Litsy

On Freedom | Timothy Snyder

Starting this tonight with Sophie.His other book , “On Tyranny”is a must read ! Shorter than this one and a recent reread for me .

Mimi28 Cute kitty 🐈‍⬛ I am thinking of starting a #litsypetprayerbook is that bad or weird? Be honest. It would basically be a list of all the Litsy pets and their names and we could I dunno start a pen pal group about them or do it on here. We encourage each other why not do it for the pets also? 🤷🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ 3d

AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 3d

AnnCrystal @Mimi28 I don't have a fur baby, but that sounds cute 💌🐈🐾💝. 3d

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2d

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wanderinglynn

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century | Timothy Snyder

If you think these firings won‘t affect you, you haven‘t been paying attention.

A friend who was fired today from the Dept. of Energy worked on projects with money appropriated by Congress. Projects that create American jobs, strengthen our country by improving the nation's electric grid, & advance industrial technologies that reduce pollution & keep us competitive with manufacturing abroad.

And this is just 1 person, 1 story.

Leftcoastzen Thank you for posting. I have many friends in government positions, fine people all doing a great job . Everything is in chaos. 2w

AmyG Madness! 2w

lil1inblue I've lost all words. So I'll just send virtual love and solidarity. 2w

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Lesliereadsalot Somebody has to put a stop to this. We need heroes. 2w

Jas16 It is too much to grasp. (edited) 2w

Susanita I‘m so sorry about your friend. This demonization of government employees is disgusting. 2w

Suet624 And are they slashing unemployment too? Will thousands of unemployed individuals make America great? It‘s unbearable. 2w

Aims42 😢💔 I am so sorry about your friend. This current administration is going in with a machete when a scalpel is needed 2w

Amiable I read an article that speculated an economic theory behind Trump‘s firing spree: less employed people = less consumer demand. Less demand can cool down inflation. If that starts dropping because of all this unemployment, the Fed may lower interest rates to keep the economy from face-planting. And who loves low interest rates more than Trump loves golden toilets? His wealthy donors, who can borrow tons of cheap money. It‘s Machiavellian. (edited) 2w

ImperfectCJ Just sent a federal employee friend a supportive (I hope) message. This is a young person who didn't even know what a government shutdown was before I mentioned it to him. I feel for him with all of this wackiness. 2w

kspenmoll 😱😱😱 Thank you for your post. I take pics to send to friends. (edited) 2w

CoverToCoverGirl They are taking aim at us here in Canada and the rest of the world too. Watching the news is like watching a horror movie unfold. I‘m so sorry to see what‘s happening to my neighbours while also being concerned about my fellow Canadians. 😢 2w

julesG @CoverToCoverGirl Same here in Germany. It's a dystopian novel being written right in front of us. We have a general election coming up and the US VP is chumming up to the German right-wing party leaders. ??‍♀️??‍♀️??‍♀️ There's this German saying: "God(s) throw down some brains, or bricks, but make sure you hit your targets." 2w

Larkken Thank you for your post. I am so confused at how awry my life has gone that the whims of two billionaires can determine whether I will lose a job I worked hard for years to qualify for. 2w

wanderinglynn @lil1inblue thank you. 🤍 2w

wanderinglynn @Aims42 thank you. 🤍 And yes, that‘s exactly what‘s happening. 2w

wanderinglynn @ImperfectCJ so much confusion and chaos. Thank you – I‘m sure it helped. 🤍 2w

Aims42 @Amiable Ding, ding, ding winner, winner, chicken dinner to that speculation. It tracks (edited) 2w

Aims42 @Larkken Ugh, this sucks so much and shouldn‘t be a worry for anyone 😔💔 2w

CoverToCoverGirl @julesG I saw that “speech”. Despicable. Evil and intolerance has many faces, his is just one. We are facing an election here too and the opposition party is right wing, and using vicious rhetoric saying our country is broken and only they can save it. We are not broken, they have a self serving agenda. 2w

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LMJenkins

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century | Timothy Snyder

I am a book whore. I work at B&N and bring home something ALMOST EVERY SHIFT. It‘s a problem (but is it?). Here‘s today‘s haul, one of them is an ARC.

Pictures of my new bookshelf coming in a moment!

keys_on_fire I would be in so much trouble if I worked in a book store! 😆 4w

Jess861 All the power to you - I could never work in a book store - I would have declared bankruptcy multiple times! 4w

mom2bugnbee I didn't know about that Alu Hazelwood! 😍 4w

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megnews

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century | Timothy Snyder

Slow start. Tagged was my favorite. Short but a must read.

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AllDebooks

The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism | Martin Wolf

My February #BookSpinBingo reading plan. The tagged book is the first of my #Roll100 picks.
1 - 10 are #buddyreads

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo

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Bookish_Gal

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century | Timothy Snyder

pick

This is a simple book for anybody to understand. It takes 20 points, that felt significant, from the time of Nazi Germany and related them to today. The points are clear and concise, with just enough detail and historical context to understand. It‘s small, and pocket sized, for your connivence. For being originally written in 2016 (with updated points of 2020), there are incredible points that are comparable between Germany then and America today.

kspenmoll I read it in 2016. Interested in updates. 1mo

Bookish_Gal @kspenmoll Im not sure how different it would be, but I can say it didn‘t feel like an added on book. Only a few mentions of, basically, a president said this or did that in the years leading up to and into 2020. 1mo

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MissHel

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century | Timothy Snyder

Welp fam, this is gonna be a long haul (not the book; it‘s almost a pamphlet.) What do you do when you‘re scared? Read a book. Drink your water. Get some sleep.

Ruthiella Yup. I need to read this too. Courage! (edited) 1mo

MissHel @Ruthiella thank you! ❤️ 1mo

Leftcoastzen Essential read . 1mo

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Pogue

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century | Timothy Snyder

My book haul for today.

Leftcoastzen Essential read I reread recently

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

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Pogue @Leftcoastzen I borrowed the graphic novel from the library and knew I needed a copy. 1mo

DogMomIrene Dungeon Crawler Carl is such a fantastic escape! I loved the audio performance. 1mo

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wanderinglynn

On Democracy | E. B. White

#weekendreads

I started On Democracy this morning—seemed like an appropriate weekend to read it.

I‘m about halfway through Carousel (#OffMyShelf a book that‘s been on my shelves for 5yrs or more), and should finish it this afternoon.

And I plan to read at least one story in Ward No. 6 (#OffMyShelf essays or short stories).