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Yesterday’s quote on radical empathy was the perfect set-up for today post about a woman who is practicing it. With books!

Baltimore Woman Brings Free Books to Hundreds of Kids With Magical Trolley

Ms. Maze, who calls herself a “radical street librarian,” has gone viral on TikTok for delivering free books to hundreds of children in the Baltimore area via a trolley. The green and gold vehicle transports children to a “magical” place where they can discover which genres excite them and develop an appreciation for reading…

How wonderful!

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Stay Radical

“Empathy is the most radical of human emotions.” — Gloria Steinem

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Happy Thanksgiving, Canada! 

That’s right, Canada has its own Thanksgiving Day, and it now falls before the US holiday. It also began earlier than the US holiday.

The history of Thanksgiving in Canada

As the story goes, in 1578, English explorer Martin Frobisher and his crew gave thanks and communion was observed, either on land at Frobisher Bay, in present day Nunavut, or onboard a ship anchored there. The explorers dined on salt beef, biscuits, and mushy peas and gave thanks through Communion for their safe arrival in then Newfoundland. This is now accepted as the first “Canadian” Thanksgiving, forty-three years before the first “American” Thanksgiving.

Thankfully, we’ve come a long way from salt beef and mushy peas. While we’re on the topic, why do we eat what we do on Thanksgiving? Thousands of years of agricultural innovation by Native peoples, mostly! Here’s a quick explainer.

Happy Day!

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This weekend we made ten kilos of chili, six fruit tortes, and had an outdoor adventure. I’m ready for a chill evening and a bit of ice cream:)

Today’s random fact: the name for the paddle that churns cream into ice cream is a dasher.

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Bertrand Russell on the Secret of Happiness – The Marginalian

“The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.”

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Here’s a little science for your Friday.

How Often do Asteroids Hit the Earth? Crash Course Geology #20

How worried should we be about giant asteroid impacts? In this episode of Crash Course Geology, we’ll learn how to tell an asteroid from a meteorite, what happens when space rocks approach the Earth, and how scientists track potential threats before they reach us.

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Some days I am suddenly filled with a low-level feeling of joy. Everything sparks with at least a touch of beauty, the world has a bit magic to it, and it’s easy to find the best in all things. 

Today, I’m happy to say, is one such day. (Is it a coincidence that I just delivered a big work project and can now take some time to smell the flowers? Perhaps not.)

Hope your day has a little magic in it too!

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“If you feel safe in the area that you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth, and when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting.” — David Bowie

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Oh look, it’s Banned Books Week in the US.

Banding Together for Banned Books Week 2026

Banned Books Week, taking place October 4–10 this year, concentrates and amplifies the messaging of right to read organizations. Libraries, bookstores, and literary associations are hosting in-person and virtual events, featuring authors, educators, and advocates.

Interested in examples of books that have been banned this year?  Here’s a list: Banned Books List 2026 – PEN America

In the near future, Offred is a handmaid in an authoritarian society who is not permitted to read. We’ll let that sink in.

And if you are a teenager in a library system that is banning books, Books Unbanned is for you.

A Books Unbanned library card gives teens across the United States free digital access to ebooks and digital resources, including banned and challenged books—no matter where they live. Books Unbanned helps ensure teens can read what they like, explore new ideas and form their own opinions.

Whether you support your local library, attend an event, read a book that’s been challenged to see what You think, or something else entirely, I hope you take a moment to appreciate the right to read without censorship. Because that benefits us all!

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In some ways, this quote expresses a very Monday sort of sentiment, but I like that you can flip it from “must do” to “get to.”

“No one can build you the bridge on which you, and only you, must cross the river of life.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

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