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bloodravenlib

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Just an #academic #librarian. Avid #reader, #book #blogger, #reviewer. Student of #Tarot, oracle cards, and #cartomancy.

"Knowledge is Power. Guard it well."

Feel free to check out my blogs:

My book blog: https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/

My cartomancy and commonplace blog: https://itinerantlibrarian.wordpress.com/

My professional/librarianship/LIS blog:

https://simplelibrarian.blogspot.com/

My BookWyrm (still in progress):
https://bookwyrm.social/user/bloodravenlib

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bloodravenlib, to art
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"Divine Alchemy" by Greg Spalenka.

#art #alchemy #pagan #heathen #witch #painting

bloodravenlib, to academia
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>Columbia University Gives Students Option To Finish Classes From Prison
https://www.theonion.com/columbia-university-gives-students-option-to-finish-cla-1851443862



bloodravenlib, to books
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New on my YouTube channel: "6 Books received at Hutchins for my TBR April 2024."

https://youtu.be/utRJlW8RHFE?si=gaDQCGI4p2mf9V2e

This is a short video highlighting 6 books we recently received here at Hutchins Library that I am considering for my TBR (to be read) list.

bloodravenlib, to tech
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By @pluralistic : "The specific process by which Google enshittified its search" (24 Apr 2024) https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/24/naming-names/

This is worth a read.

bloodravenlib, to climate
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Because unlike a lot of gringo fuckbagels, insurance companies do believe in and understand the idea of .

>Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners After Natural Disasters https://jacobin.com/2024/04/insurance-natural-disasters-louisiana-regulation/

factolvictor, to Batman
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I just finished reading Batman - The Long Halloween. It is without a doubt a masterpiece. I’ve said it here before, but the duo Jeoh Loeb and Tim Sale is very very good. Sale’s drawings are very expressive and authorial. I was quite shocked by the plot twist on the last page, it was impressive. I recommend reading.

@comics @bookstodon

bloodravenlib,
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@factolvictor @comics @bookstodon

'Batman: the Long Halloween' is one of my top favorite books. I do try to reread it around Halloween when I can (though clearly you can read it anytime)

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bloodravenlib, to Writers
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>Ten Types Of Authors Who Can Go Fuck Themselves by Gabino Iglesias.

https://mysterytribune.com/ten-types-of-authors-who-can-go-fuck-themselves#google_vignette

If you are one of these types of , stop it or really go fuck yourself.

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bloodravenlib,
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@arjaybe @bookstodon @bookstodon

LOL, I dig.

RickiTarr, to random
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You can also spank your wife with a SPURTLE!

https://youtu.be/dZTtVl7PZBY?si=ZHAXVN338wpzTMaM

bloodravenlib,
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@RickiTarr Slotted or smooth depends on how kinky you get in spanking the wife.

Oh gosh, I always found those infomercials highly amusing. This made me smile.

bloodravenlib, to books
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New Short : "You're All Just Jealous of my Jetpack."

https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2024/04/short-book-review-youre-all-just.html

@bookstodon

bloodravenlib, to Blog
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on my : 'Secondhand."

https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2024/04/book-review-secondhand.html

Learn a bit about what happens to what you donate to places like Goodwill and other parts of the secondhand trade.

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bloodravenlib, to random
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I need to know which library is this and if they are hiring because mine does not have drugs and hookers. We just have books, media, online resources, and professional librarians to help folks.

That is just not right.


>'Uh...': Fox News ridiculed after claiming 'libraries turned into drug-infested sex dens'
https://www.rawstory.com/fox-news-libraries-den/

bloodravenlib, to Blog
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New on my , : "Secondhand."

https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2024/04/book-review-secondhand.html

If you ever wondered what happens to stuff you donate to a charity or thrift shop this may be the book for you.

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bloodravenlib, to academia
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And another office bites the dust, this time in Dallas. It will be a for the 20 or so employees getting laid off.

>UT Dallas to Close Former DEI Office https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2024/04/11/ut-dallas-close-former-dei-office

bloodravenlib, to Blog
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New on my : "10 Books I Have Read From My TBR Posts, April 2024"

https://itinerantlibrarian.wordpress.com/2024/04/10/10-books-i-have-read-from-my-tbr-posts-april-2024/

Yes, I do read from my list now and again. Links to included.

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researchbuzz, to random
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@StillIRise1963 don't read this if your blood pressure is janky, I'm about to punch a wall

https://capitalbnews.org/black-women-hair-relaxers-us-lawsuits-africa-sales-climbing/

bloodravenlib,
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@researchbuzz @StillIRise1963

I highlighted that earlier, that is messed up, but consistent with a pattern of "developed nations" dumping their (insert whatever shit here) on "less developed nations." This comes to mind as I had a student come for a consult on that sort of dumping (in her case, looking at e-waste but still).

bloodravenlib,
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@researchbuzz @StillIRise1963

Yep, that is pretty much the corporate world, whatever their product is fucking up (pardon my language), they've always known and mobilized their PR teams, paid docs, etc. to obfuscate, minimize, etc.

On a side note, reminds me of this book I read last year. My if anyone is curious.

>'The Playbook
https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2023/03/book-review-playbook.html

bloodravenlib, to Blog
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on my : 'Women Who Murder'.

https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2024/04/book-review-women-who-murder.html

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@librarians

bloodravenlib, to tarot
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card of evening: Three of Wands.

Your plans are made, so put them in motion. Make your investment, put in your resources, send out your ships. Hold faith that you'll receive good returns on what you put in.

bloodravenlib, to conservative
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Yet another reason @internetarchive is so essential.

>The Internet Archive Just Backed Up an Entire Caribbean Island

https://www.wired.com/story/internet-archive-backed-up-aruba-caribbean-island/

bloodravenlib, to Blog
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from my : "Books Reviewed March 2024."

https://itinerantlibrarian.wordpress.com/2024/04/03/books-reviewed-march-2024/

My monthly wrap up of books I reviewed. This one also includes two cartomancy decks.

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bloodravenlib, to Blog
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New on my : "Profiles in Ignorance."

https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2024/04/book-review-profiles-in-ignorance.html

A look at how America and its politicians have gotten dumber and dumber.

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bloodravenlib, to Horror
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I think the headline says it all, but as article points out, these days offers more than the "classical." I will add I've been seeking out more horror these days.

>Horror novel sales boomed during year of real-world anxieties https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/04/horror-novel-sales-boomed-during-year-of-real-world-anxieties

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bloodravenlib, to books
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Of possible interest. Personally, I'd consider the Maddow book, in part due to the topic, and in part because I've read other books by her, which I have liked.

>3 books to read before the November elections https://www.advocate.com/books/3-books-for-presidential-election

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bloodravenlib, to tech
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>Too big to care
https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/04/teach-me-how-to-shruggie/#kagi by @pluralistic

On the of Google, but not much many of us can do. For one, I can't just write a check to something like Kagi for my search needs (and I highly doubt my library would pony up for it either). Will just have to keep looking for options, but it gets harder. And not only does the company not care, very often my brethren don't care either.

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