CLM
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CLM
@conmartin.bsky.social
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Loves books, Boston sports, & (Harvard & Duke) basketball. Anglophile. #PBS.
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A record 154,000 public school students in New York City were homeless during the last school year, according to data released Monday. It's grim evidence that the city’s worsening housing crisis is wreaking havoc on its youngest and most vulnerable residents. nyti.ms/43rE1II
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On that note, a centenary edition of Richard Aldington's modernist long poem A Fool i' the Forest has just come out. renardpress.com/books/a-fool...
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Moreover, even though the whistleblower story contains real news—he hasn’t talked before and he’s making his case publicly—here’s how the CBS News website is playing the two stories at this hour: Kushner leads, whistleblower story is below 10 other stories under “more news.”
I think the complexity of the book.
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The corrupt spending by this administration is out of control. 

$175M for private jets for the same person who has slowed down funds for disaster relief and national security. 

And during a government shutdown when millions stand to lose their healthcare. It’s shameful.
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million
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Most of my book group was intimidated but I go on trying.
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Trump’s ice goons pull guns on an unarmed guy on a bike in Rogers Park. Terrorizing neighborhoods
Should I try this? I never got into the books.
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Ah yes, air traffic controllers must show up for work without pay, but Congress can take the day off. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he’ll be making “necessary cuts” to the department, because nothing fixes staffing shortages quite like firing more people.
Any (new or unknown) Dorothy Dunnett fans in Boston? The annual gathering is being planned for November 8th.
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Day 11 of the Republican Shutdown.

Donald Trump is back on the golf course.

House Republicans have cancelled votes for a third straight week.

And Democrats are continuing the fight to protect your healthcare.
I’m at the #Betsy-Tacy Convention in Mankato, MN. #VisitDeepValley (ps-I added BTT to that shelf!)
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Walmart and Navy Federal Credit Union were investigated for scamming consumers, but now they’re thanking Donald Trump for letting them off the hook.

Instead of lowering costs like he promised, Trump is standing in the way of cheated Americans getting their money back.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy
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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez explains the serious financial interest media conglomerate Nexstar has in sucking up to Donald Trump, including on matters like Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.
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I resist ‘the lights are starting to go out’ metaphors, but if a generation becomes unable to learn things…
“Paused” majors at Syracuse include Classics, Modern Jewish Studies, and Religion, as well as French, German, Italian, Russian
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Inflation is so bad these days that taking a $50,000 cash bribe can't even get you indicted. SAD!! Thank you for your attention to this matter.