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Bethany
@bethanybumblebee3.bsky.social
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Book & outdoor enthusiast, ologite, baker, gardner, indie bookseller, former ecology instructor, mother, dreamer, Idahoan
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Read this week
"Nettle & Bone" and "A Sorceress Coms To Call"
by T. Kingfisher.
The storytelling is amazing. Both tales grip you tight & don't let go. The friendships the main character in each develops are what I want to read in every book.
T. Kingfisher is my favorite.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#BookSky
#IdahoReads
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Currently reading
"The Butcher's Masquerade"
number 5 in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Reading the series as a book club of 2 with my teen. 🥰 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#BookSky
#IdahoReads
#BookClub
#DungeonCrawlerCarl
#PrincessDonut
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Currently reading
"The Art of Libromancy" by Josh Cook

Definitely recommend for anyone in the book industry!

#BookSky
#IdahoReads
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Currently listening to
"Hemlock & Silver"
By T. Kingfisher

I love it. Will report back.

#IdahoReads
#BookSky
#AudiobooksAreReading
August 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Recently read:
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
By Sangu Mandanna

Excellent. Great character development and representation of an autistic kiddo. The hard stuff isn't glossed over, and the found family around her are supportive and accommodating.
Highly recommend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#IdahoReads
The cover of "A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping" By Sangu Mandanna. A pink sky behind a green hill. A multi story house sits atop the hill, with vines climbing the walls, a pocket fence and winding path. A dark skinned woman stands in the foreground reading a book while a fox curls around her feet. A white man is inside the yard holding a steaming cup of tea.
August 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Recently read:
Weyward by
@emiliahart.bsky.social

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Highly recommend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#IdahoReads
#Idaho
#FreedomToRead
Cover of the book "Weyward" by Emilia Hart. Text in white lettering. A crow is featured prominently with a green background and smaller realistic insects, plants, and a mushroom.
August 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Grouse in a tree
#ThisSparksJoy
A Grouse sits near the top of a b aspen tree, eating the new growth. The tops of evergreen trees are on either side of the aspen. A cloudy grey sky can be seen through the branches.
May 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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My kiddo is raising a sourdough starter from scratch for a school project. My good ol' starter is on the left & smells like heaven. The new baby starter on the right smells like vomit today. #TrustTheProcess

#JoyIsResistance
#ThisSparksJoy
#Sourdough
#InTheKitchenWithKids
#FermentedFoods
Two quart mason jars sit on a counter. Each contains a pale sourdough starter and is covered with a plastic bag and rubber band.
March 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Join #NoSmallAct

nosmallact.com
March 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Currently reading
"Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center" by Rhaina Cohen

#Libby
#SaveOurPublicLibraries
#BookSky
#IdahoReads
March 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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"US added to international
watchlist for rapid decline
in civic freedoms... alongside Democratic Republic of
Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia"
#Idaho
#Resist
From @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A screenshot from TheGuardian.com of an article titled "US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms" By Anna Betts Pulished Sun 9 Mar 2025 20.00 EDT The article begins: "The United States has been added to the Civicus Monitor Watchlist, which identifies countries that the global civil rights watchdog believes are currently experiencing a rapid decline in civic freedoms. Civicus, an international non-profit organization dedicated to "strengthening citizen action and civil society around the world", announced the inclusion of the US on the non-profit's first watchlist of....." end of screenshot.
March 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Senate Bill 1141,
the harmful camping prohibition bill, has a
hearing this morning (Monday 3/10) at 8AM in
Senate State Affairs.
(1/?)
#Idaho
#CatchIdaho
A picture of the Idaho Capitol light up and a cloudy sky. The following words are in orange over the sky- "We are here to remind you the best way to prevent homelessness is to house people." The icon for Catch Idaho is below the words- the state of Idaho in orange with an image of a house overlay.
March 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Woman, life, freedom

In Kurdish “ژن ژیان ئازادی/jin, jiyan, azadî” and in Persian “زن زندگی آزادی/zan, zendegi, azadi”

#WomanLifeFreedom
#JinJiyanAzadî
#ZanZendegiAzadi

@languageonthemove.bsky.social

www.languageonthemove.com/women-life-f...
A screenshot from LanguageOnTheMove.com reads "Jin, jiyan, azadî" comes from militant, anti-system women. It's a universal sloga - but it mustn't be stolen by the dominant liberal power system. JIN cannot rely on capitalism and the state. JIYAN means being against all war and arms trade. AZADÎ is opposng colonialism. Posted by Dilar Dirik @Dlrdk1 on October 1, 2022
March 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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"The dead dig wells in the living."

From "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This" by Omar El Akkad

#CurrentlyReading
#BookSky
#IdahoReads
March 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Currently reading
"The Secret History of the Five Eyes: The Untold Story of the International SpyNetwork" by Richard Kerbaj
#BookSky
February 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Download Seterra Geography and learn. Good for apple and android.

It's cool to know where countries are.

Be a cool kid. Not a dumbass.

#Geography
#Education
#Idaho
A screenshot of Seterra Geography in the app store
February 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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I stand with Ukraine.
#StandWithUkraine
The background image of blue sky with yellow ground is overlaid with the words "I stand with Ukraine". Bright yellow sunflowers are partially visible on the left side of the image.
February 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Dog waiting for the next shovel load of snow to be thrown.
#IdahoEscapes
February 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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#Idaho
#FederalWorkers
A cardboard protest sign rests upright in the snow. It reads "Valley County stands with our federal workers".
February 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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We played in the snow in the Payette National Forest today. Trails and so much more brought to you by #FederalEmployees

#SaveOurServices

The Payette National Forest is a huge part of our lives and is shaping who my children are growing to be. We stand with federal workers.
February 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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bbc.in/3Cse7KT
The image shows a post by Camilla @nonlosioboh. At the bottom of the post, there is a news alert from BBC News (UK) that reads: "Violence against women and girls growing, says watchdog bbc.in/3Cse7KT" Above the news alert, is a 2 picture cartoon series. In the first picture, a goose saying "Violence from WHO?" In the second picture, the goose is chasing a person running away. The person's head cannot be seen. They are wearing a puffy jacket, pants, and winter boots. The goose's head is down as it charges the running person, yelling "VIOLENCE FROM WHO?!"
February 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Currently reading (along with several other books; can't have just 1 going at a time).

#HowardZinn
#TheZinnReader
#CurrentlyReading
#BookSky
An image of "The Zinn Reader: Writings on Disobedienceand Democracy" by Howard Zinn sits on a table. The book cover is black and white with the author's name and subtitle in red. A pencil etching of the author's upper face is in the lower left corner of the book cover.
February 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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It's cold outside and the fire is warm. #SleepingDog
A black and brown dog lays sleeping in front of a woodstove.
February 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Image of a post from Some Nerdy Blonde that reads, "Just a reminder that if teachers could indoctrinate kids, kids would do their homework and wear deodorant."
February 7, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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@thisone0verhere.bsky.social is my favorite.
You should definitely follow him.
February 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM