🪷Book Junky
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School librarian, bookseller, dachshund mom.
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This is one of the most important exposés published in WSJ in several years, and it derives from intercepts and analyses by foreign intelligence services studying the conduct of Trump and his inner team. It's first and foremost a wake up call to the people of the United States.
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is one of the most important exposés published in WSJ in several years, and it derives from intercepts and analyses by foreign intelligence services studying the conduct of Trump and his inner team. It's first and foremost a wake up call to the people of the United States.
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This is Salem. He waited for his mom to leave the car before stealing her breakfast. Loves the thrill of the hunt. 12/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (TT: unhingeddogmom)
November 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This is Salem. He waited for his mom to leave the car before stealing her breakfast. Loves the thrill of the hunt. 12/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (TT: unhingeddogmom)
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
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"Child and Cat" by the acclaimed Chinese photographer Fan Ho.
Fan Ho (1931–2016) was a master of black and white photography, known for capturing the fleeting light, lines, and silhouettes of urban Hong Kong in the 1950s and 1960s.
#Photography #black&white #caturday
Fan Ho (1931–2016) was a master of black and white photography, known for capturing the fleeting light, lines, and silhouettes of urban Hong Kong in the 1950s and 1960s.
#Photography #black&white #caturday
November 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"Child and Cat" by the acclaimed Chinese photographer Fan Ho.
Fan Ho (1931–2016) was a master of black and white photography, known for capturing the fleeting light, lines, and silhouettes of urban Hong Kong in the 1950s and 1960s.
#Photography #black&white #caturday
Fan Ho (1931–2016) was a master of black and white photography, known for capturing the fleeting light, lines, and silhouettes of urban Hong Kong in the 1950s and 1960s.
#Photography #black&white #caturday
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a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
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Public libraries in Tennessee have begun to shut down as they carry out an order from state officials to remove children’s books containing LGBTQ+ themes or characters.
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
Alarm as Tennessee libraries shut down for Republican 'book purge'
Public libraries in Tennessee have begun to shut down as they carry out an order from state officials to remove children’s books containing LGBTQ+ themes or characters.For Popular Information, Rebecca...
www.rawstory.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Public libraries in Tennessee have begun to shut down as they carry out an order from state officials to remove children’s books containing LGBTQ+ themes or characters.
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
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Still some distance from being able to cover the full cost, but I can't thank those of you who have chipped in and shared this enough.
You really have helped more than you can imagine, just by pitching in to make sure this is *one* thing I don't have to worry about right now.
You really have helped more than you can imagine, just by pitching in to make sure this is *one* thing I don't have to worry about right now.
November 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Still some distance from being able to cover the full cost, but I can't thank those of you who have chipped in and shared this enough.
You really have helped more than you can imagine, just by pitching in to make sure this is *one* thing I don't have to worry about right now.
You really have helped more than you can imagine, just by pitching in to make sure this is *one* thing I don't have to worry about right now.
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Good news for librarians -- and students and teachers.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
In November's School Board Elections, Voters Stood with Librarians
From New Hampshire to New Mexico, voters aligned with educators, librarians, and unions and ushered in candidates with liberal leanings to their local school boards. We looked at the outcomes in sever...
www.publishersweekly.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Good news for librarians -- and students and teachers.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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And George Conway is still a trustee for The Heritage Foundation. I hope people remember that when he starts ramping up he efforts to run for office AS A DEMOCRAT. No. Nope. Huh uh. WE'RE NOT DOING THIS.
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
And George Conway is still a trustee for The Heritage Foundation. I hope people remember that when he starts ramping up he efforts to run for office AS A DEMOCRAT. No. Nope. Huh uh. WE'RE NOT DOING THIS.
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Make sure you read the part about Black Women’s unemployment rate being at 7.5% now.
This is 1 of the reasons l keep stressing that too many people on the left pretend to be allies & expect us to save them in the voting booth…as they allow us to be harmed.
Nope. Enough.
apnews.com/article/layo...
This is 1 of the reasons l keep stressing that too many people on the left pretend to be allies & expect us to save them in the voting booth…as they allow us to be harmed.
Nope. Enough.
apnews.com/article/layo...
Layoffs are piling up, raising worker anxiety. Here are some companies that have cut jobs recently
It's a tough time for the job market. Amid wider economic uncertainty, some analysts have said that businesses are at a “no-hire, no fire” standstill.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Make sure you read the part about Black Women’s unemployment rate being at 7.5% now.
This is 1 of the reasons l keep stressing that too many people on the left pretend to be allies & expect us to save them in the voting booth…as they allow us to be harmed.
Nope. Enough.
apnews.com/article/layo...
This is 1 of the reasons l keep stressing that too many people on the left pretend to be allies & expect us to save them in the voting booth…as they allow us to be harmed.
Nope. Enough.
apnews.com/article/layo...
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This is Fendi. He is seen here demonstrating the internationally acknowledged sign language for politely requesting uppies. 13/10 would pick him up immediately (TT: isthat_jojo)
November 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This is Fendi. He is seen here demonstrating the internationally acknowledged sign language for politely requesting uppies. 13/10 would pick him up immediately (TT: isthat_jojo)
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Republicans, from the halls of Congress to the board rooms, from the exurbs to the farmland, are very openly and transparently selling this country to hostile foreign powers.
Not a single patriot in the bunch.
Not a single patriot in the bunch.
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Republicans, from the halls of Congress to the board rooms, from the exurbs to the farmland, are very openly and transparently selling this country to hostile foreign powers.
Not a single patriot in the bunch.
Not a single patriot in the bunch.
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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So apparently, my fellow men are suing Uber and Lyft over their “women only” feature, which matches women riders with women drivers, for everyone’s safety. Smh.
Sexism against men is like racism against white people—not a thing.
It’s up to me and my fellow men to defeat the patriarchy.
Sexism against men is like racism against white people—not a thing.
It’s up to me and my fellow men to defeat the patriarchy.
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
So apparently, my fellow men are suing Uber and Lyft over their “women only” feature, which matches women riders with women drivers, for everyone’s safety. Smh.
Sexism against men is like racism against white people—not a thing.
It’s up to me and my fellow men to defeat the patriarchy.
Sexism against men is like racism against white people—not a thing.
It’s up to me and my fellow men to defeat the patriarchy.
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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As a generally pro-nuclear energy person dealing directly with the strains data centers are putting on the grid I would just like to remark
NO OH NO FUCKING NO DO NOT DESIGN NUCLEAR GENERATORS WITH AI
Thank you
NO OH NO FUCKING NO DO NOT DESIGN NUCLEAR GENERATORS WITH AI
Thank you
NEW: Tech companies are betting big on nuclear energy to meet AIs massive power demands and they're using that AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear power plants.
And despite expert concerns about potential disaster, the US government is on board.
And despite expert concerns about potential disaster, the US government is on board.
Power Companies Are Using AI To Build Nuclear Power Plants
Tech companies are betting big on nuclear energy to meet AIs massive power demands and they're using that AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear power plants.
www.404media.co
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
As a generally pro-nuclear energy person dealing directly with the strains data centers are putting on the grid I would just like to remark
NO OH NO FUCKING NO DO NOT DESIGN NUCLEAR GENERATORS WITH AI
Thank you
NO OH NO FUCKING NO DO NOT DESIGN NUCLEAR GENERATORS WITH AI
Thank you
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I absolutely don't want Senate Dems to cave, but some key things:
1. If they do, this gets kicked back over to the House, which has to vote on it again since it would differ from their own version...which I think only runs thru 11/21?
2. That presumably means having to swear in Grjalva.
1. If they do, this gets kicked back over to the House, which has to vote on it again since it would differ from their own version...which I think only runs thru 11/21?
2. That presumably means having to swear in Grjalva.
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I absolutely don't want Senate Dems to cave, but some key things:
1. If they do, this gets kicked back over to the House, which has to vote on it again since it would differ from their own version...which I think only runs thru 11/21?
2. That presumably means having to swear in Grjalva.
1. If they do, this gets kicked back over to the House, which has to vote on it again since it would differ from their own version...which I think only runs thru 11/21?
2. That presumably means having to swear in Grjalva.
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A pretty one from sunrise October 31. Cascade foothills. Portland Oregon. Have a beautiful day. 🩷💜🧡
November 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A pretty one from sunrise October 31. Cascade foothills. Portland Oregon. Have a beautiful day. 🩷💜🧡
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Only 7 out of 71 employees at the Los Alamos NNSA field site are working, the rest furloughed.
At the Albuquerque site (overseeing Sandia NM), only 7/81.
"The furloughs are the [NNSA's] first since its creation in 2000, as none occurred during previous shutdowns"
sourcenm.com/2025/10/22/n...
At the Albuquerque site (overseeing Sandia NM), only 7/81.
"The furloughs are the [NNSA's] first since its creation in 2000, as none occurred during previous shutdowns"
sourcenm.com/2025/10/22/n...
October 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Only 7 out of 71 employees at the Los Alamos NNSA field site are working, the rest furloughed.
At the Albuquerque site (overseeing Sandia NM), only 7/81.
"The furloughs are the [NNSA's] first since its creation in 2000, as none occurred during previous shutdowns"
sourcenm.com/2025/10/22/n...
At the Albuquerque site (overseeing Sandia NM), only 7/81.
"The furloughs are the [NNSA's] first since its creation in 2000, as none occurred during previous shutdowns"
sourcenm.com/2025/10/22/n...
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TAPPER: Do you have any numerical idea of how many Americans will not be able to be with their families for Thanksgiving because of this?
DUFFY: I think the number is going to be substantial
DUFFY: I think the number is going to be substantial
November 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
TAPPER: Do you have any numerical idea of how many Americans will not be able to be with their families for Thanksgiving because of this?
DUFFY: I think the number is going to be substantial
DUFFY: I think the number is going to be substantial
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NYT: The tax cuts come amid “steep cuts to health care for the elderly and food stamps for the poorest Americans.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
November 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
NYT: The tax cuts come amid “steep cuts to health care for the elderly and food stamps for the poorest Americans.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 During the antebellum period in the United States, free Black people were required to carry official documents known as Certificates of Freedom, or “Freedom papers". (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
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🧵 During the antebellum period in the United States, free Black people were required to carry official documents known as Certificates of Freedom, or “Freedom papers". (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
briscoecenter.org/exhibitions/...
Freedom Papers: Evidence of Emancipation - Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
February 5 — June 28, 2024 Briscoe Center for American History, Austin, Texas Weatherby Gallery, Sid Richardson Hall Unit 2
briscoecenter.org
November 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 During the antebellum period in the United States, free Black people were required to carry official documents known as Certificates of Freedom, or “Freedom papers". (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
briscoecenter.org/exhibitions/...
🧵 During the antebellum period in the United States, free Black people were required to carry official documents known as Certificates of Freedom, or “Freedom papers". (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
briscoecenter.org/exhibitions/...
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Exactly.
"I supported the For the People Act when the the Dems put it forward in 2021. Do you remember how many Republicans voted for that bill?"
"No on Prop 50" Chair: [silence]
"It was zero. Not a single Republican voted for independent redistricting commissions nationwide."
"No on Prop 50" Chair: [silence]
"It was zero. Not a single Republican voted for independent redistricting commissions nationwide."
October 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Exactly.