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jude 📚

@plumsdeify.bsky.social
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librarian. member of the CML United organizing committee. leukemia survivor. inveterate hater with impeccable citations. she/her. gracelessbuteffective.neocities.org

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward
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Sleestak @sleestak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
and behold a pale horse. and the name that sat on him was death. and hell followed with him
cat on a statue
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-𝚖𝚘𝚡 @moxiest.art · 21/10/2023
When you think about it, it's pretty weird that we based our nation's healthcare system around having random guys in an office somewhere who say "nah, you don't need that medication" and then fuck your doctor's wife.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
... and much, much more from MANY voices. When the EA claim "no one has been warning you about this stuff" they are doing a double erasure: 1) Of the people doing the warning 2) Of the actual harms they are warning about bsky.app/profile/emil... >>
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In making that rhetorical move, they are attempting to erase all of the work that we HAVE BEEN doing to warn the public and policymakers about the real harms being done in the name of "AI". >>
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
But the insidious thing is that the argument seems to be: No one has been telling you to worry about this stuff/you're all asleep at the wheel! (And they've caught Bernie with this, among others.) >>
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It's likely part of the EA campaign to infiltrate (what they consider) the Left, either to consolidate power behind "AGI/ASI is inevitable" or (perhaps for some) because they fear that the Right has been captured by their local enemies (effective accelerationists). >>
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
There seems to be a coordinated talking point among the EA folks that the "standard" approach to "AI" on "the Left" is "AI is just stochastic parrots so no need to worry about it". (Sorry for all the scare quotes, but y'know) >>
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Kruttika Susarla @kruttika.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
ICYMI: @librariesftp.bsky.social shared a new resource! A snapshot of how 15 library systems across the US are funded + governed. This was led by Azani, @dylanflesch.bsky.social , and a few FTP volunteers + designed by me. You can download the zine here: www.librariesforthepeople.org/snapshots
Cover for FTP's new zine: Budgets are Values: How Public Libraries are funded in the US
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Sara Sanchez @bcbsara.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I remember listening to Chris Hayes' podcast at the start of Trump II and his guest talking about how the Brazilian movement that defeated Bolsonaro had a saying "We're not letting go of anyone's hands." Way too many people think it's okay to let go of some peoples' hands.
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Alison Macrina @flexlibris.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
bring Library Freedom Project to your library to host these classes, or use our free resources at libraryfreedom.org/resources
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026
The AI industry wants you to say "the AI just did that thing on its own!" Like, United Health's AI that's denying a shitload of claims with a 90% error rate? They wanted you to think it's just the AI.
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Lance Parkin @lanceparkin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
AI won't kill us by becoming sentient, people using AI will kill us because they'll trust the results, thinking AI is all-seeing and not biased and more trustworthy than human experts. www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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Palantir AI Technology Played Role In Iran School Bombing: Report
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Jason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft. Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I don’t think many nondisabled people realize that laws mandating accommodations are purposefully weak. Your employer gets to decide what an “undue burden” is. They hardly ever get called to account anyway, but if they do, they can cry about money or work hours or pretty much anything they like.
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Two panel comic. Panel 1: a whale fall lies at the bottom of the ocean. The bones are covered in a variety of bottom feeders and ocean critters. Panel 2: closer up, the group of bottom feeders are holding red solo cups and chatting with each other. Among the group is a tiger prawn, who thinks to himself, “I needed this…”
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andy™ @andylevy.net · 08/09/2026
werner herzog on AI filmmaking (from here www.indiewire.com/features/int...)
Q: A couple years ago at IDFA, I saw this movie "About a Hero," which is this partly Al-generated hybrid documentary that tries to recreate the atmosphere of your films.

A: The intention of this young filmmaker was never to remake any [of my films], but making something in the spirit. And I immediately said, "You will fail. It is such a stupid idea. It's phenomenally, abysmally stupid. I will not take part in it." He wanted me to explain things and have my voice in it.
I said, "You are alone. There's such a thing as free speech, which I respect. So go ahead and fail." And it is a failure, period.
It's so standardized that Al can step in because there's not real storytelling. It's mimicry of something that has happened before. And I welcome Al to replace all the idiots who are into nothing but repeating, repeating, repeating until it's ad nauseam.
When it's ad nauseam, please, please, please let Al step in and do the job.
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jude 📚 @plumsdeify.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
managers at my workplace are currently circulating information about how to responsibly use AI with kids, btw
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ICE must be destroyed 🏳️‍⚧️🏴 @miawong.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This might be the final form of the exonerative tense: just straight up printing a sheriff lying his ass off about what a failed political assassin was trying to do Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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jude 📚 @plumsdeify.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
double booking cancer camp and the labor panel… incredible jude moments this september
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jude 📚 @plumsdeify.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
past jude can absolutely go fuck herself for scheduling a hem-onc appointment at 7 am
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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 01/09/2026
this statement leaves out the answer to the obvious, most important, unspoken question here: do you regret supporting the man who promised to do exactly what he has done
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
1. AFM, the labor union representing professional musicians in North America, is paying tribute to Dolly Parton, who was a member of its Nashville Local 257 for 58 years. AFM says that for decades, Dolly consistently filed union contracts for her recording sessions, live gigs and tours.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton knew what it was like to struggle as she fought for working families her whole career. From providing free books to kids to giving working women our "9 to 5" anthem, she was an icon and an inspiration. Rest in power to our union sister. We will always love you.
A photo of Dolly Parton sitting at a desk and talking on the phone in a scene from the movie 9 to 5.
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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
(2/2) gave her and recognized the value of giving children a chance to love music as she did. To this end, she frequently funded uniforms, flags, instruments, and even multiple team travel budgets. Her only stipulation was to not have her name attached. She didn't want to distract from the kids.
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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
(1/2) Since I haven't seen anyone else mention this one... It was an open secret that Dolly Parton secretly funded a massive number of southern high school bands, most especially predominantly Black high schools. A marching band member in her youth, Dolly never forgot the joy that playing snare drum
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we have elizabeth at home @spindlypete.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
if j d vance pretends to give a damn about dolly because he's apocryphally appalachian i hope the very earth opens up beneath his feet
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Timmy Jackpots, The $13,250 Diamond Dazzler @tbone.malware-virus.biz · 26/08/2026
my wife has a friend who sent Dolly Parton a painting she made & a letter explaining how much Dolly's music meant to her while she was transitioning. Dolly responded to it personally & paid for her top surgery. Sounds like an urban legend but it's real. I think we're going to more stories like this.
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jude 📚 @plumsdeify.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
hello, i am going to be doing a thing again i’m one of the panelists for Rob Dorans’s Labor Day event! you should come to it! www.eventbrite.com/e/organizing...
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Organizing Columbus: A Labor Day Celebration & Panel
Celebrate Labor Day with President Pro Tem Rob Dorans and hear from workers who recently unionized their workplaces across Columbus.
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So Mayer @suchmayer.northsky.social · 25/08/2026
There are so many donations happening right now that the site has crashed.
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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com
NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

 

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000). 

 

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

 

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.         

 

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.
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🌈Tyranny🫧Sparkles🏳️‍🌈 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton with Keith Haring in 1985, incredible woman and supporter of LGBTQ people for decades going back to a time when few others dared.
Black and white photo of Dolly Parton with gay artist Keith Haring.
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jude 📚 @plumsdeify.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
i’m genuinely upset rn
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Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
man, stop the ride. I want to get off.
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jude 📚 @plumsdeify.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
i’m about to enter a very…… r/malelivingspace era of my life
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Michael Staniforth @staniforthmick.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
LLMs will never be there to help underserved groups of children. They will always be there to excuse people who don't want to help underserved children from having to.
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jude 📚 @plumsdeify.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
being personally victimized by the lack of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma showings near me
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 06/08/2026
You say you couldn't fund training without money from these "A.i." corporations. But by taking money from them, you've apparently put together a training that handwaves the dangers while pushing the tech into the classroom. That's inexcusable.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 06/08/2026
@rweingarten.bsky.social, this is a horror. Teachers cited in this article say they're using "A.i." to develop lesson plans for kids with disabilities and imply that they're feeding student data into LLMs. This is using untested, dangerous teach on vulnerable kids AND possibly violating privacy law.
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jude 📚 @plumsdeify.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
genuinely i thought we as like, a society had decided to ignore ernest cline until he died from lack of attention like tinkerbell
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jude 📚 @plumsdeify.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
seeing ready player one is bad under any circumstances, but i think i saw it under the worst possible circumstances— through a haze of indescribable pain on the tv in a hospital room
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Nova @lockebox11.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"Ready Player Two movie is officially in the works"
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jude 📚 @plumsdeify.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
fondly remembering the time when i posted a joke about mansplaining using the “hero you deserve” quote from the dark knight rises and four different men came into the comments to make a worse version of my joke and THEN explain the quote to me
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kay slater @kslater.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
to clarify by ineffectiveness I mean that even if these technologies “worked,” they shouldn’t exist & that while they do not actually work, the systems they are embedded within cause violence, both direct & collateral damage to social & community fabrics, & encourage a culture of incarceration
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kay slater @kslater.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
while Giannoulias has been on the record as an ardent library supporter, he wants to see more cops and ShotSpotter back in Chicago. here’s a solid primer on the ineffectiveness of police surveillance technology like ShotSpotter that aired *checks watch* yesterday youtu.be/lnBPhelCdWEo
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Police Surveillance Technology: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 02/08/2026
If useful, here's my attempt to process my feelings about how I feel sadly kinda — or rather very — sick from all this AI fascist nonsense as an academic. 😶‍🌫️ I'd be pleased if even one person finds something useful because there's something to be said for processing this all together, so, um, enjoy?
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Anxiety
Reasoning (and crying) my way through fascist AI-induced anxiety.
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thank u, hexed @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Using lists of three is not an "AI tell." It's a common trait in human writing because our brains biologically want to make sure there's always one thing to marry, one thing to fuck, and one thing to murder.
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jude 📚 @plumsdeify.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
going to the family reunion to unionize the gay cousins
a selfie of jude virostko, a white woman with dark curly hair and glasses, smiling a little bit.
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
What's fun about the guidance is if you take it seriously, there isn't a single AI product that aligns with library values
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jude 📚 @plumsdeify.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
we did it……… we survived summer reading 🫠
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