New accessory. Political statement?

We really need to bring back a focus on reading comprehension

Dressing myself this morning and grabbing toward a t-shirt and my brain said "no, not that one, that's a SPECIAL OCCASION t-shirt" and then I sat my brain down and had a short little discussion about the fundamental everyday nature of t-shirts

RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women". Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.

Joyce Carol Oates: Demonstrating the Value of the Humanities through Public Ownership of the Richest Man on Earth

"Blessed are the noise-makers and the hope-bringers, for they shall inspire the change and do the work to make it so." --Sister Joan Chittister, basically.

In the bookshop this morning: PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.” CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down * CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”

Beloved Judge Frank Caprio has passed away from pancreatic cancer. He was 88. Rest in peace. #Resist

@naominovik.bsky.social What the world needs now is the Temeraire series as movies or a TV series. When the U.S. president decides the history of slavery is "too woke" to be shared in our museums, we need Art more than ever to fill the gaps. Your work is exactly what we need. #HistoryThroughArt

I kept this screenshot assuming someday we might be asked to forget.

In all my years of being married to my husband, he has never put the extra pillows on the bed in the morning after getting up. However, his favorite cat has decided this week that she likes this particular arrangement of pillows. Now they are on the bed in just this configuration every morning.

No lie detected

If #TikTok woes continue & readers lament #BookTok and wonder how they are going to get book recommendations, can I make a suggestion? Hit up your #LocalLibrary & independent book sellers. There is a network in the real world that supports #books. #BookSky💙📚 is great, too here on BlueSky #TikTokBan

Today we honor what would’ve been Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 96th birthday. 🖤 Dr. King was revolutionary who fought for justice, equality, and love when the world needed it most. His fight isn’t over—it's on us to keep pushing, keep resisting, and keep his dream alive.

The same dudes who fetishize the supposed lost strength and competence of their forefathers want computers to write their emails for them.

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In a world where revelations about Neil Gaiman could have devastated me without repair, I'm grateful that the writings, wisdom, & Art of #ToniMorrison live on to bolster my spirit. #BooksofBlueSky💙📚 #Books

My first read of 2025 was Nico Lang's American Teenager. Lang's 9 months spent visiting with 8 Trans teens & their families led to a balanced work everyone should consider. Here's the link to my brief review on @thestorygraph.com app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/68ea... #BookSky💙📚 #BooksOfBlueSky

@thestorygraph.com users, I'm looking to connect w/ others there @wormsinmysalad. My favorites I read this yr were by #LouiseErdrich, #RufiThorpe, #HelenSimonson, #FredrikBackman, @morgantalty.bsky.social @katemanne.bsky.social, @angiethomas.bsky.social and @madelinemiller.bsky.social #BookSky💙📚

AI is fun.

Massive away win for the little fella.

Robocop is a movie about a guy who gets killed on the job and they still made him go back to work

Best Santa ever. Check it! #PPG #CartoonNetwork #December26thLASTYEAR

Independent bookstores I've supported in the past month in no particular order (links in the comments): RecycleReadRepeat Reads & Company Uncle Bobbie's #ShopSmall #IndependentBookSellers #BookSky💙📚

May your plate be full and your waistband elastic! #Thanksgiving2024

Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations. No reviews. Just covers. #Booksky 💙📚 #Bookchallenge #20Books20days Day 20

Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations. No reviews. Just covers. #Booksky 💙📚 #Bookchallenge #20Books20days Day 19

Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations. No reviews. Just covers. #Booksky 💙📚 #Bookchallenge #20Books20days Day 18

Every single school should have a library & a librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER! #literacy #libraries #librarians

Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations. No reviews. Just covers. #Booksky 💙📚 #Bookchallenge #20Books20days Day 17

Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations. No reviews. Just covers. #Booksky 💙📚 #Bookchallenge #20Books20days Day 16

Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations. No reviews. Just covers. #Booksky 💙📚 #Bookchallenge #20Books20days Day 15

Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations. No reviews. Just covers. #Booksky 💙📚 #Bookchallenge #20Books20days Day 14

Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations. No reviews. Just covers. #Booksky 💙📚 #Bookchallenge #20Books20days Day 13

I'm attempting to take more pauses to appreciate things that I typically overlook or undervalue. My sandwich is just how I like it today. Appreciation post for a sandwich! What are you appreciating today? Big or small, it matters. #DailyDetails #PauseAndReflect #FindTheGood #DontOverlookTheGood

This is love.

Yes, libraries are invaluable for their collections and public services they offer, but also social contact without the expectation to interact with anyone or spend any money is so important to so many people

Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations. No reviews. Just covers. #Booksky 💙📚 #Bookchallenge #20Books20days Day 12

Writing is easy, all you need to do is sit in front of a blank screen and then do the dishes, check your DMs, write an email, take a shower, put away the laundry, what were we talking about?

Today in the more things change:

Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations. No reviews. Just covers. #Booksky 💙📚 #Bookchallenge #20Books20days Day 11

Writers, independent book sellers and librarians are filling my feed and this is what I'm here for! Thank you, #BookSky💙📚

Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations. No reviews. Just covers. #Booksky 💙📚 #Bookchallenge #20Books20days Day 10

Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations. No reviews. Just covers. #Booksky 💙📚 #Bookchallenge #20Books20days Day 9

Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations. No reviews. Just covers. #Booksky 💙📚 #Bookchallenge #20Books20days Day 8 #NaomiNovik

Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations. No reviews. Just covers. #Booksky 💙📚 #Bookchallenge #20Books20days Day 7

November 14th in 1732 the first professional librarian, Louis Timothee, was hired in #Philadelphia. Not only is #Philly the birthplace of cheesesteaks, #PhillySoul and corny #Rocky montages, but it also claims 1/2 #PhillyPride #BookSky📚💙 #Libraries #LibrariansAreNationalTreasurers

Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you or stayed with you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations. No reviews. Just covers. #Booksky 💙📚 #Bookchallenge #20Books20days Day 6

I'm a longtime Goodreads user who recently signed up for The StoryGraph. Anyone using both or made the switch exclusively to the StoryGraph? I'm looking for opinions. Thanks! #BookSky💙📚 #Reading #Goodreads #TheStoryGraph #StoryGraph

I'm seeing a video making the rounds that claims mammograms cause cancer. This anti-science movement is a contagion. Mammograms save lives. It saved mine when it detected an incidental #breastcancer. I was asymptomatic & the tumor was not yet palpable. An early diagnosis can be key to survival.