Gayle
@gamartin.bsky.social
I’m a retired Public School English teacher and co-founder of the (literally) nonprofit Free to Read Rochester. I spend my time poking wool with a needle to make things no one needs while listening to books about murder.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 3/20
Day 3/20
December 8, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 3/20
Day 3/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 2/20
Day 2/20
December 6, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 2/20
Day 2/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 1/20
Day 1/20
December 5, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 1/20
Day 1/20
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Just ran into my first person who said “Trump can’t do that because the Constitution says…”
My friend, the Constitution is a piece of paper that lacks enforcement power. The way you uphold the Constitution is to not elect people who will violate it.
My friend, the Constitution is a piece of paper that lacks enforcement power. The way you uphold the Constitution is to not elect people who will violate it.
November 18, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Just ran into my first person who said “Trump can’t do that because the Constitution says…”
My friend, the Constitution is a piece of paper that lacks enforcement power. The way you uphold the Constitution is to not elect people who will violate it.
My friend, the Constitution is a piece of paper that lacks enforcement power. The way you uphold the Constitution is to not elect people who will violate it.
Just finished Liane Moriarty’s latest. A character in it kept a OGT journal—one good thing from each day. Seems like a great idea right now. So here’s mine for today:
I had an orange tootsie pop for lunch dessert. Also, lunch dessert.
I had an orange tootsie pop for lunch dessert. Also, lunch dessert.
November 19, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Just finished Liane Moriarty’s latest. A character in it kept a OGT journal—one good thing from each day. Seems like a great idea right now. So here’s mine for today:
I had an orange tootsie pop for lunch dessert. Also, lunch dessert.
I had an orange tootsie pop for lunch dessert. Also, lunch dessert.
Reposted by Gayle
20 mostly white private academies, all founded in the 1960s and 1970s, brought in more than $20 million from North Carolina in the past three years alone.
None reflected the demographics of their communities. Few even came close.
None reflected the demographics of their communities. Few even came close.
Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-sty...
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November 18, 2024 at 11:14 PM
20 mostly white private academies, all founded in the 1960s and 1970s, brought in more than $20 million from North Carolina in the past three years alone.
None reflected the demographics of their communities. Few even came close.
None reflected the demographics of their communities. Few even came close.
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So, I’m new here. I’m expecting all rainbows and kittens…cuz that’s what I can handle right now.
November 17, 2024 at 3:09 AM
So, I’m new here. I’m expecting all rainbows and kittens…cuz that’s what I can handle right now.