Ann E. Burg

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Just wanted to share the inaugural essay from a new series from Ethical ELA entitled, The Poets We Return To. This one explores the poetry of Mary Oliver, a favorite of so many poets. New essays will appear every Wednesday! www.ethicalela.com/mary-oliver-...

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As someone who has studied strongmen throughout history, I can’t stress enough that we should not see authoritarians as infallible.

The Constitution gives the states the authority to set the time, place and manner of federal elections. “It does not give the president of the United States any authority,” @marcelias.bsky.social says. https://demdock.com/3T3Owjg

NEW: Mayor Mamdani announces that he has looked at all options and has determined he does NOT have the legal authority to arrest Netanyahu under the ICC warrant if he comes to New York, but the feds do, and he encourages them to do so. He adds that Netanyahu is NOT WELCOME in New York City.

Well then

I wasn't sure what I was celebrating today; we're in a bad place now, but actually— open.substack.com/pub/anneburg...

Liking Mayor Pete Buttigieg 👍🏼.....

Happy Memorial Day to all who Honor the meaning of this Day! anneburg.substack.com/p/anthem-for...

Celebrating this week: 💚 #EarthDay #NationalLibraryWeek #NationalPoetryMonth #ArborDay #IndieBookstoreDay and usually #NationalParksWeek (changed this year). A few fab #kidlit options to find at your library or bookstore! 📚👍 @puddlereader.bsky.social @aeburg.bsky.social @schaubwrites.bsky.social

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So no terrorism then?

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Happy to be included here ~ diverse is a word to celebrate!

I wrote this for readers of my middle grade novels, but realized some of these thoughts might be enjoyed by adults as well. Happy September 🐾💕🐾 open.substack.com/pub/anneburg...

The damage this man has done is incalculable.

I am an American. My roots run deep - back to the Mayflower according to family legend - but the great thing about being an American is that everyone, from the first settler to those who became citizens today, is equal. You are all every bit as much Americans as I am. So stay strong!

The ultra rich have their heads so far up their a$$es ... they just don't see reality. smh.

There's just so much awfulness right now.

I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is on hour eight of his marathon speech opposing Republicans’ budget bill. Jeffries argued that the House should represent American needs, a standard he says the bill does not meet.

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com thanks to your guest Wendy Sherman for her closing…We still have war raging in Ukraine…we have people suffering in Gaza. I believe trump is using Iran as a distraction. We still have ICE violence in the street. Let’s not forget the chaos trump has created.

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My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents. When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving. There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later. They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

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When 49.8% of voters elected a would-be dictator, we knew there would be bad days ahead. This is one of them. He’s determined to destroy Harvard if he can’t control it. And bribery is the main course at tonight’s dinner for his crypto pals. Stay strong, folks. This country is worth fighting for.

This 👇

My golden years are not what I expected.

If the GOP Tax Scheme is so beautiful, then why are they voting on it in the wee hours of the morning? Maybe because it’s irredeemably ugly and cruel.

The GOP's budget would make brutal cuts to food assistance and our colleagues won't shield veterans from their cruelty. Veterans are not waste. They're not fraud. And they're not abuse.

In his words and leadership I find great hope.

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THIS!

Reminder: the Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen posts are just to distract from the Qatari "gift" or the fact that he's trying to rip Medicare and Medicaid from millions of Americans right now.

Very well said, Mr. De Niro.