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It’s refreshing for once to read a news story saying that there’s still some good shit going on somewhere.

www.npr.org/2025/05/30/n...
Penguins in Antarctica could actually be helping cool the climate… with their poop
In places like Antarctica, small things can make a difference. Scientists are finding that penguin waste is helping form clouds, which could be offsetting the effects of climate change.
www.npr.org
June 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Today marks the beginning of Autism Acceptance Month! This is a time to promote understanding, acceptance, and inclusion of autistic individuals, shifting from a focus on just awareness to embracing the autistic community 💚
April 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Great advice on helping someone who is grieving.
February 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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After another week of near-constant earthquakes on Santorini, Greece, the island has taken on an unusual quiet. At least 13,000 of the island’s 15,500 residents, unnerved by the frequent shaking, have left in the past week.
Nonstop Earthquakes Leave Santorini Empty and Its Residents on Edge
Thousands of tremors, sometimes every few minutes, have shaken Santorini, Greece. More than 13,000 of its 15,500 inhabitants have left.
nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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‘Starting’ is one of the longest English words which can still form a word if you keep removing one letter at a time.

Starting
Staring
String
Sting
Sing
Sin
In
I
January 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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• Get a library card
• Use your library card
• Support indie booksellers
• Read banned books
• Read diverse authors
• Resist
• Repeat

#booksky #resist
January 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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this morning, my local librarian recognized me by name, and it made my day

get to know your libraries and defend them
January 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
These pilots are amazing.
I’m the daughter of a fighter pilot and even I’m in awe of these pilots because JAYSUS
January 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Excuse me while I sob hysterically. My 15yo has been working since July on her year-long school project, and she chose to hand-paint, write, and print a cookbook of family recipes. It's so beautiful. Welcome to the author club, kiddo 💗
January 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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No need to debunk this.

The word ‘bunk’ is a shortened form of ‘bunkum,’ which came from Buncombe County, North Carolina (where Asheville is located).

In 1820, the congressman from Buncombe County gave an intentionally boring and long-winded speech to Congress...
January 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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One of the BEST places for anyone at any age: your public library!

Growing up, I spent hours upon hours at the library.

Go and get your library card! Support your local public library! 📚♥️

(Thanks to @miamidadecounty.bsky.social’s Public Library System!)
January 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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And now, I will take you
to one of the bookstores in Kyiv.

I want you to see how beautiful
Kyiv is.
December 27, 2024 at 4:52 PM
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Renewed my library card today and checked out two recent bestsellers! Don’t forget your library, folks! It’s a great resource.
December 27, 2024 at 12:29 AM
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I have always loved public libraries, but having young children has exponentially increased my gratitude and sense of indebtedness to them. Our local library is such a huge part of our lives. The books, the programming, the very intentionally curated kids’ section. It’s all such a gift.
December 27, 2024 at 2:12 AM
December 25, 2024 at 5:48 AM
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Matt Damon: “A teacher wants to teach.”

The son of a public school teacher, he defends teachers as heroes we should be grateful for rather than villains we should be threatening to punish — as pro-privatization forces would have us believe.
December 23, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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O Library, O Library! How lovely are your branches
December 23, 2024 at 1:31 PM
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Every book lover dreams of a secret library—not just for the aesthetic, but for the joy of being left alone. No interruptions, no small talk. Just peace, quiet, and the thrill of getting lost in another world!
December 23, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Awesome program from Dolly Parton
Under a new expansion, families in 35 of Oregon’s 36 counties have full access to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which gifts books every month to children from birth until age five: www.kptv.com/2024/12/18/d...
Dolly Parton's 'Imagination Library' expands in Oregon
A local organization is partnering with country music icon Dolly Parton to improve literacy rates in Oregon.
www.kptv.com
December 21, 2024 at 11:15 PM
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Billionaire author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott acknowledges another $2 billion in donations, bringing the total she’s given away since 2019 to $19.2 billion.

Experts say she’s ‘changed entire fields like affordable housing.’ www.yahoo.com/news/philant...
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott reveals another $2 billion in donations in 2024
Billionaire author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott acknowledged another $2 billion in donations in a blog post on Wednesday
www.yahoo.com
December 19, 2024 at 10:31 PM
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A slice of the Universe

Spindal Galaxy
December 20, 2024 at 12:06 PM