Barry Wittenstein
@bwittbooks.bsky.social
Picture book author, winner of 2020 Orbis Pictus Award for A PLACE TO LAND about MLK w/Jerry Pinkney. #kidlit #picturebooks #authors
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A Place to Land 2025
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My picture book, "A Place to Land," illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, won the 2020 Orbis Pictus Award. The Woodmere Museum in Philly is currently celebrating Jerry's art with a special exhibit.
As part of that, they put together this musical presentation.
My picture book, "A Place to Land," illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, won the 2020 Orbis Pictus Award. The Woodmere Museum in Philly is currently celebrating Jerry's art with a special exhibit.
As part of that, they put together this musical presentation.
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From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
January 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
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And those are her better qualities.
KRISTI NOEM IS A LIAR, A SOCIOPATH, MALIGNANT NARCISSIST, POWER-MONGER, and an anti-American, anti-Habeas Corpus FASCIST - like her Russian owned, felon/fraud/rapist/pedophile/traitor boss Trump; that's why he picked her to do his fascist/racist dirty work - because sociopaths are real good liars.
Tapper presses Noem on ‘domestic terrorism’ labeling after ICE shooting
YouTube video by CNN
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January 11, 2026 at 6:05 PM
And those are her better qualities.
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any future liberal-democratic regime cannot leave the crimes of our era unanswered
my latest
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/abolish-ice
my latest
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/abolish-ice
Abolishing ICE isn't enough. They must be held accountable.
What comes after the murder in Minneapolis.
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:26 PM
any future liberal-democratic regime cannot leave the crimes of our era unanswered
my latest
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/abolish-ice
my latest
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/abolish-ice
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A7W...
My picture book, "A Place to Land," illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, won the 2020 Orbis Pictus Award. The Woodmere Museum in Philly is currently celebrating Jerry's art with a special exhibit.
As part of that, they put together this musical presentation.
My picture book, "A Place to Land," illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, won the 2020 Orbis Pictus Award. The Woodmere Museum in Philly is currently celebrating Jerry's art with a special exhibit.
As part of that, they put together this musical presentation.
A Place to Land 2025
YouTube video by Woodmere
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January 6, 2026 at 8:43 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A7W...
My picture book, "A Place to Land," illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, won the 2020 Orbis Pictus Award. The Woodmere Museum in Philly is currently celebrating Jerry's art with a special exhibit.
As part of that, they put together this musical presentation.
My picture book, "A Place to Land," illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, won the 2020 Orbis Pictus Award. The Woodmere Museum in Philly is currently celebrating Jerry's art with a special exhibit.
As part of that, they put together this musical presentation.
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1,424 people were charged with federal crimes relating to the riot, 1,010 pled guilty and 1,060 were sentenced and served time in prison.
Upon retaking the presidency, Trump pardoned them all.
We must never forget. We must teach our children and all future generations of what happened Jan 6th 2021
Upon retaking the presidency, Trump pardoned them all.
We must never forget. We must teach our children and all future generations of what happened Jan 6th 2021
January 5, 2026 at 3:14 PM
1,424 people were charged with federal crimes relating to the riot, 1,010 pled guilty and 1,060 were sentenced and served time in prison.
Upon retaking the presidency, Trump pardoned them all.
We must never forget. We must teach our children and all future generations of what happened Jan 6th 2021
Upon retaking the presidency, Trump pardoned them all.
We must never forget. We must teach our children and all future generations of what happened Jan 6th 2021
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He still thinks he’s dealing with the 1994 Republican Party. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
He still thinks he’s dealing with the 1994 Republican Party. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Trump Says the U.S. “Needs” Greenland—Europe Should Take Him at His Word
My latest...
My latest...
Trump Says the U.S. “Needs” Greenland—Europe Should Take Him at His Word
When a sitting U.S.
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Trump Says the U.S. “Needs” Greenland—Europe Should Take Him at His Word
My latest...
My latest...
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"US is in breach of the United Nations charter Article 2(4) and has committed the crime of aggression. UN can impose sanctions which US can avoid by vetoing it. It is likely it will fall to Keir Starmer to stand up for the Nuremberg principles, to condemn Trump."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Is there any legal justification for the US attack on Venezuela?
International law experts expect Washington to claim self-defence and face little serious pushback
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:50 PM
"US is in breach of the United Nations charter Article 2(4) and has committed the crime of aggression. UN can impose sanctions which US can avoid by vetoing it. It is likely it will fall to Keir Starmer to stand up for the Nuremberg principles, to condemn Trump."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Nazis use lies as a weapon, to switch the roles of victim and attacker.
When Hitler attacked Poland, he claimed it was self defense.
When Putin attacked Ukraine, he claimed it was self defense.
When Trump attacked Venezuela, he claimed it was self defense.
Nazis always blame their victims.
When Hitler attacked Poland, he claimed it was self defense.
When Putin attacked Ukraine, he claimed it was self defense.
When Trump attacked Venezuela, he claimed it was self defense.
Nazis always blame their victims.
January 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Nazis use lies as a weapon, to switch the roles of victim and attacker.
When Hitler attacked Poland, he claimed it was self defense.
When Putin attacked Ukraine, he claimed it was self defense.
When Trump attacked Venezuela, he claimed it was self defense.
Nazis always blame their victims.
When Hitler attacked Poland, he claimed it was self defense.
When Putin attacked Ukraine, he claimed it was self defense.
When Trump attacked Venezuela, he claimed it was self defense.
Nazis always blame their victims.
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NASA's Largest Library To Permanently Close On Jan 2, Books Will Be 'Tossed Away'
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January 2, 2026 at 4:17 AM
NASA's Largest Library To Permanently Close On Jan 2, Books Will Be 'Tossed Away'
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Loser Mike Johnson hopes we forgot about extending ACA tax credits while he was on Christmas vacation.
Let’s make it very clear how wrong he is:
Let’s make it very clear how wrong he is:
Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Loser Mike Johnson hopes we forgot about extending ACA tax credits while he was on Christmas vacation.
Let’s make it very clear how wrong he is:
Let’s make it very clear how wrong he is:
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American who can't see that Trump is guilty of all he's done are blind, willfully ignorant, and indoctrinated by conman Trump, Fox/RW Media, and by Russian trolls. Those who believe lifelong criminal fraud/rapist/pedo/insurrectionist/traitor Trump is innocent are all fools who buy any lies he spews.
Deadline: White House 12/28/25 | 🅼🆂🅽🅱️🅲 Breaking News December 28, 2025
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December 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
American who can't see that Trump is guilty of all he's done are blind, willfully ignorant, and indoctrinated by conman Trump, Fox/RW Media, and by Russian trolls. Those who believe lifelong criminal fraud/rapist/pedo/insurrectionist/traitor Trump is innocent are all fools who buy any lies he spews.
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Another year, another stack of great books to read. PBS News Hour’s Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year. https://to.pbs.org/4oJC81Q
14 best books of 2025, according to these experts
Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year.
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December 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Another year, another stack of great books to read. PBS News Hour’s Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year. https://to.pbs.org/4oJC81Q
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Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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December 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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December 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Be reminded. We have a rapist in the WH. All those in Congress, his Cabinet, & the DOJ who attempt to cover his crimes is complicit. They all deserve consequences. And, most importantly, the survivors deserve justice.
December 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Be reminded. We have a rapist in the WH. All those in Congress, his Cabinet, & the DOJ who attempt to cover his crimes is complicit. They all deserve consequences. And, most importantly, the survivors deserve justice.
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#EmojiSounds - Today's - 🤢 (sickness)
#MusicChallenge
"Fever", Little Willie John
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#MusicChallenge
"Fever", Little Willie John
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Little Willie John - Fever
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December 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
#EmojiSounds - Today's - 🤢 (sickness)
#MusicChallenge
"Fever", Little Willie John
youtu.be/y27vBA68Zyk?...
#MusicChallenge
"Fever", Little Willie John
youtu.be/y27vBA68Zyk?...
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The lecturer in question is our colleague in children’s literature studies. She is a brilliant scholar and from all accounts a gifted teacher.
This ruling is infuriating… at the end of the day, it is our students’ education that will suffer.
This ruling is infuriating… at the end of the day, it is our students’ education that will suffer.
Texas A&M University will not reinstate a lecturer who was fired after a video of her teaching about gender identity in a children’s literature class went viral, despite a faculty appeals panel unanimously concluding that her dismissal was not justified.
Texas A&M won’t reinstate fired lecturer despite findings
A vice chancellor upheld the firing of Melissa McCoul, seen in a viral video being confronted by a student on her gender identity teachings, saying the termination was done with “good cause.”
www.texastribune.org
December 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The lecturer in question is our colleague in children’s literature studies. She is a brilliant scholar and from all accounts a gifted teacher.
This ruling is infuriating… at the end of the day, it is our students’ education that will suffer.
This ruling is infuriating… at the end of the day, it is our students’ education that will suffer.