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Jennifer Rummel @yabooknerd.bsky.social · 7d

If you’re a fan of Little Women - put this one on your list!!!

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The March sisters are semi-famous after their father writes a novel based on their lives. Nothing is ever the same after that. In the nove...

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Amanda MacGregor @amandamacgregor.bsky.social · 7d

Fast Five Interview: Idris Goodwin

Idris Goodwin joins us to talk about his new book, KING OF THE NEURO VERSE.

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Fast Five Interview: Idris Goodwin

Idris Goodwin joins us to talk about his new book, KING OF THE NEURO VERSE.

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Karen Jensen, MLS @tltkaren.bsky.social · 8d

The entire cover is awesome

Karen Jensen, MLS @tltkaren.bsky.social · 9d

I am kind of stunned, I mean, it feels inevitable given the last couple months but also, woah

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Amanda MacGregor @amandamacgregor.bsky.social · 9d

The Anatomy of a Truly Frightening Monster, a guest post by Alex Crespo

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The Anatomy of a Truly Frightening Monster, a guest post by Alex Crespo

To me, that’s the beauty of a great fictional monster. They hold up a mirror to our lives, and what we see might scare us, but it also provides the much needed sense that we’re not alone.

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Amanda MacGregor @amandamacgregor.bsky.social · 10d

What If Kids Didn’t Know the Consequences, a guest post by Dusti Bowling

It’s hard for a child to think about the future, which always feels so far away when you’re a kid. That’s why we have to think about the future for them.

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What If Kids Didn’t Know the Consequences, a guest post by Dusti Bowling

It’s hard for a child to think about the future, which always feels so far away when you’re a kid. That’s why we have to think about the future for them.

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Karen Jensen, MLS @tltkaren.bsky.social · 10d

I didn’t finish it. But I truly loved Alien Earth

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Karen Jensen, MLS @tltkaren.bsky.social · 10d

Childhood trauma rewires the brain and causes life long and generational issues. We are setting up our country for generations upon generations of trauma. And we’ve never recovered from the generations of trauma from Indigenous genocide, slavery, misogyny & racism, still ongoing

Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 11d

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

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Karen Jensen, MLS @tltkaren.bsky.social · 11d

Did other people show up?

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12d

Thugs.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 11d

"Who is leading the war against science and what interest do they have" | Nice review of #ScienceUnderSiege by #SpotMedia: spotmedia.ro/en/news/soci...

Who is leading the war against science and what interest do they have

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Karen Jensen, MLS @tltkaren.bsky.social · 11d

To me, the fact that a man can make an entire country celebrate a diss track and a woman is pillared for one is another example of the double standards of misogyny. I’m not talking comparing song quality, just even the act of writing one.

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Karen Jensen, MLS @tltkaren.bsky.social · 12d

You can like the music of someone and not be a fan
You can be a fan and not like a song or an album
You can like the music of someone and not like the person
You can like a person and not like their music
The world wants us to live in absolutes and boxes, but we contain multitudes

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Karen Jensen, MLS @tltkaren.bsky.social · 12d

I would rather pay taxes to save someone’s life - the Christian pov by the way - then to pay taxes to take the lives of others in war, famine and concentration camps.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d

Leavitt: "When an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who's paying for it? The American taxpayer."

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Read More bell hooks @walaal.blacksky.app · 13d

ABC 7 Eyewitness News segment about the Black neighbourhood in Chicago that was targeted by ICE with the help of FBI

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Karen Jensen, MLS @tltkaren.bsky.social · 12d

This makes sense

Karen Jensen, MLS @tltkaren.bsky.social · 12d

I do think her life is complicated in ways that are hard for us regular folks to understand and emphasize with and that does cause some relatability issues that are less obvious in previous albums. I get that. I feel this about almost every artist as they get rich and famous, a chasm grows.

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Karen Jensen, MLS @tltkaren.bsky.social · 13d

I also feel like she is more self aware each album. And I love that her albums are emotionally complex because I think that (most) people are.

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Karen Jensen, MLS @tltkaren.bsky.social · 13d

Girl can hold a grudge, without a doubt. I think she has the same type of anxiety as me where your brain latches onto things with teeth and can’t let go so I empathize. But that’s just speculation on my part.

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Karen Jensen, MLS @tltkaren.bsky.social · 13d

I get that y’all wanted Taylor’s new album to be political fire, but 1) that’s not her wheelhouse, 2) the album was written and recorded before current times and 3) the girl is down bad

I am both overwhelmed with current times and in love with the new album because I contain multitudes

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Karen Jensen, MLS @tltkaren.bsky.social · 13d

Congratulations!!!!

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Amanda MacGregor @amandamacgregor.bsky.social · 13d

Tinkering in the Library, a guest post by Jasmine Florentine

That first step to sparking the wonder of budding makers begins in the library, reading stories that inspire them to get hands-on and building their creative confidence.

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Tinkering in the Library, a guest post by Jasmine Florentine

That first step to sparking the wonder of budding makers begins in the library, reading stories that inspire them to get hands-on and building their creative confidence.

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Karen Jensen, MLS @tltkaren.bsky.social · 13d

So, I love the new Taylor album. Cancelled is maybe my favorite.

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Amanda MacGregor @amandamacgregor.bsky.social · 14d

Penguin Young Readers Showcase: October 2025 Books

20 books out this month just waiting to go on your TBR!

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Penguin Young Readers Showcase: October 2025 Books

20 books out this month just waiting to go on your TBR!

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Karen Jensen, MLS @tltkaren.bsky.social · 14d

Super fun that my daughters US History teacher thinks the 19th Amendment was a horrible idea and my kid keeps having to hear about his misogyny while learning about the 19 Amendment

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