Shirley Ng-Benitez
@shirleyngbenitez.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
#bayareaearthquake yikes! And an aftershock. 👀😬
November 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#bayareaearthquake yikes! And an aftershock. 👀😬
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After a nearly 50-year career in publishing with numerous accolades, Neal Porter has announced his retirement from his eponymous imprint at Holiday House. See our exit interview: buff.ly/FzUuB11
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
After a nearly 50-year career in publishing with numerous accolades, Neal Porter has announced his retirement from his eponymous imprint at Holiday House. See our exit interview: buff.ly/FzUuB11
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Kindling Words is holding an auction to benefit our scholarship fund, with signed #kidlit and #yalit books, consultations, critiques, and more!
See what's being offered here: www.32auctions.com/KindlingWords
See what's being offered here: www.32auctions.com/KindlingWords
November 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Kindling Words is holding an auction to benefit our scholarship fund, with signed #kidlit and #yalit books, consultations, critiques, and more!
See what's being offered here: www.32auctions.com/KindlingWords
See what's being offered here: www.32auctions.com/KindlingWords
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Not to mention that school and library sales are a HUGE portion of all authors' sales. So they get the sale that you personally didn't pay for, your neighbor gets better access to books, and your unhoused pal has a place to sit WE ALL WIN
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Not to mention that school and library sales are a HUGE portion of all authors' sales. So they get the sale that you personally didn't pay for, your neighbor gets better access to books, and your unhoused pal has a place to sit WE ALL WIN
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If you want literature to exist you have to support it and that doesn't always mean you, personally, will pay. The more we USE our libraries the better they can justify their funding, and the more people they can serve.
By stealing instead, you're cheating your neighbors AND the artists. Dick.
By stealing instead, you're cheating your neighbors AND the artists. Dick.
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
If you want literature to exist you have to support it and that doesn't always mean you, personally, will pay. The more we USE our libraries the better they can justify their funding, and the more people they can serve.
By stealing instead, you're cheating your neighbors AND the artists. Dick.
By stealing instead, you're cheating your neighbors AND the artists. Dick.
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A judge has permanently blocked Trump's destruction of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Really good news for libraries (and those like me, who love them! www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
Court permanently blocks Trump’s executive order to dismantle federal agency for America’s libraries
Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Administration’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
www.ala.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A judge has permanently blocked Trump's destruction of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Really good news for libraries (and those like me, who love them! www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
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Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
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If you're buying gifts for the holidays, maybe consider supporting artists, writers, creators. Gift someone a Patreon, commission an art piece, buy a book, purchase handmade jewelry, etc. Your support means everything.
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
If you're buying gifts for the holidays, maybe consider supporting artists, writers, creators. Gift someone a Patreon, commission an art piece, buy a book, purchase handmade jewelry, etc. Your support means everything.
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Spent some time doing this yesterday. If you don't want your emails used to teach Google's AI, I suggest turning off "smart features" and then trying this.
Okay, so you're in your gmail, and you have a bazillion emails in your main inbox due to turning off smart features. What's the easiest way to go through them? Well you could go page by page.
Or...If you know specific companies send a lot of emails, there's a quick trick.
Or...If you know specific companies send a lot of emails, there's a quick trick.
For my laptop, while I do have a good amount of free space to partition/separate to try out Linux, I should also make sure I don't have unnecessary files and games taking up space.
And for email. (stares at tab showing the number 58,287) I uh. Don't think I need to import EVERYTHING.
And for email. (stares at tab showing the number 58,287) I uh. Don't think I need to import EVERYTHING.
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Spent some time doing this yesterday. If you don't want your emails used to teach Google's AI, I suggest turning off "smart features" and then trying this.
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Okay, so you're in your gmail, and you have a bazillion emails in your main inbox due to turning off smart features. What's the easiest way to go through them? Well you could go page by page.
Or...If you know specific companies send a lot of emails, there's a quick trick.
Or...If you know specific companies send a lot of emails, there's a quick trick.
For my laptop, while I do have a good amount of free space to partition/separate to try out Linux, I should also make sure I don't have unnecessary files and games taking up space.
And for email. (stares at tab showing the number 58,287) I uh. Don't think I need to import EVERYTHING.
And for email. (stares at tab showing the number 58,287) I uh. Don't think I need to import EVERYTHING.
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Okay, so you're in your gmail, and you have a bazillion emails in your main inbox due to turning off smart features. What's the easiest way to go through them? Well you could go page by page.
Or...If you know specific companies send a lot of emails, there's a quick trick.
Or...If you know specific companies send a lot of emails, there's a quick trick.
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Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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🚨HOLY SHIT: Mamdani just called Trump a fascist standing right next to him:
Reporter: “Are affirming that you think Trump is a fascist?”
Trump: “That’s ok, you can just say it.”
Mamdani: Yes.
This is how it’s done!!
Reporter: “Are affirming that you think Trump is a fascist?”
Trump: “That’s ok, you can just say it.”
Mamdani: Yes.
This is how it’s done!!
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
🚨HOLY SHIT: Mamdani just called Trump a fascist standing right next to him:
Reporter: “Are affirming that you think Trump is a fascist?”
Trump: “That’s ok, you can just say it.”
Mamdani: Yes.
This is how it’s done!!
Reporter: “Are affirming that you think Trump is a fascist?”
Trump: “That’s ok, you can just say it.”
Mamdani: Yes.
This is how it’s done!!
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100-year-old Warriors fan, Jodie Martin, is experiencing her first game on #WarriorsGround tonight 🥹💙
November 22, 2025 at 2:52 AM
100-year-old Warriors fan, Jodie Martin, is experiencing her first game on #WarriorsGround tonight 🥹💙
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BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:11 AM
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
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this presser, Mamdani:
✅ got Trump to call himself a fascist
✅ got Trump to commit to helping nyc
✅ got Trump to endorse him before Schumer and Jeffries
✅ got Trump to say he’s a rational guy
✅ pissed off Elise Stefanik & maga
✅ allowed for the BEST Stephen Miller diss tracks/memes thus far
✅ got Trump to call himself a fascist
✅ got Trump to commit to helping nyc
✅ got Trump to endorse him before Schumer and Jeffries
✅ got Trump to say he’s a rational guy
✅ pissed off Elise Stefanik & maga
✅ allowed for the BEST Stephen Miller diss tracks/memes thus far
November 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
this presser, Mamdani:
✅ got Trump to call himself a fascist
✅ got Trump to commit to helping nyc
✅ got Trump to endorse him before Schumer and Jeffries
✅ got Trump to say he’s a rational guy
✅ pissed off Elise Stefanik & maga
✅ allowed for the BEST Stephen Miller diss tracks/memes thus far
✅ got Trump to call himself a fascist
✅ got Trump to commit to helping nyc
✅ got Trump to endorse him before Schumer and Jeffries
✅ got Trump to say he’s a rational guy
✅ pissed off Elise Stefanik & maga
✅ allowed for the BEST Stephen Miller diss tracks/memes thus far
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Today at @pubperspectives.bsky.social Eric Dupuy offers a recap of the Frankfurt Kids conference that I moderated during #fbm25 at the Frankfurter @buchmesse.de
publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/fran...
#booksky #kidlit #publishing
publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/fran...
#booksky #kidlit #publishing
International Children's Publishers Mobilize For a Stronger Future - Publishing Perspectives
At the Frankfurt Kids Conference, speakers highlighted how the international publishing industry mobilizes cultural resistance against systematic book destruction
publishingperspectives.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Today at @pubperspectives.bsky.social Eric Dupuy offers a recap of the Frankfurt Kids conference that I moderated during #fbm25 at the Frankfurter @buchmesse.de
publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/fran...
#booksky #kidlit #publishing
publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/fran...
#booksky #kidlit #publishing
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I’ve said this every month for a year.
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I’ve said this every month for a year.
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I had terrifying conversations with four former CDC officials, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Dr. Debra Houry, Dr. Dan Jernigan, and Dr. Nikki Romanik, about the formerly prestigious public health agency.
All of them told me that any information coming out of the CDC can no longer be trusted.
All of them told me that any information coming out of the CDC can no longer be trusted.
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I had terrifying conversations with four former CDC officials, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Dr. Debra Houry, Dr. Dan Jernigan, and Dr. Nikki Romanik, about the formerly prestigious public health agency.
All of them told me that any information coming out of the CDC can no longer be trusted.
All of them told me that any information coming out of the CDC can no longer be trusted.
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This is too good 💯💯💯😳😳😳
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This is too good 💯💯💯😳😳😳
Absolutely awful!!🤬😤
Breaking News: President Trump plans to open 1.3 billion acres of U.S. waters to drilling. It is one of Trump’s most significant steps yet to increase the production of fossil fuels, as dozens of countries have been calling for a phaseout of oil, gas and coal.
Trump Plans to Open More Than a Billion Acres of U.S. Waters to Drilling
The plan from the Interior Department is one of the president’s most significant steps yet to increase domestic fossil fuel production.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Absolutely awful!!🤬😤
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Donald Trump should keep his reckless mouth shut.
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Donald Trump should keep his reckless mouth shut.