Summary of this year: *Accepted a 🫤 job. *Had the best boss/work mom ever. *Boss left mid Oct. *Had a bad panic attack as a result. Cried. *Spiraled all year. *Kept in contact with boss. *Best, caring texts, but could never meet up in person. *Decided i’m done after umpteenth excuse. *Cried. Again.

Noble Puppy: Hurt by One-Sided Relationships

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I care too fast and too much about people who definitely don’t care about me or don’t understand just how much I worry about them when they get sick. It’s difficult navigating that fine line between checking in with them and giving them space, and it hurts when others get updates but not me.

Well said, @jimmykimmel.com. Well said. @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social

This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.

Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting

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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel

Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

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We cannot dare to be silent or complacent in the face of this frontal assault on free speech. We, the People, deserve better.

What we are witnessing is an outright abuse of power. This administration is attacking critics and using fear as a weapon to silence anyone who would speak out. Media corporations — from television networks to newspapers — are capitulating to these threats.

I stopped reaching out to people first because I was constantly the one doing it. As of right now, the only texts i’ve gotten from not my family are from my boss (who is awesome & cares). But other than that, it’s an incredibly lonely existence, which is difficult combined with a jam-packed new job.

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I’d like to thank @angeliraferart.bsky.social for introducing me to KPop Demon Hunters during her drawing session at the ALYAC Fest (@bostoncomicarts.bsky.social) because I finally looked it up and I’ve been blasting Golden by Huntr/x all day 😅 Now I actually need to watch the movie!

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I watched @colbertlateshow.bsky.social tonight and @kamalaharris.com absolutely rocked it. THAT is what a leader looks like. Take notes, Donald. Ps. So totally missed hearing that laugh and seeing her smile. But also glad she got much deserved rest. #mamala

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While i’m doing shoutouts, check out @debbiedadey.bsky.social, the co-author of the Bailey School Kids series & author of the Mermaid Tales series & @angeliraferart.bsky.social , an artist who is adapting the BSK books into graphic novels! If you have kids, see below! This weekend in Ashland, MA!

Debbie Dadey@debbiedadey.bsky.social · last yr.

Jarrett J. Krosoczka and John Patrick Green, Cara Bean, Jannie Ho, Mark Parisi, Debbie Dadey, Angeli Rafer, Dave London, Pete Chianca! @studiojjk.bsky.social @carabeancomics.bsky.social @jannieho.bsky.social @angeliraferart.bsky.social @davelondoncartoons.bsky.social www.bostoncomicarts.org/alyac

Surprised one of my teacher friends tonight as her artwork was part of a gallery and her reaction was, “You did not drive all the way out from *insert town 45 minutes away here* just to see this!?!?” Me: Yup ☺️ Her: No way! Me: Yes way! Her: 😲🥹💕

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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

Planning spontaneous weekend trips to the mountains to see your music teacher turned friend 👍🏼 Doing it at 2 am even though teacher you knows you will regret not sticking to your sleep schedule come late August 👎🏼

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Protested for the first time in person yesterday as I had already been scheduled to help run a booth at pride in a major city. Was scared to go because of what I had seen in LA with 🧊, but told myself I needed to do it for my middle school self who didn’t understand why no one stood up to Hitler.

Midnight thoughts: every horror story I read reminds me of the wonderful teen librarian I had as a mentor and friend, because she recommended so many of my favorites. We spent hours holed up in the library reading and watching horror movies in the days before social media and tech really took over.

I’ve discovered that the only thing that stops a coughing fit when I have bronchitis is submerging myself in my pool, which is currently 65°. I guess this proves I’m a mermaid? 🧜🏼‍♀️

The crisis of missing and Murdered Indigenous People is urgent and ongoing. Today is about more than remembrance. It's a call for justice. We are always working to get answers, action, and accountability. #MMIP

Columbus was lost and so is Donald Trump.

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Trump says he's 'bringing Columbus Day back'

To the one and only Dr. Jane Goodall: Happy 91st birthday! 🎉 Join us as we celebrate the iconic woman who has inspired countless people with her groundbreaking research, her unwavering compassion, her hopeful message, and her understanding that each of us can have an impact. 📸: Katherine Holland

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! Today and every day, we uplift and send love to our Trans relatives. In these intense times, we remind you: you are sacred, you are strong, and you are never alone. #TransDayOfVisibility

On this #BaileySchoolKids day, I’m sharing my top 5 books from my favorite children’s series (in no particular order) written by two lovely ladies, @debbiedadey.bsky.social (give her a follow and visit her newly updated website!) and Marcia Thornton Jones. What are yours? 🧛🏻‍♀️🧜🏼‍♀️🧙🏼‍♀️ #scholasticbooks

The urge to imitate Dracula every time I throw a blanket around my shoulders is so strong.

Education is powerful & essential today and every day. I taught at my child Somah’s preschool, instilling valuable lessons. Trump’s Executive Order aimed at dismantling the Department of Education hurts the future minds of America.

This International Women's Day, we're celebrating Dr. Jane and her groundbreaking work. 💚 But this day isn't about any one person. It's about women and gender-diverse people around the world – and their social, economic, cultural, and political accomplishments.

She transformed our understanding of chimpanzees. She redefined the relationship between humans and animals in ways that continue to emanate around the world. And when the scientific community attempted to dismiss her findings because she was an "untrained woman," she stood her ground.

"When I was a little girl, I used to dream as a man." Dr. Jane once said that, because she wanted to do what women simply didn't do back then – travel to Africa, live with wild animals, write books.  But that did not stop her. 📸: Caritas / Jane Goodall Institute / Marie Meloche / Shawn Sweeney

Board I put up at school for #internationalwomensday and #womenshistorymonth. Found it on tpt (Zara Smith) and had to add my favorite, Jane 💚🐒

Do not give them violence. Do not play into their hands. Peaceful resistance and civil disobedience are our strongest tools. It’s time to start a movement of peaceful resistance and disobedience training throughout the nation and the world. 1/3

‘Trump and MAGA Want Violence’: Civil War Warning From Ex-GOP Lawmaker

Former Republican Congressman and 'Never Trumper' Joe Walsh tells Mehdi ‘hell yes’ he worries about political violence in part one of this interview.

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It bears repeating.

Governor Tim Walz@governorwalz.mn.gov · last yr.

If you’re siding with Vladimir Putin, you’re wrong.