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Edouard "Eddie" Bernard 🇨🇦 🇺🇦💙
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Human, animal-lover, evil-hater, intolerance-intolerator, citizen of the Republic of California. Pepsi/Boxers/Star Trek, and part of the resistance. No DMs. #resist
*** And to all Nazis, MAGAts, KKKers... Nuts!
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Drawing of Smokey the Bear surrounded by the words "Smokey says Resist". The copyright refers to JRW 2017
January 30, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Ok...Without being crude here... Anybody else wonder where her right hand is? It seems pretty clear who she'd rather be with.
Photo of Justin Trudeau on left with Melania looking up at him with closed eyes and puckered lips while Donald Trump on the right is looking down and very unhappy.
January 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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This is brilliant. I'd be happy to say that workers start off with Patriot Pay.
Two texts, one replying to the other. The first states that the minimum wage should be raised to $17.76 and the second comments that those opposed to it should have to say that they are opposed to "Patriot Pay"
January 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#20 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee - Dee Brown

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On the right is a sepia head and torso photograph of Sitting Bull. In the background are faded mountains in the distance behind desert terrain and scrub. At the top of the cover is the banner, "#1 New York Times Bestseller." Below that on the left in large block letters is the title, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee." Below that in smaller lettering is the caption "An Indian History of the American West." Finally, at the bottom left is the author's name, "Dee Brown" in identical lettering size and style to the title above.
December 6, 2024 at 6:09 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#19 Dove - Robin Lee Graham

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A young man leans back in silhouette against the cabin of a sailing boat. The sea is relatively calm, but there are dark clouds overhead. He is holding a sextant and the light suggests that he is getting a reading at sunrise or sunset. At the top of the cover is the title "Dove" with the author's name immediately below it, "Robin Lee Graham"
December 5, 2024 at 10:12 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#18 At Home in the Woods - Vena & Bradford Angier

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A painting shows a river leading from mountains in the distance with shorelines of pine forests one either side. In the foreground a canoe is pulled up on the shore where a man and a woman are sitting at a campfire and apparently talking to each other. At the top of the cover is the title, "At HOME in the WOODS". Under the image of the man and woman at the bottom is the authors' names: "Vena & Bradford Angier".
December 4, 2024 at 11:08 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#17 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

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A circle in the center shows a 19th century scene of a man holding the hand of a woman and evidently trying to convince her of something. Above the circle is the title of the book, "Pride and Prejudice" and below it is the author's name, "Jane Austen".
December 4, 2024 at 11:01 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#16 Never Cry Wolf - Farley Mowat

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The photograph in the middle third of the book shows a large white wolf walking through snow. At the top is the author's name, "Farley Mowat". At the bottom is the title, "Never Cry Wolf"
December 2, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#15 Monstrous Regiment - Terry Pratchett

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A picture of an 18th century soldier posing with sword extended. His middle body is bisected by a dark blue band bearing the title of the book: "Monstrous Regiment". Below the band is his legs, only they are not the legs of a soldier, but the legs of a woman. At the bottom of the cover is the author's name: "Terry Pratchett"
December 1, 2024 at 7:03 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#14 The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

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A painting of a man, woman, and child looking over a valley to the mountains beyond. Through the valley snakes a road with multiple cars and trucks driving toward the far hills. At the top of the book cover are the title, "The Grapes of Wrath", with the author's name, "John Steinbeck", immediately below it in script. A round black badge on the left side proclaims "75th Anniversary Edition."
November 30, 2024 at 6:00 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#13 All the President's Men - Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward

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November 30, 2024 at 5:51 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#12 The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell

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On a cream background: a paper match in the center is covered by the words "How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference". Above that is the book's title, "The Tipping Point" and at the bottom is the author's name, "Malcolm Gladwell."
November 27, 2024 at 9:06 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#11 Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare

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In the center of a light blue background is an image of a marble bust of the torso and head of a Roman man wearing a toga. He has a serious look on his face and his head is ringed by a crown of leaves. At the top of the cover is the title in large block letters: "Julius Caesar". At the bottom in slightly smaller lettering is the author's name: "William Shakespeare."
November 26, 2024 at 5:35 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#10 The Sandman - Neil Gaiman

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A red figure crouches on a dark background. It wears a mask reminiscent of an elephant's face and trunk. It is clothed in a red satiny cloak that clings to its body and yet seems to be dissipating like smoke. At the top of the cover in stylized lettering is the title: "The Sandman." At the bottom in block letters is the author's name: "Neil Gaiman"
November 26, 2024 at 5:28 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#9 Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne

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A photo of a large office globe mounted on a gimbel in a wooden framework. On the wood framework encircling the globe, A man in an old style suit is running and carrying a carpet-bagger type suitcase. His top hat has flown off his head, and bits of paper, either money or travel tickets, has escaped from the bag. The book's title "Around the World in Eighty Days" is in block letters at the top of the cover with the author's name "Jules Verne" is just below it in smaller letters.
November 24, 2024 at 8:18 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#8 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - John LeCarré

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On a graduated dark background: A group of colorful Matryoshka dolls on the bottom half of the cover. At the top is the author's surname "Le Carré" in block letters with the title "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" immediately below and above the doll image.
November 22, 2024 at 6:53 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#7 The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett

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On an aged tan background representing old parchment: An architectural line drawing showing part of a cathedral's front elevation and some internal details. In the middle of the design is a black block with gold letters showing the author's name, "Ken Follett", and the title of the book "The Pillars of the Earth" immediately below that.
November 22, 2024 at 4:55 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#6 The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien

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Two stylized leafless trees frame a scene of a valley in the distance that fades far off into gray and purple mountains. Superimposed in the middle is the title in block letters: "The Lord of the Rings"
November 20, 2024 at 8:02 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#5 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

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The top of the book cover shows the author's name: William L. Shirer. Immediately below that taking up half of the space is the title in large red letters, "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich", followed by a one-line review: "'A work which everyone should read' Hugh Trevor-Roper". The bottom third of the cover is filled by a black and white photograph of rows and rows of nazi soldiers, stretching out to the horizon where a dais stands in front of a large group of spectators seated beneath three vertical banners displaying Nazi Swastikas.
November 19, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#4 The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
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In front of a blue star-filled background with floating planets and an imp sticking it's tongue out at the viewer, is a hand with its thumb sticking out in the universal sign for hitchhiking. At the top is the author's name, Douglas Adams, with the title "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" immediately under that in italic block letters. At the very bottom of the cover under the outstretched thumb are the words "a novel"
November 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#3 The National Dream/The Last Spike - Pierre Berton
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A white cover with the titles "The National Dream" and "The Last Spike" bisected by the author's name, Pierre Berton. Below is an image of an 1800s steam train, black in silhouette against a prairie sunset.
November 17, 2024 at 3:44 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#2 Moneyball - Michael Lewis

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The book photograph is a closeup of a ballplayer's waist with his hand hanging loosely at his side. In his rear-facing hand, is a baseball with the word "Moneyball" written on it in script. At the top of the book in block letters are the words "The #1 National Bestseller" and the author's name, Michael Lewis, immediately below in large letters. Further down on the left side is a badge proclaiming "Now a Major Motion Picture" and at the bottom is printed "With a New Afterword."
November 16, 2024 at 4:20 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#1 Walden - Henry David Thoreau

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A book cover showing a flat tan background with some low-growing wild grasses and plants at the edge of what might be a pond. At the top in block letters is the author's name: Henry David Thoreau. Immediately below that is the title in flowing script: Walden and Civil Disobedience.
November 15, 2024 at 11:53 PM