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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 17h

Teachers, writers, and editors are nodding in unison.

Cartoon of person lying in bed with caption " I can't sleep - I just know that right now at this very moment, someone is misspelling something on the internet!"

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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Join us 9/24 for Show Up, Speak Up: Vote for the Freedom to Read - a virtual variety show featuring a star-studded lineup of freedom to read champions celebrating books, authors, and readers! Let’s make our voices heard in this collective call to action. Register ➡️ tinyurl.com/ShowUpSpeakUp

Show Up, Speak Up, Vote For the Freedom to Read. September 24th, 2-4pm ET. A Virtual community action telethon. Register: tinyurl.com/ShowUpSpeakUp. Featuring: Jerrold Connors, Jerry Craft, Alan Gratz, Shannon Hale, Martha Hickson, Ellen Hopkins, Adib Khorram, Maris Kreizman, Sarah MacLean, Don Martin, Julie Miller, Ann Patchett, Amanda Timpson, and Edward Underhill.

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Book donations to promote literacy is a fantastic way of participating in Dolly Parton Appreciation Day on September 25th. #literacy #Kidlit

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Dear Abby's example of timeless wisdom. #kindness

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Hoping Dolly's legacy will continue to inspire others to follow in her footsteps. Her father was her inspiration to promote literacy. Her kindness and talent will be great missed. 💔 #DollyParton #Icon #Humanitarian #kidlit #Literacy

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Emily Jane Rothwell 🖤🌸🖋️ @emjanerothwell.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Wishing you all a cozy evening with our friends: the fox & the owl. Sweet dreams, everyone ♥️ (art Jo Grundy)

A red fox gazes up at his friend, the owl, soaring overhead on a summer night, as old & lush trees surround him, & a deer/ horse grazes in the meadow beyond. A crescent moon hangs overhead as stars glitter in the summer night sky.

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Thought provoking art exhibit, book and history lesson by Harvard professor Sarah Elizabeth Lewis in collaboration with Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., Emmett Till's cousin.

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Kathy ᨒ↟ 𖠰 🍁 @consigningwoman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Is The Ground Too Hot For My Dog Paws? 🐾 A good reminder for all dog owners during the summer months (maybe longer). #ResistanceEarth Today was a scorcher, 34C with a heat index of 45C. Needless to say, I did not walk the dog. #ExtremeHeat

1. Blacktop/Asphalt - At just 87F (30.6), asphalt can heat up to as high as 143F (61.7C). Crazy. 2. Concrete/Cement - At 95F (31C), concrete can heat up to as high as 125F (51.6C). 3. Sand - At about 90F (32C), sand can get as hot as 120F to130F (49.9F to 54.4C). 4. Grass - At 95F (35C), grass is 105F (40.6C) in the sun, and 91F ( 32.8C) in the shade.

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Lawrence @ldog562.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Incredible loss of a talented author and human rights voice. #WomanLifeFreedom #Persepholis

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

A future journalist has spoken with a message of integrity about the profession. www.msn.com/en-us/entert...

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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” Buddha A new week doesn’t need perfection. Sometimes it’s more than enough to remember we’re learning, adapting with moments of joy alongside everything. 🧡 #kindness #SelfCompassion Art by Stacie Swift

Illustration by @stacieswift featuring a peach orange background with a large lilac notepad style square in the centre. At the top, orange handwritten text reads: “5 things to take into the New Week”. Below are five numbered reminders written in black hand drawn lettering: “One thing you’re proud of from last week”, “Trust that not everything needs to be solved right now”, “Kindness toward yourself on hard days”, “Permission to say no without guilt”, and “An openness to joy in all its shapes and sizes”. The illustration has a warm, playful, comforting feel with soft colours and rounded handwritten typography.

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Love this! Creativity can be nurtured anywhere.

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Here's an extract on the U.S. financial cost of war from Steven Kosiak's article in the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. quincyinst.org/research/ira...

Bar graph showing financial cost of the U.S. war with Iran. First bar displays $20-$25 billion for the first month cost and longest bar shows $650 billion for the one-year projected cost.

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Kudos to all those supporting today's May Day efforts. #MayDay2026 #LaborRights #HumanRights

Digital drawing of a rainbow above white and lavendar daisies and the words "Happy May Day" against a green background.

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Tomorrow is May Day. Not everyone can abstain from work or school, but I am choosing to take the day off from being a consumer and doing some planting. #MayDay2026 #MayDayStrong #TogetherWeCan

Walking path flanked on both sides with flowers grouped by color and ascending height in vivid fushcia, yellow and purple.

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Looking forward to May Day, this Friday, May 1st. #TogetherWeStand #MayDayStrong 📷: Alfred Eisenstaedt, Children at a puppet theatre, Paris 1963

Black and white photograph of an audience of Parisian children watching a puppet show, which is not visible to viewer. The photograph is focused on the children, exhibiting a variety of expressions, from wide-eyed surprise, screaming with excitement and one child covering their ears.

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

These remarkable women, winners of the "Green Nobel" prize, are who I want to hear about in my newsfeed. They are advocating to make our world a better place despite challenges from polluting industries. #Nature #Environment

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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Today in the Tulips. The start of Sunday in Chicago’s South Loop.

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Excellent advice from a wise and honorable role model.

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Vulgar speech and violence is not the way to lead a generation. Our children deserve better. Speak up against injustice and model proper behavior. #NoWar #Peace

Frustrated cartoon teddy bear holding a protest sign that reads "Raise Your Voice."

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Amber Woods @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever 💔

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Ayanna Pressley @ayannapressley.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

We remember Dr. King as a movement leader and a martyr. But he taught us to see and center the humanity of every person. Today, let's remember his. A loving husband, father, son, and brother. A pastor and a friend.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King at home smiling at their first child, Yolanda Denise King.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sitting in a church with his eyes closed and hands folded in prayer.

Coretta Scott King and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the dinner table with their youngest daughter Bernice King.

A moment of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with his son, Dexter Scott King, on a swing set.

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 19/01/2026

The Squirrel of the Day for January 19, 2026 enjoys a balanced breakfast #sqrlpix

gray squirrel eats a nut while balanced on a skinny branch

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Vintage 1939 black and white street photograph of three boys on top of an entablature above two architectural columns, with two boys play boxing and smaller boy crouched down. A fourth boy is climbing up to the top of the column, and a fifth boy is hiding behind the opposite column.

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Remarkable woman Betty Reid Soskin, nation's oldest park ranger, dies at age 104. Great portrait photography captures the true essence of its subject. A bold close up can be risky for the photographer and subject because it exposes the subject. Here the result is true beauty. 📷: Justin Sullivan.

Close up photo of Betty Reid Soskin wearing her National Park Service uniform with hat and glasses.

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I’d rather❌👑 @idratherbeinmaine.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Didn’t ever think we’d have to use this poster again…

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Words matter. Spoken or printed, words have meaning. Journalists are doing the hard work to gather facts and deserve to be spoken to with respect. #ProtectJournalists #RespectJournalists #WomenInJournalism #WorkPlaceEquality

Quote from the late Palestinian-American journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, "I chose journalism to be close to the people. It might not be easy to change the reality, but at least I could bring their voice to the world."

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/11/2025

Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.

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Then they came for the Dreamers

Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 18/11/2025

Teachers & librarians! Our list of authors volunteers to Zoom into schools for World Read Aloud Day will be ready in early December so you can start planning. Want the link a day early? Sign up for my email newsletter & you'll get it in your inbox! katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Red text reads: World Read Aloud Day: Celebrate Learning while below, against a green background, cartoon animals including a panda, rabbit, tortoise, and owl, read books.

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

The music and bumbling curtain call really enhances this spectacle. 🎬 #Robots #Humor #TotalLackofPreparation

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Excellent tools, tips and resources for essential critical thinking skills in a digital age. Students need to be able to identify AI "slop." #literacy #education #criticalthinking

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

After living through the Nazi & atomic bomb eras, Tove Jansson writings would often encompass fearful ideas about loss of a familiar world. However she would balance this with characters who encompassed #kindness & #community, even in the darkest times #WomensArt #WorldKindnessDay

Illustration in black and white of a hippo like creature, walking upright through stormy weather with eyes shut

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Peter Kuper @pkuper.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Up The Creek... From Airmail

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MFCarter @mfcarter.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Busy, cold night at Stonehenge as we move the stones backwards an hour...

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

SPOOKY SPACE PICTURES FOR HALLOWEEN 🎃🌌

As the name implies, this reflection nebula associated with the star Rigel looks suspiciously like a fairytale crone. Formally known as IC 2118 in the constellation Orion, the Witch Head Nebula glows primarily by light reflected from the star. The color of this very blue nebula is caused not only by blue color of its star, but also because the dust grains reflect blue light more efficiently than red. A similar physical process causes Earth's daytime sky to appear blue.

A composite image of a pulsar wind nebula which strongly resembles a ghostly purple hand with sparkling fingertips, set against a black, starry backdrop.

X-ray observations by Chandra and IXPE reveal that the shape of this pulsar wind nebula strongly resembles a human hand, including five fingers, a palm and wrist. The bright white spot near the base of the palm is the pulsar itself.

The three longest fingertips of the hand-shape point toward our upper right, or 1:00 on a clock face. There, a small, mottled, orange and yellow cloud appears to sparkle or glow like embers. This orange cloud is part of the remains of the supernova explosion that created the pulsar. The backdrop of stars was captured in infrared light. Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Stanford Univ./R. Romani et al. (Chandra); NASA/MSFC (IXPE); Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech/DECaPS; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Schmidt

A nebula appearing like a “face” with two “eyes” visible in the center.

Active regions on the sun combined to look something like a jack-o-lantern’s face. The active regions in this image appear brighter because those are areas that emit more light and energy. They are markers of an intense and complex set of magnetic fields hovering in the sun’s atmosphere, the corona.

Caption credit: NASA

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

This is a true statement. Children also make up 40% of SNAP recipients. This message needs to be amplified. #NoChildHungry #SNAPMatters #FundSNAPNow

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 30/10/2025

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

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Linten Birgen @lintenbirgen.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

This is my kind of party: happy, dancing, and good humor. #NoKings

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