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The Talleyrand Bed, recently acquired by the Legion of Honor in San Francisco.

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Jasmine for President.

Republicans shut down the whole House for a month and a half.

All to give the rapist more time to pardon fellow rapist and sex trafficker.

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This #WITMonth Maya Arad has a new book…so I read two of hers, translated by Jessica Cohen via @newvesselpress to celebrate: HAPPY NEW YEARS; and THE HEBREW TEACHER: Three Novellas.

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DUSK is the fourth Tasmania-set novel by Tasmanian author extraordinaire Robbie Arnott via Astra House…one to seek out when it's published tomorrow.

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This #WITMonth Maya Arad has a new book…so I read two of hers, translated by Jessica Cohen via @newvesselpress to celebrate: HAPPY NEW YEARS; and THE HEBREW TEACHER: Three Novellas.

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Check out the awesome bookstore that turned a bad review into a t-shirt!

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THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER, Flemish writer Anjet Daanje (translated by David McKay) explores the Great War's breakage in intimate detail for #WITMonth via @newvesselpress

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The Royal Crown of King Louis XV of France is the sole surviving crown from the French ancien regime among the French Crown Jewels. The Crown was created for King Louis XV in 1722. It was used at his coronation and was embellished with diamonds from the Royal Collection.

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THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER, Flemish writer Anjet Daanje (translated by David McKay) explores the Great War's breakage in intimate detail for #WITMonth via @newvesselpress

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Removing health insurance and using medicare for funding universal health care should be the obvious goal for any progressive candidate.

Blocking treatment costs more money than providing treatment.

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TAX THE RICH!

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Bookworm

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Thanks so much to LitHub for putting Lessons in Magic and Disaster on their list of the best science fiction and fantasy books for August, in such wonderful company.

"Big queer Practical Magic vibes" -- I love it!

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California Gov Gavin Newsom responds to Taco's new $200 million dollar White House ballroom.

Literally installing a garish Mar-a-Lago style den of treason, corruption, bribery, espionage, facelifts, and boob jobs in the White House.

The optics are 🤮.