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cat mom who spends too much time with court filings. she/her. lots of books, sometimes trees, ALX <3. probably watching a Star War

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beth@hells-beekeepers· 2d

oh, plus this from the concurrence:

text reads: What is more, AI-generated CSAM may also present other challenges not raised by the government in this appeal. For example, researchers have found that "a major dataset used for training image-generating AI contained hundreds of CSAM images." Benjamin L.W. Sobel, A Real Account of Deep Fakes, 124 Mich. L. Rev. 871, 930 (2026) (citation omitted).
Thus, unlike the virtual CAM at issue in Free Speech Coalition, the market for AI-generated virtual CSAM images may impact the demand for actual CAM on which the AI models can train. Such a finding would implicate many of the concerns raised in Osborne. See 495 U.S. at 110.
In this case, the record is insufficient to evaluate these complex issues, and, of course, we are bound by the dictates of Free Speech Coalition. But it goes without saying that "[t]he prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse of children constitutes a government objective of surpassing importance." Ferber, 458 U.S. at 757. The stakes are high, and we must be mindful of the ever-accelerating advancements in image generation technology.

beth@hells-beekeepers· 2d

key bit for me: “Given the relentless advancement in artificial intelligence models, we have some concerns about the lines these cases draw, but we are not free to redraw them ourselves” this tech is bad and the law hasn’t caught up; this judge is not out to protect abusers *sorry, alt text broken

beth@hells-beekeepers· 13d

happy Black Cat Appreciation Day here is my puppy begrudgingly appreciating her black-cat brother even though he starts shamelessly eating her food whenever she is attempting to be good and wait for dinner permission

a small sheltie, sitting like a good girl and leaning over to look at a small black cat face-first in her food bowl

the same sheltie, now looking up at the camera like “you’re seeing this, right?” as the cat continues devouring her food

beth@hells-beekeepers· 23d

bribing my cat to love the baby by letting him play on the new nursery rug

a small black cat staring straight at the camera, caught mid-roll on a fuzzy green-and-blue rug

beth@hells-beekeepers· Jul 17

sad little puddle after heat and smoke canceled her usual walks

a tiny sheltie melting on the floor and not exactly looking thrilled about it

beth@hells-beekeepers· Jul 16

love my little freak

a tiny sheltie napping on the floor next to a rocking chair with her head tucked under the rocker part for some reason and her tail propped up on a bookcase

beth@hells-beekeepers· Jul 11

cats don’t have bones

a large fluffy orange-and-white cat is poured across a sunny window ledge and the top of a two-inches-lower bookcase

beth@hells-beekeepers· Jun 20

back to working on the baby blanket I started crocheting in February and had to abandon when I got sick

one crocheted red stripe and a beige-ish row in progress of what will become a rainbow baby blanket; bonus visible cat tooth prints on the crochet hook

beth@hells-beekeepers· Jun 17

I love my dainty little void

a small black cat perched on the narrow arm of a rocking chair in front of a bookshelf

beth@hells-beekeepers· Jun 13

major “look at the SKY” night

beth@hells-beekeepers· Jun 11

from the Dealing with Dragons intro <3

screenshot of intro to Dealing with Dragons ebook; text reads: Enter Jane Yolen, multifaceted writer, poet, and, at that particular moment, anthologist. She was collecting stories for a children’s anthology, and she asked if I would write one. I demurred, on the dual grounds that I have considerable difficulty in writing short fiction (I am a novelist by inclination) and that I didn’t write for children. “You wrote Talking to Dragons,” Jane said. “Write me something like that.” Almost immediately, I thought of Cimorene. I went home and reread the chapters in which she appeared, and decided that I could write a story about her early life. I was still dubious [cont. in next screenshot]

intro text cont.: about my ability to write anything short, but I figured that it would be an interesting experiment, and if Jane rejected it, I would at least have tried. “The Improper Princess” took me about three weeks to write, as best I can remember, and Jane did not reject it. It appeared in her Spaceships and Spells anthology, and I thought that was the end of it. It wasn’t. A few years later, I got a phone call from Jane, who informed me that she would be editing a line of young adult books and that she wanted me to write one for her. Once again, I objected that I didn’t know how to write for children; once [cont. in next screenshot]

intro text cont.: again, she pointed to Talking to Dragons. This time, though, she said, “Why don’t you take that short story and turn it into a novel?” And so, a little more than twenty-five years ago, I started writing Dealing with Dragons. The book took me roughly ten months to finish, which is faster than any other solo project I have ever written. The short story I began with takes up the first twenty-one pages and ends with Cimorene declining the Latin for “dragon” in preparation for beginning her new duties. This book was a tremendous amount of fun to write, because I liked Cimorene and her intensely” [page ends mid-sentence]

beth@hells-beekeepers· Jun 8

besties already

my little black cat napping on my side with his little head resting right on my pregnant stomach

beth@hells-beekeepers· Jun 4

exactly the kind of inspo he needs

a massive fluffy orange-and-white cat and a small black cat look over their shoulders at the camera

beth@hells-beekeepers· Jun 4

I just love everything about him

a small black cat leaning toward the camera with his face tilted up, in hot pursuit of (not pictured) turkey jerky

beth@hells-beekeepers· May 31

still upset

a tiny sheltie on a couch, looking sad but much sleeker, with plenty of brushing still to go

beth@hells-beekeepers· May 31

unintentionally perfect ad for my almost-Halloween baby

a West Elm ad on Insta showing a bunch of cribs and… some skull-shaped votive holders

beth@hells-beekeepers· May 25

deceptively calm!!

a small black cat sprawled on a green velvet blanket

beth@hells-beekeepers· May 15

we’re shopping a different part of the bookstore these days… our future reader debuts this October

obviously our baby’s first board book is Goodnight Moon, shown here in front of the Old Town Books Junior sign

beth@hells-beekeepers· May 4

two years since we brought home my favorite scruffy-looking nerf herder

it’s Fiona, aka a sheltie who will happily corral anything that moves

beth@hells-beekeepers· Feb 28

this was a really engrossing A Tale of Two Cities retelling that I did not realize until the afterword was an A Tale of Two Cities retelling because I’ve never made it past the first three pages of A Tale of Two Cities (faeries! changelings! finally something that actually made me read for hours!)

a library copy of A Far Better Thing by H. G. Parry, plus my beloved green velvet blanket

beth@hells-beekeepers· Feb 24

my lil early bedtime buddy

a precious little black cat curled up in a ball on a green velvet blanket

beth@hells-beekeepers· Feb 21

always bittersweet leaving a world so richly imagined it feels like there are more adventures waiting just out of sight

a copy of The Nameless Land by Kate Elliott; a tiny dog sits nearby, wondering if closing the book means it’s finally time for her run

beth@hells-beekeepers· Feb 21

BB-8 makes the best pillow

a tiny dog curled up in front of a bookcase with her head resting against her beloved stuffed BB-8

beth@hells-beekeepers· Feb 17

more! books!

copies of Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb and Piranesi by Susanna Clarke in front of OTB’s Alexandria City of Readers mural

beth@hells-beekeepers· Feb 16

not spoiled

a tiny dog on a couch, resting her little chin on the bolster she’s decided belongs to her

beth@hells-beekeepers· Feb 12

Fiona is 12” tall

a tiny dog next to the mountain of snowcrete that’s eaten Main Line

beth@hells-beekeepers· Feb 10

love to give an ungodly number of people cancer and then also sell a drug that turbocharges tumors, all while hiding the evidence for ages and lying to anyone and everyone who might stop you from profiting off their shortened lives. oh and then put out a covid shot so sloppy you embolden antivaxxers

a library copy of No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson by Gardiner Harris

beth@hells-beekeepers· Feb 4

one of your later Qs might get at this, but: the most shocking bit for me so far came during the baby powder asbestos trial when the plaintiffs’ attorney was crossing the J&J talc safety expert

two grafs from p. 75 of No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson by Gardiner Harris; text reads:

Nicholson testified that she personally used Johnson's Baby Powder and had grown up with it in her house. This led Lanier to ask whether Nicholson's mother was still okay.

It was a trick. Like all good lawyers, Lanier never asked questions to which he didn't already know the answer. Nicholson grudgingly admitted that her mother had died at the age of sixty-three of what might have been ovarian cancer. Nicholson's mother was just like Lanier's twenty-two plaintiffs- longtime users of Johnson's Baby Powder who contracted ovarian cancer.

beth@hells-beekeepers· Jan 29

bog body obsession rekindled with a bonus helping of Roman-empire-thinking-about

a library copy of Bog Queen by Anna North

beth@hells-beekeepers· Jan 28

me: ugh fine I will brave the icy sidewalks for Sudafed, at least CVS is close CVS: ooohh, one letter off!