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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org

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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

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10 Picture Books About Women Scientists Who Became Activists buff.ly/433F6Fd via @pragmaticmom #ReadYourWorld #WomensHistoryMonth #Scientists #KidLit #picturebook

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If you support any of this, you’re honestly just a terrible person. People’s lives are being upended and destroyed. For every 1% increase in unemployment, 40,000 people die—yet some are celebrating.

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REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!

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ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: I’ll say this again: download all your SF-50s, performance evals, and your eOPF. Now. Print hard copies. And make sure you file an informal grievance with your supervisor within 15 days of any adverse action. Here is a template: www.muellershewrote.com/p/informal-g...

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Valentine Lament. My annual homage to my least favorite holiday of the year. For those who always wished for older brothers, it's also a glimpse into the reality of life with older brothers. #ValentineLament Love it or hate it, enjoy Valentine's Day your way! mikehaysbooks.com/2022/02/12/v...

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How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million. How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65 Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?

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They want to ban and censor our stories. They want us to disappear from the narrative of this country. Then we need to keep telling our stories. We can not let them erase us! Writers, artists, musicians - this is the most important time to keep creating our art!

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The madness of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

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Happy National Winnie-the-Pooh Day! #winniethepoohday #winniethepooh #kidlitart #scbwiillustrators #illustration

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Highway 15 north of Abilene, Kansas. 1-11-2025.

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While waiting for an experiment to run, I found some highlighters and an almost dried out black Sharpie in a drawer to help pass the time. Bird in a tree. #kidlitart #scbwiillustrators #illustration #draweveryday

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When the teams wants cheeseburgers and the roads are too icy to drive and get cheeseburgers, you take one for the team by firing up the grill. It was well worth fighting Mother Nature in case you were wondering. #snowmageddon2025

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#artvsartist #artvsartist2024 Another year in the books! I wish everyone a creative & productive new year! How can it be 2025 already? #kidlitart #scbwiillustration

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Amelia, knitter-in-training. #kidlitart #illustration #scbwiillustrators #characterdesign

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Teachers, librarians, & homeschoolers! Would your kids like to write with me this spring? I'm offering a free virtual author-in-residence program to celebrate the release of my upcoming novel-in-verse THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES! Learn more & sign up here: katemessner.com/announcing-a...

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Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day. Bear’s rocking the house! #illustration #KidLitIllustrator #kidlitart #scbwiillustrators #scbwi

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I've made great progress on two PBs and mucking through revisions on a MG project. "One step at a time" is what I keep reminding myself. #kidlitchat

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Yes, in fact, there is a #kidlitchat tonight at 9PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific right here on Bluesky. And yes, we're all hoping you join us. I mean, no pressure or anything. But it'd be swell to see you here tonight!

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Teachers & librarians! Want to Zoom with an author for World Read Aloud Day? Here's all the information about how WRAD Zoom visits work, plus a list of over 300 author & illustrator volunteers! katemessner.com/zoom-with-an...

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It's #STEMTuesday on the Mixed-Up Files blog! Today's offering: an interview with Rachel Poliquin, author of THE MUSEUM OF ODD BODY LEFTOVERS, among other #STEM-related #kidlit books. fromthemixedupfiles.com/stem-tuesday...

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Greetings, Bluesky friends! 👋 Let us reintroduce ourselves: We are the Mixed-Up Files of Middle-Grade Authors, the premier blog for everything MG related. We offer author interviews, book lists, classroom activities for #teachers, #librarians & #homeschoolers, #STEM/#STEAM content & MORE. Join us!

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I've had the privilege of blogging for the @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social blog for almost 7 years (!!!), which means I'm a teeeeeeny bit biased. BUT... it's a fabulous resource for anyone who loves middle-grade literature as much as I do. Please join us! #kidlit #Edusky #librarians #writingcommunity

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The Stinky Cheese Man by John Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith. This book triggered a major shift in my brain. It showed me that stupid-funny humor has a place in the world and just doesn't exist to get you in trouble with the Benedictine nuns teaching Catholic elementary school. #kidlitchat

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TOPIC: Tonight we're hitting the #kidlit classics. Can you point to the stories that inspired you to pursue a career in books for children? What about the ones you missed early on and have come to admire as an adult? #kidlitchat

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Be careful not to pull an eyeball or finger muscle prepping for #kidlitchat! Take it slow and easy. 🤣🤣🤣

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#Inktober Camera. Medusa, her new camera, and her darkest pair of sunglasses. #InktoberCamera #Inktober2024 #kidlitart #illustration #scbwiillustrators #scbwi

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#Inktober Drive. Ridge. Doing the work up to the ridge to enjoy the wild drive down. #InktoberDrive #InktoberRidge #Inktober2024 #kidlitart #illustration #scbwiillustrators #scbwi

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#Inktober Rhinoceros. #InktoberRhinoceros #Inktober2024 #kidlitart #illustration #scbwiillustrators #scbwi

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#Inktober Journal. While cleaning Grandma's attic, Joe found his great uncle's infamous family spirit journal. #InktoberJournal #Inktober2024 #kidlitart #illustration #scbwiillustrators #scbwi

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#Inktober Grungy. Bob believes there's nothing better than a grungy mud puddle to play in. #InktoberGrungy #Inktober2024 #kidlitart #illustration #scbwiillustrators #scbwi

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#Inktober Guidebook. The game faces are the guidebook to how the game is going. I'll do these quick sketches while watching a game to keep my nerves down or, more likely, to keep me from yelling at the TV. #InktoberGuidebook #Inktober2024 #kidlitart #illustration #scbwiillustrators #scbwi

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#Inktober Roam. Roam the friendly skies with Bear-Air. #InktoberRoam #Inktober2024 #kidlitart #illustration #scbwiillustrators #scbwi

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#Inktober Horizon. The promise of ballpark lights on the horizon. #InktoberHorizon #Inktober2024 #kidlitart #illustration #scbwiillustrators #scbwi

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