Freetime Reading With JP
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I'll be posting snippets from books I'm currently reading in my limited free time. 📖 🥸
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What's everyone's literary opinion that has everyone else saying "Hey! Not cool"?
Mine is James Joyce's writing style was so dreary that it makes it a challenge to fully read his work on the dreary reality that many Irish folks once lived through; it's why I never finished The Dubliners in school.
Mine is James Joyce's writing style was so dreary that it makes it a challenge to fully read his work on the dreary reality that many Irish folks once lived through; it's why I never finished The Dubliners in school.
I have had this book on my wishlist for longer than I want to admit and now that I own a copy I have way too many books ahead of it that also deserve my attention. Hope you enjoy it.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I have had this book on my wishlist for longer than I want to admit and now that I own a copy I have way too many books ahead of it that also deserve my attention. Hope you enjoy it.
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It’s not that we didn’t want the shutdown to end, it’s the fact that millions of people suffered throughout this shutdown and it was for nothing. That’s the most upsetting part.
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It’s not that we didn’t want the shutdown to end, it’s the fact that millions of people suffered throughout this shutdown and it was for nothing. That’s the most upsetting part.
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My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
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The Oxford English Dictionary's perfect description of the current occupant of the White House and Ballroom.
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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NEW: We just filed an amicus brief with other free speech groups urging the Supreme Court to maintain the block on President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago.
Our First Amendment right to protest must be protected.
Our First Amendment right to protest must be protected.
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
NEW: We just filed an amicus brief with other free speech groups urging the Supreme Court to maintain the block on President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago.
Our First Amendment right to protest must be protected.
Our First Amendment right to protest must be protected.
Got our first snow of the season. Followed by rain. ❄️ 🌧 🌊
November 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Got our first snow of the season. Followed by rain. ❄️ 🌧 🌊
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Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons.
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Masked ICE agents put damper on Oak Park Girl Scout food drive: ‘It’s heartbreaking as a mom’
Federal immigration agents were confronted in Oak Park on Saturday morning by residents blowing whistles as local Girl Scouts collect food for local pantries, rattling some girls and their parents.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons.
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Maine’s Amy Allen nominated for songwriting Grammy for work with Sabrina Carpenter and others
Maine’s Amy Allen nominated for songwriting Grammy for work with Sabrina Carpenter and others
Allen, who grew up in Windham and South Portland, was nominated for her work on Carpenter's 'Man's Best Friend' album, as well as work with several other artists. A win in February would give her the ...
www.pressherald.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Maine’s Amy Allen nominated for songwriting Grammy for work with Sabrina Carpenter and others
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Until the end of the government shutdown, our campaign will be donating $2,500 a month to a food pantry in the Ninth District.
And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:
And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Until the end of the government shutdown, our campaign will be donating $2,500 a month to a food pantry in the Ninth District.
And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:
And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:
Have you learned about the Sargassum Algae bloom?
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Main driver of Sargassum blooms in the Atlantic Ocean revealed
By the beginning of June this year, approximately 38 million tons of Sargassum drifted towards the coasts of the Caribbean islands, the Gulf of Mexico, and northern South America, marking a negative r...
phys.org
November 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Have you learned about the Sargassum Algae bloom?
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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Who is wise? One who learns from all people.
Who is a fool? One who is content with their own limited understanding of the world.
(Pirkei Avot, Ethics of our Fathers)
Who is a fool? One who is content with their own limited understanding of the world.
(Pirkei Avot, Ethics of our Fathers)
November 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Who is wise? One who learns from all people.
Who is a fool? One who is content with their own limited understanding of the world.
(Pirkei Avot, Ethics of our Fathers)
Who is a fool? One who is content with their own limited understanding of the world.
(Pirkei Avot, Ethics of our Fathers)
Franklin County, Maine opens a "wood bank" to residents in need of fuel assistance. 🔥👏 www.sunjournal.com/2025/11/06/d...
‘Desperately needed’ wood bank opens in Franklin County
Eligible households will be able to purchase firewood at a reduced rate. Recipients will be referred to a program that will pay up to $15,000 in home repairs that address heat loss issues.
www.sunjournal.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Franklin County, Maine opens a "wood bank" to residents in need of fuel assistance. 🔥👏 www.sunjournal.com/2025/11/06/d...
Who else has a trick for solving long division equations with decimal point valuations (divisor &/or dividend) that result in a remainder that they were never taught in school but somehow know about?
I'm tutoring a relative in math & science.
I'm tutoring a relative in math & science.
November 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Who else has a trick for solving long division equations with decimal point valuations (divisor &/or dividend) that result in a remainder that they were never taught in school but somehow know about?
I'm tutoring a relative in math & science.
I'm tutoring a relative in math & science.
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We joined forces with all 13 MA United Ways to help families hit by President Trump’s SNAP freeze.
In under a week, people donated nearly $1.3 million — and counting.
Taking care of one another is what we do best. Visit Mass.gov/SNAPFreeze to learn about more ways to give.
In under a week, people donated nearly $1.3 million — and counting.
Taking care of one another is what we do best. Visit Mass.gov/SNAPFreeze to learn about more ways to give.
October 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
We joined forces with all 13 MA United Ways to help families hit by President Trump’s SNAP freeze.
In under a week, people donated nearly $1.3 million — and counting.
Taking care of one another is what we do best. Visit Mass.gov/SNAPFreeze to learn about more ways to give.
In under a week, people donated nearly $1.3 million — and counting.
Taking care of one another is what we do best. Visit Mass.gov/SNAPFreeze to learn about more ways to give.
Valid reason. 🐸 👍 👍
sorry man i gotta crash here tonight it's raining and there are too many frogs on the road to risk driving
October 31, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Valid reason. 🐸 👍 👍
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This hit me in a good way
October 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This hit me in a good way
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Made this using some cheap acrylic paint and a pumpkin lol
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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October 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Always a good day to support your local food banks.
October 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Always a good day to support your local food banks.
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Maine joins 24 states suing Trump administration over expected lapse in SNAP benefits
Maine joins 24 states suing Trump administration over expected lapse in SNAP benefits
The federal food assistance benefits are expected to be suspended starting Nov. 1 due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.
www.pressherald.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Maine joins 24 states suing Trump administration over expected lapse in SNAP benefits
Today I learned the International Red Cross has been around since Feb. 1863. I've never actually thought about how old it was before today.
October 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Today I learned the International Red Cross has been around since Feb. 1863. I've never actually thought about how old it was before today.
A little art history before breakfast.
William Dobson started this about 1642 when Charles I was still in Oxford. It was unfinished when the king left the city in 1646 & was completed later, possibly by Jonathan Richardson. Dobson himself was buried #otd 28 Oct 1646. (Royal Collection Trust, HM CIII)
October 29, 2025 at 7:47 AM
A little art history before breakfast.
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Has anyone found a useful Hurricane Melissa feed?
Thinking about everyone in Jamaica this morning
Thinking about everyone in Jamaica this morning
October 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Has anyone found a useful Hurricane Melissa feed?
Thinking about everyone in Jamaica this morning
Thinking about everyone in Jamaica this morning
That's the product of wealthy folks buying up media companies with the singular purpose of silencing investigations into them and their corporate interests. It's also why there's a slowly growing number of independent papers founded by former journalists of the corporate owned news agencies.
A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
October 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
That's the product of wealthy folks buying up media companies with the singular purpose of silencing investigations into them and their corporate interests. It's also why there's a slowly growing number of independent papers founded by former journalists of the corporate owned news agencies.