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Katie D @dogearshappytales.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon is a powerful story of justice and resilience. I gave it 4 stars for its portrayal of a 54-year-old midwife who relentlessly pursues truth and justice. A compelling read full of feminine rage. Fits for prompts 9, 16(nominated?), 32, 33, 43 #52bookclub

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Katie D @dogearshappytales.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

We enjoyed a snowy hike at Runge. Our parks are such a blessing… We also picked up some red wigglers from a local worm breeder to start indoor composting. Did you know they can break down pizza boxes and other cardboard? Make sure there are no stickers or cheese. #vermiculture #composting #hiking

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Katie D @dogearshappytales.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

This book I used for challenge 27 (features a magician) of the #52bookclubchallenge guess the book! (Answer in alt text).

Frugal Wizard’s Guide to Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson. Woman standing in middle shooting lighting from her fist. A man with a gun stands in foreground. A man with axe is in background. Shadowy figures lurk in background

4 bookmarks from books: My Lady Jane, The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year, Under Loch and Key, and Frugal Wizard.

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Katie D @dogearshappytales.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

And this is why I have a washable couch….. mud season. Ugh

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The Earl of Orkney 💙 @earloforkney.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

These are the good guys supporting DEI. Reward them with your business. Costco Meijer Kroger Giant Grocery Ben & Jerry’s Ulta, Macy’s Old Navy Nordstrom’s TJ Maxx GoTo Foods ( Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon…) Dollar Tree Walgreens Wegmans

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

If you made this argument back in the day you were smugly dismissed as an economically illiterate lefty. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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The Walmart Effect

New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.

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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽‍💻

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 24/01/2025

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

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Katie D @dogearshappytales.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/01/... I wish I had a cosco nearby. Target is among a number of retailers ending DEI initiatives. Others include Meta, Walmart, and McDonalds.

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Target rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreat

Target joins Walmart, Meta, McDonald's and a wave of other major companies pulling back on DEI programs.

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Katie D @dogearshappytales.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Two bookmarks in progress for the latest two books I’ve read. Hopefully I can paint them tomorrow but I like how the sketches turned out! #booksky #wip

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Brilliant satirical cover from Private Eye, mocking spineless media organisations and journalists who submit and cower in the face of power 👏

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Katie D @dogearshappytales.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Guess the books from the bookmarks! I’m trying to do the #52BookClub challenge this year… and make a bookmark for every book. These are the first three challenges. #booksky #gouache #art

3 bookmarks. 1 My Lady Jane -ferret sitting on books with a horse in background, 2. Under Loch and Key - Redheaded woman looking at lochness monster, 3. The Most Womderful Crime of the Year - Book, tea cup, bloody knitting needle in a desk with Christmas tree

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shawndra (she/her) @shawndra.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Reading Parable of the Talents now by Octavia E Butler. Found this passage relevant to our times. Actually this entire book is relevant to our dystopian reality. #booksky #booktok

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Katie D @dogearshappytales.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

What are your reading? I’m working on challenge 4: starts with an N with The Nordic Theory of Everything. I’m too broke and busy with kids to travel so exploring other cultures though books is my only option. This is a look at a Finnish immigrant’s comparison of American and Nordic culture & policy.

The cover of the book “the Nordic theory of everything, in search of a better life”

An orange dog with his head resting on his persons feet. Enjoying a sunbeam

The cover of the 52 book club’s 2025 Reading journal

Quote from Nordic Theory of Everything “The overarching ambition of Nordic societies during the course of the twentieth century, and into the twenty-first, has not been to socialize the economy at all, as is often mistakenly assumed.
Rather the goal has been to free the individual from all forms of dependency within the family and in civil society: the poor from charity, wives from husbands, adult children from parents, and elderly parents from their children. The express purpose of this freedom is to allow all those human relationships to be unencumbered by ulterior motives and needs, and thus to be entirely free, completely authentic, and driven purely by love.”

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Katie D @dogearshappytales.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I’m DogEarsHappyTales over there too!

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Katie D @dogearshappytales.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I run DogEarsHappyTales on Etsy, combining my love of animals, reading, & watercolor art. I’m tackling the #52BookClub challenge & love connecting with fellow bookworms, creatives, & ADHD brains. Let’s chat #RomanceBooks, #FantasyBooks, or workplace wellness!

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Katie D @dogearshappytales.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Hello! I’m Katie, a #TikTokRefugee from #BookTok (is it now #BookSky?). I’m a spay-neuter #veterinarian, vet school teacher, & student of #IndustrialOrganizationalPsychology. Expect posts on #VetMed, #Books (fantasy, romantasy, romance, etc.), #PersonalFinance, & life with #ADHD!

A book mark resting on a book. The bookmark is of a short haired woman reading with a cup of coffee. It is available on Etsy (DogEarsHappyTales)

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Katie D @dogearshappytales.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I’m working on the #52bookclub challenge this year. So far I’ve gotten 4 challenges done :) #books #tiktokrefugee

52 oval bubbles representing the challenges of 52 book club. 4 have a book cover sticker covering them.

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