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@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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really great to have society structured around total dependence on machinery that people can use as awesomely deadly weapons whenever they decide to

07.03.2026 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A fabric headband with tacos and what appear to be wi-fi enabled menstrual cups on it. The tacos say "will scan for tacos".

A fabric headband with tacos and what appear to be wi-fi enabled menstrual cups on it. The tacos say "will scan for tacos".

What could this headband possibly mean?

07.03.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arkansas schools dish up free breakfast for all students starting in March March is bringing something extra to the table for Arkansas students: free breakfast at public schools statewide, just in time for School Breakfast Month.Patty

Kudos to Arkansas
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07.03.2026 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Update: I am now one week into full time salt research and I am out here getting SODIUM JOKERFIED

Absolutely cannot wait to yell into a microphone about this one

07.03.2026 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 330    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 1

Join @acluindiana.bsky.social ACLU of Indiana, @indivisiblecentind.bsky.social Indivisible Central Indiana, and MADVoters from the Hoosier Voting Alliance for these upcoming opportunities to get protest ready AND vote ready!
#madvoters #mutuallyassureddemocracy #getmadindiana #hoosiervotingalliance⁩

07.03.2026 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β¨πŸ“·β© ⁨We protest AND we participate✊

No Kings returns in 3 weeks, and this time we’re focused on defending our votes for the upcoming midterms, starting with the primary elections on Tuesday, May 5!

πŸ“Monday 4/6
Voter registration deadline. Be sure to check your registration at IndianaVoters.com!

07.03.2026 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Well… my office is a total disaster, but I’m almost done my presentation for Monday. Really looking forward to it!

07.03.2026 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oil is up 30%

Wind & solar is unaffected

What technologies is the Trump administration promoting?

The one that puts money in their pockets.

07.03.2026 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Diverse Books with Trailblazing Women | NEA In these selected titles you’ll find authors, artists, and architects; rulers and rebels; athletes and astronauts; musicians; mothers of invention; and many, many more famous and influential women.

This Women’s History Month, bring trailblazing women into your classroom. From artists and architects to astronauts and rebels, these titles spotlight influential women who shaped history and continue to inspire today.

07.03.2026 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*8 years

07.03.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My mom dozed off.

She just woke up terrified and said, "Bill! Help! I just ran a stop sign'

My mom hasn't driven a car in almost a years.

She woke dad who is also napping & he is VERY confused.

07.03.2026 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

*shakes head*

07.03.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Librarianship claims intellectual freedom and mutual support as core values. Collaborating with book-banning advocates who attack school librarians betrays both. Do better, South Carolina State Library.

07.03.2026 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Thrift store score was a very large PYREX mixing bowl, and a springform cake pan.

07.03.2026 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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5 Library Wins Worth Celebrating | American Libraries Magazine American Libraries highlights five recent victories for libraries, library workers, and their communities.

#2: Jones gets an apology in a Louisiana defamation case

americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2026/03/02/5...

07.03.2026 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Women have always led, history just hasn’t always told the story.

πŸ‘©πŸΎπŸ‘©πŸ‘©πŸ» @sari.bsky.social explores why uncovering these narratives matters for today’s classrooms.
A great read for educators!
πŸ‘‰ https://sharemylesson.com/blog/women-have-always-led @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

07.03.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
March Picture Book Madness bulletin board. "March Picture Book Madness" is in the center-ish in black letters on a blue background. Covers of 16 picture books are arranged vertically along the left and right edges of the bulletin board. Black yarn connects the books and yellow placeholders to form the tournament bracket.

March Picture Book Madness bulletin board. "March Picture Book Madness" is in the center-ish in black letters on a blue background. Covers of 16 picture books are arranged vertically along the left and right edges of the bulletin board. Black yarn connects the books and yellow placeholders to form the tournament bracket.

Our school's March Picture Book Madness tournament is underway! Bracket is finally on display in the hall & reading has started. I joined in by reading tournament books to 7 classrooms this week. Looking forward to seeing which ones are school favorites! #SchoolLibrary#TLSky #EduSky #kidlit

07.03.2026 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Albie. He was so touched by his family singing happy birthday in his native language that he didn't notice the cupcakes with his face on them. 13/10 hbd Albie #SeniorPupSaturday (TT: _sallyv)

07.03.2026 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5987    πŸ” 828    πŸ’¬ 178    πŸ“Œ 82

We can have nice things or we can murder children around the world

We can't have both

07.03.2026 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is exactly how I explained his cult following to my kids when they were 5-6 years old, and it’s absolutely true:

These shitty people want an authority’s *permission* to be proudly shitty.

07.03.2026 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#loving #travel #poetry #peoplewatching

07.03.2026 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Troubling Personal Side of Public Surveillance Law enforcement cameras are popping up everywhere, but many agencies have little safeguards to prevent abuse by individual officers.

I don’t think we should categorize examples where these systems are used by individuals for stalking or harassment as β€œmisuse” of the technology. This is very much literally why the tech exists, and there are no meaningful ways these uses are prohibited.

07.03.2026 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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Ben Stiller: ”HEY WHITE HOUSE, PLEASE REMOVE THE TROPIC THUNDER CLIP. WE NEVER GAVE YOU PERMISSION & HAVE NO INTEREST IN BEING A PART OF YOUR PROPAGANDA MACHINE. WAR IS NOT A MOVIE.”

It's an incredibly sad day for our country when a comedian has to tell the president of the πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² to take war seriously.

07.03.2026 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 563    πŸ” 278    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 16

Thinking of the people in Michigan today.

07.03.2026 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Lots of green random lines and shapes on white paper. Fountain pen spill, gel pens, alcohol marker, pigment brush pen

Lots of green random lines and shapes on white paper. Fountain pen spill, gel pens, alcohol marker, pigment brush pen

Lots of green #StressDoodle #StressDoodling this morning. Fountain pen spill, gel pens, alcohol marker, pigment brush pen

07.03.2026 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

LLMs are not gaining consciousness. They are not showing symptoms of anxiety.

Anthropic’s CEO, on the other hand, I hope, is gaining consciousness and experiencing anxiety.

07.03.2026 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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What we’re up against now is not newβ€” and it’s essential that we all understand that the state of Alabama was acting as a fascist force of suppression. Many of the troopers & deputized thugs were ALSO Klansmen.

The unheard call for federal troops was as protection against these actual fascists.

07.03.2026 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Violent attacks by AL State Troopers stopped the Selma march after less than a mileβ€” but I want to underline that these fascists also deputized dozens of overt white supremacist thugs armed with guns, whips, horses, clubs, and cattle prods.

These fascists gleefully terrorized their own community.

07.03.2026 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Roadside white supremacist onlookers were eager for violence, including audible calls for murder. I included a Nazi salute in my rendering of the scene for MARCH because the American Nazi Party was present as counter-protestors & hecklers on multiple occasions during the Selma movement.

07.03.2026 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s about time someone said it out loud on a national news show.

Major Gen. Paul Eaton (ret.) β€” on Trump’s interest in putting boots on the ground:

β€œWe have a situation where someone called a malignant narcissist is unfortunately drifting into a state of dementia that is difficult to manage.”

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