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Nadine Bjursten
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Author of Half a Cup of Sand and Sky, mom of twins, bibliophile, nature lover, American living in Sweden

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"As we work to heal the Earth, the Earth heals us.” - Robin Wall Kimmerer
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“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.” — Robert F Kennedy

#booker #quote #trump #resist #motivation #hope #thankyou

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Booker makes a stand against Trump – and doesn’t stop for 25 hours
Democrats have appeared lame and leaderless for 72 days, but then Cory Booker stood up and did something
www.theguardian.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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”Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”

—Aldous Huxley, Complete Essays, Vol. II

#literaryquote #truth #facts #climatechange #huxley #booksky #trump #resist

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/c...
Global Sea Ice Hits a New Low
The data comes after researchers reported that the past 10 years have been the 10 hottest on record.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Day 18: The Remains of the Day

#books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge
#theremainsoftheday
#kazuoishiguro
#literary fiction 🖋️📚
#classics
Book cover of Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro.
March 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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”An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.”

— Henry David Thoreau

#goodmorning #walk #booksky #writerslife #thoreau #spring #literaryquote
Early morning walk in Lund, Sweden. An old tree surrounded by spring flowers with a chapel in the background.
March 27, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Day 17: Candide

#books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge
#candide
#voltaire
#literary fiction 🖋️📚
#classics
Book cover of Candide by Voltaire.
March 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Day 16: Crime and Punishment

#books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge
#fyodordostoyevsky
#fyodordostoevsky
#crimeandpunishment
#literary fiction 🖋️📚
Book cover of Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
March 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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"Calculation never made a hero."

—John Henry Newman

#columbia #trump #university #booksky #resist #education #johnhenrynewman #quote

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...
Columbia Agrees to Trump’s Demands After Federal Funds Are Stripped
The administration has moved to cut $400 million in federal funding to the university without changes to its policies and rules.
www.nytimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Day 15: The Great Gatsby

#books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge
#thegreatgatsby
#fscottfitzgerald
#literary fiction 🖋️📚
Book cover of The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald.
March 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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“The only thing that is more expensive than education is ignorance.” ― Benjamin Franklin

#education #trump #educationdepartment #resist

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Trump orders a plan to eliminate the Education Department
President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at eliminating the Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives.
apnews.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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“It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment

#booksky #dostoyevsky #dostoevsky #fyodordostoyevsky #fyodordostoevsky #literaryquote #crimeandpunishment #literaryfiction 🖋️📚 #classics
March 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Day 14: The God of Small Things

#books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge
#thegodofsmallthings
#arundhatiroy
#literary fiction 🖋️📚
Book cover of The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.
March 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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“The world may be mean, but people don’t have to be, not if they refuse.”

― Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad

#quotes #colsonwhitehead #theundergroundrailroad
#booksky #literaryquote
March 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Day 13: Beloved

#books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge
#beloved
#tonimorrison
#literary fiction 🖋️📚💙
Book cover of Toni Morrison’s Beloved.
March 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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“Character is not cut in marble - it is not something solid and unalterable. It is something living and changing, and may become diseased as our bodies do.”

― George Eliot, Middlemarch

#georgeeliot #middlemarch #character
March 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Good quote for this moment.

#albertcamus #lifelessons
#pushingback #resist
Quote by Albert Camus: "In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger, something better, pushing right back."
March 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Day 12: Middlemarch

#books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge
#middlemarch
#georgeeliot
#literaryfiction 🖋️📚💙
Book cover of Middlemarch by George Eliot.
March 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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How did we get to a point where speaking up for human rights at a U.S. university risks turning your world into a dystopian nightmare?

#resist

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/n...
How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her
Ranjani Srinivasan’s student visa was revoked by U.S. immigration authorities. That was just the start of her odyssey.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 11: Franny & Zooey

#books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge
#frannyandzooey
#jdsalinger
#literaryfiction 🖋️📚💙
Book cover of Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger.
March 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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A little effort in the right direction and nature does the rest!

#rewilding
#nature
#naturesky
#marsh

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hackney Marshes: Rewilding efforts sees 'overnight' animals rebound - BBC News
Animals are returning to the Hackney Marshes following years of decline, environmentalists say.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Day 10: Anna Karenina

#books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge
#annakarenina
#leotolstoy
Book cover of Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.
March 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Day 9: To Kill A Mockingbird

#books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge
#tokillamockingbird
#harperlee
Book cover of To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
March 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Day 8: 1984

#books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge
#1984
#georgeorwell
Book cover of 1984 by George Orwell.
March 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 7: Greenwood

#books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge
#greenwood
#canada
#michaelchristie
Book cover of Michael Christie’s novel Greenwood.
March 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Who says trees don't dance?

On a walk in Trollskogen, the dwarf beech forest in southern Sweden, you might find these two.

#tree #trees #nature #fortheloveoftrees #photography #forest #dwarfbeech #sweden
Photo of dwarf beech trees in early spring looking as if they are dancing together.
March 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 6: The Bell Jar

#books #booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge
#thebelljar
#sylviaplath
#literaryfiction 🖋️📚
Book cover of The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.
March 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM