Melissa
@readinglady.bsky.social
Mom, teacher, reader, and kayaker
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The best memoirs and biographies of 2025
The best memoirs and biographies of 2025
Anthony Hopkins and Kathy Burke on acting, Jacinda Ardern and Nicola Sturgeon on politics, plus Margaret Atwood on a life well lived
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
The best memoirs and biographies of 2025
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Elon Musk could pay the salary of every single elementary school teacher or social worker in the US.
This only confirms what we already knew: Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay package is obscene.
Tax the damn rich.
This only confirms what we already knew: Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay package is obscene.
Tax the damn rich.
December 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Elon Musk could pay the salary of every single elementary school teacher or social worker in the US.
This only confirms what we already knew: Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay package is obscene.
Tax the damn rich.
This only confirms what we already knew: Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay package is obscene.
Tax the damn rich.
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1.5 million bags of shredded cheese sold at Walmart, Aldi, Target and more are being recalled due to contamination with metal fragments.
Just a reminder that the regime has rolled back multiple consumer safety protocols and policies in 2025.
Just a reminder that the regime has rolled back multiple consumer safety protocols and policies in 2025.
1.5M bags of shredded cheese sold at Target, Walmart, Aldi and more being recalled for possible metal fragments
More than 1.5 million bags of shredded cheese are being recalled because they may contain metal fragments, according to the FDA.
www.wsmv.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
1.5 million bags of shredded cheese sold at Walmart, Aldi, Target and more are being recalled due to contamination with metal fragments.
Just a reminder that the regime has rolled back multiple consumer safety protocols and policies in 2025.
Just a reminder that the regime has rolled back multiple consumer safety protocols and policies in 2025.
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The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
ALA welcomes reinstatement of all federal IMLS grants to libraries
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.
www.ala.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
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Ilhan Omar is good and America is better off for having her here.
December 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Ilhan Omar is good and America is better off for having her here.
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Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom
Raccoon gets drunk at Ashland ABC store and passes out in bathroom
Talk about a trashed panda.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom
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Only 3 weeks until the days start getting longer again ⛅
Hang in there, SAD people ❤️
Hang in there, SAD people ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Only 3 weeks until the days start getting longer again ⛅
Hang in there, SAD people ❤️
Hang in there, SAD people ❤️
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“One of those working most closely with Epstein, up to and including attempting to scrub his public image, was Bannon…Bannon, the man millions of MAGA fans trust to tell it like it is, stands revealed as one of the most cynical liars ever to mar this country.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/steve-bann...
www.thebulwark.com/p/steve-bann...
Steve Bannon Was Epstein’s Comeback Consultant. Where’s the Uproar?
The MAGA architect is escaping opprobrium for his chummy relationship with the notorious pedophile.
www.thebulwark.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“One of those working most closely with Epstein, up to and including attempting to scrub his public image, was Bannon…Bannon, the man millions of MAGA fans trust to tell it like it is, stands revealed as one of the most cynical liars ever to mar this country.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/steve-bann...
www.thebulwark.com/p/steve-bann...
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AI slop is everywhere, and it's hard to spot, but not impossible. We tried to make a quiz that was designed to educate a little rather than deceive. Try it and let me know how you do!
www.npr.org/2025/11/30/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/30/n...
AI video slop is everywhere, take our quiz to try and spot it
There's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help.
www.npr.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
AI slop is everywhere, and it's hard to spot, but not impossible. We tried to make a quiz that was designed to educate a little rather than deceive. Try it and let me know how you do!
www.npr.org/2025/11/30/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/30/n...
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope your pies and turkeys turn out well!
November 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope your pies and turkeys turn out well!
Dessert one is in the oven ✅
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Dessert one is in the oven ✅
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BREAKING: new emails CONFIRM my reporting that there are TRAINING VIDEOS instructing FBI personnel on how to review the Epstein Files. Plus, a lot more…
The emails reveal the special training given to FBI personnel working on what it called the “Epstein Transparency Project.” In some instances they referred to it as the “Special Redaction Project.” The training entailed PowerPoint slide presentations and video instruction on how to review the files.
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
BREAKING: new emails CONFIRM my reporting that there are TRAINING VIDEOS instructing FBI personnel on how to review the Epstein Files. Plus, a lot more…
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I wish they showed the “not sure” category. Suspension of disbelief is an interesting category.
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I wish they showed the “not sure” category. Suspension of disbelief is an interesting category.
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Real power is being able to cut them off from their revenue stream.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
What is the latest Black Friday boycott – and will it work?
While others scramble for deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, activists hope to leverage shopping behavior for societal change
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Real power is being able to cut them off from their revenue stream.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Look at the beautiful soufflé I made
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Look at the beautiful soufflé I made
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women in an SF jail were forced to strip while sheriff’s deputies watched and filmed on body cameras missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-s...
‘Nauseated’: S.F. supervisors demand action after alleged mass strip search of women in jail
Supervisors want action after Mission Local reported that women held in a San Francisco jail were allegedly strip searched en masse.
missionlocal.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:51 AM
women in an SF jail were forced to strip while sheriff’s deputies watched and filmed on body cameras missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-s...
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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When Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old from Texas, asked doctors about terminating her high-risk pregnancy to save her life, they assured her she had nothing to worry about.
Then she died of preeclampsia.
Then she died of preeclampsia.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
When Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old from Texas, asked doctors about terminating her high-risk pregnancy to save her life, they assured her she had nothing to worry about.
Then she died of preeclampsia.
Then she died of preeclampsia.
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“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege - The Economic Times
Meta reportedly halted internal research into the mental health impacts of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence of harm. Internal documents revealed users reported lower depression and...
m.economictimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
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All the ways the next generation gives me a lot of hope. A thread/
November 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
All the ways the next generation gives me a lot of hope. A thread/
We cannot recreate this experience at school. Reading to a class is different and less personal than being read to at home.
Read to your kids 📖
No kids? Read to your friends’ kids.
No friends with kids? Make a friend—preferably one who comes with kids to expedite the operation—and start reading!
It is imperative that children are read to ☝️
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #ReadToKids
No kids? Read to your friends’ kids.
No friends with kids? Make a friend—preferably one who comes with kids to expedite the operation—and start reading!
It is imperative that children are read to ☝️
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #ReadToKids
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We cannot recreate this experience at school. Reading to a class is different and less personal than being read to at home.
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Tierra Walker died because she could not get an abortion in Texas to treat her severe preeclampsia.
This is what Republicans have wrought with their anti-abortion crusade.
But let’s be clear: Abortion bans aren’t pro-life. They’re pro-control. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN3oLwO0OEE
This is what Republicans have wrought with their anti-abortion crusade.
But let’s be clear: Abortion bans aren’t pro-life. They’re pro-control. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN3oLwO0OEE
Why Abortion Bans Aren’t Pro-Life | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Tierra Walker died because she could not get an abortion in Texas to treat her severe preeclampsia.
This is what Republicans have wrought with their anti-abortion crusade.
But let’s be clear: Abortion bans aren’t pro-life. They’re pro-control. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN3oLwO0OEE
This is what Republicans have wrought with their anti-abortion crusade.
But let’s be clear: Abortion bans aren’t pro-life. They’re pro-control. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN3oLwO0OEE
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Trump was getting killed on the Epstein thing according to the new Marquette poll:
-57% of Republicans disapproving of the way Trump has managed it.
-73% of men disapprove
-74% percent of women disapprove
-74% of people overall disapprove
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
-57% of Republicans disapproving of the way Trump has managed it.
-73% of men disapprove
-74% percent of women disapprove
-74% of people overall disapprove
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Three out of four Americans unhappy with Trump’s handling of Epstein saga as bill
Even worse for Trump, a majority of Republicans disapprove of the way he has handled the issue of making the government’s case files on the financier-sex trafficker and pedophile public, a new poll r...
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Trump was getting killed on the Epstein thing according to the new Marquette poll:
-57% of Republicans disapproving of the way Trump has managed it.
-73% of men disapprove
-74% percent of women disapprove
-74% of people overall disapprove
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
-57% of Republicans disapproving of the way Trump has managed it.
-73% of men disapprove
-74% percent of women disapprove
-74% of people overall disapprove
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...