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Abolish target inc. FUND LIBRARIES book whisperer. autodidact. itinerant. literate. teachable.
pinned post!
Someone cut both the gas line and the power line that day at 4am
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about 1 month ago
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Niema Moshiri
about 1 hour ago
Holy fuck, active shooter at the Mosque in Clairemont. Be safe if you live close by š¬
www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/s...
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San Diego Police responding to reports of an active shooter at mosque in Clairemont
The San Diego Police are responding to reports of an active shooter near a Clairemont Mosque.
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-police-responding-to-reports-of-an-active-shooter-at-the-islamic-center-of-san-diego/4025204/
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I am gravely disappointed in tom steyer
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DSA is the Dem Party. I mean that actually really literally. Its a wing of the party. Read the fine print. Pseudo radicals.
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Prison Policy Initiative
1 day ago
This makes sense considering how guaranteed income programs make people less desperate for money to cover basic needs. These types of programs help keep people out of prison āĀ and that helps everyone. Learn more š
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Guaranteed income helps people leaving jail and prison, and that helps everyone
Guaranteed income programs show reduced recidivism and improved self-sufficiency, quickly paying for themselves.
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/04/10/guaranteed_income/
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Prison Policy Initiative
1 day ago
ā Myth: Guaranteed income creates a disincentive to work ā Reality: Guaranteed income actually helps people find suitable and sustainable work that leads to more stable employment:
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Sage Journals
1 day ago
Looking to strengthen your research and publish work that makes a difference? Join our webinar on research that centres LGBTQIA+ experiencesāfeaturing expert insights, real challenges, and practical guidance. 3 June | 4PM (UK)
https://ow.ly/XU1x50Z06zI
#LGBTQIAResearch
#AcademicSky
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Preeti Chhibber
1 day ago
also god they always look SO SMUG when talking about "ai is the future, it's gonna do what you can't, i live in a fantasy land made of other people's labor and wage theft"
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Little Free Library
1 day ago
IT'S OUR BIRTHDAY! Little Free Library became a nonprofit on May 17, 2012, launching our journey to make books accessible to everyoneš„³ This year May 17 is also the inaugural National Little Free Library Day! Join us in celebrating Little Free Library Week all week long:
https://lflib.org/lfl-week
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L.A. TACO
1 day ago
Following a series of raids that took place on the morning of May 13, a coalition of lawyers is now preparing to file a federal restraining order against federal agents and agencies who have targeted VC Defensa. The full story:
lataco.com/vc-defensa-l...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares and Izzy Ramirez
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SDSU breaks ground for first affordable housing at Mission Valley campus site
The Addison will be a 126-unit mid-rise building located east of Snapdragon Stadium in what is now the stadium's Orange Lot.
https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2026/05/13/sdsu-breaks-ground-first-affordable-housing-mission-valley-campus/
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DONNIE DARKO FIGHTS BOOK BANS
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2 days ago
Saw this little free library during the walk today..
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LA Street Care & Mutual Aid
2 days ago
Yesterday,
@hugoforcd13.bsky.social
's sweeps squad targeted our friends, ordering the destruction of tents and personal belongings. Cop collaborators Carlos and Kylie went home for the weekend leaving a dozen people without shelter. Help us replace the tents they destroyed!
tinyurl.com/lascdonate
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KnockDotLA
about 1 month ago
New on Knock: "Iāve been handed a tent and a ticket in the same exchange ā the citation still warm from the printer" Kaylee Dunson shares her experience of anti-homeless sweeps, and the failures of a policy that says "housing first" but treats visibility as a problem.
knock-la.com/they-gave-me...
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They Gave Me a Tent and a Ticket - Knock LA
We are people who deserve pathways out of crisis that donāt require surrendering our dignity to get there.
https://knock-la.com/they-gave-me-a-tent-and-a-ticket/
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LA Public Press
about 2 months ago
Will the āsanitation sweepsā of the 1984 Olympics haunt LA in 2028? Decades ago, LAās police forces consulted foreign intelligence agencies to āsanitizeā South LA for the Games. Now, as new surveillance centers rise, residents fear history is repeating itself.
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Will the āsanitation sweepsā of the 1984 Olympics haunt LA in 2028?
Decades ago, LAās police forces consulted foreign intelligence agencies to āsanitizeā South LA for the Games. Now, as new surveillance centers rise, residents fear history is repeating itself.
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/03/la-olympics-sweeps-1984/
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Spike Friedman
about 1 month ago
The āhuman rights strategyā for LA28 is like 20 pages of total content with like a page and a half on the risks for unhoused communities caused by LA28 and their main recommendation for people facing discriminatory displacement is to call Trumpās HUD directly. Unbelievable.
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Erin Reed
3 days ago
Major news! A state court in Kansas has just blocked the states gender affirming care ban! Nobody is at our desk right now so we canāt draft up a story but you all deserve to know this incredible news.
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The Overseer Class is now available for pre-order
3 days ago
Itās a naked, aggressive takeover of public space
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The Overseer Class is now available for pre-order
2 days ago
FINAL LINEUP at
@strandbooks.com
@samhita.bsky.social
@reetamac.bsky.social
@afeefness.bsky.social
& Una Osato! There's a few tickets left:
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what do we do? stand up. fight back!
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The Overseer Class is now available for pre-order
2 days ago
Shamelessly re-sharing these words by newly minted Pulitzer Prize winner
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social
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Prison Policy Initiative
2 days ago
Police contact of any kind is not innocuous: most police killings start with officers responding to a suspected non-violent situation or a case where no crime has been reported.
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If Amerikkkan authors want censorship beat, u guys are gonna have to BEAT THE IMPERIALISM OUT OF PEN AND FRIENDS
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Little Free Library
3 days ago
Little Free Libraries bring us JOY š
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You cant reform caging children you have to abolish it
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Native kids with disabilities were held in wooden boxes. Sweeping reforms are coming
State officials in New York say the Salmon River district's special education program confined young children with disabilities in wooden boxes. Parents weren't notified.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/14/nx-s1-5821682/salmon-river-mohawk-children
3 days ago
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Social democrats are not abolitionists
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There's only 3 skeets under the hashtag
#LetBooksBe
this will be the 4th
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American Library Association
18 days ago
#BannedBooksWeek
2026 will be held Oct 4-10! For this year's theme, we enlisted 3 award-winning artists: Hyesu Lee, Loveis Wise, and Mikey Burton. Each offered a distinct perspective on the ways books enrich our livesāand why we should all
#LetBooksBe
. Learn more:
https://bit.ly/4eCozwz
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Freedom to Read Foundation
3 days ago
The fight against censorship takes resources. Each year, the Freedom to Read Foundation awards 5 grants supporting organizations that defend the freedom to read and expand access to books. Weāre proud to support Banned Books Week 2026 and this yearās theme:
#LetBooksBe
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Mychal Threets
about 1 month ago
Wow š„ŗ The Iranian national soccer team players with tiny backpacks as tribute to honor the children and teachers killed at the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran ā¤ļøāš©¹
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Mychal Threets
15 days ago
May 3rd is the birthday of Hind Rajab. She would be 8-years-old. She called for help. She loved pretending to play doctor. She was kind. She should still be alive ā¤ļøā𩹠Happy birthday, Hind š We remember you. Thinking of your mom, may all of the kindness and beautiful memories of you seek her heart š
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Mychal Threets
11 days ago
Lorraine Nam and I won Best Childrenās Book at the inaugural Astra Book Awards for our book, āIām So Happy Youāre Here: A Celebration of Library Joyā š„¹ WOW šāØ
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social
@randomhousekids.bsky.social
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Mychal Threets
7 days ago
Childrenās books are full of wonder, safety, belonging.
#ReadThemHome
initiative brings us together to take action for children, for people. To let kids be kids, to insist they have wonder, safety, belonging ššš”
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Tenants Together
4 days ago
Eviction filings in California are at a 6-year high, and most renters still face court alone, without legal support. We need sustained investment in eviction defense, stronger tenant protections and a statewide right to counsel so families can stay housed.
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Don Lemon
4 days ago
Chat, weāre officially locked in. After decades in the newsroom, Iām hopping on the Fortnite battle bus to make my gaming debut LIVE on Twitch š®š„ Grab your minis and tune in tomorrow morning at 11am only on my Twitch š
www.twitch.tv/donlemon
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top this lol
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The Librarian of Basra by Jeanette Winter
YouTube video by Soft Serve Studios
https://youtu.be/JY5HoNlGWOE?si=cA3vMahFM3FeZ-Na
4 days ago
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Mychal Threets
4 days ago
āMychal the Librarian, did you know that 3 of the 4 episodes of Reading Rainbow have over 1 million views on YouTube?!ā No I did not, library kid š„¹ Thank you for telling me š¦ š š
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Banned Camp podcast
4 days ago
counted! š
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This is state violence.
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Wow AMERIKKKA jailed zero dissidents? Groundbreaking reporting
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Pisces-Coded
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The Salt Lake Tribune
4 days ago
Across all Utah public schools, every district copy of each banned book must be destroyed, according to state law.
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In Utah, nearly all statewide book bans originate from just 2 school districts, sending novels to the shredder, Tribune finds
Across all Utah public schools, every district copy of each banned book must be destroyed, according to state law.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2026/05/14/nearly-all-utah-book-bans/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
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Sage Journals
4 days ago
How accessible are video meetings for employees with hearing loss? This Editorās Choice article explores real experiences and ways to improve inclusion in the digital workplace. Read the research:
https://ow.ly/97E350YVY9c
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The digital workplace and meeting accessibility: A qualitative study on listening effort in video meetings for employees with hearing loss - Erik Marsja, Carine Signoret, Victoria StenbƤck, 2026
Background Hearing loss is a common workplace disability that presents communication challenges. While digital communication platforms can offer opportunities f...
https://ow.ly/97E350YVY9c
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The Marshall Project
4 days ago
Check out the full playlist of the music Maurice has archived here:
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Behind the Walls (1980) - The Huntsville Rodeo [Prison Music]
YouTube video by The Marshall Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG99Rdt3qdA&list=PLnttmJ0CBX4NOFgEmgEwx4emrW-LWELX6
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The Marshall Project
4 days ago
Our Staff Writer
@mauricechammah.bsky.social
digitized an archive of soul, country, and rock made by men serving time in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, all of it on vinyl at the Texas Prison Museum:
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Prison bands were once huge in Texas
YouTube video by The Marshall Project
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Wq_kpWhnAZc
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Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
14 days ago
How do you transform your early reader space to better support the science of reading? Blogger Christy Kepler shares resources and questions to get you started.
https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2026/04/transforming-your-early-reader-collection-to-support-the-science-of-reading/
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Transforming Your Early Reader Collection to Support the Science of Reading
Explore the importance of building a collection of decodable books for early readers to enhance reading skills and phonemic awareness.
https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2026/04/transforming-your-early-reader-collection-to-support-the-science-of-reading/
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Maggie Tokuda-Hall
9 days ago
I wrote this essay last fall for print only & I'm republishing it with their permission bc we're talking about didactism in kidlit right now and I have HAD thoughts about the connection between instructive lit and book banning. I'd be honored if you read it.
www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2026/5/...
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Who's Afraid of Children's Books? ā Pretty Ok Maggie
This essay was written for the print only periodical, THE APPROACH, in Fall of 2025 and has been republished here with their permission.
https://www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2026/5/9/whos-afraid-of-childrens-books
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Blue Willow Bookshop
6 days ago
You're invited to the next meeting of our banned books club, I'm With the Banned! š„ We will discuss STARGIRL by Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli. All are welcome to attend. We'd love to see you there!
buff.ly/RRm4H7b
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Freedom to Read Project
5 days ago
This heartfelt middle grade novel by Ashley Herring Blake explores grief, identity, friendship, and what it means to finally feel seen. Banning books about LGBTQ+ kids does not protect children. It tells some children their experiences are too unacceptable to even be acknowledged.
#FreedomToRead
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Melinda Beatty
5 days ago
Super happy to live in a state where the Governor takes our Freedom to Read seriously! Happy to meet with
@govwesmoore.bsky.social
today and have a chance to thank him for making it a priority!
@authorsabb.bsky.social
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