Jen the Feisty Librarian
@feistywaters.com
Oatmeal socialist, pocketed dress enthusiast, chaos goblin, insufferable dog mom, spoonie tattooed librarian. She/Her
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Because Friday.
January 17, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Because Friday.
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I DO NOT CARE IF THE PERSON ICE IS BRUTALIZING IS A U.S. CITIZEN OR NOT AND EVERY TIME YOU MAKE THE DISTINCTION IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE FINE WITH THEM BRUTALIZING IMMIGRANTS
January 15, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I DO NOT CARE IF THE PERSON ICE IS BRUTALIZING IS A U.S. CITIZEN OR NOT AND EVERY TIME YOU MAKE THE DISTINCTION IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE FINE WITH THEM BRUTALIZING IMMIGRANTS
Local woman wakes up, awards herself a Nobel peace prize for oatmeal diplomacy and not choosing breakfast violence like most of the time anyway, makes oatmeal.
January 16, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Local woman wakes up, awards herself a Nobel peace prize for oatmeal diplomacy and not choosing breakfast violence like most of the time anyway, makes oatmeal.
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As a social movements scholar, I absolutely love the diversity of tactics being developed by each city, reflecting their local flavor
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Naaaaaaailed it
January 16, 2026 at 12:38 AM
As a social movements scholar, I absolutely love the diversity of tactics being developed by each city, reflecting their local flavor
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Get outdoors. Find your light. Sniff the yellow snow.
January 16, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Get outdoors. Find your light. Sniff the yellow snow.
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Take note, Canadians.
This country has also always been a "show your papers" state for Black and Indigenous people.
Maybe you can finally fathom why we are so angry about apartheid and genocide here.
This country has also always been a "show your papers" state for Black and Indigenous people.
Maybe you can finally fathom why we are so angry about apartheid and genocide here.
The United States of America has always been a “show your papers” nation for Black and Indigenous people.
Now, our horrors will be yours. These government I.C.E. bigots are already attacking white Americans and will continue to do so.
Now, our horrors will be yours. These government I.C.E. bigots are already attacking white Americans and will continue to do so.
January 15, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Take note, Canadians.
This country has also always been a "show your papers" state for Black and Indigenous people.
Maybe you can finally fathom why we are so angry about apartheid and genocide here.
This country has also always been a "show your papers" state for Black and Indigenous people.
Maybe you can finally fathom why we are so angry about apartheid and genocide here.
Local woman wakes up, sets up a new oatmeal betting app that immediately sends you a pop up that says gambling is bad, eat oatmeal instead, makes oatmeal.
January 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Local woman wakes up, sets up a new oatmeal betting app that immediately sends you a pop up that says gambling is bad, eat oatmeal instead, makes oatmeal.
That time in 2020 when Alohagate was the worst UCP thing. It was a simpler time.
January 15, 2026 at 3:18 AM
That time in 2020 when Alohagate was the worst UCP thing. It was a simpler time.
Would love to start seeing more honest news headlines like racist cartoonist Scott Adams died because he tried to treat cancer with ivermectin or dictator Trump said the United States needs Greenland for national security but he’s lying as always.
January 15, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Would love to start seeing more honest news headlines like racist cartoonist Scott Adams died because he tried to treat cancer with ivermectin or dictator Trump said the United States needs Greenland for national security but he’s lying as always.
Local woman wakes up, hosts an Alberta separatist event in a flaming dumpster at the Coutts border crossing, makes oatmeal.
January 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Local woman wakes up, hosts an Alberta separatist event in a flaming dumpster at the Coutts border crossing, makes oatmeal.
When I worked at a different library branch, I used to visit a women’s shelter for monthly storytimes. They were generally chaos as the kids were new to storytime structure. I never thought the kids got much out of it until the coordinator told me a story that proved me wrong.
January 14, 2026 at 12:17 AM
When I worked at a different library branch, I used to visit a women’s shelter for monthly storytimes. They were generally chaos as the kids were new to storytime structure. I never thought the kids got much out of it until the coordinator told me a story that proved me wrong.
Local woman wakes up, sends a happy little cloud of air pollutants to hover over the houses of politicians and shareholders who profit from fucking with EPA regulations, makes oatmeal.
January 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Local woman wakes up, sends a happy little cloud of air pollutants to hover over the houses of politicians and shareholders who profit from fucking with EPA regulations, makes oatmeal.
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Ok but yknow how I harp on not equating Libby with library ebooks?
Libby an app by Overdrive, a corporation. Your library pays them boatloads of money (just like the library pays publishers for the physical books — it’s fine, thats how it works). But they aren’t the only solution.
Libby an app by Overdrive, a corporation. Your library pays them boatloads of money (just like the library pays publishers for the physical books — it’s fine, thats how it works). But they aren’t the only solution.
Our official policy provides clarity on our AI usage and the broader impact of AI on the book industry as a whole. Read OverDrive's full policy here: https://bit.ly/4be33jB
January 13, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Ok but yknow how I harp on not equating Libby with library ebooks?
Libby an app by Overdrive, a corporation. Your library pays them boatloads of money (just like the library pays publishers for the physical books — it’s fine, thats how it works). But they aren’t the only solution.
Libby an app by Overdrive, a corporation. Your library pays them boatloads of money (just like the library pays publishers for the physical books — it’s fine, thats how it works). But they aren’t the only solution.
That time Jeff and I did a Karsh portrait at the Art Gallery of Alberta.
January 13, 2026 at 3:07 AM
That time Jeff and I did a Karsh portrait at the Art Gallery of Alberta.
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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it is 2016. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.
it is 2020. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.
it is 2026. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithf
it is 2020. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.
it is 2026. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithf
January 12, 2026 at 6:10 PM
it is 2016. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.
it is 2020. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.
it is 2026. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithf
it is 2020. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.
it is 2026. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithf
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This is exactly right.
The people who control the levers of state power are lawless and cruel. But that doesn’t make them omnipotent. Obscuring that distinction is an act of defeatism that only serves the regime.
The people who control the levers of state power are lawless and cruel. But that doesn’t make them omnipotent. Obscuring that distinction is an act of defeatism that only serves the regime.
What ICE/BP is doing to Minneapolis is awful.
And it's taking everything they have. By population, Minneapolis is America's 45th largest city.
Keep both in mind at once: the regime's desire for authoritarian domination is bottomless, and they'll act on it, but their capacity to do so is limited.
And it's taking everything they have. By population, Minneapolis is America's 45th largest city.
Keep both in mind at once: the regime's desire for authoritarian domination is bottomless, and they'll act on it, but their capacity to do so is limited.
January 12, 2026 at 5:12 PM
This is exactly right.
The people who control the levers of state power are lawless and cruel. But that doesn’t make them omnipotent. Obscuring that distinction is an act of defeatism that only serves the regime.
The people who control the levers of state power are lawless and cruel. But that doesn’t make them omnipotent. Obscuring that distinction is an act of defeatism that only serves the regime.
Local woman wakes up, wins best oatmeal of the year award, delivers powerful speech about standing with maple syrup and oatmeal socialism, is cancelled for her Canadian breakfast activism, makes oatmeal.
January 12, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Local woman wakes up, wins best oatmeal of the year award, delivers powerful speech about standing with maple syrup and oatmeal socialism, is cancelled for her Canadian breakfast activism, makes oatmeal.
Breaking: some hot rich people wore some sexy expensive clothes and won some awards, said some stuff.
January 12, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Breaking: some hot rich people wore some sexy expensive clothes and won some awards, said some stuff.
I always love these "she looks fucking gorgeous but there's no way she can walk, sit down or breathe in that" dresses.
January 12, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I always love these "she looks fucking gorgeous but there's no way she can walk, sit down or breathe in that" dresses.
Because Sunday.
January 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Because Sunday.
This book was super weird and fucked up and not really my jam, but might be yours if you’re into David Cronenberg type body horror. I read it because of the cool cover, so there’s no one to blame but myself.
January 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
This book was super weird and fucked up and not really my jam, but might be yours if you’re into David Cronenberg type body horror. I read it because of the cool cover, so there’s no one to blame but myself.
The current ICE violence feels like the culmination of 10+ years of America manufacturing consent that’s led to increased racism, misogyny, transphobia, ignoring pandemics, enabling genocides, denying climate crisis. This shit is all connected and silence is complicity.
January 10, 2026 at 9:51 PM
The current ICE violence feels like the culmination of 10+ years of America manufacturing consent that’s led to increased racism, misogyny, transphobia, ignoring pandemics, enabling genocides, denying climate crisis. This shit is all connected and silence is complicity.
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Local woman wakes up, is yet again struggling to write oatmeal satire in a world that’s already so ridiculously fucked up, makes oatmeal.
January 10, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Local woman wakes up, is yet again struggling to write oatmeal satire in a world that’s already so ridiculously fucked up, makes oatmeal.