Two brown bunnies standing side by side on their hind legs, looking up. They are on a patterned blue and white rug with a white tunnel nearby.

Ooh, this sounds amazing!

who has a book coming out that people can preorder so they have something to look forward to and then be pleasantly surprised when the book just shows up on their doorstep

Couldn't agree more. The threat remains in the present tense, and our electeds need to know WE know the gravity of this horrific situation.

AOC is my pick.

Enjoy this list of incredible and inspiring historical and biographical picture books for Women's History Month.

Perfect additions to your home or classroom library!📕
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The Trump administration is gearing up to kick an estimated six million more people off of food assistance programs — including nearly two million children.

The move would save just $1 billion a year, while Trump spends upwards of $1 billion per *day* on his new forever war.

Priorities.

The Poet X

Eight years ago today, one of the most important and celebrated teen novels of the 21st Century arrived -- THE POET X by Elizabeth Acevedo.

Elizabeth's brilliant, debut novel in-verse won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature and the Michael L. Printz Award.

"There is a Cover-Up Afoot": Sen. Whitehouse Unravels Disturbing Trump, Epstein, and Russia Ties YouTube video by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Worth a full viewing: Sen. Whitehouse lays out Epstein-Tr*mp Russia ties (which we can see affecting govt actions) sourced from survivor reports, journalism, and legal files. We've known much of it but keep losing its thread in the constant chaos.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V8o...

A mug of tea casting a curved shadow on paper, with a drawing of a seated child reading a book positioned on the paper to make it look like the child is sitting on the shadow, leaning against the handle of the mug. Art by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.

Thanks to all who responded to my informal Book Discovery/Reading survey! You can browse the results on my blog: debbieohi.com/2026/02/surv...

#BookSky #LibrarySky #KidLit #EduSky

Great points, all.

Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use the company’s AI tech as it sees fit, AP sources say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pressuring Anthropic to give the military broader access to its artificial intelligence technology or lose its Pentagon contract.

This is a very big story.

apnews.com/article/anth...

I tried it twice, then once more with an extra “m” in case its spelling had evolved with a prolonged wave of wildly popular usage I’d missed.

This campaign needs you now Demand congress subpoena key figures on Epstein case

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This sounds fascinating. Will look forward to it!

Walz demands DHS stop detaining Minnesota children In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Walz demanded details about how many Minnesota kids are in detention facilities.

They’re taking children from Minnesota and locking them up like criminals in detention camps in Texas.

For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare.

www.startribune.com/walz-demands...

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

Hard facts. Tough to process but important to know.

Agreed. Top-of-his-mind Freudian slip (at best) and grossly flip.

Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.

NPR's archive of January 6, 2021, footage from the Capitol apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/

Make a Bond film casual:

On Her Majesty's Secret Corgi Outings

If only we had an amendment to the Constitution that protected speech . . .

My two favorite times. I’m more open to letting the writing go where it takes me. And my focus is better because nothing else is competing for my attention.

Trump and Speaker Johnson are trying to block a vote to extend ACA tax credits.

Democrats created a discharge petition and got 218 signatures — a majority of the House.

Speaker Johnson needs to bring our bill to the floor NOW and save American families from a premium hike.

You will be visited by 3 spirits.

This is Archie. He's deaf and doesn't hear when his humans get home. Luckily, his little brother Frankie lets him know with a gentle nudge to make sure he doesn't miss the moment. 14/10 for both (TT: melissamilne)

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

Holy shit! That motherfucker TORE DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE!

Free Speech and Me Speech A helpful distinction

Timothy Snyder thinks through the distinction between “free speech” and “me speech.”
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