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Teacher, cat mom, crocheter, certified school librarian.
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I'm sure I'm not the only one for whom the holiday season is always bittersweet. Here's my annual Scrooge Moment post, for anyone who needs it.

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Illustration of a single red balloon floating up into a grey sky. Art by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.
December 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Scrubbing Critical Conversations About Racism Isn't Helping Your Students www.edweek.org/leadership/o... is NEW @edweek.org post
Scrubbing Critical Conversations About Racism Isn't Helping Your Students (Opinion)
Five Ways to create "brave spaces" for your classroom while also embracing humanity.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
dmerri1.bsky.social
I am 3 years old.
Tuxedo cat is sitting in a basket looking out.
September 20, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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An incredible teacher @techysaavy.bsky.social has a #classroom item(s) that needs to be fulfilled

If you don't have the funds to help, it's all good

Please repost to help this #school list item get more exposure

#Parents #Donors #SupportTeachers #EduSky #MomSky #Retailers #SchoolSupplies
techysaavy.bsky.social Rosina O @techysaavy.bsky.social · Sep 19
I am a nyc teacher and am in need of ten hardcover books called From Shore to Ocean Floor. Please repost. Thanks so much. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
September 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Tomorrow is #Juneteenth. Here are some #kidlit books for the holiday www.slj.com/story/9-titl...
9 Titles to Learn About Juneteenth
These Juneteenth offerings include various formats, ranging from cookbooks to early readers to audiobooks, so all your young readers can find their preferred way to learn more about this holiday.
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June 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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mrjoncryer.bsky.social
My Daughter Was at the Center of the Supreme Court Case on Trans Care. Our Hearts Are Broken.

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Opinion | My Daughter Was at the Center of the Supreme Court Case on Trans Care. Our Hearts Are Broken.
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June 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Everyone needs to see these photos from today: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/millions-p...
Millions Protest Peacefully Against Trump: Great Images From Today
Onward!
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June 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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To quiet her mind before trying to go to sleep, my 10-year-old has been drawing a pile of cats--adding one new cat every night. ❤️🐈‍⬛️🐈
A pencil drawing with dozens of cartoon cats of different shapes and sizes.
April 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Hello! I like you! From I am a Kitten by Ole Risom, illustrated by Jan Pfloog. 1970.
Color illustration of a calico shorthaired kitten with her mouth open, meowing. Text at the top of the page says “I say meow; that means hello, I like you.”
April 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.
April 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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ablueview.bsky.social
The Criteria for Deporting or Barring Immigrants #ABlueView🧵1/2
April 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
MAGA probably won’t even get this.
April 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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lyndamh.bsky.social
How cool is this? Muchas gracias!
April 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
We need more Pedro Pascals in this world.
Pedro Pascal Supports Trans Women At 'Thunderbolts' Premiere With Iconic T-Shirt
We need more Pedro Pascals in this world.
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April 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Our most viewed post:
Teaching Research Skills Through Game Theory and a Murder Mystery
In an attempt to make teaching research skills less
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April 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Happy birthday, Jasmine Warga! mrschureads.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-st...
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall Other Words for Home A Rover's Story
April 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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lyndamh.bsky.social
I’m so honored by this! Thank you so very much 💙
librarymary.bsky.social Library Mary @librarymary.bsky.social · Jan 17
Having a hard time reading the past few weeks. My first finished book of 2025 is one I’ve been reading for a while with my kid. We both loved it. The character development was superb. We stayed up past bedtime to finish it. @lyndamh.bsky.social #booksky #middlegrade #realisticfiction 💙📚
Paperback copy of Fish In A Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
April 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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mrjoncryer.bsky.social
If Trump wants to onshore manufacturing jobs as he has repeatedly said, then there is no deal to be made. Tariffs need to be huge and in place for a decade.

However, if he wants to use the tariffs as leverage to induce them to bribe him and his cronies, then there’s lots of wiggle room.
golikehellmachine.com GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · Apr 21
this has been a common theme with this administration in every negotiation, not just trade negotiations; they can't articulate what they want, they constantly move the goalposts, they're unreliable and unprofessional. it will have a lot of negative consequences, both for them and for us.
charles gasparino tweet: BREAKING: Japanese negotiators are complaining that the problem with the trade negotiations with the White House, what's delaying concrete progress and a real deal, is that US keeps changing its ask in terms of exactly what it wants, said one financial CEO who speaks regularly to country officials. Maybe it's a negotiating tactic. But the lack of publicly announced deal progress is depressing the dollar, spiking bond yields and leading to a flight to quality to gold and now Bitcoin. Developing
April 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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grantstern.bsky.social
This museum reveals more about modern America today than anywhere else.
robertscotthorton.bsky.social Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · Apr 21
"The National Museum of African American History and Culture is not a place that traffics in improper ideology," Clint Smith writes. "It is a museum that recognizes that America has been suffused in improper ideologies for most of its history." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
What It Means to Tell the Truth About America
And what happens when empirical fact is labeled “improper ideology”
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April 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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lisayee.bsky.social
Seen on my walk.

#DailyWalk
April 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Support any institution or nonprofit that comes under attack by the White House.
A post from Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast ) on X reads: "People want their institutions to stand up." Below, an article from The Harvard Crimson (thecrimson.com) is shared, marked as an advertisement, with the headline: "As Garber Stands Against Trump, Money From Harvard Donors Pours In." The article includes an image of a modern Harvard University building with large windows and multiple floors.
April 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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ablueview.bsky.social
Some scenes from today at the 250th Anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolution in Concord Ma
ablueview.bsky.social A Blue View @ablueview.bsky.social · Apr 19
At Concord’s North Bridge
April 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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slj.com
35 Great New Titles, Including a YA Novel from Brain Selznick and an Adult Book from John Green
35 Great New Titles, Including a YA Novel from Brian Selznick and an Adult Book from John Green
Along with the best books in kid lit, this month's stars also include adult books for teens and professional reading.
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April 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Hopefully by drawing attention to these debuts, they will end up on more TBR lists and collection development orders, helping them find readers just looking to discover a new favorite author.

On TLT: "Take Five: 2025 Middle Grade Debuts"
Take Five: 2025 Middle Grade Debuts
Hopefully by drawing attention to these debuts, they will end up on more TBR lists and collection development orders, helping them find readers just looking to discover a new favorite author.
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April 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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mrjoncryer.bsky.social
But— but— John Roberts himself said in his immunity ruling that presidents need to be able to act “unhesitatingly.”

Is he now saying Trump has to literally hesitate?

So… maybe that immunity ruling was stupid, dangerous, and wrong?

And he’s a f***ing idiot?
A photo of Chief Justice John Roberts smiling smugly.
April 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM