Kathy Crowley
@kalice35.bsky.social
Prepare for the worst, expect the best, and take what comes.
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I'm participating in #WorldReadAloudDay February 4, 2026. Signup for a free virtual storytime with me through my google form: bit.ly/AmithaWRAD2026
#teachers #storytime #kidlit #WRAD #WRAD2026
#teachers #storytime #kidlit #WRAD #WRAD2026
December 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I'm participating in #WorldReadAloudDay February 4, 2026. Signup for a free virtual storytime with me through my google form: bit.ly/AmithaWRAD2026
#teachers #storytime #kidlit #WRAD #WRAD2026
#teachers #storytime #kidlit #WRAD #WRAD2026
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Remember to shop small on Cyber Monday and during the holidays. You'll be supporting your communities and your neighbors, not just padding the profits of some massive corporation or funding the next yacht purchase by a billionaire CEO.
December 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Remember to shop small on Cyber Monday and during the holidays. You'll be supporting your communities and your neighbors, not just padding the profits of some massive corporation or funding the next yacht purchase by a billionaire CEO.
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Before I head to work, a quick reminder that tomorrow is Shop Small/Small Business Saturday! Your local bookstore, record shop, art supplier, and toy shop would deeply love to see you. Plus “gotta go support my local small businesses” is a great excuse to take a break from your family.
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Before I head to work, a quick reminder that tomorrow is Shop Small/Small Business Saturday! Your local bookstore, record shop, art supplier, and toy shop would deeply love to see you. Plus “gotta go support my local small businesses” is a great excuse to take a break from your family.
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the price of populism
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
the price of populism
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Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
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“Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white person’s slot”.
-Charlie Kirk
-Charlie Kirk
September 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
“Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white person’s slot”.
-Charlie Kirk
-Charlie Kirk
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I guess Covid cautious or immunocompromised people aren't allowed to protest. But it's ok for ICE to run around in balaclavas like assholes
June 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I guess Covid cautious or immunocompromised people aren't allowed to protest. But it's ok for ICE to run around in balaclavas like assholes
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Justice Jackson nails where we are right now:
“Your argument turns our justice system into a catch me if you can kind of regime from the standpoint of the Executive where everybody has to have a lawyer and file a lawsuit in order for the government to stop violating people’s rights.”
🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯
“Your argument turns our justice system into a catch me if you can kind of regime from the standpoint of the Executive where everybody has to have a lawyer and file a lawsuit in order for the government to stop violating people’s rights.”
🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯
May 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Justice Jackson nails where we are right now:
“Your argument turns our justice system into a catch me if you can kind of regime from the standpoint of the Executive where everybody has to have a lawyer and file a lawsuit in order for the government to stop violating people’s rights.”
🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯
“Your argument turns our justice system into a catch me if you can kind of regime from the standpoint of the Executive where everybody has to have a lawyer and file a lawsuit in order for the government to stop violating people’s rights.”
🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯
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Wow. Naval Academy prof to their 3-star Admiral in his letter of resignation: "your legacy will be that of a careerist who banned Maya Angelou but retained Mein Kampf"
Prof McBride, USNA 1974, PhD Johns Hopkins, went on to say, “Your acquiescence was a repudiation of the Naval Academy’s historic mission. You may take some solace that the removal of these books was a lawful order. However, such an interpretation runs contrary to larger Constitutional issues ..
April 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Wow. Naval Academy prof to their 3-star Admiral in his letter of resignation: "your legacy will be that of a careerist who banned Maya Angelou but retained Mein Kampf"
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the way in which the US economic system seems to kill people who can't cope with it is a genuine public health emergency, but the rate at which it seems to kill people who are by any reasonable criterion succeeding is also a serious policy issue
Woah. Survival among the top wealth quartiles in northern/western/southern Europe were higher than that among the wealthiest Americans. Survival in the wealthiest US quartile were similar the poorest quartile in northern/western Europe www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Association between Wealth and Mortality in the United States and Europe | NEJM
Amid growing wealth disparity, we have little information on how health among older Americans compares with that among older Europeans across the distribution of wealth. We performed a longitudinal...
www.nejm.org
April 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
the way in which the US economic system seems to kill people who can't cope with it is a genuine public health emergency, but the rate at which it seems to kill people who are by any reasonable criterion succeeding is also a serious policy issue
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Absolutely every business should do this.
Fabletics is posting a “Tariff Surcharge” on their receipts. I hope other companies follow suit.
April 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Absolutely every business should do this.
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See also: Comic book stores, indie bookstores.
Probably a great time to visit your local board game store and plow them with cash in order to: 1, get the games you want now before they run out of print and 2, before the store goes under.
April 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
See also: Comic book stores, indie bookstores.
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The Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes’s fight against right-wing extremism provided an example of how a nation can protect democracy. In a new profile, de Moraes talks about the Bolsonaro insurrection, governing in the era of social media, and Elon Musk.
The Brazilian Judge Taking On the Digital Far Right
Alexandre de Moraes’s efforts to fight extremism online have pitted him against Jair Bolsonaro, Elon Musk, and Donald Trump.
www.newyorker.com
April 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes’s fight against right-wing extremism provided an example of how a nation can protect democracy. In a new profile, de Moraes talks about the Bolsonaro insurrection, governing in the era of social media, and Elon Musk.
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Did you know today is #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay? Fun fact: Their 2022 mentorship program connected me with my wonderful mentor @brianlarossa.com, which led to meeting my stellar agent Sary— and now, my debut book releases this month!
Couldn't be more grateful to WNDB!😍
#kidlitart #weneeddiversebooks
Couldn't be more grateful to WNDB!😍
#kidlitart #weneeddiversebooks
April 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Did you know today is #WeNeedDiverseBooksDay? Fun fact: Their 2022 mentorship program connected me with my wonderful mentor @brianlarossa.com, which led to meeting my stellar agent Sary— and now, my debut book releases this month!
Couldn't be more grateful to WNDB!😍
#kidlitart #weneeddiversebooks
Couldn't be more grateful to WNDB!😍
#kidlitart #weneeddiversebooks
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💥🇭🇺 Police have given up guarding Budapest’s Liberty Bridge as anti-government protesters shut down traffic on four major bridges, rallying against Viktor Orbán’s new law curbing freedom of assembly and banning the Pride march.
They vow to escalate with a 24-hour shutdown next week.
They vow to escalate with a 24-hour shutdown next week.
April 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
💥🇭🇺 Police have given up guarding Budapest’s Liberty Bridge as anti-government protesters shut down traffic on four major bridges, rallying against Viktor Orbán’s new law curbing freedom of assembly and banning the Pride march.
They vow to escalate with a 24-hour shutdown next week.
They vow to escalate with a 24-hour shutdown next week.
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Since our administration would not fight the Trump administration in court, the faculty had to assume the responsibility of doing so to protect academic freedom.
www.reuters.com/world/us/col...
www.reuters.com/world/us/col...
March 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Since our administration would not fight the Trump administration in court, the faculty had to assume the responsibility of doing so to protect academic freedom.
www.reuters.com/world/us/col...
www.reuters.com/world/us/col...
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Trump on Signalegate: "It's a witch hunt."
Most Americans, including 60% of Republicans: Actually, it's a serious problem.
Most Americans, including 60% of Republicans: Actually, it's a serious problem.
March 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Trump on Signalegate: "It's a witch hunt."
Most Americans, including 60% of Republicans: Actually, it's a serious problem.
Most Americans, including 60% of Republicans: Actually, it's a serious problem.
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"Increasingly worried the Trump administration will implement the policy agenda they ran on instead of the made up one I ascribed to them" – The entire business community for some reason
March 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"Increasingly worried the Trump administration will implement the policy agenda they ran on instead of the made up one I ascribed to them" – The entire business community for some reason
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If you think what happened to Rumeysa Ozturk can't happen to you because you're a citizen and she's not, you are sorely mistaken. Ozturk was snatched off the street not for being a national security threat but for having a wrong opinion. If we don't put a stop to this, it's coming for all of us.
March 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
If you think what happened to Rumeysa Ozturk can't happen to you because you're a citizen and she's not, you are sorely mistaken. Ozturk was snatched off the street not for being a national security threat but for having a wrong opinion. If we don't put a stop to this, it's coming for all of us.
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NEW: @motherjones.com reports that one of the men renditioned to El Salvador is Neri Alvarado, who was working in Dallas as a baker. An ICE agent told him they were questioning all men with tattoos.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
March 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
NEW: @motherjones.com reports that one of the men renditioned to El Salvador is Neri Alvarado, who was working in Dallas as a baker. An ICE agent told him they were questioning all men with tattoos.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
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Greenland 1, Vances 0. Congratulations, unwelcoming committee.
March 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Greenland 1, Vances 0. Congratulations, unwelcoming committee.
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Boston-area folks: there have been a ton of raids lately, largely due to the whole "being hell to Boston" threat and Michelle Wu defending our city. Take 5 min today to print 5 copies of these flyers and post in your area. All of us, including citizens, need to know our rights. 👇
Here are some clear, concise Know Your Rights posters you can download and print in various languages. These are from MIRA (Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy) Coalition, so MA specific, but google "Know Your Rights Poster + [state name]" for an org near you.
Know Your Rights Print Materials in Multiple Language - MIRA Coalition
miracoalition.org
March 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Boston-area folks: there have been a ton of raids lately, largely due to the whole "being hell to Boston" threat and Michelle Wu defending our city. Take 5 min today to print 5 copies of these flyers and post in your area. All of us, including citizens, need to know our rights. 👇
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Everyone in Somerville, Cambridge, Medford needs to call about this too. Frankly? Every university member and every citizen nationwide should be flipping the F out. How much clearer does it need to be? It never stops with noncitizens (and even if it did, that would not be okay!)
March 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Everyone in Somerville, Cambridge, Medford needs to call about this too. Frankly? Every university member and every citizen nationwide should be flipping the F out. How much clearer does it need to be? It never stops with noncitizens (and even if it did, that would not be okay!)
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I hope every single Tufts parent out there calls the University and their reps about this.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I hope every single Tufts parent out there calls the University and their reps about this.