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Margaret Oliver
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Friendly, intense, creative, and always up to something!
#OurDemocracyIsInDanger #WLW #Sapphics
Construction road block….

Didn’t let it stop me…

Just took the back road to my destination…

Much like dealing with the current hot mess in the white house, am I right?
August 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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July 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Surveillance cameras are no longer just recording our comings and goings — they're using AI to decide whether we should be reported to law enforcement.

An algorithm can't be trusted to determine who is a threat.
Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are “Suspicious” | ACLU
Company crosses a dangerous line by beginning to offer AI suspicion-generation functions
www.aclu.org
August 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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One study shows four in ten data brokers are leaving consumers exercising their privacy rights on read—in violation of California law. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Data Brokers Are Ignoring Privacy Law. We Deserve Better.
Of the many principles EFF fights for in consumer data privacy legislation, one of the most basic is a right to access the data companies have about you. It’s only fair. So many companies collect
www.eff.org
August 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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I can help you with the PBS part. A PBS Passport membership is $5 a month and you will be helping your local station.
PBS: Public Broadcasting Service
Watch full episodes of your favorite PBS dramas, find in-depth news analysis and explore documentaries on history, science, art and more!
www.pbs.org
August 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Things I'm doing more in the autumn of 2025:

* Finishing projects started earlier this year
* Training my kitten to be the perfect house tiger
* Changing my fitness routine to include weights
* Learning new skills due to a change in work assignment
* Donating to PBS
August 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
While we endure the political shitshow... Self care matters too. Hug s pet. Oh, and here's a cat 😺
February 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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The piece of advice I keep giving over and over again in this moment is:

Stop trying to convince people to care. Focus your energy on working with the people who already understand how important it is.
February 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Normalize being nice.
February 3, 2025 at 5:46 AM
My favorite stories involve found family. 👇
February 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Reflecting on life transitions, changes in career, and the choice to live purposefully. #clarity #focus #growth
February 3, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
January 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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NEW: Take action against the Trump Administration's federal funding freeze by sharing your library story. How would a federal funding pause impact your library & community? Share your story with ALA as we work to inform elected officials & decision-makers on this issue: airtable.com/appTIEEt9RjD...
January 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Things I'm doing more in 2025:

* Buying less stuff
* Shopping locally
* Mending, repairing & maintaining what I have
* Spending more quality time with friends & family
* Enjoying freedom post divorce
* Visiting my local library
* Writing & journaling
* Sketching & photography
#creatives
January 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This girl seems content to watch me while I work. #artistsathome
January 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I love cats in my studio. How about you? #artists #catlovers
January 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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More Lammys book mail from this week:
January 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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NEW from ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl & Buck Mem. Library dir. Lisa Ladd: "E-Rate is a lifeline"

ALA is going to court to protect it

We've filed an amicus brief w/ SCOTUS arguing for the constitutionality of E-Rate, the internet service discount program for libraries & schools: www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
ALA files U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief affirming universal service, E-Rate program and essential roles of libraries
This week the American Library Association (ALA) filed an amicus brief affirming the FCC's essential Universal Service Fund (USF) and the E-rate Program that helps power broadband-enabled services and...
www.ala.org
January 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Correcting history, the real biography of artist Romaine Brooks #Lesbianhistory #arthistory #20thcenturyart

youtu.be/e2TmLbixqsc?...
Cassandra Langer - Romaine Brooks, 20th-Century Woman - Art Discussion, SAAM
YouTube video by Smithsonian American Art Museum
youtu.be
January 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Ever feel like this absurdity captures your mood perfectly? #PublicArt #mural
January 16, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Enjoying looking deeper into the field of Positive Psychology.
#Psychmajor

www.positivepsychologyinstitute.com.au/what-is-posi...
What is Positive Psychology? — Positive Psychology Institute
www.positivepsychologyinstitute.com.au
January 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I always put lesbian love amidst the grapevines at the top of my TBR list. #reading #books #thingsilike
Transport yourself with this #summer #sapphic read where two women share one unforgettable kiss, then try (totally fail) to keep their hands off each other while working among the vines. The perfect January escapism! 🍷 https://clarelydon.shop/products/it-started-with-a-kiss-ebook #lesfic #queer
January 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Octavia's Bookshelf owner Nikki High doesn’t know the state of her own house in Altadena — most houses burned — but she's turned her Pasadena bookstore into a help center for fire victims.

Follow the IG/Threads accounts for updates. They still need first aid kits. We also brought bottled water.
January 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Love this mural in Moscow, Idaho. #PublicArt
January 11, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Always love learning more about the history of lesbians and bisexual women and today I discovered Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight were not only bandmates but lovers. How cool is that? #LGBTQ #RockHistory

youtu.be/VhWimeXAZIg?...
Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight with The Sam Price Trio - Precious Memories
YouTube video by Mario Roberts
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January 10, 2025 at 4:14 AM