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MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · 16d

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More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · Oct 1

EveryLibrary's Executive Director, John Chrastka, discusses why he believes in libraries.

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I Believe in Libraries.

EveryLibrary's Executive Director, John Chrastka, discusses why he believes in libraries.

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MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · Sep 17

BREAKING!

Delaware officially enacted House Bill 119, the Freedom to Read Act, yesterday.

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A Win in Delaware! HB119, The Freedom to Read Act, is Now Law

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MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · Sep 8

The one crime Trump doesn't seem to have a problem with? Domestic violence. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The one crime Trump doesn't seem to have a problem with? Domestic violence.

"If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime, see? So now I can't claim 100 percent [reduction in crime]," the president said Monday.

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MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · Aug 30

This overlooked lifestyle change could be hurting your brain

MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · Aug 5

Gates Foundation pledges $2.5 billion to women’s health initiatives www.statnews.com/2025/08/04/b... via @statnews.com

Gates Foundation pledges $2.5 billion to women’s health initiatives

Breaking: The Gates Foundation said it would commit $2.5 billion through 2030 to support women’s health initiatives, its largest funding commitment ever to the issue.

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MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · Jul 30

Fire on Miccosukee Reservation Engulfs Homes and Artifacts hyperallergic.com/1030562/fire...

Fire on Miccosukee Reservation Engulfs Homes and Artifacts

Among the structures destroyed was a building housing the Creativity Center, where community members learned to sew, bead, and make traditional patchwork.

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MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · Jul 12

MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · Jul 11

The Death of the Public Library
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The Death of the Public Library

Public libraries are in decline not because of the internet or because people are reading less, but because they have become de facto homeless shelters, writes Zac Bissonnette.

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MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · May 21

Pub Jun 12, 2025
#QuestionofGuilt by @sally.rigby.author #DetectiveSebastianCliffordBk7 @stormbooks_co #crimefiction #Englishmidlands #privateinvestigator #murderinvestigation #localLEOs #coldcase
#corruption #excop #greed #bookbub #goodreads #librarything #thriller #bookshop_org #bookshop_org_uk

MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · May 21

Severe flooding in Australia

MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · May 21

Met Museum Surrenders Artifacts Thought Looted From Iraq www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/a...

Met Museum Surrenders Artifacts Thought Looted From Iraq

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MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · May 7

Why We'd Rather Cancel Gay Penguins Than Fix America's Trillion-Dollar Trainwreck
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Why We'd Rather Cancel Gay Penguins Than Fix America's Trillion-Dollar Trainwreck

A Case of Paranoia, Jealousy, and Misinformation

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MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · May 6

Can learning cursive help kids read better? Some policymakers think it’s worth a try
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Can learning cursive help kids read better? Some policymakers think it’s worth a try

Teachers often have trouble finding enough time in the school day to teach all the expected writing skills, let alone cursive handwriting.

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MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · Mar 15

Arlington Cemetery Website Loses Pages on Black Veterans, Women and Civil War www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...

Arlington Cemetery Website Loses Pages on Black Soldiers, Women in Military and Civil War

The cemetery, which is operated by the Army, said it was working to restore the content. Among the obscured pages was material about civil rights.

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MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · Mar 10

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/w...

The Hot Place to Be Seen for Young Indians: Book Festivals (Gift Article)

From beaches to hilltops, young people are driving a boom in literary events as they read more in India’s dozens of native languages.

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MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · Mar 3

I would have enjoyed it more if it had been TTS enabled. Hope this comes out in audio!
#OperationFirefly #MaxVoroninBk1 @lgwilderbooks @ibpa #revenge #thriller #corruption #russianmafia #NetGalley @goodreads @bookbub @librarything @barnesandnoble**** @booksamillion @bookshop_org @bookshop_org_uk

MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · Mar 3

Alabama Senate approves bill requiring adult-size changing tables in public buildings alabamareflector.com/2025/02/28/a...

Alabama Senate approves bill requiring adult-size changing tables in public buildings • Alabama Reflector

The Alabama Senate passed a bill requiring powered, height-adjustable adult-size changing tables in new or renovated public buildings starting in 2028.

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MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · Feb 13

Graphic novels are booming in popularity. It’s changing children’s relationship with books

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MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · Jan 7

Librarians gain protections in some states as book bans soar stateline.org/2025/01/07/l...

Librarians gain protections in some states as book bans soar • Stateline

Amid a national rise in book bans in school libraries and new laws in some red states that threaten criminal penalties against librarians, a growing number of blue states are taking the opposite appro...

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MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · Dec 14

Avail Feb 04, 2025
#ILoveMeFromAtoZ by Emily Lauren Dick @Familius @CBCBook #PositiveSelfImage @EmilyLaurenDick @Illustrated #Rhyming Illus Mimi Moffie #NetGalley @goodreads @bookbub @librarythingofficial @barnesandnoble @waterstones ***** #Review @bookshop_org @bookshop_org_uk @childrensbookcouncil

MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · Dec 13

#Wuhan by Liao Yiwu Narrated by Ernest Reid Translated by Michael M. Day #NetGalley #DocumentaryNovel #China #PostHypnoticPressAudiobooks #Politics #Epidemic @goodreads @bookbub @librarythingofficial @barnesandnoble @kobobooks @waterstones **** #Review @booksamillion @bookshop_org @bookshop_org_uk

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Ellen Byron - Maria DiRico @ellenbyronla.bsky.social · Dec 12

If you want to escape into a lighthearted holiday mystery that revolves around the Bonfires on the Levees in Louisiana, today's the day to grab a Kindle copy of A CAJUN CHRISTMAS KILLING for the low, low price of $1.99 @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social

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MolllyT @molllyt.bsky.social · Dec 11

Imagination is a wonderful thing!
@goodreads @bookbub @librarythingofficial @barnesandnoble @waterstones ***** #Review @booksamillion @bookshop_org @bookshop_org_uk