Lynni Betts
@furamai.bsky.social
Librarian by day, chocolate lover 24/7.
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Trump and DOGE accused federal civil servants of fraud (with no evidence).
Meanwhile, they're halting enforcement of a foreign anti-bribery law, dropping criminal charges against Eric Adams, and pardoning a former governor who tried to sell Obama's Senate seat.
Hello?
Meanwhile, they're halting enforcement of a foreign anti-bribery law, dropping criminal charges against Eric Adams, and pardoning a former governor who tried to sell Obama's Senate seat.
Hello?
February 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Trump and DOGE accused federal civil servants of fraud (with no evidence).
Meanwhile, they're halting enforcement of a foreign anti-bribery law, dropping criminal charges against Eric Adams, and pardoning a former governor who tried to sell Obama's Senate seat.
Hello?
Meanwhile, they're halting enforcement of a foreign anti-bribery law, dropping criminal charges against Eric Adams, and pardoning a former governor who tried to sell Obama's Senate seat.
Hello?
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Next Saturday!!!
Meet The Misfits, me and @dansantat.bsky.social in person at Barnes & Noble in Montclair, CA -- OOF!!!
@randomhousekids.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.com #booksigning #Misfits #KidLit
Meet The Misfits, me and @dansantat.bsky.social in person at Barnes & Noble in Montclair, CA -- OOF!!!
@randomhousekids.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.com #booksigning #Misfits #KidLit
February 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Next Saturday!!!
Meet The Misfits, me and @dansantat.bsky.social in person at Barnes & Noble in Montclair, CA -- OOF!!!
@randomhousekids.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.com #booksigning #Misfits #KidLit
Meet The Misfits, me and @dansantat.bsky.social in person at Barnes & Noble in Montclair, CA -- OOF!!!
@randomhousekids.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.com #booksigning #Misfits #KidLit
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To hell with Trump and Musk.
Our grandparents and great grandparents and half a billion Americans didn't die defeating fascism, just so that we could allow a felon-rapist mobster and an unelected racist billionaire bring it here without opposition.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
Our grandparents and great grandparents and half a billion Americans didn't die defeating fascism, just so that we could allow a felon-rapist mobster and an unelected racist billionaire bring it here without opposition.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
It's Time to Pick a Hill Worth Dying On
If your eyes are clear and open right now you can see it, can’t you?
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
February 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
To hell with Trump and Musk.
Our grandparents and great grandparents and half a billion Americans didn't die defeating fascism, just so that we could allow a felon-rapist mobster and an unelected racist billionaire bring it here without opposition.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
Our grandparents and great grandparents and half a billion Americans didn't die defeating fascism, just so that we could allow a felon-rapist mobster and an unelected racist billionaire bring it here without opposition.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
Celebrating Black History 💕
February 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Celebrating Black History 💕
A happy surprise. These two groups use public libraries the most. 🥰
January 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
A happy surprise. These two groups use public libraries the most. 🥰
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The truly alarming world in which we live. Scariest thought: too many people are not ignorant dupes, they are willing participants in the creation and dissemination of disinformation. This is the moral crisis of our times.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
I’m Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is
What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation crisis.
www.theatlantic.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The truly alarming world in which we live. Scariest thought: too many people are not ignorant dupes, they are willing participants in the creation and dissemination of disinformation. This is the moral crisis of our times.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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January 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“It hasn't even been 24 hours and one of Trump's first actions was to rescind Biden's Executive Order 14084, titled ‘Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services.’ 😡
Biden's E.O. broadly aimed to support the nation's creative and cultural economy…” -EveryLibrary
Biden's E.O. broadly aimed to support the nation's creative and cultural economy…” -EveryLibrary
January 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“It hasn't even been 24 hours and one of Trump's first actions was to rescind Biden's Executive Order 14084, titled ‘Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services.’ 😡
Biden's E.O. broadly aimed to support the nation's creative and cultural economy…” -EveryLibrary
Biden's E.O. broadly aimed to support the nation's creative and cultural economy…” -EveryLibrary
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“We reaffirm our commitment to defending cartoonists & their right to create without fear. A society without the freedom to laugh, question, or criticize is no society at all.” Marking the Charlie Hebdo attack 10yrs on, with visuals from @anntelnaes.bsky.social
cartoonistsrights.org/10th-anniver...
cartoonistsrights.org/10th-anniver...
January 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“We reaffirm our commitment to defending cartoonists & their right to create without fear. A society without the freedom to laugh, question, or criticize is no society at all.” Marking the Charlie Hebdo attack 10yrs on, with visuals from @anntelnaes.bsky.social
cartoonistsrights.org/10th-anniver...
cartoonistsrights.org/10th-anniver...
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Greenland has universal healthcare, gender equality, and clean energy.
Can they take over the USA instead?
Can they take over the USA instead?
December 28, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Greenland has universal healthcare, gender equality, and clean energy.
Can they take over the USA instead?
Can they take over the USA instead?
Sandy Hook Promise. Let’s remember our sweet little angels. Let’s never stop fighting for them. 💕
December 14, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Sandy Hook Promise. Let’s remember our sweet little angels. Let’s never stop fighting for them. 💕
Let’s repeat the good parts of history to change the bad.
December 11, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Let’s repeat the good parts of history to change the bad.
“Schools and libraries both provide critical services for our society and have a heavy influence on literacy…ensure students engage with their public library to expand access to many educational programs they can take advantage of long after graduation.”
-Marjeta Bejdo, early-childhood educator
-Marjeta Bejdo, early-childhood educator
November 30, 2024 at 6:44 PM
“Schools and libraries both provide critical services for our society and have a heavy influence on literacy…ensure students engage with their public library to expand access to many educational programs they can take advantage of long after graduation.”
-Marjeta Bejdo, early-childhood educator
-Marjeta Bejdo, early-childhood educator
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate, and Tyson hopes you all are safe from Black Friday stampedes.
November 28, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate, and Tyson hopes you all are safe from Black Friday stampedes.
“Families play an important role in helping children develop fluency in reading. Research has found that, for struggling or non-fluent readers in particular, parent-led reading interventions and support at home increase a student’s reading fluency.”
November 25, 2024 at 8:05 PM
“Families play an important role in helping children develop fluency in reading. Research has found that, for struggling or non-fluent readers in particular, parent-led reading interventions and support at home increase a student’s reading fluency.”
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We have to continue to strengthen our libraries. They are integral to our communities. 📚 🧸 💙
What Toy Libraries Do
What Toy Libraries Do
www.usatla.org
November 22, 2024 at 11:13 PM
We have to continue to strengthen our libraries. They are integral to our communities. 📚 🧸 💙
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Be sure to check out the BROWN SUGAR BABY board books by @kllewis.bsky.social. Great for the holidays. Great for baby showers. Great all the time! And if you do end up purchasing one or all three, please support a local independent bookseller, now more than ever! #NCTE24
November 22, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Be sure to check out the BROWN SUGAR BABY board books by @kllewis.bsky.social. Great for the holidays. Great for baby showers. Great all the time! And if you do end up purchasing one or all three, please support a local independent bookseller, now more than ever! #NCTE24
“You can never get enough books into the hands of enough children.” -Dolly
November 21, 2024 at 3:30 AM
“You can never get enough books into the hands of enough children.” -Dolly
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At the risk of reading too much into Bluesky’s success at the moment, I do think it’s a signal that people don’t want to be surrounded by bots and manipulated algorithms
AI can only go so far. We want human connection.
AI can only go so far. We want human connection.
November 19, 2024 at 12:41 PM
At the risk of reading too much into Bluesky’s success at the moment, I do think it’s a signal that people don’t want to be surrounded by bots and manipulated algorithms
AI can only go so far. We want human connection.
AI can only go so far. We want human connection.
“Because they are so very powerful.”
November 19, 2024 at 2:03 AM
“Because they are so very powerful.”
“Suddenly book bans and other forms of censorship in schools and libraries are ascendant across the country, led by organized groups and politicians. Last year saw a record-breaking 1,269 efforts to censor books and resources nationwide, nearly twice as many as in 2021 (ALA),”
www.gse.harvard.edu
November 18, 2024 at 12:23 AM
“Suddenly book bans and other forms of censorship in schools and libraries are ascendant across the country, led by organized groups and politicians. Last year saw a record-breaking 1,269 efforts to censor books and resources nationwide, nearly twice as many as in 2021 (ALA),”
I don’t know if we can survive these California “winters.” 😆
“It’s cold, Mama. Are you sure you turned the heater up?”
“It’s cold, Mama. Are you sure you turned the heater up?”
November 16, 2024 at 4:21 PM
I don’t know if we can survive these California “winters.” 😆
“It’s cold, Mama. Are you sure you turned the heater up?”
“It’s cold, Mama. Are you sure you turned the heater up?”