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Just finished French Lessons by Alice Kaplan. Interesting memoir, it starts with her childhood and how she came to spend a year in Switzerland. Then goes deep on her controversial PHD work. It finishes with life and teaching observations. Good writing style, interesting, sometimes uncomfortable.

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DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

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CARTOON OF THE DAY

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Plus, if they take our Social Security and Medicare, shouldn't they give up theirs? Oh, and their plush pensions too.

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Congressmen when they are asked if they will cut THEIR budgets and lay off staff as well:

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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes

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The poem below illustrates The reason we cannot Allow Texas & Florida To continue closing School libraries and Firing school librarians. Reading gives wings to Children's dreams. Libraries give learners Places to soar.

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