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Heyday @heydaybooks.com · 4h

"We are gathered under our First Amendment right. And so we are here to gather today in prayer, in celebration and recognition of Indigenous peoples here locally and around the world."

Tribal communities celebrate Indigenous People’s Day on Alcatraz amid government shutdown

Despite the ongoing government shutdown, tribal members and allies held a Sunrise Ceremony on Alcatraz for Indigenous People's Day

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💙💙Paul Stanton-Author💙💙🌈🖋📽❤️‍🔥📚🎭💙💙💙💙🥰 @author19.bsky.social · Jun 6

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April Gavin @agavinart.bsky.social · 10h

Your painting looks way better than the real thing

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Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 1d

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”

The life and legacy of e.e. cummings, born 131 years ago today, in a lovely illustrated tribute www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/30/e...

Enormous Smallness: The Sweet Illustrated Story of E. E. Cummings and His Creative Bravery

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”

www.themarginalian.org

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April Gavin @agavinart.bsky.social · 2d

Gorgeous work! I love how you managed the greens

Robin Galante Art @robingalanteart.bsky.social · 2d

Mood today: Rainy Day on Clement. Watercolor + ink on paper. 🩶☔️

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April Gavin @agavinart.bsky.social · 2d

I still do

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Kindness @kindness101.bsky.social · 27d

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Who Does This Remind You Of?
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April Gavin @agavinart.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you for saying that

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April Gavin @agavinart.bsky.social · 3d

#printsky #printmaking #reductionlinocut Nine color reduction print finally complete. I wonder what my next project will be...

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Harrison Archive @harrisonarchive.bsky.social · 3d

“Actually [Monty Python’s Life of Brian] was upholding Christ and knocking all the idiotic stuff that goes on around religion, like the fact that many folks often misread things and will follow anybody.” - George Harrison, Musician Magazine (1987)

Read more at www.instagram.com/p/DPtyD-8DKG....

Color photo of George Harrison at Friar Park, 1978. Photo by Mike Salisbury.

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April Gavin @agavinart.bsky.social · 4d

Happens to me too

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Berkeleyside @berkeleyside.org · 5d

An advertising firm told Berkeley each of its "smart kiosks" would generate more than $26,000 in revenue. They actually made $5,000.

Revenue from ad kiosks on Berkeley sidewalks falls far short of company’s claims

An advertising firm told Berkeley each of its "smart kiosks" would generate more than $26,000 in revenue. They actually made $5,000.

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Twilight Greenaway @twyspy.bsky.social · 5d

"The consensus was that things have gone better than anyone could have anticipated."

A rare statement in 2025.

lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/oct/9/o...

One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, 'There's Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place': Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife

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Berkeleyside @berkeleyside.org · 6d

Host Mychal Threets, a librarian who grew famous on TikTok, has done events at Berkeley libraries before, including leading a day last year celebrating Black hair.

Reading Rainbow’ is back — and the first episode was filmed in a West Berkeley library

Host Mychal Threets, a librarian who grew famous on TikTok, has done events at Berkeley libraries before, including leading a day last year celebrating Black hair.

www.berkeleyside.org

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Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 8d

"Some books are toolkits you take up to fix things, from the most practical to the most mysterious, from your house to your heart… Some books are medicine, bitter but clarifying."

Rebecca Solnit on why we read www.themarginalian.org/2019/01/03/a...

Rebecca Solnit’s Lovely Letter to Children About How Books Solace, Empower, and Transform Us

“Some books are toolkits you take up to fix things, from the most practical to the most mysterious, from your house to your heart… Some books are medicine, bitter but clarifying.”

www.themarginalian.org

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 9d

PSA:

If reading wasn’t political, they wouldn’t be banning books.

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April Gavin @agavinart.bsky.social · 10d

Love your changes

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Harrison Archive @harrisonarchive.bsky.social · 10d

“If [George] walked in the room now, he would make you smile. He had a great presence, and he was an uplifting person. He could be grumpy too, but he didn’t like people around him to be unhappy.” - Olivia Harison, The Independent (2005)

More at www.instagram.com/p/DPbveWQDLU....

Photo by Olivia