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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Cycle to the Sea is in October! This 3-day ride from Charlotte to Myrtle Beach is the main fundraiser for ASAP, the Charlotte area adaptive sports program. 100% of your donation ensures that folks with disabilities can bike, ski, swim, hike, etc. 🚲 fundraise.atriumhealthfoundation.org/team/661194
May we all be as brave as Tiffany Aching
February 19, 2026 at 3:01 AM
May we all be as brave as Tiffany Aching
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Mechanical Turks all the way down
And after all that, the Pitt/Cruise AI fight scene appears to have been just digital BG and face replacement on multi-angle green screen reference videos of two real live human stuntees fighting.
In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...
In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...
February 19, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Mechanical Turks all the way down
One of the cats decapitated Elizabeth
February 19, 2026 at 12:38 AM
One of the cats decapitated Elizabeth
Are we going to war war with Iran or is it round 2 of the faux war from a few months ago?
February 19, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Are we going to war war with Iran or is it round 2 of the faux war from a few months ago?
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It is a vile scandal that 2 of the biggest AI companies in the world attack children by inciting them to self-harm, and by generating sexually exploitative imagery of kids for profit. I wanted to document this so that people in tech will stop saying they don't know: www.anildash.com/2026/02/18/t...
How did we end up threatening our kids’ lives with AI? - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:40 PM
It is a vile scandal that 2 of the biggest AI companies in the world attack children by inciting them to self-harm, and by generating sexually exploitative imagery of kids for profit. I wanted to document this so that people in tech will stop saying they don't know: www.anildash.com/2026/02/18/t...
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A former U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employee was told that her office, by virtue of specializing in humanitarian relief, was undermining the President’s agenda. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/v0eAn1
February 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
A former U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employee was told that her office, by virtue of specializing in humanitarian relief, was undermining the President’s agenda. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/v0eAn1
I saw Watchmen with a group of students who had just read the graphic novel and as soon as we walked out we all started ranting
fun question: what’s the maddest you’ve ever been leaving a movie theater? not necessarily worst movie you’ve seen, but the one that just pissed you off the most. mine is Batman v Superman
February 18, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I saw Watchmen with a group of students who had just read the graphic novel and as soon as we walked out we all started ranting
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Hey so Grammarly is now basically Search Party / Ring cameras for education, enabling large-scale surveillance of both users (students) and educators alike
February 18, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Hey so Grammarly is now basically Search Party / Ring cameras for education, enabling large-scale surveillance of both users (students) and educators alike
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Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
February 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
This is very good news but I am confused by the Schrodinger’s Dept of Education - sometimes it exists and sometimes it is abolished
February 18, 2026 at 7:10 PM
This is very good news but I am confused by the Schrodinger’s Dept of Education - sometimes it exists and sometimes it is abolished
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This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal
February 18, 2026 at 5:48 PM
This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal
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Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage was minimal but police are investigating.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
You don’t need an ID to check out a book just proof of residency which should also be enough to vote
Leavitt: "You need an ID to go and purchase alcohol. You need an ID to go to the library and check out a book. So the president thinks you should have an ID to vote in our nation's elections."
February 18, 2026 at 6:55 PM
You don’t need an ID to check out a book just proof of residency which should also be enough to vote
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