This is in reference to the unjust firing of Melissa McCool, but it’s true of every right-wing harassment campaign Universities and elite media need to be aware of this

Wow. WTAF, the Atlantic? Seriously? And it goes without saying but American media is perfectly capable of looking "silly" without Canada's help.

I ❤️ promoting #kidCanLit that might not get much attention like a #picturebook from small #NovaScotia publisher Pictou Bee Press. THE CROW THAT WOULDN'T GO, written (in rhyme) & illustrated by Matea Drljepan, is all about Antigonish & crows. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...

The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

It's a travesty that Bari Weiss (or David Ellison, or Trump) censored this report on CECOT, forcing Americans to watch bootleg Canadian versions of 60 Minutes to find out what our own government is doing.

Seattle Franerisco 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I am not sure why this is so funny but I can't stop laughing

I'm a big fan of Betsy Bird's lists. This looks like a great one.

I lost my job for defending diverse books. Last week, the Supreme Court refused to hear Little v. Llano County, leaving readers in parts of the country without real protection when books are removed from libraries. This is not theoretical. #TLSky #libraries open.substack.com/pub/aischool...

Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition." A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.

The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.

Love this list.

Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.

One of these refugee slots belonged to a friend of mine and her child. My She had been interviewed, screened, medically checked and approved to travel to the US. She was waiting for flight dates when Trump was inaugurated- and it was all cancelled. She has been a refugee for 19 years.

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How are the attacks on arts and culture in the U.S. impacting Canadian teachers, librarians and writers? In an online (@cfetmu.bsky.social panel, Robin Stevenson (Canadian author, @robinstevenson.bsky.social) tells us about what teacher librarians are experiecning:

I first heard about Greenville from a parent who emailed me when the library wouldn't let her child check out my picture book. My alphabet book, which they now have shelved in the 18+ section because it includes....you guessed it, families like mine. So upsetting to see another library follow suit.

What is happening to my friend Kyle's books is no small part of what inspired me to join my local library board of trustees. We need more of us in this fight.

FAR be it from me to be hyperbolic, but at this point what's the point of Alberta having a fucking Charter at all www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

All of this, literally over one LGBTQ+ children's picture book. ONE. PICTURE. BOOK. They dismantled the fucking public library for the whole county. They hate gay people this much. If you have a library that functions, get in their inboxes or meetings now to tell them that they're great.

Today, PEN America has launched the Snapshots of Censorship, personal stories of educational censorship from scholars across the country. Read more about the impact of censorship here: https://pen.org/blog-series/snapshots-of-censorship/

Could #MahmoudvTaylor force educators to censor every reference to LGBTQ+ people, even in crowd illustrations, for some students? One dad thinks so. (Spoiler: That's not religious liberty. That's discrimination.) #kidlit #BooksNotBans @penamerica.bsky.social charlotteswild.com/lexington-la...

A library's entire board of trustees was fired and replaced because they refused to ban one of my books. It's so terrible. www.randolphhub.com/article/news...

Censorship isn't a niche issue to be grappled with by a few librarians, parents & children's authors. It strikes at the heart of who we want to be as a people and threatens our human inclination to explore & inquire, to engage with science, history, the arts and the truth and, ultimately,

Llano County library book removals allowed after U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear challenge www.texastribune.org/2025/12/08/t... This week at least, the book banners won... putting our intellectual freedoms and First Amendment rights seriously at risk.

Absolutely delighted to see Pride Puppy on this fantastic list!

It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.

Same concern for libraries. See Little v Llano. Free people read freely.

"We could see very clearly in Saskatchewan that it was kids today that the Sask Party government was attacking, and it would be workers tomorrow." Yup. A government that overrides the rights of one group will not stop there.

Yup. It was never just about the books. (And it was never about protecting children either.)

"The government has no place telling people what they can and cannot read.” PEN America decries Supreme Court decision on book ban case https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-decries-supreme-court-decision-on-book-ban-case/ #censorship #bannedbooks

For the record, Pride Puppy is fully vaccinated and thinks your kids should be too.

To no one's surprise, SCOTUS declined to take up this book banning case...so the (terrible) Fifth Circuit decision that First Amendment rights don't apply in libraries still stands. What a mess.

Looks like we can still buy cookies

the batshit American government is forcing children’s book publishers to put out the absolute wildest statements

My mom made this panel of the AIDS Memorial quilt for nine of her friends who died. Kenny was my beautiful, funny friend and roommate; he died in 1990 and I still think of him so often. Silence = Death.

Oh I want to read all of these!

I love Franklin and read these books aloud to my kid, as did so many of us. KCP is a fantastic Canadian publisher, and I stand with them. Sending so much support to the author and illustrator, and also hoping to eventually see Hegseth get the life he deserves.

When Mark Carney sets specific goals for Canada to "diversify away" from its reliance on the US—making headlines in Canada but not the US—hear that for what it is: Close partners and allies looking elsewhere for better friends. This is the silent way that the US loses its pointless trade war.

Cannot even bear to think about the impact these US administration decisions will have on thousands of people, both inside the US and waiting in cities and refugee camps around the world. Devastating.

Just turned in the final (I think) edits on Pride Puppy Countdown, and I am so excited for this book. Cannot WAIT to see what illustrator @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social draws! This whole project makes me happy and I know so many kids who are going to love it.

The lessons of ACT-UP are ever more relevant

Thankful this week for those many queer people who came before me, people whose voices — quiet, loud, loving, angry — have taught me so much about how to live my values in this era.

More than 1,800 banned titles in the 2023–2024 school year contained sex-related content. In a new interview, bestselling YA author @malindalo.bsky.social explains the necessity of reading those works in full before considering pulling them from shelves: pen.org/malinda-lo-i...

👏 WHICH 👏 PARENTS 👏 RIGHTS?

fuck you the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh

For me, and for pretty much every Canadian I know, the "cultural break" is definitely not about the tariffs 🙄 globalnews.ca/news/1154038...

Thanks so much @mombian for this lovely review!

Closing the libraries... while they remove all kids' books with queer characters... in the entire state. I don't even know where to start.

@altrac.works, @americanbookseller.bsky.social, @authorsabb.bsky.social, @everylibrary.bsky.social, @ncacensorship.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @pflag.org, @readfreelyal.bsky.social, and others are watching the Alabama Public Library Service. pen.org/press-releas...

Stalking kills. I am, by every possible measurement, a statistical anomaly because few people survive being stalked for a decade like I was. Stalking is femicide in slow motion. Grateful @thewalrus.ca covered this and asked me to weigh in.