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in order to be my follower on here you gotta have a library card them’s the rules I don’t make them!!!
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White man has opinions about the Black Panther Party and their Free Breakfast for Children program, which we have to thank for Congress's school breakfast program that feeds over 14 million American kids ever day.
December 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
White man has opinions about the Black Panther Party and their Free Breakfast for Children program, which we have to thank for Congress's school breakfast program that feeds over 14 million American kids ever day.
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Side note: Sinatra’s mom Natalina “Dolly” Garaventa, a midwife by trade, ran an underground free abortion clinic, chained herself to a fence to fight for women’s suffrage and was an extremely influential organizer for the Democratic Party
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Side note: Sinatra’s mom Natalina “Dolly” Garaventa, a midwife by trade, ran an underground free abortion clinic, chained herself to a fence to fight for women’s suffrage and was an extremely influential organizer for the Democratic Party
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
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More festive neighborhood decorations!
December 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
More festive neighborhood decorations!
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Gift link to my argument in favor of teaching works of "serious literary value" in public schools: slate.com/life/2025/05...
This Year, We All Realized That Kids Aren’t Reading Books in School. Only the Right Is Offering a Solution.
Common Core and the College Board are my enemies. But the classical education movement is not my friend.
slate.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Gift link to my argument in favor of teaching works of "serious literary value" in public schools: slate.com/life/2025/05...
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"Every teacher I had ever known had given up on me when I was free. Who would teach me now that I was in chains?" —Hugh Williams Jr.
Free Books - Hugh Williams, Jr., & Katy Ryan - Inquest
Programs that send literature to incarcerated people provide a vital lifeline, facilitating personal growth and imaginative escape.
inquest.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"Every teacher I had ever known had given up on me when I was free. Who would teach me now that I was in chains?" —Hugh Williams Jr.
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You can use your FSA to buy allergy meds, wound care supplies, TENS units, massage guns … find out your balance and HELP SOMEBODY IN NEED
Americans leave more than $4 billion in flexible-spending accounts each year, money that goes straight back to their employers. What can you do with money that is about to expire? Here are some tips.
It’s Time to Spend Your FSA Money Before Your Employer Gets What’s Left
About half of Americans with FSA accounts let some money expire, with the average amount forfeited at more than $400.
on.wsj.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
You can use your FSA to buy allergy meds, wound care supplies, TENS units, massage guns … find out your balance and HELP SOMEBODY IN NEED
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sometimes poorly written books get popular and i have to take a deep breath and remind myself “well it can’t be worse than reading tweets”
December 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
sometimes poorly written books get popular and i have to take a deep breath and remind myself “well it can’t be worse than reading tweets”
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I was really charmed by this SF librarian's quest to bring vinyl records to her students, and I hope you are too! www.coyotemedia.org/a-bay-area-l...
A Bay Area Librarian Is Using Vintage Vinyl to Show Tweens Where Music Comes From
Gina Cargas reached out to the community about collecting records for her middle school students. The response was overwhelming.
www.coyotemedia.org
December 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I was really charmed by this SF librarian's quest to bring vinyl records to her students, and I hope you are too! www.coyotemedia.org/a-bay-area-l...
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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People's Tech Project is recruiting for a Philly-based campaign manager to lead their work against data centers! peoplestechproject.org/join-the-peo...
Join the People’s Tech team! - People's Tech Project
Join the People's Tech team! APPLY HERE Campaign Manager People’s Tech Project seeks an experienced campaign manager to lead a fight to stop a data center tentatively proposed in a low-income Black, i...
peoplestechproject.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
People's Tech Project is recruiting for a Philly-based campaign manager to lead their work against data centers! peoplestechproject.org/join-the-peo...
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If I won the lottery I wouldn’t tell anyone but there would be signs.
(NY Botanical)
(NY Botanical)
December 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
If I won the lottery I wouldn’t tell anyone but there would be signs.
(NY Botanical)
(NY Botanical)
still my king!!!
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:36 AM
still my king!!!
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The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition, which it has sought since 1888. Tribal leaders were moved to tears after President Trump signed the measure. n.pr/3L95mJU
North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe receives full federal recognition after 137-year effort
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition, which it has sought since 1888. Tribal leaders were moved to tears after President Trump signed the measure.
n.pr
December 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition, which it has sought since 1888. Tribal leaders were moved to tears after President Trump signed the measure. n.pr/3L95mJU
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welcome home to your parents’ house, the channels are Yellowstone, masterpiece mystery, and Jimmy fallon, btw someone from your high school died in a real weird way
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 AM
welcome home to your parents’ house, the channels are Yellowstone, masterpiece mystery, and Jimmy fallon, btw someone from your high school died in a real weird way
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New Illustration: "We Beat 'Em Before..."
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
December 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
New Illustration: "We Beat 'Em Before..."
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
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periodically I'll see a backlash that goes a little too far or seems kinda unfair. i never say anything because i think we need to be kinda unhinged and zealous in our response to this shit. I'd take an honest-to-God crusade against this stuff over letting it proliferate.
December 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
periodically I'll see a backlash that goes a little too far or seems kinda unfair. i never say anything because i think we need to be kinda unhinged and zealous in our response to this shit. I'd take an honest-to-God crusade against this stuff over letting it proliferate.
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My response to anything over the next two weeks
December 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My response to anything over the next two weeks
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A podcast asked me to record a voice note about my prediction for 2026 and here it is.
December 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A podcast asked me to record a voice note about my prediction for 2026 and here it is.
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If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
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I'll bet someone has already made something like this but heading into the new year, it would be great to have something like a guide to affordable art where people looking for illustrators, designers, artists could search for people to hire. I know that I am always looking to work with artists.
December 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I'll bet someone has already made something like this but heading into the new year, it would be great to have something like a guide to affordable art where people looking for illustrators, designers, artists could search for people to hire. I know that I am always looking to work with artists.
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Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
just watched the 4th train come south bound for the BSL… and no north bound trains. septa!!!!!!!!!! W H Y
December 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
just watched the 4th train come south bound for the BSL… and no north bound trains. septa!!!!!!!!!! W H Y
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“I miss blockbuster video” the library has every dvd totally untouched and I never see you there
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“I miss blockbuster video” the library has every dvd totally untouched and I never see you there