Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein

Fragile beauty of #nature Catalpas in bloom right at the edge of a raging creek. #RockCreekPark

Interesting. How did you find out about this?

Thank you for this.

Black and white frame with roses. Slogan in the center reads “Immigrants Make America Great”

🌹Immigrants make America great🌹

I made a free downloadable coloring page/sign available on my Ko-fi. A small way to destress & show support to POC/immigrant communities during these turbulent, uncertain times.💖

🌹 ko-fi.com/s/0f0cbaf828

#kofi #kofisupport #coloringpage #immigrantsmakeamericagreat

"...so we can continue to arrest the worst of the worst."
That's NOT what Trump's Gestapo is doing and we all know that!🤬 #Gestapo #ICE #FuckICE #StopICE #Immigrants #Deportations bsky.app/profile/alex...

#Trump is basically punishing those who tried to follow US law. This will only push undocumented #immigrants underground. It won't stop undocumented #immigration, just create a lot of fear/hate/distrust in communities. It will also increase crime as immigrants stop cooperating with law enforcement.

Calufornia Sheriffs are doing the right thing, let’s applaud them.

I enjoyed this book very much when I read it years ago #booksky #booklovers

#booksky #notAIslop The #AuthorsGuild already does this, certifying the writer/author with a seal that you can put in bookcovers like this:

We're all just catching up from last week, but you won't regret adding this one to our #bannedbook list. Available in print copy or ebook from your favorite indie bookshops at bookshop.org/a/109593/978...

Taking me a while to finish reading What There Is to Say We Have Said, about the letters between Welty & Maxwell but it’s because I don’t want it to end. The deep affection, friendship and collabiration between the two is something that a writer can only envy and wish for. #writers #books #reading

Though on vacation, still continued to work on promoting my recently published book. Visited indie bookstores in NYC in Harlem, upper east side, Brooklyn & Astoria. Glad to say it’s paying off. #booklaunch

‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels “There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says

I can't stress enough how close U.S. science is to the cliff.

"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)

Am on vacation so posting is limited to none but just want to say, am also visiting indie bookstores along the way. #booklaunch, #booklovers, #writing #writingcommunity
Will resume posting soon.

Your Impact So Far in 2025: Six Months of Defending our Libraries From mobilizing hundreds of thousands of library advocates to fighting book bans nationwide—explore EveryLibrary's highlights, victories, and the powerful actions made possible by our supporters.

Booklovers, look!

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This is the first and it maybe safe to assume others will follow given what we face here. America’s loss. #scientificrefugees
The first American 'scientific refugees' arrive in France - POLITICO

I am glad to see today that The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education included my book in their “Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars. #AfricanAmerican #Ethiopiandiaspora #immigrants #DCSuburbs #refugeeexperience #ethnicstudies #booksky #authors&writers

You have to wonder about people who do not believe in reading, in libraries, etc. My sense is that these are threats to them, more than anything else.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Do you really believe that work in humanities is not respected at all? If so, and if as you say, AI is terrible, why would the humanities be the source of AI training? It’s good for us to have discussions about this.

Federal judge rules copyrighted books are fair use for AI training But, the judge ruled, AI companies shouldn’t be pirating the books they’re training on.

Here’s ABC article about the federal court’s decision on the Anthropic case www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne... Federal judge rules copyrighted books are fair use for AI training

Calling all #writers & #authors. What do you think about the latest federal court decision regarding Anthropic, copyrighted books and AI training? #writingcommunity #literary #books #AIandBooks #booksky #writersky

I wonde where this fight or controversy will end. #Authors Are Posting TikToks to Protest AI Use in Writing—and to Prove They Aren’t Doing It - WIRED #writersky #books #literary #writingcommunity #booksky

SIGN THE PETITION: Stand Against Trump's Budget Proposal to Defund IMLS. Trump is more emboldened than ever to destroy library funding. We need you to take action today!

On May 2, 2025, the Trump Administration released its FY2026 federal budget proposal.

On page 39 he calls for the complete elimination of the only federal agency dedicated solely to supporting America’s libraries and museums.

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Worth sharing

Bill to Eudora: “I am working, happily, and think another five years will probably see my novel completed. Meanwhile, the real pleasure is working on it, not having it published. That’s the state I’m in.” Five years! Oh, PASSION! Illuminating! #authors #reading #books #writersky #booksky

Glad to hear it.

When non-citizens reside with you in your land, you shall not wrong them. Rather, the non-citizens who reside with you shall be to you as your citizens; you shall love each one as yourself, for you were non-citizens in the land of Egypt: I God am your God.

Leviticus 19:33-34

The design visibly undergirding the entire administration: falsely branding anyone non-white as dangerous.

What's galling about the disinformation on #immigrants is that we have bodies of definitive research showing immigrants, including undocumented ones, commit less crime than U.S. born citizens.

A REPUBLIC, IF YOU CAN KEEP IT …

#EndTheGrift #KeepTheRepublic #RuleOfLaw #JusticeForAll #SayNoToBigotry #DemocracyFirst #EndTheCruelty #ImmigrantsMakeAmericaGreat #ResistTogether #LetAmericaBeAmericaAgain #StopPoisonousFarRightDogmas #TruthMatters #NoKings

Yup!