Favorite Librarian

Favorite Librarian

@cynxyn.bsky.social

intellectual butterfly, liberal in the wilderness, so-so yogini, cookie-baker, girl of 1000 lists, Army brat, hater of kale

217 Followers 338 Following 43 Posts Joined Aug 2023
3 weeks ago

My cat Ash stepped on my iPad and activated a random Facebook ad for women’s undergarments. Now my feed is full of narcissistic octogenarian women grinding their hips and lifting their shirts to show off the enormous bras they’re modeling. Life has become a nightmare. 😫

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3 months ago

Great reporting! (But eww, that poem…)

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6 months ago

It would have been nice if all these people who are now saying,”Their body, their choice” about vaccines felt that way about women.

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6 months ago

The Texas ban on THC products goes into effect today. Abbott, Patrick, and Paxton: If you’re going to raise prices to u livable levels, force women to have babies, treat brown people like animals, and endorse military takeovers, at least allow your victims to be stoned while you do it.

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1 year ago
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Day Five of the Trump-Musk Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025: Not “Read Only” access anymore If you are a current or former career Bureau of the Fiscal Service Employee, especially if you’re a legacy IT programmer with years of experience and especially if you are a COBOL programmer currently...

"In normal times, I would report insider threats to the appropriate security channels inside the government- but there is no one left for me to report it to."

Helpful context on Musk's takeover of Treasury:

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1 year ago
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Federal Workers Sue to Disconnect DOGE Server Two federal workers, citing reports that Elon Musk’s associates are operating an illegally connected email server at OPM, seek a restraining order.

Let’s hope they get results quickly. This is NOT business as usual.

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1 year ago
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How Close Are We to the Third Reich? — Esquire Day One of the new Trump administration shows that comparisons between MAGA and Hitler's regime are no longer a stretch.

The most thorough analysis I’ve read. The parallels between 1930s Germany and 2020s USA should deeply concern everyone. apple.news/ADIUqerEZTB2...

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1 year ago

It’s a dark day. And I’m not talking about the weather.

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1 year ago

I live in Austin, and I can tell you, they’ve already ruined it.

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1 year ago

One of my dearest friends has 5 rules for life; #5 is “Leave no bacon behind.”

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1 year ago
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Trump Targeted Scientists in His First Term. This Time, They’re Prepared. Agencies and unions have put in place new guardrails designed to limit political interference in government research.

This is reassuring… www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/c...

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1 year ago

Yay!

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1 year ago

I get a bunch of those “Your smile is so beautiful—will you be my friend?” creepy messages. But overall, this is a friendly, happy space. Welcome!

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1 year ago

I’m in the neighborhood family restaurant, where almost everyone is watching Jimmy Carter’s funeral. Nice to know there are still some good people around.

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1 year ago
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Trump’s Tariffs Could Upend the “Texas Miracle” — Texas Monthly If the president-elect follows through on his campaign promises, disruptions in trade with Mexico and Canada would hit businesses and workers in the Lone Star State especially hard.

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1 year ago

She totally looks jolly AND merry! 🤣

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1 year ago
My cat Ash, looking less than merry in her new Christmas sweater.

My cat Ash has been shivering, so I bought her a Christmas sweater. Her reaction was less than merry.

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1 year ago

He’s still there; I just blocked him.

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1 year ago

Thanks for this—following her now!

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1 year ago

All your points are accurate. It just gets worse; I’m turning 65 in a couple of weeks, and you wouldn’t believe all the Medicare notifications!

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1 year ago

I’ve seen it said that he’s purposely nominating unqualified people in order to destroy the government, but I don’t think his brain works that way. You’re right on target—it’s all about the looks.

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1 year ago
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Stop using generative AI as a search engine Sometimes ChatGPT spits out something original — and wrong, like fake presidential pardons.

This is just the beginning of the AI history glitching, and it offends librarian-me to the core. www.theverge.com/2024/12/5/24...

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1 year ago

I do. I live in Texas. Sigh.

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1 year ago

I was a History major at Rice, where I was belittled by the engineering majors for being an “academ.” Went on to get an MLS, was a technical librarian, then dept head. Later opened my own consulting firm. Having a strong background in History has helped in so many ways in life. I’m very grateful.

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1 year ago

“Ant-ics.” I’ve been a good influence! 😊

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1 year ago

These guys look like AI versions of themselves. 🤔

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1 year ago
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A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments. — ProPublica Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.

Another unnecessary death. Gov. Abbott, you must be very proud of yourself. apple.news/AhzkGN_WHSjO...

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1 year ago

I’d like one for myself.

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1 year ago
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On this Veterans’ Day, I’d like to thank all the military who went above and beyond, in often very difficult circumstances. Service takes a huge toll on physical and mental health, of both active duty and their families.

My father was a career Army officer who served in Vietnam in 1967.

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1 year ago
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The library’s parking lot was completely full, so I had to park in a little church’s lot 4 blocks away. When I came back, their lot was full too. Waited about 30 mins in line. Everyone was cheerful and excited. Yay, democracy! #IVotedEarly

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