Frey: "You know what I don't want [ICE] focusing on? Hunting down a dad that just dropped his kids off at daycare, is about to go work a 12 hour shift who happens to be from Ecuador. That guy makes our city a better place."

Excited to review The Myth of Good Christian Parenting by @mburtwrites.bsky.social and @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social for @erbks.bsky.social. I was adjacent to this world, but not steeped in. The stories & research could have been written by so many people close to me. This book is excellent work.

Merry Christmas!

Really dark stuff. Surely all the people who expressed horror at those who lacked empathy for Charlie Kirk’s murder will show come consistency and condemn this also, right? Saying they were killed “due to” their feelings about Trump is demented.

My shelves are overflowing with books. My closet can't fit any more clothes, most of which I haven't worn in years. My attic is filled to the brim. All of the Black Friday shopping deals remind me that I'm drowning in stuff. Are you?

Priorities. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

Saw this over on Instagram and wanted to share here. 😌✍️📝 #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmWriting #WIP #Authors #Writesky

It's almost like having massive corporations in charge of lots of stuff is bad. www.cbc.ca/news/world/a...

Pirate says asking permission to loot ships would kill piracy industry.

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

For the past two years, my school has received a grant for family and community literacy. I have been able to provide hundreds of culturally sustaining books and literacy events in a book desert. That grant was canceled by the federal government this week.

EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!! reactormag.com/reading-rain...

CHALKBEAT: “Tennessee educators are asking state lawmakers to dial back or alter state testing schedules and requirements… They described scheduling upheaval, teachers stretched thin, and kids stressed to the point of physical discomfort…” www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/20...

Libraries provide more than books. Your local library may offer museum passes or discounted admission to recreational activities.

Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.

Some people #flinch away. "It's not nice," they say. "It can't be that bad," they say. "It doesn't impact me," they say. "Someone else will fix it," they say. To me, it's not so far away The day When the tide of destruction Sweeps them too, away #vss365

Here are four ways anyone can support and help their local library: • Get a library card ⭐️ • Use your library card 🌟 •Visit the library 💫 •Tell everyone to get a library card and support their local library ✨

Comparative suffering never makes it better.

Nothing sums up America under Republican rule like turning a place of history and strength into a strip mall food court.

I miss the old brand #CDC

Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!” Cities:

“It's not just they have these personal Christian beliefs about the role of women in the family. It's that they want to enforce those for everybody.” www.npr.org/2025/08/09/n...

Searing from the Las Vegas Sun: "For decades, the Republican Party has insisted that it is the defender of innocent life. Yet after those lives draw their first breath, that supposed moral clarity collapses. In the womb, they are props in a morality play. Once born, they are costs to be contained."

This is so true. Whenever I ask people about the books that really changed their lives, almost always, it's a children's book they remember. They're the ones that make the deepest impact and stay with us forever. That's why I think children's books are the most important books of all!

My latest for @erbks.bsky.social "Many poems... touch on the universal idea that as children we must use whatever is at our disposal to get our needs met, but as adults we can gently lay down those relationships, harmful thoughts, and triggered reactions that we are learning to outgrow."

Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social, Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism. Looking forward to following you wherever you land, Your fan, Mar🐫

Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs. A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut. If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.

Warnock: If I'm honest, there are days when I have to ask people of my faith tradition as a Christian, are we reading the same book?  The book I know says I was hungry and you fed me. I was sick, I was in prison and you visited me, I was a stranger and you welcomed me….

Same 🙌

If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?

No town halls for @MarshaBlackburn since 2017 No town halls for @SenatorHagerty… ever

On Juneteenth, we celebrate Black freedom, resilience, culture, and the enduring strength of community across generations. We acknowledge our nation’s full history and the long, ongoing fight for freedom and justice for Black Americans.

Best image of the day:

It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.

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Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho didn't hold back when expressing his anger and "contempt" after agents with Homeland Security attempted to gain access to two elementary schools earlier this week.

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Why this is so real? 😂 #booksky #books #bookmemes #memes #booklover #bookaddict

The world needs more of this and less of most other things

Just watched Singin' in the Rain w/ my middle school girls group. Loved their reactions to Old Hollywood. Seeing right through to exploitation while appreciating the aesthetics. #toomuchkissing Many themes to discuss, but we should be asking about the role of women for a film study of this movie.

Excited to watch my 10th grader and her banjo buddy perform "Never Apart" from the #avettbrothers today for the high school talent show. It's going to be epic! 😎

If as President you answer “I don’t know” when asked if you’ll follow the Constitution, you have violated your oath of office and should be removed.

This is about all of us. Never forget that.

Don't let them.

Do you know how much CEO pay has skyrocketed since 1978? 100%? 500%? Try 1,085% Meanwhile, the $7.25/hr fed. minimum wage hasn't budged in 15 years and the tipped min. wage has been $2.13/hr since 1991. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

Once again. Animal Farm.

Napoleon says Snowball did it. 🫠