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The Empress of the Blues died in a car crash in Clarksdale, MS in 1937. The rumor that she was turned away from the city's whites-only hospital is technically untrue. Nobody even considered taking her there. God blessed us with Smith, whether or not America deserved her. #DEI #music #jazz

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#supremecourt #elsalvador #fascism #trump

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Allegedly..... #resistance #ncjudgerace

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She was ill used in Hollywood (Quintet: Robert Altman and Paul Newman, what could go wrong? A lot, actually!) But Andersson was a favored actor for Ingmar Bergman who cast her in landmark movies like The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries and Persona. #moviesky #cinema #film #movies

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#tv #resistance

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Gene Kelly treated him like an "office boy" in musical collaborations like Singing in the Rain, but on his own Donen still made classics, drawing maximum star power from actors like Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn (below in Charade). Kelly directing? Not so much. #moviesky #moviemusicals #films

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Vladimir and Estragon wish to inform you that Godot will not be coming to the party. We are sufficiently absurd without him. #booksky #writers #drama #beckett

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#booksky #childrenslit #beverlycleary

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#booksky #thrillers #scottturow

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#booksky #writing #novelists

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If there's something Republicans won't do to satisfy the hunger of the rich, we have yet to see it. #medicaid #taxcuts #republicans

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Suppression of women's votes is a no-brainer for Republicans since it will hurt the Dems more. #SAVEAct #resist #dems

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Born in 1905, O'Hara was a best-sellling, critically regarded novelist with Appointment in Samarra and Butterfield 8 by the age of 30. Samarra recounts the 3-day bender of an affluent, alcoholic car dealer. The Maugham story of the title is a clue to how it ends. #booksky #writers, #novelists

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As U.S. Secretary of Labor and the nation's first female cabinet member, Frances Perkins (April 10, 1880-May 4, 1965) played a key role in the formation of Social Security and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, opposed by the right wing from the start. #socialsecurity #ICE #resistance

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He also liked "Under the Red, White and Blue," but accepted Gatsby at Maxwell Perkins's urging. The novel didn't sell particularly well. At his death in 1940 Fitzgerald was writing in Hollywood, hackdom he immortalized in the "Pat Hobby" stories. #booksky #novelists #writers #greatgatsby

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#tariffs #trump #resist

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It's true the Civil War never ended, but in fairness it's not even a civil war anymore. It's World War III. They've turned their hatred on all of our allies, too. Fun times ahead! #resistance #trump #tariffs

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Paul Robeson (April 9, 1898-Jan. 23, 1976), an extraordinarily gifted actor, concert artist, activist and more. He fought against lynching and for trade unions. In the photo below, he sings the national anthem with shipyard workers. Naturallly, he was blacklisted. #moviesky #broadway #DEI

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Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer and Women's Prizes, Demon Copperhead is an unvarnished look at Appalachia; a climactic scene takes place in a swimming hole called The Devil's Bathtub. Let's all take a dip! #booksky #writers #fiction

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Let's go back to our future: The Second Gilded Age! No Social Security! No Medicare! No Medicaid! No Health and Human Services! The rich running rampant! (Oh, wait, they've always done that.) Anyway, let's kick up our heels and DO THE PANICAN-CAN! #panican #tariffs #trump #resistance

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Look around uneasily today (should be simple!) in honor of director, producer and screenwriter Alan J. Pakula. He produced To Kill a Mockingbird, directed Sophie's Choice among other films, and his paranoia trilogy set a standard in 70s cinema. Paranoid and maybe predictive? #moviesky #cinema #film

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The world is too much with us. Universal truth that feels awfully pertinent today, and probably many days to come. William Wordsworth, born on this day in 1770. #poetry #booksky #writers

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Outside of the Koch brother, the billionaire class has been fairly muted in the response to Trump tariffs. Do they know something we don't? Possibly! I suspect we'll be drawing very different cards. #tariffs #trump #resistance

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Happy birthday, Post-It notes, appearing on store shelves on this day in 1980. Ah, the 80s when Reagan told us tax cuts paid for themselves, and now the Ronald-to-Donald pipeline has brought us tariffs will make us GREAT AGAIN. #tariffs #resistance #trump

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It would be funny if it weren't so sad to see the clown parade of the Trump administration on Sunday teevee telling us, as Lutnick did, that millions of us will soon spend our working days screwing tiny screws into iPhones. Those business guys sure know their stuff! #tariffs #trump #resistance

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Happy Sunday! #handsoff #resistance

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In fact, it was her eyes that kept her from getting fired from her film debut Bad Sister. Still, it took another 19 films for her to make her breakthrough in Of Human Bondage. She had four husbands but said "none of my husbands was ever man enough to be Mr. Bette Davis." #moviesky #film #cinema

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#ivf #trump

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Thank you for everything, school librarians & library workers! At a loss for words thinking of how you somehow find a way to continue doing your unnecessarily stressful jobs. I have to think your library kids are a big part of why. Whatever the reason… thank you. We love you, we support you 💛

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Caged Bird by Maya Angelou, 2/2 #poetry #booksky #writers

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A poem by Maya Angelou, born Maguerite Annie Johnson on this day in 1928. She wrote multiple autobiographies about the stressful, sometimes horrific experiences of her childhood. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" brought her international fame. Caged Bird, 1/2 #poetry #booksky #writers

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On the anniversary of the birth of the great Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932-Sept. 12, 1992), we must now worry about a real psycho menacing America. #tariffs #trump. #moviesky

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