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Anna McKay @amckay5k.bsky.social · 3h

This was cute and made me laugh and smile on my long run today. I’ll definitely listen to the rest of the series.

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Screenshot of the hoopla cover of “The Summer I Turned Pretty”

Anna McKay @amckay5k.bsky.social · 1d

I loved how this sequel filled in exactly what I was looking for after the first book while still managing to have a little plot twist thrown in.

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A screenshot of the audiobook “PS I still love you”

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Anna McKay @amckay5k.bsky.social · 1d

This book has been on my shelf since middle school so I decided to give it a listen. It was a sweet lighthearted story and I enjoyed getting to know the characters!

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The book “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”

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Anna McKay @amckay5k.bsky.social · 2d

Look I understand a heist is a serious matter but it’s giving me the giggles to think about them getting a full night’s sleep and eating pastries before and I need that in my life right now

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 19d

NEW: A woman has been appointed Archbishop of Canterbury for the first time in the history of the Church of England.

Woman is named Archbishop of Canterbury for first time in Church of England history

Sarah Mullally will begin the role early next year and will be the first female church leader since women were allowed to become bishops in 2014.

nbcnews.to

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AAUP @aaup.org · 22d

BREAKING: WE WON!!!
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Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.

Full ruling here:

Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com

Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...

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Rep. LaMonica McIver @replamonica.bsky.social · 22d

Republicans have literally shut down the government rather than take action to keep healthcare costs from going through the roof.

Democrats remain ready to work. It’s time for Republicans to do their jobs.

The US government has shut down. Here's what to know

The federal government officially entered a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday amid an impasse on Capitol Hill over competing congressional spending bills.

abcnews.go.com

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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · 22d

He who does not read, at 70 years will have lived only one life, his own! He who reads, will have lived 5000 years: He was there when Cain killed Abel, when Renzo married Lucia, when Leopardi admired infinity... Because “Reading is backward immortality”.
-Umberto Eco
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#books

Umberto Eco with many shelves of his collection of books

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That Preppy Black Girl @tmwillia.bsky.social · 23d

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Stone Cold Jane Austen @grayathena.bsky.social · 23d

I do not want to enable location services. I do not want to create an account. I do not want to sign up for special offers and news about your product. I would like to engage in a simple transaction where I give you money in exchange for a good.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 22d

The president said, in a televised speech, that he's sending his new, less restrained, more violent military into US cities to practice their brutality on immigrants and minorities, to better train them to apply that brutality to other countries.

He said this out loud.

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Jay Jones @jonesjay.bsky.social · 22d

No politician should come between a woman and her doctor.

When Virginians solidify the right to an abortion in our Constitution, I’ll use every tool in the OAG to defend it against federal attacks.

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Pop-Pop @dcdiversity1.bsky.social · 23d

When someone says they’re “not political”…

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 22d

I feel like “review anti-hazing policies” is an incomplete assessment.

NBC NEWS
Tuesday, September 30 9:25
Breaking news
now

Pete Hegseth says Pentagon will toughen physical standards and review anti-hazing policies, saying service members can leave if they don't agree

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22d

Today, Trump declared war on his own citizens, calling for U.S. cities to be used as “training grounds” for troops to confront what he called an “invasion from within.” Americans are a proud people, and no one (foreign or domestic) will threaten our home.

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Anna McKay @amckay5k.bsky.social · 28d

I really enjoyed this Bookclub pick! I loved how the main character made the world work for her in a time where she would not have had many options. I did lose a little interest towards the end but overall I really enjoyed it!

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Bernard Taylor @btaylorforcongress.bsky.social · Sep 8

Bad form with your pull-ups and bad form with your job as a whole. The people who talk the most are often the weakest links.

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Anna McKay @amckay5k.bsky.social · Sep 8

Just a reminder for anyone who needs it that having a BMI over 25 counts as a preexisting condition for the COVID vaccine

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Jay Jones @jonesjay.bsky.social · Sep 8

As a father, husband, and advocate, I believe reproductive care is essential for strong families and communities. This isn’t about politics - it’s about health and dignity.

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Amanda Terkel @aterkel.bsky.social · Sep 8

Fascinating new results on Gen Z from the
@nbcnews.com Decision Desk poll -- views on family and marriage

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

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L.E. Harrison @leharrison.bsky.social · Aug 17

#Booksky #Readersky #Books #Reading

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Anna McKay @amckay5k.bsky.social · Aug 21

Bookclub read! This book is incredibly thought provoking. Not a single character lacks depth. The complexity of the story is what takes something that seems so cut and dry and makes it a story well worth our time.

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The book “nineteen minutes” by Jodi Picoult

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Anna McKay @amckay5k.bsky.social · Jul 13

This book was a fun, lighthearted read with lovable characters. My only criticism is that it felt like it could have been 75-100 pages shorter the setting was adorable and I think it’s first in a series to come. If so I would definitely read the next book.

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The book “Story of my Life” by Lucy Score

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Kirsty Collins @kirstysamantha.bsky.social · Jul 5

A mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes in shame was created by Dutch artist Judith de Leeuw. It is in a high population area of immigrants in France…!!!
She said ‘The values that the statue once stood for - freedom hope, the right to be yourself - have been lost for many’…!!!

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Anna McKay @amckay5k.bsky.social · Jul 6

As a former camp counselor, I just can’t stop thinking about these missing girls. When a parent drops off their kid for the first time while trying to hold back tears, you never forget that responsibility. Last year, they would have had warning. Those programs are gone now. It’s sickening.