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Ryan McCrory
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Information Peddler - Man about town with ideas about the world
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May 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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April 9, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Here are the names of the 15 Democrats who voted to block sending more bombs to Netanyahu--and the names of the 32 who voted with MAGA Republicans to keep funding genocide and war crimes.

You cannot fight the fascist at home if you're funding a fascist abroad.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/netanyahu-...
Here Are the 15 Democrats Who Blocked Bombs to Netanyahu—the Rest Voted with MAGA
As Netanyahu breaks the ceasefire, again, 85 Senators vote to continue to arm him with even more bombs
www.qasimrashid.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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She needs you to imagine the violent crimes because most of them are in fact imaginary
Bondi defends migrant rendition flights to a slave prison in El Salvador: "It's basic public safety. Get these people out of our country as fast as we can. They're not immigrants. They're illegal aliens who are committing the most violent crimes you can imagine on Americans."
March 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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this piece is probably too long and insufficiently tied to news to do numbers, but I still think it was worth writing/reading, if you have a few minutes. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/the-road-t...
The Road to Trump Was Paved With Mass Incarceration
When you create a police state, you end up with a police state
www.everythingishorrible.net
March 21, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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“Boyz II Stronger Men: Achieving a Better Masculinity Through Slow Jams” (Simon and Schuster, 2026)
March 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Just a reminder: If you can't afford books and are in the US, there is this incredible institution we have called the library.
March 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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To celebrate International Women's Day, we are highlighting a few female authors from Pennsylvania:

📚 Celeste Ng (@pronounced-ing.bsky.social)

📚 Stacey Woodson (@staceywoodson.bsky.social)

📚 A.S. King (@as-king.bsky.social)

#BookSky #SkyLib #KidsLit #InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth
March 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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The wages of the richest 1% have skyrocketed 182% since 1979. 

Meanwhile, the wages of the bottom 90% have seen just 44% growth. 

Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
February 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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in the mood for some boom bap
Kool Moe Dee - Wild Wild West
YouTube video by KoolMoeDeeVEVO
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February 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Tomorrow on my live webcast History Matters:

“On Kings”

Thomas Paine (and I) have a LOT to say

Tune in.
We need to talk.

Friday 10AM ET
NCHEteach.org/conversations
Conversations
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February 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Bookstores and libraries are NOT sworn enemies. We are two sides of the same coin, a pretty great coin. A coin that supports literacy, community events, and access to books. You can support either or both without guilt!
#booksky #booksellermusings #indiebookstore
February 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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if you're looking to forewarn & forearm yourself about the days that are here and are to come, consider checking out my book, which former evangelicals have described as bracing, validating and truthful to their recollections: bookshop.org/p/books/wild...
Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America a book by Talia Lavin
Esquire Best Nonfiction Books of 2024 The acclaimed author of Culture Warlords investigates the rise of the Christian Right over the last half-century that lays out the grim vision evangelicals are en...
bookshop.org
January 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
February 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Lots of Trump voters receiving the same notice 👇
February 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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www.librariesforthepeople.org

We need to defend our local libraries! This is imperative!
For The People
www.librariesforthepeople.org
January 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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I hate to be that guy, but it feels like there was more (again, totally justified) outrage at Tik Tok being banned than Trump trying to take birthright citizenship away and deciding to use ICE to ethnically cleanse Black and Brown folks.
January 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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"The greatest nations are defined by how they treat their weakest inhabitants.”

By this measure, we are currently a million miles from great.
January 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Reality matters. Ignore the propaganda
January 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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In his parting message @jimacosta.bsky.social said we should all post:

I will not give into the lies.
I will not give into the fear.

We understand the assignment, Jim. And fuck @cnn.com.
January 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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I just got my library card!!! It was very quick and simple! Free! The Liberian was visibly happy to see me doing it!!! I printed off 6 sheets of color paper for a $1.50! Go to your local library!!! RAHHHH!
January 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Very recently, I was talking to people about the lack of a good outlet for ebooks, and I cannot tell you how utterly delighted I am by this news. It’s awfully nice to be utterly delighted about ANYTHING at the moment. bookshop.org/ebooks
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Explore digital books on Bookshop.org
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January 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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I've been seeing a lot of posts about readers trying to curb their own book buying. Let me remind you of the library. Libraries can use your support now more than ever. When you checkout library books this lets funding authorities know the library is worthy of taxpayer money. 1/3
#booksky 💙 📚
January 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM