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genna. archivist, soft gothic marxist, problem. historivist on the bird site, pauperluna on the elephant site & movie review site, apossiblething on the photo/shopping scams site. mainer 🌲 inexplicably still living in rhode island. she/her.
I am such a careful driver and yet one spatial relations error made trying to get around an illegally-parked vehicle is going to cost me like a thousand dollars 🙃
February 11, 2026 at 8:51 PM
I am such a careful driver and yet one spatial relations error made trying to get around an illegally-parked vehicle is going to cost me like a thousand dollars 🙃
The Newport penchant for letting delivery trucks just park in the middle of major roads that have no shoulders claimed the mirror of my car this morning. I hate this town so much.
February 11, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The Newport penchant for letting delivery trucks just park in the middle of major roads that have no shoulders claimed the mirror of my car this morning. I hate this town so much.
"Cat throwing up during my professional Zoom call" is a real vibe for 2026 so far
February 10, 2026 at 9:05 PM
"Cat throwing up during my professional Zoom call" is a real vibe for 2026 so far
In an absolutely absurd situation in which we've got to go through the Abandoned Property in Museums process w/ the state because the guy we think is the rightful owner lives in Nepal and we can't find him
(he is white and this is white ppl stuff, not a looting of Asian cultural sites situation)
(he is white and this is white ppl stuff, not a looting of Asian cultural sites situation)
February 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
In an absolutely absurd situation in which we've got to go through the Abandoned Property in Museums process w/ the state because the guy we think is the rightful owner lives in Nepal and we can't find him
(he is white and this is white ppl stuff, not a looting of Asian cultural sites situation)
(he is white and this is white ppl stuff, not a looting of Asian cultural sites situation)
During the pandemic my coping mechanism for the crushing loneliness was daily DJ sets on Twitch, so I got really into house/techno & am annoyed with myself for not learning about the masked synthwave guy before now. Although tbf we had a *different* masked synthwave guy with an unspellable name
February 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
During the pandemic my coping mechanism for the crushing loneliness was daily DJ sets on Twitch, so I got really into house/techno & am annoyed with myself for not learning about the masked synthwave guy before now. Although tbf we had a *different* masked synthwave guy with an unspellable name
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This month marks 100 years since the first "Negro History Week", the precursor to the Black History Month we celebrate today. 💯 This week was a coordinated effort to teach Black history in public schools all across the United States.
📷: Carter G. Woodson papers
📷: Carter G. Woodson papers
February 9, 2026 at 5:35 PM
This month marks 100 years since the first "Negro History Week", the precursor to the Black History Month we celebrate today. 💯 This week was a coordinated effort to teach Black history in public schools all across the United States.
📷: Carter G. Woodson papers
📷: Carter G. Woodson papers
It's so funny that all my Zoom URLs lately seem to include a string that just goes "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
February 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
It's so funny that all my Zoom URLs lately seem to include a string that just goes "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
What an inversion/perversion of premise of The Dispossessed
SpaceX to focus on Moon settlements instead of Mars?!? Wow, it is hard to overstate what a change -- what a climb-down -- this is for Musk. It has always been Mars for him. Full stop. Supposedly the goal behind *everything* he does.
February 9, 2026 at 5:23 PM
What an inversion/perversion of premise of The Dispossessed
I'm sorry, do the Corridors of Power want me to do my job or not
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I'm sorry, do the Corridors of Power want me to do my job or not
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Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
December 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
Was telling people about the Gothic Market yesterday and noting the fetish/furry representation among attendees, and had to explain "I don't get it but I do not get *most* human behavior so this isn't any different"
February 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Was telling people about the Gothic Market yesterday and noting the fetish/furry representation among attendees, and had to explain "I don't get it but I do not get *most* human behavior so this isn't any different"
Apparently the cybersecurity at work has blocked Substack to keep me from having a moderately interesting day while on the clock
February 9, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Apparently the cybersecurity at work has blocked Substack to keep me from having a moderately interesting day while on the clock
The first wave of Friends Getting Married was a lot of elopements because everybody was broke, but now the second wave of People I Have Mentored Getting Married is here and I was not ready.
February 9, 2026 at 4:09 PM
The first wave of Friends Getting Married was a lot of elopements because everybody was broke, but now the second wave of People I Have Mentored Getting Married is here and I was not ready.
Been thinking a lot this weekend about the strong archivist community we had on Twitter. Not everybody migrated here. Elon took so much from us.
February 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Been thinking a lot this weekend about the strong archivist community we had on Twitter. Not everybody migrated here. Elon took so much from us.
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We need more D.A.R.E: Doing AI Resistance Education.
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
We need more D.A.R.E: Doing AI Resistance Education.
There is probably a logical answer for this but why tf is luge as a sport gendered
February 7, 2026 at 5:36 PM
There is probably a logical answer for this but why tf is luge as a sport gendered
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AI is not alive. It cannot translate human experiences. It cannot feel for you, and even if it could, it would only be that much clearer that its output is not something YOU made. It has no relation to you.
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
AI is not alive. It cannot translate human experiences. It cannot feel for you, and even if it could, it would only be that much clearer that its output is not something YOU made. It has no relation to you.
Oh no. This is so sad. What a loss.
February 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Oh no. This is so sad. What a loss.
If not for the context of "the worst people in the world having a conversation," parts of this pseudo-philosophical claptrap would be very funny: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
If not for the context of "the worst people in the world having a conversation," parts of this pseudo-philosophical claptrap would be very funny: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
I don't know why I am doing this to myself but as a Mainer who worked in George Mitchell's archives I guess I need to know, and I am not feeling good www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I don't know why I am doing this to myself but as a Mainer who worked in George Mitchell's archives I guess I need to know, and I am not feeling good www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
There is some big news coming out of Newport rn because a historic hotel that used to be Louis Agassiz's home. Just a little reminder that when my friend Lori died, the Newport Buzz posted video of her body on the beach, so if you follow or patronize them, yeah I am going to be offended
February 6, 2026 at 1:39 PM
There is some big news coming out of Newport rn because a historic hotel that used to be Louis Agassiz's home. Just a little reminder that when my friend Lori died, the Newport Buzz posted video of her body on the beach, so if you follow or patronize them, yeah I am going to be offended
I and several of my coworkers have organized our schedules and reasons for living around the soup/noodle schedule at the local market. Thursday is mac and cheese day. None of us can think about anything else
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I and several of my coworkers have organized our schedules and reasons for living around the soup/noodle schedule at the local market. Thursday is mac and cheese day. None of us can think about anything else
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Elon saying money can’t buy happiness. Skill issue, you salty bitch
February 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Elon saying money can’t buy happiness. Skill issue, you salty bitch
can you imagine european settlers hearing a loon for the first time
February 5, 2026 at 3:25 AM
can you imagine european settlers hearing a loon for the first time
I was very strong at the craft store today and did not buy an absolutely enormous eraser that said OH NO on it
February 4, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I was very strong at the craft store today and did not buy an absolutely enormous eraser that said OH NO on it