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🎉 Today I received full roughs!

KINDNESS GLOWS IN THE DARK is coming along nicely!

The Barefoot Books team is amazing.

#kidlit
August 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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A manatee was recently spotted off the coast of Massachusetts for the first time in almost a decade and scientists want to monitor its condition to see if a rescue is necessary before it succumbs to the cold water or lack of food, they said.
https://to.pbs.org/4lLc5Gp
Scientists on standby to rescue rare manatee sighted in cold New England waters
A manatee was recently spotted off the coast of Massachusetts for the first time in almost a decade and scientists want to monitor its condition to see if a rescue is necessary before it succumbs to the cold water or lack of food, they said Friday.
www.pbs.org
August 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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From The Archives: ‘New York Times’ Issues Apology For Reporting Palestinian Deaths
‘New York Times’ Issues Apology For Reporting Palestinian Deaths
NEW YORK—Claiming that the humanizing of occupied peoples is not what the newspaper stands for, The New York Times issued an apology Tuesday for reporting on Palestinian deaths. “Our thoughtful and ac...
theonion.com
July 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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International Criminal Court judges convicted two leaders of a predominantly Christian rebel group in the Central African Republic of multiple counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity on Thursday.
religionnews.com/2025/07/28/c...
Central African Republic rebels found guilty of war crimes by International Criminal Court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The interreligious violence left thousands dead and displaced hundreds of thousands.
religionnews.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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LEVER TIME: The 8 most insane lines hidden in Trump’s tax bill.

David Sirota, David Dayen & Luke Goldstein look at the tax cut for gun silencers, a reward for Wall Street moguls to fire you & a sculpture garden funded by throwing people off Medicaid.

www.levernews.com/eight-dirty-...
Eight Dirty Tricks Hiding In Trump’s Tax Bill
A vanity sculpture garden? A tax break for online bookies? Incentives for Wall Street to fire you? What actually passed in Trump’s sprawling “Big Beautiful Bill.”
www.levernews.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Zohran Mamdani has come under fire for what his critics perceive as unrealistic policies. But one progressive economist regards him as a model for any politician seeking to counter the rise of right-wing populists.
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June 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Who's afraid of Zohran Mamdani?

- Billionaires

- Pundits paid by billionaires

- People who work at think tanks funded by billionaires

- Politicians bankrolled by billionaires

- Political staffers who work for politicians bankrolled by billionaires
www.levernews.com/whos-afraid-...
Who’s Afraid Of Zohran Mamdani?
The mayoral candidate defeated the master plan for the first time ever — and that’s prompted an elite panic about who gets to control political outcomes.
www.levernews.com
June 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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June 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Bluesky isn’t letting me message but I’d like to add myself and illustrator @mrinali.bsky.social—the first book in our early-reader-in-verse trilogy came out this fall. Thanks!
November 23, 2024 at 10:43 PM
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Anderson Cooper Undergoes Cosmetic Surgery To Look Even More Concerned
April 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Another one for @senschumer and his fellow brave letter writers
April 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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In El Salvador, thousands of innocent people have been detained & held w/out due process for years. But family members are standing up. And on May 1st they march to demand their freedom. Latest episode #StoriesOfResistance podcast by @undertheshadow.bsky.social @globalexchange.bsky.social
Marching against El Salvador’s police state
In El Salvador, thousands of innocent people have been locked up in Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on gangs. But family members are standing up. And on May 1 they march. This is episode 26 of Stories of Res...
therealnews.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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I've been working hard on this for the past few months, working on design and editing, and I am thankful to the Academy for trusting me with such an important event. I can't wait for you all to see it!

What can I say in advance...? I can confidently say Constant Readers will not be disappointed!
TONIGHT!

Poetry & The Creative Mind, the annual fundraising livestream for the Academy of American Poets!

With guest readers: Stephen King, Tony Kushner, Danielle Deadwyler, Morgan Spector, Christine Baranski, and more!

Sign up for free, tell your friends ––and enJOY!!! #NationalPoetryMonth
April 24, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Happy Easter
April 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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April 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Ya pasaron los 100 días: ¿Por qué tanta decepción con el gobierno de JGO?

Te invito a leer esta columna en @EyBoricua

eyboricua.com/opinion/ya-p...
Ya pasaron los 100 días: ¿Por qué tanta decepción con el gobierno de JGO?
A 100 días de su mandato, la gobernadora Jennifer González enfrenta críticas por falta de acción, decisiones controversiales y una
eyboricua.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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"The USA today is not the USA I fought and came close to dying for," says 100-year-old Frank Hartzell, who helped liberate the Nazi concentration camp Mauthausen. His experience offers a warning about the dangers of political extremism:
American liberators of Nazi camps got ‘a lifelong vaccine against extremism’ − their wartime experiences are a warning for today
A historian of the Mauthausen concentration camp says US troops and the Spanish antifascists they freed were united in a common fight against authoritarianism.
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April 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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April 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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If you've ever visited El Morro in Old San Juan during the windiest months, you know the inspiration for this one :-)

May's postcard features an excerpt from "I Got Heaven..." by Garrett Hongo. #nationalpoetrymonth
April 5, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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"For OpenAI to allow users to create Ghibli-styled images is an insult to the artist. It implies that the artist and their intentions do not matter. Only their work and aesthetic do," writes The National's Razmig Bedirian
Studio Ghibli-inspired AI images are going viral, but here's why they shouldn't | The National
OpenAI allowing users to create the viral memes and images in the style of Hayao Miyazaki is an insult to him and his intentions
www.thenationalnews.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Los vídeos inéditos de la Guerra Civil que grabó el magnate Hearst para EEUU y acaban de salir a la luz
Los vídeos inéditos de la Guerra Civil que grabó el magnate Hearst para EEUU y acaban de salir a la luz
La Universidad de California y The Packard Humanities Institute han digitalizado 288 películas grabadas por la corporación del empresario de la prensa norteamericana durante la contienda española que ...
www.eldiario.es
March 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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February 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Fun time back in the 80s
January 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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January 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM