Jeffrey Westhoff
@jeffreywesthoff.bsky.social
I sing. I dance. I write. I've won awards for two of those things.
Author of "From Wonderland, With Love" and "The Boy Who Knew Too Much."
Author of "From Wonderland, With Love" and "The Boy Who Knew Too Much."
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The Boy Who Knew Too Much | Ringtale
Signed paperback copy of The Boy Who Knew Too Much.Pre-Order U.S. Only For Brian Parker, spy novels were an escape. Now they're a survival guide. On a high school trip to Europe, Brian and his best fr...
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The countdown has begun! The 10th anniversary edition of "The Boy Who Knew Too Much" - featuring a stunning new cover and an introduction by the author (me) - will be published Nov. 18. That's less than a month away!
You can pre-order an autographed copy directly from @ringtalebooks.bsky.social.
You can pre-order an autographed copy directly from @ringtalebooks.bsky.social.
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Help support libraries! We made it easy here- www.speakupforlibraries.us
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Help support libraries! We made it easy here- www.speakupforlibraries.us
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My youngest goes to Lane Tech, where parents and teachers have been having to patrol the perimeter to protect students. You wonder if dragging a caregiver out of a daycare screaming, in full view of small children, was just too unimaginably ghoulish to anticipate and prepare for.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
My youngest goes to Lane Tech, where parents and teachers have been having to patrol the perimeter to protect students. You wonder if dragging a caregiver out of a daycare screaming, in full view of small children, was just too unimaginably ghoulish to anticipate and prepare for.
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Chicago all day every day now. I'm not even sure the rest of the country realizes what it's like here now.
My youngest goes to Lane Tech, where parents and teachers have been having to patrol the perimeter to protect students. You wonder if dragging a caregiver out of a daycare screaming, in full view of small children, was just too unimaginably ghoulish to anticipate and prepare for.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Chicago all day every day now. I'm not even sure the rest of the country realizes what it's like here now.
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AOC: I have to tell you, in my traveling across the country, I am hearing and have been seeing consistent things from everyday people. And it is that they are terrified, they are frustrated, they are angry, and they are shocked by a president violating the values that we hold dear
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
AOC: I have to tell you, in my traveling across the country, I am hearing and have been seeing consistent things from everyday people. And it is that they are terrified, they are frustrated, they are angry, and they are shocked by a president violating the values that we hold dear
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AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
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This account will be equal parts hopeful and gloating for the rest of the evening. To that end: Pour one out for the pile of NYC billionaire money that was utterly incinerated tonight!
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This account will be equal parts hopeful and gloating for the rest of the evening. To that end: Pour one out for the pile of NYC billionaire money that was utterly incinerated tonight!
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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People on X are having a melt down, but here it’s nothing but celebration! 🥳
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
People on X are having a melt down, but here it’s nothing but celebration! 🥳
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L.A. area peeps! I will be introducing a screening of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (and signing stuff*), January 27, 2026, at the Culver Theater, Culver City.
web.theculvertheater.com/films/From-C...
(*no book sales at event, but I will sign what you bring)
A "To Live and Let Die in LA" event.
web.theculvertheater.com/films/From-C...
(*no book sales at event, but I will sign what you bring)
A "To Live and Let Die in LA" event.
November 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
L.A. area peeps! I will be introducing a screening of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (and signing stuff*), January 27, 2026, at the Culver Theater, Culver City.
web.theculvertheater.com/films/From-C...
(*no book sales at event, but I will sign what you bring)
A "To Live and Let Die in LA" event.
web.theculvertheater.com/films/From-C...
(*no book sales at event, but I will sign what you bring)
A "To Live and Let Die in LA" event.
October 29, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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COUNT I
Kat Abughazaleh did, while law enforcement was in heated pursuit, paint what appeared to be the entrance to a cave on a sheer rock wall, causing law enforcement to forcibly bonk into said wall.
COUNT II
The same thing on a different wall, but then a train came out and ran us over???
Kat Abughazaleh did, while law enforcement was in heated pursuit, paint what appeared to be the entrance to a cave on a sheer rock wall, causing law enforcement to forcibly bonk into said wall.
COUNT II
The same thing on a different wall, but then a train came out and ran us over???
October 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
COUNT I
Kat Abughazaleh did, while law enforcement was in heated pursuit, paint what appeared to be the entrance to a cave on a sheer rock wall, causing law enforcement to forcibly bonk into said wall.
COUNT II
The same thing on a different wall, but then a train came out and ran us over???
Kat Abughazaleh did, while law enforcement was in heated pursuit, paint what appeared to be the entrance to a cave on a sheer rock wall, causing law enforcement to forcibly bonk into said wall.
COUNT II
The same thing on a different wall, but then a train came out and ran us over???
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Librarians can be a teacher's greatest ally.
How Librarians Can Support Teachers
Librarians can be a teacher's greatest ally.
buff.ly
October 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Librarians can be a teacher's greatest ally.
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"'I had not!' cried the Mouse, sharply and very angrily."
October 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"'I had not!' cried the Mouse, sharply and very angrily."
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Trump is obsessed with Letitia James because she prosecuted him in 2022.
He’s obsessed with Rosie O’Donnell because she insulted him in 2006.
Can you imagine if someone ever tried to shoot him? He’d never shut up about it.
He’s obsessed with Rosie O’Donnell because she insulted him in 2006.
Can you imagine if someone ever tried to shoot him? He’d never shut up about it.
October 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Trump is obsessed with Letitia James because she prosecuted him in 2022.
He’s obsessed with Rosie O’Donnell because she insulted him in 2006.
Can you imagine if someone ever tried to shoot him? He’d never shut up about it.
He’s obsessed with Rosie O’Donnell because she insulted him in 2006.
Can you imagine if someone ever tried to shoot him? He’d never shut up about it.
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It was high time to go, for the pool was getting crowded with birds and animals that had fallen into it.
October 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
It was high time to go, for the pool was getting crowded with birds and animals that had fallen into it.
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The vintage movie venue was destroyed this week as part of the Trump administration's plan to build a new $300 million ballroom. Former President Bill Clinton called it the office's "best perk." n.pr/4oAgPQC
The White House movie theater demolition ends a storied era in presidential history
The vintage movie venue was destroyed this week as part of the Trump administration's plan to build a new $300 million ballroom. Former President Bill Clinton called it the office's "best perk."
n.pr
October 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The vintage movie venue was destroyed this week as part of the Trump administration's plan to build a new $300 million ballroom. Former President Bill Clinton called it the office's "best perk." n.pr/4oAgPQC
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Want to improve your short-term memory? Try doing more puzzles!
action.everylibrary.org/puzzles_at_t...
action.everylibrary.org/puzzles_at_t...
Puzzles at the Library Support Cognitive Health
Want to improve your short-term memory? Try doing more puzzles!
action.everylibrary.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Want to improve your short-term memory? Try doing more puzzles!
action.everylibrary.org/puzzles_at_t...
action.everylibrary.org/puzzles_at_t...
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Wishing the best to the new owner. Such architectural jewels must be preserved for the benefit of the communities where they stand.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/24/h...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/24/h...
Historic Portage Theater Has A New Owner Who Plans To Revive It As A Community Space
Chris Bauman, founder of the Avondale Music Hall and partial owner of the Patio Theater, bought the theater and wants to create a "community center" that hosts concerts, film screenings, indoor market...
blockclubchicago.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Wishing the best to the new owner. Such architectural jewels must be preserved for the benefit of the communities where they stand.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/24/h...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/24/h...
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Holy fucking shit!! The East Wing is gone. It’s fucking gone.
October 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Holy fucking shit!! The East Wing is gone. It’s fucking gone.
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Big Tech oligarchs are coming for your job.
Jeff Bezos will be replacing 600,000 jobs at Amazon with robots. His vision: fully automate operations.
Amazon's not alone. That's the direction of every major corporation.
AI & robotics must benefit workers, not the top 1%.
Jeff Bezos will be replacing 600,000 jobs at Amazon with robots. His vision: fully automate operations.
Amazon's not alone. That's the direction of every major corporation.
AI & robotics must benefit workers, not the top 1%.
Amazon, the second largest employer in the U.S., aims to replace more than half a million jobs with robots, internal documents show.
Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots
Internal documents show the company that changed how people shop has a far-reaching plan to automate 75 percent of its operations.
nyti.ms
October 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Big Tech oligarchs are coming for your job.
Jeff Bezos will be replacing 600,000 jobs at Amazon with robots. His vision: fully automate operations.
Amazon's not alone. That's the direction of every major corporation.
AI & robotics must benefit workers, not the top 1%.
Jeff Bezos will be replacing 600,000 jobs at Amazon with robots. His vision: fully automate operations.
Amazon's not alone. That's the direction of every major corporation.
AI & robotics must benefit workers, not the top 1%.
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Parisa Salehi, a longtime government watchdog known for uncovering fraud and waste, was abruptly fired by Trump. The administration cited “changing priorities.” Her dismissal is the latest in a sweeping purge of inspectors general.
October 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Parisa Salehi, a longtime government watchdog known for uncovering fraud and waste, was abruptly fired by Trump. The administration cited “changing priorities.” Her dismissal is the latest in a sweeping purge of inspectors general.