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Am I the only one who remembers that Trump fired the Archivist of the US and put Rubio in as acting AotUS at NARA? The same Rubio who was in the Signal group texts? The Signal group texts Schiff is now calling for NARA to investigate? Rubio gonna investigate his own damn self??

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Thousands show solidarity at #TransRightsAreHumanRights Demo in Parliament Square.

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I am admitting I have put too much on my own plate.

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Anyway, on the dressform today (even though she too big for it).

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Look, it’s important that we make stuff by hand now. Increasingly I feel like it’s more Important than ever to do things that politicians and tech guys think are useless and have no value

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Just got this email from my local tea shop 😭

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Hosted a Read-In to support libraries today. Every chair on the 1st floor was full all afternoon. Open mic drew readings from Caste and personal library stories. At least 100 testimonial cards filled out that we'll scan & send to reps. So much positivity #forourlibraries #ala #fundimls

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Would very much like to know what the "I'm voting for Trump because Biden gave money to drag shows and no money to North Carolina" people have to say about this.

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I never expected my disinclination to marry and my uncertainty about changing my last name if I ever DID get married to prove prescient, but here we are. And I don't like it.

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It finally just occurred to me that with tariffs my loose leaf tea habit is probably going to start costing almost as much as if I were getting daily Starbucks. "Layoff the daily homebrewed tea and maybe you can afford a house" just doesn't have the same ring to it, though.

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It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—

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Every time I think I can't be surprised any more. I can't believe, but also good on them, the Atlantic called their bluff.

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Tfw you're in migraine postdrome and you think you can totally handle a simple sewing project and then you manage to cut open the side of your hand with your sewing scissors.

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Keith E. Sonderling is the new acting head of The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the main source of federal funding for libraries and museums across the country. President Trump issued an executive order last week saying he aims to close the agency.

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All of the Trump officials reacting to judges' orders right now sound like

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Gonna start introducing myself as "your friendly neighborhood enemy of the state" the more he starts to go after libraries.

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Have any pieces been written about this modern phenom of authors' names becoming "brands" after they die and book releases accelerating with ghost writers? I can find a couple, and Ludlum purposely arranged for this but what about Cussler? And Woods and Parker? It's their consent I'm wondering abt

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Thank you to whoever hid this anti-Musk literature behind the Honey Bunches of Oats at my grocery store. Gave me the little boost I needed this morning.

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This has big "Iraq DEFINITELY has weapons of mass destruction" vibes, right? Like, I'm not the only one getting that?

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Self-care day getting bubble tea with friends and buying the new Gaga album on CD.

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Reached Puzzle Swap Phase: Regretting my Life Choices

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