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I'm guest #3 in the course! "Develop your virtual school visit with instructor George Jreije, using storytelling and original content to connect with students and educators—then bring your virtual visit to a classroom during World Read Aloud Week!" @highlightsfound.bsky.social

currently at record-high search interest for canceling disney plus. pulling kimmel is a bigger deal to the company's bottom line than any of the "woke" scandals of the past 5 years. i think news & entertainment corp execs need put more work into understanding their audience, & get off twitter

“Wholly unsurprising to anyone paying attention, the backlash over the abrupt cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel Live! is only continuing to grow and spread, and Disney is now scrambling to fix a situation quickly spiraling out of its control.” screenrant.com/disney-scram...

Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension wasn’t “cancel culture.” It was government coercion. Brendan Carr told Benny Johnson, “we can do this the easy way or the hard way,” and affiliates panicked. Regulatory threats can’t be the answer to speech we don’t like. If we let this stand, no voice is safe.

As I told @newrepublic.com, "Once last week, twice today, ICE has picked me up and thrown me on the ground. Honestly, it doesn’t compare to what our neighbors who are trapped inside the Broadview processing facility are going through. They’re committing crimes against humanity there."

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read. They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

also a lot of the stuff everybody's complaining about in mainstream tv and movies (myself included) is solved by going to other mediums (comics, novels, etc) because no executive management team cares enough about what we're doing to bother meddling with it lol

It's easy to give into panic and there IS a ton of things to be afraid of right now and in the future But what I am holding onto is that the truth of the matter is that the current regime is incredibly unpopular and relying on projecting the image of overwhelming power because they don't have it

Karina Villa protecting her constituents by literally running ICE off the streets in West Chicago and yelling to residents to stay inside their homes.

Political violence and threats are not the answer. This is a watershed moment — we can choose to stay silent and live in fear, or we can choose to be loud for peace and compassion. We must work together to stop this crisis, and it should start from the top with the President.

Whether you love or hate LOVE YOU FOREVER, this is, as Sarah says, a beautiful & sad account of a life of writing for children, & how it’s winding to an end.

✏️We invite all Teachers and Educators to join us this September 19 at 12 pm EST for a YouTube LIVE Discussion on how to integrate play and Imagination in the classroom with Yuyi Morales. Moderated by Lorena German. Ideal for 4-7 age educators. #LKBF25 #HispanicHeritageMonth #EducatorResources

From Sept/Oct #HornBookMagazine #HBMag "Teaching Our Stories with the #LatinxKidLitBookFestival" by Tracey T. Flores and Carla España: "It is a joy to witness the ­thoughtful #LKBF programming..." www.hbook.com/story/field-... @latinxkidlitbf.bsky.social

Don’t miss this unique chance to get direct access! Eric Smith, founder of Neighborhood Literary (who is closed to queries until January 2026) will be available solely for consultation ticket holders at the Storytellers Conference. Secure your consultation ticket before they're gone! Link in bio!

“Momentum is more important than inspiration.” Pam Muñoz Ryan on writing staying creative. #storytellersconference25 #lkbf

Writers: The editors & agents aren’t behind a velvet rope at our conference—they’re in the room with you. 💬 Small-group convos 🍴 Intimate lunch & learns 📚 40+ industry pros 🤝 Real connection, zero pressure Let’s story. 🎟️ tickets are selling fast. www.latinxstorytellersconference.com/registration

Pam Muñoz Ryan and me at the #LKBFStorytellers conference

“How to Report ICE” regional zines - Print this single page zine and hand it out or place it in public areas. Northern California Southern California Colorado DC Metro Area (DMV) Durham Massachusetts NYC Philly Pittsburgh and more states drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Today is my birthday! To celebrate, I am giving away 2 copies of THE KING OF BOOKS (Feiwel & Friends). To enter: 🐯 like 🐯 share this post I will announce 2 winners on Friday, September 12th! #KidLit #EduSky #Skybrarians

"Great Falls took money from the library to fund public safety; Yellowstone County does the same with Yellowstone Art Museum" If you haven't been paying attention, *several* communities stole library budget money to fund more cops this year. dailymontanan.com/2025/09/04/a...

It's just a sports ban. It's just a bathroom ban. It's just a healthcare for kids ban. It's just a military service ban. It's just a federal jobs ban. It's just a university housing ban. It's just a passport & visa ban. It's just one Constitutional right. It's just your status as free citizens.

Prof. DeGraff's speaks about his personal experience briefly and then about the colonial and post-colonial history of his native #Haiti. He starts with 1492 and violence of changing the name of the island, just before the genocide and slavery, with French used as a weapon. #Linguistics #History

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

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...

Teachers! Librarians! Writers! Check out educators' favorite ways to increase student access to nonfiction books they'll love. tinyurl.com/ycy4adrp #kidslovenonficiton #kidlit #edusky @ldelia.bsky.social @wendygarland.bsky.social @lisaljrogers.bsky.social

Farewell, Quinn. There was nobody like you.

The DeSantis administration currently has at least seven Florida Highway Patrol troopers just on anti-chalk duty: Two watching from a Dunkin Donuts next door and five more parked in the lot right behind them.

Booklet of labor songs prepared by AFL-CIO Department of Education for the AFL-CIO Pamphlet Division, 1983 archived by @volumesdesign.library #PeoplesGDArchive #GDHistory

Goodness, chronic illness is awful this year, but I'm finally making videos again, and I just have to say: Humans are ridiculous. In good ways, in bad ways, in all the ways. Case in point: This tiny hedgehog on a wagon, from 1500 - 1100 BCE Iran (photo © Louvre) 🏺 #archaeology #ArchaeologySky

This “explicit” is a weird editorial choice. The constitution gives the president no power over this at all. It’s not ambiguous.

Yes. Steven Miller told ICE to stop targeting criminals and grab anyone who LOOKS undocumented. www.salon.com/2025/06/10/j...

No matter what @MarshaBlackburn keeps saying, it’s not criminals they’re targeting. www.cnn.com/2025/08/30/u...

Looking for more engagement on Bluesky? I've compiled tips with t he help of others in the community: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/bl... #BlueSkyTips

Americorps helped return $83 million to working class Americans through their tax return assistance program. Weird how the Trump admin cut the program that helped poor people pay fewer taxes, while bending over backwards to give massive tax breaks to billionaires. Very populist.

Recently met a HS grad whose Americorps job suddenly disappeared when the entire program was axed in April. 2025 budget for it was $1.3 billion. When he got the news, he was on his way to Texas to paint low income houses. He'd been helping people living in poverty to prepare tax returns before that.

Father Michael Pfleger, a priest for more than 50 years, said this about Trump: “Look into your mirror and address the violence coming from the White House ... of cutting Medicare/Medicaid … address the violence of refusing to ban assault weapons.” More here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-det...

You have to organize. I don't know what else to tell people. And organizing is not sexy and it is difficult and it matters that you be persistent. We need long-distance runners right now.

Thank you Meridian Magazine for including MAYBE JUST ASK ME! in your back-to-school book list!! www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa... @edusky.bsky.social #edusky

TOPIC: How do you know when to move on from a project? Is there an expiration date on your work? And how do you deal with the mountain of defunct research, drafts and sketches--not to mention the emotional toll of saying goodbye? #kidlitchat

Woohoo! It's #kidlitchat night! Going live at 9 pm Eastern, 6 Pacific (but the hashtag is always on). Join in if you can--you never know, there may be PIE. :-) See you soon.

My heart breaks into 10,000 pieces once again.

Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.

The fact that this administration is hell bent on punishing Kilmar Abrego Garcia while rewarding Ghislane Maxwell tells you all you need to know about their violent racism and misogyny.

🚨 It’s the 20th anniversary of Katrina + FEMA workers are warning us: cuts + censorship are gutting the agency meant to keep us safe. Delayed disaster response = lives at risk. Sign the Katrina Declaration + demand Congress protect FEMA. 👉 www.standupforscience.net/fema-katrina-declaration

Don’t let the government regulate your reading www.bookbanpetition.us

People outside of the U.S. see the country clearer than most of the people in the country. And all I hear from comrades in other countries is: "Are you all aware that you are living under a fascist government already?"

We are testing the Discord this weekend, and I will try to send out invites next week. If you left a 💜 in the original post, I will DM you the invite here. If your DMs are not open, I will ask you to email me for the link.