Tess

Today's a great day to support your indie bookstore 🥰

I am on North Grounds so a few miles away but still scary.

Know what we find really terrifying?

⏭ When people interrupt our reading.
⏭ Companies that send their CEO to the moon, all while trying to put small bookshops out of business.
⏭ The realization that we'll never get through our TBRs.

What an energizing time yesterday in Virginia - surrounded by people hard at work talking to neighbors and coming together to make sure real change comes through the upcoming election.

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Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text: Episcopalians on Facebook Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h • Exodus 8:2-6 "But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs... The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Can the media STOP referring to Jeffrey Epstein as a “financier”? The money he made came from SEX TRAFFICKING MINORS, RAPING CHILDREN, and BLACKMAIL. He was NOT a financier. I’ve seen at least five stories from three outlets refer to him this way in the past week. This is the latest from the Times:

The federal government cut $64 million in grants at UVA. Here's what it means for the community From clean energy and farming to blues music and youth mentorship, dozens of UVA programs tied to federal grants have been abruptly halted — leaving students, researchers, and community leaders…

A list of terminated federal grants to UVA includes resources that supported local industry, farms, arts and more — leaving a gap that, according to some experts, could take years to repair. www.cvilletomorrow.org/the-federal-...

I use mine every day for the last 10 yrs

The Moderate Case Against Trans Youth Healthcare Bans The disinformation on transgender youth healthcare is extreme, and many people hold weakly held opinions on that care. I talk about how to move the needle with those who are uncertain.

1. I spend a lot of time talking about transgender youth healthcare with people who are uncertain about it.

A large number of my readers are politically moderate and trying to learn.

Today, I laid out my case against bans for my readers who fit that mold.

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Say this louder, only 58 years ago you could not marry someone of a different race in most states. My family would not have existed

share this post if you think cats are cute... [pic of cutie pie cat] or you are having a physical & mental breakdown

I’m very excited to have this ad running on Comcast for a couple of weeks! The federal government might be slashing programs, but in Albemarle County, we’re investing in each other.

This immune system's not for me. I'm giving it back.

RFK Jr. is very loud and very WRONG about Autism.

1. It’s not a disease
2. There are thousands of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder who pay taxes, have jobs, can use the bathroom on their own, and are thriving in life.

Doesn’t everyone do this

Omg so “unsafe” I went on & Amtrak & metro last week all over DC & Nova.
Struck up so many pleasant convos.

Love it

What if there was a way to support your indie bookshop with your audiobook purchases..?

Oh wait 😜

I know right!

This seems like exactly what I need in my life right now! :)

13. Which is more than I’ve read combined since 2021!

YouTube video by CNN Watch Trudeau speak directly to Trump during blistering speech

🔥We lost our STRONGEST ally & friend in Canada thanks to these Trump Tariffs. Justin Trudeau gives a FACTUAL speech that YOU need to watch and share with everyone you know.

We receive $23B TOURISM directly from Canada annually but that is ALREADY starting to spiral!🔥
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz_4...

Woo woo, I finished my audiobook last night and my print book this morning. I got home from work and a book I had on hold is available.

Virginia your racism is showing.

This is exactly what they said they would do. It’s shocking how many people didn’t believe them

That was one thing u missed most when I exited Twitter. It was my go to breaking local news.

I am trying to just shop less. I’ve been doing okay for years. But this past year I have slipped back into shopping for entertainment. That is not ideal.