Just finished reading "The Wild Robot" to my kid. I know it's super popular, but it's just perfectly written in a way to read out loud to kids. Strong recommend if you're looking for some quality time.

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Minnesota Guaranteed Free School Meals for All Kids. Now Let’s Do It Nationwide. It’s been a big success: “We can see that students are just better prepared. They’re better able to learn and focus.” [truthout.org]

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as of this week, when you verify your account by updating your username from a default like emily.bsky.social to your website @emilyliu.me, your former bsky.social username is reserved for you automatically (and prevents impersonators from claiming it). you can revert back to it at anytime

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These are called “accountability sinks” and as soon as I learned the term I started seeing them everywhere. “Sorry, you aren’t eligible for a refund because <insert BS here>.” “Can I appeal?” “No, it’s policy.” “Can I talk to the person who made the policy?” “What?” Dead end. Accountability sink.

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Aerial Foodscapes. Photographer George Steinmetz “spent a decade documenting food production in more than 36 countries on 6 continents, 24 US states, and 5 oceans”. Aerial photos are an illuminating way to document the scale of human food production. [kottke.org]

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