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lindajoysingleton.bsky.social
Author of over 55 middle-grade, YA, and picture books. Loves speaking at schools, libraries, and conferences. Owned by five cats. Writing news and frebies at Www.LindaJoySingleton.com
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Yep. Context is key.

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Commentary: A farmer writes about the harm already being caused to agriculture by Trump and Musk. minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/17/w...

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This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as *allude* to slavery or the civil rights movement. The wholesale erasure of history in real time.

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It’s remarkable how quickly the Trump team has sabotaged all the things that actually made the U.S. influential on the global stage. Free trade economics, strong diplomatic networks and alliances, the soft power of democratic culture and values, the hard power of a competent military …

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This isn’t their agenda for America. It’s their agenda for the whole fucking world. Please read and remember, billionaires are the minority…

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celebratepicturebooks.com/2025/02/13/f... A new book by the creator of the popular Poetry Pop blog, Danna Smith!!

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Elon Musk to reporter: “We post our actions to the DOGE website. All of our actions are maximally transparent. I don’t know of a case where an organization has been more transparent than the DOGE organization.” Here’s the doge.gov website IN ITS ENTIRETY. It’s literally a blank page!

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Conflict of interest? The State Department’s procurement forecast lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to purchase $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” vehicles.

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My @amicuspublishing.bsky.social picture books!! KID & KID comes out March 4–preorder now!

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My @amicuspublishing.bsky.social picture books!! KID & KID comes out March 4–preorder now!

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North Carolina reporting tuberculosis on the rise for the first time in decades, as an outbreak in Kansas continues to surge. North Carolina was one of the first States to institute a mask ban. A respirator doesn’t just guard against covid, it protects against TB too

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Teen Craft Ideas for Summer Reading: yabooknerd.blogspot.com/2025/02/teen...

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A student read an award winning historical title for Battle of the Books and commented that she usually like historical fiction, but that one... not so much. Had her check out Buzzeo's @holidayhouse.bsky.social LIGHT COMES TO SHADOW MOUNTAIN. She brought it back and said "This was SO MUCH better!"

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Great to see this huge crowd in Sacramento today!! People are waking up.

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#protests #Sacramento #protest5050/1

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Route 4 in Paramus, NJ, yesterday. Posted on Facebook by John Weir @jweirdo.bsky.social.

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Live video: protest of Trump and Project 2025 at the state capitol.

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Yikes

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rotest at the Capitol in all 50 states If you can't be there, spread the word! As a Texan, I'm not keen to go down without one hell of a fight. #ProudBlue #ImpeachTrumpNOW #ImpeachTrump #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace #ImpeachmentOf47 #Felon47

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“Trump gutted the Aviation Safety committee last week,” AOC wrote. “Air traffic controllers—already understaffed—got Trump’s ‘buyout’ this week with a 1 week ultimatum to decide. It’s not DEI—it’s him. And Elon too.” newrepublic.com/post/190969/...

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Want to know more about JANIE WRITES A PLAY about my mom and illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight? I talked about it with @dulemba.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social #picturebook #kidlit

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So excited about this #ALA announcement. Watched from my school library this morning. Congratulations, @erinentrada.bsky.social!

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Reminded this morning of this quote by the late great Madeleine L'Engle. #writingcommunity

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Welcome those of you who came here in the few hours when TikTok wasn't working! If you want to follow some journalists who work on climate, energy, and the environment, here's a starter pack for you.

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Happy Sunday.

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✨PLEASE SHARE✨ It is live!!! There are over 260 AMAZING items to bid on in the 2nd annual #KidLit4Ceasefire auction from year-long mentorships to signed books to full manuscript critiques to art commissions the fundraiser has you covered! 🇵🇸 Link: bit.ly/KidLit4Cease...

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Cute kittens pic for anyone who needs a smile

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Hi! I wrote a book about how society hates accomplished women, and how counter parenting, a common abuse tactic in intact families, is a dangerous form of child abuse. All wrapped up with a punk opera bow and with a POV from a mysterious rat named Brutus. Also, the audiobook is a banger. 🕺 #booksky

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News from Holiday House: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

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I can’t even look at the news today but this is about where I’m at. Artist credit: Liberal Jane

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The past several days have proven without a shadow of a doubt that Project 2025 is real and underway. And those who warned America about it were right.

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Important news for my friends at the intersection of Children’s Books and Buying Cute Stamps… kottke.org/25/01/usps-a...

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🚨 🚨 🚨 HOMEWORK 🚨 🚨 🚨 The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is [email protected]. Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.

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