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K. Larson

@kareninabook

My work is helping children find and understand books. I am unable to describe myself in a brief, clever, or amusing way.

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We turned away from the light when we invented a way to go online without the computer screaming in warning.

06.03.2026 04:02 πŸ‘ 1438 πŸ” 331 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 8

Addition to the February Student Council Minutes:
A 3rd grade representative suggested another floor be built on top of the current school building as a solution to the problem of balls getting stuck on the roof.

06.03.2026 00:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Support your Kindergarten teachers.

05.03.2026 05:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was going to post something amusing and odd ball about Kindergarten today, but I just can't.
Real life is so weird.
Kindergarten students are a little weird.
Kinder teachers are just doing what they can.

05.03.2026 05:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

...a Nigerian Prince email.

05.03.2026 04:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Utah lawmaker wants his district to store and recycle nuclear waste The U.S. is looking for a nuclear waste site. One Utah county could be in the mix. Supporters see jobs and investment. But some locals worry about becoming the nation’s dumping ground.

The U.S. is looking for a nuclear waste site. One Utah county could be in the mix.
Supporters see jobs and investment. But some locals worry about becoming the nation’s dumping ground.

04.03.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Since the state was sued by a group of authors, as well as the estates of Maya Angelou and Kurt Vonnegut, Utah has been on a banning *spree*.

Four more books were banned yesterday, including another title by one of the authors suing the state.

03.03.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
The cover of The Complete Persepolis by Marianne Satrapi.

The cover of The Complete Persepolis by Marianne Satrapi.

Now would be a good time for anyone who wants to learn about recent Iranian history to read this. It is well worth your time and money (I am sure your local library has it if you don’t want to purchase it).

01.03.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 3857 πŸ” 971 πŸ’¬ 140 πŸ“Œ 88

It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

28.02.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 2020 πŸ” 602 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 37
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Tribune Editorial: Utah should leave the lieutenant governor’s office alone. And stop accusing the electorate of cheating. β€œIt is not just Lt. Gov. Henderson who should be troubled by Legislative moves to curtail her authority and question her ability to run free and fair elections,” writes the editorial board. β€œAll Utahns should be offended.”

β€œIt is not just Lt. Gov. Henderson who should be troubled by Legislative moves to curtail her authority and question her ability to run free and fair elections,” writes the editorial board. β€œAll Utahns should be offended.”

28.02.2026 01:36 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Announcing New Anywhere Adventures Locations | The Signal Anywhere Adventures is a mobile-first website which brings local history to users through comics and travel logs. In the first year, 2025-2026 Innovator in Residence Vivian Li developed stories for th...

Mobile-first project Anywhere Adventures engages users in local history with comics & travel logs. LOC is inviting more local history stories using at least one LOC collection item for two new locations:
* The Gulf Coast along Highway 90, from New Orleans to Mobile, AL.
* Pittsburgh, PA

26.02.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Several weeks ago, I read a picture book about healthy cell phone use.
Brought out calculators so we could pretend & practice good phone habits.
Since then 2 students have enjoyed pretending that I'm their grandma and they call me for rides.

27.02.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was thinking how great it would be to have Mel Giedroyc as my auntie but she's only a touch older than me so I think big sister would be best.
Yep. I'll take Mel Giedroyc as my chosen big sister for 10,000 points, please.

26.02.2026 04:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He wants people to suffer.

25.02.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. β€œI consider it to ...

NEW: A hobbyist has created Nearby Glasses, an app that warns you if someone close by is wearing smart glasses. 404 Media spoke to the creator who said he was inspired by our coverage that uncovers how men are wearing Meta's Ray-Bans to covertly film massage parlor workers.

24.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 11751 πŸ” 5042 πŸ’¬ 150 πŸ“Œ 276

I'm liking this Dark Winds.
Happy this is a little less Tony and more in...um well...accurate hands.

24.02.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

me

24.02.2026 03:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kansas to void trans residents’ ID documents | Arkansas Democrat Gazette TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas is set to invalidate about 1,700 driver's licenses held by transgender residents and roughly as many birth certificates under a new law that goes beyond Republican-imposed restr...

"Kansas is set to invalidate ~1,700 driver's licenses held by transgender residents and roughly as many birth certificates under a new law that goes beyond Republican-imposed restrictions in other states on listing gender identities in government documents."

www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/fe...

23.02.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 18

Donald Trump is the biggest threat to US national security.

Laws should be passed that invalidate presidential candidates who can not pass a security clearance, or have been convicted of a felony.

23.02.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 8257 πŸ” 1910 πŸ’¬ 402 πŸ“Œ 96
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Letter: A cap on water use by Utah businesses would be a good step forward Letter: Our kids will be inheriting a lot of problems in the name of progress, including a depletion of regenerative natural resources like water.

Letter: Our kids will be inheriting a lot of problems in the name of progress, including a depletion of regenerative natural resources like water.

21.02.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

A good bit of the conversation around AI in education assumes students who are self-regulated and self-determined. Lots of students need structure and good prompting.

20.02.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2
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New Research Shows AI Agents Are Running Wild Online, With Few Guardrails in Place And this research was conducted before OpenClaw unleashed a monster.

"New Research Shows AI Agents Are Running Wild Online, With Few Guardrails in Place
"And this research was conducted before OpenClaw unleashed a monster."

#TheDinosAreLoose #AIAteMyFace #IfOnlySomeoneHadWarnedUs #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians

gizmodo.com/new-research...

21.02.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Learn How to Sign "Later" and "Late" in ASL
Learn How to Sign "Later" and "Late" in ASL YouTube video by Learn ASL With Michelle

Thanks to late night TV person for teaching me the ASL sign for later.
youtube.com/shorts/LMbuC...

18.02.2026 05:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Counterpoint:

Don’t upload your medical records to any LLM.

That’s fucking insane.

18.02.2026 02:07 πŸ‘ 7760 πŸ” 1990 πŸ’¬ 431 πŸ“Œ 195
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How to register to vote and check your registration status For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote β€” online, in person or by mail β€” in every U.S. state and territory.

Eligible voters of the United States!

The @npr.org voter registration guide has been updated to help get you ready for the 2026 primary elections.

You can find deadlines and the links you need to register and check your registration status at npr.org/vote

16.02.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 335 πŸ” 219 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 10
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How to register to vote and check your registration status For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote β€” online, in person or by mail β€” in every U.S. state and territory.

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote β€” online, in person or by mail β€” in every U.S. state and territory. n.pr/4ayRPUJ

16.02.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 950 πŸ” 690 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 63

Looks like Ring cancelling the Flock partnership is helping alter the narrative. Headline after headline reads β€œAmazon cancels partnership with surveillance company” when a more accurate read is that 2 surveillance companies pause proposed partnership.

15.02.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 424 πŸ” 161 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 6
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15.02.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 46015 πŸ” 12983 πŸ’¬ 1142 πŸ“Œ 686
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To protest Utah’s book bans, more than 300 pack into Capitol rotunda to read Author Abdi Nazemian, whose novel β€œLike a Love Story” was banned from all Utah schools last year, also addressed the crowd.

Roughly 300 readers, free speech advocates and local organizers gathered for Let Utah Read’s annual β€œread-in” event at the Capitol.
β€œWe do not want the government controlling what we can and cannot consume,” one 16-year-old participant said.

14.02.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Utah Shelves K-12 Civics Overhaul Bill Linked to Christian Nationalist Utah shelves HB312, a K–12 civics overhaul backed by Christian nationalist David Barton. The bill mandates repeated instruction on the nation's founding documents.

A Christian Nationalist with zero academic credentials in history or the constitution is helping re-write the Civics curriculum in Utah: utahpolitics.news/christian-na...

10.02.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0