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"She exhausts easily under the pressure to be interesting."
Breast cancer survivor. Knitter.
I ❤️ libraries.
Breast cancer survivor. Knitter.
I ❤️ libraries.
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On Jan. 28, 1813, the novel “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen was first published, anonymously, in London.
Today in History: ‘Pride and Prejudice’ published
On Jan. 28, 1813, the novel “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen was first published, anonymously, in London.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:35 AM
On Jan. 28, 1813, the novel “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen was first published, anonymously, in London.
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Kinda interesting that the two bldgs that Robert Johnson recorded in (1936 & 37) are still standing. Gunter Hotel in San Antonio and the Vitagraph/WB Building at 508 Park Ave in Dallas.
January 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Kinda interesting that the two bldgs that Robert Johnson recorded in (1936 & 37) are still standing. Gunter Hotel in San Antonio and the Vitagraph/WB Building at 508 Park Ave in Dallas.
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Frog and Toad looked into a mirror.
“We look brave,” said Frog.
“Yes, but are we?” asked Toad.
“We look brave,” said Frog.
“Yes, but are we?” asked Toad.
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Frog and Toad looked into a mirror.
“We look brave,” said Frog.
“Yes, but are we?” asked Toad.
“We look brave,” said Frog.
“Yes, but are we?” asked Toad.
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An incredibly moving @theguardian.com country diary today by @amyjanebeer.bsky.social about how birds can bring comfort in moments of loss.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: In my moment of loss, birds came like gifts | Amy-Jane Beer
Ripon City Wetlands and Welburn, North Yorkshire: First a starling and then a robin arrived like visitations. I am truly grateful for them both
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:03 AM
An incredibly moving @theguardian.com country diary today by @amyjanebeer.bsky.social about how birds can bring comfort in moments of loss.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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Renée Watson’s "Heartbook” Wins Newbery Medal
This one was special to Watson, who spoke with SLJ about the Newbery recognition.
www.slj.com/story/newsfe...
This one was special to Watson, who spoke with SLJ about the Newbery recognition.
www.slj.com/story/newsfe...
Renée Watson’s "Heartbook” Wins Newbery Medal
As she dealt with grief herself, Watson wrote All the Blues in the Sky to give readers permission to feel all of the emotions related with loss and help them cope with it.
www.slj.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Renée Watson’s "Heartbook” Wins Newbery Medal
This one was special to Watson, who spoke with SLJ about the Newbery recognition.
www.slj.com/story/newsfe...
This one was special to Watson, who spoke with SLJ about the Newbery recognition.
www.slj.com/story/newsfe...
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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[watching through military binoculars as orange slices are handed out to kids between halves at pee wee soccer]
This is PROFESSIONAL grade logistics. Look at the matching uniforms. Look at the coordination. Someone is BANKROLLING this operation.
[retreats using a series of elaborate rolls]
This is PROFESSIONAL grade logistics. Look at the matching uniforms. Look at the coordination. Someone is BANKROLLING this operation.
[retreats using a series of elaborate rolls]
January 26, 2026 at 7:14 PM
[watching through military binoculars as orange slices are handed out to kids between halves at pee wee soccer]
This is PROFESSIONAL grade logistics. Look at the matching uniforms. Look at the coordination. Someone is BANKROLLING this operation.
[retreats using a series of elaborate rolls]
This is PROFESSIONAL grade logistics. Look at the matching uniforms. Look at the coordination. Someone is BANKROLLING this operation.
[retreats using a series of elaborate rolls]
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Renée Watson wins the Newbery! She is a treasure and so is this book. I just gifted it to a young reader friend. It's a book in verse, so accessible, about grief.
January 26, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Renée Watson wins the Newbery! She is a treasure and so is this book. I just gifted it to a young reader friend. It's a book in verse, so accessible, about grief.
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A stark moment in this morning's hearing in Minnesota when an attorney for the state is staying this:
Carter: If this is not stopped, right here, right now, I don't think anyone who is seriously looking at this can have much faith in how our republic is going to go in the future.
January 26, 2026 at 4:12 PM
A stark moment in this morning's hearing in Minnesota when an attorney for the state is staying this:
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If you need some joy on your feed today, i HIGHLY recommend following the #ALAYMA tag when the awards start because it's going to be the biggest book nerds you know just celebrating the best reads for kids 😭❤️
The annual announcement of the American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards is the biggest event of the year in the world of children’s publishing. Join us Monday, January 26, at 10:00 AM CT for the livestream.
📺at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
ilovelibraries.org/article/join...
📺at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
ilovelibraries.org/article/join...
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM
If you need some joy on your feed today, i HIGHLY recommend following the #ALAYMA tag when the awards start because it's going to be the biggest book nerds you know just celebrating the best reads for kids 😭❤️
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People aren't just being released out the door like this. Volunteers drive around and check the parks and areas around Whipple because ICE is just dumping people hoping no one sees
January 26, 2026 at 1:54 AM
People aren't just being released out the door like this. Volunteers drive around and check the parks and areas around Whipple because ICE is just dumping people hoping no one sees
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People at taken to Whipple are released into the cold in whatever they were wearing without their phones and IDs. Volunteers meet them at release (or find them left in parks and the woods) get them a burner, warm clothes, food, a ride home, etc
(GFM in next post)
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(GFM in next post)
www.instagram.com/reel/DTzJde9...
January 26, 2026 at 1:39 AM
People at taken to Whipple are released into the cold in whatever they were wearing without their phones and IDs. Volunteers meet them at release (or find them left in parks and the woods) get them a burner, warm clothes, food, a ride home, etc
(GFM in next post)
www.instagram.com/reel/DTzJde9...
(GFM in next post)
www.instagram.com/reel/DTzJde9...
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It really speaks to the disdain that people give to care work when they think 'Things that carers think about and organise every day of their lives' are 'Professional grade logistics.'
January 25, 2026 at 9:53 PM
It really speaks to the disdain that people give to care work when they think 'Things that carers think about and organise every day of their lives' are 'Professional grade logistics.'
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The president should be impeached and convicted, as should everyone responsible for these outrages. ICE should be disbanded. So should the Department of Homeland Security. And the people who have killed should be investigated and brought before judges and juries.
We have to see the logic of the killings as well as the killings themselves. The horror is a truth in itself. But it is also a sign of a political logic, one known from the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century.
snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
Lies and Lawlessness
The Camps, the Executions, and the Future
snyder.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The president should be impeached and convicted, as should everyone responsible for these outrages. ICE should be disbanded. So should the Department of Homeland Security. And the people who have killed should be investigated and brought before judges and juries.
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Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.
January 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.
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BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
January 25, 2026 at 2:32 AM
BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
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I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
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YOUR PHONE CALLS TO THE SENATE ARE WORKING. KEEP CALLING.
202–224-3121
Three Democrats who previously broke with the party and voted with the GOP are now saying they will not vote for the bill. That’s enough for the bill to be unpassable right now.
202–224-3121
Three Democrats who previously broke with the party and voted with the GOP are now saying they will not vote for the bill. That’s enough for the bill to be unpassable right now.
DHS funding bill faces new Senate hurdles after another person killed in Minneapolis
Some Democrats who voted for recent funding bills said they'll vote against any DHS bill without restrictions on enforcement operations. The deadline to avert a shutdown is Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
YOUR PHONE CALLS TO THE SENATE ARE WORKING. KEEP CALLING.
202–224-3121
Three Democrats who previously broke with the party and voted with the GOP are now saying they will not vote for the bill. That’s enough for the bill to be unpassable right now.
202–224-3121
Three Democrats who previously broke with the party and voted with the GOP are now saying they will not vote for the bill. That’s enough for the bill to be unpassable right now.
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I truly understand the pleas for ICE to leave Minnesota. But leaving MN to go terrorize other states isn’t what anyone wants.
ICE/DHS is kidnapping and murdering people in the streets AND IN DETENTION CENTERS.
Abolishing ICE - and holding its leaders & agents accountable- is the absolute minimum.
ICE/DHS is kidnapping and murdering people in the streets AND IN DETENTION CENTERS.
Abolishing ICE - and holding its leaders & agents accountable- is the absolute minimum.
January 25, 2026 at 1:50 AM
I truly understand the pleas for ICE to leave Minnesota. But leaving MN to go terrorize other states isn’t what anyone wants.
ICE/DHS is kidnapping and murdering people in the streets AND IN DETENTION CENTERS.
Abolishing ICE - and holding its leaders & agents accountable- is the absolute minimum.
ICE/DHS is kidnapping and murdering people in the streets AND IN DETENTION CENTERS.
Abolishing ICE - and holding its leaders & agents accountable- is the absolute minimum.
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For those who haven’t seen it yet, a heartbreaking statement from the victim’s parents.
January 25, 2026 at 2:20 AM
For those who haven’t seen it yet, a heartbreaking statement from the victim’s parents.
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I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
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You can get details from this thread without watching any video
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:15 PM
You can get details from this thread without watching any video
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Settings > Content and Media > Autoplay Video and GIFs
Turn it off, now.
Turn it off, now.
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Settings > Content and Media > Autoplay Video and GIFs
Turn it off, now.
Turn it off, now.