Lauren Eldridge
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Dimensional Illustrator. Weird but it works. Rep’d by Lori Kilkelly @lkliterary 💥 eldridgestudio.com
"Picture books are sheer magic! Oftentimes, they’re a child’s entry-point into art and literature, so their importance cannot be overstated." —Razan Abdin mrschureads.blogspot.com/2026/08/sple...
Splendidly Sawsan by Razan Abdin and Shahrzad Maydani
Happy, happy Saturday! I'm grateful Razan Abdin stopped by Watch. Connect. Read. to finish my sentences. We discussed Splendidly Sawsan , S...
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I love this message for both of them. Keep it up.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 16h agoMax Miller on why he's staying in the race: "When we go back to 2015 and 2016, & people in the media looked at President Trump, & everyone came out with allegations. Dozens of women, dozens of crazy allegations, dozens of nasty criminal misconduct. And you know what he did? He stayed in the fight."
I don’t know why but this makes me very nervous.
World of Engineering@engineers.bsky.social · 3d agoThe moon has moonquakes.
Gordon Ramsay: Let's F*cking Go
ALT: Gordon Ramsay: Let's F*cking Go
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoEnten: "This is the best looking polling for Texas Democrats in a Senate race since really the 20th century ... Talarico is doing 9 points better than O'Rourke [in 2018] ... this could be very, very real. Democrats have a real shot in Texas."
My 100 favorite books of 2026 (so far). BONUS:I'm giving away three of them in today's newsletter! colbysharp.substack.com/p/my-100-fav... #kidlit
- The broad-billed hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) is a small hummingbird that resides in Mexico and the southwestern United States. - Photo courtesy of Jadwiga Dabrowski, Arizona, USA
For those who do care about what's happening in the world, but who sometimes need an #Uplift: bsky.app/profile/debb... Hand-curated by yours truly. Criteria unapologetically subjective, but esp: word nerds • acts of kindness • quirky • obscure interest deep-dives • alt-text
I would not want to be a Texas GOP official right now looking at this polling data from Fox News. Mr. Talarico is in good shape: +3 among all voters +18 among moderates +18 among Hispanic voters only -4 among men only -4 among 65+
huh the only fast casual restaurant that's thriving hates AI wonder if that means anything
One reason I love Bluesky is because of all the tools we have to control what we do and don't see. Helps me with my goal of embracing JOMO (Joy Of Missing Out) rather than FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out).
Embracing JOMO (Joy Of Missing Out) instead of FOMO
Thanks to Anil Dash for the term
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"As we head into a new school year, I wanted to make sure these titles were fresh in everyone’s memories and on their read-aloud to the class stacks."—Suzanne Costner fveslibrary.blogspot.com/2026/07/summ...
🔥 @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “The only minority destroying America is billionaires: Trans people aren’t taking away our healthcare. Muslims aren’t defunding our schools. Immigrants aren’t cutting taxes for themselves + their rich friends… It’s billionaires & their puppet politicians.”
This is Rooster. He has his hammock, a giant fan, and no responsibilities. 12/10 living the dream (TT: clousehouse)
I want to be the first to congratulate the reporter(s) who are feverishly gathering intel on Mitch McConnell's status right now that will be published in a bestselling tell-all book in about a year.
I'm starting a collaborative book blog! If you're an educator, librarian, or bookseller with a @leaflet.pub acct (free acct is fine) who is interested, pls read this post & let me know if you're interested.
Seeking educators, librarians, booksellers to contribute to this blog
Please help me experiment with a book blog built on AT Protocol?
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BREAKING NEWS: Otter gets some really good head rubs.
Wow! Floodgates are open at Mansfield Dam. Stay out of the water! Swift flows will be on the river through downtown Austin and all along the downstream areas.
Mansfield Dam floodgates to open Saturday for first time since 2019 after heavy rain
The first floodgate is expected to open around 6 a.m. on Saturday, and the second will be opened around 1 p.m., the LCRA said.
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Just 0.95% to 1.0% of the United States population aged 13 and older identifies as transgender. So, what is Trump's obsession with transgender folks ?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoTrump on the state of the country two years ago: "We had transgender for everybody"
