Jen
@ladyjenpool.bsky.social
Librarian. Voracious reader and knitter. Oxford comma. Awkward panda. Deadpool stan. Daria-esque.
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Tfw the dog won’t wag
January 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Tfw the dog won’t wag
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Life in Minnesota is terrifying right now, but every day I feel amazed by watching us wake up and go fuck with these absolute losers. Minnesota is going to annoy the regime to death and upon the graves of the fascists we'll erect a statue to Barb the librarian who ran dispatch.
Small thread.
I was driving up to @makwacoffee.bsky.social bc I knew Roseville (a suburb next to St Paul) was lousy w/ ICE. 1/2 mile away I drive past an ICE agent, so I flip around (following every traffic law) & enter a lot where there were 5-6 ICE vehicles & probably 8 observer cars.
I was driving up to @makwacoffee.bsky.social bc I knew Roseville (a suburb next to St Paul) was lousy w/ ICE. 1/2 mile away I drive past an ICE agent, so I flip around (following every traffic law) & enter a lot where there were 5-6 ICE vehicles & probably 8 observer cars.
January 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Life in Minnesota is terrifying right now, but every day I feel amazed by watching us wake up and go fuck with these absolute losers. Minnesota is going to annoy the regime to death and upon the graves of the fascists we'll erect a statue to Barb the librarian who ran dispatch.
Things I wish people knew about the library:
Free document scanning
Cheap printing
Free wifi
Quiet rooms great for job interviews
Free document scanning
Cheap printing
Free wifi
Quiet rooms great for job interviews
January 21, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Things I wish people knew about the library:
Free document scanning
Cheap printing
Free wifi
Quiet rooms great for job interviews
Free document scanning
Cheap printing
Free wifi
Quiet rooms great for job interviews
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Anyone else going around today like "Sorry, boss, I know I'm not firing on all cylinders, but I was up late hoping the worst person in the world had died and it gave me insomnia, plus I'm waiting to see if WWIII breaks out in Switzerland so I'm a little distracted."
January 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Anyone else going around today like "Sorry, boss, I know I'm not firing on all cylinders, but I was up late hoping the worst person in the world had died and it gave me insomnia, plus I'm waiting to see if WWIII breaks out in Switzerland so I'm a little distracted."
Now reading Gardens of the Moon by Steve Erikson.
January 21, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Now reading Gardens of the Moon by Steve Erikson.
Promo email : let us text you instead!
Fuck no I'm unsubscribing instead
Fuck no I'm unsubscribing instead
January 21, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Promo email : let us text you instead!
Fuck no I'm unsubscribing instead
Fuck no I'm unsubscribing instead
I refuse to get my hopes up.
i beg your finest fucking pardon?!
January 21, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I refuse to get my hopes up.
This week's dinner is mango red beans and rice
January 21, 2026 at 12:47 AM
This week's dinner is mango red beans and rice
Just so you know, if you ask me how it's going and I say it's going, it probably means I'm considering walking into traffic.
January 21, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Just so you know, if you ask me how it's going and I say it's going, it probably means I'm considering walking into traffic.
I took a nap and now I don't want to get out of my cozy bed to make dinner.
January 20, 2026 at 11:23 PM
I took a nap and now I don't want to get out of my cozy bed to make dinner.
I firmly believe if we had UBI we could all be doing what we love and life would be immensely better. And it's not that people would stop doing necessary jobs. There are people who would unclog pipes for sheer satisfaction. We're all little freaks for something.
January 20, 2026 at 7:15 PM
I firmly believe if we had UBI we could all be doing what we love and life would be immensely better. And it's not that people would stop doing necessary jobs. There are people who would unclog pipes for sheer satisfaction. We're all little freaks for something.
It's fine if you don't need calories or nutrients
Brooke Rollins is still at it!
"We had run almost 1,000 simulations, and between $3 and $4 is a fair number if you can have access to that food. I just saw new numbers that were run: a full day, meaning 3 full square meals and a snack, is about $15.64."
"We had run almost 1,000 simulations, and between $3 and $4 is a fair number if you can have access to that food. I just saw new numbers that were run: a full day, meaning 3 full square meals and a snack, is about $15.64."
January 20, 2026 at 5:42 PM
It's fine if you don't need calories or nutrients
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Getting my book from the library means that the library keeps it in stock and people will find it and read it and the book will live and I love that for my book
Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.
January 20, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Getting my book from the library means that the library keeps it in stock and people will find it and read it and the book will live and I love that for my book
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The inevitability of AI is now under threat from no one wanting to use it.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:14 PM
The inevitability of AI is now under threat from no one wanting to use it.
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Who could have predicted this?
(Everyone who looked into it for more than 5 minutes)
(Everyone who looked into it for more than 5 minutes)
“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst
AI may or may not excel at a lot of things, but from an economic standpoint, it's definitely not making us more productive.
futurism.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Who could have predicted this?
(Everyone who looked into it for more than 5 minutes)
(Everyone who looked into it for more than 5 minutes)
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Zohran CLAIMS to be a socialist, and yet he keeps doing things that I can only categorise as 'king shit'. INTERESTING.
January 20, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Zohran CLAIMS to be a socialist, and yet he keeps doing things that I can only categorise as 'king shit'. INTERESTING.
Sometimes you're in a John Carpenter horror movie and you have to apply some chapstick and turn it into a Guillermo del Toro flick instead.
January 20, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Sometimes you're in a John Carpenter horror movie and you have to apply some chapstick and turn it into a Guillermo del Toro flick instead.
It feels like 7 degrees and I finally feel at home. Warmer winters still confuse me.
January 20, 2026 at 12:41 PM
It feels like 7 degrees and I finally feel at home. Warmer winters still confuse me.
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Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
July 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
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This book banning bill would set the precedent that the Miller Test is irrelevant, which will legally imperil creators nationwide, especially queer creators. It died last year and it's shambling corpse has been trotted out to horrify us anew this year.
If you're in FL pls call your state reps.
If you're in FL pls call your state reps.
Please email members of each Subcommittee and stress your opposition to the bills.
HB 1119, Book Ban Bill
Education Administration Members:
www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Com...
HB 1119, Book Ban Bill
Education Administration Members:
www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Com...
Education Administration Subcommittee
Education Administration Subcommittee
www.flhouse.gov
January 20, 2026 at 3:30 AM
This book banning bill would set the precedent that the Miller Test is irrelevant, which will legally imperil creators nationwide, especially queer creators. It died last year and it's shambling corpse has been trotted out to horrify us anew this year.
If you're in FL pls call your state reps.
If you're in FL pls call your state reps.
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When - if - this passes into history for the USA, do not forget. Do not let things be 'smoothed over'.
Yell like blazes, because forgetting and smoothing over is how we ended up where we are right now.
Remember.
Yell like blazes, because forgetting and smoothing over is how we ended up where we are right now.
Remember.
People said things like “Quite possibly we shall never know the truth" which meant, in Vimes’s personal lexicon, “I know, or think I know what the truth is, & hope like hell it doesn’t come out, because things are smoothed over now.“
- Vimes translates human nature, Night Watch
#Discworld
- Vimes translates human nature, Night Watch
#Discworld
January 18, 2026 at 8:01 PM
When - if - this passes into history for the USA, do not forget. Do not let things be 'smoothed over'.
Yell like blazes, because forgetting and smoothing over is how we ended up where we are right now.
Remember.
Yell like blazes, because forgetting and smoothing over is how we ended up where we are right now.
Remember.
Have you seen the price of beef?
This is a naked attempt to help the meat industry. We can't afford meat so good luck with that.
This is a naked attempt to help the meat industry. We can't afford meat so good luck with that.
The latest federal dietary guidelines tell Americans to “prioritize protein foods at every meal” and advise increasing daily intake — up to double the amount of previous recommendations.
New diet guidelines say to double up on protein, but nutrition experts are wary
The latest federal dietary guidelines tell Americans to “prioritize protein foods at every meal” and advise increasing daily intake — up to double the amount of previous recommendations.
trib.al
January 20, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Have you seen the price of beef?
This is a naked attempt to help the meat industry. We can't afford meat so good luck with that.
This is a naked attempt to help the meat industry. We can't afford meat so good luck with that.
This may be the most boring autobiography I've read.
January 20, 2026 at 1:33 AM
This may be the most boring autobiography I've read.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:55 PM