Janet
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🚨THIS IS NOT A TEST.
Congress is voting to defund public radio, putting your safety at risk. Public radio is one of the most reliable sources of emergency alerts across the country – reaching communities that may have no other alternative. Take action now at goACPR.org #SavePublicRadio
Congress is voting to defund public radio, putting your safety at risk. Public radio is one of the most reliable sources of emergency alerts across the country – reaching communities that may have no other alternative. Take action now at goACPR.org #SavePublicRadio
June 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🚨THIS IS NOT A TEST.
Congress is voting to defund public radio, putting your safety at risk. Public radio is one of the most reliable sources of emergency alerts across the country – reaching communities that may have no other alternative. Take action now at goACPR.org #SavePublicRadio
Congress is voting to defund public radio, putting your safety at risk. Public radio is one of the most reliable sources of emergency alerts across the country – reaching communities that may have no other alternative. Take action now at goACPR.org #SavePublicRadio
tiny joys! that moment when I realize that I’m in a bookstore and I probably won’t have a chance to come back to a bookstore for at least three or four months. #TimeToAddToTheCollection
May 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
tiny joys! that moment when I realize that I’m in a bookstore and I probably won’t have a chance to come back to a bookstore for at least three or four months. #TimeToAddToTheCollection
hit our 1st yard sale of the spring season yesterday afternoon -a ton of cookbooks, including this gem that I’m really enjoying
April 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
hit our 1st yard sale of the spring season yesterday afternoon -a ton of cookbooks, including this gem that I’m really enjoying
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Scam "literary agency" Envision Literary Agency is impersonating Penguin Random House with fake publishing offers, via the email below, using the fake email address acquisitions@penguinrandomhouse-prh.com 🧵1/8
![This is Mike Guzman, Contract Specialist at Penguin Random House.
Penguin Random House is looking for new book titles to be published this year. We are the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world. Headquartered in New York, we have publishing operations in 17 countries. With two hundred years of history and more than 120 branded imprints around the world.
At Penguin Random House, authors and their work are the center of everything we do. We are proud to provide authors with unprecedented editorial excellence, marketing reach, long-standing connections with booksellers, and industry-leading insight into reader and consumer behavior. Consistently at the forefront of innovation and technological advancement, Penguin Random House also uses digital technology to create unique reading experiences and expand the reach of our authors.
I am reaching out to you to let you know that we received a preliminary endorsement of your book, [redacted] from a literary agent named Pamela Morrison, and we are pleased to accept the submission. Before we can proceed with the acquisition process, we kindly request your assistance in processing a Separation of Book Rights Order to ensure that the rights of your work are properly assigned.
As we move forward with the potential publication of your book, it is essential for both parties to have a clear understanding of the ownership and rights associated with the work. The Separation of Book Rights Order will formalize the transfer of rights to our publishing company, outlining the terms and conditions of the agreement in a legally binding document.
This step is necessary to protect the interests of both yourself as the author and our publishing company, ensuring that the rights to your creative work are secured and that all parties involved are in agreement regarding the terms of the acquisition.
Once the Separation of Book Rights Order has been processed, we can proceed with the acquisition process and work towards bringi…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uy6mloyr37qtcdml3bq6a6o4/bafkreigk4kljy2iahfpjxjurwzpnj2zbcopt73hqcrwzeqxrm2w4yxwle4@jpeg)
April 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Scam "literary agency" Envision Literary Agency is impersonating Penguin Random House with fake publishing offers, via the email below, using the fake email address acquisitions@penguinrandomhouse-prh.com 🧵1/8
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New Writer Beware blog post: A look at what the US Copyright Office has determined is copyrightable for creators who use generative AI in their work writerbeware.blog/2025/04/04/g...
Generative AI and Copyrightability: Report From the US Copyright Office - Writer Beware
In 2023, the US Copyright Office launched an initiative to examine the legal and policy implications for copyright of generative AI (GAI). Incorporating comments from the public, the resulting report ...
writerbeware.blog
April 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
New Writer Beware blog post: A look at what the US Copyright Office has determined is copyrightable for creators who use generative AI in their work writerbeware.blog/2025/04/04/g...
Is the goal of AI to take away my power to make decisions?
April 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Is the goal of AI to take away my power to make decisions?
seen today the wild pun mug
April 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
seen today the wild pun mug
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
Music drop! Thanks KC! Another month of music making, another great group of artists who pushed themselves to their limits to create. kc2dpt.bandcamp.com/album/incoal...
InCoAlMo 2025, by KC2
4 track album
kc2dpt.bandcamp.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Music drop! Thanks KC! Another month of music making, another great group of artists who pushed themselves to their limits to create. kc2dpt.bandcamp.com/album/incoal...
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American Library Association statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services:
www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services
An executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday night, March 14, calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for America...
www.ala.org
March 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
American Library Association statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services:
www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
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Cory Booker just lit up the Senate floor with a marathon protest speech against Trump’s actions, vowing to speak “as long as I am physically able.”
This isn’t a filibuster—it’s a righteous stand for democracy in a time of crisis.
Keep going, Senator. 🔥🔥🔥
Watch here
www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...
This isn’t a filibuster—it’s a righteous stand for democracy in a time of crisis.
Keep going, Senator. 🔥🔥🔥
Watch here
www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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March 31, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Cory Booker just lit up the Senate floor with a marathon protest speech against Trump’s actions, vowing to speak “as long as I am physically able.”
This isn’t a filibuster—it’s a righteous stand for democracy in a time of crisis.
Keep going, Senator. 🔥🔥🔥
Watch here
www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...
This isn’t a filibuster—it’s a righteous stand for democracy in a time of crisis.
Keep going, Senator. 🔥🔥🔥
Watch here
www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...
I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
March 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org
did you make your five calls today? I did. 5calls.org
March 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
did you make your five calls today? I did. 5calls.org
Just a quick reminder. Feeling helpless? 5calls.org
March 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Just a quick reminder. Feeling helpless? 5calls.org
writing at the library today. I believe in public libraries!
March 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
writing at the library today. I believe in public libraries!
March - let's try to finish a full story in a month! It's not na-no-wri-mo...it's #incoalmo. chapter two is up. janetbess.substack.com/p/incoalmo-s...
March 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
March - let's try to finish a full story in a month! It's not na-no-wri-mo...it's #incoalmo. chapter two is up. janetbess.substack.com/p/incoalmo-s...
and that’s the end. all of it is now available online, free to read for now. janetbess.substack.com
March 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
and that’s the end. all of it is now available online, free to read for now. janetbess.substack.com
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Source: galleryz.online/i-stand-fo-1...
March 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Source: galleryz.online/i-stand-fo-1...
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Local coverage of the censorship attempts and corruption in our local public library system. #FreedomToRead ridgeviewecho.com/2025/02/28/l...
Library Board Recommends Butcher as Director Amid Ongoing BookLooks Controversy
Jill Butcher has been recommended as the new director of the Warren County Library, pending county commission approval. After an executive session, the library commission unanimously voted Tuesday, Fe...
ridgeviewecho.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Local coverage of the censorship attempts and corruption in our local public library system. #FreedomToRead ridgeviewecho.com/2025/02/28/l...
local library faces book banning practices ridgeviewecho.com/2025/02/28/l...
Library Board Recommends Butcher as Director Amid Ongoing BookLooks Controversy
Jill Butcher has been recommended as the new director of the Warren County Library, pending county commission approval. After an executive session, the library commission unanimously voted Tuesday, Fe...
ridgeviewecho.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
local library faces book banning practices ridgeviewecho.com/2025/02/28/l...
#incoalmo day 1 poetry post. substack.com/@veganjanet/...
Janet Bess on Substack
that's not what The Matrix was about
people are batteries, we try to connect
the positives to the negatives
the cells trapped us
why do we want to be outside of the machine?
because it's lonely...
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March 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#incoalmo day 1 poetry post. substack.com/@veganjanet/...
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Live now, family fighting! Drama! Uh... college professors with silk shirts unbuttoned! And...And...anyone remember the late 1980s???? Let it rock, a Gen-X Novel. Read now. janetbess.substack.com
Janet’s Substack | Janet Bess | Substack
My personal Substack for sharing my stories. Sometimes chapters from my novel, other times I'll post my short (flash) fiction. Posts weekly. Click to read Janet’s Substack, by Janet Bess, a Substack p...
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February 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Live now, family fighting! Drama! Uh... college professors with silk shirts unbuttoned! And...And...anyone remember the late 1980s???? Let it rock, a Gen-X Novel. Read now. janetbess.substack.com