Judy Blume says she's done writing

I'm a fan of Judy Blume's writing. I have only read her novels for young adults/children, but none of her novels for adults to date. I still have more of her young adults/children books to read as well.

I actually saw Judy Blume at the Bay Area Book Festival back in 2015 during one of the author talks where she discussed her recently published novel for adults titled, In the Unlikely Event.

I really enjoyed hearing Judy Blume speak about her writing and her novel, In the Unlikely Event. I was able to actually meet Judy Blume briefly  after the speaking event when she signed my copy of In the Unlikely Event.

Now, Judy Blume has decided to retire from writing books after 50 years. Good for her! 

Read the following NPR article, Judy Blume says she's done writing: '50 years is enough!', where Judy Blume discusses her writing!

Director of Eisenhower Library in Kansas Ousted After Refusing to Give Trump Administration a Sword

I am tired of the Trump Administration's bullying!! It seems like every time you turn around someone is being called out by President Trump for being a bad person and/or fired for no good reason.

Case in point, I recently read an article titled, 'Director of Eisenhower Library in Kansas ousted after refusing to give Trump administration a sword' by Zane Irwin. 

In the article, I learned that Todd Arrington, the "director of the  [Eisenhower] presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired."

I also learned the following information from the above mentioned article:

Todd Arrington’s resignation came shortly after Arrington refused to relinquish one of President Eisenhower’s swords from the museum’s collection. President Trump’s administration wanted to give one of the artifacts as a gift to King Charles III on Trump’s most recent state visit to the United Kingdom.

Arrington said his direct superior informed him on Monday evening that he would be asked to resign. The supervisor, who Arrington declined to name, said he was passing down orders from unknown higher-ups.

All Arrington heard is that he “could no longer be trusted with confidential information” due to conduct related to the sword disagreement.

“I was obviously shocked and saddened and heartbroken,” Arrington said in an interview with the Kansas News Service. “I have almost 30 years of government service. I've never had a bad mark against me.”

The National Archives and Records Administration, which operates presidential libraries like Eisenhower’s, replied to a Kansas News Service inquiry with an automated message that said it was closed due to the U.S. government shutdown that began Wednesday. The White House Press Office sent a similar message.

Click on the first link above to read the full news story. 

I feel like I am living in a fascist/authoritarian regime right now when I read articles like the one cited above. How dare Trump request a sword from a presidential library to give as a gift to King Charles III... And then proceed to fire Todd Arrington for not relinquishing the sword to him!!