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SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 23m

They are the kinds of books that will be cherished well into the future, worn from use and perhaps replaced more than once. Because of this, they felt essential.
www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...

65 Essential Children’s Books

Illustrated titles that teach kids to love literature

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SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 29m

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The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects several fundamental rights, including the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and the right to petition the government. It prohibits Congress from making laws that establish a religion or restrict these freedoms.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

It really is bizarre to me that every single member of GOP House leadership & the admin has decided their coordinated talking point this week is that the No Kings demonstrations this Sat are essentially acts of domestic terrorism. Are they that afraid of free & peaceful assembly?

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 46m

Congratulations to Brown University. An institution dedicated to timeless principles must not yield to temporary improper pressures.

Brown University president declines invitation for Brown to join federal Compact

In a letter to the White House, President Christina H. Paxson wrote that Compact provisions restricting academic freedom and undermining autonomy would impede the University’s ability to fulfill its m...

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2h

CVS has finished buying customer prescription files from hundreds of closed Rite Aid drugstores and is now running 63 of the defunct chain's locations.

CVS polishes off deal to buy former Rite Aid stores, prescription files

CVS has finished buying customer prescription files from hundreds of closed Rite Aid drugstores and is now running 63 of the defunct chain’s locations.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1h

Trump threatened to relocate World Cup matches set to be played next year in suburban Boston, after suggesting that parts of the city had been “taken over” by unrest. World Cup host sites aren’t up to him.

Trump threatens to yank World Cup games from Boston though it's up to FIFA to choose sites

President Donald Trump is threatening to relocate World Cup matches set to be played next year in suburban Boston.

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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @sheldricktrust.bsky.social · 2h

Faraja was born unique. Whilst most elephants have dark grey skin and black hair, he had pale skin and white hair – one of only two elephant calves ever documented with these rare markings in Amboseli.

Read Faraja's incredible story: www.swt.bio/faraja

#WildSuccess

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 1h

Hear from Dani and Humphreys, Tennessee community members about WCK's #ChefsForTennessee work after the recent munitions plant explosion: https://www.newschannel5.com/news/state/tennessee/humphreys-county/nashville-chefs-join-relief-groups-to-aid-families-of-explosion-victims

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 7h

WCK's John is on the ground in Anchorage, Alaska, after Typhoon Halong devastated coastal communities over the weekend. He's en route to Bethel, a town hit hard by the typhoon, to support the community. #ChefsForAlaska

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SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 37m

This week, the firm is hiding the certificates at five iconic locations around New York City, with one location revealed every day for five days. The treasure hunt will next move on to Philadelphia Oct 21 - 25 and Miami Oct 28 - Nov 1st.
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...

A Real-Life Treasure Hunt Is Underway in These American Cities

Stack's Bowers Galleries is hiding certificates for rare coins and banknotes this month as it celebrates the 90th anniversary of its first auction in October 1935

www.smithsonianmag.com

SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 41m

Take a minute break.
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See 15 Wondrous Winning Images From the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards

The eye-catching wildlife photos highlight both the beauty and the harsh realities of nature

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 5h

For what? To create chaos and fear. To create conflict where there is none, then claim it’s necessary to crack down. Disgraceful thuggery.

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 19h

Two dozen masked ICE Federal Secret Police, who are kitted out like they are going to war, kidnap a local and brutalize the community.

Toward the end of the video, they throw a gas cannister that almost hits a baby. 😟

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Master Elrond [he/him] @inuyasha1953.bsky.social · 3h

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@miamiherald reports that about two-thirds of the 1,800 immigrants who were held in the ICE jail dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in July have gone missing from ICE's online database, with their families unable to locate them.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 50m

There’s more of us than there are of them. They can’t control us. They can’t stop us from voicing our dissent. Thugs and thuggery is not a winning future, even if they think so. See you at No Kings.

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SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 47m

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Jeffries: "The effort to mischaracterize the rallies that are gonna take place all across the country is part of the continued right-wing disinformation machine that is failing to persuade the American people."

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 2h

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Oil Pipeline Threatens Catastrophe For Tribes In Michigan - Again - PopularResistance.Org

This Indigenous Peoples Day, the approximately 2,700 Ojibwe tribal members of the Bay Mills Indian Community in northern Michigan are marking the holiday amid fear that their region could face another...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

Bessent’s friends have huge investments in Argentina.

Elon Musk does too.

Bessent is sending $40 billion of our money to Argentina with more to come.

There is zero oversight. Congress not involved.

One unelected man is sending a fortune to Argentina and nobody will stop him,

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grimm ☀️ @mugrimm.bsky.social · 1h

Every Trump Dove voter is the ultimate rube lol

Phil Klay @philklay.bsky.social · 1h

“The new authority would allow the C.I.A. to carry out lethal operations in Venezuela…The agency would be able to take covert action against Mr. Maduro or his government either unilaterally or in conjunction with a larger military operation.”

Regime change is back.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela

www.nytimes.com

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 5h

Oh the Hypocrisy...

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They Rule @theyrule.bsky.social · 7d

This meme should be our spirit profile banner.

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SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 55m

The weasels in DC have finagled to protect Trump's buddy's investments in Argentina and secure a now $40 BILLION dollar gift to that country. Their investments will be secure and increase with Trump's arrogant misuse of taxpayer dollars.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Bessent says US considers doubling aid to Argentina to $40B

The assistance is aimed at bolstering the country's collapsing currency and calming economic unrest before Oct. 26 midterm elections.

www.politico.com

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 2h

What the fuck are we doing?

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SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 1h

We all need to put on the hat.

#NoKings

SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 1h

WTF? They feel they're so bullet-proof that their corruption is carried out in full view of everyone. Seems private investors wanted to protect and amplify their investments, and Trump enabled this by floating the first $20B to Argentina to cement the deal.

apnews.com/article/trum...

US is working on doubling aid to Argentina to $40 billion by tapping private funding sources

The Trump administration is looking to provide an additional $20 billion in financing for Argentina.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2h

He gives $20 Billion of OUR dollars to bailout Argentina without consulting Congress or the American people. Does that seem like the actions of a KING to you?

Join us & let him know just what you think about that this Saturday, 10/18

#NoThronesNoCrownsNO_KINGS 👑

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