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I am now serving my 2-year term as Justice of the Peace so if you've been meaning to come to VT with your love and get married, let me know and I'll get you hitched. Times are tough. There is nothing stronger than love. xo

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Many are asking what should we do now? “We use our power, organize, mobilize, educate…the American story will not be written by who occupies the White House or by the wealthiest among us…it will be written by you, by ‘we the people.’” -fmr VP Kamala Harris receiving the NAACP Chairman’s Award.

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Why buying banned books for yourself is not the way but getting your ass in a library board meeting is.

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He nails it.

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Trump fires federal workers protecting America's food system www.npr.org/2025/02/20/n...

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I had a woman who took all my kids’ books about pride off display and threw them in the book drop. Joke’s on her. Any time you throw something in the book drop or hide something, we have to scan it back in. That’s a circ, which means they’re more likely to order more copies.

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“We’ve created a world where ‘protecting the children’ includes disarming them of the terminology and information needed to remain safe and healthy in service to a particular political ideology.” www.news-press.com/story/opinio...

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@authorsabb.bsky.social

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The school board in my district is considering cutting school librarians on Tuesday at their board meeting. If you can, please help by emailing the members to show your support for keeping them ⤵️

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If the rich paid their fair share, we wouldn't be in this mess.

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"Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me." - Judy Blume (whose birthday 🎂 is today!) #Freadom #BannedBooks #Edusky

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Perhaps my favorite badge ever! I'm at the Central TX Teen & Kids Comic Con all day and at 10 presenting on why Imagination Is A Superpower. Excited to be here, hanging out with the Stormtroopers, fairies and dragons.

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Timely. Important. Truth. Please spead the word. bookshop.org/p/books/brav...

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In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years. Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.

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Also, for 50 dollars a year you can get a digital card from New Orleans Public Library and Queens Public Library

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Movies you've watched more than six times, gifs only

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I'm giving away 10 SIGNED COPIES of Ruthie Rose's Big Idea for one teacher, teacher-librarian, or public librarian to GIVE AWAY TO STUDENTS. Repost by 11:30 p.m. CT on February 20 to enter the drawing. I'll buy the copies from Anderson's Bookshop. andersonsbookshop.com/book/9781536...

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Major studies have all drawn the same conclusion: when well-managed, #solar farms are not harmful to biodiversity and can actively support the growth of nature in an area. www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/solar-farms-...

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In the dark of night..

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I’m excited to give away these journals during upcoming events for Ruthie Rose’s Big Idea!

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At the entrance to Nordstroms in ATX. Thank you.

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Eighteen authors and illustrators whose LGBTQ-inclusive picture books are at the heart of an upcoming SCOTUS case issued a statement today defending their work and reminding us that all children benefit from the freedom to read. #KidLit #BookSky mombian.com/2025/02/20/a...

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Hello those of you parents on school vacay week who are actually taking a vacation: If you want your kids to become lifelong readers it helps if they see YOU actually reading physical books. Model the behavior. Also: your kids are never too young or too old to be read out loud to.

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Central #Texas parents! Join me at the CTX Teen & Kids Comic-Con tomorrow! I'll be talking about how imagination is a superpower and how I use it to create whole new worlds like the one in my GEMSTONE DRAGONS SERIES. Join me! sites.google.com/roundrockisd... #ctxkidscc25

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And will help with voter suppression...

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Good morning friends! Sending you all a big hug on this Friday morning. Today I will be trying to remember that even small acts of kindness and love matter—and to do a few.

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New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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Hit the road with this week’s rec, Next Stop by Debbie Fong! This is a wonderful and moving graphic novel that I guarantee you will love. #kidlit #graphicnovel www.instagram.com/share/_8kO1s...

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This is true! Obviously go to Barnes and Noble, not Amazon. The price on the search will show the cost for the hard copy but if you click on the title you can see the ebooks are 1.99. You can put the Nook app on your phone so you don't need the device. Trust me, you need Sir Terry right now.

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For those who need it, I've updated my #Uplift feed: bsky.app/profile/debb... Hand-curated by yours truly, criteria unapologetically subjective. #ShadowArt #FoundObjectArt

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I'm seeing a lot of spinning wheels and spindles listed on Facebook Marketplace and I keep thinking, "No, this is a dystopian time, not a fairy tale."

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And THIS is why teens need YA books that expose the red flags, so they can learn from the characters and keep themselves safe. Sadly, this could also be why those books are being banned.

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