Sandra Parks
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Retired librarian, censorship fighter, cyclist, photographer. And I play oldtime string band music.
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kelly jensen
about 13 hours ago
Pairing unprofessional reviews written with a far-right agenda with links to legitimate professional reviews is an attempt at legitimacy. Why develop such a tool? To sell to school, libraries, and politicians eager to ban books.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
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What Is The National Book Rating Index?: Another "New" Review Tool Attempting to Legitimize Bias in Book Evaluation
The National Book Rating Index is a convenient answer to public institutions asking how to subscribe to right-wing review guides.
https://buttondown.com/wellsourced/archive/what-is-the-national-book-rating-index/
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derek guy
about 22 hours ago
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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Time to boycott FIFA.
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Alt CDC (they/them)
1 day ago
At its core, MAHA is eugenics.
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Fight for the Future
2 days ago
Being a Spotify customer in 2025 is nothing to celebrate, thatās why weāre calling on listeners, musicians, and labels to commit to boycotting Spotify instead of providing free PR through sharing their Wrapped content. Drop Spotify:
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/spot...
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Evan Greer
3 days ago
Here's the important thing: mandatory online age verification is a major threat, but it's not a done deal. We saw major disagreement in Congress during the House hearing yesterday, and there is rising opposition to these misguided policies. We need to get louder.
www.teenvogue.com/story/some-d...
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Why Are Some Democrats Backing MAGA's Anti-LGBTQ+ Censorship?
From late-night host cancellations to removing LGBTQ+ history from government sites, politicians in both parties are contributing to the overwriting of the internet ā a place where lots of queer and t...
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/some-democrats-are-helping-the-trump-admins-anti-lgbtq-tech-agenda
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TJ Alexander
4 days ago
New Yorkers, did you know Gov. Hochul could sign into law protections for school libraries any time she cares to? We don't need to wait. Let her know you want this done now. Come to Union Square on Monday and join me,
@authorsabb.bsky.social
and other orgs to remind her what's sitting on her desk
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Puff the Magic Hater
3 days ago
We have to apply pressure. Give Johnson a choice between being a hero or someone who has failed us, rather than simply casting him as a villain and accepting defeat. If you live in Chicago, share this piece with everyone you know and tell them to reach out to their alderman and the mayor's office.
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You Canāt Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
āLibraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
https://organizingmythoughts.org/you-cant-fight-fascism-while-defunding-libraries/
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Evan Greer
3 days ago
šØ EVERYONE PLEASE RESKEET THIS FOR VISIBILITY!!! šØ A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by
@fightforthefuture.org
are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws. Join us:
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
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Indivisible āš
3 days ago
Social media is full of people sharing their Spotify Wrapped results ā while Spotify is full of ICE recruitment ads. As long as Spotify is willing to take money from ICE, they donāt need (and donāt deserve) free advertising on our social feeds.
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Funny that none of our Republican representativesāBen Cline, Chris Runion were available for comment.
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Samira Ahmed
5 days ago
If you're not yet boycotting Target. Here's one more reason they're giving you to do so!
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John Muller
7 days ago
The War on Drugs, and the War on Terror (which were both massive failures) have now given birth to the War on Narcoterrorism, which in practice looks like the Trump regime murdering random sailors, while simultaneously pardoning any convicted drug trafficker that cuts them a cheque or asks nicely.
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Banned Camp podcast
9 days ago
tennessee just kept 140+ books banned until at least next year. beloved. catch-22. on pause because lawmakers panic at paper. students are literally the collateral damage. how is this still happening?
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U.S. Book Challenges Update: November 2025 Edition
Libraries and schools across the country are experiencing unprecedented levels of attempts to ban or remove books from their shelves. I Love Libraries will continue to raise awareness by highlightingā¦
https://ilovelibraries.org/article/u-s-book-challenges-update-november-2025-edition/
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š· itās only Wednesday š·
10 days ago
This IS really good!
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Josh Gerstein
10 days ago
JUST IN:
#SCOTUS
will permit US copyright chief Shira Perlmutter to remain in post for several months more despite Trump's effort to oust her. Thomas dissents as court punts admin's emergency appeal 'til after rulings on FTC/Slaughter & Fed/Cook Earlier:
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Appeals court, weighing Trumpās Library of Congress takeover, reinstates copyright chief
Shira Perlmutter sued the Trump administration following her May dismissal.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/09/10/congress/shira-perlmutter-library-congress-ruling-00555218
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Library of Congress
10 days ago
History buffs, weāve got an activity to occupy your digestion downtime this holiday season. Our crowdsourced transcription program, By The People, presents new documents for transcription in collaboration with @PBS and "The American Revolution," a new Ken Burns series.
crowd.loc.gov/topics/ameri...
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Can we also look into why these folks get a lifetime pension after FIVE years? I had to work 30 years for mine.
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Alexandra Petri
12 days ago
what was it that you did here exactly?
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A DOGE Exit Interview
Itās the agencyās turn to send a pointless, time-consuming email explaining its accomplishments.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2025/11/doge-exit-interview/685051/?gift=jQN1t1D1nkO2TQodBiz5KOmpRnxKh48fAqHhVs45ago&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle
12 days ago
Rest in Power to Mother Viola Ford Fletcher. 111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre. She never got the justice she deserved
www.fox23.com/news/mother-...
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Mother Viola Fletcher passes away at 111 years old
TULSA, Okla. ā Mayor Monroe Nichols announced the passing of one of the two last remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Mother Viola Fletcher.
https://www.fox23.com/news/mother-viola-fletcher-passes-away-at-111-years-old/article_cb7b54cc-34af-47e1-b85d-1baece104dfb.html
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The Contrarian
13 days ago
Jen Rubin shares why we should boycott Trump enablersāAmazon, Home Depot, and Targetāthis Thanksgiving holiday.
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A call to action
āWe Aināt Buying Itā
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/a-call-to-action
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Hear, hear.
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Steve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault
15 days ago
"Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out"
#AiIsTheProblem
#TLSky
#EduSky
#SchoolLibrarians
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/11/gmail-is-reading-your-emails-and-attachments-to-train-its-ai-unless-you-turn-it-off
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American Library Association
15 days ago
NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court! A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so. Read the ruling:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
(More to come from ALA)
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Indivisible Charlottesville
16 days ago
#TDOR
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Scarlet Rose
16 days ago
Im gonna save y'all from giving Starbucks any money because fuck'em. Ingredients: 4 oz semi-sweet chocolates (113g) 2.5 Tbs granulated sugar (32g) 1 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder (7.5 g) pinch salt 1 1/2 cups milk (360g) 1/2 tsp peppermint extract 1 ā 2 cups Ice cubes (130-260g) Whipped Cream
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Russ
24 days ago
Here's your chance to do something about the people being starved and beaten in Broadview ICE custody. Share this post, and I'll donate $1 to the Midwest Immigration Bond Fund (
www.mibfc.org
). And if you make a donation to them, let me know how much and I'll match it 1:1.
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Thatās just weird. And offensive.
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Brian J. Karem
18 days ago
Remember Jamal Khashoggi. Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
brianjkarem.substack.com/p/mbs-stains...
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MBS stains the White House
Trump sells him F-35s and no one seems to remember Jamal Khashoggi
https://brianjkarem.substack.com/p/mbs-stains-the-white-house?r=47sjc
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Senator Ed Markey
19 days ago
Trump says he will sell our most advanced fighter jets to the Saudis, who US intelligence says killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. Looks like Saudi Arabiaās billion-dollar business deals with the Trump family are paying off. This is outrageous.
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Just Jack
19 days ago
How are they stopping drugs coming through our border when they canāt even stop cows?
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TX FReadom Fighters
19 days ago
Using A.I. to vet library materials flags many titles that are not accurate and matches titles against "challenged" books or reviews which could include anything. This practice is problematic. Districts should not be using A.I. to vet materials, since A.I. does not include the context or full text.
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Aaron Parnas
20 days ago
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Lead Locally
22 days ago
Our candidates refused Dominion money, and won. Virginia voters want leaders who choose people over profit. Congrats
@guzman4virginia.bsky.social
@johnmcauliff.bsky.social
@lhn.bsky.social
@jess4va.com
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50501: The Peopleās Movement āš
21 days ago
Today, thousands of people came out to events all across NYCāpicking up and handing out materials to defend their neighborhoods from ICE. There were whistles kits & know your rights cards. People went to hundreds of businesses hanging signs of solidarity. Incredible feat by
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social
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Dan Immergluck
20 days ago
The link to the segment is up... It's powerful. And may be useful to share with others, including students.
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social
www.cbsnews.com/video/when-t...
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Ann Telnaes
20 days ago
The operative word is "insurance"
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Dr. Lucky Tran
21 days ago
š Alice Wongās last words: āDonāt let the bastards grind you down.ā We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.
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Jay Hightman
21 days ago
A useful database for those who are curious.
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unraveled
21 days ago
"What's happening here is evil."
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The Tennessee Holler
22 days ago
What a photograph. āNearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicagoā¦ā Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign youāre not the good guys in the story.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Authors Against Book Bans
22 days ago
Some good news out of Maryland!
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Maryland Board of Education Restores 'Flamer' to School Libraries
After Community Protests
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60976/maryland-board-education-restores-flamer-school-libraries
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kelly jensen
23 days ago
What is Take Back The Classroom? A deep dive into the project making its way into right-wing circles, aiding in book bans nationwide. Who is behind it? How does it work? How are they recruiting new cult members? Know before it reaches your library.
bookriot.com/what-is-take...
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What Is Take Back The Classroom?: Book Censorship News, November 14, 2025
With the closure of BookLooks, we've seen the rise of Take Back the Classroom. But what is this website and how do their book "reviews" work?
https://bookriot.com/what-is-take-back-the-classroom/
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Karen Lillis
about 1 month ago
š§µ Good morning! The MILLION POSTCARD PROTEST will be held @ the beginning of December. Send homemade postcards to DC three days in a row to send a big message in big PILES of mail. Read this š§µ for full details, and please REPOST. š©µš©µš©µ Dec 2: To GOP Senate Dec 3: To KLeav Dec 4: To Mike Johnson 1/7
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Lisa Reyna Loe
about 1 month ago
The Trump-Republican healthcare plan. A picture is worth a thousand words indeed. Side note: if I faint, please call a doctor and not, oh I donāt know, Stephen Miller. š±
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kelly jensen
about 1 month ago
Viral posts about how Moms For Liberty had zero wins on election night...aren't true. They're misinformation, even dis-info. M4L did have a number of school board candidates win. You can verify that information pretty easily. They had *A LOT* of losses and their power isn't what it once was.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)
about 1 month ago
Librarians are the coolest people ever.
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Iām working as an election officer today, and Iām amazed by the number of people who thank us for our service today.
about 1 month ago
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