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interested in books art movies science and other cool kids' stuff. #kidlit #scbwi #amwriting
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“the USPS must turn a profit” makes me want to set things on fire

they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is

nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.

It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.

USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Holy shit.

Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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December 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Thrilled for a former volunteer/summer student @romtoronto.bsky.social, Beckett Robertson, recognized in 15-17yo category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year, for a whip spider photo www.rom.on.ca/magazine/rom.... Congrats! #arachnids #photography #WPY
From ROM volunteer to Wildlife Photographer of the Year
When Beckett Robertson’s email about volunteering came through in 2022, Antonia Guidotti, a seasoned ROM entomology technician, had every reason to say no. First, there was no official volunteer posit...
www.rom.on.ca
December 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Hi again! It's me with an another installment of the last book I ever thought would get banned--my picture book about a unicorn and kitty who are pals. A quick look at what this school district bizarrely found objectionable. 1/
You'll never guess what book got the Carroll ISD school library advisory committee to say "genitals" a dozen times in 20 minutes. @txfreedomread.bsky.social will have more on this story soon, but for now, you have to hear this audio. open.substack.com/pub/franklin...
Please don’t say “genitals” one more time, Carroll ISD SLAC.
Listen to the audio of the committee that decided to ban Pretty Perfect Kitty Corn from Carroll ISD. If you dare.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Texas desperately needs a place where we can tell our stories, where we can be ourselves, mourn our losses, and celebrate our victories.

My introduction to Big & Bright 🌈⭐👏 is trending on @thebarbedwire.com, so I'll use that excuse to share again! I'm honored to be their new LGBTQ+ correspondent.
I’m a Trans Journalist Choosing to Live in Texas. Here’s Why That Matters.
My name is Kit O’Connell. I’ll be covering queer and trans life in Texas for Big & Bright — The Barbed Wire’s first underwritten vertical.
thebarbedwire.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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when this guy got notified that he ripped my footage, cropped out my watermark, put his watermark on my footage, & used the language of my reporting for his text overlay, he figured just giving me caption credit would fix it.

my issue is not with clout. it is with an intentional lack of integrity.
December 1, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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it’s actually so gross to see huge accounts that profit on clicks (on other sites) steal my footage & crop out my watermark & put their watermark on it for clicks but man taking the language of my reporting for your bs too???? wtf do that to the billionaire newsrooms not me!
December 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
O Come All Ye Faithful & Silent Night for Christian.

All I Want For Christmas Is You (the My Chemical Romance version) for secular.
What is your favorite "Christian" Christmas song and what is your favorite "Secular" Christmas song?

I will probably always adore "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for Christian.

And "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for secular.
December 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
subway Christmas trees. 🎄 ❤️
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Sledding amongst skyscrapers in #Chicago on an incredibly snowy Novemeber day
November 30, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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In Georgia, a mom facing eviction reached out to DFCS for help. They offered her nothing. Soon the agency took her kids away because of "inadequate housing."

The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.

One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be chea...
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Stunning Birth of Massive Star Cluster
James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Stunning Birth of Massive Star Cluster
www.jameswebbdiscovery.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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NYPD agents arrested more than a dozen people and unleashed clouds of pepper spray on a spontaneous protest formed around a SoHo parking garage where masked agents had gathered inside.
NYPD Arrest More Than a Dozen Protesting Homeland Security Agents in Tense Confrontation
Dozens of masked federal agents were staging inside a parking lot when a spontaneous group of protesters got word of their presence. The NYPD helped clear a path for the federal agents to leave the…
www.thecity.nyc
November 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Boom.
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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my favorite passage of his
We shed as we pick up.
[farewell to the master]
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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If you haven't seen ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD, go do that.
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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NYPD McCarthy grabs someone off the street and uses several cops to bring him down, presumably for being in the road during dispersal order but he was clearly in the crosswalk.

Another person detained states being on the sidewalk.
November 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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The Free-Form Roller Coaster pays tribute to Jimmy Cliff in the first hour of the show, then the Coaster rolls along in its Free-Form way.

Sheena's Jungle Room at @WFMU.org 1-3 pm ET

wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
@wfmu.bsky.social @sjroomwfmu.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Moments ago, feds shove protesters out of the way as more NYPD officers arrive on scene. reporting for @thecity.nyc
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM