It’s refreshing for once to read a news story saying that there’s still some good shit going on somewhere.
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It’s refreshing for once to read a news story saying that there’s still some good shit going on somewhere.
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Today marks the beginning of Autism Acceptance Month! This is a time to promote understanding, acceptance, and inclusion of autistic individuals, shifting from a focus on just awareness to embracing the autistic community 💚
Great advice on helping someone who is grieving.
After another week of near-constant earthquakes on Santorini, Greece, the island has taken on an unusual quiet. At least 13,000 of the island’s 15,500 residents, unnerved by the frequent shaking, have left in the past week.
‘Starting’ is one of the longest English words which can still form a word if you keep removing one letter at a time.
Starting
Staring
String
Sting
Sing
Sin
In
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• Get a library card
• Use your library card
• Support indie booksellers
• Read banned books
• Read diverse authors
• Resist
• Repeat
#booksky #resist
this morning, my local librarian recognized me by name, and it made my day
get to know your libraries and defend them
These pilots are amazing.
Excuse me while I sob hysterically. My 15yo has been working since July on her year-long school project, and she chose to hand-paint, write, and print a cookbook of family recipes. It's so beautiful. Welcome to the author club, kiddo 💗
No need to debunk this.
The word ‘bunk’ is a shortened form of ‘bunkum,’ which came from Buncombe County, North Carolina (where Asheville is located).
In 1820, the congressman from Buncombe County gave an intentionally boring and long-winded speech to Congress...
One of the BEST places for anyone at any age: your public library!
Growing up, I spent hours upon hours at the library.
Go and get your library card! Support your local public library! 📚♥️
(Thanks to @miamidadecounty.bsky.social’s Public Library System!)
And now, I will take you
to one of the bookstores in Kyiv.
I want you to see how beautiful
Kyiv is.
Renewed my library card today and checked out two recent bestsellers! Don’t forget your library, folks! It’s a great resource.
I have always loved public libraries, but having young children has exponentially increased my gratitude and sense of indebtedness to them. Our local library is such a huge part of our lives. The books, the programming, the very intentionally curated kids’ section. It’s all such a gift.
Matt Damon: “A teacher wants to teach.”
The son of a public school teacher, he defends teachers as heroes we should be grateful for rather than villains we should be threatening to punish — as pro-privatization forces would have us believe.
O Library, O Library! How lovely are your branches
Every book lover dreams of a secret library—not just for the aesthetic, but for the joy of being left alone. No interruptions, no small talk. Just peace, quiet, and the thrill of getting lost in another world!
Awesome program from Dolly Parton
Billionaire author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott acknowledges another $2 billion in donations, bringing the total she’s given away since 2019 to $19.2 billion.
Experts say she’s ‘changed entire fields like affordable housing.’ www.yahoo.com/news/philant...
A slice of the Universe
Spindal Galaxy
I recommend no fewer than 4 copies of any beloved book. A paperback for traveling and lending to friends, an eBook for reading with greasy snack fingers, an audio book so you know how the characters' names are actually pronounced, and a pristine hardcover to be buried with you like a pharaoh
This was a fun interview. We covered everything , including bluesky !
The whole point of buying the books you are giving to people for Christmas in a bookshop and not online on Amazon is not only to support the bookshop but to accidentally find a number of books you don’t have time for yet feel obliged to buy and take home with you anyway because they are wonderful.
I have 214.6K followers, and I figure at least some of them are looking to gift books this holiday season, so:
HEY AUTHORS OF BLUESKY: In the comments to this post, tell us (briefly!) about your most recent book, and put in a link to where people can learn more and/or buy the book in question.
Go!
I have about 1/3 of the followers here that I have on the other place, but the engagement here is a lot more fun & interesting, & it feels happy. I really hope this lasts. We need a public marketplace of ideas!
