Ilima Loomis
@ilimaloomis.bsky.social
Hawaii-born author and writer now living in beautiful Vancouver, Canada
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Scientists in the Field: Eclipse Chaser: Science in the Moon's Shadow written by Ilima Loomis and reviewed by Debra Gantz
Summary: Amanda Cowan's illustrations will bring in the readers for this amazing book about eclipse scientists and how they accomplish the...
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September 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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10 Exemplary Audiobooks for Young Listeners | SLJ 2025 Stars So Far
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10 Exemplary Audiobooks for Young Listeners | SLJ 2025 Stars So Far
These audiobooks for kids, tweens, and teens offer stories of resilience, hope, and joy.
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July 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
10 Exemplary Audiobooks for Young Listeners | SLJ 2025 Stars So Far
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and the really cool thing about this is, doing things to help other people is one of the most effective ways to push back against a creeping sense of powerlessness
i know it’s cheesy to say “helping others is its own reward,” but it’s also extremely true!
we’re never powerless while we’re helping.
i know it’s cheesy to say “helping others is its own reward,” but it’s also extremely true!
we’re never powerless while we’re helping.
July 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
and the really cool thing about this is, doing things to help other people is one of the most effective ways to push back against a creeping sense of powerlessness
i know it’s cheesy to say “helping others is its own reward,” but it’s also extremely true!
we’re never powerless while we’re helping.
i know it’s cheesy to say “helping others is its own reward,” but it’s also extremely true!
we’re never powerless while we’re helping.
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ICE forces U.S. Army Purple Heart veteran to deport—after taking 2 bullets in combat.
Sae Joon Park "miraculously" survived being shot in spine—then given 3 weeks to deport to South Korea.
Will miss dying mother's funeral—then his daughter's wedding.
Was legally in U.S. under deferred action.
Sae Joon Park "miraculously" survived being shot in spine—then given 3 weeks to deport to South Korea.
Will miss dying mother's funeral—then his daughter's wedding.
Was legally in U.S. under deferred action.
June 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
ICE forces U.S. Army Purple Heart veteran to deport—after taking 2 bullets in combat.
Sae Joon Park "miraculously" survived being shot in spine—then given 3 weeks to deport to South Korea.
Will miss dying mother's funeral—then his daughter's wedding.
Was legally in U.S. under deferred action.
Sae Joon Park "miraculously" survived being shot in spine—then given 3 weeks to deport to South Korea.
Will miss dying mother's funeral—then his daughter's wedding.
Was legally in U.S. under deferred action.
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The National Institutes of Health's efforts to shut down research that doesn't align with the Trump administration’s political agenda is a direct attack on public health.
June 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The National Institutes of Health's efforts to shut down research that doesn't align with the Trump administration’s political agenda is a direct attack on public health.
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A spicy take: “great literature” isn’t great for kids if it turns them off reading, as the constant parade of misery in the curriculum does.
I know it does. My whole job was to talk to “reluctant readers”.
I know it does. My whole job was to talk to “reluctant readers”.
May 13, 2025 at 4:52 AM
A spicy take: “great literature” isn’t great for kids if it turns them off reading, as the constant parade of misery in the curriculum does.
I know it does. My whole job was to talk to “reluctant readers”.
I know it does. My whole job was to talk to “reluctant readers”.
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GM! If you loved #SINNERS and are looking for something to carry you through, may I suggest the Audiobook #OutThereScreaming. The short stories are AMAZING and there is even one from the incomparable @tananarivedue.bsky.social.
May 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
GM! If you loved #SINNERS and are looking for something to carry you through, may I suggest the Audiobook #OutThereScreaming. The short stories are AMAZING and there is even one from the incomparable @tananarivedue.bsky.social.
Give me all of this!!
“Set in the 1300s, it centers on a shepherd who embarks on a rage-fueled campaign against a group of mercenary knights who ransacked his community, revealing himself to be more than he seems.” Ohohohoooooo www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Dev Patel to Direct, Star in Period Revenge Action Thriller ‘The Peasant’ for Fifth Season (Exclusive)
Patel is also writing the feature that Thunder Road, the banner behind the bullet-blazing John Wick movies, is producing.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
April 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Give me all of this!!
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All, most of you know by now what happened to me in February.
I've written an essay about this for @harpersbazaar.uol.com.br.web.brid.gy, and I hope you'll give it a read:
I've written an essay about this for @harpersbazaar.uol.com.br.web.brid.gy, and I hope you'll give it a read:
All The Women I Met in Jail
A law meant to help victims of domestic violence often results in their arrest. One woman details surviving abuse and the system that claimed to protect her.
www.harpersbazaar.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
All, most of you know by now what happened to me in February.
I've written an essay about this for @harpersbazaar.uol.com.br.web.brid.gy, and I hope you'll give it a read:
I've written an essay about this for @harpersbazaar.uol.com.br.web.brid.gy, and I hope you'll give it a read:
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All this because they didn’t have a hotel pre-booked when they arrived. Insane.
April 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
All this because they didn’t have a hotel pre-booked when they arrived. Insane.
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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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THE MATCHMAKER is my debut adult novel and it is at last out in the world today. I hope you’ll grab a copy! (And any signal boost to this is much appreciated!)
April 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
THE MATCHMAKER is my debut adult novel and it is at last out in the world today. I hope you’ll grab a copy! (And any signal boost to this is much appreciated!)
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#WomensHistoryMonth: The City of Women Map is a fascinating visualization of women’s history and urban transportation. Created by Molly Roy, Rebecca Solnit, and Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, the map renames subway stops after notable women with links to that area, offering an entirely new way to view #NYC.
March 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#WomensHistoryMonth: The City of Women Map is a fascinating visualization of women’s history and urban transportation. Created by Molly Roy, Rebecca Solnit, and Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, the map renames subway stops after notable women with links to that area, offering an entirely new way to view #NYC.
Heck yeah dragons
March 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Heck yeah dragons
ICYMI, the Trump administration's cuts include the Hawai'i Volcano Observatory. This is the USGS office that houses staff and equipment to monitor the active volcanoes on Hawai'i Island and warn residents about coming eruptions.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Evicted Amid Federal Cuts
Observatory leaders have assured local emergency officials their public service will continue, but questions linger about how and where that work will happen.
www.civilbeat.org
March 21, 2025 at 3:58 AM
ICYMI, the Trump administration's cuts include the Hawai'i Volcano Observatory. This is the USGS office that houses staff and equipment to monitor the active volcanoes on Hawai'i Island and warn residents about coming eruptions.
One of my books and three of my articles are here :(
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
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Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
One of my books and three of my articles are here :(
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Can someone please follow me? I’m at 6,666. 😳
a woman is sitting on a red couch and saying `` don 't want that bad juju '' .
ALT: a woman is sitting on a red couch and saying `` don 't want that bad juju '' .
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March 18, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Can someone please follow me? I’m at 6,666. 😳
I sent in a comment. Who's with me?
The government is about to give OpenAI the ability to legally steal if we do not flood this page in the next 12 hours.
OpenAI will have immunity from all lawsuits regarding copyright infringement. All other AI companies will follow.
Do you despise AI? Dissent, retweet. Do something. #furry #art
OpenAI will have immunity from all lawsuits regarding copyright infringement. All other AI companies will follow.
Do you despise AI? Dissent, retweet. Do something. #furry #art
Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan
On behalf of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the NITRD NCO requests input from all interested parties on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan ("Plan"). Th...
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March 16, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I sent in a comment. Who's with me?
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Having a rough start writing today so I’m going to drop a thread of writer questions 🧵
March 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Having a rough start writing today so I’m going to drop a thread of writer questions 🧵
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It's time to speak up for fired public lands employees! ✊
Illegally fired staff at Department of the Interior (including NPS) have NOT been reinstated, even though Forest Service staff have been
Let's see if *public lands* leadership actually listens to the *public* 👀
tinyurl.com/RehireRangers
Illegally fired staff at Department of the Interior (including NPS) have NOT been reinstated, even though Forest Service staff have been
Let's see if *public lands* leadership actually listens to the *public* 👀
tinyurl.com/RehireRangers
March 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It's time to speak up for fired public lands employees! ✊
Illegally fired staff at Department of the Interior (including NPS) have NOT been reinstated, even though Forest Service staff have been
Let's see if *public lands* leadership actually listens to the *public* 👀
tinyurl.com/RehireRangers
Illegally fired staff at Department of the Interior (including NPS) have NOT been reinstated, even though Forest Service staff have been
Let's see if *public lands* leadership actually listens to the *public* 👀
tinyurl.com/RehireRangers
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Walmart called the police on a cis-woman using the women's bathroom.
Even after proving she's a woman, "one deputy continued to question her appearance, insisting she 'looked like a man.'"
😡 😡 😡
Even after proving she's a woman, "one deputy continued to question her appearance, insisting she 'looked like a man.'"
😡 😡 😡
Cis woman confronted by police officers in Arizona Walmart restroom for looking too masculine speaks out (exclusive)
“The only men in the women’s restroom were the cops,” Kalaya Morton said.
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March 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Walmart called the police on a cis-woman using the women's bathroom.
Even after proving she's a woman, "one deputy continued to question her appearance, insisting she 'looked like a man.'"
😡 😡 😡
Even after proving she's a woman, "one deputy continued to question her appearance, insisting she 'looked like a man.'"
😡 😡 😡
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Ready for International Women’s Day with the latest @malloryomeara.bsky.social book, Daughter of Daring about Hollywood’s first stuntwoman, Helen Gibson! Been waiting for this to get into my local stop! 💚
March 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Ready for International Women’s Day with the latest @malloryomeara.bsky.social book, Daughter of Daring about Hollywood’s first stuntwoman, Helen Gibson! Been waiting for this to get into my local stop! 💚
Little Free Library find!
March 7, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Little Free Library find!