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.
Ah, I see! Bad reading on my part.
February 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Ah, I see! Bad reading on my part.
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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 6:27 PM
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.
You're a man. I mean to say, it's possible you're being treated differently than women expressing opinions about AI. (This is simply a guess! I could easily be wrong!)
February 12, 2026 at 8:27 PM
You're a man. I mean to say, it's possible you're being treated differently than women expressing opinions about AI. (This is simply a guess! I could easily be wrong!)
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Yes, wolves do wear the clothing of sheep and hope the shepherd has poor eyesight sometimes.
February 12, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Yes, wolves do wear the clothing of sheep and hope the shepherd has poor eyesight sometimes.
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Infuriating to watch black and trans people warn folks about Newsom--JUST LIKE THEY WARNED FOLKS ABOUT TRUMP--and see everyone respond with "But he's a Democrat."
February 12, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Infuriating to watch black and trans people warn folks about Newsom--JUST LIKE THEY WARNED FOLKS ABOUT TRUMP--and see everyone respond with "But he's a Democrat."
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Plenty of people questioning whether the Minnesota withdrawal is legitimate which is completely fair; my point is bigger picture- in the sense that it is signaling retreat even if they don’t intend to fully follow through on it. But the point about skepticism is well taken, and well put thusly:
February 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Plenty of people questioning whether the Minnesota withdrawal is legitimate which is completely fair; my point is bigger picture- in the sense that it is signaling retreat even if they don’t intend to fully follow through on it. But the point about skepticism is well taken, and well put thusly:
As someone who is on the precipice of needing sinus surgery, I'm considering asking EVERYONE I come into contact with about it from here on out about AI usage in surgery. No thank you! I'd rather have a sinus infection forever than have AI surgery!
February 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
As someone who is on the precipice of needing sinus surgery, I'm considering asking EVERYONE I come into contact with about it from here on out about AI usage in surgery. No thank you! I'd rather have a sinus infection forever than have AI surgery!
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Thing is, knowing where a medical instrument is in a patient's body didn't need AI. This has been done for a long time. Stereotactic surgery used a wire frame mounted to a skull during a CT/MRI. The frame was left so during surgery, the doctor could compare the imaging with their instruments...
February 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Thing is, knowing where a medical instrument is in a patient's body didn't need AI. This has been done for a long time. Stereotactic surgery used a wire frame mounted to a skull during a CT/MRI. The frame was left so during surgery, the doctor could compare the imaging with their instruments...
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*my biggest and most exhausted sigh*
"As AI Enters the Operating Room, Reports Arise of Botched Surgeries and Misidentified Body Parts"
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
"As AI Enters the Operating Room, Reports Arise of Botched Surgeries and Misidentified Body Parts"
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
February 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM
*my biggest and most exhausted sigh*
"As AI Enters the Operating Room, Reports Arise of Botched Surgeries and Misidentified Body Parts"
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
"As AI Enters the Operating Room, Reports Arise of Botched Surgeries and Misidentified Body Parts"
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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It’s not a withdrawal until ICE is abolished.
I have neighbors everywhere.
I have neighbors everywhere.
February 12, 2026 at 2:37 PM
It’s not a withdrawal until ICE is abolished.
I have neighbors everywhere.
I have neighbors everywhere.
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"A 2025 Siena poll found that forty-eight percent of all [American] men aged 18-49 have an active online sports betting account" is one of those stats that reminds me my social circles are not normal. I think I could name one or two people I regularly talk to who *might* do sports betting?
I see no reason not to look at the online gambling and prediction market craze as a new opioids crisis.
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
From Pill Mills to Prop Bets: Prediction Markets and Mobile Sports Betting Apps Are Fueling America’s Next Addiction Crisis
Against the gamblification of the world.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM
"A 2025 Siena poll found that forty-eight percent of all [American] men aged 18-49 have an active online sports betting account" is one of those stats that reminds me my social circles are not normal. I think I could name one or two people I regularly talk to who *might* do sports betting?
Borders are arbitrary and immoral!
February 12, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Borders are arbitrary and immoral!
What if I got a cat and named her Anne Shirley. I mean, I can't do it while our big ol' small animal hunter dog is alive, but after.
February 12, 2026 at 4:40 PM
What if I got a cat and named her Anne Shirley. I mean, I can't do it while our big ol' small animal hunter dog is alive, but after.
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Tech people have a pattern where they stumble up to basically any area of human endeavor and underestimate / misunderstand what is being done so wildly that they immediately start yapping about how whatever new shiny they are trying to sell can totally replace the whole discipline or industry.
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February 12, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Tech people have a pattern where they stumble up to basically any area of human endeavor and underestimate / misunderstand what is being done so wildly that they immediately start yapping about how whatever new shiny they are trying to sell can totally replace the whole discipline or industry.
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This is not to say that the digital revolution (which is also the big data revolution, which has morphed into the AI revolution) is not bringing some killer new tools that actually help a lot … but this arrogance where the instinct is to -replace- rather than -understand- and -help- is … meh.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:02 PM
This is not to say that the digital revolution (which is also the big data revolution, which has morphed into the AI revolution) is not bringing some killer new tools that actually help a lot … but this arrogance where the instinct is to -replace- rather than -understand- and -help- is … meh.
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I don't know who advised all these CEOs that it's a wise and pragmatic business move to debase themselves in front of this asshole who has a long record of screwing everyone on earth. It's not smart actually!
February 12, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I don't know who advised all these CEOs that it's a wise and pragmatic business move to debase themselves in front of this asshole who has a long record of screwing everyone on earth. It's not smart actually!
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Made an annotated version of "Something Big Is Coming" for all of you to enjoy. I hate this guy's writing so much
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
February 12, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Made an annotated version of "Something Big Is Coming" for all of you to enjoy. I hate this guy's writing so much
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
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Like OP said, the fun is in the journey. How does the fiction aithor get to their destination? What does the destination say about the world and the characters? The point of reading is the act of reading, not whatwvwe happens on the final few pages.
February 12, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Like OP said, the fun is in the journey. How does the fiction aithor get to their destination? What does the destination say about the world and the characters? The point of reading is the act of reading, not whatwvwe happens on the final few pages.
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Must-read thread
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 12, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Must-read thread
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Once again: people are angry for very good reason, and this brand of post is perhaps one of the most tedious and bewildering. Practically every social media platform is rabidly pro-‘AI’ so are govts, academia, companies. This one small space being critical of AI is okay, I think.
February 11, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Once again: people are angry for very good reason, and this brand of post is perhaps one of the most tedious and bewildering. Practically every social media platform is rabidly pro-‘AI’ so are govts, academia, companies. This one small space being critical of AI is okay, I think.
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"Why can't we have a calm discussion about AI?"
Cuz the data centers are being built carelessly and at speed, polluting poor neighborhoods, cuz it's drinking my fucking aquifer, and cuz all my art and writing have been plagisrized while the worst assholes crow about my impending obsolescense...
Cuz the data centers are being built carelessly and at speed, polluting poor neighborhoods, cuz it's drinking my fucking aquifer, and cuz all my art and writing have been plagisrized while the worst assholes crow about my impending obsolescense...
February 12, 2026 at 1:37 AM
"Why can't we have a calm discussion about AI?"
Cuz the data centers are being built carelessly and at speed, polluting poor neighborhoods, cuz it's drinking my fucking aquifer, and cuz all my art and writing have been plagisrized while the worst assholes crow about my impending obsolescense...
Cuz the data centers are being built carelessly and at speed, polluting poor neighborhoods, cuz it's drinking my fucking aquifer, and cuz all my art and writing have been plagisrized while the worst assholes crow about my impending obsolescense...
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Booksellers are total heroes who keep us falling in love with reading. They are vitally important to our communities.
So I'm delighted that for the next 2 days sales of the audiobook of Lessons in Magic and Disaster via @libro.fm will benefit BINC, which helps booksellers in need 🥰
libro.fm/binc
So I'm delighted that for the next 2 days sales of the audiobook of Lessons in Magic and Disaster via @libro.fm will benefit BINC, which helps booksellers in need 🥰
libro.fm/binc
February 11, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Booksellers are total heroes who keep us falling in love with reading. They are vitally important to our communities.
So I'm delighted that for the next 2 days sales of the audiobook of Lessons in Magic and Disaster via @libro.fm will benefit BINC, which helps booksellers in need 🥰
libro.fm/binc
So I'm delighted that for the next 2 days sales of the audiobook of Lessons in Magic and Disaster via @libro.fm will benefit BINC, which helps booksellers in need 🥰
libro.fm/binc
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"What if the AI hype is correct?"
IDC. I don't want it, I won't use it, and you can't make me be happy about it. My grandparents lived their lives without computers, vcrs, or any music device newer than an 8 track. Not cuz they thought these were bad but because THEY, PERSONALLY, didn't want it.
IDC. I don't want it, I won't use it, and you can't make me be happy about it. My grandparents lived their lives without computers, vcrs, or any music device newer than an 8 track. Not cuz they thought these were bad but because THEY, PERSONALLY, didn't want it.
February 12, 2026 at 2:59 AM
"What if the AI hype is correct?"
IDC. I don't want it, I won't use it, and you can't make me be happy about it. My grandparents lived their lives without computers, vcrs, or any music device newer than an 8 track. Not cuz they thought these were bad but because THEY, PERSONALLY, didn't want it.
IDC. I don't want it, I won't use it, and you can't make me be happy about it. My grandparents lived their lives without computers, vcrs, or any music device newer than an 8 track. Not cuz they thought these were bad but because THEY, PERSONALLY, didn't want it.
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I watched the whole thing because it's astonishing
February 12, 2026 at 1:36 AM
I watched the whole thing because it's astonishing
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"Why can't we have a calm discussion about AI?"
Because folks don't actually want to discuss AI, they want blind submission to the ideological structures that motivate the contemporary use cases and deployments of AI. They don't want to hear the concerns except to dismiss them out of hand.
Because folks don't actually want to discuss AI, they want blind submission to the ideological structures that motivate the contemporary use cases and deployments of AI. They don't want to hear the concerns except to dismiss them out of hand.
February 12, 2026 at 3:39 AM
"Why can't we have a calm discussion about AI?"
Because folks don't actually want to discuss AI, they want blind submission to the ideological structures that motivate the contemporary use cases and deployments of AI. They don't want to hear the concerns except to dismiss them out of hand.
Because folks don't actually want to discuss AI, they want blind submission to the ideological structures that motivate the contemporary use cases and deployments of AI. They don't want to hear the concerns except to dismiss them out of hand.