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April Gavin @agavinart.bsky.social · 1h

Happens to me too

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Berkeleyside @berkeleyside.org · 1d

An advertising firm told Berkeley each of its "smart kiosks" would generate more than $26,000 in revenue. They actually made $5,000.

Revenue from ad kiosks on Berkeley sidewalks falls far short of company’s claims

An advertising firm told Berkeley each of its "smart kiosks" would generate more than $26,000 in revenue. They actually made $5,000.

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Twilight Greenaway @twyspy.bsky.social · 1d

"The consensus was that things have gone better than anyone could have anticipated."

A rare statement in 2025.

lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/oct/9/o...

One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, 'There's Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place': Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife

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Berkeleyside @berkeleyside.org · 1d

Host Mychal Threets, a librarian who grew famous on TikTok, has done events at Berkeley libraries before, including leading a day last year celebrating Black hair.

Reading Rainbow’ is back — and the first episode was filmed in a West Berkeley library

Host Mychal Threets, a librarian who grew famous on TikTok, has done events at Berkeley libraries before, including leading a day last year celebrating Black hair.

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Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 4d

"Some books are toolkits you take up to fix things, from the most practical to the most mysterious, from your house to your heart… Some books are medicine, bitter but clarifying."

Rebecca Solnit on why we read www.themarginalian.org/2019/01/03/a...

Rebecca Solnit’s Lovely Letter to Children About How Books Solace, Empower, and Transform Us

“Some books are toolkits you take up to fix things, from the most practical to the most mysterious, from your house to your heart… Some books are medicine, bitter but clarifying.”

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 5d

PSA:

If reading wasn’t political, they wouldn’t be banning books.

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April Gavin @agavinart.bsky.social · 6d

Love your changes

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Harrison Archive @harrisonarchive.bsky.social · 6d

“If [George] walked in the room now, he would make you smile. He had a great presence, and he was an uplifting person. He could be grumpy too, but he didn’t like people around him to be unhappy.” - Olivia Harison, The Independent (2005)

More at www.instagram.com/p/DPbveWQDLU....

Photo by Olivia

Color photo of a beaming George Harrison gardening in Hawaii, 1983. Photo by Olivia Harrison.

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April Gavin @agavinart.bsky.social · 6d

Love that. Do you have puffins where you live?

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April Gavin @agavinart.bsky.social · 8d

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Humor For Resistance @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 8d

Alice in social anxiety land

cat in tree says 'We are all mad here' and alice replies 'At me?'

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April Gavin @agavinart.bsky.social · 8d

That's great!

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April Gavin @agavinart.bsky.social · 8d

Make art!!!!

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