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If you feel overwhelmed, remember that you can still make a difference doing little things. A compliment or word of encouragement, a tip to a favorite takeout place, a donation to a local charity, an email to your favorite author, time with a pet, a walk outside, or a phone call to a loved one.
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
If you feel overwhelmed, remember that you can still make a difference doing little things. A compliment or word of encouragement, a tip to a favorite takeout place, a donation to a local charity, an email to your favorite author, time with a pet, a walk outside, or a phone call to a loved one.
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Like many rural small towns, Tieton, Wash., is facing a confluence of circumstances that has made keeping its one-room library, a “civic symbol” for the town, untenable.
Federal Cuts, Immigration Raids and a Slowing Economy Hit Rural Libraries
Like many rural small towns, Tieton, Wash., is facing a confluence of circumstances that has made keeping its one-room library, a “civic symbol” for the town, untenable.
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Like many rural small towns, Tieton, Wash., is facing a confluence of circumstances that has made keeping its one-room library, a “civic symbol” for the town, untenable.
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As our friends at the Corrales Library put it—libraries are more than just books, they are a true commons, a great equalizer, and a gathering place that brings people together.
At a time when so much is on the line—we must contribute to support our libraries and the important stories they hold!
At a time when so much is on the line—we must contribute to support our libraries and the important stories they hold!
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
As our friends at the Corrales Library put it—libraries are more than just books, they are a true commons, a great equalizer, and a gathering place that brings people together.
At a time when so much is on the line—we must contribute to support our libraries and the important stories they hold!
At a time when so much is on the line—we must contribute to support our libraries and the important stories they hold!
Stopped to take a photo of a huge leaf while walking my dog on this frosty morning.
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Stopped to take a photo of a huge leaf while walking my dog on this frosty morning.
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I hope you'll read it, because what young people shared is important. There's also a section on resources, including a note to follow local media outlets, quotes from Nicole Hunt of Food Bank For NYC linking to where to find food banks near you (@feedingamerica.org), & resources for mutual aid.
More Young People Will Go Hungry Without SNAP
“We’re trying to make it, but it’s been hard.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I hope you'll read it, because what young people shared is important. There's also a section on resources, including a note to follow local media outlets, quotes from Nicole Hunt of Food Bank For NYC linking to where to find food banks near you (@feedingamerica.org), & resources for mutual aid.
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You know what would be a great way to celebrate Mamdani’s historic win?
Donate to a food bank. Give to community fridges. Call and check on your disabled or elderly neighbour and see if they need groceries.
SNAP still hasn’t been funded and people need help now.
Donate to a food bank. Give to community fridges. Call and check on your disabled or elderly neighbour and see if they need groceries.
SNAP still hasn’t been funded and people need help now.
November 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
You know what would be a great way to celebrate Mamdani’s historic win?
Donate to a food bank. Give to community fridges. Call and check on your disabled or elderly neighbour and see if they need groceries.
SNAP still hasn’t been funded and people need help now.
Donate to a food bank. Give to community fridges. Call and check on your disabled or elderly neighbour and see if they need groceries.
SNAP still hasn’t been funded and people need help now.
The coffee tastes extra good this morning.
November 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The coffee tastes extra good this morning.
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Please, PLEASE, I am begging you as both a parent and someone who is sick of all this THIS, go vote for your school boards. Even if you don't have kids, that's how these reactionary dipshits got their feet in, that's where the book bans and library cuts start.
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Please, PLEASE, I am begging you as both a parent and someone who is sick of all this THIS, go vote for your school boards. Even if you don't have kids, that's how these reactionary dipshits got their feet in, that's where the book bans and library cuts start.
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Know your rights when voting today.
November 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Know your rights when voting today.
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YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
Happy Halloween 🎃
November 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Happy Halloween 🎃
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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There will be more adventures in time and space, the BBC confirms.
(And I do miss Ncuti Gatwa)
#DoctorWho #BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
(And I do miss Ncuti Gatwa)
#DoctorWho #BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
BBC confirms future of Doctor Who and a new Christmas Special in 2026
Fans of the beloved series have much to enjoy ahead of the special, with The War Between the Land and the Sea and a new animation series for CBeebies, which is in development
www.bbc.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
There will be more adventures in time and space, the BBC confirms.
(And I do miss Ncuti Gatwa)
#DoctorWho #BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
(And I do miss Ncuti Gatwa)
#DoctorWho #BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
San Diego sunset.
October 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
San Diego sunset.
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If you'd rather make an impact by donating, volunteering, etc, where you live, you can find food banks local to you here:
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
October 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If you'd rather make an impact by donating, volunteering, etc, where you live, you can find food banks local to you here:
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
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If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
reut.rs
October 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples
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If you want to find a local food bank, you can use the website below.
If you’re donating, it’s best to donate money. If you want to donate food, PLEASE donate food you or your family would actually eat, including things like breakfast cereals and snack foods.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
If you’re donating, it’s best to donate money. If you want to donate food, PLEASE donate food you or your family would actually eat, including things like breakfast cereals and snack foods.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
October 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
If you want to find a local food bank, you can use the website below.
If you’re donating, it’s best to donate money. If you want to donate food, PLEASE donate food you or your family would actually eat, including things like breakfast cereals and snack foods.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
If you’re donating, it’s best to donate money. If you want to donate food, PLEASE donate food you or your family would actually eat, including things like breakfast cereals and snack foods.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
Attempting to avoid going on long rants while helping my kid with their civics homework. Failing miserably.
October 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Attempting to avoid going on long rants while helping my kid with their civics homework. Failing miserably.
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It's Invisible Disabilities Week 🫶🏽
Not all disabilities are visible and that doesn't make them any less real.
Chronic pain, mental health conditions, neurological disorders, autoimmune diseases & more deserve awareness, respect, and understanding ✨
Not all disabilities are visible and that doesn't make them any less real.
Chronic pain, mental health conditions, neurological disorders, autoimmune diseases & more deserve awareness, respect, and understanding ✨
October 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It's Invisible Disabilities Week 🫶🏽
Not all disabilities are visible and that doesn't make them any less real.
Chronic pain, mental health conditions, neurological disorders, autoimmune diseases & more deserve awareness, respect, and understanding ✨
Not all disabilities are visible and that doesn't make them any less real.
Chronic pain, mental health conditions, neurological disorders, autoimmune diseases & more deserve awareness, respect, and understanding ✨
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Please share widely. This election is crucial to control of the House.
If you are unsure if you are registered please check here: voterstatus.sos.ca.gov
Thank you.
If you are unsure if you are registered please check here: voterstatus.sos.ca.gov
Thank you.
October 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Please share widely. This election is crucial to control of the House.
If you are unsure if you are registered please check here: voterstatus.sos.ca.gov
Thank you.
If you are unsure if you are registered please check here: voterstatus.sos.ca.gov
Thank you.
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Must-listen for all of us who care not only about missing Who, but the preservation of film collections in general. Well done Tim!
To better understand our work, and the aims of the charitable trust, please listen to Tim Burrow’s latest offering, at the Doctor Who Missing Episodes Podcast:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=CK02...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=CK02...
Doctor Who: The Missing Episodes Podcast - Special Edition - Film is Fabulous!
YouTube video by Doctor Who The Missing Episodes Podcast
m.youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Must-listen for all of us who care not only about missing Who, but the preservation of film collections in general. Well done Tim!
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Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
When books were being pulled from Iowa classrooms, these teens started an after-school club to read them
Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
n.pr
October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
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My strongest book-related belief is that the paperback should come first and then the hardback after for people who want a fancy edition.
October 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
My strongest book-related belief is that the paperback should come first and then the hardback after for people who want a fancy edition.
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Today's theft from the Louvre (
art-crime.blogspot.com/2025/10/jewe...) is making me think about my favorite series of museum heists. Buckle up for a 🧵 on priceless porcelains, the Dead Zoo Gang, a Pekinese named Looty, and the unsolved mystery of who's stealing Chinese art from European museums.
art-crime.blogspot.com/2025/10/jewe...) is making me think about my favorite series of museum heists. Buckle up for a 🧵 on priceless porcelains, the Dead Zoo Gang, a Pekinese named Looty, and the unsolved mystery of who's stealing Chinese art from European museums.
Jewel Heist at the Musée du Louvre
"A blog about art crimes, illicit trafficking, forgery, art theft and cultural heritage protection."
art-crime.blogspot.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Today's theft from the Louvre (
art-crime.blogspot.com/2025/10/jewe...) is making me think about my favorite series of museum heists. Buckle up for a 🧵 on priceless porcelains, the Dead Zoo Gang, a Pekinese named Looty, and the unsolved mystery of who's stealing Chinese art from European museums.
art-crime.blogspot.com/2025/10/jewe...) is making me think about my favorite series of museum heists. Buckle up for a 🧵 on priceless porcelains, the Dead Zoo Gang, a Pekinese named Looty, and the unsolved mystery of who's stealing Chinese art from European museums.
Looking at the news reminded me of a book I read earlier this year, The Art Thief by Michael Finkel. It was a good read.
I also recommend switching from Goodreads to StoryGraph @thestorygraph.com
app.thestorygraph.com/books/776739...
I also recommend switching from Goodreads to StoryGraph @thestorygraph.com
app.thestorygraph.com/books/776739...
The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the wo...
app.thestorygraph.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Looking at the news reminded me of a book I read earlier this year, The Art Thief by Michael Finkel. It was a good read.
I also recommend switching from Goodreads to StoryGraph @thestorygraph.com
app.thestorygraph.com/books/776739...
I also recommend switching from Goodreads to StoryGraph @thestorygraph.com
app.thestorygraph.com/books/776739...