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"I believe that there is no role for politics in the proper administration of #Justice. A prosecutor’s decisions must be based on the facts and the law. The status, power, prominence, or political affiliation of the subject of an investigation must play no role... ." - Jack Smith, J.D. (2026)

Color front-cover image from the 2025 book containing Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's investigation report detailing attempts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Cover text reads as follows: "The Jack Smith Report. Final Report on Efforts to Interfere with the Lawful Transfer of Power Following the 2020 Presidential Election by Donald Trump and Others."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Billionaires pay a lower tax rate than their secretaries, and Wall Street CEOs, the same ones [who] direct our #Economy and destroyed millions of jobs, still strut around Congress, no shame, demanding favors, and acting like we should thank them." - Senator Elizabeth Warren

Color front-cover image of an edition of the 2021 book by Senator Elizabeth Warren, entitled "Persist." The cover features a color photograph of a bespectacled, smiling Warren looking off to her right-hand side, attired casually in a zip-up hoodie. Cover text reads as follows: "NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. PERSIST. ELIZABETH WARREN."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"If you want to preserve Democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press. And without it, I am afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. That's how dictators get started. They get started by suppressing #FreePress." - John McCain

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"Three times before, in the 1850s, the 1890s, and the 1920s, #Oligarchs took over the American government and threatened to destroy Democracy. In each case, they overreached, and regular folks took back their government." - Dr. Heather Cox Richardson, American historian

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"Until the public demands otherwise, the policy makers will continue to serve their financiers," Dr. James E. Hansen (2011), American climate scientist

Color front-cover image from the 2009 book, entitled "Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance To Save Humanity," by Professor James E. Hansen, American climate scientist. The cover features a photograph of a serene body of water with mountains in the distance. Cover text reads as follows: "'Hands down the best, most informative, brilliantly written book on general climate science l've ever read.' - Daily Kos. THE TRUTH ABOUT THE COMING CLIMATE CATASTROPHE AND OUR LAST CHANCE TO SAVE HUMANITY. STORMS OF MY GRANDCHILDREN. JAMES HANSEN. FEATURING A Q&A WITH BILL McKIBBEN. Bloomsbury."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent #Leader." - Dolly Parton

Front-cover image of an edition of the 2020 memoir by American songwriter, performer, philanthropist, and businesswoman Dolly Parton (1946-2026). Central to the cover is a closeup of the author, attired in jean jacket and hoop earrings, with her head turned towards her left-hand side. Cover text reads as follows: DOLLY PARTON. SONGTELLER. MY LIFE IN LYRICS. By DOLLY PARTON. WITH ROBERT K. OERMANN.

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"Nothing predicts future behavior as much as past impunity." - Jane Mayer (2014), American investigative journalist, author

Color front-cover image for the 2016 book, entitled "Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right," by Jane Mayer, American investigative journalist and author. Cover text reads as follows: "NATIONAL BESTSELLER. JANE MAYER. Author of The Dark Side. One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year. DARK MONEY: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right. WITH A NEW PREFACE. 'Revelatory... Persuasive, timely and necessary.' - The New York Times."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"I don't think most people are aware of the exotic and extreme tools at the disposal of the most powerful and wealthy men of America when they are bent at silencing accusations against them." - Ronan Farrow, American journalist, Pulitzer Prize recipient

Color front-cover image from the 2019 book, entitled "Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators," by Ronan Farrow, American journalist, author, and Pulitzer Prize recipient. The cover features a stylized hand and lips with the hand pulling a zipper closed across the closed lips. Cover text reads as follows: "NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. CATCH AND KILL:
LIES, SPIES, and a CONSPIRACY TO PROTECT PREDATORS. RONAN FARROW. WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"We in the #Press have a special role since there is no other institution in our society that can hold the President accountable. I do believe that our democracy can endure and prevail only if the American people are informed." - Helen Thomas (1920-2013), American political journalist, author

Color front-cover image of the 2006 book, entitled "Watchdogs of Democracy? The Waning Washington Press Corps and How It Has Failed the Public," by American political journalist and author Helen Thomas (1929-2013). The cover features a vintage photograph of seating for the press corps at the White House, with seat backs bearing paper labels indicating seat assignments. Also featured on the cover is a small color photograph of an elderly, seated Helen Thomas, who is looking directly out to the viewer, attired in winter hat and coat. Cover text reads as follows: "'Helen Thomas delivers a scathing rebuke to the media in her classic, tell-it-like-it-is style. ... Thomas's book sounds the alarm to the media and the public.' - The Christian Science Monitor. WATCHDOGS OF DEMOCRACY? THE WANING WASHINGTON PRESS CORPS AND HOW IT HAS FAILED THE PUBLIC. HELEN THOMAS. Author of Front Row at the White House."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"[U.S. has] to re-evaluate the way we test chemicals. [E.U. has] to test a chemical that's going to be used in or near humans for its effect on human health before you can market it. We... only began testing after complaints that people have been harmed." - Harriet A. Washington, medical ethicist

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"When we talk about current climate change... we mainly think about temperature. But what is happening now is that the temperature change on this planet has affected the global water cycle... That is one of the reasons why we get droughts more & more frequently." - Dr. Syukuro Manabe, climatologist

Cover image representing the 2020 book, entitled "Beyond Global Warming: How Numerical Models Revealed the Secrets of Climate Change," by Syukuro Manabe and Anthony J. Broccoli. Cover text reads as follows: "Syukuro Manabe & Anthony J. Broccoli. Syukuro Manabe.
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021. BEYOND GLOBAL WARMING. How Numerical Models Revealed the Secrets of Climate Change."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"As the effects of global warming become more and more difficult to ignore, will we react by finally fashioning a global response? Or will we retreat into ever narrower and more destructive forms of self-interest?" - Elizabeth Kolbert, American author, journalist

Front-cover image from a tenth anniversary edition of the 2014 book, entitled "The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History," by Elizabeth Kolbert, American author and journalist. The cover features an image of a large quadruped, like a mastodon, positioned on its rear, with four limbs pointing to the left-hand side. Cover text reads as follows: "10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. WITH A NEW EPILOGUE. THE SIXTH EXTINCTION. AN UNNATURAL
HISTORY. WINNER of the PULITZER PRIZE. ELIZABETH KOLBERT."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"When people learn that our shared #Humanity binds us one to the other... that is when our Society will honor its stated commitment to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all." - Dr. Roderic I. Pettigrew, American physicist, engineer, physician

A color image of Dr. Roderic I. Pettigrew, American medical imaging scientist and physician, standing behind a large podium, in the midst of giving a presentation. A bespectacled Dr. Pettigrew, attired in suit and tie, has his right hand raised in front of him as he speaks into a microphone. The podium bears the following signage: "National Academies. Sciences, Engineering, Medicine."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"It is incredible to me that any woman should consider the fight for full equality won. It has just begun… Unless #Women are prepared to fight politically they must be content to be ignored politically." - Dr. Alice Stokes Paul (1885-1977), American women's rights activist

An image representing a series of interviews conducted by Amelia R. Fry with Dr. Alice Stokes Paul (1885-1977), American women's rights activist and co-author of the Equal Rights Amendment. As appears in the image, cover text reads as follows: "Conversations With Alice Paul: Woman Suffrage and the Equal Rights Amendment: Oral History Transcript / and Related Material, 1972-197-. Scholar Select. Amelia R. Fry, Alice Paul."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"The unhealthy gap between what we preach in America and what we often practice creates a moral dry rot that eats at the very foundation of our democratic ideals and values." - Whitney M. Young, Jr. (1921-1971), civil rights leader, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient

Front-cover image of an edition of the 1964 book, entitled "To Be Equal," by Whitney M. Young, Jr. (1921-1971), civil rights leader and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient. An extreme closeup of the author's smiling face dominates the entire front cover, half in darkness and half in light. Cover text reads as follows: "To Be Equal. A program of special effort in employment, education, housing, health, welfare and leadership proposing practical alternatives to continuous racial conflict. Whitney M. Young, Jr. Executive Director of the National Urban League."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Without oversight, human beings too often behave badly. When the facts are pursued with ruthless thoroughness, #WatchdogJournalism helps keep American institutions accountable to all.” - Florence George Graves, investigative journalist, editor

A color image of Florence George Graves, investigative journalist, editor, and founding director of The Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University (founded 2004; defunded 2018). A bespectacled Florence Graves is shown mid-address, with arms extended, standing at a microphone behind a podium at Iowa University in 2019.

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"No wealth in the world can help humanity forward... The example of great and pure characters is the only thing that can produce fine ideas and noble deeds. Money only appeals to #Selfishness and always tempts its owners irresistibly to abuse it." - Albert Einstein

Front-cover image of an edition of the 1935 book by theoretical physicist Albert Einstein (1878-1955), entitled "The World As I See It" (translated from the original 1934 German publication "Mein Weltbild"). The cover features a closeup of a middle-aged Professor Einstein looking towards his left-hand side, attired in formal suit jacket with high-collared shirt and tie. Cover text reads as follows: "Albert Einstein. THE WORLD AS I SEE IT. Einstein's views on Life, Science & Human Nature."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"As more #Women enter public life, I see developing a more humane society... The community as the extended family will rekindle its caring and nurturing." - Dorothy I. Height (1912-2010), American civil rights and women's rights activist, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient

Front-cover image of an edition of the 2003 memoir, entitled "Open Wide the Freedom Gates," by Dorothy I. Height (1912-2010), American civil rights and women's rights activist, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient. A monotone photograph of the author as a young woman dominates the cover. In it, Dorothy Height, who peers directly out to the viewer, is shown from the neck up attired in formal dress, hairstyle, and jewelry of the time. Cover text reads as follows: "'A humble account of a magnificent life's work'--Essence. Open Wide the Freedom Gates. A Memoir. Dorothy Height. With a Foreword by Maya Angelou."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Through strength in numbers, cooperation, and coordinated tactics, female lions work together to defend their pride against invading #Predators. Our time for political action is now. #LWV #NOW #EmergeAmerica

Tourist-taken color photograph of a group of five female lions surrounding an invading male lion.

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that #Democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge'." - Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), American author, biochemist, professor

Front-cover image of the 1994 autobiography of Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), American author, biochemist, and professor. A closeup of a bespectacled Professor Asimov dominates the cover. He peers out directly at the viewer, slightly smiling, resting his head on his closed left hand. Cover text reads as follows: "THE LONG-AWAITED AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ONE OF THE BESTSELLING AUTHORS OF OUR TIME. I. ASIMOV. A MEMOIR."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"We must know what we think and speak out, even at the risk of unpopularity. In the final analysis, a democratic government represents the sum total of the #Courage and the #Integrity of its individuals. It cannot be better than they are." - Eleanor Roosevelt, diplomat, humanitarian, activist

Cover image representing a 1963 book, entitled "Tomorrow Is Now," by Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), diplomat, humanitarian, activist, and author. The image features a monotone photograph of a seated and smiling Eleanor Roosevelt, attired in an embroidered jacket with fur collar. She looks directly out to the viewer, with her right arm perched on a chair. Cover text reads as follows: "It is today that we must create the world of the future. Penguin Classics. Eleanor Roosevelt. Tomorrow Is Now. Foreword by Bill Clinton. Introduction by Allida Black."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Honoring the heroes of United Airlines Flight 93 on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 national tragedy. "I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom." (Bob Dylan)

A color image taken at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Stoystown, Pennsylvania, USA. The image shows a section of clear pedestrian barrier at the Memorial bearing the inscription, "A common field one day. A field of honor forever." The background shows a part of the Memorial itself, a grassy clearing, and a wooded hillside.

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"The ceremony of the ballot bears to #Politics much the relationship that the sacrament bears to religion: how often, observing the formality, we yet depart wholly from the spirit of the institution." - Ray Stannard Baker (1870-1946), investigative journalist, author, social reformer

Cover-image representing the 1920 book, entitled "The New Industrial Unrest: Reasons and Remedies," by Ray Stannard Baker (1870-1946), American investigative journalist, author, social reformer, and Pulitzer Prize winner. The background of the image shows hundreds of men, some raising arms, flags or placards, attired in laborer's clothing and caps. The group is seemingly strikers, seen from behind, as they face industrial buildings in the far background. Image text reads as follows: "The New Industrial Unrest. Ray Stannard Baker. Reasons and Remedies."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"It will be a great thing for the human soul when it finally stops worshipping backwards." - Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935), American sociologist, journalist, lecturer, novelist

Color image representing an edition of the 1903 book, entitled "The Home: Its Work and Influence," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935), American sociologist, journalist, lecturer, and novelist. A monotone photograph of the author, in middle age, dominates the central portion of the image. In the photograph, the author, attired in a high-neck formal dress of the day and with arms crossed, looks solemnly to her right-hand side. The photograph's background shows a room with filled bookshelves. Cover text reads as follows: "Home: ITS WORK AND INFLUENCE. CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN. Introduction by Michael S. Kimmel."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome." - Dr. Noam Chomsky, linguist, political activist, social critic

Color front-cover image from the 2024 collection of interviews, conducted by C.J. Polychroniou, with Professor Noam Chomsky, American intellectual, linguist, political activist, and social critic. Cover text reads as follows: "Interviews by C. J. Polychronion. Noam Chomsky. A Livable Future Is Possible. Confronting the Threats to Our Survival."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"Climate is the stage on which everything happens. The play and the actors and the weather may change, but #Climate is the stage... for agriculture, transport, trade. Changes are happening to the stage for virtually everything on Earth." - Dr. Kate Marvel (2025), climate scientist, science writer

Color front-cover image of the 2025 book, entitled "Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet," by climate scientist and science writer Dr. Kate Marvel. Cover art includes an abstract painting of icebergs floating in a wavy sea. Cover text reads as follows: "HUMAN NATURE. NINE WAYS TO FEEL ABOUT OUR CHANGING PLANET. KATE MARVEL."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"Nothing is more devastating than a life without #Liberty. [Being] forced into parenthood is just such a life. Rape is among the most profound denials of liberty, and compelling a woman to bear a rapist's child is an assault on her humanity." - Laurence H. Tribe, American constitutional law scholar

Color front-cover image of a 1985 book, entitled "On Reading the Constitution," co-authored by law professors Laurence H. Tribe and Michael C. Dorf. Cover text appears as follows: "LAURENCE H. TRIBE & MICHAEL C. DORF. On Reading the Constitution."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"This isn’t just about abortion and it’s not going to end with abortion. But if we are going to register any kind of objections, we need a functioning, healthy #Democracy. And that’s the first thing that they have disrupted." - Melissa Murray, J.D., constitutional scholar, professor

Color front-cover image of the 2026 guide entitled "The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader," authored by Professor Melissa Murray, J.D., constitutional scholar. Cover text reads as follows: "NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. THE U.S. CONSTITUTION: A COMPREHENSIVE AND ANNOTATED GUIDE FOR THE MODERN READER. MELISSA MURRAY. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"There must be renewed recognition that Societies are kept stable and healthy by #Reform, not by thought police; this means there must be free play for so-called subversive ideas - every idea subverts the old to make way for the new." - I. F. Stone (1954), American investigative journalist, author

A color front-cover image of a 2008 biography by Myra MacPherson of American investigative journalist and author Isadore Feinstein Stone (1908-1989). The cover bears a small photograph of an elder, bespectacled Stone seated at his office desk with crammed bookshelves and a television behind him. Cover text reads as follows: "2007 WINNER of the ANN M. SPERBER BIOGRAPHY AWARD. ALL GOVERNMENTS LIE! The Life and Times of Rebel Journalist I. F. STONE. 'A classic: it is mandatory for all young journalists.' - Studs Terkel. MYRA MACPHERSON."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"There is no man more dangerous, in a position of power, than he who refuses to accept as a working truth the idea that all a man does should make for rightness and soundness, that even the fixing of a tariff rate must be moral." - Ida Tarbell, American investigative journalist, author, lecturer

A color image representing the 1904 two-volume investigative book, entitled "The History of Standard Oil Company," by Ida Tarbell (1857-1944), American investigative journalist, author, and lecturer. The image shows a drawing of a giant octopus stretching out its arms over barrels of oil. In the drawing's background appears a hazy view of industrial buildings spewing fumes into the air. Cover text reads as follows: "THE HISTORY OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY. IDA M. TARBELL."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"I feel most deeply, therefore, that it is the duty and privilege of the more favored and wealthy portions of our Nation to assist those who are less fortunate." - George Peabody (1795-1869), American financier and philanthropist; "Father of American Philanthropy"

Color front-cover image of a 2018 reprint book collecting three letters by financier and philanthropist George Peabody (1795-1869). A diagonal graphic element, simulating torn pages, separates the top and bottom of the cover. Cover text reads as follows: "CLASSIC REPRINT SERIES. THREE LETTERS OF MR. GEORGE PEABODY, WHO ESTABLISHED THE PEABODY EDUCATION FUND, A. D. 1867, by George Peabody. Forgotten Books."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"A basic restructuring of our economy is needed now. And this restructuring can't be accomplished in terms of women vs men, black vs white, old vs young, conservative vs liberal. We need a new political movement in America that puts the lives & interests of people first." -Betty Friedan (1921-2006)

Color front-cover image from the 1997 book, entitled "Beyond Gender: The New Politics of Work and Family," by author and activist Betty Friedan (1921-2006). A closeup of Betty Friedan, wearing a patterned scarf and large multipiece earrings, dominates the cover. She looks solemnly to her left, as if to begin a discussion. Cover text reads as follows: "Betty Friedan. Beyond Gender. The New Politics of Work and Family. Edited by Brigid O'Farrell."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"The #Law must recognize the damage that can follow from abuse by police, investigative & intelligence agencies. Not only can their misconduct infringe upon the rights of citizens, but even more, the discovery of their misconduct can erode people's trust in the Law." -Attorney General Edward H. Levi

Color front-cover image from the 2013 collection of speeches, edited by Jack Fuller, by legal scholar, university president, and U.S. Attorney General Edward H. Levi (1911-2000), entitled "Restoring Justice." The cover features a portrait of Levi painted by American artist Everett Raymond Kinstler. In the portrait, a bespectacled Levi, attired in suit and bow tie, smiles directly out to the viewer. He is depicted leaning against a desktop, holding a common smoking pipe in his hands. Cover text reads as follows: "THE SPEECHES OF Attorney General Edward H. Levi. EDITED BY JACK FULLER. RESTORING JUSTICE."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

"The only moral virtue of #War is that it compels the capitalist system to look itself in the face and admit it is a fraud. It compels the present Society to admit that it has no morals it will not sacrifice for gain." - Helen Keller (1915), American author, activist, lecturer

A color image of the front cover of a hardcover book, entitled "Out of the Dark: Essays, Letters, and Addresses on Physical and Social Vision," by American author, activist, and lecturer Helen Keller (1880-1968). The image shows the front cover of a plain cloth-bound book with the following text embossed: "Out of the Dark by Helen Keller."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

"Journalism is one of the devices whereby Industrial Autocracy keeps its control over Political Democracy; it is the day-by-day, between-elections #Propaganda, whereby the minds of the people are kept in a state of acquiescence..." - Upton Sinclair (1878-1968), American author, journalist, activist

Color image of the original 1906 edition of "The Jungle", a novel by American author, journalist, and political activist Upton Sinclair (1878-1968). Bearing no dust jacket, the image shows the original hardcover artwork embossed onto the cloth, which depicts a stylized version of industrial buildings spewing smoke into the air. Cover text reads as follows: "The Jungle. Upton Sinclair."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

"I appeal to all of you to get into this great revolution that is sweeping this nation. Get in and stay in the streets of every city, every village and hamlet of this nation until true freedom comes, until the revolution of 1776 is complete." - U.S. Representative John Lewis (1963)

A color image of participants, seated at the Lincoln Memorial, at the March on Washington on 28 August 1963. The image shows a large crowd of people with the Reflecting Pool and Washington Monument in the far background. In the foreground sits a smiling, middle-aged African American woman with arm outstretched over her head, holding up a small American flag.

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"It is not so much that #Women have a different point of view in politics as that they give a different emphasis. And this is vastly important, for politics is so largely a matter of emphasis." - Crystal Eastman (1881-1928), American progressive reformer, ACLU co-founder, ERA co-author

Front-cover image of the 2020 biography by Amy Aronson of Crystal Eastman (1881-1928), American lawyer, progressive reformer, ACLU co-founder, and ERA co-author. The cover features a monotone photograph of Crystal Eastman. Slightly smiling, she is seated, upper body turned to her left-hand side, looking directly out to the viewer. Cover text reads as follows: "CRYSTAL EASTMAN. A Revolutionary Life. AMY ARONSON."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"Our Government teaches the whole people by its example. If the Government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for #Law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy." - Louis D. Brandeis (1916-1939), U.S. Supreme Court Justice

Front-cover image from an edition of the 1953 collection of speeches, letters, and papers by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis (1916-1939), edited by Rabbi Solomon Goldman with a foreword by Justice William O. Douglas. The cover features a color photograph of a bronze statuette of Justice, blindfolded and holding the traditional scales. Cover text reads as follows: "THE WORDS OF JUSTICE BRANDEIS; Louis Dembitz Brandeis. Solomon Goldman."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

"Sometimes it seems like to tell the #Truth today is to run the risk of being killed. But if I fall, I’ll fall five-feet four-inches forward in the fight for freedom." - Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977), civil rights icon, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Reconstructing the heavily damaged White House took three years after British troops invaded Washington, DC (24 August 1814), torching the White House and other federal buildings during the War of 1812. In our time, we will repair the damage from fascist desecration and reclaim our Democracy.

A watercolor painting, entitled 'The President's House', painted around 1814–1815 by artist George Munger. It depicts the heavily damaged White House after British troops set fire to Washington, DC on 24 August 1814. In the painting, the White House is a shell only, located on a sparsely wooded landscape. Scorch marks are shown around the empty windows.

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

"Good and kind people outnumber all others by thousands to one. The tragedy of human history lies in the enormous potential for destruction in rare acts of evil, not in the high frequency of evil people." - Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002), American scientist, historian, author

Front-cover image of a 2006 anthology, collecting essays, articles, and speeches by Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002), American scientist, historian, and author. The white cover features only the cover text with an image of a fern frond at top and bottom. Cover text reads as follows: "Stephen Jay Gould. The Richness of Life. The Essential Stephen Jay Gould with an Introduction by Steven Rose. VINTAGE."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa & clutch, feeling lucky. It is an axe you break down doors with in an emergency... To #Hope is to give yourself to the future - and that commitment to the future is what makes the present inhabitable." -Rebecca Solnit, American author, historian

Color front-cover image of the 2004 book by American author, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit, entitled "Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities." The front cover appears simply as white lettering on a solid black background. Cover text reads as follows: "Hope in the Dark. Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities. REBECCA SOLNIT. WITH A NEW FOREWORD AND AFTERWORD."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"Either America will destroy #Ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States." - W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963), American historian, sociologist, novelist, editor, political activist

Front-cover image of Volume 34 (1987) of the "Library of America" series, which collects three major works by Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963), in addition to his essays and articles. The cover features a monotone photograph of Dr. Du Bois as a young man. In the photograph, a bearded Dr. Du Bois, shown from the chest up in formal suit and tie, peers solemnly towards his left-hand side. Cover text reads as follows: "Du Bois. Writings. The Suppression of the African Slave Trade. The Souls of Black Folk. Dusk of Dawn: An Essay Toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept. Essays."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

“The abolition and suffrage movements progressed when united and were damaged by division; we should remember that.” - Gloria Steinem, American journalist and social movement activist

Front-cover image of the 1983 essay collection by American journalist and social movement activist Gloria Steinem. The cover features a small head shot of the smiling author, who looks off to her right-hand side. Cover text reads as follows: "NATIONAL BESTSELLER. GLORIA STEINEM. OUTRAGEOUS ACTS and EVERYDAY REBELLIONS. THIRD EDITION. With a NEW FOREWORD by EMMA WATSON and NEW MATERIAL by the AUTHOR. PICADOR."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

"If one really wishes to know how #Justice is administered in a Country, one does not question the policemen, the lawyers, the judges, or the protected members of the middle class. One goes to the unprotected... and listens to their testimony.” - James Baldwin, American orator, writer, activist

Color front-cover image from an edition of James Baldwin's 1955 collection of essays. Dominating the front cover is a color photograph of the author, who stands against a solid curtain with arms crossed. He serenely peers out at the viewer, attired in a short-sleeved white polo shirt of the day. Cover text reads as follows: "NOTES OF A NATIVE SON. JAMES BALDWIN. With a New Introduction by Edward P. Jones." (From amazon.com)

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

"The #Vote is the emblem of your equality, Women of America, the guarantee of your liberty... Women have suffered agony of soul which you can never comprehend, that you and your daughters might inherit #PoliticalFreedom. That vote has been costly. Prize it! - Carrie Chapman Catt (1920)

An image showing the top half of the front page of The Lowell Sun (Lowell, MA) on 18 August 1920. The large banner headline reads "SUFFRAGE WINS: Tennessee House Ratifies Federal Amendment Giving Women of Entire Nation Vote This Fall."

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BeatriceKind @bvkind.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

"I cannot help wondering sometimes what I might have become & might have done if I had lived in a Country which had not circumscribed & handicapped me on account of my race, that had allowed me to reach any height I was able to attain." - Mary Church Terrell, civil rights activist, journalist

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