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It really rubs me the wrong way when the news talks about how this isn’t just any neighborhood on fire, it is a “very affluent” neighborhood that has now been decimated by the fire. The fire is a tragedy for anyone, and I’m not sure how it being in affluent neighborhood makes it worse
January 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
It really rubs me the wrong way when the news talks about how this isn’t just any neighborhood on fire, it is a “very affluent” neighborhood that has now been decimated by the fire. The fire is a tragedy for anyone, and I’m not sure how it being in affluent neighborhood makes it worse
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“Will this be on the test?” mindset is one of the biggest sources of termite rot in public life
January 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“Will this be on the test?” mindset is one of the biggest sources of termite rot in public life
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"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
December 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
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If not, I can show up.
December 11, 2024 at 2:08 PM
If not, I can show up.
As an AP lit teacher, I spend most my time reading classics preparing for class. I’d love some modern suggestions of books you just couldn’t put down. I need a modern Gatsby style read with vivid descriptions, rich characters development, and deeper thematic meaning. Anyone have suggestions???
December 11, 2024 at 1:40 AM
As an AP lit teacher, I spend most my time reading classics preparing for class. I’d love some modern suggestions of books you just couldn’t put down. I need a modern Gatsby style read with vivid descriptions, rich characters development, and deeper thematic meaning. Anyone have suggestions???
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but it’s perfectly acceptable to answer “books and cinnamon rolls” when someone asks what your weekend plans are.
December 6, 2024 at 1:30 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but it’s perfectly acceptable to answer “books and cinnamon rolls” when someone asks what your weekend plans are.
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Terry Pratchett was a wise and gifted writer!
December 3, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Terry Pratchett was a wise and gifted writer!
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Every time I read about banning books, I think of this:
Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius.
If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking.
Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius.
If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking.
December 3, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Every time I read about banning books, I think of this:
Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius.
If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking.
Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius.
If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking.
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Nobody got rich on their own.
Elizabeth Warren's observation also underpins the argument as to why it is right for the rich to say their fair share of tax.
Elizabeth Warren's observation also underpins the argument as to why it is right for the rich to say their fair share of tax.
November 30, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Nobody got rich on their own.
Elizabeth Warren's observation also underpins the argument as to why it is right for the rich to say their fair share of tax.
Elizabeth Warren's observation also underpins the argument as to why it is right for the rich to say their fair share of tax.
Marshawn Lynch is Giving out Turkey in the Hood #short
YouTube video by Gridiron Highlights
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November 28, 2024 at 5:49 PM
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Banned means banned anywhere, not necessarily everywhere.
a little boy is standing in front of a bookshelf filled with books .
ALT: a little boy is standing in front of a bookshelf filled with books .
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Banned means banned anywhere, not necessarily everywhere.
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Yes! I loved making my own little pizza! Bring back reader rewards! 💕
November 27, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Yes! I loved making my own little pizza! Bring back reader rewards! 💕
Some people just “get it” you know 🥰
If you don’t want to read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein together by the fireplace whilst sharing a vintage bottle of Sauvignon Blanc in an abandoned château in the French countryside during a raging snowstorm, then please don’t tell me you’re “down for a good time”.
November 27, 2024 at 1:56 AM
Some people just “get it” you know 🥰
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Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organized and vetted and it will cost you nothing today, welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like
November 26, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organized and vetted and it will cost you nothing today, welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like
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We can disagree on many things and still remain friends.
Bigotry isn't one of them.
Bigotry isn't one of them.
November 25, 2024 at 4:44 PM
We can disagree on many things and still remain friends.
Bigotry isn't one of them.
Bigotry isn't one of them.
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One of my favorite parts of seeing Wicked was just how HAPPY people were leaving the theater. Adults, kids, and especially the theater geeks like me.
November 24, 2024 at 8:32 PM
One of my favorite parts of seeing Wicked was just how HAPPY people were leaving the theater. Adults, kids, and especially the theater geeks like me.
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On the basis of "Reading Rainbow" alone LeVar Burton deserves a Nobel
November 25, 2024 at 3:27 PM
On the basis of "Reading Rainbow" alone LeVar Burton deserves a Nobel
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Every single school should have a library & a librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER!
#literacy #libraries #librarians
#literacy #libraries #librarians
November 25, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Every single school should have a library & a librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER!
#literacy #libraries #librarians
#literacy #libraries #librarians