Abbey
@bookscatsntea.bsky.social
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😸 cat mom
📚 Fantasy, YA Fantasy , Sci-Fi
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40
Shy
Social awkward
ISTJ/ISFJ
😸 cat mom
📚 Fantasy, YA Fantasy , Sci-Fi
🖤🩶🤍💜
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Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
Current reads:
📱kindle: The Poet X By Elizabeth Acevedo
📖 physical : Oathbound by Tracy Deonn
#currentreads #booksky📚💙🩵
📱kindle: The Poet X By Elizabeth Acevedo
📖 physical : Oathbound by Tracy Deonn
#currentreads #booksky📚💙🩵
October 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Current reads:
📱kindle: The Poet X By Elizabeth Acevedo
📖 physical : Oathbound by Tracy Deonn
#currentreads #booksky📚💙🩵
📱kindle: The Poet X By Elizabeth Acevedo
📖 physical : Oathbound by Tracy Deonn
#currentreads #booksky📚💙🩵
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The President seems unwell. From his physical symptoms to his visible cognitive decline, the American people deserve clear answers about his ability to serve. I’ve formally called on the White House Physician to provide transparency and the truth about President Trump’s health.
October 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The President seems unwell. From his physical symptoms to his visible cognitive decline, the American people deserve clear answers about his ability to serve. I’ve formally called on the White House Physician to provide transparency and the truth about President Trump’s health.
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The state library system of Hawaii has banned "banned" books displays, enforcing the phrase "freedom to read." Of course, we like that phrase too, but used without context it obscures the problem. You can't win a fight by pretending there isn't a fight
Hawaii library system bans displays that refer to 'Banned Books Week,' rebrands to 'Freedom to Read'
Last week Lani Kawahara, who oversees the young adult section at Kauai’s largest library, set up her annual display to mark Banned Books Week, a national campaign that kicked off Sunday to spotlight…
apnews.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The state library system of Hawaii has banned "banned" books displays, enforcing the phrase "freedom to read." Of course, we like that phrase too, but used without context it obscures the problem. You can't win a fight by pretending there isn't a fight
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Reporting on this Virginia Governor’s debate is tough when Winsome Sears just continues to interrupt and talk over Spanberger.
Reminiscent of Trump 2020 and we saw how well that worked for him…
Reminiscent of Trump 2020 and we saw how well that worked for him…
October 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Reporting on this Virginia Governor’s debate is tough when Winsome Sears just continues to interrupt and talk over Spanberger.
Reminiscent of Trump 2020 and we saw how well that worked for him…
Reminiscent of Trump 2020 and we saw how well that worked for him…
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✨ #ALAVirtual26 SAVE THE DATE for Recharging in Challenging Times, an ALA Virtual Event that will bring ideas, inspiration, and connection to the forefront. Make plans to join us on February 10, 2026. Look for details soon!
October 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
✨ #ALAVirtual26 SAVE THE DATE for Recharging in Challenging Times, an ALA Virtual Event that will bring ideas, inspiration, and connection to the forefront. Make plans to join us on February 10, 2026. Look for details soon!
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“That's not transparency, that’s not due process, that’s not the First Amendment.”
ALA President Sam Helmick tells The Hill that they're hearing stories of superintendents handing librarians a Post-it with book titles then demanding both the Post-it and those books back.
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
ALA President Sam Helmick tells The Hill that they're hearing stories of superintendents handing librarians a Post-it with book titles then demanding both the Post-it and those books back.
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
thehill.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
“That's not transparency, that’s not due process, that’s not the First Amendment.”
ALA President Sam Helmick tells The Hill that they're hearing stories of superintendents handing librarians a Post-it with book titles then demanding both the Post-it and those books back.
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
ALA President Sam Helmick tells The Hill that they're hearing stories of superintendents handing librarians a Post-it with book titles then demanding both the Post-it and those books back.
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
I ordered glasses online which I've never done before. My eye doctor gave me a prescription. I wanted those trendy transclent glasses. But I have a oval shape face . So the kind of square shape glasses are pretty much only ones that look okay on me. (1/2)
September 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I ordered glasses online which I've never done before. My eye doctor gave me a prescription. I wanted those trendy transclent glasses. But I have a oval shape face . So the kind of square shape glasses are pretty much only ones that look okay on me. (1/2)
#Everbowl I'm done with you. 🤦♀️ They removed more stuff from their menu. Pretty much only thing that I eat there. So they get no money from me.
September 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
#Everbowl I'm done with you. 🤦♀️ They removed more stuff from their menu. Pretty much only thing that I eat there. So they get no money from me.
I watched the third and I think fourth episode of season 18 of Criminal Minds(now Criminal Minds Evolution) and Reed came back briefly. So briefly.. like the quickest cameo but it was nice to see MGG as Reed and having a tiny reunion. #criminalmindsevolution
August 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I watched the third and I think fourth episode of season 18 of Criminal Minds(now Criminal Minds Evolution) and Reed came back briefly. So briefly.. like the quickest cameo but it was nice to see MGG as Reed and having a tiny reunion. #criminalmindsevolution
I should be more active on here but.. I'm not for some reason .🤷♀️😅
August 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I should be more active on here but.. I'm not for some reason .🤷♀️😅
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August 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
My knee is starting to act up again. 🙁😭
a baby with a sad look on his face
ALT: a baby with a sad look on his face
media.tenor.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
My knee is starting to act up again. 🙁😭
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Donald Trump wants to GUT already approved funds for public media like Sesame Street, NPR, and your local stations.
If he gets away with this, next time he’ll going after your community’s funding for education, housing, climate, you name it.
We've got to sound the alarm.
If he gets away with this, next time he’ll going after your community’s funding for education, housing, climate, you name it.
We've got to sound the alarm.
Trump wants to GUT funds for Sesame Street, NPR, and your local stations.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
July 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Donald Trump wants to GUT already approved funds for public media like Sesame Street, NPR, and your local stations.
If he gets away with this, next time he’ll going after your community’s funding for education, housing, climate, you name it.
We've got to sound the alarm.
If he gets away with this, next time he’ll going after your community’s funding for education, housing, climate, you name it.
We've got to sound the alarm.
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The 14th Amendment was ratified today in 1868—guaranteeing equal protection under the law.
157 years later, Trump’s trying to erase it like it was a typo.
No birthright citizenship. No due process. Just Trump doing what he does best—breaking the law.
157 years later, Trump’s trying to erase it like it was a typo.
No birthright citizenship. No due process. Just Trump doing what he does best—breaking the law.
July 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The 14th Amendment was ratified today in 1868—guaranteeing equal protection under the law.
157 years later, Trump’s trying to erase it like it was a typo.
No birthright citizenship. No due process. Just Trump doing what he does best—breaking the law.
157 years later, Trump’s trying to erase it like it was a typo.
No birthright citizenship. No due process. Just Trump doing what he does best—breaking the law.
June 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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📚💙 This week, @carnegiecorp.bsky.social awarded grants of up to $500K to 11 public library systems as part of its Libraries as Pillars of Education & Democracy initiative.
The money will expand ESL services, adult ed, and teen college prep—strengthening civic life.
www.carnegie.org/news/article...
The money will expand ESL services, adult ed, and teen college prep—strengthening civic life.
www.carnegie.org/news/article...
Public Library Systems in 11 Communities Receive Grants Totaling $5 Million from Carnegie Corporation of New York | Carnegie Corporation of New York
Selected through a national call for proposals, the library funds will expand programs for English language learning and college access
www.carnegie.org
June 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
📚💙 This week, @carnegiecorp.bsky.social awarded grants of up to $500K to 11 public library systems as part of its Libraries as Pillars of Education & Democracy initiative.
The money will expand ESL services, adult ed, and teen college prep—strengthening civic life.
www.carnegie.org/news/article...
The money will expand ESL services, adult ed, and teen college prep—strengthening civic life.
www.carnegie.org/news/article...
I've never been able to read more than one book at a time no matter if they're different genres or formats. #booksky📚💙🩵
June 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I've never been able to read more than one book at a time no matter if they're different genres or formats. #booksky📚💙🩵
June 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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“We’re watching Huntington Beach closely. We’ve traditionally looked to the courts to preserve our civil liberties, but in a time when litigation takes years, it might be more effective to go to the ballot box…”
— Deborah Caldwell-Stone, @oif.bsky.social director
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
— Deborah Caldwell-Stone, @oif.bsky.social director
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Librarians take on MAGA in California beach town
As conservatives target library content and funding across the country, bookworms and librarians are teaming up in a California beach town to take their case to voters.
www.politico.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“We’re watching Huntington Beach closely. We’ve traditionally looked to the courts to preserve our civil liberties, but in a time when litigation takes years, it might be more effective to go to the ballot box…”
— Deborah Caldwell-Stone, @oif.bsky.social director
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
— Deborah Caldwell-Stone, @oif.bsky.social director
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
I need to figure out how to read faster. Sometimes, it's that I'm thinking too much. #booksky📚💙
May 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I need to figure out how to read faster. Sometimes, it's that I'm thinking too much. #booksky📚💙