Otters
@otterdidact.bsky.social
Systems Librarian and occasional cataloger in Maine.
at a very stupid stage in life where my bank is emailing me to finance my (nonexistant) high school child's college education and junk mail is sending me coupons for formula for my (nonexistant) infant
February 17, 2026 at 9:34 PM
at a very stupid stage in life where my bank is emailing me to finance my (nonexistant) high school child's college education and junk mail is sending me coupons for formula for my (nonexistant) infant
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Goodnight to the legendary and beloved Frederick Wiseman. ❤️
February 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Goodnight to the legendary and beloved Frederick Wiseman. ❤️
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Two titans of film died today. One, Robert Duvall, was a consummate character star, able to play good (Boo), evil (Col. Kilgore) and all the complexities in between. The other Frederick Wiseman, was simply the greatest observer of the human species in the history of the cinema. Which is to say ever.
February 16, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Two titans of film died today. One, Robert Duvall, was a consummate character star, able to play good (Boo), evil (Col. Kilgore) and all the complexities in between. The other Frederick Wiseman, was simply the greatest observer of the human species in the history of the cinema. Which is to say ever.
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
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Anyone currently involved in federal immigration enforcement, every officer, every bureaucrat, every lawyer, every judge, is a member of the most evil group of people this country has seen since Reconstruction. Darkness personified, every one. Doing this to children is beyond depraved.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Anyone currently involved in federal immigration enforcement, every officer, every bureaucrat, every lawyer, every judge, is a member of the most evil group of people this country has seen since Reconstruction. Darkness personified, every one. Doing this to children is beyond depraved.
why don't you try workmaxxing. try mogging a job
Braden Peters, known as Clavicular, has emerged as a beacon for a group of narcissistic, status-obsessed young men. He wants to take his fixation with “looksmaxxing” mainstream.
Looks Aren’t Everything? Clavicular Begs to Differ.
Braden Peters, known as Clavicular, has emerged as a beacon for a group of narcissistic, status-obsessed young men. He wants to take his fixation with “looksmaxxing” mainstream.
nyti.ms
February 13, 2026 at 8:35 PM
why don't you try workmaxxing. try mogging a job
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happy friday: youtu.be/iKG3VxQQhFk?...
Bent at the Window
YouTube video by Martin Dupont - Topic
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
happy friday: youtu.be/iKG3VxQQhFk?...
Sad news: I have to work a year past my retirement target date if I want to have emeritus status at the library (and be able to check out books for a year instead of three weks)
February 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Sad news: I have to work a year past my retirement target date if I want to have emeritus status at the library (and be able to check out books for a year instead of three weks)
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Hey, if your an ME/CFS person, you should hit up this survey:
February 13, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Hey, if your an ME/CFS person, you should hit up this survey:
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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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In the 5 months since I wrote this, things have only gotten worse, with adults stripped of their healthcare at a moment's notice, universities firing teachers & banning the mere mention of trans people, & Democrats helping pass further bans and the first discrimination & segregation laws since 1996.
It's just a sports ban.
It's just a bathroom ban.
It's just a healthcare for kids ban.
It's just a military service ban.
It's just a federal jobs ban.
It's just a university housing ban.
It's just a passport & visa ban.
It's just one Constitutional right.
It's just your status as free citizens.
It's just a bathroom ban.
It's just a healthcare for kids ban.
It's just a military service ban.
It's just a federal jobs ban.
It's just a university housing ban.
It's just a passport & visa ban.
It's just one Constitutional right.
It's just your status as free citizens.
February 12, 2026 at 1:05 AM
In the 5 months since I wrote this, things have only gotten worse, with adults stripped of their healthcare at a moment's notice, universities firing teachers & banning the mere mention of trans people, & Democrats helping pass further bans and the first discrimination & segregation laws since 1996.
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These accounts are indistinguishable from what happened in early concentration camps of other regimes, where many people died of malnutrition or diseases. This is the time to stop these. Right now. Because we know what is next.
Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 12, 2026 at 1:14 PM
These accounts are indistinguishable from what happened in early concentration camps of other regimes, where many people died of malnutrition or diseases. This is the time to stop these. Right now. Because we know what is next.
me: I'm going to make a Bluesky account and try to connect with other librarians on a professional level
also me: (shares the cat butt wedding ring post)
also me: (shares the cat butt wedding ring post)
February 12, 2026 at 2:32 PM
me: I'm going to make a Bluesky account and try to connect with other librarians on a professional level
also me: (shares the cat butt wedding ring post)
also me: (shares the cat butt wedding ring post)
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https://gacha.o0o0.jp/gp/archives/25877
『ケツ婚指輪 ねこのおケツ3』5月発売予定。第1弾、第2弾の種類と合わせると同じ種類でオス、メスのケツ婚出来ちゃいます！
"Butt Marriage Ring Cat Butt 3" is scheduled to be released in May. If you combine it with the first and second releases, you can have a butt marriage with both males and females of the same type!
#ガチャポン
『ケツ婚指輪 ねこのおケツ3』5月発売予定。第1弾、第2弾の種類と合わせると同じ種類でオス、メスのケツ婚出来ちゃいます！
"Butt Marriage Ring Cat Butt 3" is scheduled to be released in May. If you combine it with the first and second releases, you can have a butt marriage with both males and females of the same type!
#ガチャポン
February 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
https://gacha.o0o0.jp/gp/archives/25877
『ケツ婚指輪 ねこのおケツ3』5月発売予定。第1弾、第2弾の種類と合わせると同じ種類でオス、メスのケツ婚出来ちゃいます！
"Butt Marriage Ring Cat Butt 3" is scheduled to be released in May. If you combine it with the first and second releases, you can have a butt marriage with both males and females of the same type!
#ガチャポン
『ケツ婚指輪 ねこのおケツ3』5月発売予定。第1弾、第2弾の種類と合わせると同じ種類でオス、メスのケツ婚出来ちゃいます！
"Butt Marriage Ring Cat Butt 3" is scheduled to be released in May. If you combine it with the first and second releases, you can have a butt marriage with both males and females of the same type!
#ガチャポン
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Ominous bird valentines.
February 12, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Ominous bird valentines.
oh my god, this is great: hansannellsson.bandcamp.com/album/frank-...
Frank Zappa For Prepared Piano, by Hans Annellsson
11 track album
hansannellsson.bandcamp.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:18 PM
oh my god, this is great: hansannellsson.bandcamp.com/album/frank-...
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it is once again #WizardWednesday
what say we all construct a mystic barrier against The Horrors
what say we all construct a mystic barrier against The Horrors
February 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
it is once again #WizardWednesday
what say we all construct a mystic barrier against The Horrors
what say we all construct a mystic barrier against The Horrors
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Infosec used to be serious
February 11, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Infosec used to be serious
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kowloon restaurant, saugus, massachusetts, 1978
February 11, 2026 at 2:36 PM
kowloon restaurant, saugus, massachusetts, 1978
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1. Internal documents reveal that Freedom 250, which purports to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary, is a vehicle to promote Trump and "America First" propaganda, including election conspiracies
Major corporations like Mastercard and Deloitte and spending million to bankroll this effort
Major corporations like Mastercard and Deloitte and spending million to bankroll this effort
Major corporations bankroll "America First" propaganda
Mastercard, Deloitte, and ExxonMobil are spending millions to promote events supporting Trump and his divisive political agenda.
popular.info
February 11, 2026 at 2:38 PM
1. Internal documents reveal that Freedom 250, which purports to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary, is a vehicle to promote Trump and "America First" propaganda, including election conspiracies
Major corporations like Mastercard and Deloitte and spending million to bankroll this effort
Major corporations like Mastercard and Deloitte and spending million to bankroll this effort
Today's already been a real "Grandpa Simpson walking into the room and walking right back out" kind of day
February 11, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Today's already been a real "Grandpa Simpson walking into the room and walking right back out" kind of day
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The Conners isn't a great show, but I'd watch John Goodman and Laurie Metcalf read a phone book, so it's got that going for it
February 9, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The Conners isn't a great show, but I'd watch John Goodman and Laurie Metcalf read a phone book, so it's got that going for it
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The Sermon on the Mount, by Beryl Lewis, before 1965, 📸 by @ScottStrazzante
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
The Sermon on the Mount, by Beryl Lewis, before 1965, 📸 by @ScottStrazzante