Tom R

Tom R

@beardedunixguy.bsky.social

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Replying to @zzclaybourne.bsky.social

Mine is a kids-only library in Oslo - I went for an author event. You have to take off your shoes and wear borrowed slippers. And all the reading nooks are designed like vehicles. And there's a truck in the middle with a kitchen where kids learn to cook. designinglibraries.org.uk/libraries/bi....

designinglibraries.org.ukBiblo Tøyen: a library just for kidsThe library, in a deprived area of Oslo, Norway, is rewriting the rules for creating library and social meeting places - with the help of kids themselves.

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It's a shame that "defend your culture" always means "hate strangers different from you" and never "enact anti-pollution laws so that you can go fishing with your grandkids the way your grandpa taught you."

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Replying to @kenwhite.bsky.social

/3 5. Mr. Patel did not ”squeal and wet himself” when told President Trump was calling. There was turbulence and he spilled his carafe of Scotch. 6. Mr. Patel’s children’s book does not have an explicit three-way scene.

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A few have suggested that some aspects of this mission--joy, international teamwork, diversity--are being played up to stick it to the hateful attitude of the administration. But I don't think it's that. I think it's just that those things are essential to and inseparable from a mission like this.

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

To whoever did this at the #NoKings in Boston: Thank you.❤️ It made me tear up. And we must to be reminded of needless damage to humanity that results directly from the careless, bellicose bluster coming from the Pentagon and White House.

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To whoever did this at the #NoKings in Boston: Thank you.❤️ It made me tear up. And we must to be reminded of needless damage to humanity that results directly from the careless, bellicose bluster coming from the Pentagon and White House.

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In no world is it acceptable, lawful, or humane to abduct a 14-year-old girl. This young girl was kidnapped, held for hours alone & scared, & transferred to New York. I’m relieved we could work with community partners & legal counsel to bring her home—but it should have never gotten to this point.

The Boston Globe@bostonglobe.com

A 14-year-old girl who was apprehended by federal immigration agents in Marlborough and then detained in New York was ordered released by a federal judge in Massachusetts.

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When beans are criminalized, only criminals will grow beans. *adjusts pole*

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social

Here's a new one: ICE detained a man in Utah who had been arrested for a suspected drug sale ... that turned out to be dried pinto beans. Utah case was dropped but the man, who arrived in US as a minor and has deferred action, was transfered to ICE. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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I'm getting questions about why there are trans characters in my Fantasy novel. There's a simple answer: trans people don't need to justify existing. Glad to clear that up!

John Wiswell@wiswell.bsky.social

Unveiling the cover for THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS! Garrodigh is a curmudgeonly three-headed dragon who pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon-riding academy. Unfortunately, the rider he's assigned to is... a lot. Coming Summer 2026 from DAW (US) and Arcadia (UK)!

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1. I keep seeing people say "if the war itself is illegal, then no act committed in that war can be legal, so why bother to distinguish between legal and illegal acts." This is profoundly mistaken, and let me explain why.

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The arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lundy are unacceptable and a clear violation of the Constitution. This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American. They must be released immediately.

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I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people. But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.

Sherrilyn Ifill@sifill.bsky.social

The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.

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I am introducing the Cut It Out And This Time I Really Mean It bill. It provides an additional $57 billion to the murder goons but they will agree to wear business casual Monday through Thursday and if they do any murders they have to put a dollar in this jar.

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Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks

USA TODAY@usatoday.com

The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.

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Yesterday, I drove refugees that had been shipped off to Texas all the way back home to St. Paul Seeing them reunite with their families reminded me this is their home. So keep sending them to Texas. I’ll keep driving ‘em back and introducing them to Bucc-ee’s and KC barbecue along the way.

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