Lisa
@lisaxq.bsky.social
Tired Librarian. Student. Midwesterner. Vegan. Straightedge. 🇲🇽🇺🇸 If you don’t keep learning and growing, what’s the point?
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When you strip away humanity
July 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
When you strip away humanity
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Every. Single. Story. about women not using AI as much as men portray it as bad for their future career prospects (without a shred of evidence) and a result of women being fearful little ladies rather than looking at AI's output and saying "this sucks, it's not going to help me."
For women, the increase of AI use in the workplace may affect their careers: Harvard study
Women are using AI significantly less then men and it’s going to have a major impact on their careers, according to extensive research on the topic.
www.ctvnews.ca
July 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Every. Single. Story. about women not using AI as much as men portray it as bad for their future career prospects (without a shred of evidence) and a result of women being fearful little ladies rather than looking at AI's output and saying "this sucks, it's not going to help me."
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**Libraries & Mental Health Survey**
I'm updating my research and subsequent talks related to mental health in the library. I'd love insight from library workers of all backgrounds + experiences, and I've got a handy survey. Please take & share widely. Thank you!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I'm updating my research and subsequent talks related to mental health in the library. I'd love insight from library workers of all backgrounds + experiences, and I've got a handy survey. Please take & share widely. Thank you!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
July 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
**Libraries & Mental Health Survey**
I'm updating my research and subsequent talks related to mental health in the library. I'd love insight from library workers of all backgrounds + experiences, and I've got a handy survey. Please take & share widely. Thank you!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I'm updating my research and subsequent talks related to mental health in the library. I'd love insight from library workers of all backgrounds + experiences, and I've got a handy survey. Please take & share widely. Thank you!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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With passage of the Big Bill, it is worth noting that this is the largest rollback in health coverage in history.
To date since WWII, and since the passsge of Medicare, Medicaid and ACA generally all legislation EXPANDED coverage, but this is the largest RETRACTION in health insurance coverage ever
To date since WWII, and since the passsge of Medicare, Medicaid and ACA generally all legislation EXPANDED coverage, but this is the largest RETRACTION in health insurance coverage ever
July 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
With passage of the Big Bill, it is worth noting that this is the largest rollback in health coverage in history.
To date since WWII, and since the passsge of Medicare, Medicaid and ACA generally all legislation EXPANDED coverage, but this is the largest RETRACTION in health insurance coverage ever
To date since WWII, and since the passsge of Medicare, Medicaid and ACA generally all legislation EXPANDED coverage, but this is the largest RETRACTION in health insurance coverage ever
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
Wisconsin 😭
The TL;DR:
With milder winters in some regions, ticks are active longer, spread further & have more chance to bite humans. Lyme disease has gone from a regional issue for people in Pennsylvania and adjacent regions to covering 1/3rd of the company.
Seems like a terrible time to defund the CDC.
With milder winters in some regions, ticks are active longer, spread further & have more chance to bite humans. Lyme disease has gone from a regional issue for people in Pennsylvania and adjacent regions to covering 1/3rd of the company.
Seems like a terrible time to defund the CDC.
Lyme Disease Case Maps
Data map showing reported cases of Lyme disease over time and by state of residence.
www.cdc.gov
July 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Wisconsin 😭
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I'm still not over yesterday's obscene SCOTUS decision that our government can deport people to prisons in countries they're not from. How is anyone walking around going about their day?
June 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I'm still not over yesterday's obscene SCOTUS decision that our government can deport people to prisons in countries they're not from. How is anyone walking around going about their day?
I didn’t think it was possible for this man to get any hotter. I was wrong.
#PedroPascal #punk #hardcore #celebritycrush
#PedroPascal #punk #hardcore #celebritycrush
June 7, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I didn’t think it was possible for this man to get any hotter. I was wrong.
#PedroPascal #punk #hardcore #celebritycrush
#PedroPascal #punk #hardcore #celebritycrush
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Americans are taking to the streets and showing up in US cities by the thousands to protest a plethora of President Donald Trump’s second-term policies—from trans rights to travel bans from foreign nations and deportation policies.
This is a WIRED guide on how to best protest safely.
This is a WIRED guide on how to best protest safely.
How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid
If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.
www.wired.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Americans are taking to the streets and showing up in US cities by the thousands to protest a plethora of President Donald Trump’s second-term policies—from trans rights to travel bans from foreign nations and deportation policies.
This is a WIRED guide on how to best protest safely.
This is a WIRED guide on how to best protest safely.
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I'm starting to fill out my pitches for the fall and winter, so hmu. Even if I can't review you, I promo most books that come my way (that also meet my parameters - see quoted post). Esp looking for small press and books by and about BIPOC and queer experiences.
Hey! Authors and publicists of adult speculative fiction and YA fiction by and about marginalized identities! Do you have a trad pub book coming out between July and Dec of this year? Are you interested in potential coverage by yours truly? Reach out! bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
Contact
I’m currently open to sensitivity/authenticity reading. Please see the full list of what I cover and rates. In your email below, please include a description of the work, the estimated word c…
bookjockeyalex.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I'm starting to fill out my pitches for the fall and winter, so hmu. Even if I can't review you, I promo most books that come my way (that also meet my parameters - see quoted post). Esp looking for small press and books by and about BIPOC and queer experiences.
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“The group estimated that reducing the operating budget by $900 million, as the Trump administration wants to do, would require closing 350 of the 433 parks, monuments, historic sites and other locations overseen by the Park Service… we would be witnessing the dismantling of a century-old system”
Opinion | Is This the Beginning of the End of America’s National Parks?
www.nytimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
“The group estimated that reducing the operating budget by $900 million, as the Trump administration wants to do, would require closing 350 of the 433 parks, monuments, historic sites and other locations overseen by the Park Service… we would be witnessing the dismantling of a century-old system”
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Here is actually what is happening: braindead management is pushing AI wherever it can, launching it, laying off some people, then realising it can't replace them, then hiring back *less* people than before. AI is used as a soft layoff excuse to dress up flagging growth.
May 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Here is actually what is happening: braindead management is pushing AI wherever it can, launching it, laying off some people, then realising it can't replace them, then hiring back *less* people than before. AI is used as a soft layoff excuse to dress up flagging growth.
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I like this (free) energy. There is always something institutions can do besides capitulating. pll.harvard.edu/course/ameri...
May 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I like this (free) energy. There is always something institutions can do besides capitulating. pll.harvard.edu/course/ameri...
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This news came out last night and I’m not sure how widely it’s been reported so here it is again: 5th circuit court rules patrons have no first amendment right to information (aka “freedom to read”). This directly contradicts well established precedent.
www.statesman.com/story/news/p...
www.statesman.com/story/news/p...
5th Circuit rules Texas library patrons have no First Amendment right to information
The 10-7 ruling overturns a decades-old precedent barring the removal of library books for political reasons.
www.statesman.com
May 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This news came out last night and I’m not sure how widely it’s been reported so here it is again: 5th circuit court rules patrons have no first amendment right to information (aka “freedom to read”). This directly contradicts well established precedent.
www.statesman.com/story/news/p...
www.statesman.com/story/news/p...
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We continue to raise alarms around Tribal Colleges and the threat we face w/federal funding cuts. This feature on PBS NewsHour debuted this week, telling our story more broadly. We stay fighting for our students and to see that treaty and trust obligations are honored.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Tribal colleges face uncertain future amid federal funding cuts
Tribal colleges and universities have endured decades of chronic underfunding, relying heavily on federal support to stay afloat. Now, the Trump administration’s broad cuts to federal programs are hit...
www.pbs.org
May 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
We continue to raise alarms around Tribal Colleges and the threat we face w/federal funding cuts. This feature on PBS NewsHour debuted this week, telling our story more broadly. We stay fighting for our students and to see that treaty and trust obligations are honored.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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“I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” — Minister Malcolm X
He was born 100 years ago today.
Rest in power.
He was born 100 years ago today.
Rest in power.
May 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
“I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” — Minister Malcolm X
He was born 100 years ago today.
Rest in power.
He was born 100 years ago today.
Rest in power.
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Suggesting that AI can be used as a solution for loneliness is the bleakest thing I have heard all week.
And this is 2025.
Every week is full of bleak shit.
And this is 2025.
Every week is full of bleak shit.
May 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Suggesting that AI can be used as a solution for loneliness is the bleakest thing I have heard all week.
And this is 2025.
Every week is full of bleak shit.
And this is 2025.
Every week is full of bleak shit.
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There's no excuse for a phrase like "smuggling in food" to be an intelligible one anywhere in the world. Starving a population to death is genocide.
I don't think people are really grasping this. The only food in Gaza at this point is what's bring smuggled in. And I'm going to say basic food stuff shouldn't be a black market item. They're not sneaking in casu martzu they're smuggling in flour.
May 13, 2025 at 5:50 AM
There's no excuse for a phrase like "smuggling in food" to be an intelligible one anywhere in the world. Starving a population to death is genocide.
Solid thread on how to fight feeling isolated.
Some of the best advice I’ve gotten as a man boils down to this:
Stop beating yourself (and others) up just because YOU don’t feel good about YOU. It’s completely normal to feel isolated in a world this chaotic. 🧵
Stop beating yourself (and others) up just because YOU don’t feel good about YOU. It’s completely normal to feel isolated in a world this chaotic. 🧵
May 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Solid thread on how to fight feeling isolated.
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🙌 A bill intro’d in Wisconsin would restore abortion rights and strike down a ban from before toilet paper was a thing. buff.ly/pFQjgSu
May 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🙌 A bill intro’d in Wisconsin would restore abortion rights and strike down a ban from before toilet paper was a thing. buff.ly/pFQjgSu
I love linguistics Reddit and some of the AI images people are posting of the human vocal tract made me lol, but this one is definitely gonna give me nightmares. 😭
May 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I love linguistics Reddit and some of the AI images people are posting of the human vocal tract made me lol, but this one is definitely gonna give me nightmares. 😭
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A lot of the worst misogynists act nothing like the Tate brothers. A lot of them seem like “normal” dudes.” Some of them pretend to be feminists.
May 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
A lot of the worst misogynists act nothing like the Tate brothers. A lot of them seem like “normal” dudes.” Some of them pretend to be feminists.
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I think the suggestion that any kind of human-to-human interaction should be replaced with human-to-chatbot interaction should be scrutinized as a kind of moral rot. It’s antisocial ideology and should be treated as such
May 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I think the suggestion that any kind of human-to-human interaction should be replaced with human-to-chatbot interaction should be scrutinized as a kind of moral rot. It’s antisocial ideology and should be treated as such