Grandma Sophie Hatter, Human Border Collie
@maggiepye.bsky.social
M, like Bond's boss// Offsite storage librarian & ILL Crown Princess// Geeks info policy, international affairs, & info lit // She-her-hers. Opinions are my own, etc.
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There had to be a better way to state that this CPB used his position to coerce his married, *biological* neice into a relationship.
CBP officer faces federal charges over allegations he harbored an unauthorized immigrant who was also his girlfriend and niece.
CBP officer faces federal charges over allegations he harbored an unauthorized immigrant who was also his girlfriend and niece
The Justice Department alleges that CBP officer and supervisor Andres Wilkinson had been living in Laredo, Texas, with a woman who had overstayed her visa and is now in the U.S. illegally.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:18 PM
There had to be a better way to state that this CPB used his position to coerce his married, *biological* neice into a relationship.
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Koapyon, a bear in a bunny costume, is the mascot for the village of Kamikoani in Akita Prefecture.
February 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Koapyon, a bear in a bunny costume, is the mascot for the village of Kamikoani in Akita Prefecture.
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meanwhile the whole of british government for the last two centuries is like "...we were supposed to be declaring that?"
we live in a country where the secretary of HHS declaring that he snorts cocaine off toilet seats isn't even a news item
February 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
meanwhile the whole of british government for the last two centuries is like "...we were supposed to be declaring that?"
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yep, they're still at it in LA and Portland too
the media is gonna be like "time for a new narrative" and it's so important to keep talking about how none of the cities they invaded have become more safe since the spotlight shifted away from them
the media is gonna be like "time for a new narrative" and it's so important to keep talking about how none of the cities they invaded have become more safe since the spotlight shifted away from them
ICE “left” Chicago in November, but they’ve disappeared three people from my community in two days this week.
Don’t believe the hype about them, leaving Minnesota, either.
Don’t believe the hype about them, leaving Minnesota, either.
February 12, 2026 at 7:17 PM
yep, they're still at it in LA and Portland too
the media is gonna be like "time for a new narrative" and it's so important to keep talking about how none of the cities they invaded have become more safe since the spotlight shifted away from them
the media is gonna be like "time for a new narrative" and it's so important to keep talking about how none of the cities they invaded have become more safe since the spotlight shifted away from them
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Scripts are really important for library staff to have and practice to help set boundaries and expectations around patron behavior. I made a Google doc for examples. Anyone can edit and add more docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#publibs #skybrarians
#publibs #skybrarians
Scripts for Setting Boundaries, Patron Expectations, and Correcting Behavior
Scripts for Setting Boundaries, Patron Expectations, and Correcting Behavior Setting boundaries with patrons is not about being unkind or rude, it’s about reducing emotional labor, preventing burnou...
docs.google.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Scripts are really important for library staff to have and practice to help set boundaries and expectations around patron behavior. I made a Google doc for examples. Anyone can edit and add more docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#publibs #skybrarians
#publibs #skybrarians
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What on earth did I just read
ICYMI: Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Genetic study finds domestic pigs’ year-round breeding sped gene flow into wild boar
Back in 2021, in the thick of pandemic mania, The Register gleefully reported that "radioactive hybrid terror pigs" were thriving in Japan's Fukushima exclusion zone.…
dlvr.it
February 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
What on earth did I just read
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HF 2309 is a regulation in search of a problem. Illegal content is already illegal. Libraries do not provide unlawful materials, and existing state and federal laws prohibit the distribution of obscene or illegal content. www.thegazette.com/state-govern...
Iowa libraries warn of potential impact of bill to restrict inappropriate material
Supporters of proposed legislation that would allow parents to sue libraries say they merely want to protect children
www.thegazette.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
HF 2309 is a regulation in search of a problem. Illegal content is already illegal. Libraries do not provide unlawful materials, and existing state and federal laws prohibit the distribution of obscene or illegal content. www.thegazette.com/state-govern...
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It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM
It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
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A Moist Owlette is freshly showered at Owl Park San Vigilio, a zoological park in northern Italy 🇮🇹 via fb.com/816647270688... #owlsintowels 💛🦉
February 13, 2026 at 11:38 AM
A Moist Owlette is freshly showered at Owl Park San Vigilio, a zoological park in northern Italy 🇮🇹 via fb.com/816647270688... #owlsintowels 💛🦉
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"I fired all the workers at the cat cafe because they wanted to unionize" bro you are the villain.
Solidarity forever with the workers at DC's cat cafe who were put out of work by their union-busting owner after they announced they intended to unionize. www.popville.com/2026/02/crum...
Crumbs & Whiskers, DC’s first cat cafe, temporarily(?) closed in Georgetown, Staff says this happened right after they decided to form a union. - PoPville
photo by Ryan Maxwell Ed. Note: There is no announcement about a temporary closure on the Crumbs and Whiskers website (or socials), having said that, appointments are not available to visit until Marc...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:32 AM
"I fired all the workers at the cat cafe because they wanted to unionize" bro you are the villain.
Okay, so clearly we need to petition them for the Ever Given.
Kids frantically pushing aside the new Pokemon and Mandalorian LEGO sets in Target to purchase the ANE MÆRSK container vessel
February 13, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Okay, so clearly we need to petition them for the Ever Given.
@tkingfisher.com . (looking at @lasrina.bsky.social for that one.)
Also the Locked Tomb (h/t/ to several folks who didn't make the jump from The Bad Place.)
Also the Locked Tomb (h/t/ to several folks who didn't make the jump from The Bad Place.)
Here's a fun question: what book and/or author do you now love because someone else put you on to them? For me, last year I was convinced to read Elmore Leonard's Swag (never read him before last year!) and I loved it. And Jordan Harper, also loved!
What about you?
What about you?
Someone sent me a friend request on Facebook and i know them but i don’t KNOW them. So i was hesitant to accept. But, i did. It’s FB. I’m not there very often and it’s not a big deal.
They just wanted to send me this message. And it made my whole day.
They just wanted to send me this message. And it made my whole day.
February 13, 2026 at 12:25 PM
@tkingfisher.com . (looking at @lasrina.bsky.social for that one.)
Also the Locked Tomb (h/t/ to several folks who didn't make the jump from The Bad Place.)
Also the Locked Tomb (h/t/ to several folks who didn't make the jump from The Bad Place.)
Me: "Hmmm, haven't seen any puke puddles when I walk in on Friday mornings lately"
Me: "Ah, never mind. Here's two."
Me: "Ah, never mind. Here's two."
February 13, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Me: "Hmmm, haven't seen any puke puddles when I walk in on Friday mornings lately"
Me: "Ah, never mind. Here's two."
Me: "Ah, never mind. Here's two."
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OpenAI's new privacy policy is out:
ChatGPT will use "context from your chats" to personalize ads - i.e. decide what ads to show
Many people use ChatGPT as their confidant. Imagine if your therapist profitted off you by using what you said in your most vulnerable moments to upsell you products
ChatGPT will use "context from your chats" to personalize ads - i.e. decide what ads to show
Many people use ChatGPT as their confidant. Imagine if your therapist profitted off you by using what you said in your most vulnerable moments to upsell you products
February 12, 2026 at 3:13 PM
OpenAI's new privacy policy is out:
ChatGPT will use "context from your chats" to personalize ads - i.e. decide what ads to show
Many people use ChatGPT as their confidant. Imagine if your therapist profitted off you by using what you said in your most vulnerable moments to upsell you products
ChatGPT will use "context from your chats" to personalize ads - i.e. decide what ads to show
Many people use ChatGPT as their confidant. Imagine if your therapist profitted off you by using what you said in your most vulnerable moments to upsell you products
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This is the key point - it's not about Moderna's flu vaccine, it's about sending a signal to the rest of the industry that vaccine development isn't viable in the US. It's all part of the larger anti-vaccine agenda.
FDA's decision not to accept Moderna's flu vaccine filing has sent shock waves through pharma. "When there’s uncertainty about the path to approval & the reliability of the process, that really has pretty serious consequences,” one player told @jasonmast.bsky.social. www.statnews.com/2026/02/12/f...
FDA’s rejection of Moderna threatens to stifle broader vaccine industry
Experts say the FDA "moved the goalposts" on Moderna, creating "a destructive precedent that will undermine the future of vaccine development" in the U.S.
www.statnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This is the key point - it's not about Moderna's flu vaccine, it's about sending a signal to the rest of the industry that vaccine development isn't viable in the US. It's all part of the larger anti-vaccine agenda.
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I find it bleak how many people seem to have given up on having any kind of intellectual life. Depression is rampant because we’ve abandoned books & hobbies in favor of joyless amusements. The single most attractive thing a person can do is read often & delight in learning.
February 12, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I find it bleak how many people seem to have given up on having any kind of intellectual life. Depression is rampant because we’ve abandoned books & hobbies in favor of joyless amusements. The single most attractive thing a person can do is read often & delight in learning.
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A historian colleague of mine once blew someone’s mind after he asked “can’t you just look that up online?” and she replied “who do you think finds that stuff and puts it online?”
February 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
A historian colleague of mine once blew someone’s mind after he asked “can’t you just look that up online?” and she replied “who do you think finds that stuff and puts it online?”
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This is key. It's as if James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny & then insisted it be used for agriculture, & writing legal briefs, & surgery.
JH: 'It's the best thing ever! Really, it'll change beet production & Court of Appeals claims & hernia surgery!'
Everyone: Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy...
JH: 'It's the best thing ever! Really, it'll change beet production & Court of Appeals claims & hernia surgery!'
Everyone: Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy...
And THAT'S the problem. Anyone who doesn't want universal adoption of chatGPT garbage is cast as a dinosaur, which pushes all of us into the "what if someone burned down every data center and I just happened to be there with marshmellows" territory.
February 12, 2026 at 8:18 PM
This is key. It's as if James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny & then insisted it be used for agriculture, & writing legal briefs, & surgery.
JH: 'It's the best thing ever! Really, it'll change beet production & Court of Appeals claims & hernia surgery!'
Everyone: Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy...
JH: 'It's the best thing ever! Really, it'll change beet production & Court of Appeals claims & hernia surgery!'
Everyone: Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy...
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February 12, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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For those of you keeping score at home, the actual cut to the Post newsroom was 45%, not the widely reported one third. Remaining journalists are a bit over 400, down from around 1100 four years ago and 580 when Bezos bought the place.
February 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
For those of you keeping score at home, the actual cut to the Post newsroom was 45%, not the widely reported one third. Remaining journalists are a bit over 400, down from around 1100 four years ago and 580 when Bezos bought the place.
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Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
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Ill be clear about why I am so angry and critical about it: Im seeing a good portion of my students who have imbibed the notion that they dont have to read, think or write for themselves because ChatGPT/CoPilot will do their thinking for them, and its terrifying. It should scare all of us.
February 12, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Ill be clear about why I am so angry and critical about it: Im seeing a good portion of my students who have imbibed the notion that they dont have to read, think or write for themselves because ChatGPT/CoPilot will do their thinking for them, and its terrifying. It should scare all of us.
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If we are required to show a passport in order to vote, doesn’t that make passport fees an illegal poll tax?
February 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM
If we are required to show a passport in order to vote, doesn’t that make passport fees an illegal poll tax?
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Important story.
Also important to note that "UNC" administrators cannot secretly record faculty. UNC Chapel HIll administrators can.
This isn't just a semantic difference--it's the difference b/w a policy applying to 1 campus or 16 campuses.
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #ncpol
Also important to note that "UNC" administrators cannot secretly record faculty. UNC Chapel HIll administrators can.
This isn't just a semantic difference--it's the difference b/w a policy applying to 1 campus or 16 campuses.
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #ncpol
UNC Administrators Can Now Secretly Record Faculty
The new policy prohibits students from recording class without permission but explicitly allows administrators to surveil professors for any “lawful purpose.” https://bit.ly/3MyingR
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
The new policy prohibits students from recording class without permission but explicitly allows administrators to surveil professors for any “lawful purpose.” https://bit.ly/3MyingR
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
February 12, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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