Caitlin Wheeler
@foundnearpaper.bsky.social
They/she. MLIS. Community libraries, TTRPGs, research rabbit holes. Uninvited guest on Spokane land.
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Paging both the book bans people and the people trying to fight book bans by propping up parents' rights.
and the first step to being a parent is recognizing that your children are their own people, not extensions of you
December 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Paging both the book bans people and the people trying to fight book bans by propping up parents' rights.
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Since 2024 I've seen jobs on sites like Indeed listed as "librarian" but are just $20 p/hr AI training jobs. They all require a BA (which is both unnecessary for data training and also not an MLIS which is actually required for a librarian job).
I'm starting to see jobs out there for 'humanties experts' to train AI systems. I know we all need work, but don't do it.
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Since 2024 I've seen jobs on sites like Indeed listed as "librarian" but are just $20 p/hr AI training jobs. They all require a BA (which is both unnecessary for data training and also not an MLIS which is actually required for a librarian job).
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last year i had to fight a disease that required 4 holes to be drilled in my bones, 4 rounds of chemo, and 3 different hospitalizations
and the part that hurt the most was fighting to keep my job!
and the part that hurt the most was fighting to keep my job!
Workers should be able to receive treatment for cancer or a chronic illness without the threat of losing their health insurance or their job. That's one reason @columbuslibrary.bsky.social workers are coming together to form their union!
November 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
last year i had to fight a disease that required 4 holes to be drilled in my bones, 4 rounds of chemo, and 3 different hospitalizations
and the part that hurt the most was fighting to keep my job!
and the part that hurt the most was fighting to keep my job!
If folder organization is important to you, you can put your entire Spotify over to Tidal for $5 and, again, they pay their artists way more per track
I'm using Qobuz (and sometimes Apple Music) and it's very easy to port over and Qobuz pays artists more per track
help.qobuz.com/en/articles/...
help.qobuz.com/en/articles/...
December 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
If folder organization is important to you, you can put your entire Spotify over to Tidal for $5 and, again, they pay their artists way more per track
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UPDATE: Dixit just passed Bingle.
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
UPDATE: Dixit just passed Bingle.
Sometimes I think about the public library worker Eric Adams is almost certainly going to to show him how to turn PDFs into word documents
October 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Sometimes I think about the public library worker Eric Adams is almost certainly going to to show him how to turn PDFs into word documents
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me emptying my pockets at airport security
October 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
me emptying my pockets at airport security
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Mamdani links noise to congestion, basically affirming my “Cities aren’t loud, cars are loud” line.
October 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Mamdani links noise to congestion, basically affirming my “Cities aren’t loud, cars are loud” line.
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Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
proud of my coworkers
September 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
proud of my coworkers
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I need you to chip in a few bucks a month to subscribe to @rangemedia.co. They are doing absolutely essential work.
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Peaceful protest against ICE in Spokane is happening at 411 W Cataldo after the detainment of a young man who went to his hearing. Over a dozen protestors are sitting in front of the bus , prepared to be arrested. The bus windshield has been spray painted
June 12, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I need you to chip in a few bucks a month to subscribe to @rangemedia.co. They are doing absolutely essential work.
rangemedia.co/support-us
rangemedia.co/support-us
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Ben Stuckart, former city council member and one of the people who called for this protest, has been arrested and booked into Spokane County Jail
June 12, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Ben Stuckart, former city council member and one of the people who called for this protest, has been arrested and booked into Spokane County Jail
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This would ban ANY state from making laws to regulate the use of genAI for TEN YEARS. That includes deepfakes for malicious purposes like misinformation or revenge. Please call your reps throughout this week to urge them to fight this. Get four other people you know to do the same. FIGHT THIS.
Good lord just what the hell is up today. A potential ban on any regulation for AI for the next 10 years? This includes good bills like AB 412 of legislation protecting folks from Deepfakes! Wtf?! Call your congressmen and women asap to tell them to take this down!
www.404media.co/republicans-...
www.404media.co/republicans-...
Republicans Try to Cram Ban on AI Regulation Into Budget Reconciliation Bill
Republicans try to use the Budget Reconciliation bill to stop states from regulating AI entirely for 10 years.
www.404media.co
May 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This would ban ANY state from making laws to regulate the use of genAI for TEN YEARS. That includes deepfakes for malicious purposes like misinformation or revenge. Please call your reps throughout this week to urge them to fight this. Get four other people you know to do the same. FIGHT THIS.
This article gives a nice introduction to the Spectrum Center Spokane queer library that Cail and I have been building. If you visit Spectrum sometine soon, take a look! ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/05...
MLIS student inspired to build libraries for queer community
After earning her MFA, Caitlin Wheeler took a day job at Spokane County Library so she could pursue fiction writing at night. Eventually, though, she felt ...
ischool.uw.edu
May 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
This article gives a nice introduction to the Spectrum Center Spokane queer library that Cail and I have been building. If you visit Spectrum sometine soon, take a look! ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/05...
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The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
April 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
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🚨 BOOM: In a move designed to increase opportunity for people experiencing homelessness, Spokane has become the first city in the entire country to ban employers from asking for an applicant’s permanent address.
Navarrete also called Hulings comments "nasty," and said that's part of the discriminatory conduct they're trying to avoid. Wilkerson chimed in that she's "proud to be in a city that recognizes everyone," even though they have a long way to go. It passed 6-1, with Bingle voting no.
April 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
🚨 BOOM: In a move designed to increase opportunity for people experiencing homelessness, Spokane has become the first city in the entire country to ban employers from asking for an applicant’s permanent address.
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I am begging my fellow librarians to just stop. Stop it. ChatGPT isn't our friend, it is making you worse at your job, and patrons are going to lose faith in us if this doesn't stop.
And now I am at the library and I went to the front desk to get some help looking up a very specific list of books and she just... pulled up... ChatGPT?!!??
a) I could have done that myself if it wasn't my enemy and
b) ALL SIX BOOKS IT SUGGESTED WERE WRONG
a) I could have done that myself if it wasn't my enemy and
b) ALL SIX BOOKS IT SUGGESTED WERE WRONG
April 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I am begging my fellow librarians to just stop. Stop it. ChatGPT isn't our friend, it is making you worse at your job, and patrons are going to lose faith in us if this doesn't stop.
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Trump's anti-DEI crusade deleted a report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. It was created under the Not Invisible Act, which Trump signed in his first term.
via @chelcurtis.bsky.social/@azluminaria.bsky.social
via @chelcurtis.bsky.social/@azluminaria.bsky.social
Landmark MMIP report removed from federal websites as Trump administration targets DEI initiatives • Arizona Mirror
The MMIP report, created under the Not Invisible Act, was hailed as a groundbreaking effort to combat violence and systemic challenges Indigenous communities face nationwide
azmirror.com
March 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Trump's anti-DEI crusade deleted a report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. It was created under the Not Invisible Act, which Trump signed in his first term.
via @chelcurtis.bsky.social/@azluminaria.bsky.social
via @chelcurtis.bsky.social/@azluminaria.bsky.social
Here's what to do if you see an ICE abduction: waisn.org/bystander-an...
Bystander & Observer Guidelines - WAISN
In the U.S everyone has certain constitutional rights and protections regardless of their immigration status or who is president. You have the legal right to film the police and/or immigration officer...
waisn.org
March 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Here's what to do if you see an ICE abduction: waisn.org/bystander-an...
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I had a lovely dinner with an old friend. Perhaps spending time with people you care about makes you feel better???
March 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I had a lovely dinner with an old friend. Perhaps spending time with people you care about makes you feel better???
The Dirtgoblin Community Center is genuinely the most thoughtfully created Discord server community I've ever seen. Throwing some dollars Jeeyon's way is a great use of your money if you are looking for caring community and creative nourishment.
Hi new followers! I'm Jeeyon, a writer and game designer based out of California. I run The Dirtgoblin Community Center, a Discord server based community that focuses on art, games, and the natural world.
Memberships support my living as a disabled artist!
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Memberships support my living as a disabled artist!
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March 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The Dirtgoblin Community Center is genuinely the most thoughtfully created Discord server community I've ever seen. Throwing some dollars Jeeyon's way is a great use of your money if you are looking for caring community and creative nourishment.
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Would love a Jesuit university to make the (clear, moral, and correct) argument that going after them for supporting DEI initiatives is a violation of their religious liberty.
With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
March 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Would love a Jesuit university to make the (clear, moral, and correct) argument that going after them for supporting DEI initiatives is a violation of their religious liberty.