Sally Owen
@sallybnyc.bsky.social
Retired bookseller, political junkie, animal lover, crazy about Lucy G for more than thirty years.
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In the era of misinformation, it is important for the younger generations to learn to question authenticity and practice critical thinking
Why every secondary school needs The Daughter of Time
In the era of misinformation, it is important for the younger generations to learn to question authenticity and practice critical thinking
northeastbylines.co.uk
May 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
In the era of misinformation, it is important for the younger generations to learn to question authenticity and practice critical thinking
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That is the way to lay the city flat,
To bring the roof to the foundation,
And bury all, which yet distinctly ranges,
In heaps and piles of ruin.
To bring the roof to the foundation,
And bury all, which yet distinctly ranges,
In heaps and piles of ruin.
April 3, 2025 at 12:33 AM
That is the way to lay the city flat,
To bring the roof to the foundation,
And bury all, which yet distinctly ranges,
In heaps and piles of ruin.
To bring the roof to the foundation,
And bury all, which yet distinctly ranges,
In heaps and piles of ruin.
I’ve heard a lot of scary things this year, but the possible extinction of bees is the scariest.
April 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I’ve heard a lot of scary things this year, but the possible extinction of bees is the scariest.
Oh no!
Oh wow, Ken Bruen has died. connachttribune.ie/death-of-gal...
Death of Galway crime writer Ken Bruen - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune
The hugely popular Galway crime writer Ken Bruen has died at the age of 74. Best known as the man behind the Jack Taylor crime series, he was the author of more than 50 books over a stellar career tha...
connachttribune.ie
March 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Oh no!
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All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.
February 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.
TRUTH IS THE DAUGHTER OF TIME, NOT OF AUTHORITY.
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
January 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
TRUTH IS THE DAUGHTER OF TIME, NOT OF AUTHORITY.
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
But not… “made glorious by this son of …”
“Now is the winter of our discontent..”
Shakespeare’s King Richard III
Shakespeare’s King Richard III
January 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
But not… “made glorious by this son of …”
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“Now is the winter of our discontent..”
Shakespeare’s King Richard III
Shakespeare’s King Richard III
January 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“Now is the winter of our discontent..”
Shakespeare’s King Richard III
Shakespeare’s King Richard III
Oh yes indeed. Richard lll by Paul Murray Kendal is must read.
Just reread Josephine Tey's "The Daughter of Time". (Truth is the daughter of Time.) Richard III was innocent! Yes, Wm Tyrrell killed the princes in the tower, but at the orders of Henry VII, who rewarded him with a pardon. History is always written by the winners.
January 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Oh yes indeed. Richard lll by Paul Murray Kendal is must read.
Monday. Today I shall read and watch the Australian Open. Tennis and books. Nothing else of interest going on.
January 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Monday. Today I shall read and watch the Australian Open. Tennis and books. Nothing else of interest going on.
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So it goes.
January 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
So it goes.
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2025: not great so far
January 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
2025: not great so far
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Evergreen for the foreseeable 🤡 GOP future.
Step 1: wake tf up, America
Step 2: keep eyes wide open
Step 1: wake tf up, America
Step 2: keep eyes wide open
January 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Evergreen for the foreseeable 🤡 GOP future.
Step 1: wake tf up, America
Step 2: keep eyes wide open
Step 1: wake tf up, America
Step 2: keep eyes wide open
Your buddy is correct. Stephen King is one of the best storytellers writing today.
I once asked a buddy with a grad degree in English which contemporary author folks would still be reading a century later, and he replied Stephen King without missing a beat. I think he compared him to Dickens in terms of mastery of craft mixed with mass appeal.
January 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Your buddy is correct. Stephen King is one of the best storytellers writing today.
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Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?! 🤚
January 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?! 🤚
in 2024 I read all of Mick Herron's Slough House series. Also read all of Elly Griffiths' Harbinder Kaur series.
Thanks to these authors for brightening up my year.
Thanks to these authors for brightening up my year.
January 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
in 2024 I read all of Mick Herron's Slough House series. Also read all of Elly Griffiths' Harbinder Kaur series.
Thanks to these authors for brightening up my year.
Thanks to these authors for brightening up my year.
Despicable!
Donald Trump is expected to grant clemency to over 1,000 people convicted in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, per Bloomberg.
January 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Despicable!
LOVE this book.
Karma is not a bitch. It's a whole bunch of bitches.
January 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
LOVE this book.
Finishing up 2024 by reading THE MOST by Jessica Anthony. What a gem!
December 31, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Finishing up 2024 by reading THE MOST by Jessica Anthony. What a gem!
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Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978?
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
CEO Pay Has Risen 1,085% Since 1978, But for Workers? Just 24% | Common Dreams
CEOs at top US companies saw their pay skyrocket by 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay only increased by 24%
www.commondreams.org
December 23, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978?
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
100%? 500%?
Try 1,085%
Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Can you say the same?! 🤚
December 23, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Can you say the same?! 🤚
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Dictatorships are one-way streets. Democracy boasts two-way traffic.
— Albert Moravia
— Albert Moravia
December 22, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Dictatorships are one-way streets. Democracy boasts two-way traffic.
— Albert Moravia
— Albert Moravia
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Anything Trump does seems to be okay with his fans and enablers in Congress. This is a recipe for disaster!
December 17, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Anything Trump does seems to be okay with his fans and enablers in Congress. This is a recipe for disaster!