Manogirl
@manogirl.bsky.social
Once a librarian, always a librarian. Founding member, Trifecta of Young Evil. Fat liberation. BL person, bed person, writer of fanfic. Self-possessed cool aunt, teenager girl, rad fat lady in my 40s and tbh it's pretty fucking great.
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I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center:
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
February 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center:
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
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Reading American history will break your heart a thousand times but it will also fill you with such admiration and awe for all the people who were excluded from the protection of America’s founding principles and fought to promote, protect and expand them anyways
February 16, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Reading American history will break your heart a thousand times but it will also fill you with such admiration and awe for all the people who were excluded from the protection of America’s founding principles and fought to promote, protect and expand them anyways
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a neighbor set up this werewolf for halloween and instead of taking it down they just update it with seasonal outfit changes. now it’s dressed for valentine’s day and holding a sign with a picture of bad bunny and his super bowl slogan. i love him.
February 15, 2026 at 10:42 PM
a neighbor set up this werewolf for halloween and instead of taking it down they just update it with seasonal outfit changes. now it’s dressed for valentine’s day and holding a sign with a picture of bad bunny and his super bowl slogan. i love him.
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The snake eating its own tail effect of AI agents isn’t so much a problem of training data model collapse as the collapse of the social epistemic foundations by which human sense-making can be carried out at all—and which AI agents *also* rely on for whatever facsimile of sense-making they conduct.
February 15, 2026 at 10:19 PM
The snake eating its own tail effect of AI agents isn’t so much a problem of training data model collapse as the collapse of the social epistemic foundations by which human sense-making can be carried out at all—and which AI agents *also* rely on for whatever facsimile of sense-making they conduct.
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Chicago City Council needs to have a mild weather in February on a weekend emergency instant street festival policy.
February 15, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Chicago City Council needs to have a mild weather in February on a weekend emergency instant street festival policy.
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a lot of ppl in the USA would’ve said this exact thing less than a decade ago, and a lot of ppl who live in countries with large far-right political movements rapidly gaining ground (often helped by the same tech billionaire players as here) seem too busy looking askance at the States to notice
It's great to live in a country (Canada, Japan, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, etc.) where citizens don't worry about if the next election will be canceled, if they will be allowed to register to vote, if they will have to stand in line for hours to vote, or if their vote will be counted.
February 15, 2026 at 11:11 PM
a lot of ppl in the USA would’ve said this exact thing less than a decade ago, and a lot of ppl who live in countries with large far-right political movements rapidly gaining ground (often helped by the same tech billionaire players as here) seem too busy looking askance at the States to notice
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Are you anxious or are you simply correctly assessing the numerous threats
February 11, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Are you anxious or are you simply correctly assessing the numerous threats
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While MLPS was a victory, moral and tangibly, for ICE resisters, don't call it 'a retreat.' The dystopia is just getting started
Thousands of new agents. 150 new offices in every state. And the nationwide gulag archipelago. The fight has just begun
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
Thousands of new agents. 150 new offices in every state. And the nationwide gulag archipelago. The fight has just begun
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
No, ICE isn’t ‘retreating.’ It’s loading up to invade your town. | Will Bunch
A much-hyped ICE pullback from Minneapolis is a blip in a looming nationwide surge of arrests, concentration camps.
www.inquirer.com
February 15, 2026 at 6:25 PM
While MLPS was a victory, moral and tangibly, for ICE resisters, don't call it 'a retreat.' The dystopia is just getting started
Thousands of new agents. 150 new offices in every state. And the nationwide gulag archipelago. The fight has just begun
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
Thousands of new agents. 150 new offices in every state. And the nationwide gulag archipelago. The fight has just begun
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
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I’ve seen the critique that making these hats isn’t “doing anything” but I’d say raising 3/4s of a million for their local food shelf and rent assistance org seems like doing a lot.
There were only three left in the basket at Needle & Skein until the knitters fill it up again, but I snagged one! The total raised is now over $750,000.
February 15, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I’ve seen the critique that making these hats isn’t “doing anything” but I’d say raising 3/4s of a million for their local food shelf and rent assistance org seems like doing a lot.
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What’s so weird about men in power is how when they face scandal and should step down the world acts like no one else can do their jobs. Bottstein, Wasserman, these aren’t irreplaceable men! Stop with this delusion.
February 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM
What’s so weird about men in power is how when they face scandal and should step down the world acts like no one else can do their jobs. Bottstein, Wasserman, these aren’t irreplaceable men! Stop with this delusion.
I have been beating myself up for rewatching shows instead of keeping up shows currently airing (talking about Thai/Japanese BL fwiw) and I was worrying that it's an attention thing.
But actually I think it might be that every day is so hard right now. I need comfort and familiarity, not novelty.
But actually I think it might be that every day is so hard right now. I need comfort and familiarity, not novelty.
February 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I have been beating myself up for rewatching shows instead of keeping up shows currently airing (talking about Thai/Japanese BL fwiw) and I was worrying that it's an attention thing.
But actually I think it might be that every day is so hard right now. I need comfort and familiarity, not novelty.
But actually I think it might be that every day is so hard right now. I need comfort and familiarity, not novelty.
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ICE keeps coming back to her house although they won't say why they're interested in her. She can't work or go outside. Thi Dua Vang and her husband have had to go into hiding.
Please help this refugee family get what they need to survive this ordeal.
Please help this refugee family get what they need to survive this ordeal.
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February 15, 2026 at 6:13 PM
ICE keeps coming back to her house although they won't say why they're interested in her. She can't work or go outside. Thi Dua Vang and her husband have had to go into hiding.
Please help this refugee family get what they need to survive this ordeal.
Please help this refugee family get what they need to survive this ordeal.
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I have three hearings at three different courthouses today. At the second, someone was sobbing outside the courtroom. They'd asked ChatGPT what to say in Court. They believed what it told them.
They lost because it hallucinated, and they didn't know there were no do-overs.
They lost because it hallucinated, and they didn't know there were no do-overs.
June 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I have three hearings at three different courthouses today. At the second, someone was sobbing outside the courtroom. They'd asked ChatGPT what to say in Court. They believed what it told them.
They lost because it hallucinated, and they didn't know there were no do-overs.
They lost because it hallucinated, and they didn't know there were no do-overs.
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We don’t usually go out for Valentine’s Day, but Kel got off work early, and I had a taste for those Texas Roadhouse rolls. We figured there’d be a little wait, but the joint was PACKED. Didn’t matter to me, I wanted my rolls. 25 min wait. Cool. We put our name down. Then…The Girl Scouts Walk in.
February 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
We don’t usually go out for Valentine’s Day, but Kel got off work early, and I had a taste for those Texas Roadhouse rolls. We figured there’d be a little wait, but the joint was PACKED. Didn’t matter to me, I wanted my rolls. 25 min wait. Cool. We put our name down. Then…The Girl Scouts Walk in.
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And as Robby keeps pointing out, everyone is behind in their paperwork. GenAI is an attempt to patch over a problem that exists because of structural issues (not enough staffing) but ends up creating new problems. It doesn't solve anything. It's a cost-saver for CEOs.
February 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
And as Robby keeps pointing out, everyone is behind in their paperwork. GenAI is an attempt to patch over a problem that exists because of structural issues (not enough staffing) but ends up creating new problems. It doesn't solve anything. It's a cost-saver for CEOs.
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Roses are red
I bet you'll agree
Which one is bouba
And which is kiki
I bet you'll agree
Which one is bouba
And which is kiki
February 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Roses are red
I bet you'll agree
Which one is bouba
And which is kiki
I bet you'll agree
Which one is bouba
And which is kiki
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My mom sent me a link to this bookshop website that curates interesting and unusual books. Great looking selection, here.
societyforunusualbooks.com
societyforunusualbooks.com
Society for Unusual Books | Online Bookstore | New and Preloved Books
The Society is a bookstore specializing in fantasy, horror, romance, sci-fi, nonfiction, and other genres. We place particular emphasis on small press and independently published titles. We also curat...
societyforunusualbooks.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:48 AM
My mom sent me a link to this bookshop website that curates interesting and unusual books. Great looking selection, here.
societyforunusualbooks.com
societyforunusualbooks.com
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Learning that Platner covered his Nazi tattoo with some “norse-celtic” bullshit is not convincing me that he was ever getting any tattoos “accidentally”
February 15, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Learning that Platner covered his Nazi tattoo with some “norse-celtic” bullshit is not convincing me that he was ever getting any tattoos “accidentally”
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Alright, Norm Nation, a close, trusted friend asked if I could help a family she has been supporting who has not only been in hiding but the father also needs cancer surgery. They are hoping to raise $10k-ish for healthcare, living expenses, and rent. I sent $500, but you can Venmo directly @JC-W19.
February 15, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Alright, Norm Nation, a close, trusted friend asked if I could help a family she has been supporting who has not only been in hiding but the father also needs cancer surgery. They are hoping to raise $10k-ish for healthcare, living expenses, and rent. I sent $500, but you can Venmo directly @JC-W19.
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38 people have been taken in the last 3 months from a four block stretch of Central Avenue
February 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
38 people have been taken in the last 3 months from a four block stretch of Central Avenue
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There is no ethical use of gAI in public libraries either pass it on.
There is no ethical use of gAI in preK-12 edu.
February 14, 2026 at 9:20 PM
There is no ethical use of gAI in public libraries either pass it on.
Closing Time by Semisonic. We played it every night at uh, closing time when I worked at Borders from 2001-2004.
Name a song you've heard 200 times
February 15, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Closing Time by Semisonic. We played it every night at uh, closing time when I worked at Borders from 2001-2004.
So I read the reddit post, and a lot of folks are commenting that this might be a fake post. And it certainly could be! But one of the reasons coming up a lot is that management and middle management wouldn't do this.
And folks, if you believe that, you're hallucinating more than AI.
And folks, if you believe that, you're hallucinating more than AI.
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 1:31 AM
So I read the reddit post, and a lot of folks are commenting that this might be a fake post. And it certainly could be! But one of the reasons coming up a lot is that management and middle management wouldn't do this.
And folks, if you believe that, you're hallucinating more than AI.
And folks, if you believe that, you're hallucinating more than AI.