iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

ChatGPT keeps no secrets, but is always happy to give you bad advice. 🙃

Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

And of course, the de-escalation comes from the Egyptian team’s staff. They know how to manage the big cop’s feelings. This is all because the guys in blue have anger management issues.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Right! Forever fixated on weight! It is the Barbie culture mixed with Jane Fonda pizazz. My mom is the target audience for these grifters -needing companionship, into “healthy living” and lacking digital literacy skills. Thankfully she doesn’t buy his vitamins and shops locally.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Ha! Yes, but definitely into the keto-life. I fear that bad YouTube advice will kill her, so I gladly listen to her talk about what she eats all the time and loudly exclaim whenever something sounds bonkers Btw, this is a secret -she has only told me about her sardine fast. Lol

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Yes! She said she felt energized and lost weight -she is 80 years old or so and has never been overweight though. And always a super exerciser (taught aerobics in the 80s)

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

My mom did it but probably won’t do it again -it was intense. She loves Berg (such a soothing voice), despite me calling him a quack. He pulls folks in with kernels of truth, but provides bad info. He has a line of vitamins, of course. He also is a Scientologist. His chiro license was revoked.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

And of course, they gloss over the job cuts. Library workers make the connections between the resources and the researchers; shedding light onto works and databases that are tucked away. They are the pulse of the libraries. Indeed sad news.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

All in Santa Fe: For cheap eats check out El Chile Toreado. An award winning food truck. La Mama for fancy eats and local snacks. Modern General Feed and Seed for healthy eats. The Alexander Girard wing at the International Museum of Folk Art is bonkers -it may be closed for repair, so call.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

He thinks he is being clever, and believes he has killed two birds with one stone. But instead just spewing hate and ignorance, and super angry that he can’t claim a Pulitzer (and still claims he went to Harvard).

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Check nearby bushes. I found out that my neighbor ordered a ton of vaginal anti-itch cream, which the porch pirate apparently quickly decided had no resell value.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Here’s to Bonnie for making the best of #caturday

Bonnie Francoise, a portly tabby cat, nestles between a window and a cat tree with her back paws neatly resting on a pillow that looks like toast.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Definitely beats “excursion” –the year is just beginning to settle in so I’m sure more gems will pop up.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

A doubtful guest sneaking about (in scarf and sneakers, of course)

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I have long known that women’s clothing was limiting for all body sizes, but @puddingviz.bsky.social spells out how messed up it is and pervasive from tweendom onward: pudding.cool/2026/02/wome... h/t to @pbump.com for my favorite Saturday morning read covering charts and way more! 📊🤓

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

That is his shoe now! Hopefully you will get him three more to complete the set.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

This is how they organize; watch out as they demand more of everything.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

I often think about Dear Science and Other Stories by Katherine McKittrick. She works through black and anticolonialial methodologies in academia with curiosity and playfulness. She encourages you to read the chapters out of order. Plus there is a soundtrack. 🥁🎶

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Paro! I really wanted those seals to be the future, or at least be available at the retirement home I land at, but the cost makes it prohibitive. As you noted, AI is so far from the notion of care and just about the moneymaking no matter the cost to folks outside of their cozy tech bubble.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Like the mother ignoring that her partner is abusing her child. She is caught up in the world of the abuser and lets the unacceptable pass and pretends it isn’t happening or that bad. And even when a mirror is held up, will claim they couldn’t do anything or blames the child.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Lots of freemason and fraternal orders aka secret societies offered insurance to members. I wonder if that is the case here. Freemasons were often associated with crafts like stone mason or woodworking, so buildings played a role in those groups. And they liked to party, so ballrooms were a must.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I treat it like The Onion, albeit that rag is way better, and get a few laughs out of Classen’s ongoing rage about whatever. Never disappoints in how bad the takes are. Granted the writing makes it difficult to make it through Allen’s precious thoughts.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Wow! Velva G. Darling, the modern girl philosopher, going deep with that question.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Late with this assignment, but here are some brave pups that joined the no kings protest in Portland, OR.

A white dog with tan markings is briskly walking with purpose. He sports a sign that says “DOGS AGAINST D.O.G.E”.

A golden retriever smiles while wearing a sign that says “Send TREATS, not TROOPS”. It is signed with a paw print. Not shown is the other side of the sign, where the dogs tells Kristi Noem to back off.

A golden shepherd peacefully sits with a sign that says “If you have to ask “Is my president a pedophile?” it’s probably not a good sign”.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

My college was a haven for weirdos. The philosophy prof asking when we should start class. An early medieval art teacher gushing over fragments for weeks. A Frenchy finding codes in surrealist poetry. The history prof rocking a very 90s haircut to this day. And the linguist kicked out of Radiohead.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

MIT Technology Review did this explainer: www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1... And they have more info here: news.mit.edu/2025/explain... Not related to the environmental impact, but how gen AI is just not that great of a tool: autisticadvocacy.org/2025/07/asan...

technologyreview.com

We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.

The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

For sure. It builds on the old trope of “they are coming for our jobs” and deep roots of racism. The propaganda provides a nudge, a confirmation of beliefs and builds on fears of the other.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

The propaganda that they have been feed worked. They really believe the U.S. is being invaded by thousands of criminals released from jails in other countries. Gangs are pouring through open borders. Despite that many immigrants are their neighbors, peacefully contributing to their communities.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Also some taxpayers believe their tax dollars pay for it all. Collectively yes, not individually. They come into my work—a library—and think that the $38 from their property taxes pays for endless printing, databases (those aren’t cheap), keeping the lights on and our labor. The disconnect is wild.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Brings back not so fond memories of the Bush administration declaring that they were an empire and thus will define and redefine reality as they please. 🙃

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Just one of those mistakes that Elon mention would happen. No biggie. 🤷‍♂️

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Reminds me of when I was lamenting about the lack of green spaces in Chicago, my friend that grew up there promptly told me that I just need to get a second home in Michigan. Blank stares back at her as I thought about how I was scrambling to pay rent that month.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Ah yes, leaning into the ol’ concept of a plan.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Have you connected with the amazing surprised eel historian and map maker? @greenleejw.bsky.social

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 07/10/2024

Consider calling 988 or reaching out to friends or family. Or at least taking a break from the internet and checking in with some cats.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

Serious people: Shhhh! Don’t give away our secrets. Libraries (doing their best impression of the wavy inflatable tube guy): We are open! Let’s talk about robust databases, fancy reference books and human-run search engines. Get your library card and access our resources -online and for free.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 25/09/2024

Indeed, he is amazing and does good work. That is why us Oregonians keep voting for him.

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Paper Squirrel @papersquirrel.bsky.social · 23/09/2024

Well, all my neighbors on Nextdoor tell me otherwise. We have to be on the lookout for strangers walking down the street and missing pets. /s

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