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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR PAPERBACK...and yes, it's a boy/girl/non-binary/all of the above! (No storks in #TheShiningMountains but lots of buffalo, bear, Scots fur traders, Native hunters & of course...settlers.) A great family saga for book clubs. #historicalfiction #indigenous @unmpress.bsky.social

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Call your senators first thing Monday. Not one Dem should vote for this

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Gen AI memes suck Stop using them Stop reposting them

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As long as Elon Musk is running his mouth about Social Security—which he appears to be trying to understand in real-time—I’ll note that DOGE has yet to find a single instance of fraud across the entire government, as I reported for @atrupar.com this week. www.publicnotice.co/p/despite-th...

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Imagine being a teenage girl now. Your male peers are all watching Andrew Tate and doing Nazi salutes and every week the most prestigious magazines in the world run a piece about how it’s a social emergency that you’re not having babies in the 10th grade.

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Elon Musk called Social Security a "ponzi scheme." This is absolute rubbish. Social Security has paid every benefit owed to every eligible American for 85 years. Perhaps the bigger "ponzi scheme" is the $38 billion spent by taxpayers to prop up his corporations?

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So excited to share the paperback of #TheShiningMountains with the world this coming week! Pre-order at my website or your favorite bookstore! #historicalfiction #furtrade #indigenous #scotland #truelove University of New Mexico Press

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HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT? Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.

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Hundreds of protesters gathered in Waitsfield on Saturday morning to protest Vice President JD Vance, who is visiting Vermont with his family for a ski trip this weekend.

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After yesterday's events in the White House, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway's largest marine fuel companies, appears to have announced that it will no longer refuel American Navy vessels. Haltbakk has called on other European companies to refuse service to American forces.

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Beautiful Berlin afternoon, perfect for cycling through Alexanderplatz, spying a ton of crocus, admiring the Berlin flag at the Rotes Rathaus and flying one of my own in the international distress position: USA SOS

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Grateful for this exchange with the novelist and short story writer Andrea Barrett about her new book and writing "literary historical fiction" --and to LARB for publishing it. So much to learn from stories of the past! PS mine also arrives in paperback next week. lareviewofbooks.org/article/doub...

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MORE OF THESE. IN EVERY STATE. COMMUNITY IMPACT HEARINGS!!!

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👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 Let's hear it for public #libraries #Brooklyn

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Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

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Judge Brad Schimel “had a case where the lawyer for the defendant, who committed hideous crimes against children, gave him a campaign contribution. And then he gave the person a light sentence. This is not someone you want on the highest court in the state of Wisconsin.”

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36% of all banned books contain a character or a real person of color. But sure, this is about protecting the children. people.com/sex-claims-e...

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BREAKING: Federal Board Agrees With OSC Order to Halt Firings; Ruling Will Likely Apply to Many DOGE-Fired Workers talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/big-f...

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Call.

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Whip out your wee tartan purse and credit card for the PAPERBACK of #theshiningmountains! The heart-rending love story of Angus and Catherine McDonald, fighting to protect their Scots-Nez Perce family from American westward expansion. #historicalfiction #indigenoushistory #furtrade #scottish

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Resolutions passed in House & Senate are not yet a bill--keep shouting NO! Dems must BLOCK any government funding deal that doesn’t rein in DOGE, protect Congressionally appropriated funds & federal workers. GOP HAS NO GOVERNMENT FUNDING AFTER MARCH 14th: DEMS HAVE LEVERAGE AND MUST USE IT!

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"US foreign policy is now modelled on a mafia extortion racket." The Guardian, calling it clearly. Led not by donkeys but criminal thugs. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Colorado's Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) flew cross-country with her one-month-old to vote against the GOP budget tonight. Dems ended up one vote short. Pettersen was part of an unsuccessful bipartisan push to allow new mothers to vote remotely. #copolitics

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Cutting $880 billion from Medicaid is going to have a lot of devastating consequences for a lot of people

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This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote. There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.

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The Government is siding with big tech over British creativity. Today is the FINAL chance to respond to their consultation on AI and copyright. Let's make sure creators' voices are heard. Guidance below 👇 #MakeItFair #PayTheCreator www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

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The Democrats to yell at: Bennet (CO) Blumenthal (CT) Cortez Masto (NV) Durbin (IL) Fetterman (PA) Gallego (AZ) Hassan (NH) Heinrich (NM) Hickenlooper (CO) Kelly (AZ) Klobuchar (MN) Peters (MI) Reed (RI) Rosen (NV) Shaheen (NH) Warner (VA)

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Good on you voting against, @lujan.senate.gov, and what the hell voting to confirm this guy, @senatorheinrich.bsky.social

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Heartening news from the heartland: jenniferschulze.substack.com/p/local-news...

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We are siding with the enemy.

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🚨 🚨 NEW WHITEBOARD How a bill in the House (the “SAVE” Act) Kneecaps Democracy A 🧵 “How bad can it be?” you ask. Truly terrible. Please share this 🧵 so people know. Then take action. ☎️ 1/

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Big Deal: The office of special counsel, the head of which Trump recently tried to fire before being blocked by a judge, has issued an opinion which suggests that many of the recent firings are unlawful. The details here matter. So def read the piece. www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

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Welcome to the RFK Jr Era of Public Health.

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Breaking news! The court just issued us a TRO in our lawsuit against Elon Musk's DOGE, so that they stop taking the private data of American citizens from the Department of Ed and OPM. More to come.

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Hell yes @councilormorillo.bsky.social www.teenvogue.com/story/democr...

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Breaking news: The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The resolution was co-sponsored by Kyiv and EU nations, despite the US voting against it and urging other states to do so. www.ft.com/content/d0f3...

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A month ago, the idea that the new German chancellor would talk about "independence from the US" would have been unbelievable

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Oh fuck off. Zelensky defends democracy for us all and Trump surrenders to the enemy and tries to extort him, but it's Zelensky's "style" that is "hurting" Ukraine. The #BrokenTimes sides with fascism, "fair or not."

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As an American in Germany I am both disturbed by the AfD's showing BUT ALSO reassured by the "Fire wall" of democratic parties representing 80% of the electorate who vehemently reject ever working with those right-wing extremists. And by the way, 85% of eligible Germans VOTED, which is incredible.

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Friedrich Merz, Germany's new chancellor, pledged support for Ukraine will be a top priority for his government and that it must "win the war". "Victory means restoring territorial integrity" and "we are not neutral, we are not standing aside. We are on the side of Ukraine.” #GermanElection #CDU

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People. Speak to your sons. Especially the younger ones. Check what YouTubers they are watching. I recall conversations about feminism when my son was about 15, and having to push back on some of his fledging opinions (that he was heading mainly online).

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🇺🇦 Zelensky: 3 years of resistance. 3 years of gratitude. 3 years of absolute heroism of Ukrainians. I am proud of Ukraine! I thank everyone who defends it. Everyone who works for Ukraine. And may the memory of all those who gave their lives for our state and people be eternal.

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When OMB head Russ Vought talks about deliberate efforts to put federal employees "in trauma" and make them quit their jobs, he's talking about people like Michelle, recently fired by Musk/Trump. www.sfgate.com/california/a...

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Millions of Americans abroad will also be disenfranchised if the SAVE Act passes. Forcing citizens to register IN PERSON with a BIRTH CERTIFICATE. Scream at your elected representatives. This is voter suppression, pure and simple.

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