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This is the government and cruelty so many voted for.

Because they don’t believe these victims are human.
Monstrous:

"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying....The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours."
ICE arrested a 6-year-old boy with leukemia at immigration court. His family is suing.
A Honduran mother and her two children — ages 6 and 9 — sued the Trump administration over their arrest at Los Angeles Immigration Court, the first lawsuit challenging the arrests of children under a ...
www.tpr.org
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Banger column by David Brooks

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/o...
Opinion | I’m Normally a Mild Guy. Here’s What’s Pushed Me Over the Edge.
www.nytimes.com
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#booksky #30daybookchallenge

I thought I'd add one more book to the 30 day challenge--the book I wish people would read now.

The Fifth Risk - Michael Lewis

Lewis talks to federal employees to see what they do--and it is surprisingly emotional and beautiful.
April 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Day 30: The book I'm reading now.
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
April 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Day 29: A book cover I love.
Woodhouse's Scrub Jays are a glorious bird.
April 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Day 28: A classic novel I still intend to read
I read The Moonstone recently--so The Woman in White should be up soon.
April 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Day 27: A book I read every year.
This is one of the books I teach every year...
The Light Princess by George MacDonald
April 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Day 26: A biography everyone should read
This is a highly underrated, though little known, autobiography of life in North Texas.
April 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Day 25: A villain that I actually love.
This one stumped me, but maybe Shylock.
March 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Day 24: A collaboration by 2 or more authors

I evidently am not a big fan of collaborations because I have few to choose between, but one of my all-time favorite volumes of poetry is a collaboration.

Ted Kooser and Jim Harrison's Braided Creek
March 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Day 23: A book quote you know by heart.

It seems I have a lot of lines from Wendell Berry down.
March 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Day 21: An anthology I love.

I love all of the "Good Poems" anthologies.
March 21, 2025 at 2:22 AM