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Rachel Blackburn-Rainwater
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A warrior’s mentality. A poet’s soul.
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Never gonna find Mr. Darcy if I don’t start hanging out in misty fields at daybreak
July 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
February 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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February 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Literally happening as we speak
January 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”
January 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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January 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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“After Auschwitz, the human condition is not the same, nothing will ever be the same. Here, heaven and earth are on fire.”

—Elie Wiesel
January 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
During my students’ morning writing I had them write a diary entry to someone they were afraid of. One wrote to an ICE officer. I couldn’t stop the tears that escaped. She is 14 years old.
January 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.

Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.

Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.

Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
January 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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January 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM