The Tennessee Secretary of State handed public library boards that are eager to ban LGBTQ+ books–and particularly trans books–from their collections the biggest permission slip last week. Rutherford County is *closing* libraries to remove books. bookriot.com/rutherford-c...

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The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort: www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...

Hi all - a heads up I will be pretty quiet on here for the next little while as I work on my PhD. Pls text, email or Signal - for all things @torontocomics.bsky.social please send an email to [email protected] with me cc’ed. In the meantime, here’s a picture of me & velvet hippo Ziggy

Quick reminder: NYC’s new First Lady, Rama Duwaji, is a cartoonist! www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...

Week 3. We see you, teachers. We see you, parents. We see you, students. Stay loud. Stay strong. ♥️✊ #abed #ableg

One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends. #NoKings #Manhattan

It's official. Nearly 7 million people. Today is the single largest day of protest in American history. Americans from all corners of the country are standing up and saying #NoKings. This is what peaceful, patriotic protest looks like.

Well put SVA “Art illuminates dark times”

This All Things Considered 4-minute spotlight changed my life overnight. NPR helps me stay informed and engaged with my community. Freedom of the press is at jeopardy. Please donate to your local @npr.org station and keep news available to everyone.

We are complicit. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Our Executive Director @librarylandia.bsky.social spoke with CBC about the Alberta government's censorship of comic books in schools. Their attack on diverse voices is a continuation of how governments have historically exploited "moral panics" to threaten human rights. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

You have precisely 24 HOURS LEFT to send in your most dazzling, preposterous, stately and/or transcendent "I Registered to Vote for Zohran" sticker designs to zohranfornyc.com/stickittotheman

#SlowHorses is back!!!!!!!

This might be the worst timeline - and there’s also the first new episode of #SlowHorses s05 to watch - including this delight of a scene 🎬 with the #simplyirresistable and ever ridiculous #RoddyHo

Comics and social protest have a long history that now includes #OnePiece #comics #manga #publichistory www.cbc.ca/news/world/o...

Other big #ottawa news - walks to fight existential dread continue…

Big plans for tomorrow - me and other public historians from @cupublichistory.bsky.social will be visiting the oldest stone structure in #Ottawa for a special #PublicHistory tour at Bytown Museum. #PhDlife is wonderfully 🤓

"Situations that once were opportunities for connection have become solitary pursuits..." "...reliance on AI deprives us of relationships and opportunities for reflection." A lot of good reflections in this article; with thanks to @noethematt.bsky.social www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Knowledge of graphic medicine, a commitment to kindness and community, and time to dedicate to the work are key. More details can be found on our website. Applications are due October 13th, 2025. 4/ www.graphicmedicine.org/gmic-needs-a...

Yes, I'll be at #NYCC with @libcomix.bsky.social! If you can - come volunteer with us!

Happening now: Protest to bring back Jimmy Kimmel outside ABC Disney Studios in New York City

Here's how Deb's team got diversity success - how can you implement some of these ideas into your own studio or team? Diversity allows creativity to flourish and help teams find economic success, too. #GDoCExpo2025 #gamedev

Do one thing today to help. One thing tomorrow. One thing the day after. Taking a swing at every bad thing happening is just going to burn you out. Remember, if everyone does their one thing the world changes

This is the playbook, folks. If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away. Do not be quiet in this moment.

We stand in support of the librarians and teachers who are doing their part to share a love of reading with their students, and we believe that all readers deserve access to an inclusive selection of titles. Prepare to celebrate Banned Books Week this coming Oct 5-11: bit.ly/4gBiTp4 #edusky

These legal cases may determine which titles are available in public schools and libraries for years to come.

You don’t say. 😕 “It’s really, really frustrating, and it’s really setting us back as far as the community’s info literacy.”

This is the biggest attack on free speech since the McCarthy era but it also has significantly less popular consensus behind it than the second Red Scare. It's being done on behalf of a minority faction led by the most unpopular president in modern history. Organizing against this can win.

"No right was deemed by the fathers of the government more sacred than the right of speech. It was in their eyes, as in the eyes of all thoughtful men, the great moral renovator of society and government." ― Frederick Douglass, activist and author

American brands: We paid an AI slop company to make a chat bot that won’t load French brand: We hired the best living comic artist to make an original short film with a top director and Production IG

Yes, Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension was government censorship

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

Good night, and good luck

There’s a group of folks that are super Take Back Alberta adjacent and are “definitely not coordinated despite all of the evidence to the contrary”… Anyways… Here’s a great article from The Sprawl you should send to everyone you know. #yyc #abpoli www.sprawlcalgary.com/cbe-election...

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Proud to offer an intro to this important guide from @freedomreadproject.bsky.social - for more information - go here! www.freedomtoreadproject.org/turning_the_...

Canadian authors & illustrators! You know have your own Authors Against Book Bans! Sign up here! linktr.ee/caiabb

When the week feels like this…and it’s only Tuesday

Join Fanbase Press' @barbrajdillon.bsky.social, @noethematt.bsky.social, and @jopi.bsky.social for the ‘Get Involved in Local Politics’ Virtual Forum on September 21, 2025, to Learn How You Can Make an Impact in Your Community

Now seems like a good time to remind everyone that @penamerica.bsky.social created an online harassment guide. Look at it. Do it. Stay safe out there! onlineharassmentfieldmanual.pen.org

Some cheer for the skyline...

A historical short on #NellieBly filmed on Roosevelt Island and narrated by @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ….? Yes please! My feed needed this.

My thoughts on Alberta's push to add citizenship markers to driver's licenses. It's not about election integrity or convenience. It's about a culture war and discriminating against immigrants. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...

A needed spark of awesome in today’s mail - thank you @explodingarrow.bsky.social and the #Comics Courier (And yes it takes forever to mail stuff to Canada 🇨🇦) ko-fi.com/thecomicscou... Also best headline for the now, “Young Romance and the Fight Against Fascism”

#Comics and us sharing our stories save lives. Removing books from the shelf is erasure and #censorship. 68% of Albertans believe decisions about what’s age-appropriate should be made by librarians, teachers, and schools - not administrations. Let’s fight back (cc: @torontocomics.bsky.social)

A reminder that The Ignatz Awards will begin promptly at 9:30 PM TONIGHT in the White Oak Room. It is open to all and free to attend with a keynote address by @mimi.pond. Wear what you like. Be ready to hoot and holler and cheers for your faves to get that coveted Ignatz brick.

We’ve got some numbers for ya! Nothing to crunch, just to enjoy this coming Saturday and Sunday. Lots of Special Guests, Exhibitors, Panels, Workshops and Ignatz Nominees galore!