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rachellonas.bsky.social @rachellonas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Just found out I will be reviewing #LiveLaughLove by @kkdumez.bsky.social for @erbks.bsky.social I cannot wait to share about this incredible book. What an absolute honor.

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rachellonas.bsky.social @rachellonas.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

What started as a book review for @erbks.bsky.social, turned into a summer book club at church. So humbled to facilitate healing discussions. @mburtwrites.bsky.social said in the preface that people told her they would read this book if she wrote it; it's true. englewoodreview.org/the-myth-of-...

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

So true… #BookSky

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rachellonas.bsky.social @rachellonas.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

#ProjectHailMary was worth every penny in IMAX. We didn't have babysitting for our 7 year old, so our whole family went. Her picture after the movie says it all. A win for puppets everywhere!

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rachellonas.bsky.social @rachellonas.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

My latest review from @erbks.bsky.social on The Myth of Good Christian Parenting by @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social and @mburtwrites.bsky.social "Myth is a reminder for all of us that there are no formulas for great outcomes in this life." englewoodreview.org/the-myth-of-...

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Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

The study points to using libraries and visiting museums as bringing these enormous brain health benefits ... who would have thought? Well, librarians and museum folk for a start ... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds

Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/01/2026

Frey: "You know what I don't want [ICE] focusing on? Hunting down a dad that just dropped his kids off at daycare, is about to go work a 12 hour shift who happens to be from Ecuador. That guy makes our city a better place."

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rachellonas.bsky.social @rachellonas.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Excited to review The Myth of Good Christian Parenting by @mburtwrites.bsky.social and @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social for @erbks.bsky.social. I was adjacent to this world, but not steeped in. The stories & research could have been written by so many people close to me. This book is excellent work.

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Merry Christmas!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

My shelves are overflowing with books. My closet can't fit any more clothes, most of which I haven't worn in years. My attic is filled to the brim. All of the Black Friday shopping deals remind me that I'm drowning in stuff. Are you?

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Do we really need more stuff?

A proposal for a recycled economy

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Priorities. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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A Tired Teacher @leahat-thelibrary.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

For the past two years, my school has received a grant for family and community literacy. I have been able to provide hundreds of culturally sustaining books and literacy events in a book desert. That grant was canceled by the federal government this week.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!! reactormag.com/reading-rain...

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Reading Rainbow Is Back, With Mychal the Librarian Hosting! - Reactor

The butterfly is back in the sky; can’t wait to fly twice as high.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

CHALKBEAT: “Tennessee educators are asking state lawmakers to dial back or alter state testing schedules and requirements… They described scheduling upheaval, teachers stretched thin, and kids stressed to the point of physical discomfort…” www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/20...

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Libraries provide more than books. Your local library may offer museum passes or discounted admission to recreational activities.

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Free Museum Passes at the Library

Did you know that your library card may give you access to events and attractions free of charge?

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 23/09/2025

Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @eliseswords.eurosky.social · 15/09/2025

Some people #flinch away. "It's not nice," they say. "It can't be that bad," they say. "It doesn't impact me," they say. "Someone else will fix it," they say. To me, it's not so far away The day When the tide of destruction Sweeps them too, away #vss365

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Here are four ways anyone can support and help their local library: • Get a library card ⭐️ • Use your library card 🌟 •Visit the library 💫 •Tell everyone to get a library card and support their local library ✨

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Heather @hpiglet.myatproto.social · 14/09/2025

Comparative suffering never makes it better.

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Matt McDermott @mattmfm.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Nothing sums up America under Republican rule like turning a place of history and strength into a strip mall food court.

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Dennis Goris | Cartoons @dennisgoris.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I miss the old brand #CDC

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 29/08/2025

Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!” Cities:

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

“It's not just they have these personal Christian beliefs about the role of women in the family. It's that they want to enforce those for everybody.” www.npr.org/2025/08/09/n...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted the video profiling Christian Nationalist Pastor Doug Wilson, who opposes same-sex marriage.

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Searing from the Las Vegas Sun: "For decades, the Republican Party has insisted that it is the defender of innocent life. Yet after those lives draw their first breath, that supposed moral clarity collapses. In the womb, they are props in a morality play. Once born, they are costs to be contained."

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Republican Party’s policy positions can hardly be described as pro-life

The test of a society’s character is how it treats those with the least power. By that measure, the Trump administration and its Republican allies are failing spectacularly.

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

This is so true. Whenever I ask people about the books that really changed their lives, almost always, it's a children's book they remember. They're the ones that make the deepest impact and stay with us forever. That's why I think children's books are the most important books of all!

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rachellonas.bsky.social @rachellonas.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

My latest for @erbks.bsky.social "Many poems... touch on the universal idea that as children we must use whatever is at our disposal to get our needs met, but as adults we can gently lay down those relationships, harmful thoughts, and triggered reactions that we are learning to outgrow."

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Victoria Hutchins - Make Believe [Review] - The Englewood Review of Books

A Review of Make Believe: Poems for Hoping Again by Victoria Hutchins (Convergent, 2025) Reviewed by Rachel Lonas

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social, Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism. Looking forward to following you wherever you land, Your fan, Mar🐫

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs. A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut. If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Warnock: If I'm honest, there are days when I have to ask people of my faith tradition as a Christian, are we reading the same book? The book I know says I was hungry and you fed me. I was sick, I was in prison and you visited me, I was a stranger and you welcomed me….

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

No town halls for @MarshaBlackburn since 2017 No town halls for @SenatorHagerty… ever

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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 19/06/2025

On Juneteenth, we celebrate Black freedom, resilience, culture, and the enduring strength of community across generations. We acknowledge our nation’s full history and the long, ongoing fight for freedom and justice for Black Americans.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Best image of the day:

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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.

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rachellonas.bsky.social @rachellonas.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho didn't hold back when expressing his anger and "contempt" after agents with Homeland Security attempted to gain access to two elementary schools earlier this week.

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bookstreet @bookstreet.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Why this is so real? 😂 #booksky #books #bookmemes #memes #booklover #bookaddict

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

The world needs more of this and less of most other things

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rachellonas.bsky.social @rachellonas.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Just watched Singin' in the Rain w/ my middle school girls group. Loved their reactions to Old Hollywood. Seeing right through to exploitation while appreciating the aesthetics. #toomuchkissing Many themes to discuss, but we should be asking about the role of women for a film study of this movie.

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rachellonas.bsky.social @rachellonas.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Excited to watch my 10th grader and her banjo buddy perform "Never Apart" from the #avettbrothers today for the high school talent show. It's going to be epic! 😎

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

If as President you answer “I don’t know” when asked if you’ll follow the Constitution, you have violated your oath of office and should be removed.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

This is about all of us. Never forget that.

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Joseph Fasano @josephfasano.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Don't let them.

For Those Who've Been Told by The Rich
to Vote for Them in the Name of God

Be careful who teaches you
what God is.
Listen. Those fools
don't care about you.
They make you afraid of your neighbor;
they make you afraid
of your own soul
so you hand it to them,
so they can dance inside their palaces.
They make you think
their ruinous news is new.

Listen. Your leaders
would pass you by
if you were bleeding in the street
in agony.
But Christ—whose name
they trade in—
Christ would stop
and kiss your blood for nothing
and lay down his own clothes
on your shoulders
and whisper in your ear,
as he kneels with you,
Leave them. They know exactly what they do.

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