Carole Barrowman
@carolebarrowman.bsky.social
Author, reviewer, wild swimmer, wild feminist, wild reader #wordswithweight
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Want to be terrified even more? Check out these scary novels from my recent Minnesota Strib roundup.
October 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Want to be terrified even more? Check out these scary novels from my recent Minnesota Strib roundup.
A great visit to the Minnesota Arboretum @MN_Arboretum yesterday with our littles. Sorting pumpkins in little houses and voting for the best scarecrow display.
October 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A great visit to the Minnesota Arboretum @MN_Arboretum yesterday with our littles. Sorting pumpkins in little houses and voting for the best scarecrow display.
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Pittsburgh here’s your special assignment. These are the advertisers on your local Sinclair station that refused to air Jimmy Kimmel. Free speech.
September 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Pittsburgh here’s your special assignment. These are the advertisers on your local Sinclair station that refused to air Jimmy Kimmel. Free speech.
Today’s winner is ….
September 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Today’s winner is ….
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There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
September 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
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An important read and disappointing decision (at least 2/3 of it).
What you need to know about the Anthropic AI verdict and how it is a mixed decision for both clarity and fair use.
Our assessment: authorsguild.org/news/mixed-d...
Our assessment: authorsguild.org/news/mixed-d...
Mixed Decision in Anthropic AI Case: Authors Guild Responds to Summary Judgment in Bartz v. Anthropic - The Authors Guild
On June 23, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a summary judgment order in Bartz v. Anthropic—one of the first major lawsuits brought by authors against an AI compa...
authorsguild.org
June 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
An important read and disappointing decision (at least 2/3 of it).
Students, prof of 40 years here. If you don’t want your profs to use AI, find a school where lectures, CANVA & Power Point are NOT the primary modes of delivery. Demand better.
#assessmentaslearning
#authenticteaching
#teachingandlearning
#educationmatters
#assessmentaslearning
#authenticteaching
#teachingandlearning
#educationmatters
May 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Students, prof of 40 years here. If you don’t want your profs to use AI, find a school where lectures, CANVA & Power Point are NOT the primary modes of delivery. Demand better.
#assessmentaslearning
#authenticteaching
#teachingandlearning
#educationmatters
#assessmentaslearning
#authenticteaching
#teachingandlearning
#educationmatters
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May 7, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Please read this by the great @sifill.bsky.social . We must come together to pass this test. ⬇️ Our humanity demands it.
I pray you’ll read my latest. We are being challenged as a nation and this is a test we must pass.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Americans Must Prepare to Fight for the Citizenship Rights of U.S. Prisoners
Trump's Plan to Render U.S. Citizens to Foreign Jails Seeks to Exploit Americans' Disinterest in the Rights of Prisoners
open.substack.com
April 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Please read this by the great @sifill.bsky.social . We must come together to pass this test. ⬇️ Our humanity demands it.
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The more they lie, obfuscate and deny the glaringly obvious facts, the more I suspect they’re trying to protect the signal chats we haven’t seen yet.
March 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The more they lie, obfuscate and deny the glaringly obvious facts, the more I suspect they’re trying to protect the signal chats we haven’t seen yet.
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Descartes when he realized that people who don't think also exist.
March 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Descartes when he realized that people who don't think also exist.
If your books, like mine, were pirated and then used illegally by META to train its AI, here’s an update from The Authors Guild.
authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...
authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...
Meta's Massive AI Training Book Heist: What Authors Need to Know - The Authors Guild
Today, The Atlantic published a search tool that allows authors to check if their works are in LibGen, an illegal pirate site AI companies copied for their AI systems. This is a similar tool to the on...
authorsguild.org
March 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
If your books, like mine, were pirated and then used illegally by META to train its AI, here’s an update from The Authors Guild.
authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...
authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...
Right now, it’s the little wins, my friends (see below). I snitched on a bunch of lit characters. Professor McGonigall for supporting Hermione more than Harry, that Miss Jean Brodie was only encouraging her ‘girls,’ that Mr Brockelhurst was abusing Jane Eyre, a white student.
March 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Right now, it’s the little wins, my friends (see below). I snitched on a bunch of lit characters. Professor McGonigall for supporting Hermione more than Harry, that Miss Jean Brodie was only encouraging her ‘girls,’ that Mr Brockelhurst was abusing Jane Eyre, a white student.
Hanging with John & Scott’s pups in Palm Springs: Dixie, Jack & Tito
#dogsrlove
#dogsrlove
February 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Hanging with John & Scott’s pups in Palm Springs: Dixie, Jack & Tito
#dogsrlove
#dogsrlove
Yes, NYTimes, we do. Our brains are on fire right now so sshhh!
February 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Yes, NYTimes, we do. Our brains are on fire right now so sshhh!
According to #broadwayworld Cynthia Erivo will Star as Jesus in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at the Hollywood Bowl.
#shewalksonwater
#hosanna
#musicaltheater
#superstar
#shewalksonwater
#hosanna
#musicaltheater
#superstar
February 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
According to #broadwayworld Cynthia Erivo will Star as Jesus in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at the Hollywood Bowl.
#shewalksonwater
#hosanna
#musicaltheater
#superstar
#shewalksonwater
#hosanna
#musicaltheater
#superstar
February 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Issa Rae cancels her event at the Kennedy Center after Trump was announced as chairman:
“Due to what I believe to be an infringement on the values of an institution that has faithfully celebrated artists of all backgrounds through all mediums, I’ve decided to cancel my appearance at this venue.”
“Due to what I believe to be an infringement on the values of an institution that has faithfully celebrated artists of all backgrounds through all mediums, I’ve decided to cancel my appearance at this venue.”
February 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Issa Rae cancels her event at the Kennedy Center after Trump was announced as chairman:
“Due to what I believe to be an infringement on the values of an institution that has faithfully celebrated artists of all backgrounds through all mediums, I’ve decided to cancel my appearance at this venue.”
“Due to what I believe to be an infringement on the values of an institution that has faithfully celebrated artists of all backgrounds through all mediums, I’ve decided to cancel my appearance at this venue.”
Indeed.
There’s something very America about the rich old white guy who didn’t do shit holding up the trophy like a hero while standing in front of the Black man who actually did everything.
February 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Indeed.
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Yes, that was him flashing a lowercase “a” necklace.
Kendrick’s Super Bowl Performance Pulled Off a Double Whammy
Lamar gave us “Not Like Us,” but also a much-needed dose of something else.
slate.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Yes, that was him flashing a lowercase “a” necklace.