Biblioraptor, PhD
@biblioraptorphd.bsky.social
English prof, mama & wife, reader/writer, 18C, pop culture, intersectional feminist, progressive, cyclist, hiker. NC. My views are my own. She/her
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There’s a seagull (they are migrating) outside my office window being very loud and for a moment I imagined I was at the beach
February 18, 2026 at 3:55 PM
There’s a seagull (they are migrating) outside my office window being very loud and for a moment I imagined I was at the beach
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DOG AT THE OLYMPICS
FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
February 18, 2026 at 1:26 PM
DOG AT THE OLYMPICS
FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
Working on the catering order for a university event and 50 cans of soda = $120. 4 gallons of regular ass coffee = $80. Hot water and 25 plain old tea bags = $55. These are prices plucked out of the ether with no basis in reality
February 18, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Working on the catering order for a university event and 50 cans of soda = $120. 4 gallons of regular ass coffee = $80. Hot water and 25 plain old tea bags = $55. These are prices plucked out of the ether with no basis in reality
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My mother immigrated here from Ireland in the 50s (pre-1965 reforms, when the system was heavily rigged toward the Irish). I asked her once what it took to get a green card, and she said “I just went to the consulate.” That’s really how easy it should be.
The more of these fascist atrocities I see, the more I become an immigration maximalist. Let everyone in, give everyone work permits/green cards. Make it possible to get citizenship within a few months. Make it as easy as getting a driver's license.
February 18, 2026 at 1:06 PM
My mother immigrated here from Ireland in the 50s (pre-1965 reforms, when the system was heavily rigged toward the Irish). I asked her once what it took to get a green card, and she said “I just went to the consulate.” That’s really how easy it should be.
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The left tried for decades to pass green energy subsidies, passed them, the subsidies worked, and now literally the entire planet's electricity grid is going to convert to solar+battery. It just doesn't feel like "tech" because it mostly produces kinda boring blue collar jobs instead of billionaires
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 3:51 AM
The left tried for decades to pass green energy subsidies, passed them, the subsidies worked, and now literally the entire planet's electricity grid is going to convert to solar+battery. It just doesn't feel like "tech" because it mostly produces kinda boring blue collar jobs instead of billionaires
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Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds
Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds
Five countries responsible for 75% of world’s coffee supply record average of 57 extra days of coffee-harming heat a year
In Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, more than 4m households rely on coffee as their primary source of income. It contributes almost a third of the country’s export earnings, but for how much longer is uncertain.
“Coffee farmers in Ethiopia are already seeing the impact of extreme heat,” said Dejene Dadi, the general manager of Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperatives Union (OCFCU), a smallholder cooperative. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds
TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS
"Is there a technology the left is excited about?"
Let's see, off the top of my head:
- libraries
- solar power
- community-owned, community-run [noun], for example
• power grids
• communications networks
- e-bikes
- voting by mail
- vaccinations
- affordable health care
Notice any patterns?
Let's see, off the top of my head:
- libraries
- solar power
- community-owned, community-run [noun], for example
• power grids
• communications networks
- e-bikes
- voting by mail
- vaccinations
- affordable health care
Notice any patterns?
February 18, 2026 at 2:26 AM
TRAINS TRAINS TRAINS
Add “tail butter” to the list of terms like twizzle and goofy foot that we only really hear once every four years
February 18, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Add “tail butter” to the list of terms like twizzle and goofy foot that we only really hear once every four years
She has ignored me except for mealtimes for like two weeks and suddenly she loves me again
February 18, 2026 at 1:06 AM
She has ignored me except for mealtimes for like two weeks and suddenly she loves me again
The little 17yo had a blast out there and she is in first place
February 18, 2026 at 1:02 AM
The little 17yo had a blast out there and she is in first place
Japan did not come to play
February 18, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Japan did not come to play
Not a fan of the cultural appropriation costume
February 18, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Not a fan of the cultural appropriation costume
Can we please retire “Send In The Clowns” from all figure skating competitions in future
February 18, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Can we please retire “Send In The Clowns” from all figure skating competitions in future
Every time there’s a 17yo Olympic athlete on the tv I keep thinking that child is W’s age
February 17, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Every time there’s a 17yo Olympic athlete on the tv I keep thinking that child is W’s age
Being the second person in 2-man bobsled looks like a crappy job
February 17, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Being the second person in 2-man bobsled looks like a crappy job
Walked in the park with a friend on this sunshiny day
February 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Walked in the park with a friend on this sunshiny day
A student came to office hours! We had a conversation! It felt like old times!
February 17, 2026 at 7:05 PM
A student came to office hours! We had a conversation! It felt like old times!
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"There’s something outrageous about the stripping away of the politics of Wuthering Heights...most students understand that the novel is not really a love story...revenge, class struggle, power, whiteness" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
February 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
"There’s something outrageous about the stripping away of the politics of Wuthering Heights...most students understand that the novel is not really a love story...revenge, class struggle, power, whiteness" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We watched the first ep of Severance today in scifi and it is such a perfect ep of tv and students took so many notes and had such smart observations
February 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
We watched the first ep of Severance today in scifi and it is such a perfect ep of tv and students took so many notes and had such smart observations
The yoga is in my brain cause it really wanted to end this morning’s comp class with “shanti, shanti, shanti, peace, peace, peace”
February 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The yoga is in my brain cause it really wanted to end this morning’s comp class with “shanti, shanti, shanti, peace, peace, peace”
Feeling very overwhelmed today
February 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Feeling very overwhelmed today
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Darth Vader Looking To Become Even More Hated In The Galaxy, Takes Up Cycling.
February 17, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Darth Vader Looking To Become Even More Hated In The Galaxy, Takes Up Cycling.
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Files show convicted sex abuser messaged with Ken Starr and others about Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford
Epstein sympathized with Kavanaugh during supreme court confirmation, emails show
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Files show convicted sex abuser messaged with Ken Starr and others about Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford
No
Florida AG James Uthmeier: "We need to focus on getting people into the workforce even earlier. We passed legislation last year to help high school students get their hands dirty and get on job sites more quickly."
February 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM
No
Agh!! And while the product of a diss is very important, the process is HUGE. Can you do deep dive research? Stick with a hard thing? Write in a way that engages and teaches your audience? Have that AHA moment in an archive when the excitement of discovery fills you with joy?
Something about LLM hype culture renders a man immune to the experience of embarrassment. If I couldn’t tell the difference between PhD-level scholarship and grammatical gibberish I simply would not announce that to a global audience.
February 17, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Agh!! And while the product of a diss is very important, the process is HUGE. Can you do deep dive research? Stick with a hard thing? Write in a way that engages and teaches your audience? Have that AHA moment in an archive when the excitement of discovery fills you with joy?