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Stroke survivor. Book addict. Historian (retired). Sometime knitter. Owned by a cat.
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Need an excuse to buy more books? Now you have one! Saturday is Indie Bookstore Day! Show your favorite indie some love.
Why Shopping Local This Indie Bookstore Day Is More Important Than Ever
Several independent book store owners are encouraging people to go out to their local independent bookstores to buy some novels to help celebrate Independent Bookstore Day and keep independent busines...
people.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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The Republican-controlled House on Thursday voted for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — a bill that voting rights groups have repeatedly warned would make it harder for millions of Americans, including married women, to vote. (via @19thnews.org)
Why voting rights groups warn the SAVE Act may make it harder for married women to vote
An estimated 69 million American women and 4 million men do not have a birth certificate that matches their current legal name.
buff.ly
April 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Fellow feds - if you’re being directed to destroy records, report it to the National Archives Office of Records Management Oversight and Reporting. www.archives.gov/records-mgmt...
Unauthorized Disposition of Federal Records
Federal agencies are required to "notify the Archivist of any actual, impending, or threatened unlawful removal, defacing, alteration, corruption, deletion, erasure, or other destruction of records in...
www.archives.gov
March 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Hail to you when you rise in your horizon as Re who is pleased with justice; when you cross the sky, all men see you, after your movements have been hidden from their sight. (BDF)
January 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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A new image showing the extent of the fires in #California.

#CopernicusEU Sentinel-3 captured this view on 9 January: at lower left we see the Palisades fire and at top right is the Eaton fire - with smoke seen reaching Catalina Island and the Santa Barbara reserve.

www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
January 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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For those evacuating with pets in LA: Hilton’s Homewood Suites, Home2 Suites, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton, Tru and Canopy brands are all 100% pet friendly. Even cats! And a lot of hotels are waiving pet fees atm. Good on u Hilton! Pun intended: that’s hot.
January 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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In the quiet simplicity of nature, the puffin reminds us to stay curious, to observe the world with wonder, and to find beauty in the smallest moments.
November 30, 2024 at 9:13 PM
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All ... lacking a poll feature, I'll try this:

1st questn: When you buy non-fiction books, are they digital or print?

2nd: If print, hardcopy or paperback?

3rd: If hardcopy, bookstore or online/Amazon?

And please repost. I'd like as many answers as possible.

Thank you!!! ♥️
November 29, 2024 at 7:30 PM