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lawinters.bsky.social
@lawinters.bsky.social
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lawinters.bsky.social
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #Booksky #Readingwomen
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Book cover for “Natalie on the Street” by Ann Nitzke: There are six cartoon panels showing a woman carrying shopping bags and pushing a shopping cart through the streets.
December 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Washington’s refusal to regulate AI is a corruption story. Just ask Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson.
December 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
lawinters.bsky.social
"The purpose of the presidency is to carry out the aims of Congress and help govern the nation on behalf of its people — not, as this Supreme Court would have it, to carry out the political will of the president."
Enjoy this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
Opinion | The Man Who Rules the Country Presides Over Nothing
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
lawinters.bsky.social
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #Booksky #Readingwomen
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Book cover for “All Seated on the Ground” by Connie Willis: There is a woman’s face in the upper left with a glowing flying saucer next to it on a background of sheer images including a musical score, a stained glass window, and a choir.
December 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
lawinters.bsky.social
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #Booksky #Readingwomen
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Book cover for “The Dynamics of Disaster” by Susan W. Kiefer: Title and author are printed in a yellow band across the middle of the page with scenes of disasters above and below.
December 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
lawinters.bsky.social
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #Booksky #Readingwomen
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Book cover for “Dead Letters from Paradise“ by Ann McMan: Against a red and blue background, there is a silhouette of a woman holding a flower; a yellow circle like the sun is in the upper left corner.
December 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
lawinters.bsky.social
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #Booksky #Readingwomen
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Book cover for “From the Margins of Empire” by Louise Yellin: Book cover is in shades of beige and white; the title is in large block letters in three lines across the top. The subtitle, names of the writers Christine Stead, Doris Lessing, and Nadine Gordimer, is in the middle written over a five-pointed star with the British Union Jack design on it.
December 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
lawinters.bsky.social
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #Booksky #Readingwomen
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Book cover for “To Be Taught If Fortunate” by Becky Chambers shows a woman in a white jumpsuit floating in outer space, a planet in the distance
December 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.

56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.

Read that back.
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
lawinters.bsky.social
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #Booksky #Readingwomen
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Book cover for “Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living “ by Pema Chodron: There is a black and white photo of the author facing the camera.
December 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
lawinters.bsky.social
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #Booksky #Readingwomen
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Book cover for “Beloved” by Toni Morrison: It is bright red with the title in yellow printed in large type diagonally across the cover.
December 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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planglobal.bsky.social
Girls' rights = human rights

We stand with girls to build a world where equality for girls leads to progress for all.

#HumanRightsDay
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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kwcollins.bsky.social
Some people have asked what I mean when I talk about the need for anti-corruption reforms. Here are some ideas.
December 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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#OTD is Human Rights Day. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirmed that all people deserve dignity and equality. These rights are still under threat, and the work continues every day. #TheMarchContinues
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
lawinters.bsky.social
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #Booksky #Readingwomen
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Book cover for “Reading Lolita in Tehran” by Azar Nafisi: Two girls wearing hijabs sit shoulder-to-shoulder looking down as though reading a book together.
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
lawinters.bsky.social
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Opinion | Republican Women Suddenly Realize They’re Surrounded by Misogynists
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
lawinters.bsky.social
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #Booksky #Readingwomen
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Book cover for “Go Set A Watchman” by Harper Lee: The author’s name and the title are in large type against a pale green background. The is a graphic image of a tree on the left and train tracks from the lower right receding into the distance. A train is approaching.
December 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
lawinters.bsky.social
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #Booksky #Readingwomen
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Book cover for “River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey” by Candice Millard: A partial photo of Roosevelt’s face is on the left; title, subtitle, and author are on the right. A sepia-tone photo of a river through a jungle runs across the bottom of the image.
December 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
lawinters.bsky.social
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #Booksky #Readingwomen
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Book cover for “The Accidental Tourist” by Anne Tyler shows an armchair with bird-like wings on a carpet in the corner of a room.
December 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
lawinters.bsky.social
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
Opinion | The Supreme Court Is Failing at Its Most Important Job
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
lawinters.bsky.social
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #Booksky #Readingwomen
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Book cover for “Seven Psychologies” by Edna Heidbreder: Title and “Century Psychology Series” in white type and the author’s name in black type are printed on a brown background; a black column on the left has the publisher’s logo.
December 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
I had the absolute pleasure of joining @hcrichardson.bsky.social for a conversation yesterday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N15L...
American Conversations: Zohran Mamdani
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
lawinters.bsky.social
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #Booksky #Readingwomen
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Book cover for “The City We Became” by N. K. Jemisin has a graphic image of the Manhattan skyline viewed from below a bridge that passes over the observer’s viewpoint.
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
lawinters.bsky.social
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #Booksky #Readingwomen
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Book cover for “Among Friends” by M. F. K. Fisher: A vintage childhood photo shows a woman and two young girls in matching dresses standing in front of a car.
December 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
While unionized Starbucks workers are on strike for a fair contract, don’t cross the picket line!

Show solidarity — like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders.

Listen to what they had to say.
December 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM