Sharon Lawler
@smclawler.bsky.social
Family. Libraries, books. History, genealogy, travel. Justice, conscience. Walking, swimming, conversation, and sometimes yoga.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Excerpt and teaching guide available for our #picturebook #biography HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! lernerbooks.com/shop/show/25...
Happy Birthday to You!: The Sisters Who Wrote the Most Famous Song in the World
Patty and Mildred Hill are the most famous composers you've never heard of. They came up with
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December 4, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Excerpt and teaching guide available for our #picturebook #biography HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! lernerbooks.com/shop/show/25...
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“It’s a big club and you ain’t in it.”
December 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
“It’s a big club and you ain’t in it.”
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Teachers & librarians! If you want to Zoom with an author for World Read Aloud Day, the list of volunteers is going out in my newsletter tomorrow morning - it's not too late to sign up!
Over 200 authors will be Zooming into classrooms & libraries for World Read Aloud Day on 2/4!
Teachers/librarians - Want to be first to see the list so you can book a free visit? It'll go out in my email newsletter in early December! Sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
Teachers/librarians - Want to be first to see the list so you can book a free visit? It'll go out in my email newsletter in early December! Sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Teachers & librarians! If you want to Zoom with an author for World Read Aloud Day, the list of volunteers is going out in my newsletter tomorrow morning - it's not too late to sign up!
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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“When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything.” Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, writes about receiving a terminal diagnosis. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/4SkkDI
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything.” Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, writes about receiving a terminal diagnosis. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/4SkkDI
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made clear: “This war can only end with Ukraine’s full consent. It cannot be resolved by great powers over the heads of those under attack.” He stressed that Europe must be part of any solution and warned that Ukraine’s defeat would destabilize the entire continent.
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made clear: “This war can only end with Ukraine’s full consent. It cannot be resolved by great powers over the heads of those under attack.” He stressed that Europe must be part of any solution and warned that Ukraine’s defeat would destabilize the entire continent.
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Remember all the way back to last week when maga lost its shit over former military members of Congress doing an ad telling current military not to obey unlawful orders?
Trump administration turned to Pentagon after CIA lawyers nixed drug boat attacks: report
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Trump administration turned to Pentagon after CIA lawyers nixed drug boat attacks: report
Donald Trump and adviser Stephen Miller’s grand plan to ramp up the war on drugs by blowing up alleged “narcoterrorists” in attacks from above did not pass legal muster with the lawyers at the CIA.So ...
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November 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Remember all the way back to last week when maga lost its shit over former military members of Congress doing an ad telling current military not to obey unlawful orders?
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In a U.S. First, New Mexico Opens Doors to Free Child Care for All
In a U.S. First, New Mexico Opens Doors to Free Child Care for All
The state aims to give children a better start, but faces supply and staffing concerns.
www.wsj.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
In a U.S. First, New Mexico Opens Doors to Free Child Care for All
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Trump's billionaire-first agenda has cost families in Washington state an average of $948 MORE so far this year, according to a new JEC Dems report.
Apparently, the "Golden Age of America" only exists if you have billions of dollars to pay for it.
Apparently, the "Golden Age of America" only exists if you have billions of dollars to pay for it.
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump's billionaire-first agenda has cost families in Washington state an average of $948 MORE so far this year, according to a new JEC Dems report.
Apparently, the "Golden Age of America" only exists if you have billions of dollars to pay for it.
Apparently, the "Golden Age of America" only exists if you have billions of dollars to pay for it.
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Truly remarkable reporting here from @unraveledpress.com using public records requests, on-the-ground video footage, and social-media sleuthing to unmask this ICE goon: Timothy Donahue. unraveledpress.com/identified-f...
Identified: federal agents who pointed gun, punched detainee in Evanston
Unraveled has verified a hate speech-laden X account belonging to U.S. Border Patrol agent Timothy Donahue, who was seen in numerous viral videos during Operation Midway Blitz. He and another agent, T...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Truly remarkable reporting here from @unraveledpress.com using public records requests, on-the-ground video footage, and social-media sleuthing to unmask this ICE goon: Timothy Donahue. unraveledpress.com/identified-f...
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““If they’re not gonna run the programs, then what are we paying them for?” she said. “It’s like, you know, you’re paying us for a service and they’re not delivering. So let’s stop paying for it.”
👀 @mikiesherrill.bsky.social goes there …
👀 @mikiesherrill.bsky.social goes there …
New Jersey may stop paying federal taxes under new governor
Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill said on a podcast with Jon Stewart it's a "great idea."
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November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
““If they’re not gonna run the programs, then what are we paying them for?” she said. “It’s like, you know, you’re paying us for a service and they’re not delivering. So let’s stop paying for it.”
👀 @mikiesherrill.bsky.social goes there …
👀 @mikiesherrill.bsky.social goes there …
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Oh, the _real_ reason techbros want to defund the humanities, people who know what words mean can break machines that use statistical models of sequences of letter to generate letter sequences that gets the reward button pressed
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Oh, the _real_ reason techbros want to defund the humanities, people who know what words mean can break machines that use statistical models of sequences of letter to generate letter sequences that gets the reward button pressed
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My Democratic colleagues whose lives Donald Trump threatened today have served their country with honor and distinction.
Calling for the death of your political opponents is unacceptable and dangerous. The White House must retract its threats immediately.
Calling for the death of your political opponents is unacceptable and dangerous. The White House must retract its threats immediately.
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
My Democratic colleagues whose lives Donald Trump threatened today have served their country with honor and distinction.
Calling for the death of your political opponents is unacceptable and dangerous. The White House must retract its threats immediately.
Calling for the death of your political opponents is unacceptable and dangerous. The White House must retract its threats immediately.
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Daniel Nayeri Wins 2025 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature buff.ly/Y234xTX
November 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Daniel Nayeri Wins 2025 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature buff.ly/Y234xTX
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After 20 years in the Navy, Buzz Grambo thought he'd spend his retirement playing video games and watching baseball. Instead, he patrols the streets of Baltimore to protect his neighbors from ICE. He even upgraded his scooter to a Segway that reaches 26 mph to keep up with the agents. My latest:
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
After 20 years in the Navy, Buzz Grambo thought he'd spend his retirement playing video games and watching baseball. Instead, he patrols the streets of Baltimore to protect his neighbors from ICE. He even upgraded his scooter to a Segway that reaches 26 mph to keep up with the agents. My latest:
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BREAKING: Ohio Republicans passed a sweeping anti-voting law after the DOJ threatened to sue the state over its mail-ballot grace period.
The law also supercharges voter purges,and forces provisional voters to fix errors in 4 days or be removed.
The law also supercharges voter purges,and forces provisional voters to fix errors in 4 days or be removed.
After DOJ Threat, Ohio GOP Passes Law to End Mail Ballot Grace Periods
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
BREAKING: Ohio Republicans passed a sweeping anti-voting law after the DOJ threatened to sue the state over its mail-ballot grace period.
The law also supercharges voter purges,and forces provisional voters to fix errors in 4 days or be removed.
The law also supercharges voter purges,and forces provisional voters to fix errors in 4 days or be removed.
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#stayloud
#boycott
#blackout
#endICE
Democracy needs the Constitution. Without it we don’t have democracy. It’s a simple formula. Our veterans fought for the ideals our Constitution is built on. It’s worth fighting for. It’s still necessary to keep fighting for our Constitutional rights. Every day!
#boycott
#blackout
#endICE
Democracy needs the Constitution. Without it we don’t have democracy. It’s a simple formula. Our veterans fought for the ideals our Constitution is built on. It’s worth fighting for. It’s still necessary to keep fighting for our Constitutional rights. Every day!
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
I was on a wonderfully newless vacay last week and just heard of the $2000 dollar thing yesterday. Some rando at an airport was all excited about the possibility. I said it sounded like a bribe for votes, because that's what he's doing. How about making his millionaire/billionaire friend pay taxes.
Popular opinion: I would rather have healthcare than a $2000 bribe from Trump. #MAGATsAreDumbAF
November 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I was on a wonderfully newless vacay last week and just heard of the $2000 dollar thing yesterday. Some rando at an airport was all excited about the possibility. I said it sounded like a bribe for votes, because that's what he's doing. How about making his millionaire/billionaire friend pay taxes.
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Fam, not to worry…
You too can decorate your home like the White House, and it’s just a click away.
You too can decorate your home like the White House, and it’s just a click away.
November 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Fam, not to worry…
You too can decorate your home like the White House, and it’s just a click away.
You too can decorate your home like the White House, and it’s just a click away.
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"... asked to drop cases for political reasons, to find evidence for flimsy investigations, to take positions in court they thought had no legitimate basis.
"Work they were told to abandon — investigations of terrorist plots, corruption and white-collar fraud..."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"Work they were told to abandon — investigations of terrorist plots, corruption and white-collar fraud..."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"... asked to drop cases for political reasons, to find evidence for flimsy investigations, to take positions in court they thought had no legitimate basis.
"Work they were told to abandon — investigations of terrorist plots, corruption and white-collar fraud..."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"Work they were told to abandon — investigations of terrorist plots, corruption and white-collar fraud..."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This is clearly bad; however, if you want a small bit of light, Chicago is probably the most transparent city in the US on this. Every city has police lawsuits. The difference is that they usually hide the cost of them from taxpayers.
NEW: Chicago must borrow $283.3M to cover the soaring cost of lawsuits alleging CPD officers committed a wide range of misconduct as part of the city’s 2026 budget, Mayor Brandon Johnson said, calling the move "prudent." @wttw.bsky.social
Chicago Set to Borrow $283.3M to Resolve Police Misconduct Lawsuits
It will likely cost Chicago taxpayers approximately $52 million in interest to borrow that money and pay off during the next five years, according to estimates provided to the Chicago City Council by ...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This is clearly bad; however, if you want a small bit of light, Chicago is probably the most transparent city in the US on this. Every city has police lawsuits. The difference is that they usually hide the cost of them from taxpayers.
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The best reason to NOT MOVE TO SOUTH CAROLINA, and for any South Carolinian who has a daughter, to MOVE.
A group of South Carolina senators plans to consider a proposal that could introduce the strictest abortion prohibitions and punishments in the nation.
South Carolina looks at most restrictive abortion bill in the US as opponents keep pushing limits
A group of South Carolina senators plans to consider a proposal that could introduce the strictest abortion prohibitions and punishments in the nation.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The best reason to NOT MOVE TO SOUTH CAROLINA, and for any South Carolinian who has a daughter, to MOVE.
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Thank you, Alice & Erin, for this nice recap. It was lovely being with you in Stamford CT: “We can all take a page out of Martha Hickson’s playbook — keep our head high, organize, and speak out.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
Alice Knapp, Erin Dummeyer (opinion): Getting organized to shield banned books
CT librarians Alice S. Knapp and Erin Dummeyer join voices to share lessons from peers 'across the country who have stood up to defend books'
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November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Thank you, Alice & Erin, for this nice recap. It was lovely being with you in Stamford CT: “We can all take a page out of Martha Hickson’s playbook — keep our head high, organize, and speak out.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social