Carinna Tarvin
@ctarv.bsky.social
Educator, reader, gardener, music enthusiast, hobbyist, time traveler. Degrowth or bust. Who knew it was my destiny to become a middle school librarian?
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
September 21, 2025 at 6:24 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
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You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes.
#romancelandia
#romancelandia
September 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes.
#romancelandia
#romancelandia
Dog who can see knows that blind dog loves plums. He loves plums so much that we blocked his access to the tree with a baby gate. Dog who can see has figured out a sneaky way to army crawl under the deck to get there. Plums are currency, and she’s making it rain.
September 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Dog who can see knows that blind dog loves plums. He loves plums so much that we blocked his access to the tree with a baby gate. Dog who can see has figured out a sneaky way to army crawl under the deck to get there. Plums are currency, and she’s making it rain.
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if you were looking for signs that Jeff Bezos's obeisance to Trump has bled over into newsroom coverage it would probably look something like this article getting top billing over the story of 3-5 million people marching yesterday www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
She marched against Trump in 2017. Now, she says, ‘just let it all burn.’
Democrats are struggling to match the massive “resistance” movement that sprang up in Trump’s first term — and battling cynicism among their own voters.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
if you were looking for signs that Jeff Bezos's obeisance to Trump has bled over into newsroom coverage it would probably look something like this article getting top billing over the story of 3-5 million people marching yesterday www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This week, after a whole adult life of dealing with every unread email in my inbox, I decided to abandon the habit. I can’t even explain how liberating it feels. I probably have a whole new Myers-Briggs personality type now.
March 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This week, after a whole adult life of dealing with every unread email in my inbox, I decided to abandon the habit. I can’t even explain how liberating it feels. I probably have a whole new Myers-Briggs personality type now.
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“The first people a dictator puts in jail after a coup are the writers, the teachers, the librarians —because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize injustice and to speak out loudly about it. Let us have the courage to go on being dangerous people.”
—Madeleine L’Engle
—Madeleine L’Engle
March 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“The first people a dictator puts in jail after a coup are the writers, the teachers, the librarians —because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize injustice and to speak out loudly about it. Let us have the courage to go on being dangerous people.”
—Madeleine L’Engle
—Madeleine L’Engle
Anybody know any Tacoma attorneys?
Becky Burke of Book Island (a picture book publisher in the UK founded by my fellow Tokarczuk translator Greet Pauwelijn) was "detained" by ICE at the Canadian border on 2/28. Her father asked that her story be shared in case someone can help her. He writes:
March 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Anybody know any Tacoma attorneys?
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It would be really, really awful if people abused the Department of Education’s new snitch portal and filled it with so much spam that they couldn’t possibly sort through all the claims.
enddei.ed.gov
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Department of Education FormLock
enddei.ed.gov
February 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
It would be really, really awful if people abused the Department of Education’s new snitch portal and filled it with so much spam that they couldn’t possibly sort through all the claims.
enddei.ed.gov
enddei.ed.gov
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How to Change Your Meta Settings | Make yourself less valuable to Meta. Brought to you by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
How to Change Your Meta Settings | Make yourself less valuable to Meta. Brought to you by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
How to change your settings
buff.ly
February 27, 2025 at 3:08 AM
How to Change Your Meta Settings | Make yourself less valuable to Meta. Brought to you by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
My #embroidery #bookjournal is almost caught up. I’m only stitching each color on a genre when I read a book from that genre—it’s making me diversify!
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February 19, 2025 at 4:21 AM
My #embroidery #bookjournal is almost caught up. I’m only stitching each color on a genre when I read a book from that genre—it’s making me diversify!
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This is Nature Dog. She really likes nature.
February 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This is Nature Dog. She really likes nature.
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Stole this from a friend - Admin V
February 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Stole this from a friend - Admin V
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We're expediting sex designation change requests on birth certificates. People born in WA who want to change the sex designation on their birth certificate can do so by filing a request with us. . doh.wa.gov/DesignationC...
Sex Designation Change on a Birth Certificate
We are currently processing requests in three (3) business days. Please allow up to two (2) weeks for delivery and mail time for ordered certificates.
doh.wa.gov
February 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
We're expediting sex designation change requests on birth certificates. People born in WA who want to change the sex designation on their birth certificate can do so by filing a request with us. . doh.wa.gov/DesignationC...
Embroidery book journal! 💙📚
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February 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Embroidery book journal! 💙📚
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
As a member of the 2025 Printz book award committee, I received 500+ books in 2024. I have decided to make my own list of “YA book covers that go the hardest.” I have no rubric, just vibes. This is not endorsed by YALSA or the rest of the Printz committee. 😂 💙📚
February 3, 2025 at 12:22 AM
As a member of the 2025 Printz book award committee, I received 500+ books in 2024. I have decided to make my own list of “YA book covers that go the hardest.” I have no rubric, just vibes. This is not endorsed by YALSA or the rest of the Printz committee. 😂 💙📚
Biggest snowflakes falling in Tacoma rn.
February 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Biggest snowflakes falling in Tacoma rn.
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BREAKING: Another plane has crashed, this time in a crowded area of Philadelphia. Details still emerging.
February 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
BREAKING: Another plane has crashed, this time in a crowded area of Philadelphia. Details still emerging.
Today I worked out the actual, beyond-protocol logistics with my neighbor teacher for what we’ll do in an active shooter situation, and then after school, our staff figured out the same kind real-live, this is not a test, details for what to do if ICE gets into the building. Nobody’s tougher than us
January 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Today I worked out the actual, beyond-protocol logistics with my neighbor teacher for what we’ll do in an active shooter situation, and then after school, our staff figured out the same kind real-live, this is not a test, details for what to do if ICE gets into the building. Nobody’s tougher than us
I just need to tell somebody that I picked The First State of Being as the best book of the year. In April. And was told it was too young for a Printz. (It just won the Newbery.) Let’s never speak of this again.
January 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I just need to tell somebody that I picked The First State of Being as the best book of the year. In April. And was told it was too young for a Printz. (It just won the Newbery.) Let’s never speak of this again.
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Congrats to all the #ALAYMA winners and honorees! Check out the full list of winner and honor books on ilovelibraries.org. #kidlit #yalit
2025 ALA Youth Media Awards
It's the biggest event of the year in the world of children's publishing. The American Library Association's Youth Media Award titles are chosen by librarians, and who knows children's literature bett...
ilovelibraries.org
January 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Congrats to all the #ALAYMA winners and honorees! Check out the full list of winner and honor books on ilovelibraries.org. #kidlit #yalit
It was a huge honor to be on the Printz award committee that picked these books! READ THEM NOW. @yalsa.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It was a huge honor to be on the Printz award committee that picked these books! READ THEM NOW. @yalsa.bsky.social
I should probably write children’s books, huh?
January 27, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I should probably write children’s books, huh?
