Alsace Walentine
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Co-owner of Tombolo Books in St. Pete, FL. Formerly of Malaprop's in Asheville. She/her.
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Tombolo Books
3 months ago
Join USF Professors Andrew Berish and Daniel Belgrad at Tombolo Books for a conversation about Berish’s HATING JAZZ! 🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺 🗓️September 18, 2025 ⏰7:00pm 📍Tombolo Books RSVP and grab your books at
tombolobooks.com
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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D.
7 months ago
From Call to Activism on Xitter "MAJOR BREAKING: New viral video shows Congressman Menendez jumping in to save his colleague Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, who's being manhandled by ICE, as Mayor Ras Baraka is being taken in handcuffs. America, 2025."
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ACLU of New Jersey
7 months ago
BREAKING: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been arrested at Delaney Hall by the Department of Homeland Security. Read our statement:
www.aclu-nj.org/en/press-rel...
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Robert Reich
7 months ago
The mayor of Newark was arrested today while protesting at a federal immigration detention center operated by GEO Group — a private prison company and major Trump donor. Kudos to Ras Baraka for standing up to this authoritarian regime.
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Toni Morrison's novels are NOT "poison".
#Florida
citizens, hurry! Tell your reps 🚫 NO on HB 1539
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Florida Freedom to Read Project
8 months ago
HB 1539 just passed out of committee with a 13-4 vote. There was a lot of gaslighting and misinformation again about what this bill does and doesn’t do. Not all “classics” are safe - only those the FLDOE preserves in standards. More to come on next steps.
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Florida Freedom to Read Project
8 months ago
News from Tallahassee: SB 1692 died in committee today. HB 1539 (the version that still impacts booksellers and public libraries) is on Wednesday’s agenda in the House Education Administration Committee. Please call and email to vote “NO” on HB 1539!
www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Com...
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Florida House of Representatives
Florida House of Representatives
https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/meetingnotice.aspx?MeetingId=14732&SessionId=105&CommitteeId=3292
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Florida Freedom to Read Project
9 months ago
Yesterday, Senator McClain struggled to answer pretty clear questions about his bill (SB 1692). Here, he provided factually inaccurate info about the committee review and appeal process. (See ALT text for details)
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Craig Pittman
9 months ago
#Florida
Senate Republicans introduce a bill reigniting the battle over what books should be allowed in FL public schools (but guns are OK).
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
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POLITICO Pro: New Florida bill stokes fears of more K-12 books being removed from schools
The legislation aims to expand state book challenge laws by forbidding districts from weighing the potential literary value of a flagged work if it is considered “harmful to minors.”
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/03/new-florida-bill-stokes-fears-of-more-k-12-books-being-removed-from-schools-00237240
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Florida Freedom to Read Project
9 months ago
FL House Rep
@ritaforflorida.bsky.social
has filed HB 6037. This bill would return local control to our library curation practices by repealing the language that was added to statute 1006.28 by HB 1467 (2022) and HB 1069 (2023).
www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill...
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House Bill 6037 (2025) - The Florida Senate
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/6037
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Nadine Smith
9 months ago
So say we all.
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Craig Pittman
9 months ago
Pennywise & pound foolish: President Musk's DOGE has ended the lease for the
#Florida
office staffed with hundreds of federal workers focused on Everglades restoration and maintaining beaches across the state.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...
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Florida offices housing Everglades engineers, scientists on the Musk chopping block
At the same time, all remote federal workers have been ordered back to the office.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article301340914.html#storylink=cpy
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This Thursday 3/6 is the deadline to apply! St. Pete's award-winning general bookstore is looking for 2 PT booksellers.
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9 months ago
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Looking for experienced booksellers to join our
@tombolobooks.bsky.social
team! Apply on
Tombolobooks.com
Apps close March 6
#stpete
#tampabay
#bestofthebay
#indie
10 months ago
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Here's a great snapshot of the blue enclave where I live and work.
#tombolobooks
#stpete
#grandcentraldistrict
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