Trump to Thune: No deal with Democrats With the DHS shutdown now in its 37th day, Senate Majority Leader John Thune approached Trump with a new proposal on Sunday.

Republicans finally agreed to fund all of DHS (including TSA) with the exception of ICE…

…until Trump had a tantrum on social media, deployed ICE to our airports, and demanded that the GOP passes his voter suppression legislation first.

Trump and Republicans are responsible for the airport chaos.

#CapeCod #Poetry #Painting #Spring

It is morning, and again
I am the lucky person to be in it

Mary Oliver

🎨 Kaoru Yamada

The SAVE America Act is a voter suppression scam. It would take away the rights of working people to make their voices heard at the ballot box.

The Senate must reject this bill.

Once you learn to read. You will be free forever.
~ Frederick Douglass

Just entered the #50PRECIOUSWORDS 2026 INTERNATIONAL WRITING CONTEST with my story titled, "Imagination in a Refugee Camp." A beautiful reminder that ALL children are OUR children. Go like and comment on the stories you love! #kidlit #kidlitart #author #writer viviankirkfield.com/2026/03/02/t...

I got my agent @joycekay.bsky.social after placing in the #PBParty showcase last year. @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social and the other judges put in a ton of work!
If you're in the query trenches, don't miss this wonderful experience!

I will do this.

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book, MARDI CLAW by @ninasnyder.bsky.social, illustrated by Paola Crisante (Pendragon Press).

To enter, L + RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/02/the-... (+ more ways to win)

I will do this.

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

I do reread it and am often surprised how it pleases me!

Monica Clark-Robinson and Yvonne Clark bring us such a special new picture book! Teaching for Change: How Septima Clark Led the Civil Rights Movement to Voting, a loving testament to the legacy of Yvonne's grandmother, Septima Poinsette Clark.
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Out now from Quill Tree Books!

Check this out! And for ongoing organizing also look at the ECF Vital Practices solidarity toolkit: www.ecfvp.org/toolkits/sol...

Thank you! What a beauty! Lifted my spirits!

Exquisite!

Thank you.

Glad to collaborate with the school guidance counselor! She provided a list of students & asked for book recommendations based on their reading interests. Much fun to consider titles to bring these readers together. #iamaschoollibrarian #collaboration #librariesareforeveryone #publiceducationmatters

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

Yay! You are such a great writing partner and glad we met. Thanks to 12x12 as well

THE LIBRARIANS is a blood-boiling documentary occasionally hamstrung by gimmicks — Moviejawn by Ian Hrabe, Staff Writer The Librarians is an important movie for our times, but that doesn’t mean it’s without its issues.

“America should know better. There’s a reason The Librarians juxtaposes Nazi book burnings w a 2022 book burning in TN: they’re the same exact thing, w the same goal of eliminating any info that contradicts that of the righteous believers who want to run the country.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social

This is sad.

Kindle's New Gen AI-Powered "Ask This Book" Feature Raises Rights Concerns - Writer Beware In a recent press release, Amazon noted that some new features were coming to Kindle. We’re adding new AI-powered reading features that preserve the magic of reading on Kindle. Story So Far lets you c...

New #WriterBeware blog post: per a report by @publisherslunch.bsky.social, Amazon's new gen AI-powered "Ask This Book" feature for Kindle is, in effect, an "in-book chatbot" writerbeware.blog/2025/12/12/k...

But it will come back. Do not give up.

Bravo to you,reaching out in person is scary!

A coda to this: I've seen people calling it the Epstein Ballroom, and that makes quite a lot of sense. Donations like the ones Trump is so eager to brag about were Epstein's specialty. They were how he insinuated himself into so many powerful places.

The book ‘why fascists fear teachers’ by Randi Weingarten

This finally arrived and I have a million things to do but I can’t put it down. The Nazis sent over a thousand 🇳🇴teachers to concentration camps for refusing to sign up to Nazi ‘education’ policies. We teach critical thinking, have strong unions and build communities. They are scared of us alright! ✊

20 Israeli captives, 1,966 Palestinians. About 1,700 of those are Palestinians captured by Israeli forces over the last 2 years, many held without arrest.
Should Israelis have been taken & held hostage? No.
Should we be highlighting the disparity in numbers and media focus on the few Israelis? Yes

A consistent thing about Trumpists in power is how they want everyone else to believe that people only do things for money

UPDATE -- students in Georgia who've participated in the Reading Bowl have launched a petition to get answers as to why these 8 books were banned. Please amplify their petition and message, as well as the story here.

Petition: www.change.org/p/ensure-tra...