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K. L. Hallam

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Reader. Writer. Painter. Singer. Ally ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ she/her ๐ŸŒธamateur botanist. Member #AuthorsGuild & #SCBWI NYC โค๏ธ ๐Ÿฆฎ & ๐Ÿˆ mom Daughter of a single immigrant mother & US AirForce brat. ๐Ÿ“šRead Banned Books! ๐ŸšซDMs unless I know you. https://linktr.ee/klhallam

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Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, โ€œA Call to Conscienceโ€ - Statements - Archdiocese of Chicago - AoC Portal As more than 1,000 Iranian men, women and children lay dead after days of bombardment from U.S. and Israeli missiles, the official White House X account on Thursday evening posted a video of scenes fr...

Please please read this from the archbishop of Chicago

www.archchicago.org/statement/-/...

08.03.2026 03:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 3296 ๐Ÿ” 1311 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 99 ๐Ÿ“Œ 89

Iranโ€™s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.

08.03.2026 02:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 13389 ๐Ÿ” 4592 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 452 ๐Ÿ“Œ 180
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Americans Are Now a Target in Trumpโ€™s Immigration Crackdown A WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive federal campaign to detain and demonize dissenters.

Great reporting by the WSJ.
I gifted this so you can read it.
"Of the 279 people accused by officials on X of attacking federal officers in the past year, 181 were U.S. citizens. Close to half of those Americans were never charged. None have been convicted at trial."
www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...

08.03.2026 02:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 228 ๐Ÿ” 107 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Heโ€™s a Russian asset! #traitortrump

08.03.2026 02:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Donโ€™t let this die. Keep elevating this.

09.08.2025 23:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 5993 ๐Ÿ” 3338 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 263 ๐Ÿ“Œ 129

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

08.03.2026 00:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 3930 ๐Ÿ” 2377 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 214 ๐Ÿ“Œ 155
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โ€œA US-Israeli airstrike has destroyed the desalination plant in Qeshm Island, southern #Iran, severing the residents' access to freshwater.โ€

x.com/kziabari/sta...

08.03.2026 01:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 77 ๐Ÿ” 40 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Yellow and white text: This is our country and we will show up for it. Take to the streets Saturday, March 28 at a protest near you. ACLU." Black and white photo of someone holding up a sign that says "ICE OUT OF OUR CITY." Black background.

Yellow and white text: This is our country and we will show up for it. Take to the streets Saturday, March 28 at a protest near you. ACLU." Black and white photo of someone holding up a sign that says "ICE OUT OF OUR CITY." Black background.

The power of the people is stronger than the people in power.

07.03.2026 23:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 466 ๐Ÿ” 157 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Haha.

08.03.2026 00:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m with you on all of this.

08.03.2026 00:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We have much in common with the Iranian people.

08.03.2026 00:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m grateful to those who can stomach listening to him, so that Iโ€™ll know whatโ€™s going on. Ugh. Heโ€™s the scum of the earth.

08.03.2026 00:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Someone has bribery tapes on those republicans! Is it Russia? Maybe the dump-scum?

08.03.2026 00:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Theyโ€™re banking on the military being fools!

08.03.2026 00:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why hasnโ€™t he been arrested!!!

08.03.2026 00:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for the group hug, Debbie. ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’™

07.03.2026 23:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes. And we have to talk about this now, because talking about it is the first step to making it seem like a callous crime rather than a surprising emergency.

07.03.2026 02:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 3688 ๐Ÿ” 1236 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 69 ๐Ÿ“Œ 23

The answer a Russian asset gives. #traitortrump

07.03.2026 02:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ

07.03.2026 02:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The killing of Iranian children during an illegal war is an impeachable offense (not to mention a grave crime) and Congress should really act like it.

15 Republicans in the Senate could end this nightmare before it somehow gets even worse.

07.03.2026 02:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 12893 ๐Ÿ” 3602 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 472 ๐Ÿ“Œ 165
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An astronaut refused to fly until a Black woman checked the math.

Her name was Katherine Johnson.

Her calculations helped send astronaut John Glenn into orbit and helped chart the path for Apollo 11.

History remembers the mind that helped launch us into space.

#SheShed #V4V #WomensHistoryMonth

05.03.2026 18:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 604 ๐Ÿ” 213 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Because heโ€™s a traitor! A Russian asset.

06.03.2026 04:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Work-in-Progress Awards To assist childrenโ€™s book writers and illustrators in the completion of a specific project currently not under contract. Given in the categories of Picture Book Text, Chapter Books/Early Readers, Midd...

Just applied for this year's SCBWI Work-in-Progress Award. If you are a premium member, make sure to apply by the end of the month (March 31, 2026) if you're interested! #kidlit #scbwi #writingcommunity

www.scbwi.org/awards-and-g...

05.03.2026 20:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excerpt from The Unmoving Sky โ€” on sale through 3/7 at Smashwords
#writingcommunity
#readbooks
#booksky

05.03.2026 22:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Dear people who type in all lowercase,
We are the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse and helping your uncle jack off a horse.
Sincerely,
Capital Letters.

Dear people who type in all lowercase, We are the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse and helping your uncle jack off a horse. Sincerely, Capital Letters.

Wish I knew who to credit this to!

#writingcommunity

05.03.2026 22:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says Global health body investigating reports that four medics are among the 1,230 people killed in Iran since start of war

www.theguardian.com/global-devel.... If Iran did this it would be called Terrorism. When Israel and the USA do it well..... That's ok oopsies SORRY

05.03.2026 21:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Creepy af.

05.03.2026 21:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He speaks for so many of us!

05.03.2026 04:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

WTF!!

05.03.2026 04:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the one who loved horses, the one who was a great goalkeeper, the one who kept a diary every day, the one who held her sister's hand when they walked to school, the one who read Harry Potter in English, the one who collected old coins, the one who drew rainbows for her grandmother ...

05.03.2026 03:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1538 ๐Ÿ” 443 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 13