Chantatay the Librizzian
@chandab.bsky.social
Librarian, humanist, 100% homo sapien, anti-bigot.
The Librarians is now streaming in full on PBS' Youtube channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywQO...
Banned Books and the Librarians Caught in the Political Battle | Full Documentary | Independent Lens
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February 10, 2026 at 10:31 PM
The Librarians is now streaming in full on PBS' Youtube channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywQO...
And here I've been just making typos naturally like a sucker.
So I read in some article that folks are adding deliberate typos to their writing in order to dispel suspicions that they’re getting machines to speak for them. That’s coward shit. I say just use the word “fuck” more.
In the face of enshittification, commence the enfuckening.
In the face of enshittification, commence the enfuckening.
February 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM
And here I've been just making typos naturally like a sucker.
I am not one to shill for products, but I started ordering meals from Everytable.com and I haven't had one bad meal yet. This is my 3rd week and man, this food is tasty, fresh & local. Best is that it's really affordable too.
I hope they can expand their delivery area so my SF friends can try it.
I hope they can expand their delivery area so my SF friends can try it.
February 9, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I am not one to shill for products, but I started ordering meals from Everytable.com and I haven't had one bad meal yet. This is my 3rd week and man, this food is tasty, fresh & local. Best is that it's really affordable too.
I hope they can expand their delivery area so my SF friends can try it.
I hope they can expand their delivery area so my SF friends can try it.
I don't want to see any complaints about not understanding what Bad Bunny was saying from the people who don't even know the correct lyrics of songs they like.
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I don't want to see any complaints about not understanding what Bad Bunny was saying from the people who don't even know the correct lyrics of songs they like.
Welp, I got a lot of work done today and I even managed to put a final coat of polyurethane on my nightstand during my lunch break. Another work week in the rear view.
February 7, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Welp, I got a lot of work done today and I even managed to put a final coat of polyurethane on my nightstand during my lunch break. Another work week in the rear view.
It's once again time to recommend this essential read if you want to know how gaming is connected to what is happening right now.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763392...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763392...
Gaming Democracy by Adrienne L. Massanari: 9780262549417 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
How play and gaming culture have mainstreamed far right ideology through social media platforms. From #Gamergate to the ongoing Big Lie, the far right has gone mainstream. In Gaming Democracy, Adrien...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:02 AM
It's once again time to recommend this essential read if you want to know how gaming is connected to what is happening right now.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763392...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763392...
Yeah, it has been obvious. Over a decade ago, a techie I knew pretty much told me I was not imagining it. No algo suggests an Oreck vacuum right after I pass a store on accident. No algo pushes tix to The Cure immediately after I mention them on accident.
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Yeah, it has been obvious. Over a decade ago, a techie I knew pretty much told me I was not imagining it. No algo suggests an Oreck vacuum right after I pass a store on accident. No algo pushes tix to The Cure immediately after I mention them on accident.
Let Walder Frey and his whole family be a lesson.
Thinking about whoever said that by accepting a meal from people and then arresting them ICE agents broke a cultural taboo that was invented by, like, the first humans to set up a tent
February 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Let Walder Frey and his whole family be a lesson.
EVERYTHING AMERICANS HAVE ALLOWED THE GOVERNMENT TO DO TO BLACK PEOPLE IS NOW BEING DONE TO EVERYONE.
WE TOLD YOU THIS WOULD HAPPEN.
WE TOLD YOU THIS WOULD HAPPEN.
January 30, 2026 at 6:02 PM
EVERYTHING AMERICANS HAVE ALLOWED THE GOVERNMENT TO DO TO BLACK PEOPLE IS NOW BEING DONE TO EVERYONE.
WE TOLD YOU THIS WOULD HAPPEN.
WE TOLD YOU THIS WOULD HAPPEN.
If you're a Republican who is struggling to reconcile with what your party is doing, if you struggle to sleep at night, if people you love are feeling resentful and you want to make things right, it's time to part ways with the GOP.
You're late to the party, but the door is open for you.
You're late to the party, but the door is open for you.
The cracks in the GOP are widening.
Minnesota Republican Condemns His Party In Powerful Video Announcing He's Dropping Out Of Gubernatorial Race
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January 28, 2026 at 1:54 AM
If you're a Republican who is struggling to reconcile with what your party is doing, if you struggle to sleep at night, if people you love are feeling resentful and you want to make things right, it's time to part ways with the GOP.
You're late to the party, but the door is open for you.
You're late to the party, but the door is open for you.
Never give up hope. In every city and town, everyone who fights this darkness is a hero. #Minneapolis
January 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Never give up hope. In every city and town, everyone who fights this darkness is a hero. #Minneapolis
It might be "chop my hair off" day.
January 25, 2026 at 10:32 PM
It might be "chop my hair off" day.
Here I am, agreeing with Bill Kristol. Democrats, pay attention! This is the position.
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 25, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Here I am, agreeing with Bill Kristol. Democrats, pay attention! This is the position.
And here I was, ready to have a nice weekend like a fool. I just wanted to spend time with my son & touch up a nightstand.
But feds are murdering in the streets so they can brutalize and kidnap Black & Brown people with impunity.
We are & have been in the midst of a white nationalist takeover.
But feds are murdering in the streets so they can brutalize and kidnap Black & Brown people with impunity.
We are & have been in the midst of a white nationalist takeover.
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
And here I was, ready to have a nice weekend like a fool. I just wanted to spend time with my son & touch up a nightstand.
But feds are murdering in the streets so they can brutalize and kidnap Black & Brown people with impunity.
We are & have been in the midst of a white nationalist takeover.
But feds are murdering in the streets so they can brutalize and kidnap Black & Brown people with impunity.
We are & have been in the midst of a white nationalist takeover.
Well deserved! We will see if the Academy makes good.
Sometimes the good thing happens:
‘Sinners’ breaks the record for the most nominated film in Oscars history, with 16 nominations.
January 22, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Well deserved! We will see if the Academy makes good.
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People are kidnapping preschoolers and macing fully restrained protesters because they like the power to make others suffer, and I need us all to burn into our memories what they’re doing now because they’re definitely going to be asking for grace and forgiveness in the not too distant future.
January 22, 2026 at 3:43 AM
People are kidnapping preschoolers and macing fully restrained protesters because they like the power to make others suffer, and I need us all to burn into our memories what they’re doing now because they’re definitely going to be asking for grace and forgiveness in the not too distant future.
You know, I love Oakland. Every weekday, between 3-5, retirees line the sidewalk near Grand Lake Theater with protest signs. I can hear the honking when I'm home.
Today, a brass band joined them. Oakland is magic. Oaklanders are solid people.
Today, a brass band joined them. Oakland is magic. Oaklanders are solid people.
January 21, 2026 at 12:45 AM
You know, I love Oakland. Every weekday, between 3-5, retirees line the sidewalk near Grand Lake Theater with protest signs. I can hear the honking when I'm home.
Today, a brass band joined them. Oakland is magic. Oaklanders are solid people.
Today, a brass band joined them. Oakland is magic. Oaklanders are solid people.
Nationwide ban on leaf blowers in city limits now! Noise pollution is far worse than some leaves on the ground easily raked or swept.
Sorry, I'm a middle aged busybody.
Sorry, I'm a middle aged busybody.
January 20, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Nationwide ban on leaf blowers in city limits now! Noise pollution is far worse than some leaves on the ground easily raked or swept.
Sorry, I'm a middle aged busybody.
Sorry, I'm a middle aged busybody.
When I was a business manager I was given a definition of effective communication that holds true. It's effective when it has the desired effect. That's it.
Is the desired effect for people to think he's senile?
Is the desired effect for people to think he's senile?
sanewashing a brain-rotted lunatic by calling him ‘enigmatic’ and ‘expansive’
January 20, 2026 at 10:10 PM
When I was a business manager I was given a definition of effective communication that holds true. It's effective when it has the desired effect. That's it.
Is the desired effect for people to think he's senile?
Is the desired effect for people to think he's senile?
Infuriating. "You'll just have to get used to us shaking you down despite it being public knowledge that you have less money all the time."
Hoopla says libraries need to get "comfortable with different solutions."
Cool! We'd love to see some different solutions that honor library values, preserve library rights, and don't bankrupt taxpayers!
www.wordsandmoney.com/the-digital-...
Cool! We'd love to see some different solutions that honor library values, preserve library rights, and don't bankrupt taxpayers!
www.wordsandmoney.com/the-digital-...
The Digital Library Market Has Issues. Hoopla Wants to Talk About Them.
With its podcast, The Straight Download, Hoopla is leaning into some of the uncomfortable marketplace conversations in the digital library world.
www.wordsandmoney.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Infuriating. "You'll just have to get used to us shaking you down despite it being public knowledge that you have less money all the time."
I truly appreciate my transit options but this is the kind of thing that drives me bonkers. Escalators are always going out. There are limited elevators and stations are already long. For those of us with disabilities, it's hard.
January 20, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I truly appreciate my transit options but this is the kind of thing that drives me bonkers. Escalators are always going out. There are limited elevators and stations are already long. For those of us with disabilities, it's hard.
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The biggest miscalculation of the Trumpists is about human nature. They assume we're all selfish and cowardly and can be cowed into silence or submission or surrender, which is to say they seem to base their version of human nature partly on themselves and partly on their scorn for the rest of us.
One Long Year Later: It's Not Over, and We Haven't Surrendered
I wrote an essay in the immediate aftermath of the 2024 election, an essay to encourage people to not give up and not assume that the Trumpists had won. It follows, after this prelude about where we a...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The biggest miscalculation of the Trumpists is about human nature. They assume we're all selfish and cowardly and can be cowed into silence or submission or surrender, which is to say they seem to base their version of human nature partly on themselves and partly on their scorn for the rest of us.
I've watched The Flux multiple times. Sometimes I enjoy it, other times, extremely frustrated. This needed to be 10-12 episodes to flesh out the story lines & develop the characters. We didn't get nearly enough Prof. Eustacius Jericho, Kavanista, Bel, Vinder or background of Division. #Doctorwho
January 20, 2026 at 7:15 AM
I've watched The Flux multiple times. Sometimes I enjoy it, other times, extremely frustrated. This needed to be 10-12 episodes to flesh out the story lines & develop the characters. We didn't get nearly enough Prof. Eustacius Jericho, Kavanista, Bel, Vinder or background of Division. #Doctorwho
I'm getting really concerned that my goal of doing some field research in Norway is going to be hampered by my nation's recklessness.
How long until we aren't allowed in even more nations? It's already begun.
How long until we aren't allowed in even more nations? It's already begun.
January 20, 2026 at 12:08 AM
I'm getting really concerned that my goal of doing some field research in Norway is going to be hampered by my nation's recklessness.
How long until we aren't allowed in even more nations? It's already begun.
How long until we aren't allowed in even more nations? It's already begun.