I am on my way home from a Very Important Meeting that was held in our nation’s capital. I have attended other meetings hosted by this Very Important Organization and I can tell you, this one was noticeably different.

Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon "Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally.

This is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do!

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Hello Bluesky, I finally remembered my password. So what’d I miss?

Pistachio moguls and reservoirs: False water claims spread about California fires Influencers and politicians are spreading false narratives about water and the L.A. wildfires. These include the idea that farm moguls took firefighting water and an empty reservoir is part of a plot.

Influencers and politicians are spreading false narratives about water and the L.A. wildfires. These include the idea that farm moguls took firefighting water and an empty reservoir is part of a plot.