Litsy

Belle Greene | Alexandra Lapierre

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#FeelinTheLove Day 19: There is #IllicitLoveAffair between Belle Greene and a famous married art historian. That was pretty toxic. Come to think of it, she had several #IllicitLoveAffair(s) with married men. My full review here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-r26

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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Susanita

The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution | Richard Beeman

I worked for the government for 35+ years at three different organizations. I‘ll come back to that later. As a #longtimefed I have a lot of thoughts about…all this. For a host of reasons I‘m reluctant to share much on “public” media for now, but I consider Litsy MY “safe space.”

I don‘t want to hurt anyone‘s feelings or make anyone uncomfortable, and I don‘t expect to change anyone‘s mind. If you want to ignore these posts, you can mute the tag.

Aims42 I would LOVE to hear/read your thoughts on these current events! Bring it on 🩷👍 1d

Tamra 👏🏾 My family has a long history of fed & state government service. Husband and I have made careers in state service. People don‘t seem to understand how society benefits. 1d

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 1d

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kspenmoll Please share. ❤️ 1d

ImperfectCJ I suspect there aren't many people not affected by the cuts, even if they aren't federal employees/contractors. My dad was career military and has been a federal contractor since his military retirement. My spouse is in the biosciences, which rely on federal grants to fund drug discovery and not only further the development of life-saving medications but make the US THE place for scientists. The changes will have profound ripple effects. 1d

Susanita @ImperfectCJ @Tamra Absolutely. I‘ll get into this in my own way, but there are so many effects of these changes that will reverberate for a long time. 1d

The_Penniless_Author Another long-time fed here who would love to hear what you have to say. Hope you're hanging in there and weathering the storm as best you can. 1d

Susanita @The_Penniless_Author Thankfully, I retired a few years ago. Still, I can‘t help but notice what‘s happening with a bit of alarm. I hope you‘re hanging in there too! 1d

Suet624 Always happy to hear your thoughts. I was thinking this morning that our economy is so fragile and there are so many interconnecting parts to it. What they are doing right now to the economy alone is so dangerous. And of course there are so many other things to protest as well - health and safety and ... on and on and on. 1d

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The_Penniless_Author Glad to hear you got out in time. Unfortunately, I don't think anyone is going to come out of this unscathed. I wish more people could understand just what's coming down the pike. Anyway, solidarity and best wishes to you and your loved ones. 1d

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lauraisntwilder

Belle Greene | Alexandra Lapierre

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I didn't dislike this book. The premise is fascinating, actually, and I expected to be enthralled, but I was not. I kept putting it down and having no interest in picking it back up. Today I've decided not to try anymore and donate my copy. Was it better in French? Because this English version felt like it needed a better editor.

TheBookHippie I preferred this

An Illuminated Life: Belle da Costa Greene's Journey from Prejudice to Privilege

SamAnne @TheBookHippie I‘m stacking that! Was introduced to her story in Timothy Egan‘s Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher about the photographer Edward Curtis. 3d

lauraisntwilder @TheBookHippie Thank you! She seems so interesting, but this just dragged for me. Adding this bio to the stack. 3d

TheBookHippie @SamAnne AH! I‘m a long time lover of The Morgan Library and museum. They have an exhibit currently https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/belle-da-costa-greene 3d

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Julsmarshall

Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America | Talia Lavin

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Fascinating, infuriating, and horrifying. This #audiobook kept me listening and I may have yelled a bit too. Deeply researched and thoughtful, I highly recommend for anyone interested in cults or how the US political landscape got to where it is right now. #BookspinBingo

Tamra Scary. 7d

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Chittavrtti

Not a Nation of Immigrants: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion | Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Infinite diversity in infinite combinations.

JamieArc ❤️❤️ 1w

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kricheal

War | Bob Woodward

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I honestly can't believe we're living through another DJT presidency. It's going to be a tough four years. #2 #2025

Amiable I don‘t think the country is going to last 4 months. 2w

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ElizaMarie

Spyworld | Mike Frost

#ISpy for January @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Great progress!! 2w

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Hooked_on_books

Belle Greene | Alexandra Lapierre

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I think the length of this one had intimidated me a bit, so I‘m so glad #Roll100 (January) got me to pick it up, because I loved it! From the first page, it yanked me into the story and I wanted to learn as much as possible about the extraordinary Belle.

sarahbarnes This sounds really good! 2w

squirrelbrain It was very good! ❤️ 2w

BarbaraBB That is encouraging indeed! 2w

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