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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 3h

Odo and Neelix on a 80s Sitcom About the butler to the Govenor. Benson

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Love and Action in Chicago. Courtney B Vance Regina King Forgotton Gem!

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

AI thinks Martin and Cole are the same person!

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I found an edition of this book with no scary pictures. There was a backlash

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Just left from a Children Book Fair. All these books look the same. I'm trying to support Black Authors but I don't support Black Authors that don't support Black Artist. Thought to. grab a snack at a good truck and...

Photo of a food truck menu that has been designed by AI. Chicken wings look like orange rabbit turds.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sometimes I look at my lil gadgets and think about all the futuristic stuff we dreamt about in the 80's. When I was born, an AM radio that you could hold in your hand was "high tech". Consumerism prepared me to be a tech optimist. Sci-Fi taught me to see the Monster but fear Dr. Frankenstein

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Prompt: Make a palm-sized Lego from 1 color. Me: This is AI. It has legs and reach but this hole is where a heart should be. This purple block in the center? It's corporate greed as the center of all of it. AI has a bigger mouth than brains.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Parent: I don't know if my kid can handle going to anatomy exhibit. It might make them anxious. The Kid:

Are two frame comic drawn by a child in green marker with stick figures. The first word bubble reads the lunging inflammation has spread. The second bubble says how much does your life insurance cover funerals.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I laughed so hard I had to apologize...

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Stanford BSU IG is Blackity Black. Very photogenic students.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Went to my first Unconference yesterday. It was MeasureCamp (data analytics). Almost every session involved using AI. My fried talked me into doing my own session. I put it together in 30 minutes.

Me wearing a red collarless shirt and a Black cap that says Measure Camp. I'm also smiling.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I am concerned that this may not be sexual in nature.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I'm going to watch this becuase I KNOW they think "It's vampires on the moon" is going to be a plot twist we didn't see coming.

A picture of an astronaut kneeling with a title that says Van Helsing under the genre horror.
Van Helsing

Horror

What it's about

In the aftermath of Earth's nuclear destruction, scientist Jack Van Helsing joins forces with a team of astronaut survivors to colonize the moon.... More

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Watchlist

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I know "protect your peace" but these fascist are playing in our face and this rugged individualism we been on for the last two generations is a problem. There are some trade-offs to everybody being in your business. Yeah, nosey ppl... But neighbors square up when you come for the block.

In 1952, A group of farmers "arrested" the town's sheriff while he was attempting to evict a widow.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I saw this in Atlanta, too. In some places in Chicago, you either gotta wait to get home or go in the streets.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Now that I think about it... this read on Jemison's Broken Earth Trilogy is valid

Stephen the Strange

9:56 AM

"Like Octavia Butler wrote ATLA" is a solid high-concept pitch for the Broken Earth trilogy, now that I think about it!

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I Can NOT be the only one who sees this. Just put a beard on em. I ain't never seen y'all in the same room.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I think some try to erase how Black people love each other.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Say what you want about Superman, but his character is a poor rural boy who spends a lot of his time fighting a Billionaire and the rest of it writing critical news stories about billionaires. 🦸‍♂️ We'd be in a better place if most of us kept this energy.

A still from Superman TAS where he is hovering outside Lex Luthors window as Lex turns in surprise. Superman has his arms folded and is mean mugging Lex.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I swam with giant sharks. Fah'get yo hood!

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

See a smile Post a smile Might help someone have a better day Ya never know But it don’t cost shit to share 🐰💕

Man smiling. He is wearing a black tshirt and is standing in front of The Civil Rights Museum.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Here are a few of mine. I collect them from used book stores

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

There are so many types, now. There are a lot written for adults. My favorites are CYOA Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Not only have some been reprinted. They have a whole new ones. They even ha E CYOA board books for the Littles. I have been collected the Historical. Spy series.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I would get a brick of these books from the library

A collection of books From The Choose Your Own Adventure Series.

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE-1

YOU'RE THE HERO OF THE STORY! CHOOSE FROM 39 POSSIBLE ENDINGS.

THE CAVE OF TIME BY EDWARD PACKARD

CHOOS ADVENTURE-2

HOUSE FROM HER POSSIBLE ENDINGS. 42

JOURNEY UNDER THE SEA BY R.A. MONTGOMERY

VENTURE-3

YOU'RE THE HERO OF THE STORY! CHOOSE FROM 40 POSSIBLE ENDINGS. BY BALLOON TO THE SAHARA BY D.TERMAN

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE-4

YOU'RE THE HERO OF THE STORY! CHOOSE FROM 40 POSSIBLE ENDINGS.

SPACE AND BEYOND BY R.A. MONTGOMERY

ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL GRANGER

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE 5

YOU'RE THE HERO OF THE STORY! CHOOSE FROM 40 POSSIBLE ENDINGS.

THE MYSTERY OF CHIMNEY ROCK BY EDWARD PACKARD

ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL GRANGER

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE 6

YOU'RE THE HERO OF THE STORY! CHOOSE FROM 40 POSSIBLE ENDINGS.

YOUR CODE NAME IS JONAH BY EDWARD PACKARD

ILLUSTRATED BY FAUL GRANGER

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE.7

YOU'RE THE STAR OF THE STORY! CHOOSE FROM 38 POSSIBLE ENDINGS,

THE THIRD PLANET FROM ALTAIR BY EDWARD PACKARD

ILLUSTRATED BY PALIL GRANGER

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE 8

YOU'RE THE STAR OF THE STORY! CHOOSE FROM 37 POSSIBLE ENDINGS

DEADWOOD CITY BY EDWARD PACKARD

ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL GRANGER

ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL GRANGER

BOOK CLU

ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL GRANGER

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Like a lot if kids in the 80s, I liked Mr. T. He was THEE most different Blk man in wide media. Yet, all of his style was written off as weirdness & I'm sure YT (& Blk) people wrote him off as a buffoon. I am learning how intentional he was.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

had the weird Pleasure of telling 20-somethings that the older brother from Blue Bloods used to be in a boy band called the Back Street Boyz and his little brother, Mark Wahlberg, was a rapper named Marky Mark and he used to have a group called The Funky Bunch. They thought I was making it up 😂

A young shirtless Mark Wahlberg wearing a black hat is surrounded by four black men from the funky bunch. None of them are wearing shirts. When I show this to one of my young coworkers he thought that this look like the cover for a p*** video.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Last week one if my fave coworkers wore this for the "Alabama Brawl" anniversary. Please look at the details. (I made the earrings)

African American woman with an afro wearing a white shirt with a blue dress with water waves on them she also has a purse in the shape of a steamboat orange Converse shoes and white earrings in the shape of white folding chairs. She is smiling as she should be.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Who is this for? As a ES & MS teacher, I can tell you that the kids who are into this and the kids who read books are two separate and intellectually distinct circles.

AN ORIGINAL NOVEL

SKIBIDI

TOILET

FRACTURED SIGNALS

BY LYNDSAY ELY

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Look... It's fine if you don't like nerdy girls. Send them by here...

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Warning: Flashing Lights. Can any of you explain exactly how THIS is happening. I know a lot of physics but this.... must be magic. #science

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Y'all! I wish Choose Your Own Adventure had been like this when I was a kid. If this has a Bessie Coleman cameo... 🤩

A choose Your Own Adventure boom with a painted pi tire of Josephine Baker. A cheetah and a World War 2 era officers cap are in thr corner. The title is Spies:Josephine Baker.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

"I bomb atomically, Socrates' philosophies and hypotheses Can't define how I be droppin' these mockeries Lyrically perform armed robbery" Inspectah Deck Triumph

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