Jen
Librarian. Voracious reader and knitter. Oxford comma. Awkward panda. Deadpool stan. Daria-esque.
- Exactly as advertised. A look at travel through medieval accounts. It didn't get too in depth, but it discussed the general nature of medieval traveler thought. Discussed travel to the Middle East, India, and Asia. A thoughtful read
- The number of scam calls I get claiming to be about a loan application is ridiculous.
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- The problem with being a cataloging librarian at a public library is that it's not terribly challenging and I sometimes yearn for the terrible questions of figuring out a LOC call number.
- No no I'd love a warning sign of who to make fun of and not take seriously
- Reposted by Jenyes this is exactly what's going to happen, they're going to yell WE'RE SENDING ICE and then there's going to be high profile video of them pulling someone out of line at an early voting location and half the country is going to go fuck YOU you can't tell ME I can't vote
- Reposted by JenI've reread this like 3 times. Freed herself from slavery by running away, *went back a week later bc the slaver was talking shit, set his house on fire, and then escaped again is absolutely incredible queen shit
- Reposted by JenStriking paper from researchers at Anthropic using a randomised control trial to look at the effects of AI use on skills acquisition. TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’ www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
- ‘Novice workers who rely heavily on AI to complete unfamiliar tasks may compromise their own skill acquisition… We find that AI use impairs conceptual understanding, code reading, and debugging abilities, without delivering significant efficiency gains on average.’ arxiv.org/pdf/2601.20245
- Reposted by JenWe have enough evidence for UBI in general that this policy should be a given. But the difference is, to understand UBI works is to believe that people are fundamentally good. And a big chunk of society is built around the belief, *must maintain the belief* that people are fundamentally bad.
- Reposted by JenI've told this story on ContrabandCamp but it's worth sharing for BHM because it's one of the greatest stories ever. A thread.
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- Reposted by JenA tough one to sit with--but we must--is that some people's ability to make good art in part derived from, or was protected by, the fact that they were enabling or doing terrible things. See also: We Need to Talk about Cosby doc. Even more troubling on this score: Read deep reporting on Alice Munro
- Well that's one way of looking at it
- I snorted a little
- No @schumer.senate.gov , there is no reforming ICE. It must be abolished and its members prosecuted. Body cameras aren't going to do anything for the agents who willingly film themselves assaulting and killing people
- Reposted by JenLocal news is reporting that Le contracted with DOJ precisely because ICE is breaking the law so often and so seriously that DHS is being hammered with habeas petitions. Some people get what they deserve.
- Not a DOJ attorney but a former ICE attorney who volunteered to help just a MONTH ago and is already having a nervous breakdown. There are ethical considerations to quitting a case but it feels like begging the court to rule contempt because your client sucks does too. www.fox9.com/news/federal...
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- Reposted by JenThis is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
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- I have "Thrash Unreal" by Against Me stuck in my head, which is fine for once.
- Reposted by JenGood news The first vaccine designed to target the entire SARS virus family, GBP511, has entered human clinical trials. Developed by UW Medicine and brought to trial by SK Bioscience, it aims to protect against COVID-19 and future coronaviruses before they spark the next pandemic.
- The men most obsessed with passing on their genes are usually the last ones who should. If you can't be a decent person, you deserve to die out of the gene pool
- Reposted by JenThis is one of the most important cases that galvanized Black people in the late 40s through the 1950s. Almost every major Black leader had a comment about it. It is also one of the most successful defense committees that was organized in the 20th century. Almost no one knows about it today.
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- Reposted by JenThe French offices of Elon Musk's X have been raided by the Paris prosecutor's cyber-crime unit, as part of an investigation into suspected offences including unlawful data extraction and complicity in the possession of child pornography. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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- Reposted by JenHey everyone! Huge news! Our trans girl scout list has sold a total of 146,000 boxes as of today! But MANY trans girl scouts only have 20, 30, 40 boxes sold. I just resorted our list to put those on the top. Go get your girl scout cookies and make a trans kid's day!
- I must be following the right people because this is the first time I've seen any mention of what he's said, everything else has been just "fuck that guy"
- Reposted by Jenthank you for sharing this! printable version with alt text
- Reposted by JenIncrementalists take it on the chin again. This is why they hate Mamdani. He's giving up the game that people in power HAVE POWER and don't solely exist to beg you for $5 every day. He's ruining the Democratic Party by showing voters that they have the power to do stuff instead of crouching in fear
- Reposted by JenCNN is reporting the real reason Trump is closing the Kennedy Centre for two years is not for renovation: “the Kennedy Center does not have a 2026/2027 season. There would not have been any programming to announce."
- Reposted by Jenim never making fun of shitty comics worlbuilding where a single guy is behind all the worlds societal evils ever again. this epstein shit has me apologizing to the MCU
- "They want my fucking ass. I'm like a god damn toaster at Macy's; Rainbow's ass - aisle three." If you know that quote we should be friends
- Reposted by Jenthis particular line is maybe the best statement of purpose i have seen for those of us who want a more militant opposition to this administration
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- Reposted by Jen"Employees tell the news station that the company, which largely employs undocumented workers at its Southampton shop, has been harassing staffers and “telling them that if their documents are not in order and they attempted to join the labor union they would get deported "
- A friend recently bought me these Tiny Tates Gluten Free cookies and they're pretty delicious. I googled them to see where I could buy more but instead this popped up. Gross. Evil. I'll find another sweet treat. ny.eater.com/2021/3/12/22...
- Reposted by Jenone of the downsides of Trumpism (for Trumpism) is that when you put a whole bunch of people into government who despise "government bureaucracy" and genuinely believe "government can never work," it usually doesn't function very well. Including the gestapo HR department
- We did it. We made it through the year. This just in, I'm being told it was just January...
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I used to tell my students, who were almost always reflexively against UBI, that it'd take the bullets out of the gun. Imagine if employers had to make employment attractive? If they couldn't threaten you with hunger and homelessness? Or waste your time - Reposted by JenPlease make it your new resolution to visit AskHistorians once a week, because we've never been this invested in overtaking another community.
- Reposted by JenDo you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"? Well, it happens they were doing exactly that. www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
- Reposted by JenThe person to watch is David Rubenstein, who has poured millions in philanthropy into the Kennedy Center, is not going to be pleased about this, and has money, ego, and patriotism long enough to sustain a long-ass legal battle. Particularly since his cash isn't crypto.
- It's not even 7:30 and I'm ready for bed. I feel so lame.
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- Reposted by JenNext time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
- Reposted by JenBREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
- Reposted by JenThis shit hits like a sledgehammer right now. It's not even remotely an exaggeration.
- The only thing to do at this point is find candidates who run on abolishing ICE, impeachment, and undoing the orange shit head's damage and primary as many Democrats as we can
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- Reposted by Jenasking for an edit button is disgraceful behavior. have some self respect. ooh i need my posts to be perfect and i can't delete because i already got a like!!! i need that like! grow up. figure out if the fav is more important to you than the typo. sometimes we gotta make choices in this life
- Reposted by Jenbeating my drum again: It bears repeating, at a moment when we are all too aware of the powerlessness of young people, that the mission of public libraries to treat *everyone* as a patron, regardless of age—to grant children civic standing through the library card—exemplifies *real* democracy. 📚
- Please appreciate this goofy mid-yawn photo of my cat
- Reposted by JenOne more reason my soul shrivels up every time I hear someone say "I just used chatgpt to ____"
- Reposted by JenOkay troublemakers, punks, antifa supervillains, and anyone who just enjoys being a petty little shitbird while they fuck up the algorithm of a massive media corp. Here's your assignment for the weekend. Get on it and spread the word.
- My aunt has died and my mother is upset I don't have any "special memories" to share because in her mind we were really close. (We weren't) Surreal conversation
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- Reposted by JenThe full run of SCTV for free. God bless and keep the Internet Archive.
- SCTV is on Internet Archive if you'd like to enjoy the early work of Catherine O'Hara and her fellow sketch comedy gods. S1: archive.org/details/sctv... S2: archive.org/details/sctv... S3: archive.org/details/19-m... S4-5: archive.org/details/66-s... S6 + Cinemax: archive.org/details/sctv... #TVSky
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- Reposted by JenNEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to... www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
- I watched the John Wick universe movie Ballerina and the John Wick bit doesn't make sense. Are you telling me he took time out from his vendetta to take out this lady?
- Now reading A Travel Guide To The Middle Ages by Anthony Bale.
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- Reposted by JenApparently they found a better print of Manos and it’s getting a 4k restoration I’m so happy. That movie still sucks.
- Reposted by JenNew NHTSA crash data, combined with Tesla’s new disclosure of robotaxi mileage, reveals Tesla’s autonomous vehicles are crashing at a rate much higher than human drivers, and that’s with a safety monitor in every car. Tesla has reported 9 crashes involving its robotaxi fleet in Austin, TX. /1
