Jean Giardina
@jeangiardina.bsky.social
Bookish dabbler. She/her. Thinking about kidlit and dogs. Ask me about donating books to young readers.
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Big news at Bernie’s Book Bank.
30 million books and counting! 💚
30 million books and counting! 💚
Big walk plus an afternoon of garden cleanup.
Tired.
Tired.
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Big walk plus an afternoon of garden cleanup.
Tired.
Tired.
Every Christmas song is a version of Baby Shark.
November 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Every Christmas song is a version of Baby Shark.
Harvest is now a more repulsive word than moist.
November 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Harvest is now a more repulsive word than moist.
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every week just gets weirder tbh
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
every week just gets weirder tbh
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With every passing day, America needs a bigger third reconstruction.
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
With every passing day, America needs a bigger third reconstruction.
As an exvangelical, I encourage everyone to read this. Deconstructing the ideas I was taught about sexuality and relationships was the hardest personal work I had to do.
November 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
As an exvangelical, I encourage everyone to read this. Deconstructing the ideas I was taught about sexuality and relationships was the hardest personal work I had to do.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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I regret calling Luke Hemsworth the Rail-Drink Hemsworth but my husband was confusing all the Hemsworth men, especially Liam and Chris to a frustrating degree.
I’m sure he’s a really nice person. Luke, that is. But my husband is really nice too. Nice men all around in this post, I’m sure.
I’m sure he’s a really nice person. Luke, that is. But my husband is really nice too. Nice men all around in this post, I’m sure.
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I regret calling Luke Hemsworth the Rail-Drink Hemsworth but my husband was confusing all the Hemsworth men, especially Liam and Chris to a frustrating degree.
I’m sure he’s a really nice person. Luke, that is. But my husband is really nice too. Nice men all around in this post, I’m sure.
I’m sure he’s a really nice person. Luke, that is. But my husband is really nice too. Nice men all around in this post, I’m sure.
I love this hack. But I also have a fear that if a hotel room is too dark, I will simply sleep forever.
Every few years I feel compelled to post about the best hotel hack ever, because every time I post about it, it turns out to be new to lots of folks …
November 20, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I love this hack. But I also have a fear that if a hotel room is too dark, I will simply sleep forever.
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Finally!
My new book Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story is a comprehensive history of the efforts of the US government to remove native children from their families, from colonization to today. For middle grades, but for everyone.
You can pre-order here: www.rhcbooks.com/books/744961...
My new book Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story is a comprehensive history of the efforts of the US government to remove native children from their families, from colonization to today. For middle grades, but for everyone.
You can pre-order here: www.rhcbooks.com/books/744961...
November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Finally!
My new book Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story is a comprehensive history of the efforts of the US government to remove native children from their families, from colonization to today. For middle grades, but for everyone.
You can pre-order here: www.rhcbooks.com/books/744961...
My new book Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story is a comprehensive history of the efforts of the US government to remove native children from their families, from colonization to today. For middle grades, but for everyone.
You can pre-order here: www.rhcbooks.com/books/744961...
Accounts defending MTG are out in force this morning.
Blockity block block.
Blockity block block.
November 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Accounts defending MTG are out in force this morning.
Blockity block block.
Blockity block block.
Why am I learning things about these people?!
I hate it.
I hate it.
November 18, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Why am I learning things about these people?!
I hate it.
I hate it.
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I wonder if this is how the ancient Greeks felt just watching their lives get absolutely rag-dolled time and time again by their useless idiot gods
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I wonder if this is how the ancient Greeks felt just watching their lives get absolutely rag-dolled time and time again by their useless idiot gods
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The "worst of the worst" is a big lie.
Only 2.6% on list of 614 Operation Midway Blitz arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.6% on list of 614 Operation Midway Blitz arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.6% on list of 614 ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show
Meanwhile, the other 598 people on the list had no listed criminal history at all.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The "worst of the worst" is a big lie.
Only 2.6% on list of 614 Operation Midway Blitz arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.6% on list of 614 Operation Midway Blitz arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Chicagoland: We had 3” of snow on Monday. Today the windows are open and I’m harvesting the last of the herbs in my garden.
November 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Chicagoland: We had 3” of snow on Monday. Today the windows are open and I’m harvesting the last of the herbs in my garden.
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I might play this as my alarm every morning for the next month
September 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I might play this as my alarm every morning for the next month
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November 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
I just watched a movie and did you guys know that Frankenstein was the doctor’s name?
November 15, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I just watched a movie and did you guys know that Frankenstein was the doctor’s name?
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"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
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These emails really do highlight why rich folk are so impressed by ChatGPT.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
These emails really do highlight why rich folk are so impressed by ChatGPT.