Rain
@simplyrain.bsky.social
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Rain
@simplyrain.bsky.social
· Apr 23
I love when new people follow me after I do a chat & then they are like, "WOAH! I didn't sign-up for THIS much Rain!" 🤣🤣🤣
Standard Disclaimer: This is my PERSONAL account.
I dump my life here--work, home, brain, politics--good, bad, & ugly.
I am happy to have you here, but I get it if I too much!
I dump my life here--work, home, brain, politics--good, bad, & ugly.
I am happy to have you here, but I get it if I too much!
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Happy Birthday Peter!
📸: York Tillyer
📸: York Tillyer
February 13, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Happy Birthday Peter!
📸: York Tillyer
📸: York Tillyer
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For some reason, my not-so-smart TV defaults to the BUZZR channel when I turn it on, playing long lost game shows from the 70s and 80s. Lately it’s serving a hidden gem called Blockbusters and reminding me of the sweet, funny host Bill Cullen. Am I the only one ancient enough to remember him?
a man in a suit and tie is smiling and says hi dear
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is smiling and says hi dear
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:50 PM
For some reason, my not-so-smart TV defaults to the BUZZR channel when I turn it on, playing long lost game shows from the 70s and 80s. Lately it’s serving a hidden gem called Blockbusters and reminding me of the sweet, funny host Bill Cullen. Am I the only one ancient enough to remember him?
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HF 2309 is a regulation in search of a problem. Illegal content is already illegal. Libraries do not provide unlawful materials, and existing state and federal laws prohibit the distribution of obscene or illegal content. www.thegazette.com/state-govern...
Iowa libraries warn of potential impact of bill to restrict inappropriate material
Supporters of proposed legislation that would allow parents to sue libraries say they merely want to protect children
www.thegazette.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
HF 2309 is a regulation in search of a problem. Illegal content is already illegal. Libraries do not provide unlawful materials, and existing state and federal laws prohibit the distribution of obscene or illegal content. www.thegazette.com/state-govern...
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Meet the American Girl Doll Influencers Protesting ICE
Some may find it surprising, but for those creating the content, it makes perfect sense: "We've been radicalized since the Nineties!"
Some may find it surprising, but for those creating the content, it makes perfect sense: "We've been radicalized since the Nineties!"
Meet the American Girl Doll Influencers Protesting ICE
Creators making content using American Girl dolls are getting political, staging protests and making memes to protest ICE.
www.rollingstone.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Meet the American Girl Doll Influencers Protesting ICE
Some may find it surprising, but for those creating the content, it makes perfect sense: "We've been radicalized since the Nineties!"
Some may find it surprising, but for those creating the content, it makes perfect sense: "We've been radicalized since the Nineties!"
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Idaho State University is poised to cut library positions amid budget cuts.
It's always the library.
www.idahoednews.org/news/a-diffi...
It's always the library.
www.idahoednews.org/news/a-diffi...
‘A difficult moment’: ISU announces sweeping changes amid budget constraints
The university isn’t just tightening it’s belt. It’s reshaping itself in response to an increasingly bleak state-funding outlook.
www.idahoednews.org
February 13, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Idaho State University is poised to cut library positions amid budget cuts.
It's always the library.
www.idahoednews.org/news/a-diffi...
It's always the library.
www.idahoednews.org/news/a-diffi...
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Eugene Public Library (OR) has a levy measure on the May ballot. The library's struggled with funding and has made some recent cuts to staff and services. This levy is crucial for sustaining the library–and rebuilding it.
www.klcc.org/politics-gov...
www.klcc.org/politics-gov...
Expanded Eugene Library Levy heading to May ballot
Voters will have a chance to weigh in this May on increasing their support for the Eugene Public Library.
www.klcc.org
February 13, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Eugene Public Library (OR) has a levy measure on the May ballot. The library's struggled with funding and has made some recent cuts to staff and services. This levy is crucial for sustaining the library–and rebuilding it.
www.klcc.org/politics-gov...
www.klcc.org/politics-gov...
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Julia May Carson served as the Representative for Indiana's 7th congressional district from 1997 to 2007, making her the first African American and woman to represent Indianapolis in Congress. This Black History Month, we celebrate her legacy and the paths she paved forward for hundreds of Hoosiers.
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Julia May Carson served as the Representative for Indiana's 7th congressional district from 1997 to 2007, making her the first African American and woman to represent Indianapolis in Congress. This Black History Month, we celebrate her legacy and the paths she paved forward for hundreds of Hoosiers.
I am so STOKED at this list!!!!
Congratulations to this year's authors! Thank you for bringing more horror into our lives!
Here's a link to all things Summer Scares: raforallhorror.blogspot.com/p/summer-sca...
Here's a link to all things Summer Scares: raforallhorror.blogspot.com/p/summer-sca...
February 13, 2026 at 2:49 PM
I am so STOKED at this list!!!!
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It's time to announce this year's Summer Scares selections. PREPARE YOURSELVES!
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
It's time to announce this year's Summer Scares selections. PREPARE YOURSELVES!
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The 2026 Summer Scares Adult Fiction titles are:
A Botanical Daughter by @noahmedlock.bsky.social
Maeve Fly by @ceejthemoment.bsky.social
Never Whistle at Night edited by @shanehawk.com and @tvayyyy.bsky.social
A Botanical Daughter by @noahmedlock.bsky.social
Maeve Fly by @ceejthemoment.bsky.social
Never Whistle at Night edited by @shanehawk.com and @tvayyyy.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The 2026 Summer Scares Adult Fiction titles are:
A Botanical Daughter by @noahmedlock.bsky.social
Maeve Fly by @ceejthemoment.bsky.social
Never Whistle at Night edited by @shanehawk.com and @tvayyyy.bsky.social
A Botanical Daughter by @noahmedlock.bsky.social
Maeve Fly by @ceejthemoment.bsky.social
Never Whistle at Night edited by @shanehawk.com and @tvayyyy.bsky.social
THIS PROUD LIBRARIAN ALREADY HAS ALL OF THESE IN HER COLLECTION! 🖤
The 2026 Summer Scares YA Fiction titles are:
Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by @lychengwrites.bsky.social
Our Shadows Have Claws edited by @yamilesmendez.bsky.social & @amparoortiz.bsky.social
What We Harvest by Ann Fraistat
Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by @lychengwrites.bsky.social
Our Shadows Have Claws edited by @yamilesmendez.bsky.social & @amparoortiz.bsky.social
What We Harvest by Ann Fraistat
February 13, 2026 at 2:48 PM
THIS PROUD LIBRARIAN ALREADY HAS ALL OF THESE IN HER COLLECTION! 🖤
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The 2026 Summer Scares Middle Grade Fiction titles are:
Garlic and the Vampire by @breebird33.bsky.social
This Appearing House by @allymalinenko.bsky.social
It Came from the Trees by @allyoutthere.bsky.social
Garlic and the Vampire by @breebird33.bsky.social
This Appearing House by @allymalinenko.bsky.social
It Came from the Trees by @allyoutthere.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The 2026 Summer Scares Middle Grade Fiction titles are:
Garlic and the Vampire by @breebird33.bsky.social
This Appearing House by @allymalinenko.bsky.social
It Came from the Trees by @allyoutthere.bsky.social
Garlic and the Vampire by @breebird33.bsky.social
This Appearing House by @allymalinenko.bsky.social
It Came from the Trees by @allyoutthere.bsky.social
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Congratulations to this year's authors! Thank you for bringing more horror into our lives!
Here's a link to all things Summer Scares: raforallhorror.blogspot.com/p/summer-sca...
Here's a link to all things Summer Scares: raforallhorror.blogspot.com/p/summer-sca...
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Congratulations to this year's authors! Thank you for bringing more horror into our lives!
Here's a link to all things Summer Scares: raforallhorror.blogspot.com/p/summer-sca...
Here's a link to all things Summer Scares: raforallhorror.blogspot.com/p/summer-sca...
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Thank you for listening and reading TWICE to mine and Lorraine’s library joy 📚✌🏽🥹🙏🏽
February 13, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Thank you for listening and reading TWICE to mine and Lorraine’s library joy 📚✌🏽🥹🙏🏽
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I'm not sure if this will work but considering the kind of partner I got last time when I told my friend "I just want someone who's nice to me" (he was even to the end), I decided to make a longer list and write it down...it will take much longer to find them but I think I'm ok with waiting.
February 12, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I'm not sure if this will work but considering the kind of partner I got last time when I told my friend "I just want someone who's nice to me" (he was even to the end), I decided to make a longer list and write it down...it will take much longer to find them but I think I'm ok with waiting.
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Weighed in on that ALA Connect member thread to what I'm sure will be my infinite regret.
If purging the left from liberal institutions worked we would be winning right now.
If purging the left from liberal institutions worked we would be winning right now.
February 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Weighed in on that ALA Connect member thread to what I'm sure will be my infinite regret.
If purging the left from liberal institutions worked we would be winning right now.
If purging the left from liberal institutions worked we would be winning right now.
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#Librarians building #Libraries founders @captainlibrary.bsky.social @librarianjones.com and @andreatrudeau.bsky.social share their story and plans for the future! 📚🌍📚🌏📚🌎 #tlskychat #tlsky #schoollibrarians apple.co/4qCSHxD
353 Changing Spaces and Learning Lessons
Podcast Episode · School Librarians United with Amy Hermon · 02/13/2026 · 45m
apple.co
February 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
#Librarians building #Libraries founders @captainlibrary.bsky.social @librarianjones.com and @andreatrudeau.bsky.social share their story and plans for the future! 📚🌍📚🌏📚🌎 #tlskychat #tlsky #schoollibrarians apple.co/4qCSHxD
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Sign of the apocalypse: Me on the Vogue site. Prepare to die. (I hate the pic with the white-hot intensity of 1,000 suns … taken a couple of years ago at the height of my hell, and it shows). @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
Required Reading: 10 Books That Changed Librarian Martha Hickson’s Life
www.vogue.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Sign of the apocalypse: Me on the Vogue site. Prepare to die. (I hate the pic with the white-hot intensity of 1,000 suns … taken a couple of years ago at the height of my hell, and it shows). @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
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'We don’t see the savings': Indiana Medicaid restructuring bill draws pushback
'We don’t see the savings': Indiana Medicaid restructuring bill draws pushback • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Proposed changes to Indiana's Pathways Medicaid program faced pushback from the state's FSSA chief over projected savings.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
'We don’t see the savings': Indiana Medicaid restructuring bill draws pushback
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Local woman wakes up, replaces all the shares on the stock market with oatmeal, makes oatmeal.
February 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Local woman wakes up, replaces all the shares on the stock market with oatmeal, makes oatmeal.
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I added a page to the website where you can send a little love note to folks in Minnesota.
I keep getting lovely emails about how people are inspired by the resistance, but I would like to actually put these together for folks on the ground to read when they need to.
I keep getting lovely emails about how people are inspired by the resistance, but I would like to actually put these together for folks on the ground to read when they need to.
Send a Love Note — Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I added a page to the website where you can send a little love note to folks in Minnesota.
I keep getting lovely emails about how people are inspired by the resistance, but I would like to actually put these together for folks on the ground to read when they need to.
I keep getting lovely emails about how people are inspired by the resistance, but I would like to actually put these together for folks on the ground to read when they need to.
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This is a very kind idea!
I added a page to the website where you can send a little love note to folks in Minnesota.
I keep getting lovely emails about how people are inspired by the resistance, but I would like to actually put these together for folks on the ground to read when they need to.
I keep getting lovely emails about how people are inspired by the resistance, but I would like to actually put these together for folks on the ground to read when they need to.
Send a Love Note — Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:10 AM
This is a very kind idea!
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Disaster capitalism.
“We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns…”
“We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns…”
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Disaster capitalism.
“We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns…”
“We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns…”