Beth the Librarian

"Ladies, ladies, ladies! You don't want to sit in front of a computer all day, do you? Like, typing things? Looking at stuff and thinking and whatnot? Hey! Just thought of this - just spit-balling here - but maybe you should try making lots of babies instead! That sounds fun, right?"

My radical gender ideology is that girls rule and boys drool.

"You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous of which is, 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia,' but only slightly less well-known is this: 'Never go in against a Librarian when citations are on the line!'"

So, AI can decide to deny Medicare claims, but you can't use it to apply for a federal job? Got it.

YouTube video by Washington State Nurses Association Lawsuit settlement requires restoration of critical federal health resources

“This settlement represents a win for nurses, science, and patients,” said WSNA president @justin-gill.bsky.social. “When clinicians, researchers, and advocates join together in pushing back against harmful policies by the administration, we can make a meaningful impact for our patients.”

"Proofreaders and Copy Editors"???? 70% of my work with AI is proofreading and correcting what AI spits out.

Whoa it’s Amazon Prime Day! Yeah I’m into PRIME.

P - Purchasing
R - Right from
I - Indie bookstores who
M - Make our communities
E - Even better places to live

Shop indie, shop local.

THE ONLY COVID BOOSTER I NEED IS PATRIOTISM 👊🇺🇸🔥

“If you haven’t been poor, don’t legislate for the poor.” - Rep Lateefah Simon, CA-12

A screenshot of a ChatGPT conversation reading: "can you write something about robert e. lee in the voice of washington post staff writer gillian brockell?" "Certainly! Here's an excerpt written in the voice of Gillian Brockell, a staff writer at The Washington Post, reflecting on Robert E. Lee's legacy: The Complicated Legacy of Robert E. Lee: A Figure Divided by History By Gillian Brockell When Robert E. Lee's name is invoked, it is often as a symbol of Southern pride military brilliance, or a tragic, doomed cause. But history has a way of shifting its lens, and in recent years, the image of Lee -- the Confederate general, the hero of lost causes -- has become increasingly more fraught. The man who stood as the face of a rebellion that tore the nation apart now stands at the center of an ongoing reckoning over the Confederacy's legacy, and our struggle to reconcile memory with reality."

When I left the Washington Post in 2023, my colleagues and I were worried AI would hoover up our work and enable "zombies" to churn out stories based on our reporting and writing styles.

Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.

Rep. Steven Horsford to Greer: "So the trade representative hasn't spoken to the POTUS about a global reordering of trade, but yet he announced it on a tweet? WTF! Who is in charge? It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you. There is no strategy ... is this market manipulation?"

Sammelthread der "Hands Off" Proteste in den USA. Gerne ergänzen...

Louisville, Kentucky

If our democracy dies, this is its epitaph

I needed to hear this. Maybe you do too.

“Fear has a way of being contagious… courage is also contagious.” — Kamala Harris

Man, I miss her.

This is payback for And Tango Makes Three.

At least he's wearing a suit.

Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one

Image of Hamlet discovering Polonius behind the curtain with the captions "Currently clean on OPSEC" and "Gertrude added you to Elsinore PC small group."

"Gertrude added you to Elsinore PC small group."

I decided to start a #thread 🧵 of stories about legal residents and tourists being (illegally) arrested, detained and/or deported by the Trump regime. I'll only post stories from serious sources, as rumors and conspiracies are really not needed in this authoritarian moment.

ONE PERSON is responsible for a huge # of book challenges in SC. ONE PERSON is responsible for 40% of book challenges in FL. (His name is Bruce.)

A single voice absolutely makes a difference. Use yours and raise it for good. For god's sake, are you going to let fucking Bruce run the show?!

AI Search Has A Citation Problem We Compared Eight AI Search Engines. They’re All Bad at Citing News.

New research shows that AI chatbots often fail to admit when they couldn't answer a question accurately, instead providing incorrect or speculative responses. Premium chatbots were even more prone to confidently giving wrong answers compared to their free versions.
www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...

We aren’t doing this. Nope. Because if we do, this is the only thing that could actually kill literature. And if you don’t understand how praising the giant water-guzzling plagiarism machine destroys the fabric and credibility of our craft, your opinion means nothing

I usually listen on YouTube Music and it didn't show up in my "new episodes" feed until just now (but indicates that it was published 9 hours ago). All my other subscriptions were just fine.

"Egg prices go up and down; authoritarianism can be forever."

Opinion | Liberals say Trump has ushered in an era of chaos. If that's true, then why do we no longer hear reports of immigrants eating pets or school nurses performing sex change operations?

These people have been charged with second-degree murder:

Precious Arzuaga, 38, of Canandaigua
Kyle Sage, 33, of Rochester
Jennifer Quijano, 30, of Geneva
Patrick Goodwin, 30, of Canandaigua
Emily Motyka, 19, of Lima

That can't be... IT'S GALENTINE'S DAY TODAY!!!!

This is a venn diagram showing how 69 Trump actions map onto domains covering: undermining democratic institutions; suppressing dissent and media; dismantling social protections; attacking science and education; destabilising the global order. A table version is available here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."

Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.

I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important

Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone

Call it a Day Of Transparency