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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 01/09/2026

post something random or you’ll have a awful September

Mickey Mouse looking at something in horror

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 15/07/2026

There are conversation starters everywhere if you look around with open eyes and curious mind

Buzz Lightyear explaining everywhere to Woody in the movie Toy Story

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 04/07/2026

I’m getting a head start on watch a 100 Devs favorite and a 4th of July tradition. Happy Independence Day weekend everyone!

Movie poster for INDEPENDENCE DAY featuring the White House being destroyed by an alien spacecraft while Will Smith, Bill Pullman, and Jeff Goldblum look on

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 25/06/2026

Name a film that is a full sentence. They Will Kill You

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 11/06/2026

I know that’s right! And they’re so beautiful

A picture of the drawf planet Pluto, showing the heart shaped formation on the planet

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 28/05/2026

I finished reading The Reformatory by Tananarive Due last night. It’s a haunting story about a young boy & his sister navigating life after the boy is sent to a reformatory school in Jim Crow Florida during the 1950s. If you’re looking for a good southern gothic horror story, I highly recommend it

THE REFORMATORY BY TANANARIVE DUE

A cover of a book featuring an old white single story schoolhouse in front of an old street at twilight, surrounded by overgrown weeds

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 22/05/2026

What is my life right now? After a season of struggling, I’ve currently got more options than I can handle. Got me like

DJ KHALED
SUFFERING FROM SUCCESS

A picture of man wearing an expensive fur coat and dripped out in expensive jewelry with his head down due to the weight of his prosperity

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 21/05/2026

I finished reading AI in Learning: Designing the Future. This book is a collection of scholarly articles on how AI is being implemented in education systems sector. One thing I found fascinating was the level of AI implementation in education that had been going in other countries, especially China

Al in Learning: Designing the Future

Editors: Hannele Niemi, Roy D. Pea, Yu Lu

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 13/05/2026

I finished reading Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil. It’s in the same vein as Automating Inequality by Virginia Eubanks, but O’Neil takes a much larger scope on how algorithms and predictive models have created devastating societal impacts. This book acts as a precursor to the present day

WEAPONS OF MATH DESTRUCTION
HOW BIG DATA INCREASES INEQUALITY
AND THREATENS DEMOCRACY BY CATHY O'NEIL

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 04/05/2026

I finally finished S1 of Maul: Shadow Lord. What a great series and session. May the 4th be with you!

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 09/04/2026

It’s between Naruto, Orihime Inonue, & Euphemia li Britannia

A guy with blond hair giving a thumbs up

A girl with pink hair & purple eyes looking ahead with a pensive expression

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 09/04/2026

I finally finished Black AF History . This book was recommended to me by a friend & I’m glad they recommended it to me because I learned so much. I cannot stress how important it is to read this book bc you really understand how deep some things are in America & how Black ppl have shaped the USA

BLACK AF HISTORY: THE UN-WHITEWASHED STORY OF AMERICA

BY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
MICHAEL HARRIOT
COLUMNIST AT THE ROOT

DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FOUNDING FATHER OF THE USA: HUMAN TRAFFICKERS,
DRUG SMUGGLERS, MEDIOCRE, PETTY, THIEF, JUST RICH AF

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 03/04/2026

Post something random, or you’ll have an AWFUL April

A meme of Freeza from Dragon Ball Z saying Broly, look! Niggas wilin

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 01/04/2026

All About Love by bell hook. Completely transformed my life

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 01/04/2026

Plugging A Black Women’s History of the United States again

A BLACK WOMEN'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES by
Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 31/03/2026

On the penultimate day of Women’s History month I finished reading A Black Woman’s History of the United States. This book was great read, educating me on the journey & personal struggles of Black women I knew, while introducing me about to hidden figures who fought for their rights as human beings

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 08/03/2026

Mario & Luígi: Partners in Time & I had a Pink DS 😌

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 05/03/2026

I finished reading this book today & while the premise of the book sounds promising and touches on some interesting topics and points, I found myself not enjoying it very much. Too close to reality for me perhaps

WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES
BY CLAY MCLEOD CHAPMAN

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 27/02/2026

This book is a reminder of how far we’ve come, how far we still have to go, and the hope that forever springs eternal

BLACK ON BLACK:ON OUR RESILIENCE AND BRILLIANCE IN AMERICA by
DANIEL BLACK

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 01/02/2026

Daniel Black gives an excellent critique of the Black Church in his book “Black on Black” that talks about this very thing. The institution needs to change its approach and relationship to religion & spiritually and how it practices it bc it was the center of our community & our ability to organize

BLACK ON BLACK: ON OUR RESILIENCE AND BRILLIANCE IN AMERICA

BY DANIEL BLACK

AUTHOR OF DON'T CRY FOR ME

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 25/01/2026

I finished another book from the library courtesy of @sirashtondev.bsky.social. This was another really good read that takes a fresh perspective on the old tale “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edger Allen Poe. If you like new takes on old classics, I would highly recommend this book

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 16/01/2026

Yep. Literally detailed in this book that I would recommend anyone read and/or buy. Completely blew my mind when I first read it

HITLER'S AMERICAN MODEL:
The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law by JAMES Q. WHITMAN

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 09/01/2026

Predator:Badlands completed. I should have saw this in theaters 10/10

Black and white picture of a man sitting in a chair with his hands up with the words ABSOLUTE CINEMA below

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 08/01/2026

Here’s the second book I read from the library this year. Shout out to @sirashtondev.bsky.social for the recommendation! A short, but macabre read featuring a mermaid, a plague doctor who face the dark horrors of mysterious village together. If horror is your cup of tea, I recommend reading this

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 04/01/2026

First library book of 2026 completed. I’m glad I picked this book up & finished it when I did. Daniel Black gives an excellent overview & critique on several topics impacting Black Americans. This book gave me some hope by reminding me what forms it can take

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 06/11/2025

Having a political party member elected a position that they haven’t held in well over a century is wild. Places were flipped that have never been flipped before. Apparently in Bucks County, PA the current administration went after the community or someone in the community. He stood up for them

Democrat Joe Khan has defeated Incumbent Republican District Attorney Jennifer Schorn.
He is the first Democrat to be elected District Attorney in the county since the 1800s.

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 06/11/2025

Your list came across my feed and I would love to recommend Empire of AI by Karen Hao, which gives critical insight into the development of ChatGPT, the inner workings of Open AI, and all the ppl & companies involved in the development of the AI industry

Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI by
Karen Hao

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 31/10/2025

I finished my final book for the month of October today & my 20th book from the library this year. Black Sheep was a nice horror read about a young girl returning to her hometown to find dark secrets waiting for her. If you enjoy supernatural hauntings & stories about cults, this book is for you

BLACK SHEEP: A novel by Rachel
Harrison

“There's one in every family.”

Picture shows a black sheep with red eyes against a light pink background

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 27/10/2025

How picky of an eater are you? I’m at 15. I will say that I have tried everything on this list at least once in my life before deciding that I would never eat that particular food again

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 26/10/2025

This week I’ve finished reading a total of 3 books from the library. One I want to share is Every Drop Is A Man’s Nightmare. This book blends Hawaiian culture & mythology to tell stories about the everyday lives & experiences of native Hawaiian women. If you’re looking something new, please read it

EVERY DROP IS A MAN'S NIGHTMARE by
MEGAN KAMALEI KAKIMOTO

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 28/09/2025

I finished reading this book from the library today just ahead of the spooky season. If you love hauntings in space, technological applications to the supernatural, and queer stories, then this is the book for you.

MONSTERS AND MAINFRAMES by Barbara Truelove

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 10/09/2025

Started 15, finished 11 in totality

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 01/09/2025

It’s taken a bit, but I have in fact come up one short for this month for books read from the library. While I’ve got to step up next month, I will share the library book I read this month & recommend everyone read this book if they can. I’m currently waiting for my personal copy in the mail 😄

New York Times Bestseller
Empire of AI
Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI
By Karen Hao

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 27/08/2025

Seeing ppl take this out of context,so here’s the part that directly follows the one below. As a fan of Butler’s work, she believed that there were answers to the problems we have. The issue is that ppl here have no imagination or hope & would rather complain & give up instead of putting in the work

"There isn't one," I told him.
"No answer? You mean we're just doomed?" He smiled
as though he thought this might be a joke.
"No," | said. "I mean there's no single answer that will solve all of our future problems. There's no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers-at least.
You can be one of them if you choose to be."
Several days later, by mail, I received a copy of the young man's story in his college newspaper. He mentioned my talk, listed some of my books and the future problems they dealt with. Then he quoted his own question: "What's the answer?" The article ended with the first three words of my reply, wrongly left standing alone: "There isn't one."

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 27/08/2025

Butler, in fact, DID give us an answer & we CAN solve these problems. The question is how many of us will be WILLING to put in the work instead of engaging in paralyzing fatalistic thinking that only leads to stagnation & not the change & solutions to the problems Butler outlined

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 21/08/2025

I finished reading this book as part a reading group and its message is still as important as when it was published in 2016. We have so much work to be done on the other side of this

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 29/07/2025

This was a left over from June, but I finally finished this book from my library. As AI is being integrated into our lives we should work towards making sure that it doesn’t reinforce current biases and prejudices

Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture
QUEER REFLECTIONS ON AI
UNCERTAIN INTELLIGENCES
Edited by
Michael Klipphahn-Karge, Ann-Kathrin Koster, and Sara Morais dos Santos Bruss
ROUTLEDGE

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 23/06/2025

I just finished Butter by Asako Yuzuki for my 2nd library book of this month,& it was a fantastic read.The centering of food to tell this story & give insights to the characters was brilliant. I also loved the exploration of the MC’s gender identity. If you like these themes, give this book a read

BUTTER: A NOVEL OF FOOD AND MURDER by
ASAKO YUZUKI
TRANSLATED BY POLLY BARTON

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 21/06/2025

It’s late in the month,but I finally finished this excellent book from the library. Harari details the entire history of how human being have created information systems and technology throughout the ages. The chapters on AI were especially enlightening. If you love history & tech, read this book!

#1 New York Times bestselling author of SAPIENS
Yuval Noah Harari
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to Al

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 30/05/2025

As part of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I want to spotlight one of the books I decided to read from the library this month. This graphic novel tells the story of George Takei & his family’s experience in the Japanese Concentration camps through his eyes. I highly recommend it

GEORGE TAKEI: THEY CALLED US ENEMY
EXPANDED EDITION

A graphic novel

Edited by BISINGER,SCOTT, and BECKER

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 25/05/2025

I finally finished two library books this month that were backlogs from Women’s History month back in March. Reading the thoughts of black women on feminism & what it means to build relationships has been so enlightening. I’m so glad I found them when I did.

Communion: THE FEMALE
SEARCH FOR LOVE by bell hooks

BLACK WOMEN TAUGHT US:
AN INTIMATE HISTORY OF BLACK FEMINISM by JENN M. JACKSON, PHD

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 23/04/2025

Today I finished my 8th book from the library. This book was recommended to me by a colleague I worked with several months ago. It’s crazy messaging comes down to understanding the psychology of your audience & framing it in a way they can understand. In other words, good persuasion is marketing

* THE ALL NEW •
DON'T THINK OF AN ELEPHANT!
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
KNOW YOUR VALUES AND FRAME THE DEBATE BY GEORGE LAKOFF
The essential progressive guide for the issues that define our future: climate, inequality, immigration, health care, and more

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 17/04/2025

Today I finally finished my 7th book from the library. I find that the words of wisdom imparted in this book still holds great value in these trying times

MICHELLE OBAMA’S BOOK: OVERCOMING
IN UNCERTAIN TIMES THE LIGHT WE CARRY

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 01/04/2025

My last book for this month is Storytelling with Data. As someone who spends a lot of time writing & working with data, this books is a reminder that at the heart of all technical work is our ability to communicate & share information in a way others can understand

Author: Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
Title: Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide For Business Professionals

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 28/03/2025

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, I want to recommend a book I check out from the library. This book tells the story of Dorothy Pitman Hughes, the black woman in this iconic photo symbolizing the Women’s Rights Movement of the 60s. Aside from her work & activism, she was truly an icon

WITH HER FIST RAISED: DOROTHY PITMAN HUGHES AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF BLACK COMMUNITY ACTIVISM
BY LAURA L. LOVETT

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 01/03/2025

I finished my 4th book of the year from the library. I find it fitting that I close out the last day of #BHM with a book from my favorite author. In times like this, I draw hope & encouragement that no matter what we must continue telling our stories & speaking our truths, for they can touch many

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Bestselling Author of Between the World and Me

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 26/02/2025

I finished reading my first book of the month and third book of the year. This month has been a bit slow, but I feel like I’m still on track to meet my goal

CONVINCED
How to
PROVE YOUR COMPETENCE
& WIN PEOPLE OVER
JACK NASHER
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 24/01/2025

I finally finished reading my second library book for the month of January. I actually may need to get a print copy of this book because it left such a deep impression on me

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Xena in the Bay 🌉 @xena.blacksky.app · 15/01/2025

I finally finished my first book for this year. One more book and I will have meet my book goal for the month.

A book cover featuring a black panther entangled with a green snake against a red background. The title of the book is SUN OF BLOOD AND RUIN by MARIELY LARES

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