This is fun. apple.news/AKSXIZjxlS7-...

Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”: wapo.st/448fDw6

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This. plasticlegs.substack.com/p/women-of-s...

One of the publishers I follow just sent me an email with the subject line "Historical Fiction set in the 1990s", and I'm flabbergasted!

Has anyone explained why Kristi Noem needs TWO fancy new airplanes (or even one, for that matter)?

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By my friend @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. #booksky www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/b...

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812,000 Arizonans don't have a representative right now because Republicans refuse to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The GOP must stop playing games with our democracy.

America needs a mass social movement—now—to save itself from autocracy, @nytdavidbrooks argues. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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Federal resources aren’t campaign tools. Secretary Kristi Noem's new TSA video crosses the line, violating the Hatch Act with blatant political messaging. We’re urging California airports to stand firm against this unlawful federal pressure and refrain from airing the video.

Staff at the CDC Library were quietly laid off on Friday and have not been brought back. Without them, CDC employees will lose access to information and resources in an outbreak. We need you to take action and spread the word! bit.ly/4qaDIMi via @everylibrary.bsky.social #booksky

#booksky #bannedbooksweek "Founded by the Eleanor Roosevelt Center, the awards build on Roosevelt’s legacy as a tireless advocate for civil liberties and intellectual freedom. www.libbylife.com/blog/this-ye...

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE “Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Proposed censorship measures in several states could deny your right to read some books in our Nation's libraries and lead to librarians facing criminal charges for the books on the shelves. action.everylibrary.org/nationalaccess via @everylibrary.bsky.social #booksky #bannedbooksweek

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It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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#booksky Sign the national pledge against book bans and add your name to the growing movement for the freedom to read. action.everylibrary.org/bookbanpledge via ‪@everylibrary.bsky.social‬

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Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day honours and remembers the children who were forced into Canada's Residential School system. It was first observed as Orange Shirt Day in 2013 and was elevated to a statutory holidy for federal workers in 2021.

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I loved both the Diana Wynne Jones and the Pamela Dean interpretations. (In fact, I still have battered paperbacks of both!) Looks like I have some more reading to do, though (oh, darn!). #booksky reactormag.com/a-knight-to-...

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