Griet van Lente
@grietvl.bsky.social
I rescue children from monsters: MA, Syracuse, BA, UCLA & ; Currently publishing features on child literacy, book deserts, & small town rural Trump Country; tutoring kids who are so not entitled it isn't funny.
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just leaving this right here for no reason at all
September 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
just leaving this right here for no reason at all
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Come on down to Aurora People of #Portland, for the Vintage Flea at 21510 Main Street, the Legion Post, and I believe it is sip and shop all over the place, but my sample bourbon white chocolate cashews will be on hand, and the best vintage ever. I'm practically giving it away. Look for Gretch.
April 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Come on down to Aurora People of #Portland, for the Vintage Flea at 21510 Main Street, the Legion Post, and I believe it is sip and shop all over the place, but my sample bourbon white chocolate cashews will be on hand, and the best vintage ever. I'm practically giving it away. Look for Gretch.
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This is a new image from #JWST.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
April 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is a new image from #JWST.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
February 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
@vanhelsingssister.bsky.social
He is cutting medicaide, so they are going to understand now who he is, but they don't get any of the arguments you are echoing. They do get your hate. That's why they voted for him.
He is cutting medicaide, so they are going to understand now who he is, but they don't get any of the arguments you are echoing. They do get your hate. That's why they voted for him.
February 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
@vanhelsingssister.bsky.social
He is cutting medicaide, so they are going to understand now who he is, but they don't get any of the arguments you are echoing. They do get your hate. That's why they voted for him.
He is cutting medicaide, so they are going to understand now who he is, but they don't get any of the arguments you are echoing. They do get your hate. That's why they voted for him.
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Know how powerful you are!
February 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Know how powerful you are!
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On Sat., I sent Democracy Docket subscribers a list of 5 books I've read this year:
Patriot, Alexei Navalny
The Order of the Day, Eric Vuillard
Servants of the Damned, David Enrich
Congress's Constitution, Josh Chafetz
The Word of Dog, Mark Rowlands
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Patriot, Alexei Navalny
The Order of the Day, Eric Vuillard
Servants of the Damned, David Enrich
Congress's Constitution, Josh Chafetz
The Word of Dog, Mark Rowlands
Sign-up: www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...
February 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
On Sat., I sent Democracy Docket subscribers a list of 5 books I've read this year:
Patriot, Alexei Navalny
The Order of the Day, Eric Vuillard
Servants of the Damned, David Enrich
Congress's Constitution, Josh Chafetz
The Word of Dog, Mark Rowlands
Sign-up: www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...
Patriot, Alexei Navalny
The Order of the Day, Eric Vuillard
Servants of the Damned, David Enrich
Congress's Constitution, Josh Chafetz
The Word of Dog, Mark Rowlands
Sign-up: www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Muks is on to Mars and he needs your tax dollars. All of them.
February 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Muks is on to Mars and he needs your tax dollars. All of them.
@vanhelsingssister.bsky.social makingspiritsbright.org/gervais-oreg...
A letter from rural Oregon. How goes it in Trump Country?
A letter from rural Oregon. How goes it in Trump Country?
Keeping Books in Gervais • Making Spirits Bright
Gervais, a rural town in Western Oregon, almost fits the description of a book desert - a place where a community lacks access to books. The residents are fighting hard to make their city something be...
makingspiritsbright.org
February 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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A letter from rural Oregon. How goes it in Trump Country?
A letter from rural Oregon. How goes it in Trump Country?
February 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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JUST IN:
Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
JUST IN:
Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
@vanhelsingssister.bsky.social
Book dessserts in Rural Oregon: Please comment
makingspiritsbright.org/gervais-oreg...
Book dessserts in Rural Oregon: Please comment
makingspiritsbright.org/gervais-oreg...
Keeping Books in Gervais • Making Spirits Bright
Gervais, a rural town in Western Oregon, almost fits the description of a book desert - a place where a community lacks access to books. The residents are fighting hard to make their city something be...
makingspiritsbright.org
February 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
@vanhelsingssister.bsky.social
Book dessserts in Rural Oregon: Please comment
makingspiritsbright.org/gervais-oreg...
Book dessserts in Rural Oregon: Please comment
makingspiritsbright.org/gervais-oreg...
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The idea of going to Mars was arguably first promulgated by Wernher von Braun a nazi (literal) aerospace engineer The US brought him over during Operation Paperclip to help the US in the space race.
February 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The idea of going to Mars was arguably first promulgated by Wernher von Braun a nazi (literal) aerospace engineer The US brought him over during Operation Paperclip to help the US in the space race.
@vanhelsingssister.bsky.social
Here is my essay about a book dessert in rural Orgon. I'm driving up readership of this great non profit for literacy among poor kids. Please comment. #literacy #bookdessert #poverty #libraryies #censorship
makingspiritsbright.org/gervais-oreg...
Here is my essay about a book dessert in rural Orgon. I'm driving up readership of this great non profit for literacy among poor kids. Please comment. #literacy #bookdessert #poverty #libraryies #censorship
makingspiritsbright.org/gervais-oreg...
Keeping Books in Gervais • Making Spirits Bright
Gervais, a rural town in Western Oregon, almost fits the description of a book desert - a place where a community lacks access to books. The residents are fighting hard to make their city something be...
makingspiritsbright.org
February 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
@vanhelsingssister.bsky.social
Here is my essay about a book dessert in rural Orgon. I'm driving up readership of this great non profit for literacy among poor kids. Please comment. #literacy #bookdessert #poverty #libraryies #censorship
makingspiritsbright.org/gervais-oreg...
Here is my essay about a book dessert in rural Orgon. I'm driving up readership of this great non profit for literacy among poor kids. Please comment. #literacy #bookdessert #poverty #libraryies #censorship
makingspiritsbright.org/gervais-oreg...
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This kept popping up as a suggestion. So, I decided to watch it. This video is uncomfortable but has a lot of truthful reality. There is no mention of the environment or climate collapse. Economic collapse is just one piece of the #metacrisis (I hate the title BTW.) 1/
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"What's Coming Is WORSE Than A Recession" — Richard Wolff's Last WARNING
YouTube video by FREENVESTING
youtu.be
February 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This kept popping up as a suggestion. So, I decided to watch it. This video is uncomfortable but has a lot of truthful reality. There is no mention of the environment or climate collapse. Economic collapse is just one piece of the #metacrisis (I hate the title BTW.) 1/
youtu.be/eVAQoLZKSRw?...
youtu.be/eVAQoLZKSRw?...
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The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
@vanhelsingssister.bsky.social
RE: Book Desserts in Poor Communities. I'm driving this issue. Please leave a reply on the site. #bookdesserts #Education #Books #Editors #Literacy #poverty #oregon #Schools
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RE: Book Desserts in Poor Communities. I'm driving this issue. Please leave a reply on the site. #bookdesserts #Education #Books #Editors #Literacy #poverty #oregon #Schools
makingspiritsbright.org/gervais-oreg...
Keeping Books in Gervais • Making Spirits Bright
Gervais, a rural town in Western Oregon, almost fits the description of a book desert - a place where a community lacks access to books. The residents are fighting hard to make their city something be...
makingspiritsbright.org
February 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
@vanhelsingssister.bsky.social
RE: Book Desserts in Poor Communities. I'm driving this issue. Please leave a reply on the site. #bookdesserts #Education #Books #Editors #Literacy #poverty #oregon #Schools
makingspiritsbright.org/gervais-oreg...
RE: Book Desserts in Poor Communities. I'm driving this issue. Please leave a reply on the site. #bookdesserts #Education #Books #Editors #Literacy #poverty #oregon #Schools
makingspiritsbright.org/gervais-oreg...