From The Jewish Observer in Upstate New York, in time for Rosh Hashanah and just after August 24, Ukraine’s Independence Day.

Thursday night at the Schroon Lake Boat House!

Honored to be in suc good company.
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Hands Off!!!! Thousands and thousands march down NYC’s Fifth Avenue in the rain and cold.

AI has used my books/ my creative work WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. Have AI companies used YOUR work for “training” without permission or payment? Your favorite author’s hard work? A journalist’s or scholar’s or scientist’s hard work? Check it out.

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Huge Thank You to the Jack Segal Academy in Houston, Texas. What a great Young Authors Day! The students were wonderful listeners and the faculty. The volunteers were warm and welcoming. Thank you, all, so much!

Consider the refrain in BRAVE VOLODYMYR: The Story of Volodymyr Zelensky and the Fight for Ukraine- “Freedom is a fragile thing. It needs to be cherished. It needs to be protected. And Freedom depends on Truth.”
And Consider purchasing the book or borrowing it from your library. It’s important.

Aviation workers. Nuclear safety experts. Disease investigators. Power grid operators. Maternal health specialists. Bird flu experts.

They work to keep Americans safe—without fame or fanfare. Now, Trump and Musk are gutting their agencies and firing them. Here are the facts 🧵

🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.

REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

Timely. Important. Truth.

Please spead the word.

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine was 2.22.22. On 2/24/25, come hear “BRAVE VOLODYMYR: The Story of Volodymyr Zelensky and the Fight for Ukraine” @ Ukrainian Institute of America. “Freedom is a fragile thing. It needs to be cherished. It needs to be protected. And freedom depends on Truth.”

From “Brave Volodymyr: The Story of Volodymyr Zelensky and the Fight for Ukraine”(HarperCollins):

Freedom is a fragile thing/
It needs to be cherished/
It needs to be protected/
And Freedom depends on Truth.

🥄🥄🥄🥄🥄🥄 Fork in the road? As @maddow.msnbc.com says, Fork you. 🥄🥄🥄🥄🥄🥄

Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.

Good News/Bad News

GOOD: PB bio BRAVE VOLODYMYR: THE STORY OF VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY AND THE FIGHT FOR UKRAINE @harpercollins.bsky.social is again in stock @bookshop-org.bsky.social
BAD: 02.24.2025 marks third anniversary of Russia's invasion.

Looking for something slow, peaceful, relaxing to do today? Come cuddle a sloth....and write a poem (or two) about an animal...

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Best Friends Forever!