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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Good hint for how to handle my mood after checking in on the news each day.

Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thanks @womensartbluesky.bsky.social - the painting always made me wonder why more men are not afraid of women, instead of the traditional media lens view that women fear men. A company CEO (older male) once (intoxicated) confided to me how all men fear women - yet don't show or share it much.

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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The world’s primary forests are more than just trees. They are elders of the Earth, older than any human story, sheltering species we have yet to see, breathing life into the world around us. On #InternationalDayofForests, choose to protect the irreplaceable. | #IntlForestDay @canopyplanet

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Grateful to be part of the free Brooklyn Book Festival Sept 27th in New York City with my genetics mom #memoir "When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes". Festival Day events now listed - looks exciting: brooklynbookfestival.org/event_type/f... #BKBF2026 #momsky #booksky #NYCEvents #writingcommunity

Book cover for "When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes" by Jennifer J. Brown, a memoir of pregnancy and childbirth of daughters with a rare disease diagnosed after newborn screening, from a geneticist mom.

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

What was it like writing + publishing a memoir on my #newbornscreening, rare disease mom journey - from a geneticist's perspective? Painful! And also illuminating, freeing. Because sharing our stories is empowering advocacy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF2H... #writingcommunity #Booksky #memoir #Momsky

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Author Jennifer J. Brown Talks About Her New Memoir with Lillian Isabella

YouTube video by Lillian Isabella

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

In my lifetime, I had never expected to see + feel human ash hovering above NYC all around me. 25 yrs ago, on September 11th being in NYC on my way to work changed the way I saw my world, + it changed the way I was. A few of my 9/11 memories + prayers: jjbrownauthor.com/dreams-after... #PrayforPeace

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J.J.Brown Author - 9/11 Dreams: The Deaths New Yorkers Can’t Forget

We Dream of the September 11th Tragedy I dream I am in the upper floors of an urban tower and the floors begin to move. Large squares of flooring rise, separating from the rest of the floor. I am w…

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🧬 Newborn Screening + diagnosis with 🦓 rare condition #PKU did not stop these 4 remarkable advocates who went on to successful, rewarding arts careers. Celebrate success stories in #raredisease this #NewbornScreeningAwareness month by sharing their free panel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=miuz...

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Rare Creatives’ Lives: Storytellers on Rare Disease In the Arts

YouTube video by J.J. Brown Books

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🧬Sept is #NewbornScreening awareness month! Sharing my memoir on having 2 daughters diagnosed with rare condition #PKU after their newborn screening. A deep dive into health equity, eugenics, DNA testing, rare disease + patient rights - with 200+ primary sources. jjbrownauthor.com/books/when-t...

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When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes – About the Book

Geneticist’s Memoir of Pregnancy, Birth of Babies with Rare Disease Intimate journey navigates today’s most pressing women’s issues. When the Baby is Not OK: Hopes & Genes, a memoir of p…

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

When walking + breathing in a forest, as I did every day in my childhood, I felt - or feel - alive so differently vs being in NYC these last 35 yrs... sharing this post from Trillion Trees on #ForestFriday - NYC Botanical Gardens are a comfort, but not quite the same as the real thing in nature.

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Sharing a free book reading of "Stream & Shale Story Coloring Book" here - a true story of a local citizen's tour - with real effects of #fracking / gas drilling / pipelines on rural animals, plants, water. Educational & entertaining for kids of all ages. youtu.be/kGzWti5MsJw?... #Booksky #science

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Stream & Shale ~ Story & Kids Coloring Book narrated by J.J. Brown #Readaloud #environment

YouTube video by J.J. Brown Books

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

While I storyboard my new graphic novel's next chapter this AM, my little budgie is a dynamic editor. Very good at cutting. She found her way into my NYC building 4 years ago + does her best to get into all my activities. www.youtube.com/shorts/G5p_L... #writingcommunity #budgies #editing #booksky

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Budgie Edit - Writing with My Parakeet

YouTube video by J.J. Brown Books

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Sharing the latest book out from a favorite author and friend, Sharon Buchbinder. Can't wait to read it... #Fiction #Writingcommunity #booksky

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

In dark times I can't forget, sirens in NYC, overflowing morgues here, Dr. Anthony Fauci worked as a light-bringer basing policy on facts as those emerged + changed... who knew things would get darker still in the USA today? I hold him in respect. #StandupforScience #Publichealth #Scicomm #Gratitude

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

"We can't be tainted by a fear that if we say something, they'll do something to destroy our careers and maybe put our lives at risk." -Georges Benjamin, head of Am Pub Health Association. Ah, but we can. Abuse of hero Anthony Fauci is truly scary. #standupforscience www.npr.org/2026/07/30/n...

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After Fauci Senate hearing, experts worry about 'chilling effect' on public health

The accusations against Dr. Anthony Fauci, once the nation's leading infectious disease expert, have some experts worrying that these events may further erode public health staffing in the U.S.

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A quiet summer morning with my adopted #rabbits Belinda + Maxi in NYC. Nothing is quite like bunny love. Rabbits do need careful attention to fresh hay and a peaceful home, and are wonderful companions. Why not visit a local shelter to adopt? www.youtube.com/shorts/bt5KP... #animaladoption #bunnies

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Summer Bunny Love - with Adopted Rabbits Belinda and Maxi

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Adopting a new best friend is one wonderful way to make our world a better, kinder place...our family has adopted 5 from #NYCACC over the last few years - 4 bunnies and a Siberian husky (different households). Have a look below, Apollo could be your new companion. #unconditionallove #DogsofBluesky

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Loved the NYC Poetry Festival on Sunday - theme of a modern #Odyssey - with an inspiring reading by gifted #poet Hanif Abdurraqib in person! Uplifting to be with so many free spirits expressing ourselves. Grateful to share my poetry books there. #Writingcommunity #Booksky #Gratitude #Poetry #poems

NYC Poetry Festival 2026 on Governors Island, J.J. Brown books Natural Supernatural Love, and Comorbidity - Expressions of Love.

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

A cause to be happy today's Fourth of July... is this person's unwavering support of liberty, justice + freedom for all here. I am grateful for my freedoms + for still living in NYC to witness his compassionate reasoning. 🗽Thank you Zohran! #HappyFourthofJuly #Mamdani #NYC

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

With science disappearing as a national priority, and evidence base liquidating, I have to ask, was it all ever really here? How do we reconstruct this or create it - on our own, nonpolitical, terms? #science #sciencepolicy

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Congrats to @matthewzachary.bsky.social on his inspiring new book "We the Patients", a manifesto for change! I just finished it, and highly recommend studying his ideas to empower all of us when we're seen as "patients". Link: www.amazon.com/Patients-Und... #Booksky #writingcommunity #PublicHealth

New book "We the Patients" by Matthew Zachary, recommended by J.J. Brown author as an empowering manifesto on patient rights.

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

NYC Poetry Festival is coming up! I'll be there with my books, Comorbidity - Expressions of Love, & Natural Supernatural Love. Vendor list of authors here: www.newyorkcitypoetryfestival.com/vendors Hope to see you if you're in NYC for the event! #Booksky #Pofest #Poetry #writingcommunity #NYCevents

New York Poetry Festival announcement from The Poetry Society of NY is July 18 and July 19, 2026 at Nolan Park, Governors Island and J.J. Brown Books will be there.

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

We’re live tonight @siriusxmprog.bsky.social Ch. 127 with @johnfugelsang.bsky.social “We’re Still Here” with me and @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social — 10 PM ET. 🌙 Tune in and call in!

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

🎹 Piano concert, patient advocacy #booklaunch tonight - tix still open for Matthew Zachary's live NYC event at Kaufman Music Center, 8 ET. Come support his forward vision for patients' rights! I'll be there. Tickets: www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/ma... #booksky #publichealth #cancersurvivor

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Matthew Zachary: Live At Merkin Hall

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

🌎 On #EarthDay let's recognize + reaffirm we're part of our mother earth. "Stream & Shale Story Coloring Book" is a true story of a Citizen's Tour, on effects of #fracking in the USA, organized by Brooklyn for Peace. To read aloud + color for kids of all ages. tinyurl.com/4597233u #booksky #SciComm

Cover of "Stream & Shale Story Coloring Book" a true environment Tale to read aloud and color by J.J. Brown for EarthDay.

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Sue Nichol @staithesartist.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Today is #earthday Look after her.

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Thanks for this lovely inspiring antidote to rough times - video clip from @mayor.nyc.gov + @barackobama.bsky.social being so generous with their time, caring about our upcoming generation - our futures. #Gratitude #Inspiration #NYC #Mamdani #Timelinecleanse

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Light a candle this quiet evening to read by Watch the shadows cling to the wall as people have done evenings in ages past Lean against the bookcase, imagine each volume as a person Take one from the shelf tonight to leaf through captured thoughts of lives refusing to end #NationalPoetryMonth

Natural Supernatural Love, Poems by J.J. Brown - book cover. In print, paperback and Kindle, 2nd edition 2025. For #NationalPoetryMonth.

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

the death of the lie is scent, taste, color, texture words not needed here #MPPrompt #poetryprompt #haiku #writingcommunity #poetsky

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Today when elected leaders of a nation express eliminating a civilization, I wonder what would have happened if those of us inside - praying for peace or wishing we were on the flight to the moon - came outside to demand this madness stop immediately. A future suspends in the balance. #ForPeace

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Sharing beautiful Easter greetings from the place Jesus lived IRL and arose to give hope... Praying for peace here.

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

"April is the cruelest month," I'm reminded, from poet T. S. Eliot's verses that continue, "...That corpse you planted last year in your garden, ‘Has it begun to sprout? Will it bloom this year?" Still, magnolia flowers open today in NYC. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47311/... #poems #poetsky

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97.9 The Hill WCHL & Chapelboro.com @wchlchapelboro.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

TABLE’s downtown Carrboro facility now features solar panels that will allow the local food pantry to serve more than 40,000 more meals over the next three decades. They were installed through a partnership with the UNC student-led club SolarEquity. Check out our story here:

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UNC Club Brings Solar Energy to TABLE, Saving the Pantry Money and Expanding Food Access - Chapelboro.com

Solar panels will help the Carrboro-based food pantry serve more than 40,000 more meals over the next three decades.

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

🧬Remembering a quote from advice Nobel laureate Barbara McClintock gave me while she was my mentor, during my genetics graduate training at Cold Spring Harbor, "Never dumb down, Jennifer." #WHM #WomensHistoryMonth #SciComm #WomeninSTEM

Quote from advice Nobel laureate Barbara McClintock gave me when she was my mentor during genetics graduate training, "Never dumb down, Jennifer." #WHM #WomensHistoryMonth

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

#MorningVibe An excerpt from The Hill We Climb, by @amandagorman.bsky.social , as read by Shia Justine Wilson. Be inspired. #WomensHistoryMonth

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Association for Women in Science @awisnational.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Join Dr. Julia Omotade on April 23 at 1 p.m. ET to examine how broader policy shifts connect to everyday professional realities and discuss why policy literacy matters for scientists at every career stage. awis.org/how-policy-decisions-shape… #WomenInSTEM

How Science Policy Shapes Women’s Science Careers
• April 23 at 1 p.m. ET
• Dr. Julia Omotade
• Explore how science policy can be used as an intervention to improve the representation of women in scientific disciplines.

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The tragedy of this new war ties human lives lost + climate destruction. Intersectionality of environmental concerns for all life, including our own as a part of nature too far out of balance: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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5m tonnes of CO2 emitted in just 14 days of US war on Iran, analysis finds

Exclusive: War in the Middle East is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Fascinating analysis by Dr. Biber on an unattractive angle to artificial "intelligence" rise - as a real contradiction with our 🌎future. Thanks to @laurashamas.bsky.social for sharing the @nativenewsonline.bsky.social piece here. Please have a look + share. #climate #AI #datacenters #Scicomm

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Grateful for Ms. A Washington's insights here, on the way shadow banning actively contricts our view, blinding us to the rich intellectual and social writings which we really do want to see and hear... A must read: medium.com/@Ms.AWashing... #equity #censorship #socialmedia #writing #gratitude

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Silenced in Plain Sight – The Washington Spectrum: Algorithmic Suppression

Ms. AWashington | ARW-RAW

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Alva Myrdal was a Swedish sociologist, diplomat & a prominent leader of the disarmament movement. She shared the #Nobel Peace Prize in 1982 (w/A. Robles) "for their work for disarmament & nuclear and weapon-free zones." #WHM It's International Day for #Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness.

Black-and-white formal portrait of Alva Myrdal (1902–1986), the Swedish diplomat, sociologist, politician, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She is photographed against a dark background, resting her chin thoughtfully on her left hand, which displays a large, ornate ring. Her expression is calm, wise, and slightly introspective, with deep-set eyes, fine lines of age, and a gentle smile. Her silver-gray hair is styled in a soft, voluminous updo typical of the mid-20th century, and she wears a dark tailored jacket or dress with a simple collar, along with a distinctive metal wristwatch on her left arm. Alva Myrdal was a pioneering figure in social policy, women's rights, and international disarmament. With her husband Gunnar Myrdal, she co-authored the influential 1934 book Kris i befolkningsfrågan (Crisis in the Population Question), which shaped Sweden's progressive family and welfare policies. She served as Sweden's Minister for Disarmament and Church Affairs (1966–1973), headed UNESCO's social science department, and played a key role in the United Nations. In 1982, she shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Alfonso García Robles for her lifelong work on nuclear disarmament and peace advocacy through organizations like the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and Pugwash Conferences. Known for her intellectual rigor, feminist principles, and commitment to global justice, she remains an icon of principled leadership in diplomacy and social reform.#AlvaMyrdal #NobelPeacePrize #Disarmament #SIPRI

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

"A deeply emotional and expansive story of growth, connection, and resilience," - Kirkus reviews, about my memoir, "When the Baby Is Not OK." I focus on health equity, eugenics + empathy, mothering babies with a #raredisease - at: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... #Momsky #Booksky #genetics

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WHEN THE BABY IS NOT OK | Kirkus Reviews

A geneticist tells of her experience raising a baby with a rare, inherited disorder.

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Excited to present "Rare Disease in the US Today: Real Lived Experiences" at 6PM ET today, with COSE ~ Join us live for this online event! True stories of superhero players in rare disease advocacy, movies, books + more. #RareDiseaseDay #Genetics #MedSky #RareDisease #NarrativeMedicine #PKU #Momsky

Invite to presentation by J.J. Brown on Rare Disease in the US Today: Real Lived Experiences - with COSE and Post U. Feb 27 at 6PM ET, live for #RareDiseaseDay

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Gary Marcus @garymarcus.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The most urgent plea I have ever written. Please read and share. open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...

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America, and probably the world, stands on a precipice.

Call you Congresspeople, right now.

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

10 new shale well permits in PA last week... Push back with education: "Stream & Shale Story Coloring Book" my drawings + story of a Citizen's Tour in #fracking country, organized by Brooklyn for Peace. Read Aloud + color, for children of all ages. tinyurl.com/4597233u #booksky #SciComm #wildlifeart

Stream and Shale Story Coloring Book by Jennifer J. Brown, a true environment Tale to read aloud and color.

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Essential reading, from @juliefrancella.com today. In meditation this morning, I saw being in the US as like being disgraced, culturally impoverished relatives of our ancestors from locations all around the world who still have their own cultures intact... juliefrancella.substack.com/p/all-my-rel...

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All My Relatives: Answering Senator Chris Murphy's Question

And the History Behind “White Culture”

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy Valentine's Day, whomever you love, may they be close to you today. I know, I fall in love much too easily... I'm ok with that. The picture is my current crush, Maxi, this morning, my adopted house bunny from the Harlem shelter, ACCNY. #V-day #rabbits

Maxi an adopted house rabbit in NYC, and beloved, on V-day.

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Love Poems for Valentine's Day jjbrownauthor.com/love-poems-f... Poetry excerpts are up today on my online journal, to wish you an enchanting day filled with love, whether in the moment, or memories, or hopes & dreams. #booksky #valentinesday #lovepoems #poetry #valentine #books

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J.J.Brown Author - Love Poems for Valentine’s Day

Love Poems for Valentine’s Day Book excerpts from Natural Supernatural Love and Comorbidity: Expressions of Love here, my two published books of love poetry, for you celebrating Valentine&#82…

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Jennifer J Brown @jjunebrown.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

We + our children have a right to see (open our eyes), hear (uncensored), and freely awaken to nature's truths around us, which is what science shows (in research), and how biology lives, (in health outcomes). Please, #standupforscience because we have the right to know what's going on here. #momsky

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