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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 30/05/2025

Breaking news: Contradicting HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC continues to recommend the coronavirus vaccines for healthy children, according to new documentation posted to the agency's website.

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Contradicting RFK Jr., CDC keeps recommending covid vaccine for kids

While RFK Jr. said coronavirus vaccines would be removed from the CDC schedule for healthy children, it’s still recommended in consultation with doctors.

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Utterly unfair that The Trouble with Heroes by @katemessner.com arrives on a Monday of a very busy week. I just want to read, but my principal is going to expect me work! 😂

Book cover of The Trouble With Heroes by Kate Messner. Book cover is a teen age boy in in hiking gear and orange backpack, standing on a mountain too against blue sky, with a brown and white dog sitting at his feet.

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Y'all!!! Look at this gorgeous edition of 《Song of the Lioness》from Tamora Pierce!!! Omg, I am undone ✨️🤩✨️🥹✨️

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Very likely my last day of the season ... and what a day to go out on! Perfect spring ski conditions, great vibes, and the best ski buddy ever.

Groomed ski slope (Tricolor) at Saddleback Mountain in western Maine, looking NNW over Rangeley Lake, Mooselookmeguntic Lake, and into Quebec, Canada in the distance.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/03/2025

Bernie Sanders: "I think this is a prelude not only to cutting benefits, but to privatizing Social Security ... why do you lie so much about Social Security? Why do you make it look like it's a broken system? The reason is to get people to lose faith in the system so you can give it over to Wall St"

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talia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

MASSIVE protest marching through Manhattan right now against the ICE arrest of Mahmoud Khalil. Endless stream of people chanting “No cops, no KKK, no fascist USA.” Easily a thousand people. Zero NYPD presence.

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

if you find yourself reluctant to support the guy at Columbia because you find some of the politics he espoused distasteful or even abhorrent, you should know that this is exactly the reaction that they hoped for in choosing him as a target for unlawful detention based on political speech.

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Y'all. Y'ALL!!!! TJ Klune's book <The Bones Beneath My Skin> is SO GOOD. HOLY COW! Like, kick-up-my-heels-squeeing-with-delight, good. Omg ❤️ I'm on page 154 of 385 and I just know I'm going to be making very bad sleep decisions tonight.

Book cover of THE BONES BENEATH MY SKIN, by TJ Klune. Cover image shows green hills at sunset, a shooting star across the sky, and a small, old green pickup truck in the foreground. Behind the truck is a tunnel filled with sparks.

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 01/03/2025

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

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We're not done yet | 18F

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

"Look, Mom! It's you and all your Chickadee Books!" 😂 Kiddo's not wrong. Chickadee Award committee met yesterday to finalize the top 10 for the 2025/2026 school year, and it's a HECK of a good list! #ChickadeeAward #PictureBooks #ReadAloud #Libraries #Library #SchoolLibrary #Maine

Screenshot of image in the game Toca World of a white skinned, brown haired character sitting on an orange couch surrounded by piles of books.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Reading this right now. It makes a great companion read with Maria Ressa's <How to Stand Up to a Dictator> and @timothysnyder.bsky.social 's <On Tyranny>

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/01/2025

remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Finished #OnyxStorm and whew. I'm so grateful to be a reader who can get swept away in a story. A good story feels like pressing reset on my whole being.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad. GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE. youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...

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PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

The goal is to overwhelm us so we give up. Don't do that!

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Even the dedication in #OnyxStorm is great! "To the ones who don’t run with the popular crowd, the ones who get caught reading under their desks, the ones who feel like they never get invited, included, or represented. Get your leathers. We have dragons to ride." #NoSpoilers

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 20/01/2025

Five things to do today: 1. Make time for yoga/meditation, whatever movement or stillness works. 2. Turn off the TV, put your phone down, & go outside. 3. Spend time in nature. 4. Make something. A poem. Art. A cake. 5. Remember that the work will be there tomorrow. Care for yourself today.

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Reading <That Librarian> and thinking about censorship and book challenges/bans. This is such a good list of bite-sized actions you can take to support and uphold intellectual freedom. bookriot.com/56-small-tas...

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56 Small Tasks to Be Proactive Against Book Censorship in 2025 and Beyond: Book Censorship News, January 3, 2025

Choose one task each week of 2025 for a year full of anti-book censorship activism and advocacy.

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

After two very big, busy days on the mountain, today's high temp of -11°F is keeping us inside with all the arts & crafts, books, and the last few 2024 Chickadee Award contenders. ❄️ #Crafternoon #Craftallday #ChickadeeAward #Winter

A collage of four pictures. Top left: an abandoned paper craft and glue stick sit on top of a table. Top right: a box of picture books sits on a chair. Bottom left: a Booknook & wonderland craft kit box sits on a table. Bottom right: a half completed Lego wildflower set sits on a table.

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

They aren't even trying to hide it.

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Tim Jones @themisterlibrary.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

With #TikTok's future in the air, the recent exodus from X & Meta, social media refugees exploring BlueSky & RedNote, the suppression of fact checkers, and the rise of media conflicts of interest, #medialiteracy has never been more important. Give these accounts a follow! go.bsky.app/SBxQWE7

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Obsessed with the way this Lady Eleanor is knitting up #entrelac #LadyEleanor #knitting

In progress knitted shawl of rectangles that appear interwoven in warm gem-tone shades of purple, red, teal, green, and rust.

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I've been reading Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall's book <Finding Winnie> as part of my 5th grade lesson on book awards for the past few years. I cry every time. Every. Single. Time. It's a perfect book.

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Getting ready for award season! Learning about the #YMAs with 5th gr and just got a lil display together for the Caldecotts and Newberys. Meanwhile, K-4 is busy with Maine's #ChickadeeAward

Book display of recent Caldecott and Newbery award winning children's books. Books are on a gold and silver snowflake tablecloth.

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Rebekah Jones @georebekah.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change. Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk: www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...

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Wildfire climate connection

Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Not a bad set up for a rainy day: hot bevvie and a library book. Thoroughly engrossed in this amazing novel-in-verse from @charleswaters.bsky.social and @tracisorellauthor.bsky.social Already know who I'm going to hand it to next.

Cup of coffee and the book Mascot, by Charles Waters and Traci Sorell sit on a side table in front of a window. Gray, rainy day outside the window.

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Took the pup for a big beach romp. Not many folks out on this brisk Christmas Day. #Maine #OgunquitBeach

Shaggy white dog runs along hard packed sand under cloudy skies

Shaggy white dog runs along hard packed sand with ocean waves behind and cloudy skies above

Large quohog clamshell lies open on the beach, frozen in place amidst frozen seafoam

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Granting this big baby's birthday wishes for a big, off-leash romp. Happy birthday, Maisy! 🎂

Large, shaggy white dog waits expectantly in front of an open door

Large, shaggy white dog on a snow covered trail in an open pine forest with a light dusting of snow

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

At The Magic of Christmas at the Merrill Auditorium and it's making me realize just how much I love, appreciate, and miss orchestral and choral music.

Photo of the Merrill Auditorium stage, with full Orchestra (seated). The walls and organ pipes are decorated with illuminated snowflake lights.

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Kristen Mattson, Ed.D. @drkmattson.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Let’s stop blaming social media for why young people aren’t reading as much as they used to. We’ve created educational systems and societal messages that do not value reading. Listen more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... #TlChat #EduSky

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The Books We Read in High School (Part 1)

Podcast Episode · Radio Atlantic · 12/19/2024 · 26m

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Sharing this gem K-1-2 today! We are just 30 miles from Farmington, ME and I'm thrilled to share this piece of local history 💚 #EarmuffsforEveryone #ChesterGreenwood

Meghan McCarthy book titled Earmuffs for Everyone sits on a table with a red and green plaid table cloth. The book cover shows a group of racially diverse cartoon-style people wearing earmuffs against a light blue background.

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

We build in a couple screen free days in our Digital Citizenship/Media Literacy classes with middle school and they are my favorite days. Today they wanted to play Sushi Go. So many laughs, hilarious trash talk, and connections that transcend academics. 🍣

Eight people sit around a rounded table playing the card game Sushi Go!

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Filming day for 4th and 5th grade STEAM parade! The project continues to evolve over the years but we always start by read Melissa Sweet's *Balloons Over Broadway*

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A Books @booksandmountains.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Making lessons accessible doesn't mean reinventing your whole curriculum. Small changes make a huge difference!

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