Rain
@simplyrain.bsky.social
Friend. Librarian. Employed. Artist. Patron. Advocate. Ally. Activist. Listener. Caregiver. Human. And MUCH more. Personal account--thoughts are my own. she/they
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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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First date idea: come and pick me up at the airport
September 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
First date idea: come and pick me up at the airport
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“All educational content is obsolete. Every textbook, every lesson plan, every test, all of it is obsolete because gen AI is going to be able to deliver a personalized lesson just for you."
about that... www.404media.co/students-are...
about that... www.404media.co/students-are...
'Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs:' Inside an AI-Powered Private School
Leaked documents reveal the inner workings of Alpha School, which both the press and the Trump administration have applauded. The documents show Alpha School's AI is generating faulty lessons that som...
www.404media.co
February 17, 2026 at 4:35 PM
“All educational content is obsolete. Every textbook, every lesson plan, every test, all of it is obsolete because gen AI is going to be able to deliver a personalized lesson just for you."
about that... www.404media.co/students-are...
about that... www.404media.co/students-are...
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This is Lexa. She really hopes you’ll be her valentine. Wouldn’t want to waste this look on just anybody. 14/10 (IG: bambiandlexa)
February 14, 2026 at 2:04 PM
This is Lexa. She really hopes you’ll be her valentine. Wouldn’t want to waste this look on just anybody. 14/10 (IG: bambiandlexa)
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Ah yes, commercial aviation, an industry ravaged by DEI, where 1 in 10 pilots might not be a white man
www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
FAA orders merit-based pilot hiring as Trump DEI crackdown continues
The FAA is mandating merit-based pilot hiring, citing 'allegations of airlines hiring based on race and sex' to comply with Trump's DEI policies.
www.usatoday.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Ah yes, commercial aviation, an industry ravaged by DEI, where 1 in 10 pilots might not be a white man
www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
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This is just to say
I have stolen
a water bottle
from the
IT fridge
and which
you were
probably saving
for later
Forgive me
There were several
and I was thirsty
I have stolen
a water bottle
from the
IT fridge
and which
you were
probably saving
for later
Forgive me
There were several
and I was thirsty
February 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
This is just to say
I have stolen
a water bottle
from the
IT fridge
and which
you were
probably saving
for later
Forgive me
There were several
and I was thirsty
I have stolen
a water bottle
from the
IT fridge
and which
you were
probably saving
for later
Forgive me
There were several
and I was thirsty
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It costs money to get a passport or copy of your birth certificate so the SAVE Act immediately violates the 24th Amendment's protection against poll taxes.
February 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM
It costs money to get a passport or copy of your birth certificate so the SAVE Act immediately violates the 24th Amendment's protection against poll taxes.
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NEW: ChatGPT is encouraging stalkers, telling them they share a special bond with their targets -- and to keep harassing them even after they've been asked to stop
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI Delusions Are Leading to Domestic Abuse, Harassment, and Stalking
ChatGPT and other AI chatbots are reinforcing users' delusions about other people — fueling fixations linked to stalking and other abuses.
futurism.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:55 PM
NEW: ChatGPT is encouraging stalkers, telling them they share a special bond with their targets -- and to keep harassing them even after they've been asked to stop
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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I don't think society has really started to grapple with how dangerous it is to distribute AI that basically just agrees with anything you say -- even if that "anything" happens to be "viciously abusing and stalking a former romantic partner"
February 17, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I don't think society has really started to grapple with how dangerous it is to distribute AI that basically just agrees with anything you say -- even if that "anything" happens to be "viciously abusing and stalking a former romantic partner"
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Sadie Peterson Delaney worked at NYPL then moved to Tuskegee AL to be a librarian at the VA. She was an early advocate of bibliotherapy, pairing people needing care w/ reading material which engaged them and helped them heal. She also taught Braille.
poklib.org/sadie-peters...
#BlackHistoryMonth
poklib.org/sadie-peters...
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 17, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Sadie Peterson Delaney worked at NYPL then moved to Tuskegee AL to be a librarian at the VA. She was an early advocate of bibliotherapy, pairing people needing care w/ reading material which engaged them and helped them heal. She also taught Braille.
poklib.org/sadie-peters...
#BlackHistoryMonth
poklib.org/sadie-peters...
#BlackHistoryMonth
I suffered through love songs as our passing period music last week.
This week it is break up music!
🤣
This week it is break up music!
🤣
February 17, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I suffered through love songs as our passing period music last week.
This week it is break up music!
🤣
This week it is break up music!
🤣
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Thanks to @indymonthly.bsky.social for visiting the City-County Archives and chatting about the “legal, historical, and ethical minefield” of work surrounding our Greenlawn Cemetery excavation.
www.indianapolismonthly.com/arts-and-cul...
www.indianapolismonthly.com/arts-and-cul...
Read Our One-On-One With City-County Archivist Jordan Ryan
After the Henry Street bridge project recently got under way, Jordan Ryan's role came into play as the city-county archivist.
www.indianapolismonthly.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Thanks to @indymonthly.bsky.social for visiting the City-County Archives and chatting about the “legal, historical, and ethical minefield” of work surrounding our Greenlawn Cemetery excavation.
www.indianapolismonthly.com/arts-and-cul...
www.indianapolismonthly.com/arts-and-cul...
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“What’s really been stolen from me is who I am. People ask me why do you write? I tell them I write because I can’t not write. It’s what I identify as…it’s really why I wake up every day. So what they've stolen from me is the whole purpose of my life as a creative person."
@davidbaldacci.bsky.social
@davidbaldacci.bsky.social
David Baldacci says AI training felt like someone stealing his life’s work — 'this is the hill I’m going to die on'
The bestselling author runs a deeply personal and legal battle over copyright in the age of AI
www.techradar.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM
“What’s really been stolen from me is who I am. People ask me why do you write? I tell them I write because I can’t not write. It’s what I identify as…it’s really why I wake up every day. So what they've stolen from me is the whole purpose of my life as a creative person."
@davidbaldacci.bsky.social
@davidbaldacci.bsky.social
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Utah's banned a book published in 1998 from every single public school in the state.
You know, a book those banners probably had on shelves when they were in high school and it wasn't an issue then.
You know, a book those banners probably had on shelves when they were in high school and it wasn't an issue then.
Despite the lawsuit filed last month against its state sanctioned book banning law, Utah banned another book from all public schools in the state on Friday.
That book? Bag of Bones by @stephenking.bsky.social. It's the 23rd such statewide ban.
bookriot.com/utah-bans-23...
That book? Bag of Bones by @stephenking.bsky.social. It's the 23rd such statewide ban.
bookriot.com/utah-bans-23...
Amidst Lawsuit, Utah Bans Its 23rd Book from All Public Schools
On Friday the 13, Utah banned a Stephen King book from every school district in the state. That was Utah's 23rd state-sanctioned ban.
bookriot.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Utah's banned a book published in 1998 from every single public school in the state.
You know, a book those banners probably had on shelves when they were in high school and it wasn't an issue then.
You know, a book those banners probably had on shelves when they were in high school and it wasn't an issue then.
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“There are now 23 books prohibited in any Utah public school … their average publication date is 2009. This means that most of these books have been on shelves and available for many years and caused no issues until this manufactured crisis.”
Utah's banned a book published in 1998 from every single public school in the state.
You know, a book those banners probably had on shelves when they were in high school and it wasn't an issue then.
You know, a book those banners probably had on shelves when they were in high school and it wasn't an issue then.
Despite the lawsuit filed last month against its state sanctioned book banning law, Utah banned another book from all public schools in the state on Friday.
That book? Bag of Bones by @stephenking.bsky.social. It's the 23rd such statewide ban.
bookriot.com/utah-bans-23...
That book? Bag of Bones by @stephenking.bsky.social. It's the 23rd such statewide ban.
bookriot.com/utah-bans-23...
February 17, 2026 at 3:10 PM
“There are now 23 books prohibited in any Utah public school … their average publication date is 2009. This means that most of these books have been on shelves and available for many years and caused no issues until this manufactured crisis.”
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If you don’t get to Southern Indiana much, you’d be forgiven for not thinking a city like Evansville would be a good biking city. But, the city is making massive investments in better biking, including this two way cycletrack and road diet that covers the entirety of Walnut Street in the city.
February 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
If you don’t get to Southern Indiana much, you’d be forgiven for not thinking a city like Evansville would be a good biking city. But, the city is making massive investments in better biking, including this two way cycletrack and road diet that covers the entirety of Walnut Street in the city.
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"AI skeptic" is unhelpful because it:
1) Minimizes contributions Bender, Gebru, Mitchell, and others have made to our understanding of LLMs (untold hours of research and writing boiled down to "skepticism")
2) Sounds like they are denying the merit of something with merit like "vaccine skeptics."
1) Minimizes contributions Bender, Gebru, Mitchell, and others have made to our understanding of LLMs (untold hours of research and writing boiled down to "skepticism")
2) Sounds like they are denying the merit of something with merit like "vaccine skeptics."
Hey Benjamin, you're getting some suff wrong here, starting with framing me and my colleagues as "AI skeptics". It's true that we call BS on claims of AI, AGI, LLMs understanding etc. But "AI skeptic" is a term that resides within the AI booster's frame of view, not ours.
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February 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
"AI skeptic" is unhelpful because it:
1) Minimizes contributions Bender, Gebru, Mitchell, and others have made to our understanding of LLMs (untold hours of research and writing boiled down to "skepticism")
2) Sounds like they are denying the merit of something with merit like "vaccine skeptics."
1) Minimizes contributions Bender, Gebru, Mitchell, and others have made to our understanding of LLMs (untold hours of research and writing boiled down to "skepticism")
2) Sounds like they are denying the merit of something with merit like "vaccine skeptics."
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Hey Benjamin, you're getting some suff wrong here, starting with framing me and my colleagues as "AI skeptics". It's true that we call BS on claims of AI, AGI, LLMs understanding etc. But "AI skeptic" is a term that resides within the AI booster's frame of view, not ours.
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February 16, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Hey Benjamin, you're getting some suff wrong here, starting with framing me and my colleagues as "AI skeptics". It's true that we call BS on claims of AI, AGI, LLMs understanding etc. But "AI skeptic" is a term that resides within the AI booster's frame of view, not ours.
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The James Talarico interview that CBS wouldn’t air.
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The James Talarico interview that CBS wouldn’t air.
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What is a data center, and why do companies want to build more?
It’s a hot topic here in Indy with two data center proposals currently working their way through the government.
We break down what they are and why these new ones are different: https://bit.ly/4akZ9o6
It’s a hot topic here in Indy with two data center proposals currently working their way through the government.
We break down what they are and why these new ones are different: https://bit.ly/4akZ9o6
What’s the deal with data centers in Indy?
4 projects have been proposed in Indy alone. But what do these things even do?
bit.ly
February 17, 2026 at 2:36 PM
What is a data center, and why do companies want to build more?
It’s a hot topic here in Indy with two data center proposals currently working their way through the government.
We break down what they are and why these new ones are different: https://bit.ly/4akZ9o6
It’s a hot topic here in Indy with two data center proposals currently working their way through the government.
We break down what they are and why these new ones are different: https://bit.ly/4akZ9o6
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If you think harassing library workers is a good use of your time in this all-too-brief life, then I genuinely feel sorry for you.
I'd also invite you to fuck off because we have enough to do without your nonsense.
I'd also invite you to fuck off because we have enough to do without your nonsense.
February 17, 2026 at 2:25 PM
If you think harassing library workers is a good use of your time in this all-too-brief life, then I genuinely feel sorry for you.
I'd also invite you to fuck off because we have enough to do without your nonsense.
I'd also invite you to fuck off because we have enough to do without your nonsense.
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Romance Glossary from the NYT (Gift Link) and why every library worker who helps any leisure readers needs to be aware of it. Adding to my genre resource handout as well. Details:
raforall.blogspot.com/2026/02/roma...
raforall.blogspot.com/2026/02/roma...
Romance Glossary from the NYT (Gift Link)
Romance has always been among our most popular genres in terms of library checkouts and enjoying romance publicly has definitely become mor...
raforall.blogspot.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Romance Glossary from the NYT (Gift Link) and why every library worker who helps any leisure readers needs to be aware of it. Adding to my genre resource handout as well. Details:
raforall.blogspot.com/2026/02/roma...
raforall.blogspot.com/2026/02/roma...
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Wearing Meta glasses is an invitation to getting punched in the face.
February 17, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Wearing Meta glasses is an invitation to getting punched in the face.
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The Monkees - I'm a Believer HD
YouTube video by Classics in HD
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
February 17, 2026 at 9:39 AM
NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/