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For the past few winters it’s been so warm here that dozens of robins have hung around. This winter: freezing cold, no robins. Can’t wait for their return!

As a former journalist, watching the destruction of one of America’s best makes me want to angry cry. And to lay off ppl risking their lives to keep readers aware of what’s going on is more than disgusting. I just can’t get my head around all this.

No, this isn't my town/city, but it could be. And it could be yours.
#ICE #Arizona #Surprise

So many sharing this feeling these days.

OMGosh, this is unbelievable. The anti-stealers getting ready to steal in 2026 and 2028.

Mackenzie Scott will not save the Washington Post. It's done. A billionaire murdered it and billionaires will not save us.

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#Epstein #Trump #abusers #victims
I can't get my head around all the bad ppl being allowed to continue on as if nothing has happened. It's like an assault victim, sexual or otherwise, watching the abuser(s) live their good life.
𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒓𝒚.

They took the video down.

Happy birthday to another well-known activist from the past, and a strong Christian to boot: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, pastor, author, activist against Nazism

Happy birthday, Rosa Parks! The power of one person supported by thousands.

Me too. I reposted another article about the layoffs, wondering if this is how Bezos is trying to get us to return: by making it all worse.
This is just so painful.

So they're gonna try to attract those of us who left out of principle by making it worse?

A photo of Jessie Redman Fauset with her poem titled "Oriflamme": I think I see her sitting bowed and black, Stricken and seared with slavery's mortal scars, Reft of her children, lonely, anguished, yet Still looking at the stars. Symbolic mother, we thy myriad sons, Pounding our stubborn hearts on Freedom bars, Clutching our birthright, fight with faces set, Still visioning the stars!

#BlackHistoryMonth Jessie Redmon Fauset was a poet, essayist, novelist, & literary editor for W.E.B. DuBois’s journal "The Crisis." She used her position to introduce #HarlemRenaissance writers to the nation. After 7 years at the journal, she left to teach high school French. #BookSky #blackbooksky

The February Cozy Mystery Book Club Title is...𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐲 𝐂.𝐉. 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫
Livestream Date: Tuesday, February 24th at 7:00 PM EST
YouTube Channel: Books Are My Hart

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#thecozymysterybookclub #sleuthers

Amen.

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of January!

If only he had thumbs

Birde on the sunlit branche outsyde myne office wyndowe
You have no internette connectioun, reade no newes
Litel surpryse that you are singing

A photo of Countee Cullen with his poem, "The Incident" Once riding in Old Baltimore, Heart-filled, head-filled with glee, I saw a Baltimorean Keep looking straight at me. Now I was eight and very small, And he was no whit bigger, And so I smiled, but he poked out His tongue, and called me, "Nigger". I saw the whole of Baltimore From May until December; Of all the things that happened there That's all that I remember.

#BlackHistoryMonth Countee Cullen was a #HarlemRenaissance poet. He was influenced by white poets & urged Black poets to write w/in English (White) conventions & to avoid writing about Black life. As he matured he embraced both cultures & added his voice against racial injustice. #booksky

Alex Pretti’s death ruled a homicide by Minnesota medical examiner Alex Pretti’s death ruled a homicide by Minnesota medical examiner

Alex Pretti’s death ruled a homicide by Minnesota medical examiner

kermit the frog is sitting in the driver 's seat of a car and asking art thou serious . ALT: kermit the frog is sitting in the driver 's seat of a car and asking art thou serious .

Wow! I "liked" Gaiman's post of a journalist who reportedly investigated the SA charges against him. My "like" was not to say I believe Gaiman or the writer, but that the article seemed to be well-investigated& written. Now I've been put on Gaiman apologists blocklists& been blocked. Come on people

A photo of Zora Neale Hurston and a quote: "There is something about poverty that smells like death. Dead dreams dropping off the heart like leaves in a dry season rotting around the feet; impulses smothered too long in the fetid air of underground caves. The soul lives in a sickly air. People can be slave-ships in shoes."

#BlackHistoryMonth Zora Neale Hurston was a major figure of the #HarlemRenaissance. Her novels include a fave: “Their Eyes Were Watching God.” She was also an anthropologist who, among other activities, researched Black song traditions & their relationship to African music. #booksky #amreading

A friend of mine and I are making the hats too.

What an honor, Layla! That must make your heart happy.

Langston Hughes's photo and his poem, "I, too, Sing America." I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen," Then. Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed— I, too, am America.

Today is the first day of #BlackHistoryMonth and #LangstonHughes’s birthday. His writings are POWERFUL. No matter how many times you read his work, it will still grab your heart. Do yourself a favor and read his writings, along with those by other Harlem Renaissance artists. #booksky #amreading

@weratedogs.com is another poster I follow for relief.

One way I get relief from all the crap going on is to read little snippets posted by @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social