two different crossings. Both times, #ICE / #CBP (#BorderPatrol) had makeshift stations set up on the no-u-turns-allowed approach roads to the Canadian customs/border stations. They were stopping all cars and questioning people. The first time I got a glance and a wave. The second time I got "What's your destination? What's the purpose of your visit? What are you carrying in your car? Do you have more than $1K in cash?"
This is NOT NORMAL. #Cops do not stop people leaving the USA for #international #travel. They only stop those trying to get (back) in. Screening who leaves the country sets off my Jack-Booted Thugs Radar (thugdar? IDK). This reeks of #authoritarianism. It's freaky and I'm not coming up with any benign reasons for spending all the money/manpower to do this.
Does anyone know what the hell is going on?
Context: I don't trust ICE/CBP any farther than I can throw them, after living near the US-Mexico border for a decade, and after spending some time studying immigration and related things. ICE is arguably the most #corrupt police organization in North America (but see Canadian Mounties for a contender). They demonstrate serious #MissionCreep, and they are a tail wagging the political dog for #immigration issues. ICE sucks. Remember when they refused for weeks to comply with court orders to stop the #MuslimBan a few years ago?
Any info on what's happening?
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“#MissionCreep: #TheFed has moved beyond its traditional technocratic role & ‘pursued a much more expansive #monetary & #regulatory agenda that is more consistent w/an explicitly #political institution.’”
(Again, this is from George F. Will, so a libertarian conservative; NOT my perspective)
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The US has deployed troops in the Middle East. Can it avoid a ‘commitment trap’? | Middle East and north Africa | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/26/us-military-troops-middle-east-commitment-trap-israel-gaza-war#US
#USTroops
#CommitmentTrap
#MiddleEast
#Biden
#MissionCreep
#Hezbollah
#Lebanon
#Iran
#Military
#MilitaryDeployment
#Gaza
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#Surrey and #Sussex #police unlawfully recorded phone calls via app, watchdog finds -
#InformationCommissionersOffice reprimands forces as app was originally intended for hostage negotiators
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/18/surrey-and-sussex-police-unlawfully-recorded-phone-calls-through-app-watchdog-finds
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.> The peril we face in trusting social, moral, and political affairs to bureaucracy may be highlighted by reminding ourselves what a bureaucrat does. As the word’s history suggests, a bureaucrat is little else than a glorified counter. The French word bureau first meant a cloth for covering a reckoning table, then the table itself, then the room in which the table was kept, and finally the office and staff that ran the entire counting room or house. The word “bureaucrat” has come to mean a person who by training, commitment, and even temperament is indifferent to both the content and the totality of a human problem. The bureaucrat considers the implications of a decision only to the extent that the decision will affect the efficient operations of the bureaucracy, and takes no responsibility for its human consequences. Thus, Adolf Eichmann becomes the basic model and metaphor for a bureaucrat in the age of Technopoly.
#NeilPostman in #Technopoly on #Bureaucracy making me think of #MissionCreep or maybe #BloatWare, the #MegaMachines of Lewis Mumford killing off peasants and ruining the dirt. -
Reminds me of 'The Disneyfication of West 42nd Street' in NYC
They're only doing this so that the company can be sold to groups of 'wholesome investors who are strong on family values'
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@enmodo Except that now you have established institutions with institutional and historical weight behind very expansive notions of what atheism can and should mean. And it's really REALLY exciting. #MissionCreep discussions, while they may not be entirely behind us, are recognizably not where the future actually lies.
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So I knocked up a quick #PERL script to do something simple a couple of week's back. But then I had to use it today and found I needed to have a bit more info, and to fix an error in the equation. So now I have a script that will take in a Julian Day, a Modified Julian Day, a date string or a date string and a time, determine what it's got, and output the #VLA LSTday and Local Sidereal Time (#LST), the Pie Town LST and the Greenwich Sidereal Time (#GST).
#Astronomy #Astrodon #MissionCreep -
Big Brother is watching you.
(In India, Mota Bhai tamne joi rahyo chhe.)
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An exhibit at The Glass Room: The Real Life of a Selfie
Faceprint: A fingerprint-like identity that can be used to uniquely identify you.
#privacy #dataprivacy #dataprotection #biometrics #MissionCreep #surveillance #digitalrights #GlassRoom #GlassRoomIoTEdition -
What do you get when you cross systems for facial recognition with: {fingerprint, DNA, gait, emotion} recognition systems? #privacy #digitalrights #dataprivacy #MissionCreep #biometrics #surveillancecapitalism #surveillancestate #GlassRoom #GlassRoomIoTEdition #facialrecognition
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Attached image: Some minutiae/ data points that can be gathered from different photos of the same person using face recognition technology. Some of these details can be computed even from faces wearing sunglasses, headgear or respiratory masks. #privacy #dataprivacy #digitalrights #MissionCreep #GlassRoom #biometrics #GoodID
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40 minutes to go before The Glass Room wraps up in #Bengaluru. Part of the exhibit "The Real of Your Selfie" on facial recognition and pervasive #surveillance. #privacy #dataprivacy #biometrics #GoodID #bigbrotheriswatching #informationprivacy #MissionCreep #GlassRoom
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40 minutes to go before The Glass Room wraps up in #Bengaluru. Part of the exhibit "The Real of Your Selfie" on facial recognition and pervasive #surveillance. #privacy #dataprivacy #biometrics #GoodID #bigbrotheriswatching #informationprivacy #MissionCreep #GlassRoom