Rain
@simplyrainlib.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
@simplyrainlib.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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I swear. I don’t care if you watch or use porn. If you are in the Internet you need to support porn. Without porn most of the Internet you love wouldn’t have happened and wouldn’t be happening. Porn makes the wheels go round. Not that enough ppl pay for theirs but that’s a diff issue. (Cont)
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I swear. I don’t care if you watch or use porn. If you are in the Internet you need to support porn. Without porn most of the Internet you love wouldn’t have happened and wouldn’t be happening. Porn makes the wheels go round. Not that enough ppl pay for theirs but that’s a diff issue. (Cont)
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They will try to censor porn. They will use those rules to then censor anything and everything else 1 inch at a time. You need to support porn and you need to do it vocally. The Internet (and all other media types) you save will be your own.
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
They will try to censor porn. They will use those rules to then censor anything and everything else 1 inch at a time. You need to support porn and you need to do it vocally. The Internet (and all other media types) you save will be your own.
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I know it's really about control, but the way these evil monsters talk about banning books to save the children out of one side of their mouths, and downplay an actual pedophile out of the other is rage inducing
November 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I know it's really about control, but the way these evil monsters talk about banning books to save the children out of one side of their mouths, and downplay an actual pedophile out of the other is rage inducing
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♈️ You've got a big heart, Aries, you just keep it under wraps for good reasons. Today's the perfect time to slow down and do something meaningful without waiting for anyone to notice.
Aries Daily Horoscope
November 14, 2025
www.astrolis.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 AM
♈️ You've got a big heart, Aries, you just keep it under wraps for good reasons. Today's the perfect time to slow down and do something meaningful without waiting for anyone to notice.
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Apart from the usual reminders when the Moon returns to your busy work sector each month when it comes to knowing when to keep your work hat on and when to take it off, this is offering a positive end to the working week on the income and job fronts. #Aries
November 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Apart from the usual reminders when the Moon returns to your busy work sector each month when it comes to knowing when to keep your work hat on and when to take it off, this is offering a positive end to the working week on the income and job fronts. #Aries
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Honored to give the opening keynote at the @slj.com Summit. Grateful for the chance to bring humor + hope to a tough moment for school librarians. Hearing panelists reference the keynote throughout the Summit & learning that so many attendees found it both hilarious & uplifting made my week! #TLSky
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Loved connecting with so many amazing #librarians & creators at the @slj.com Summit, and hearing folks plan to use the Humble Brag Board (developed by Rain Smith + me and featured in my keynote).
Grateful for every conversation and for a @ljsljevents.bsky.social Summit full of joy and advocacy. 💛
Grateful for every conversation and for a @ljsljevents.bsky.social Summit full of joy and advocacy. 💛
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Loved connecting with so many amazing #librarians & creators at the @slj.com Summit, and hearing folks plan to use the Humble Brag Board (developed by Rain Smith + me and featured in my keynote).
Grateful for every conversation and for a @ljsljevents.bsky.social Summit full of joy and advocacy. 💛
Grateful for every conversation and for a @ljsljevents.bsky.social Summit full of joy and advocacy. 💛
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A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Environmental impact and net-zero pathways for sustainable artificial intelligence servers in the USA - Nature Sustainability
The rapid expansion of AI server installations in the United States poses sustainability challenges in terms of water usage and carbon emissions. A study now quantifies these potential impacts and out...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
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My son is 15. He has many friends that are all 15.
They are children. Not even close to adults yet.
In case that wasn't clear.
They are children. Not even close to adults yet.
In case that wasn't clear.
November 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
My son is 15. He has many friends that are all 15.
They are children. Not even close to adults yet.
In case that wasn't clear.
They are children. Not even close to adults yet.
In case that wasn't clear.
I just realized it is Thursday when I turned on the TV & Law and Order popped on.
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I just realized it is Thursday when I turned on the TV & Law and Order popped on.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Y'all. I recorded this today... which is definitely NOT the end of November. Still. I hope you will join me and @mrschureads.bsky.social for this FREE @bookelicious.bsky.social event!
📆 12/2/25 - Starting at 7:30pm EST
🔗 Register required: www.bookelicious.com/event/22
#TLSkyChat #KidLit #EduSky
📆 12/2/25 - Starting at 7:30pm EST
🔗 Register required: www.bookelicious.com/event/22
#TLSkyChat #KidLit #EduSky
November 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Y'all. I recorded this today... which is definitely NOT the end of November. Still. I hope you will join me and @mrschureads.bsky.social for this FREE @bookelicious.bsky.social event!
📆 12/2/25 - Starting at 7:30pm EST
🔗 Register required: www.bookelicious.com/event/22
#TLSkyChat #KidLit #EduSky
📆 12/2/25 - Starting at 7:30pm EST
🔗 Register required: www.bookelicious.com/event/22
#TLSkyChat #KidLit #EduSky
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Can’t wait to share my conversation with @vaasl.bsky.social school #librarians! They’ve been featured 13 times already on the #podcast. Do an F+Search to see how often your state has been featured! bit.ly/3zsL1te
Search by Title, Author, State / Country
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November 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Can’t wait to share my conversation with @vaasl.bsky.social school #librarians! They’ve been featured 13 times already on the #podcast. Do an F+Search to see how often your state has been featured! bit.ly/3zsL1te
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I got my $1 and my apology. I met falsehood with resolve, and I claimed my own voice by defending it.
And in that single dollar, my truth stands taller than every lie told. Let it be known: I will never back down.
And in that single dollar, my truth stands taller than every lie told. Let it be known: I will never back down.
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I got my $1 and my apology. I met falsehood with resolve, and I claimed my own voice by defending it.
And in that single dollar, my truth stands taller than every lie told. Let it be known: I will never back down.
And in that single dollar, my truth stands taller than every lie told. Let it be known: I will never back down.
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I have set an email to @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @gallego.senate.gov & Rep. Juan Ciscomani to ask them to support #libraries @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social because #librarians change lives thru literacy & workforce development & access to ideas & info! #TLSky app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
November 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I have set an email to @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @gallego.senate.gov & Rep. Juan Ciscomani to ask them to support #libraries @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social because #librarians change lives thru literacy & workforce development & access to ideas & info! #TLSky app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
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This is Archie. He's deaf and doesn't hear when his humans get home. Luckily, his little brother Frankie lets him know with a gentle nudge to make sure he doesn't miss the moment. 14/10 for both (TT: melissamilne)
November 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This is Archie. He's deaf and doesn't hear when his humans get home. Luckily, his little brother Frankie lets him know with a gentle nudge to make sure he doesn't miss the moment. 14/10 for both (TT: melissamilne)
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Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
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So very proud of my students today. We spent 90 minutes reading, watching, writing, questioning, and discussing, and making connections.
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
So very proud of my students today. We spent 90 minutes reading, watching, writing, questioning, and discussing, and making connections.
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It's uncomfortable for a lot of kidlit creators to contend with, but if you leave porn without defense, the censors are comin for you next THEY ALWAYS DO
(and they HAVE been in this era of book bans)
(defend porn like your freedom of speech depends on it)
(because it does)
(and they HAVE been in this era of book bans)
(defend porn like your freedom of speech depends on it)
(because it does)
There has been a noticeable reticence in left and liberal circles to voice full-throated support for pornography, even as it's become increasingly clear what the open end goals of the censorship movement are
In a lot of ways other leftists chose this path folks. They shrugged and didn’t care when Patreon banned a ton of hypnosis and TF creators, or when YouTube started their ASMR crackdown. Now it’s coming for queer porn creators, more and more. Who will stand up?
November 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
It's uncomfortable for a lot of kidlit creators to contend with, but if you leave porn without defense, the censors are comin for you next THEY ALWAYS DO
(and they HAVE been in this era of book bans)
(defend porn like your freedom of speech depends on it)
(because it does)
(and they HAVE been in this era of book bans)
(defend porn like your freedom of speech depends on it)
(because it does)
You are seriously eating fancy when your dished all come separate with the announcement of your food allergy.
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
You are seriously eating fancy when your dished all come separate with the announcement of your food allergy.
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The Librarians fight to keep homophobia out of circulation @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
The Librarians fight to keep homophobia out of circulation - Windy City Times
The Librarians is an effective documentary that shines a light on the dangers of book banning in the United States. For 92 minutes, audiences see the struggles of librarians across the nation as they ...
windycitytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The Librarians fight to keep homophobia out of circulation @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
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"The future is analog"
— Birchbark Books
I couldn't agree more! Thank you @addyvin.bsky.social for helping me get a hold of one of these tees from my favorite bookstore.
— Birchbark Books
I couldn't agree more! Thank you @addyvin.bsky.social for helping me get a hold of one of these tees from my favorite bookstore.
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"The future is analog"
— Birchbark Books
I couldn't agree more! Thank you @addyvin.bsky.social for helping me get a hold of one of these tees from my favorite bookstore.
— Birchbark Books
I couldn't agree more! Thank you @addyvin.bsky.social for helping me get a hold of one of these tees from my favorite bookstore.
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Today is the 9th anniversary of the day Maggie stole an entire pecan pie and got drunk from all the sugar. Happy Purloined Pecan Pie Day from our family to yours!
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Today is the 9th anniversary of the day Maggie stole an entire pecan pie and got drunk from all the sugar. Happy Purloined Pecan Pie Day from our family to yours!