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Reader, reader, chocolate eater. She/her.

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Humblebrag? In the past week, I have been described by my MIL as "the best wife ever" and "a patient mom." Then my boss said I was "serene." I do not see myself as patient or serene. I do know that I am the best wife ever for my spouse of 22 years.

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Would definitely get myself to the Elks Club and vote if it meant I got this sticker.

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How much food and housing could be provided with the money they're spending on PR and legal fees?

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I have met a little Nova in NoVa. PBS seems a bit on the nose.

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Drinking hot coffee waiting to see if the AC in the public side of the building is going to poop out or not.

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I was working in the back when I got the DM, "Are you available for spider removal?" I seem to have developed a reputation for fearless catching of small things without killing them. The first bit is false and the second bit is mostly true.

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Hey, remember how librarians and I were warning everyone that mass book-banning is just step one of a fascist government takeover? Well, some of the same book-banning orgs we warned you about are on the advisory board for Project 2025, whose leader calls it a "second American Revolution.”

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2 osprey, 3 juvenile squirrels, 1 goldfinch, 1 chipmunk, and 1 muskrat spotted on my journey to MD today.

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Skin looks great. So does your necklace!

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Pour another one out for library staff who are stuck dealing with this idiocy. Make it a double.

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Imagining how much it would suck to be compelled to enforce this idiocy or lose my job. Hope the library staff get some support. If not, Idahoans are going to have sterile self-service libraries. No story time for ninnies.

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This. Community got some $ together to buy fans and window unit ACs for low-income elderly and disabled folks near my workplace. Electrical systems in old apartment complexes couldn't handle it. Not safe to open windows for air in ground-floor apts. in high crime area.

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Alexandra Merideth Erin [she/her] - in my Brain Damage arc's avatar Alexandra Merideth Erin [she/her] - in my Brain Damage arc @alexandraerin.com
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"This is Kafkaesque." - me, waking up tired on July 1st

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Looking at debate takes from the National Review to Politifact to the WP, it seems a reasonably neutral teacher grading performance based on transcripts alone would conclude that Biden won. TFG's transcript would be in Canva w/American flags & Biden's double-spaced in Times NR.

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FDA warns top U.S. bakery not to claim foods contain allergens when they don't www.npr.org/2024/06/26/g...

Because it can be difficult and expensive to keep sesame in one part of a baking plant out of another, some companies began ADDING small amounts of sesame...

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If you were wondering if the AI book ads are still going: yes

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- I thought that conservatives were against "cancel culture" and firing or shaming people without due process. - If the decision-making structure is flawed, fix the structure. - Who will replace these experienced, knowledgeable people? So many of TFG's appointees were neither.

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More car conversations visiting a state in the west: Do you think the people at Taco Bell and Taco Time get along, or do they, like, fight? [Entire car erupts into snaps.] A a girl named Maria Bell and boy named Tony Time fall in love.

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🌬 Incorporate passive cooling measures in new construction. ✊️ Double down on #4

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So, who's going to be the first to make a poster of the text with a rainbow flag in the background? Or superimposed over an image of the establishment clause in the First Amendment?

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Rs: We gotta put biblical rules in schools Me: Holy shit! Like a debt jubilee every 7 years? Rs: Haha, no, not that one Me: like "you shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt"? Rs: Hahaha not that one either Me: so, uh, which rules exactly? Rs: Oh, you know the ones

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We're only at 8. It has been determined that Nevada (or at least Las Vegas) is a superior playing field.

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In the car in a western state: Kid 1: I want to play a game. Kid 2: Like what? 1: Let's count billboards for personal injury lawyers! 2: Yes!

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Does anyone know anything about Clickview Education?
I received some junk mail with the subject line, "73% of teachers have shown inappropriate videos in class."

They create classroom content, but the focus on "inappropriate" makes me wonder about their agenda.
#Libraries

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I would show you a picture of the bing-soo my kid and I had after going to the eye doctor, but we were in a trance of consumption. It was a thing of beauty. Hot days are perfect for eating snow.

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I don't understand what this is intended to accomplish. I'm not aware of any studies showing that sitting in sterile rows doing worksheet packets improves educational outcomes, although there are many showing the benefits of stocked and staffed school libraries.

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Louisa's avatar Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social
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These AI generated book ads on my Kindle lock screen are getting weirder and weirder. Like…you can’t even be bothered to put actual text on your AI generated cover? Who is this going to fool into buying the book? Where is the ad budget coming from?

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We also have printing and tech help if you get stuck. Just put a lid on your drink! Coffee shops have easily-cleaned tile floors. We have 30-year-old carpet (in good news, we're going to be renovated soon).

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Massive Maxfield Parrish clouds are looming.

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When people receive a card from me that's a little crumpled, it's because I was carrying in my bag for a while. I was thinking of them long before they received it.

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I like that @wapo laid things out with graphics and primary sources.
I still don't like it being called "hush money trial." The hush part is sleazy, but he was on trial for falsifying businss records.
wapo.st/4c0zaQU

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These are all so great. They're accessible to kids but don't talk down.

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Very late for work because of Rolling to Remember street closures. Gotta pay more attention to routes next year.
#SundayLibrarian

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Kashana's avatar Kashana @kashana.bsky.social
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Hey ladies, ever thought about getting married to the panopticon?

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As I made my way to my car, the guy at the plant nursery said, "Good luck with everything." I feel judged.🌱

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Don't we do some version of this every 5 years or so?

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Steve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault's avatar Steve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social
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Schools & districts CANNOT say they make "data-driven decisions" if they cut school librarians. Data overwhelming shows the positive effects of SLs on students, and the negative effects of losing a SL. The data speaks for itself. Cutting librarians is educational malpractice.

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I just cannot believe we are still doing this homemaker vs. working and/or unmarried woman garbage. Why can't we just support each other? People have different inclinations, talents, opportunities--hooray if yours make you happy. If you want to put down mine, get bent.

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My latest cartoon for New Scientist.

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