Caitlin Wheeler
@foundnearpaper.bsky.social
They/she. MLIS. Community libraries, TTRPGs, research rabbit holes. Uninvited guest on Spokane land.
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UPDATE: Dixit just passed Bingle.
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
UPDATE: Dixit just passed Bingle.
Sometimes I think about the public library worker Eric Adams is almost certainly going to to show him how to turn PDFs into word documents
October 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Sometimes I think about the public library worker Eric Adams is almost certainly going to to show him how to turn PDFs into word documents
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me emptying my pockets at airport security
October 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
me emptying my pockets at airport security
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Mamdani links noise to congestion, basically affirming my “Cities aren’t loud, cars are loud” line.
October 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Mamdani links noise to congestion, basically affirming my “Cities aren’t loud, cars are loud” line.
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Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
proud of my coworkers
September 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
proud of my coworkers
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Peaceful protest against ICE in Spokane is happening at 411 W Cataldo after the detainment of a young man who went to his hearing. Over a dozen protestors are sitting in front of the bus , prepared to be arrested. The bus windshield has been spray painted
June 12, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Ben Stuckart, former city council member and one of the people who called for this protest, has been arrested and booked into Spokane County Jail
June 12, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Ben Stuckart, former city council member and one of the people who called for this protest, has been arrested and booked into Spokane County Jail
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This would ban ANY state from making laws to regulate the use of genAI for TEN YEARS. That includes deepfakes for malicious purposes like misinformation or revenge. Please call your reps throughout this week to urge them to fight this. Get four other people you know to do the same. FIGHT THIS.
Good lord just what the hell is up today. A potential ban on any regulation for AI for the next 10 years? This includes good bills like AB 412 of legislation protecting folks from Deepfakes! Wtf?! Call your congressmen and women asap to tell them to take this down!
www.404media.co/republicans-...
www.404media.co/republicans-...
Republicans Try to Cram Ban on AI Regulation Into Budget Reconciliation Bill
Republicans try to use the Budget Reconciliation bill to stop states from regulating AI entirely for 10 years.
www.404media.co
May 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This would ban ANY state from making laws to regulate the use of genAI for TEN YEARS. That includes deepfakes for malicious purposes like misinformation or revenge. Please call your reps throughout this week to urge them to fight this. Get four other people you know to do the same. FIGHT THIS.
This article gives a nice introduction to the Spectrum Center Spokane queer library that Cail and I have been building. If you visit Spectrum sometine soon, take a look! ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/05...
MLIS student inspired to build libraries for queer community
After earning her MFA, Caitlin Wheeler took a day job at Spokane County Library so she could pursue fiction writing at night. Eventually, though, she felt ...
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May 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
This article gives a nice introduction to the Spectrum Center Spokane queer library that Cail and I have been building. If you visit Spectrum sometine soon, take a look! ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/05...
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The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
April 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
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🚨 BOOM: In a move designed to increase opportunity for people experiencing homelessness, Spokane has become the first city in the entire country to ban employers from asking for an applicant’s permanent address.
Navarrete also called Hulings comments "nasty," and said that's part of the discriminatory conduct they're trying to avoid. Wilkerson chimed in that she's "proud to be in a city that recognizes everyone," even though they have a long way to go. It passed 6-1, with Bingle voting no.
April 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
🚨 BOOM: In a move designed to increase opportunity for people experiencing homelessness, Spokane has become the first city in the entire country to ban employers from asking for an applicant’s permanent address.
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I am begging my fellow librarians to just stop. Stop it. ChatGPT isn't our friend, it is making you worse at your job, and patrons are going to lose faith in us if this doesn't stop.
And now I am at the library and I went to the front desk to get some help looking up a very specific list of books and she just... pulled up... ChatGPT?!!??
a) I could have done that myself if it wasn't my enemy and
b) ALL SIX BOOKS IT SUGGESTED WERE WRONG
a) I could have done that myself if it wasn't my enemy and
b) ALL SIX BOOKS IT SUGGESTED WERE WRONG
April 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I am begging my fellow librarians to just stop. Stop it. ChatGPT isn't our friend, it is making you worse at your job, and patrons are going to lose faith in us if this doesn't stop.
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Trump's anti-DEI crusade deleted a report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. It was created under the Not Invisible Act, which Trump signed in his first term.
via @chelcurtis.bsky.social/@azluminaria.bsky.social
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Landmark MMIP report removed from federal websites as Trump administration targets DEI initiatives • Arizona Mirror
The MMIP report, created under the Not Invisible Act, was hailed as a groundbreaking effort to combat violence and systemic challenges Indigenous communities face nationwide
azmirror.com
March 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Trump's anti-DEI crusade deleted a report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. It was created under the Not Invisible Act, which Trump signed in his first term.
via @chelcurtis.bsky.social/@azluminaria.bsky.social
via @chelcurtis.bsky.social/@azluminaria.bsky.social
Here's what to do if you see an ICE abduction: waisn.org/bystander-an...
Bystander & Observer Guidelines - WAISN
In the U.S everyone has certain constitutional rights and protections regardless of their immigration status or who is president. You have the legal right to film the police and/or immigration officer...
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March 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Here's what to do if you see an ICE abduction: waisn.org/bystander-an...
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I had a lovely dinner with an old friend. Perhaps spending time with people you care about makes you feel better???
March 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I had a lovely dinner with an old friend. Perhaps spending time with people you care about makes you feel better???
The Dirtgoblin Community Center is genuinely the most thoughtfully created Discord server community I've ever seen. Throwing some dollars Jeeyon's way is a great use of your money if you are looking for caring community and creative nourishment.
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March 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The Dirtgoblin Community Center is genuinely the most thoughtfully created Discord server community I've ever seen. Throwing some dollars Jeeyon's way is a great use of your money if you are looking for caring community and creative nourishment.
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Would love a Jesuit university to make the (clear, moral, and correct) argument that going after them for supporting DEI initiatives is a violation of their religious liberty.
With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
March 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Would love a Jesuit university to make the (clear, moral, and correct) argument that going after them for supporting DEI initiatives is a violation of their religious liberty.
See also, the 1933 Nazi burning of the Institute of Sexology, which held replaceable research into trans and gay identities. Attacks on LGBTQ rights are an effective way to test the waters on what society will tolerate and what other marginalized groups can be targeted next.
February 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
See also, the 1933 Nazi burning of the Institute of Sexology, which held replaceable research into trans and gay identities. Attacks on LGBTQ rights are an effective way to test the waters on what society will tolerate and what other marginalized groups can be targeted next.
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In today's episode of doomerism isn't a strategy, here's a list of things you can do today to make the world around you suck a little bit less:
Pick ONE thing and do it.
bsky.app/profile/itsa...
Pick ONE thing and do it.
bsky.app/profile/itsa...
February 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
In today's episode of doomerism isn't a strategy, here's a list of things you can do today to make the world around you suck a little bit less:
Pick ONE thing and do it.
bsky.app/profile/itsa...
Pick ONE thing and do it.
bsky.app/profile/itsa...
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Been dropping the big corporations one by one this last decade. None has been as difficult as I expected it to be, not even Amazon.
February 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Been dropping the big corporations one by one this last decade. None has been as difficult as I expected it to be, not even Amazon.
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This number dropping by 2 might seem like nothing, but imagine if we ALL called? So, so many people feel like none of their actions matter, but the actions of (presumably) a few lead to 2 changed votes.
These tiny actions matter SO much. The only way we lose is if we give up entirely.
These tiny actions matter SO much. The only way we lose is if we give up entirely.
Well the Laken-Riley Act passed the House, with 46 democrats voting in favor. That’s down from 48 on the previous vote, so pressure worked! But you can see who voted yes for this disgusting dangerous bill here so you can call and yell at them: clerk.house.gov/Votes/202523
Roll Call 23 Roll Call 23, Bill Number: S. 5, 119th Congress, 1st Session
VOTE QUESTION: On Passage, DESCRIPTION: Laken Riley Act, VOTE TYPE: Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: Passed
clerk.house.gov
January 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This number dropping by 2 might seem like nothing, but imagine if we ALL called? So, so many people feel like none of their actions matter, but the actions of (presumably) a few lead to 2 changed votes.
These tiny actions matter SO much. The only way we lose is if we give up entirely.
These tiny actions matter SO much. The only way we lose is if we give up entirely.
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People are trying to think of ways to be cute about this and: do not. Do not call the feds with spurious reports. Do not play word games about extra terrestrials. Simply do not interact and do not answer questions about other people and always, always, demand a judicial warrant
You don't know anyone but natural born American citizens, full stop. And if you're white and border patrol or ICE starts asking questions, you ask to see their warrant. Don't you do nazi shit.
Multiple UFW union offices received this in the mail this week. Thanks for reaching out!
January 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
People are trying to think of ways to be cute about this and: do not. Do not call the feds with spurious reports. Do not play word games about extra terrestrials. Simply do not interact and do not answer questions about other people and always, always, demand a judicial warrant