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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 PuertoRico
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Meanwhile,

>A New Alliance Could Change Puerto Rican Politics https://jacobin.com/2024/03/puerto-rican-left-la-alianza-pip-mvc-rafael-bernabe/

bloodravenlib, to religion
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: Yea, pretty much.

>Are religions simply cults that have gone mainstream? https://bigthink.com/thinking/are-religions-simply-cults-that-have-gone-mainstream/

bloodravenlib, to ai
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>AI poisons everything
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/03/17/ai-poisons-everything/ by @pzmyers

Another scientific paper using caught. I am sure in time they'll be catching papers in as well. needing tenure are another group that churn out articles for journals. And they have the audacity to still call it .

hungry_joe, to random
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Podcasts are a great way for straight white men to summarise a 15-minute topic into only 4 hours.

bloodravenlib,
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@jessamyn @atlgaytheist @hungry_joe

Oh deity of choice, library "explainers." . . . (insert expletives here.)

bloodravenlib, to books
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New on my blog: : "Deathwatch: Shadowbreaker."

https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2024/03/book-review-deathwatch-shadowbreaker.html

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Saltssaltgirl, to random
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When I leave teaching, it won't be because of the kids. The kids are the only reason I stay. I'm afraid they will feel like no one cares about them; so I stay.

But, I want to run. I want to know what's it's like to be appreciated by my superiors. I want people to follow through with promises. I want people to stop letting down our kids.

"They" wonder why there's a shortage of teachers, but I don't.

bloodravenlib,
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@Saltssaltgirl I hear you. When I left public school teaching it was NOT due to the kids.

I don't wonder why there is a shortage either.

bloodravenlib, to books
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>The Atlantic Publishes “The Great American Novels,” a New List of the Most Consequential Novels of the Past 100 Years https://www.theatlantic.com/press-releases/archive/2024/03/the-atlantic-publishes-the-great-american-novels/677749/

Out of 136 works, I've read 16, and most if not all were "forced" reading, i.e. had to read them for school, academia, so on. And I am at peace with that. With one or two exceptions, list is the "usual" literary titles.

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bloodravenlib, to Blog
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New on my : "Our History Has Always Been Contraband."

https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2024/03/book-review-our-history-has-always-been.html

Book published by @haymarketbooks

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bloodravenlib, to religion
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As if obnoxious who insist on proselytizing and pushing religion down our throats weren't bad enough.

Time for some serious hexing and putting some wards on our doors.

>How Evangelicals Use Digital Surveillance to Target the Unconverted
https://newrepublic.com/article/179397/evangelical-app-targeting-immigrants-surveillance

bloodravenlib,
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@Pagan_Animist I like that one, thanks.

SmudgeTheInsultCat, to random
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bloodravenlib,
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@SmudgeTheInsultCat Oh man, that resonates.

bloodravenlib, to books
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Meanwhile, in the , , , and edition.

🚨

>Growing Number of AI Scam Books by Becky Spratford
https://raforall.blogspot.com/2024/03/growing-number-of-ai-scam-books.html

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18+ neomobius, to random
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Apologies to anyone getting notifications that I’m editing posts that they may have boosted in the past, I’m adding model tags to some old posts so that, if you really like a model and click on their tag to see if I posted other stuff from them, some more results might pop up.

I apologize for any inconvenience or nuisance this may cause.

bloodravenlib,
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@neomobius

This librarian appreciates good tags. 👍

bloodravenlib,
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@neomobius It is appreciated.

bloodravenlib, to books
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In news. What publishers do with e-books in relation to libraries is, to put it mildly, a racket that would make a mobster blush.

>Libraries struggle to afford the demand for e-books and seek new state laws in fight with publishers
https://apnews.com/article/libraries-ebooks-publishers-expensive-laws-5d494dbaee0961eea7eaac384b9f75d2

bloodravenlib, to Blog
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New on my : "Tarot and esoterica books I read in 2023."

https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2024/03/tarot-and-esoterica-books-i-read-in-2023.html

Took me a while, but here is the list. I don't include deck companion books. Link to reviews included.

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bloodravenlib, to Blog
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New on my : "Will You Give Me a Reading?"

https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2024/03/book-review-will-you-give-me-reading.html

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bloodravenlib, to tarot
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underneath/shadow card of evening: Ace of Wands.

A good time to start a project or creative endeavor. With that Ace of Cups you might even find a good backer. Strike now while the iron is hot. Start and invest now for future rewards.

popcornreel, to random
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Mitch McConnell is the U.S. senatorial version of Steve Bannon. So much damage done. Incalculable damage.

bloodravenlib,
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@popcornreel To paraphrase Clarence Darrow, there is an obituary I will read with pleasure when the time comes.

bloodravenlib, to Blog
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Featured on our library this week, a short of 'How Not To Get Shot.'

https://libraryguides.berea.edu/blog/From-Our-Shelves-iHow-Not-To-Get-Shot/i

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bloodravenlib, to random
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>Biden Judge Nominee Worked for Vulture Funds Holding Puerto Rican Debt https://prospect.org/justice/2024-02-28-biden-judge-nominee-vulture-funds-puerto-rican-debt/

(c)

bloodravenlib, to news
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from the world of .

>Rare copy of Mao’s Little Red Book expected to fetch more than £30,000 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/27/mao-little-red-book-rare-copy-expected-to-fetch-more-than-30000-pounds-auction

bloodravenlib, to religion
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Once you read "children's pastor" all you need to know, but wait, there's more.

FTA: "The highly religious gentleman, 74-year-old James R. Dryden, is accused of accessing and downloading child sexual abuse material, according to NBC10 Philadelphia."

Maybe if he had been less religious? WTF does that matter?

>Delaware children's pastor arrested on 10 felony counts of child porn https://boingboing.net/2024/02/23/delaware-childrens-pastor-arrested-on-10-felony-counts-of-child-porn.html

bloodravenlib, to random
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In a tale of the , cons, vulture capitalists, and somehow some semidecent journalism. As I always say, getting bought by some venture capital and/or equity firm is the Kiss of Death. But I am not a pundit nor do I play one on TV.

>Pluralistic: Vice surrenders (24 Feb 2024) https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/24/anti-posse/ by @pluralistic

bloodravenlib, to Blog
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New on my : "The Evil Eye: the History, Mystery, and Magic of the Quiet Curse."

https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2024/02/book-review-evil-eye.html

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