@smchugh630.bsky.social
HS librarian and mom. Nature and animal lover. Very amateur writer and photographer. Proud to be woke
Thousands of Germans and their American-born children were imprisoned along with Japanese Americans in US internment camps during WWII. Other internees were swapped for US POWs, sent “home” to a country they hadn’t known in decades. I spent most of the book shaking my head in disgust #booksky
January 5, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Thousands of Germans and their American-born children were imprisoned along with Japanese Americans in US internment camps during WWII. Other internees were swapped for US POWs, sent “home” to a country they hadn’t known in decades. I spent most of the book shaking my head in disgust #booksky
Quick, fun YA thriller by an author great at combining mystery, thrills, even ghosts with social issues. After Kaylani’s dad is wrongly jailed for financial crimes, she’s sent to family friends for summer. But their riches and reputation can’t protect her from secrets, lies and murder #booksky
January 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Quick, fun YA thriller by an author great at combining mystery, thrills, even ghosts with social issues. After Kaylani’s dad is wrongly jailed for financial crimes, she’s sent to family friends for summer. But their riches and reputation can’t protect her from secrets, lies and murder #booksky
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
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UPDATED LIST of countries the Trump administration has threatened to invade, annex, or otherwise attack in the 85 hours of 2026 so far:
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇬🇱 Greenland
🇮🇷 Iran
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇲🇽 Mexico
Insane.
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇬🇱 Greenland
🇮🇷 Iran
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇲🇽 Mexico
Insane.
January 4, 2026 at 6:09 PM
UPDATED LIST of countries the Trump administration has threatened to invade, annex, or otherwise attack in the 85 hours of 2026 so far:
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇬🇱 Greenland
🇮🇷 Iran
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇲🇽 Mexico
Insane.
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇬🇱 Greenland
🇮🇷 Iran
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇲🇽 Mexico
Insane.
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Yeah, people are fixating on a Cabinet Secretary being given a sovereign country to run because the president waged war without congressional approval and kidnapped the old leader. Weird that they’d get hung up on that.
WELKER: Mr. Secretary, are you running Venezuela right now?
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Yeah, people are fixating on a Cabinet Secretary being given a sovereign country to run because the president waged war without congressional approval and kidnapped the old leader. Weird that they’d get hung up on that.
Fascinating true story about a man who abandoned his job and family to live as a hermit in the Maine woods for 27 years. He was finally arrested for breaking into local camps for the supplies he needed, and forced back into society. Some called him a criminal, others felt he was a hero #booksky
January 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Fascinating true story about a man who abandoned his job and family to live as a hermit in the Maine woods for 27 years. He was finally arrested for breaking into local camps for the supplies he needed, and forced back into society. Some called him a criminal, others felt he was a hero #booksky
This mystery/thriller features a strained mother/daughter relationship, corporate malfeasance, a dark past and lots of secrets and betrayals #booksky
January 4, 2026 at 2:55 PM
This mystery/thriller features a strained mother/daughter relationship, corporate malfeasance, a dark past and lots of secrets and betrayals #booksky
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If you are a foreign president who commits crimes overseas, America will come get you, arrest you, and lock you up.
But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
January 4, 2026 at 12:26 AM
If you are a foreign president who commits crimes overseas, America will come get you, arrest you, and lock you up.
But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
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"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people." -- Howard Zinn @zinndigital.bsky.social
And look at outcome, in Guatemala e.g. 1954: www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ja...
In Chile, 1973: www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/sa...
And many more.
#HandsOffVenezuela
And look at outcome, in Guatemala e.g. 1954: www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ja...
In Chile, 1973: www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/sa...
And many more.
#HandsOffVenezuela
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 AM
"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people." -- Howard Zinn @zinndigital.bsky.social
And look at outcome, in Guatemala e.g. 1954: www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ja...
In Chile, 1973: www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/sa...
And many more.
#HandsOffVenezuela
And look at outcome, in Guatemala e.g. 1954: www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ja...
In Chile, 1973: www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/sa...
And many more.
#HandsOffVenezuela
When this author of dozens of children’s and YA books, most notably Hatchet, died 3 years ago, I read about his difficult childhood and how nature saved him. I expected a story of resilience in this memoir, but this was a beautiful and moving reflection. Like he’s telling a story by a fire #booksky
January 4, 2026 at 2:50 AM
When this author of dozens of children’s and YA books, most notably Hatchet, died 3 years ago, I read about his difficult childhood and how nature saved him. I expected a story of resilience in this memoir, but this was a beautiful and moving reflection. Like he’s telling a story by a fire #booksky
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It’s the United States that needs regime change.
January 3, 2026 at 6:27 PM
It’s the United States that needs regime change.
Happiness is sleepy dogs
January 3, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Happiness is sleepy dogs
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A Japanese artist made the print DHS lifted to spread anti-immigrant hate. Can't make this up.
January 2, 2026 at 11:24 PM
A Japanese artist made the print DHS lifted to spread anti-immigrant hate. Can't make this up.
This YA horror/mystery packed a lot into the plot, a story of trauma, abuse, fear and resilience - and of course a really haunted house - where the humans are worse than the monsters. Similar in that way to Tiffany D. Jackson’s White Smoke. Beware of the bugs, lots of bugs #booksky
January 2, 2026 at 2:06 PM
This YA horror/mystery packed a lot into the plot, a story of trauma, abuse, fear and resilience - and of course a really haunted house - where the humans are worse than the monsters. Similar in that way to Tiffany D. Jackson’s White Smoke. Beware of the bugs, lots of bugs #booksky
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January 1, 2026
January 1, 2026
On January 1, 1892, seventeen-year-old Annie Moore walked down the gangway from the steamship Nevada with her two brothers Anthony, eleven, and Philip, nine, and into history as the first person proce...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:05 AM
January 1, 2026
I managed 59 books in 2025. Fiction faves were 100 Years of Margot and Lenni, James, Berry Pickers and All the Colors of the Dark. For nonfiction, my tops were Black Earth (Meier), A Walk in the Park (Fedarko), Everything is Tuberculosis (Green), We Were Once a Family (Asagarian) #booksky
January 1, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I managed 59 books in 2025. Fiction faves were 100 Years of Margot and Lenni, James, Berry Pickers and All the Colors of the Dark. For nonfiction, my tops were Black Earth (Meier), A Walk in the Park (Fedarko), Everything is Tuberculosis (Green), We Were Once a Family (Asagarian) #booksky
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It's been a terrible year for American democracy, with the dictator Trump breaking laws left and right and the Supreme Court and Congress mostly letting him do it.
But sometimes when we fight, we win. And we must hold fast to our belief that the battle is worth it.
Here's to resistance in 2026.
But sometimes when we fight, we win. And we must hold fast to our belief that the battle is worth it.
Here's to resistance in 2026.
Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.
apnews.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It's been a terrible year for American democracy, with the dictator Trump breaking laws left and right and the Supreme Court and Congress mostly letting him do it.
But sometimes when we fight, we win. And we must hold fast to our belief that the battle is worth it.
Here's to resistance in 2026.
But sometimes when we fight, we win. And we must hold fast to our belief that the battle is worth it.
Here's to resistance in 2026.
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My review of the Daughter of Montague series by Christina Dodd is on IG/SG. Rosie Montague (daughter of Romeo & Juliet) is 20 years old, unwillingly engaged to a prince, apprentice healer, & amateur detective. Each (cozy) mystery she solves brings her closer to ending her betrothal. Fun & witty.
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December 31, 2025 at 1:15 AM
My review of the Daughter of Montague series by Christina Dodd is on IG/SG. Rosie Montague (daughter of Romeo & Juliet) is 20 years old, unwillingly engaged to a prince, apprentice healer, & amateur detective. Each (cozy) mystery she solves brings her closer to ending her betrothal. Fun & witty.
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2026 is going to be a great year for Filipino books! Here’s some of my most anticipated reads:
📚The Swan’s Daughter
📚The Elsewhere Express
📚The Night King’s Court
📚Clara & the Devil
📚The Second Life of Snap
📚Nest of Tongues
#booksky
📚The Swan’s Daughter
📚The Elsewhere Express
📚The Night King’s Court
📚Clara & the Devil
📚The Second Life of Snap
📚Nest of Tongues
#booksky
December 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
2026 is going to be a great year for Filipino books! Here’s some of my most anticipated reads:
📚The Swan’s Daughter
📚The Elsewhere Express
📚The Night King’s Court
📚Clara & the Devil
📚The Second Life of Snap
📚Nest of Tongues
#booksky
📚The Swan’s Daughter
📚The Elsewhere Express
📚The Night King’s Court
📚Clara & the Devil
📚The Second Life of Snap
📚Nest of Tongues
#booksky
Looking at the 9 reviews I’ve posted in the past few days, I feel I should admit that some are not recent. I’m also sharing ones from FB memories before Bluesky was a thing. Christmas vacation week does tend to be a prolific time for me to read though #booksky
December 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Looking at the 9 reviews I’ve posted in the past few days, I feel I should admit that some are not recent. I’m also sharing ones from FB memories before Bluesky was a thing. Christmas vacation week does tend to be a prolific time for me to read though #booksky
This focuses on the long term damage to the people and the land. It suggests the truth has been minimized to protect the countries - including the US - who contaminated countless people during nuclear weapons testing and from the generation of nuclear power. It’s eye opening and awful #booksky
December 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This focuses on the long term damage to the people and the land. It suggests the truth has been minimized to protect the countries - including the US - who contaminated countless people during nuclear weapons testing and from the generation of nuclear power. It’s eye opening and awful #booksky
This YA novel in verse about clinical depression is infused with magic n fairy tales. I struggled a little to understand the metaphors but the author includes notes to explain. Once I finished, it became more clear. It could be the confusion is purposeful - because depression tells you lies #booksky
December 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This YA novel in verse about clinical depression is infused with magic n fairy tales. I struggled a little to understand the metaphors but the author includes notes to explain. Once I finished, it became more clear. It could be the confusion is purposeful - because depression tells you lies #booksky
Sometimes when you finish a book, all you can say is wow. Damn. I raced through this in one day (love vacation weeks!). It’s a mystery with unexpected twists, a story of trauma, friendship, coming of age, and love in many shapes and sizes. It’s beautifully written in a unique voice #booksky
December 29, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Sometimes when you finish a book, all you can say is wow. Damn. I raced through this in one day (love vacation weeks!). It’s a mystery with unexpected twists, a story of trauma, friendship, coming of age, and love in many shapes and sizes. It’s beautifully written in a unique voice #booksky
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This is a fantastic nostalgic listen. Also hadn’t realised it’s 70 years since Kermit first appeared on TV in 1955. @muppetwiki.com
#TheMuppets70 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#TheMuppets70 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Archive on 4 - How the Muppet Show Began in Britain - BBC Sounds
Louise Gold celebrates The Muppet Show’s anarchic birth in Britain in the mid-1970s.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
This is a fantastic nostalgic listen. Also hadn’t realised it’s 70 years since Kermit first appeared on TV in 1955. @muppetwiki.com
#TheMuppets70 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#TheMuppets70 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...