Hey, Autism is not a disease. While not all Autistics have food aversion, it is found in a lot of Autistic and neurodivergent folk. If you want to stick it to the people sharing and celebrating the spreading of misinformation about Autism, share stuff made by Autistic folk. Like my book:

97 new objections in Clay (by two people) that resulted in: - 46 Restrictions - 31 Removals - 11 Withdrawn (titles not in catalog) - 8 Retained - 1 “Weeded” (cannot be re-ordered, so not really weeded) For those that thought the ruling would save us- it didn’t. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

If you are considering or planning to seek appointment or run for your local library board, FTP is here to support you. You can complete this form and we'll be in touch soon re: applying to join our next candidates' cohort kicking off in early 2026: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

every time we talk about parental permission in terms of book banning I'm like fuck man. kids have rights too. a 17-year-old should be able to check out books at the library without Mom and Dad stepping in. so should a 10-year-old or 7 or whatever. kids deserve SOME goddamn freedom and privacy

Kicked out of Columbia University, now Washington Post. All for writing and speaking about race and injustice. The best way to support my work is to join @resistanceschool.bsky.social and take my class on Race, Media and International Affairs 101! www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

You could buy: Homeland: bookshop.org/p/books/home... The Big Bath House: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... What Are Your Words: bookshop.org/p/books/what... The ABCs of Black History: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... Sharice's Big Voice: bookshop.org/p/books/shar...

Thank you to everyone who has supported me. I refuse to be silenced. Please consider a paid subscription to my Substack so I can continue doing my work. My pen will now be sharper than ever. substack.com/@karenattiah...

*9/17/2025 noncooperation thread* The courage of these teachers, my word. Colbert & Kimmel will (personally, as individuals) be ok; these teachers are putting their notoriously pint-sized livelihoods on the line TO TEACH THE CONSTITUTION. 5/

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

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

And if you like your swag .. they got some! 2 mugs and gonna doing some book shopping later.

ugh @loyaltybooks.bsky.social is amazing, one of my fav shops -- take a look at their site and pick up a few books if you've got some spare cash loyaltybookstores.com

DO IT. Im in 102!!!! You will learn SO much. And grow. AndMOVE and make community. Critical in these times

Watch this save. Do good with Kelly. I will

Here's how to support my work: I'll be teaching a version of my Columbia class on Race, Media and International Affairs 101 and 102 next month for @resistanceschool.bsky.social. The course is online/ hybrid. Deadline is Sept. 19th! Sign up! www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

Channel your outrage about @washingtonpost.com firing @karenattiah.bsky.social into support for her work

In a *second* update to today's story about the IMLS funneling money into a "Freedom Trucks" project–& how it, as well as the announcement for it–are tremendous regime propaganda, it was unearthed that the $14 million came from robbing IMLS's National Leadership Grants. bookriot.com/imls-freedom...

Tomorrow!

I’m heartbroken but not surprised that people are calling for my &Meeg’s bio of Sarah McBride 2be destroyed. Book bans are a prime tool of fascism It’s why we need 2 support LGBTQ+ books-which are overwhelmingly targeted in book bans. Buy them, positively review them, check them out in the library!

1. You may have heard of book bans before, but the new one in Alabama takes the cake. The Alabama Public Library Service has a new proposal that would ban—get this—only "positive depictions" of trans people. The hearing is next month. Public comment is open. Subscribe to support our journalism.

8. The fight over Alabama’s library codes is not going unchallenged. Groups like the Alabama Transgender Rights Action Coalition and Read Free Alabama are mobilizing against the proposed restrictions. They’ve laid out clear steps for residents who want to resist.

9. Submit written letters to the Alabama Public Library Service directly, request to speak at the September 18th or October 21 hearing in Montgomery, or use Read Free Alabama’s tool to automatically send a pre-written letter to the board. aplsws2.apls.state.al.us/publications...

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“Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white person’s slot”. -Charlie Kirk

For everyone saying political violence has no place in this country… Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year. And America shrugged and moved on.

I appreciate @publisherswkly.bsky.social bringing attention to the efforts to raise money for books for Minneapolis school kids in the wake of the Annunciation school shooting. I'm both honored and saddened to have my book involved. But it's why I wrote it. We don't have to live this way.

Can’t wait for this to be released! Community support and advocacy preserved the right to read in my district and helped spark the NJ Freedom to Read Act. Community voices make a difference. Raise your voice in any way you can.

Maybe read it twice, even

Pay attention! cc @txfreedomread.bsky.social and @freadomfighters.bsky.social are great resources.

Pls sign Canadian Authors & Illustrators Against Book Bans (CAIABB aka #CAIABB) petition asking Alberta govt to reverse their decision: change.org/AB-book-ban More info: linktr.ee/caiabb Follow @robinstevenson.bsky.social @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social for updates! #BookBans #KidLit #CanLit

Over 300K Black women have lost their jobs. That's a huge story with wild consequences for the economy. Your first priority as a progressive org should be to hire some goddamn Black women.

Just learned about this bookstore today on whirlwind trip to Chicago. Check them out. Support them. They are doing the work to support, create community. Educate! www.semicolonchi.org

Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago. Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email [email protected].

"We live in an upside-down world now where books are dangerous items to be locked away from children except in special cases, and only put in front of them with special approval from literally the highest authorities in any given school district." open.substack.com/pub/franklin...

It’s easy to get lost in numbers, charts, and analysis. But the reality is this is children going hungry, families being evicted, the sick losing healthcare, and so much more. We deserve better than this. 2/

"h/t to kelly jensen for sharing this in her newsletter [link to the original piece where you got your info]" and then going all in on your stuff is all that's needed! I link to all of my sources! I give credit in my reporting! It's part of being in community and being ethical.

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Copies of the book should be accompanied with a Q&A: Q: Why is it that this book, published in 2008, sat on library shelves with nary a peep until 2021? A: Because in 2021 extremists on the far right (see M4L) organized attacks on libraries & LGBTQ+ people by falsely portraying books as “porn.”

Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.

Hello from Washington DC, where hundreds of people and what seems like an unreasonable amount of police are assembling for the We Are All DC March This is the first pre-planned, DC-focused protest since the occupation began. Let's see how this goes 🧵

As Trump escalates, our response has to escalate as well Doesn't have to happen overnight, doesn't have to happen tomorrow, but it does need to happen I think it will. There will be a precipitating event and this tension will boil over. It has to. We can't go on like this

Listen. Help a fighter out.

Read this - follow @heykellyjensen.bsky.social read this. Perfect example of how book banners operate.

Two years after @everylibrary.bsky.social and @bookriot.bsky.social surveyed parents about their perceptions of libraries, librarians, and the content of library material, we're revisiting the work. Here's what we're doing and why: bookriot.com/parental-per...

The NYT says this started with the Kennedy Center? No, it started in our schools. They used “protect the children” to gain permission from Americans to censor K-12 History. Then, they came for higher ed. Now, they are coming for our museums. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

If you are a published Canadian author or illustrator and opposed to book bans, you might want to join the newly formed Canadian Authors and Illustrators Against Book Bans (CAIABB). Here's the links to our sign up page, Instagram and more: linktr.ee/caiabb

Statement from the Writers' Union of Canada on book bans in Alberta:

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Thx CBC & @emilyawilliams52.bsky.social for sharing list of >200 books slated for removal from Edmonton Public School libraries: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... If you're a Canadian author/illus against #BookBanning, pls consider joining #CAIABB! More info here. Thx @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social