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ok...... I guess.... shouting into the void.
poet / photographer / spinster cat lady
I love rocks.
(she / her)
cat in a curtain.
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
rainy saturday with a stomach ache.
November 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.

Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
pre-run eating cake batter out of the bowl. I'm an athlete.
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
haven't been to starbucks in years. used to be a pretty regular customer. life (& coffee) is better on the non starbucks side!
November 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I think my monthly newsletter is pretty cool. it's full of things to think about & creative stuff to try. sign up: natalieraymond.com/newsletter
newsletter — Natalie Raymond
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November 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
trying to take my holiday card photos & my eldest son is refusing to come out of his dressing room. (he is a cat & is hiding under the bed).
November 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
trying to setup a newsletter during mercury retrograde was a... choice.
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
posted up at the poetry happy hour for the 29 palms book festival.
November 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
my raven friend was feeling very social today.
November 8, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I've been on linkedin a long time (unfortunately) & I still have never figured out what I'm supposed to do with the "you appeared in 8 searches" emails.
November 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
in playing with old tech something that really strikes me is that technology used to be fun. it used to be something you used for experience instead of the experience by itself.
November 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
reminder that bird flu is nearly 100% fatal for cats. take care of your housecats! no outside shoes inside, wash hands when you come in, & do not let them go outside.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 11d
Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response. n.pr/4913a0E
Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response
Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I struck the jackpot in old tech today & all I did was be a geriatric millennial who doesn't get rid of stuff.
November 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
listening to cds & making zines I may have found a time machine.
November 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
so when people can't afford to pay to file their taxes the idea is we'll just... keep paying them?
👀 Scoop: IRS Direct File, the free government-backed program that let you file your taxes for free, is dead.

IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.

IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.

(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax-prep giants
The tax agency has quietly built its own prototype system for filing tax returns digitally and free of charge, according to current and former officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
got the alert that my ballot was counted. don't forget to vote today y'all!
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I'm not a great cook or baker but I am making one of those depression era chocolate cakes tonight. pray for me.
November 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
November 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
go dodgers! (& go me cuz I was running a half marathon in the dark while they were winning).
November 2, 2025 at 6:56 AM
made a lil zine for my reading at 29 palms inn on 8 november. natalieraymond.com/events
October 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM