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Dad, first generation American, proud Democrat. Kindness and compassion. Freedom to read đź’™
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Sickening. Fifty three dead, including five children, and the most powerful people in our government celebrated their deaths with emojis. bbc.com/news/article...

"Many Americans are naive. They take democracy for granted in our country. With the exception of a handful of immigrants, we don't know what it's like to live in an autocracy." www.spiegel.de/internationa...

I just got a public death threat from a few folks who noticed I am doing a library event to talk about my career and my books. They called me all the familiar names, then “I won’t be sad if someone shoots her in the face.” And a woman’s reply, “Right between the eyes.” I am a children’s author.

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Just inhumane. This will get lost in the chaos of the latest scandals. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...

This is insane. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/o...

Craziness on top of craziness. "The highest-ranking national security officials gave evident deference to the deputy White House chief of staff, Stephen Miller. And then there were the emojis." wapo.st/3DVeo9R

Horrific www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/u...

A day of transition! Last day on Twitter as I share my plans with my peeps on TikTok, Blue Sky and the 20,000 on X. Here’s to a fresh start! ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦

"You know, it’s almost like #Florida’s plan for education — censoring books, berating teachers, whitewashing history lessons and sending families to fly-by-night voucher schools in strip malls — hasn’t worked out so well." www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/15/f...