Freetime Reading With JP
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I'll be posting snippets from books I'm currently reading in my limited free time. 📖 🥸
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What's everyone's literary opinion that has everyone else saying "Hey! Not cool"?
Mine is James Joyce's writing style was so dreary that it makes it a challenge to fully read his work on the dreary reality that many Irish folks once lived through; it's why I never finished The Dubliners in school.
Mine is James Joyce's writing style was so dreary that it makes it a challenge to fully read his work on the dreary reality that many Irish folks once lived through; it's why I never finished The Dubliners in school.
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Republicans are complicit in Trump’s crimes because it’s their job to hold him accountable and they’re not
December 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Republicans are complicit in Trump’s crimes because it’s their job to hold him accountable and they’re not
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court will hear our case challenging President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship.
The 14th Amendment is clear: Babies born in the U.S. are U.S. citizens. We look forward to seeing the president in court so we can put this matter to rest.
The 14th Amendment is clear: Babies born in the U.S. are U.S. citizens. We look forward to seeing the president in court so we can put this matter to rest.
Supreme Court to Hear High-Stakes Birthright Citizenship Challenge - ACLU of Maine
Immigrants’ rights advocates will argue critical case before the Supreme Court later this term. Courts have uniformly rejected President Trump’s attempts to strip away a core constitutional protection...
www.aclumaine.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court will hear our case challenging President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship.
The 14th Amendment is clear: Babies born in the U.S. are U.S. citizens. We look forward to seeing the president in court so we can put this matter to rest.
The 14th Amendment is clear: Babies born in the U.S. are U.S. citizens. We look forward to seeing the president in court so we can put this matter to rest.
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NEW: The Trump administration sent Head Start employees a six-page list of "prohibited words" for grant applications, including terms like: disabilities, tribal, Black, and women.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
NEW: The Trump administration sent Head Start employees a six-page list of "prohibited words" for grant applications, including terms like: disabilities, tribal, Black, and women.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
The Artic's reduced ability to reflect sunlight back into space has resulted in a feedback loop of hastening ice melt, warming faster. dailygalaxy.com/2025/12/nasa...
NASA’s Latest Discovery Shows Earth is Getting Darker
Earth is getting darker, but why, and what’s next?
dailygalaxy.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The Artic's reduced ability to reflect sunlight back into space has resulted in a feedback loop of hastening ice melt, warming faster. dailygalaxy.com/2025/12/nasa...
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We are OVERJOYED to announce that award-winning librarian and ‘Reading Rainbow’ host @mychal3ts.bsky.social will serve as our 2026 National Library Week honorary chair!
#NationalLibraryWeek will be held April 19-25 with the theme "Find Your Joy."
Read our full announcement: https://bit.ly/4rDSagx
#NationalLibraryWeek will be held April 19-25 with the theme "Find Your Joy."
Read our full announcement: https://bit.ly/4rDSagx
December 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We are OVERJOYED to announce that award-winning librarian and ‘Reading Rainbow’ host @mychal3ts.bsky.social will serve as our 2026 National Library Week honorary chair!
#NationalLibraryWeek will be held April 19-25 with the theme "Find Your Joy."
Read our full announcement: https://bit.ly/4rDSagx
#NationalLibraryWeek will be held April 19-25 with the theme "Find Your Joy."
Read our full announcement: https://bit.ly/4rDSagx
Very good art! 👍
December 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Very good art! 👍
You actually did a superb job for your first time. 👏
I tried drawing with charcoal for the first time and it’s so hard to control. I don’t think I have the patience to draw with charcoal again. I have so much respect for people who have mastered this medium
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 AM
You actually did a superb job for your first time. 👏
Apparently, there is a discussion about pirating books and libraries existing but not everyone having access going on. Not everyone can afford books nor does everyone have access so the piracy angle is an interesting discussion to be had.
I'm not going to weigh in on this one though.
I'm not going to weigh in on this one though.
November 27, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Apparently, there is a discussion about pirating books and libraries existing but not everyone having access going on. Not everyone can afford books nor does everyone have access so the piracy angle is an interesting discussion to be had.
I'm not going to weigh in on this one though.
I'm not going to weigh in on this one though.
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Maybe it’s just my brain chemistry changing, but I’m starting to enjoy books in the way mid-2000’s library propaganda said I would.
November 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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The Coast Guard reversed its 'swastikas aren't all that bad' policy just hours after the Washpost broke the story.
It's both surprising, and good, to see that one government agency these days is capable of being embarrassed, and changing course quickly.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
It's both surprising, and good, to see that one government agency these days is capable of being embarrassed, and changing course quickly.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The Coast Guard reversed its 'swastikas aren't all that bad' policy just hours after the Washpost broke the story.
It's both surprising, and good, to see that one government agency these days is capable of being embarrassed, and changing course quickly.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
It's both surprising, and good, to see that one government agency these days is capable of being embarrassed, and changing course quickly.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Happy Holidays! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% off through January 2nd!
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Happy Holidays! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% off through January 2nd!
People are generally more than a single defining thing as individuals. If you had the opportunity to start a multi-faceted business, what would yours include / offer?
I think I'd want to start a Barnes & Noble style library cafe that offers books, movies, art, & a selection of my specialty dishes.
I think I'd want to start a Barnes & Noble style library cafe that offers books, movies, art, & a selection of my specialty dishes.
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
People are generally more than a single defining thing as individuals. If you had the opportunity to start a multi-faceted business, what would yours include / offer?
I think I'd want to start a Barnes & Noble style library cafe that offers books, movies, art, & a selection of my specialty dishes.
I think I'd want to start a Barnes & Noble style library cafe that offers books, movies, art, & a selection of my specialty dishes.
I have had this book on my wishlist for longer than I want to admit and now that I own a copy I have way too many books ahead of it that also deserve my attention. Hope you enjoy it.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I have had this book on my wishlist for longer than I want to admit and now that I own a copy I have way too many books ahead of it that also deserve my attention. Hope you enjoy it.
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It’s not that we didn’t want the shutdown to end, it’s the fact that millions of people suffered throughout this shutdown and it was for nothing. That’s the most upsetting part.
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It’s not that we didn’t want the shutdown to end, it’s the fact that millions of people suffered throughout this shutdown and it was for nothing. That’s the most upsetting part.
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My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
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The Oxford English Dictionary's perfect description of the current occupant of the White House and Ballroom.
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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NEW: We just filed an amicus brief with other free speech groups urging the Supreme Court to maintain the block on President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago.
Our First Amendment right to protest must be protected.
Our First Amendment right to protest must be protected.
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
NEW: We just filed an amicus brief with other free speech groups urging the Supreme Court to maintain the block on President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago.
Our First Amendment right to protest must be protected.
Our First Amendment right to protest must be protected.
Got our first snow of the season. Followed by rain. ❄️ 🌧 🌊
November 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Got our first snow of the season. Followed by rain. ❄️ 🌧 🌊
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Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons.
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Masked ICE agents put damper on Oak Park Girl Scout food drive: ‘It’s heartbreaking as a mom’
Federal immigration agents were confronted in Oak Park on Saturday morning by residents blowing whistles as local Girl Scouts collect food for local pantries, rattling some girls and their parents.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons.
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Maine’s Amy Allen nominated for songwriting Grammy for work with Sabrina Carpenter and others
Maine’s Amy Allen nominated for songwriting Grammy for work with Sabrina Carpenter and others
Allen, who grew up in Windham and South Portland, was nominated for her work on Carpenter's 'Man's Best Friend' album, as well as work with several other artists. A win in February would give her the ...
www.pressherald.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Maine’s Amy Allen nominated for songwriting Grammy for work with Sabrina Carpenter and others
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Until the end of the government shutdown, our campaign will be donating $2,500 a month to a food pantry in the Ninth District.
And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:
And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Until the end of the government shutdown, our campaign will be donating $2,500 a month to a food pantry in the Ninth District.
And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:
And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same: