Trump pardons MLB great Darryl Strawberry on 1995 tax evasion charge

Look at the line of people waiting to cast their ballot on one ballot proposition in an election with no names on the ballot, so I assume there is one particular candidate folks are voting against… #Prop50

Train full of #Dodger fans headed downtown for the parade. #WorldSeries

So that should be two Blue Jays hats!

Shouldn’t #PrinceHarry be wearing a #BlueJays hat since Canada is part of the Commonwealth…and his dad is King. #Meghan can wear a #Dodger hat.

Me. Go #Dodgers!

That #Obama commercial for #prop50: it always sounds like he’s saying let’s stop the pumpkins. Not let’s stop the Republicans.

Woo hoo! Guess who just won the gold medal from the Latino Book Awards! #ELF #LatinoBookAwards It tackles the battles in Congress over #immigration reform. It also follows a 10-year old detective who tries to find the bird that pooped on the president during the State of the Union address.

A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day. Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏 History.

100 years ago, our grandparents spent their honeymoon driving in a #ModelT Ford from #Chicago to Los Angeles. My cousin and I used our grandmother‘s letters as our roadmap to retrace their journey. Give a listen to episode 1 of Honeymoon Road! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

And now a finalist for a Latino Book Award!

Me and the new host of #ReadingRainbow!

Love #travel? Craving a #roadtrip? Give a listen to our new podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

100 years ago, our grandparents spent their honeymoon driving in a #ModelT Ford from #Chicago to Los Angeles. My cousin and I used our grandmother‘s letters as our roadmap to retrace their journey. Give a listen to episode 1 of Honeymoon Road! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

And now a finalist for a Latino Book Award!

This is what democracy looks like! A people united will never be defeated. We want federal forces out of DC NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC

Join the launch of Sherri L Smith's new middle grade novel Candace, the Universe, and Everything on Sat. 9/6 at 2 pm. For the event, @rhymeswithcapri.bsky.social will be in conversation with @kittyfelde.bsky.social to discuss writing and inspiration. 💜 Wear purple to the event for a special gift!

Join us this afternoon at 2 in lovely Montrose for a conversation about writing with me and Sherri L Smith!

A short history of #Gerrymandering. www.chesapeakepress.org/facts-behind...

A short history of #Gerrymandering. www.chesapeakepress.org/facts-behind...

A short history of #gerrymandering. www.chesapeakepress.org/facts-behind...

Off to college!

Bonus Episode: ALA Rewind! Join me at the Podcast Pavilion during the ALA Annual, where I spoke with award-winning journalist and author Kitty Felde. We explored The Fina Mendoza Mysteries, covering Capitol Hill legends and integrating civics into exciting middle-grade stories. #kittyfelde

A terrific interview about my Fina Mendoza Mysteries with Annisha: podcastle.ai/editor/playe...

An incredible moment at tonight's Washington Spirit home game at Audi Field, as the crowd erupts in a "FREE DC" chant.

Danger, Will Robinson! apnews.com/article/smit...

#PublishingInsights #writerssociety #wip #writer #authorslife

Such a nice article in @publisherswkly.bsky.social! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

PEN America: "The Senate’s vote to strip funding from NPR, PBS, and local TV and radio stations across the country is a stark betrayal of millions of Americans who depend on public media, whether for information during emergencies or for news." Full statement: pen.org/press-releas...

So excited! The only children’s book the tackles #January6 just won a medal from the #NextGen #IndieBookAwards.

Crockett: Earlier someone was talking about cities being hellholes. Los Angeles contributes almost 20 billion in taxes. That’s more than all states in this country except for four.

A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."

FREE SHIPPING today (July 8th) through July 11th on bookshop.org!

I wish I’d known you were going to be there, too!

The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.

Is #Baldy the bird that pooped on the president in “State of the Union?”

“Mere exposure to objectionable ideas does not amount to a prohibition on free exercise of religion.” Justice #Sotomayor #readbannedbooks

If you're going to #ALA definitely check out my friend @kittyfelde.bsky.social either day. She's fantastic 😊 #booksky #librarysky #writersky

They can fire every lawyer in the #JusticeDepartment who prosecuted #January6 rioters, but they can’t erase the truth. Teach your kids. Here’s the only book for children written about January 6:

Going to ALA? Come see me at booth 1547 Saturday at 3:30 PM or Sunday 9:30 AM at for a free autographed copy of the latest Fina Mendoza mystery “Snake in the Grass.” #ALA #mg #mystery #freebook

It’s Read 25 minutes Day! What are YOU reading?

Taped a Book Club for Kids podcast interview with #kidlit author and former #Biden speechwriter @SeanO’Brien to talk about writing jokes for #Obama and his “White House Clubhouse” #mysteries.

Because I forgot until today, here's a reminder to check your local library to see if they have a summer reading program you can sign up for.

as someone prone to directly confronting people for stuff they say online, that from lee is the face of someone who did not expect to be confronted for something he said online