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Perfect companions! Read the meditation from @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social's gorgeous new book, then bake the traditional bread by Kendall Vanderslice. It's going to be a beautiful (and perhaps fattening) liturgical year. Advent starts in 3 weeks, so get your books now!
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
David and I have been rereading 1984 for first time since high school. I can't even express how eerie it is to watch the news and read this book at the same time.

"Make Orwell fiction again."
August 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
If only wars could be won on the strength of the cheering when they begin, instead of the blood and the pain and the horror that feed the gods of discord.

Megan Whalen Turner
Return of the Thief
June 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A national registry to track autistic Americans? Not my loved ones.

Remember what @timothysnyder.bsky.social said: Do not obey in advance.

www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...
RFK Jr.'s autism study to amass medical records of many Americans
The autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the first time.
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April 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Librarians for liberty! Huge crowd at the Raleigh, NC, Hands-Off Rally.

This is what democracy looks like.
April 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
apnews.com/article/mili... Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth's office
Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth's office
U.S. officials say the U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library after being told by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office to review and get rid of books that promote diversit...
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April 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Black History Month starts today! Can't get the reading calendar out of the retired librarian! Two titles lined up so far this year: The Color of Compromise, by Jemar Tisby, and Nobody Knows My Name, by James Baldwin. How about you? Recommendations?

#BlackHistoryMonth #DiverseBooks #librariansrock
February 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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I put together a list of the resources that are helping me survive and thrive in these crazy times. They may be helpful to you: brianmclaren.net/ive-finally-...
January 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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This is it. I love @timwhitaker.bsky.social and @thenewevangelicals.bsky.social all the time, but this is undoubtedly my favorite interview he's done. Matthew Taylor discusses his book, The Violent Take It by Force. It is long, but it just gets better and better.
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November 25, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Pádraig Ó Tuama at Duke Chapel tonight: "Poetry, Prayer, and Public Healing." A sold-out crowd! So gracious and thoughtful.

Also, how amazing is it that we have a small Gothic cathedral near us?
November 20, 2024 at 2:30 AM