Becky Holt

(solemnly) You've had mail.

Collage of book covers - OTHER WORDS FOR HOME, a white background with a brown-skinned girl in a pink/peach hijab on the cover , THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES blue background with a light-skinned boy with an orange backpack on a mountain summit with a Bernese mountain dog, GARVEY'S CHOICE, with a house with lighted windows against a blue night sky, ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY with a girl with brown skin and braids against a collaged blue city sky, KNOCK OUT with a red cover and the silhouette of a boxer on the cover, and THE CROSSOVER, with a white cover and the silhouette of a tall boy spinning a basketball on his finger.

Ever wonder why MG readers love novels in verse so much? Here are five reasons these books have become so wildly popular with kids. (thread)

David Letterman on his career mocking presidents: “Beating up on these people, rightly or wrongly, accurately or perhaps inaccurately, in the name of comedy—not once were we squeezed by anyone from any governmental agency, let alone the dreaded FCC.”

Watch more: bit.ly/4n0Uv2p #TAF25

Re Kimmel, it's important that Disney has left itself an out--it is a "suspension," not a cancellation or firing. What happens in the next two days--reaction within the company but also in the press, in the industry, in Washington, among consumers, and on social media--may affect how this plays out.

OBAMA: Sir, I’m not the President of the United States, currently. So, there’s no point in shouting at me. I’m not in charge of foreign policy currently.

Tweet From Obama mentioning my firing from the Washington post. Wirh a photo of me

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.

His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.

Now he is tweeting in support of me.

This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.

Or used to work.

Gray graphic reading “This is beyond McCarthyism. Trump officials are repeatedly abusing their power to stop ideas they don’t like, deciding who can speak, write, and even joke. The Trump administration's actions, paired with ABC's capitulation, represent a grave threat to our First Amendment freedoms” The quote is attributed to Christopher Anders, on ABC's decision to indefinitely suspend Jimmy Kimmel".

The First Amendment is clear: Government officials cannot use their power to censor free speech.

I stand with PBS.

I stand with NPR.

I stand with Stephen Colbert.

I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.

I stand with the First Amendment.

PERIOD.*

*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

LOST writer-producer Damon Lindelof says he won’t work with Disney unless Kimmel js reinstated. I’m hearing other talent weighing similar pledges.

Trump Sues Penguin Random House, ‘New York Times’ for $15 Billion President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit accusing the New York Times and four of its reporters, as well as Penguin Random House, which published the book Lucky Loser, of trying to undermine his 2024...

This got lost enough that I, at least, didn't see it. Tr*mp sues Penguin Random House for $15 billion for publishing a book that cast him in a negative light. Going after comedians is indeed terrifying. Going after publishers is at least equally terrifying.
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Breaking: Vermont Green FC took their first-ever national title Saturday evening in a 2-1 victory over Seattle’s Ballard FC in front of an electric Burlington crowd.
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One of my favorite books! I recommend it all the time, too! 😁

#copyediting

No, we're not calling it Alligator Alcatraz.

It's a Florida concentration camp.

On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.

No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.
Edward R. Murrow

Today the Supreme Court cleared the way for the federal government to transfer thousands of acres of national forestland including a Native American sacred site, to Resolution Copper a mining company owned by Rio Tinto and BHP. The land holds deep spiritual significance for the Western Apache tribe.

Two men in a green garden touching plants

The Trump administration canceled the Patrick Leahy Farm to School grant.

It would have provided $10 million for child nutrition programs to introduce students to locally-sourced foods for fiscal year 2025.

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The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is Robin Hood in reverse: it takes from the poor to give to the rich.SNAP (used to be Food Stamps…which Tabby and I used back in 1972) is gone. Medicare is going.

I wish journalists would stop framing political news as wins or losses for politicians or political parties. It’s an abrogation of our mission. Why do we keep doing this? Is the spending bill a win or loss for the American people? Who does it help? Who does it hurt? Is it sound policy? Fiscally?

Woo hoo! Congratulations!! ♥️

Less than half of nearly 200 arrested in Nashville ICE operation had criminal history | Chattanooga Times Free Press The federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on Tuesday trumpeted the results of the recent operation that incited outrage, panic and confusion around Nashville.

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Reporter: Why would Americans feel anxiety if they're already Americans?

Because due process and habeas corpus grant us the right to prove it. Even an American needs a hearing to prove they're American if the cop doesn't believe them.

Do you see how this works?

This isn't hypothetical.

The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.

'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …

Please highlight this story.

ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.

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National Climate Assessment Authors Are Dismissed by Trump Administration The Trump administration told researchers it was “releasing” them from their roles. It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt.

Breaking News: The Trump administration dismissed all the scientists working on the government’s premiere report on the effects of climate change in the U.S.

Dear Canada-
Please accept our deepest apologies from all decent Americans embarrassed by the obnoxious trolling from our man-baby-in-chief who is lacking in both intelligence & any impulse-control whatsoever.

❤️ from your neighbors below, 🇺🇸

#MakeAmericaNormalAgain

Mark Carney is pictured in a suit and tie speaking into a microphone. Headline reads: "Mark Carney Wins Full Term as Canada’s Prime Minister on Anti-Trump Platform." Photo credit: Cole Burston for The New York Times.

Breaking News: Canada’s Liberal Party is projected to win, electing Mark Carney, who ran on an anti-Trump platform, as prime minister. nyti.ms/4308UmS

This is what courage looks like. Kudos to the team at 60 Minutes.