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interested in books art movies science and other cool kids' stuff. #kidlit #scbwi #amwriting
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Teachers! Librarians!
It's time for the Sibert Smackdown.
The perfect Mock Sibert activity for kids who love nonfiction.
tinyurl.com/3c9harym
#TLsky #Skbrarian @aaslala.bsky.social #educsky #kidlit #SchoolLibraries
It's time for the Sibert Smackdown.
The perfect Mock Sibert activity for kids who love nonfiction.
tinyurl.com/3c9harym
#TLsky #Skbrarian @aaslala.bsky.social #educsky #kidlit #SchoolLibraries
It’s Time for the Sibert Smackdown!
The Sibert Smackdown is an activity intended to build enthusiasm for the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal , which is given each y...
tinyurl.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Teachers! Librarians!
It's time for the Sibert Smackdown.
The perfect Mock Sibert activity for kids who love nonfiction.
tinyurl.com/3c9harym
#TLsky #Skbrarian @aaslala.bsky.social #educsky #kidlit #SchoolLibraries
It's time for the Sibert Smackdown.
The perfect Mock Sibert activity for kids who love nonfiction.
tinyurl.com/3c9harym
#TLsky #Skbrarian @aaslala.bsky.social #educsky #kidlit #SchoolLibraries
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Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
What perfect album(s) came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
What perfect album(s) came out the year you turned 16?
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November 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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17th November 2025 07.33
November 17, 2025 at 7:36 AM
17th November 2025 07.33
November 17, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Jeff Sarge has announced that the last episode of his Reggae Schoolroom radio show on @wfmu.bsky.social will be the November 30th, 2025 one – ending the popular show's 41-year(!!) run.
#reggae #DJ #dub #WFMU #ReggaeSchoolroom #JeffSarge #music #photograph #portrait #environmental #radio
#reggae #DJ #dub #WFMU #ReggaeSchoolroom #JeffSarge #music #photograph #portrait #environmental #radio
November 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Jeff Sarge has announced that the last episode of his Reggae Schoolroom radio show on @wfmu.bsky.social will be the November 30th, 2025 one – ending the popular show's 41-year(!!) run.
#reggae #DJ #dub #WFMU #ReggaeSchoolroom #JeffSarge #music #photograph #portrait #environmental #radio
#reggae #DJ #dub #WFMU #ReggaeSchoolroom #JeffSarge #music #photograph #portrait #environmental #radio
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Give incarcerated journalists a voice in discussions about criminal legal reform.
Donate | Prison Journalism Project
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November 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Give incarcerated journalists a voice in discussions about criminal legal reform.
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The work that public university centers are doing, having lost Title VI funding, is truly profound. They're holding communities of international students together on a shoestring under immense pressure right now. Saw it this week at Northern Illinois U. -- in awful times, this is worth honoring.
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The work that public university centers are doing, having lost Title VI funding, is truly profound. They're holding communities of international students together on a shoestring under immense pressure right now. Saw it this week at Northern Illinois U. -- in awful times, this is worth honoring.
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Can the next please dear God can the next interviewer ask MTG about oh I don’t know January 6th etc before we keep pretending she found politics Jesus
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Can the next please dear God can the next interviewer ask MTG about oh I don’t know January 6th etc before we keep pretending she found politics Jesus
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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
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Watching ICE turn their violence and terror on Charlotte: to the folks there, please reach out to us in Portland and our friends in Chicago for help and strategy and support. We stand in solidarity with you. We are in this together.
November 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Watching ICE turn their violence and terror on Charlotte: to the folks there, please reach out to us in Portland and our friends in Chicago for help and strategy and support. We stand in solidarity with you. We are in this together.
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
1. German Expressionism or a movie w/lots of great German Expressionist shadows/framing - usually involving a murder.
2. a melancholy kid/philosopher
3. musicals with big dance numbers (looking at you, Fosse)
4. a brave as hell woman
5. absurdist humor
1. German Expressionism or a movie w/lots of great German Expressionist shadows/framing - usually involving a murder.
2. a melancholy kid/philosopher
3. musicals with big dance numbers (looking at you, Fosse)
4. a brave as hell woman
5. absurdist humor
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
1. Wet puppets
2. Stuck in remote place with monster (bonus points for body horror elements)
3. Nic Cage
4. Charismatic villain I should hate but 😏
5. Women enjoying satisfying, bloody revenge
1. Wet puppets
2. Stuck in remote place with monster (bonus points for body horror elements)
3. Nic Cage
4. Charismatic villain I should hate but 😏
5. Women enjoying satisfying, bloody revenge
What are your top 5 movue genres? Mine are:
1. MC unexpectedly fights back and destroys abuser
2. Horror/Thriller where the hunter becomes the hunted
3. Coming of age in impossible circumstances
4. Clever heists with believable twists
5. Post-America look-forwards
1. MC unexpectedly fights back and destroys abuser
2. Horror/Thriller where the hunter becomes the hunted
3. Coming of age in impossible circumstances
4. Clever heists with believable twists
5. Post-America look-forwards
November 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
1. German Expressionism or a movie w/lots of great German Expressionist shadows/framing - usually involving a murder.
2. a melancholy kid/philosopher
3. musicals with big dance numbers (looking at you, Fosse)
4. a brave as hell woman
5. absurdist humor
1. German Expressionism or a movie w/lots of great German Expressionist shadows/framing - usually involving a murder.
2. a melancholy kid/philosopher
3. musicals with big dance numbers (looking at you, Fosse)
4. a brave as hell woman
5. absurdist humor
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Today's useful project to know about is the Cycle Alliance - www.bklynlibrary.org/event-series... - They have a period pantry and accept donations.
Cycle Alliance in Every REgion (CARE) | Brooklyn Public Library
The Cycle Alliance Is a Gender-Inclusive Period Advocacy ProgramThe Cycle Alliance is a menstrual equity initiative geared towards teens that aims to destigmatize and de-gender conversations about men...
www.bklynlibrary.org
November 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Today's useful project to know about is the Cycle Alliance - www.bklynlibrary.org/event-series... - They have a period pantry and accept donations.
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Outside of work, Kysia Owens runs the nonprofit, Branches of Faith: Zeremiah’s Safe Haven, through which she travels the state speaking at churches, schools and community events about bullying and mental health.
Kysia Owens: Advocating for Suicide Prevention, Mental Health
After losing her son and nephew to suicide, Mississippi native Kysia Owens urges others to open up about their mental-health challenges.
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Outside of work, Kysia Owens runs the nonprofit, Branches of Faith: Zeremiah’s Safe Haven, through which she travels the state speaking at churches, schools and community events about bullying and mental health.
waiting 13 minutes for a subway train on the weekend does not sound exceptionally bad to me. maintenance has to happen & it has to happen on the weekends.
November 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
waiting 13 minutes for a subway train on the weekend does not sound exceptionally bad to me. maintenance has to happen & it has to happen on the weekends.
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Saturn-W00066685-Mar-05-RAW - From Ian Regan - https://flic.kr/p/9qCzmh
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Saturn-W00066685-Mar-05-RAW - From Ian Regan - https://flic.kr/p/9qCzmh
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PBS NEWS WEEKEND has been cancelled and 34 jobs will be cut at WETA in Washington D.C.
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
WETA to cut staff, cancel ‘PBS News Weekend’ and close News Hour West bureau
The restructuring includes the elimination of 34 positions, following another round of cuts made in September.
current.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
PBS NEWS WEEKEND has been cancelled and 34 jobs will be cut at WETA in Washington D.C.
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
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Anyone want to listen to me ramble about middle grade horror and writing and my new book?
Well you can, you lucky people.
Well you can, you lucky people.
Missed the interview with @kathleenpalm.bsky.social ? Don't worry, the replay will be available on Monday at 6pm EST (11pm UTC): youtu.be/t1AbCcVQ1vU
Author Interview: Kathleen Palm - Within the Black OUT NOW! #bookrelease #authorchat #interview
YouTube video by David Payne
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Anyone want to listen to me ramble about middle grade horror and writing and my new book?
Well you can, you lucky people.
Well you can, you lucky people.
What's your favorite song about the rain? www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn_J...
November 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
What's your favorite song about the rain? www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn_J...
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lol sorry to break it to you but America does not like women
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
lol sorry to break it to you but America does not like women
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The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture. n.pr/43T2xmD
Pope Leo returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada
The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture. n.pr/43T2xmD
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I interviewed ferociously brilliant filmmaker Mira Nair, a.k.a Zohran Mamdani’s mother, about how her voice and vision have shaped a man who sees a better way forward for all of us. SPOILER ALERT: Love matters.
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
How Mira Nair Built the World That Made Zohran Mamdani
The legendary director talks with Harper's Bazaar about becoming an artist and a parent
www.harpersbazaar.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I interviewed ferociously brilliant filmmaker Mira Nair, a.k.a Zohran Mamdani’s mother, about how her voice and vision have shaped a man who sees a better way forward for all of us. SPOILER ALERT: Love matters.
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
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SUPPORT YOUR LIBRARY
November 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
SUPPORT YOUR LIBRARY