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Friend. Librarian. Employed. Artist. Patron. Advocate. Ally. Activist. Listener. Caregiver. Human. And MUCH more. Personal account--thoughts are my own. she/they

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The universe keeps sending signs that I should skip having a birthday this year, do I think I am gonna listen.

06.03.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I accidentally wore a dress on National Dress Day.

06.03.2026 23:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œinstead” is a funny way of spelling β€œtherefore”

06.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Politicians crying that they're just "protecting the children" while doing the exact opposite is nothing new, but if this becomes law it could effectively end the careers of some of you favorite queer creators (including mine!)

06.03.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 509 πŸ” 393 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Greenville Eight and Library Discrimination, Then and Now: Book Censorship News, March 6, 2026 The Greenville Eight protested library discrimination in 1960. Their fight and others like them are a legacy that continues to play out now.

The Greenville Eight and Library Discrimination, Then and Now: Book Censorship News, March 6, 2026

bookriot.com/the-greenvil...

06.03.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Greenville Eight and Library Discrimination, Then and Now: Book Censorship News, March 6, 2026 The Greenville Eight protested library discrimination in 1960. Their fight and others like them are a legacy that continues to play out now.

The Greenville Eight protested library discrimination in 1960. Their fight and others like them are a legacy that continues to play out now.

bookriot.com/the-greenvil...

06.03.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯°

06.03.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ChatGPT Health Underestimates Medical Emergencies, Study Finds It is also inconsistent with suicide-risk alerts, the researchers said.

"ChatGPT Health Underestimates Medical Emergencies, Study Finds
"It is also inconsistent with suicide-risk alerts, the researchers said."

#AIIsTheProblem

gizmodo.com/chatgpt-heal...

06.03.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Grammarly is using our identities without permission Grammarly’s AI stole my boss’s identity.

Grammarly is using our identities without permission

06.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 20
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Workshop on Investigating Prison Book Bans In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how to request records, clean up data and shed light on carceral book bans.

A new interactive workshop on prison censorship by @themarshallproject.org puts a PEN America report on widespread book censorship in prisons front and center. Check out the workshop: www.themarshallproject.org/events/works...

06.03.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Oil up by $12 a barrel in less than 12 hours.

Gas prices skyrocketing.

Almost 100,000 jobs lost last month.

Another war in the Middle East.

Are we great again yet?

06.03.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 7559 πŸ” 2213 πŸ’¬ 459 πŸ“Œ 104

Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and we’re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs

06.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 15535 πŸ” 4102 πŸ’¬ 204 πŸ“Œ 132

I’ve started sayin β€œHe’s wearing a wire!” when I see these glasses.

One man overheard and pulled them off. 😭😭😭

06.03.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 650 πŸ” 234 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 4

I do!

*big sads*

06.03.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

you aren’t really old unless you remember R. L. Stine as Jovial Bob Stine

06.03.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Daylight saving time causes lower productivity and higher health care costs, studies say A vast body of research shows that every year, the shift to daylight saving time needlessly exacerbates various health risks, disrupting millions of Americans’ sleep and increasing the likelihood of a...

Studies have found that adopting permanent standard time could prevent up to 5,000 suicides annually by reducing seasonal depression"

Studies show early morning light is important for mental health

www.pbs.org/newshour/eco...

03.03.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4

FYI permanent daylight savings time sucks and permanent standard time is the way to go

02.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
A woodcut of a bird beside the text "sayonara, motherfuckers"

A woodcut of a bird beside the text "sayonara, motherfuckers"

30.09.2024 20:08 πŸ‘ 200 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees - ProPublica Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their de...

Wow. The corruption and self-dealing is boundless β€” in the billions.

06.03.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 790 πŸ” 423 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 22
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Sony Orders 24 Episodes of β€˜Reading Rainbow’ Reboot as Classic Kids Show Finds New Life Mychal Threets will return as the host, with 'Sesame Street' and Ms. Rachel veteran Kristen McGregor joining as showrunner.

Some good news for once.

06.03.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Winston and his girlfriend Claire πŸ’•

06.03.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 277 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 7

πŸ’“πŸ’•

06.03.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A one month chart of oil prices

A one month chart of oil prices

Oil prices are going parabolic. This is insane.

06.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 1266 πŸ” 331 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 342
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"People do not thrive under tyrants, Alizayd; they do not come up with innovations when they're busy trying to stay alive, or offer creative ideas when error is punished by the hooves of a karkadann."

06.03.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I was there hitting the button.

06.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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it's always nice to be reminded of how incredible a public speaker Barack Obama is. here's part of his eulogy of Jesse Jackson

06.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 4118 πŸ” 935 πŸ’¬ 130 πŸ“Œ 51

If you like books. If you hate censorship. If you love kids. Please do this one important thing to fight a national book ban. Right now, if you don’t mind. Yes, just stop scrolling for a second and make the call and then you can come right back. Thanks!

06.03.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

😭😭😭😭😭😭

It sold out in 1 minute.

06.03.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

No R.L. Stein for me

06.03.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I must have been shoving my phone in my purse.

🀣🀣🀣

06.03.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0