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she/her/us Blogger. Educator. Librarian. Growing things and telling gma jokes. None of us is free until all of us is free. blogs: Pearl's & Ruby's https://pearlsandrubys.slj.com/ Black Cotton Reviews https://blackcottonreviewers.com/

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pimprenelle-41122.bsky.social @pimprenelle-41122.bsky.social · 4d

#challengephotoAday
09/10

Une porte

Celle du jardin des amoureux 💞

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Frédéric Dupont @fred-cm1b.bsky.social · 2d

#FleurisTonFil
#Photography

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Melissa @laneutrina.bsky.social · 1d

Jardin du Luxembourg

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cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social @cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social · 1d

review: The House Next Door by Ellen Oh
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review: The House Next Door

The book serves as a gateway to the horror genre for young readers.

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 3d

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Library director fired over LGBTQ+ books gets $700,000 from county

Library director fired over LGBTQ+ books gets $700,000 from county

Terri Lesley, a former library director, said she was wrongfully terminated for refusing to bow to county officials’ demands for censorship.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d

My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.

Read This When Things Fall Apart by Kelly Hayes | Pilsen Community Books

A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes In social movements, some heartbreaks are all but inevitable.

www.pilsencommunitybooks.com

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Susan Fallow @susaretow.bsky.social · 2d

Autumn Glow

#BlueSkyArtShow
#Glow
#aiphotography

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Jennifer 🪷 @calypsogirl.bsky.social · 4d

Autumn time in Rocky Mountain National Park, near the Alluvial Fan.
#autumn #alluvialfan #rmnp #rockymountainnationalpark #amateurphotography

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cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social @cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social · 2d

It's still to hot for trees to change in IN so I'm falling into a Blusky autumn

Pixels&AlchemyPhotography @pixelsandalchemy.bsky.social · 3d

#Sweetgum #FallColor 2
#Autumn #Leaves #Photography

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Aleesia @aleesia27.bsky.social · 3d

I prefer taking the road less travelled when I’m in my autumn-mobile. 😊🍂

#Scape #ForestFriday #fall #clouds #sky #31DaysOfHalloween #trees #autumn

Driving down a winding country road during autumn. The leaves are changing colours, and there are mountains and trees in the distance. The sky is blue with several clouds.

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xXacidnekoXx @xxacidnekoxx.bsky.social · 3d

It's autumn for my lps too!

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danschyk @danschyk.bsky.social · 5d

Black bear in autumn

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Branacos @branacos.bsky.social · 2d

Hareshaw Linn in October

#nature #naturephotography #autumn #northumberland

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Dorota @dorotapawlak.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Friday everyone!

#ForestFriday #EastCoastKin #scape #treescape #hiking #photography #nature #trees #VancouverIsland #Autumn #PhotographersOfBlueSky

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cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social @cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social · 3d

There was a time when the lack of representation on this list of books being made to film would have been passed around in mass emails,openly destroyed on the socials & possibly reconsidered.It's the straightest, whitest list I've seen in a long long time.

www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/3...

30 Books Being Adapted for the Screen | Kirkus Reviews

Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

www.kirkusreviews.com

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Franky Sinatra with sister Nancy @frankysinatra.bsky.social · 4d

Dad is gone. Raid the garden!

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Rose @pandorathevolva.bsky.social · 4d

I’m behind on gardening but the overgrown skeleton trellis has its charm

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Dan J Kroll @danjkroll.bsky.social · 6d

The roses are still hanging on again this year, too. Last year I was cutting blooms until at least Thanksgiving! #gardens #gardening #Bloomscrolling 🌱

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Lajfun @lajfun.bsky.social · 6d

#Flowers #Photography #Nature #Gardening

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Maca Iglesias🇺🇸Thank You, President Biden🇺🇸 @rotterdamvvg.bsky.social · Aug 5

I am proud to launch our first #OnYourSide #ATuLado starter pack.

It features relevant democratic accounts to follow to stay informed about our political landscape and grassroots accounts that support our immigrant communities.

Follow and reply with our tag to be included next!
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ALA Public Policy & Advocacy @librarypolicy.bsky.social · 5d

This #NationalVoterEducationWeek, we're proud to celebrate the work libraries do every day to connect their communities with information and resources for local, state, and federal elections!

Libraries are getting their communities #VoteReady, & yours can too! Find more at ala.org/readervoterready

Reader Voter Ready, National Voter Education Week, Oct 6-11, 2025. We're here to get everyone #VoteReady. Register to vote, get to know your ballot, make a plan to vote, understand the process, and share with friends and family. NationalVoterEducationWeek.org

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Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social · 5d

Classroom grants available: K-12 educators can apply for funds, materials to support projects on the history of chocolate. Deadline: Oct 25.

#grants #K12

Grants - American Heritage Chocolate

Apply for a Grant from AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate to uncover and share the influence of chocolate on global heritage and culture.

www.americanheritagechocolate.com

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 5d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 5d

Shouldn’t be great news because it shouldn’t have happened at all, but this IS GREAT NEWS.

Frank Strong @frankstrong.bsky.social · 6d

GREAT NEWS from Leander ISD. To Kill a Mockingbird, House on Mango St, and Narrative of Life of Frederick Douglass will be returned to classrooms after a massive outcry. Thanks to everyone who spoke up!!!

From an email to teachers today:

*An important update regarding the books that
were previously paused from curriculum use as a
result of concerns around Senate Bill 12.
Thirty-six of the forty books are being reinstated
to the secondary curriculum book list, with
revisions made to the curriculum to ensure TEKS
alignment and compliance with SB 12. Four
titles, Stamped, Melissa (George), Gracefully
Grayson, and The 57 Bus, will remain paused for
additional review of curriculum alignment. Please
note that all books, including these four, should
remain available, or be returned if removed, to
classroom libraries for individual student choice
reading.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 5d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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