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Systems Librarian and occasional cataloger in Maine.

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Otters @otterdidact.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
happy Friday youtu.be/tFNnvQLvs7I?...
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Sonic Youth - Shadow of a Doubt (Restored)
YouTube video by Sonic Youth
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Otters @otterdidact.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Q. Hath AI consciousness? A. youtu.be/459CuGBnD9E?...
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Sesame Street - You're Alive (full, HQ)
YouTube video by LittleJerryFan92 *RETIRED CHANNEL*
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Alex Tomlinson @alextomlinson.com · 02/10/2026
Flat, colorful illustration of a simplified Herring Gull gulping down a starfish. An x-ray view inside reveals 7 other starfish like puzzle pieces inside of them.
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 02/10/2026
Butterbutt. An older comic.
A four-panel comic titled "yellow-rumped warbler poem". In panel 1, a yellow-rumped warbler stands on a branch in a late autumn scene, and says "Fall is here." In panel 2, the warbler watches a brown leaf fall to the ground, and says "Winter's near." In panel 3, the warbler faces the viewer as brown leaves fall, and says "Need some cheer?" In panel 4, the warbler is showing its luminous yellow rump, and cheerfully says "See my rear."
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Who, Me? was a top secret, sulfurous, non-lethal chemical weapon developed by MIT-graduate Ernest Crocker for the U.S. Office of Strategic Services during World War II.[1][2] Who, Me? smelled strongly of fecal matter, and was issued in pocket atomizers intended to be unobtrusively sprayed on a German officer to humiliate him and, by extension, demoralize the occupying German forces.[3]

Who, Me? had a high concentration of extremely volatile sulfur compounds that were very difficult to control: more often than not, the person who did the spraying also ended up smelling as bad as the one targeted.[4] After two weeks, it was concluded that Who, Me? was a failure.
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Gustav Klimt @klimtgustav.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
After the Rain (Garden with Chickens in St. Agatha) botfrens.com/collections/109/conten…
“After the Rain (Garden with Chickens in St. Agatha)” by Gustav Klimt depicts a serene garden scene where chickens roam freely on a lush, green lawn beneath tall trees. Unlike his typical ornamental and symbolic style, this piece reflects Klimt’s interest in landscapes, showcasing a peaceful countryside setting.
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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Art thou a silk-worm? Dost thou spin thy own shroud out of thyself?
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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just a quick reminder that the Vietnamese Crested Argus exists. Critically endangered and restricted to humid forests of Laos and Vietnam, it is widely considered to have a huge-ass tail. 📷 Robin Arnold, eBird
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Retro Commercial Screens @retrocommercials.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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nona @shadowswithal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
enamored with the lowpoly katamari cat
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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 01/10/2026
Buying music on Bandcamp = supporting artists. Tomorrow is Bandcamp Friday! From midnight to midnight Pacific Time, we’ll waive our revenue share and pass the funds directly to artists and labels. What will you be adding to your collection? bit.ly/4AE4LVl
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Otters @otterdidact.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Reminder to everyone to watch Lucky!
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Ty Burr @tyburr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"What could be more American than Tom Cruise – Teflon Tom, our national Scientologist, the country’s second most notable couch enthusiast–finally choosing to act to the back rows with a performance that’s the equivalent of one of those shoot-the-works banana splits that no one ever actually orders?"
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Apocalypse Yow: "Digger"
Alejandro Iñárritu and Tom Cruise go for baroque in a love-it-or-hate-it supersized satire.
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Otters @otterdidact.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Lord, please do send him to fight the Redcoats, it'd be so funny
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QZAP - The Queer Zine Archive Project @qzap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Another Zine of the Gay!! Bella's writing about 1993's Going Homo No.2 in this episode: gittings.qzap.org/honey-i-thin...
1950s advertising image of a man holding a buttplug. Speech bubble over his head says "Honey, I think I'm Going Homo!" Issue No. 2 - October 1993 - A homo zine for Queer Fellows"
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Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In the autumn of 1883, a national paper reported that "an Iowa woman has spent seven years embroidering the solar system on a quilt." Ellen Harding Baker used her stunning quilt to teach astronomy in an era when women could not attend college www.themarginalian.org/2018/12/06/e...
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Cosmic Threads: A Solar System Quilt from 1876
A serenade to the universe in wool and silk.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
Document signed by Trump, Sundar Pichai
Google
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta

Greg Brockman
OpenAl

Elon Musk
XAI

Jensen Huang
nvidia “Unites States”
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Shirokuma Cafe Bot 🐻‍❄️🐼🐧 @shirokumascreen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
they'd better pay this off
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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#OnThisDay in 1940, the philosopher, literary critic, and essayist Walter Benjamin died by suicide in the Spanish border town of Portbou whilst on the run from the Nazis. Here's Anca Pusca on the relevance of Benjamin’s oeuvre in a digital age: publicdomainreview.org/essay/o... #otd
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Otters @otterdidact.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today I learned: Eleanor Roosevelt's son wrote a mystery series in which his mother was the detective: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott...
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Elliott Roosevelt (general) - Wikipedia
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Maine Public @mainepublic.org · 28/09/2026
Wild Blueberry Land, a longtime roadside attraction on Route 1 in Columbia Falls, is quietly up for sale. www.mainepublic.org/maine/2026-09-2…
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Wild Blueberry Land among new additions to Maine's most endangered places list
Wild Blueberry Land, a longtime roadside attraction on Route 1 in Columbia Falls, is quietly up for sale.
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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
there is no earthly way of finding out precisely what the whale really looks like
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S E Case @secase.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I've put so much of myself into this series over the past 7 years, I'd love it if you checked it out. It's about some outcast millennial teens growing up in a tourist town in Northern WI. The 3rd book is currently on Kickstarter. Webcomic: rigsbywi.com KS: www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...
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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Letters of the alphabet (plus “&”) arrange themselves around a pie, to each receive an equal portion. Illustration from The Tragical Death of a Apple-Pye (ca. 1793), subject of our post: publicdomainreview.org/collection/t…
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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Who's drunk? One of the so-called “shadow pictures” from Temperance Stories and Sketches (1879) by Edward Carswell — a collection tales, poems, and illustrations warning readers against the perils of alcohol, tobacco, and gambling. More here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/t...
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Ingrid Burrington @lifewinning.com · 24/09/2026
networksofny2026.bigcartel.com/product/netw... reminder you can buy a copy of this charming little volume here
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Networks of New York, 2026 Edition (PRE-ORDER)
SHIPPING SEPTEMBER 2026! Networks of New York is a book by me, Ingrid Burrington. It helps readers identify indicators of physical internet and telecommunications infrastructure in New York City. Usin...
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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Rock wren, extra floofy edition. #birds #wildlife #nature 🐡📷
A photo of a small song bird with a slender beak and long tail, perched on a rock. The bird has its back to the camera, with its head turned to the right. The feathers on its wings are fluffed up.
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Otters @otterdidact.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
happy Friday www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vgc...
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Jane - Its A Fine Day - (Official Video, 1983)
YouTube video by Cherry Red Records
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
One Staff Member, One Budget, One Community: How Rural Libraries Really Build Diverse Collections This is a fantastic piece from the Association of Rural and Small Libraries, crafted both by staff and members: bookriot.com/how-rural-li...
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One Staff Member, One Budget, One Community: How Rural Libraries Really Build Diverse Collections
Making collection purchases in small and rural libraries involves several calculations, but librarians still prioritize diversity because it matters.
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old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 25/09/2026
ticket booth, seaside heights, new jersey, 1978
ticket booth, seaside heights, new jersey, 1978
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Otters @otterdidact.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Why does everything have to be an "experience" or a "concept" now? Why can't we just have a sandwich shop?
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old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 24/09/2026
garfield prizes at game booth, seaside heights, new jersey, 1978
garfield prizes at game booth, seaside heights, new jersey, 1978
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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
to be clear, the admin is alleged to have deported AT LEAST 25,447 individuals TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN with, evidently, ZERO PROTECTIONS. this is a scandal and crime of historic proportions.
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The Deportation Project Map
Between 2025 and August 2026, the Trump administration deported over 25,000 people to countries other than their country of origin. Very few of these removals were publicly announced by the US. The De...
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
every fuckin morning
cartoon that is just a self-insert character saying TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP
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Amelia Smith @nturavrgcistory.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In the 1970s, the Canadian Gay Archives was approached by the Ontario Archives to take over some of the CGA's material. It was a moment of deep reflection. In the end, they chose to reject the offer out of fear that a homophobic government would decide to eliminate it, a la Nazi Germany.
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Otters @otterdidact.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"The four-year graduation rate is 54%. Six years after graduation, the median salary for graduates is $31,072." www.usnews.com/best-college...
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Jacob Reproaching Laban, by Hendrick Terbrugghen, 1627, 📸 by @iamrandyjw
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Otters @otterdidact.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My 9 manga #9koma #9coma #My9Manga 9koma.com/en/share/1e7...
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9KOMA! | Shared 9 manga picks
A shared 9-koma manga collage.
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Shirokuma Cafe Bot 🐻‍❄️🐼🐧 @shirokumascreen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
P. H. Ditchfield's Books Fatal to Their Authors (1895) shows that writers have been punished for their works with more variety, more frequency, and more severity than you might expect: publicdomainreview.org/collection/b…
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Otters @otterdidact.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
happy friday youtu.be/ryAzixcCND0?...
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David Bowie - Alternate Candidate (Demo) [2004 Remastered Version]
YouTube video by Josh's Music Library
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A lot of people are not well right now: physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This is an excellent time to de-escalate conflicts and to lean into patience. This is true in our personal lives and also (maybe especially) online when it's overwhelmingly strangers crashing into each other.
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Ben Abrahamse @babrahamse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
once again: the reason we have libraries is to keep librarians off the streets where they cause trouble
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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
He looked like a man who had never cringed and never had had a creditor.
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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 18/09/2026
LGBT souls exist🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 No special permission is needed. Not understanding is no right to harm. Show courtesy, then step back. They want ordinary human things: laughter, love, and growth beside those they choose. To trans families — let’s keep smiling. Let’s fill the world with Love🌈
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Otters @otterdidact.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
seems... bad?? gizmodo.com/71-of-americ...
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71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
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FLEB @flebpuzzles.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Okay, it's out! store.steampowered.com/app/4428890/...
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20 More, Somehow Even Smaller, Mazes on Steam
A puzzle game with twenty small mazes.
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