Cathy McCarthy
@quietnite9398.bsky.social
High School librarian and AP Sem and Research teacher
Level 36 Pokemon Go master
Obsessed Animal Crossing
New Horizons Island dweller
Lifelong Springsteen fan and Jersey girl
I read like it’s my job and love with my whole heart.
Level 36 Pokemon Go master
Obsessed Animal Crossing
New Horizons Island dweller
Lifelong Springsteen fan and Jersey girl
I read like it’s my job and love with my whole heart.
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As of today, there are more kids infected with measles than there are trans athletes playing in college sports in the U.S.
March 9, 2025 at 2:33 AM
As of today, there are more kids infected with measles than there are trans athletes playing in college sports in the U.S.
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it was bad when the worst poster on my favorite website bought that website and made it terrible but it has been worse having that person also buy my country that i live in
February 16, 2025 at 4:50 AM
it was bad when the worst poster on my favorite website bought that website and made it terrible but it has been worse having that person also buy my country that i live in
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Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
November 28, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
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Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Adaptation planner: can this cup be transformed into a self-rising floodwall by 2040? And who will pay for it?
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Adaptation planner: can this cup be transformed into a self-rising floodwall by 2040? And who will pay for it?
November 24, 2024 at 7:27 AM
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Adaptation planner: can this cup be transformed into a self-rising floodwall by 2040? And who will pay for it?
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Adaptation planner: can this cup be transformed into a self-rising floodwall by 2040? And who will pay for it?
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It's weird that Looking for Alaska is the second-most banned book in the U.S., and mostly challenged by evangelical Christians, because the novel is about Radical Hope and how forgiveness is available to all people at all times, which are Christian concepts I wrote about because I'm a Christian.
November 22, 2024 at 12:41 PM
It's weird that Looking for Alaska is the second-most banned book in the U.S., and mostly challenged by evangelical Christians, because the novel is about Radical Hope and how forgiveness is available to all people at all times, which are Christian concepts I wrote about because I'm a Christian.
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Hank Green is so ambitious. It's exhausting. My life is like being the co-author of the Federalist Papers.
I'm all like, "John Jay got sick after writing five."
And Hank's like, "HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER FIFTY ONE."
I'm all like, "John Jay got sick after writing five."
And Hank's like, "HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER FIFTY ONE."
November 20, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Hank Green is so ambitious. It's exhausting. My life is like being the co-author of the Federalist Papers.
I'm all like, "John Jay got sick after writing five."
And Hank's like, "HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER FIFTY ONE."
I'm all like, "John Jay got sick after writing five."
And Hank's like, "HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER FIFTY ONE."
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‘We all know our party is full of rapists and pedophiles so if you don’t let my second favorite rapist pedophile take the spot atop our entire justice system, I’ll tell everyone about all of you other rapist pedophiles.’
— Marge Greene
— Marge Greene
November 19, 2024 at 10:23 PM
‘We all know our party is full of rapists and pedophiles so if you don’t let my second favorite rapist pedophile take the spot atop our entire justice system, I’ll tell everyone about all of you other rapist pedophiles.’
— Marge Greene
— Marge Greene
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Look them in the eye and don't let them look away. I aspire to this level of "fuck you" in my life. Rock on, Stevie.
it's 27 years later and yes i'm still thinking about the way stevie and lindsey scream at each other at the end of "silver springs" during fleetwood mac's the dance tour (1997), and how this is still the most married and divorced it's possible for any two people to be
November 18, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Look them in the eye and don't let them look away. I aspire to this level of "fuck you" in my life. Rock on, Stevie.
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But don’t worry. Oklahoma is buying thousands of Bibles for their public schools.
November 17, 2024 at 4:37 PM
But don’t worry. Oklahoma is buying thousands of Bibles for their public schools.
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Yes.
Peter Gabriel - Red Rain
YouTube video by Peter Gabriel
m.youtube.com
November 17, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Yes.
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Release the Gaetz report.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
November 17, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Release the Gaetz report.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
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Hello all. Librarian here wanting freedom to read for all.
November 16, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Hello all. Librarian here wanting freedom to read for all.
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The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky
November 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM
The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky
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NYC is on fire because Eric Adams took a hatchet to the Parks Department budget, firing 51 forestry specialists who remove the dead trees and invasive species most likely to ignite during dry periods.
Eric Adams's Budget Cuts Have Set Up New York City's Parks to Burn
By cutting the exact people meant to keep the city's parks free from fallen, dead trees and keep the forests healthy, the mayor has set up a tinderbox that's already igniting.
hellgatenyc.com
November 16, 2024 at 3:25 PM
NYC is on fire because Eric Adams took a hatchet to the Parks Department budget, firing 51 forestry specialists who remove the dead trees and invasive species most likely to ignite during dry periods.
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If civil war breaks out, meet me at the library.
November 16, 2024 at 2:27 PM
If civil war breaks out, meet me at the library.
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To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen.
To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies.
To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.”
Octavia E. Butler - Parable of the Talents
To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies.
To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.”
Octavia E. Butler - Parable of the Talents
November 17, 2024 at 3:02 PM
To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen.
To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies.
To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.”
Octavia E. Butler - Parable of the Talents
To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies.
To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.”
Octavia E. Butler - Parable of the Talents
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“Freedom is dangerous, Cory, but it’s precious, too. You can’t throw it away or let it slip away. You can’t sell it for bread and pottage.” - From Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower
Octavia Butler, the prophet.
November 17, 2024 at 2:58 PM
“Freedom is dangerous, Cory, but it’s precious, too. You can’t throw it away or let it slip away. You can’t sell it for bread and pottage.” - From Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower
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You don’t bury an ethics report that would exonerate Trump’s pick.
You don’t skip FBI background checks unless his nominees have something to hide.
See what they’re doing? Please tell me you see what they’re doing.
You don’t skip FBI background checks unless his nominees have something to hide.
See what they’re doing? Please tell me you see what they’re doing.
November 15, 2024 at 10:07 PM
You don’t bury an ethics report that would exonerate Trump’s pick.
You don’t skip FBI background checks unless his nominees have something to hide.
See what they’re doing? Please tell me you see what they’re doing.
You don’t skip FBI background checks unless his nominees have something to hide.
See what they’re doing? Please tell me you see what they’re doing.
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Teacher & librarian friends! I'm working on this year's list of author volunteers who'll be offering Zoom read-alouds for World Read Aloud Day on 2/5/25! It should be ready in a couple of weeks - be sure to follow if you'd like access to the list & please share this post to let your colleagues know!
November 16, 2024 at 2:25 AM
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people are sharing books they’d recommend folks read in ~this moment~ and my essential book recommendations never waiver:
“killing the black body” by dorothy roberts and “at the dark end of the street” by danielle l. mcguire
“killing the black body” by dorothy roberts and “at the dark end of the street” by danielle l. mcguire
November 16, 2024 at 2:32 AM
people are sharing books they’d recommend folks read in ~this moment~ and my essential book recommendations never waiver:
“killing the black body” by dorothy roberts and “at the dark end of the street” by danielle l. mcguire
“killing the black body” by dorothy roberts and “at the dark end of the street” by danielle l. mcguire