Margaret Pinard
@margaretpinard.bsky.social
Looking for happy snark and people committed to educating themselves and others about history and science before we lose our only home
Happy Birthday, #JaneAusten! 250 years ago, one of my favorite rom-com writers was born 👒 If you, too, adore Jane, check out the videos I've made about her books and related topics! www.youtube.com/@MargaretPin... ▶️
a woman wearing a red cape and a red hat .
ALT: a woman wearing a red cape and a red hat .
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December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Happy Birthday, #JaneAusten! 250 years ago, one of my favorite rom-com writers was born 👒 If you, too, adore Jane, check out the videos I've made about her books and related topics! www.youtube.com/@MargaretPin... ▶️
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Jane Austen was born 250 years ago today ✨
Our new display, Dancing with Austen, explores how dance shaped her social world and drove the plots of her novels.
Now on display at the Weston Library.
#JaneAusten
Our new display, Dancing with Austen, explores how dance shaped her social world and drove the plots of her novels.
Now on display at the Weston Library.
#JaneAusten
December 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Jane Austen was born 250 years ago today ✨
Our new display, Dancing with Austen, explores how dance shaped her social world and drove the plots of her novels.
Now on display at the Weston Library.
#JaneAusten
Our new display, Dancing with Austen, explores how dance shaped her social world and drove the plots of her novels.
Now on display at the Weston Library.
#JaneAusten
Back at #WaywardBakery in Los Osos, in the fog, with the seagulls: one of my favorite places to be 💙🥐
December 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Back at #WaywardBakery in Los Osos, in the fog, with the seagulls: one of my favorite places to be 💙🥐
Coming up! Mon 2pm PT/ 4pm ET I'm teaming up with fellow indie author TL Russ to discuss a really powerful memoir: WALKING WITH THE WIND by John Lewis, cowritten by Michael D'Orso. Join live or catch the replay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbGq...
Live Discussion of John Lewis's memoir WALKING WITH THE WIND 🪧
YouTube video by Margaret Pinard
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December 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Coming up! Mon 2pm PT/ 4pm ET I'm teaming up with fellow indie author TL Russ to discuss a really powerful memoir: WALKING WITH THE WIND by John Lewis, cowritten by Michael D'Orso. Join live or catch the replay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbGq...
November 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
& it's down to 8 #CurrentReads! Can you belie' dat?
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
& it's down to 8 #CurrentReads! Can you belie' dat?
Today’s reward for being here:
October 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Today’s reward for being here:
My #CurrentlyReading stack, topped with my reward for finishing the next one! #booktuber
October 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
My #CurrentlyReading stack, topped with my reward for finishing the next one! #booktuber
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Cutting food programs is going to increase crime
Cutting health insurance subsidies is going to increase crime
The whole plots of Les Miserable and Breaking Bad
Cutting health insurance subsidies is going to increase crime
The whole plots of Les Miserable and Breaking Bad
October 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Cutting food programs is going to increase crime
Cutting health insurance subsidies is going to increase crime
The whole plots of Les Miserable and Breaking Bad
Cutting health insurance subsidies is going to increase crime
The whole plots of Les Miserable and Breaking Bad
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Not an expert but pretty sure this isn’t how ceasefires are supposed to work.
Israel says it will return to ceasefire hours after carrying out strikes on Gaza - live updates
Hamas and Israel accuse each other of violations, as hospital sources in Gaza say death toll reaches 44 and IDF says two soldiers killed.
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October 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Not an expert but pretty sure this isn’t how ceasefires are supposed to work.
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London outside the US embassy: many citizens came to rally against tyranny. The frogs and dinosaurs are not missing.
October 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
London outside the US embassy: many citizens came to rally against tyranny. The frogs and dinosaurs are not missing.
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No matter where you live or if you’ve never protested before, there’s a local No Kings Day event for you. Join a peaceful protest to make it clear that We The People will never bow down to a wannabe king: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
No matter where you live or if you’ve never protested before, there’s a local No Kings Day event for you. Join a peaceful protest to make it clear that We The People will never bow down to a wannabe king: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
Republican 'resistance' to Trump is emerging — and infuriating an unhinged loyalist
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Mike Johnson
#SheShed
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Mike Johnson
#SheShed
October 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Join us for an author-to-author talk about #ClimateCrisis, with M.K. Williams! www.youtube.com/live/5tm1rwp... 11am EDT ⏰
October 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Join us for an author-to-author talk about #ClimateCrisis, with M.K. Williams! www.youtube.com/live/5tm1rwp... 11am EDT ⏰
Double tag live today at 10am PDT, including 8ish books that bring up a specific place in memory (Long Island, Northampton, Glasgow, California, Paris featured!) and #MyReadingHabits 👋🏼 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KCg...
October 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Double tag live today at 10am PDT, including 8ish books that bring up a specific place in memory (Long Island, Northampton, Glasgow, California, Paris featured!) and #MyReadingHabits 👋🏼 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KCg...
Hi @wweek.com I clicked on a QR code for the Nester destinations and now I can't get them off my GMaps. Can you inform us how to delist the icons please?
October 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Hi @wweek.com I clicked on a QR code for the Nester destinations and now I can't get them off my GMaps. Can you inform us how to delist the icons please?
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The tears I just cried.
Jane Fonda, 87, has relaunched The Committee for the First Amendment, the organization of Hollywood stars and filmmakers that her father, Henry Fonda, helped found in September 1947.
May Jane's 550-person endeavor outlive Henry's.
www.committeeforthefirstamendment.com
Jane Fonda, 87, has relaunched The Committee for the First Amendment, the organization of Hollywood stars and filmmakers that her father, Henry Fonda, helped found in September 1947.
May Jane's 550-person endeavor outlive Henry's.
www.committeeforthefirstamendment.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The tears I just cried.
Jane Fonda, 87, has relaunched The Committee for the First Amendment, the organization of Hollywood stars and filmmakers that her father, Henry Fonda, helped found in September 1947.
May Jane's 550-person endeavor outlive Henry's.
www.committeeforthefirstamendment.com
Jane Fonda, 87, has relaunched The Committee for the First Amendment, the organization of Hollywood stars and filmmakers that her father, Henry Fonda, helped found in September 1947.
May Jane's 550-person endeavor outlive Henry's.
www.committeeforthefirstamendment.com
Yup: my week of terrifying encounters: best cookies in town (a tie), inspiring mural art, fall leaves on display, and bike table at the farmers market. 😱#pdx
September 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Yup: my week of terrifying encounters: best cookies in town (a tie), inspiring mural art, fall leaves on display, and bike table at the farmers market. 😱#pdx
Bizarro cartoon from eons ago that still somehow describes the mood:
September 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Bizarro cartoon from eons ago that still somehow describes the mood:
Bit of a book haul
Mostly used.
Canada dollars so
Not real money
Right?
-Poem by a booktuber
Come see all the fun bookstores on the livestream at 10am PDT! Bit.ly/booktubemp
Mostly used.
Canada dollars so
Not real money
Right?
-Poem by a booktuber
Come see all the fun bookstores on the livestream at 10am PDT! Bit.ly/booktubemp
September 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Bit of a book haul
Mostly used.
Canada dollars so
Not real money
Right?
-Poem by a booktuber
Come see all the fun bookstores on the livestream at 10am PDT! Bit.ly/booktubemp
Mostly used.
Canada dollars so
Not real money
Right?
-Poem by a booktuber
Come see all the fun bookstores on the livestream at 10am PDT! Bit.ly/booktubemp
Totally last-minute, but I'm participating mainly for solidarity and visibility tomorrow. If you can throw in $20 for #AIDSresearch though, I'd be grateful, since every research institution is feeling the pinch! www.aidswalknorthwest.org/fundraiser/m...
AIDS Walk Northwest 2025
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September 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Totally last-minute, but I'm participating mainly for solidarity and visibility tomorrow. If you can throw in $20 for #AIDSresearch though, I'd be grateful, since every research institution is feeling the pinch! www.aidswalknorthwest.org/fundraiser/m...
What a powerful strike for #HumanVoicesOnly, a great article by @adamverner.bsky.social for @lithub.com.web.brid.gy 👄🎙️https://lithub.com/why-ai-narrators-will-never-be-able-to-tell-a-real-human-story/
Why AI Narrators Will Never Be Able to Tell a Real Human Story
I grew up with nary a TV to be seen. My mother’s parking lot come-to-Jesus moment and subsequent Evangelical faith translated to an aversion to He-Man and The Smurfs (an episode featuring Smurfette…
lithub.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
What a powerful strike for #HumanVoicesOnly, a great article by @adamverner.bsky.social for @lithub.com.web.brid.gy 👄🎙️https://lithub.com/why-ai-narrators-will-never-be-able-to-tell-a-real-human-story/
Today! In 1 hour! Our closing session reflections, which I’ve titled BANGARANG since I’m a MILLENNIAL: www.youtube.com/live/mWRYrgH... #AgitationAugust 🪧
Agitation August 🪧 Closing Sesh 👩🏽🎤 BANGARANG!
YouTube video by Margaret Pinard
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August 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Today! In 1 hour! Our closing session reflections, which I’ve titled BANGARANG since I’m a MILLENNIAL: www.youtube.com/live/mWRYrgH... #AgitationAugust 🪧
Tmw, our final and fabulous #AgitationAugust guest, Marcie from @BrownGirlCollective! Jump in with us LIVE to talk about Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson’s WE REFUSE 🤌 at 3pm PDT/6pm EDT ⏰
www.youtube.com/live/xxpbzso...
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Agitation August 📣 WE REFUSE with @BrownGirlCollective 🪧
YouTube video by Margaret Pinard
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August 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Tmw, our final and fabulous #AgitationAugust guest, Marcie from @BrownGirlCollective! Jump in with us LIVE to talk about Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson’s WE REFUSE 🤌 at 3pm PDT/6pm EDT ⏰
www.youtube.com/live/xxpbzso...
www.youtube.com/live/xxpbzso...