Harold Underdown

Leeward Islands, Somerset, Glamorgan, Queensland and West Indies' very own, Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards. Many, many happy returns.

A purple crayon, the logo of Harold Underdown's website.

Reminder that I'm available for #kidlit editorial and consulting work on picture books, novels, nonfiction, and more. Information, including my rates, is on my website, but I'm happy to answer questions here. Please pass this on to anyone who might benefit. Thanks!

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At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.

Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

‘Mass disenfranchisement’: The Slow, Methodical Attacks on Voting Ahead of Midterms In Dallas County on election night, mass confusion caused by a sudden rule change sent hundreds of voters to the wrong polling places. This is what modern voter suppression can look like: not always dramatic, but just confusing and discouraging enough to stop people from casting their ballot. Mother Jones’ Ari Berman weighs in “when you change laws and when you make voting more difficult right before an election, without giving people time to prepare, it can lead to the kind of mass disenfranchisement we saw in Dallas on Tuesday.”

Mass confusion unfolded at polling centers in Dallas County on primary night. That confusion was manufactured. It renewed fears of voter suppression ahead of the midterms. ProPublica's @dougbockclark.bsky.social warns "last minute changes to election laws can disenfranchise a lot of people." #Velshi

So according to the WSJ a US Senator conspired with another country to manipulate the US into starting a war, am I getting this right

Great interview with @mrschureads.bsky.social 🌟 "Khoa Le’s illustrations are so luminous, the entire book glows!... She brings to life the strange and exquisitely beautiful creatures that turn the night ocean into a sparkling carnival of lights."- @jilanne.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social 🌊

OK. I'll watch for the answer...

I'll guess: Ian Botham?

People Are Calling Meta Ray-Bans "Pervert Glasses" On Bluesky, users quickly embraced the term "pervert glasses" to refer to Meta's Ray Ban smart glasses, following a shocking investigation.

This is the correct nomenclature

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Dismay as Hegseth urges Latin American allies to join ‘offense’ against cartels Critics sceptical Pentagon chief’s plan for increased military force – amid rising US intervention – will stop drug gangs

Latin America reacts with distress over Hegseth's sudden proclamation of regional hegemony and demand that Latin American governments either join the US military in illegally shooting drug suspects or the US military will operate on its own in (invade) their countries.

How long do electric vehicle batteries actually last? When the modern electric vehicle was still in its infancy, drivers worried that vehicles would need expensive battery replacements within a few years. But battery lifespans are exceeding expectations.

When the modern electric vehicle was still in its infancy, drivers worried that vehicles would need expensive battery replacements within a few years. But battery lifespans are exceeding expectations.

Hey! Brand new, free and exclusive music just for you! Sleep's Older Sister is a preview from our upcoming album THE WORLD IS TO DIG. Respectful request--please spread the word. Not on streaming sites, but for everyone at www.TMBGshop.com.

Intel report warns large-scale war ‘unlikely’ to oust Iran’s regime A classified U.S. report doubts that Iran’s opposition would take power following either a short or extended U.S. military campaign.

“Intel report warns large-scale war ‘unlikely’ to oust Iran’s regime
A classified U.S. report doubts that Iran’s opposition would take power following either a short or extended U.S. military campaign.”

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Prelude to a lifelong love of physical books … we can all dream and hope!

“Another big attraction to board books that I didn’t mention earlier is that they are really great objects themselves. They’re solid and geometrically clean and satisfying to hold and touch.”

- Jon Klassen

Goldfinches Check out Goldfinches - <b>Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet gorgeously illustrates the work of Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning poet Mary Oliver for the first time in picture book form.</b><br><br><i>Have ...

Lovely work by Melissa Sweet on Mary Oliver's poem "Goldfinches" in picture book form. It focuses on the relationship between the birds and thistles--a concrete, real, natural story.

Thanks to @penguinschoollib.bsky.social for the book.

Find it at Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/3703/97805...

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Every American with the “no one will ever get prosecuted so whatever” attitude needs to get locked in a basement until they learn to start demanding more.

What fucking ridiculous people.

Italy can do it. Brazil. Korea. France. Japan.

Countries imprison politicians all the time.

EXPECT MORE.

Goldfinches Check out Goldfinches - <b>Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet gorgeously illustrates the work of Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning poet Mary Oliver for the first time in picture book form.</b><br><br><i>Have ...

Lovely work by Melissa Sweet on Mary Oliver's poem "Goldfinches" in picture book form. It focuses on the relationship between the birds and thistles--a concrete, real, natural story.

Thanks to @penguinschoollib.bsky.social for the book.

Find it at Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/3703/97805...

You're welcome! I follow a few accounts who share good history, archaeology, and science stuff...

Remember paperbacks that fit in your pocket? Indigo’s trying to bring them back The retailer sees its program as a chance to put non-fiction, particularly by Canadian authors, in front of new readers

“[T]he reissued runs have ‘quite slim’ margins, but that new readers and boosted author royalties make the reprints worthwhile.”

On a mass market paperback resurgence of a sort. [gift link] www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/f8c48e2...

This makes sense to me... (fully explained in the article.)

That's the next step! I can think of some things, and if I'm thinking of them, I'm sure that the groups and organizations with the focus and ability to do something are already getting to work...

Children’s booksellers, authors, and publishers were among the 1,400 Winter Institute attendees in Pittsburgh last week. See our photo essay for highlights buff.ly/ELJ0B6l

Kristi Noem’s firing is long overdue. She oversaw vile crimes against humanity and we’ll never forget it.

But until ICE is abolished and expelled from our communities, we keep fighting.

Lawless federal agents kidnapping and killing people on our streets can never be normalized.

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George Orwell never said that, but what he did say was, “Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. ”

Oh, it's Tim, not "The." According to Amazon, he has also translated the complete works of Dostoyevsky!

I have questions! Like, what is a "modern translation"? It's written in English! And who are the Zengerink?

Engraving from 1864 showing ‘Druidical Circles at Stanton Drew.’

In local folklore, the stones at Stanton Drew in Somerset were believed to drink at night from the river Chew. #FolkloreThursday

Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone.

But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.