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Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 1d

*underserved neighborhoods

Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 1d

Look at Mayor Mike, smuggling in a $75M cop city for Denver by lumping it with popular programs for undeserved neighborhoods in 2D. Gross denverite.com/2025/10/10/v...
@denverite.bsky.social

denverite.com

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jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 3d

I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.

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Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 3d

You guys, I had to go in front of the Landmark Preservation Committee and got my plans for safety renovations DENIED because the changes would disturb the vision of the architect (Michael Graves, deceased) on an under 30 year old building. This is madness.

Carin Ruff @carinr.bsky.social · 3d

Short 🧵 of White House-related resources. 1st, from an unexpected source (an engineering news publication), a very helpful overview of what has happened, what preservation review should have happened, and related matters: www.enr.com/articles/616...

White House Ballroom Build Advances as Oversight Gaps Emerge

Crews are remaking the East Wing for a $200-million White House ballroom as questions rise over design review and oversight.

www.enr.com

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Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 3d

I like the theme idea. I think you'll get better buy in with the team

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Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 6d

Proud of my hometown!! Way to go, Dubuquers!!

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 7d

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 8d

Reading and resources for Prison Banned Books week, which runs all week next week.

That, plus this week's lengthy book censorship news roundup: bookriot.com/reading-and-...

Reading and Resources for Prison Banned Books Week: Book Censorship News, October 17, 2025

Next week is Prison Banned Books Week. Here are some readings and resources in preparation.

bookriot.com

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tim d (he/him) @timdevin.bsky.social · 7d

here's how to block all of the US government Bluesky accounts that popped up in the last 24 hours

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eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 7d

white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7d

block this shit

Verified Account Tracker @verified.pds.mmatt.net · 7d

✅ @homelandgov.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 9d

I have spent the last couple of years writing about the Young Republicans. Here is some of my work.

Undercover With the New Alt-Right

For 11 months, I pretended to be a far-right extremist. I discovered a radical youth movement trying to infiltrate the Republican Party.

www.thenation.com

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 9d

I just think AI is so exciting bc it's a machine that you can get wrong answers from, that yields environmental devastation, and is being forced on all of us

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 10d

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 10d

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Lyz @lyz.bsky.social · 11d

It’s time, beyond time, really, I’m leaving Substack. I didn’t do it before because I had no other income to rely on. I don’t think abandoning spaces is always the right answer but sometimes it’s necessary www.patreon.com/posts/why-i-...

Why I am leaving Substack | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz

www.patreon.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 11d

We believe in a city budget that fully funds our public libraries and parks!! YES.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 12d

seriously fuck this guy

Sick of the Homeless Problem in Olde Town Arvada?

So Am I, and I’m Done Tolerating It!

A vote for Aaron Skoff is a vote to put an end to the Arvada homeless problem—once and for all.

1. Zero Tolerance Enforcement – Enough is enough. We will not allow this problem to continue draining our community.

2. No-Nonsense Solutions – Smart business and financial strategies, not handouts, to address the issue.

3. No More Sympathy, Just Action – It's time for real leadership. We’ll stop coddling those who refuse to help themselves.

At the end of the day, no more freebies! The city of Arvada will stop funding programs that attract homeless individuals to our community. Instead, we’ll invest in a massive expansion of law enforcement to actively solve this issue and restore safety and order.

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 12d

The Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl–an optional state-wide competition intended to get kids excited about reading–has banned 8 books from its teen competition this year.

Among the banned books? @samiraahmed.bsky.social's book about banned books.

What the hell is going on?

bookriot.com/helen-ruffin...

A Georgia Reading Bowl Bans Titles from Competition, Including a Book on Book Bans

Eight books, including a book about the current spate of book bans and their impact on teens, have been banned from a Georgia Reading Bowl.

bookriot.com

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 12d

I am seeing a lot of people reposting Lakota Man today bc it's Indigenous Peoples Day. A reminder that he is not well liked amongst many (most?) Natives on social media. Many of us blocked him a long time ago. Some of the reasons why are in this article.

www.dailydot.com/irl/lakotama...

Who is LakotaMan, the user behind one of the most popular Native American accounts on X?

John Martin is adored by white X users—but infamous among Native and Indigenous communities.

www.dailydot.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 15d

Two new FTP resources that were shared this evening:

1. Friends of the Library 101 - www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#fo... - created by FTP volunteers and designed by FTP steering committee member @kruttika.bsky.social - learn about from Friends of the Library groups are and do.

Resources — For The People

www.librariesforthepeople.org

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#ProtectJhordin and #FreeLink @permanentalien.blacksky.app · 15d

Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle chuffed.org/project/hope...

Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle

We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that the...

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Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · 15d

Do any librarians know? 📚

Quill (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 🐎🗡️🌼 @quillauthor.bsky.social · 15d

Does anyone knows of anyone who is keeping a database of all the national park exhibits taken down because of the administration’s problems with DEI?

I maybe know people who took photos of all the exhibits that were up at Harper’s Ferry.

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Lyz @lyz.bsky.social · 15d

I wrote about the Elizabeth Holmes of the media lyz.substack.com/p/let-the-al...

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 18d

On this day where librarians consider the closing of Baker & Taylor, I would like to remind you that Sandy Berman still walks this earth and today is his birthday.

www.sanfordberman.org

Welcome to the Sanford Berman website devoted to the work of librarian Sanford Berman who created an innovative, radical and inclusive catalog which used terms we use when looking for information instead of the 19th century language of the Library of Congress Subject Headings. Berman worked for the Hennepin County library from 1973 until 1999. Sandy continues to create subject headings and works for political and social justice.

www.sanfordberman.org

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Robyn Swirling @rswirling.bsky.social · 18d

To turn this off in LinkedIn go to Settings —> Data Privacy. It’s the last item in the “how LinkedIn uses your data” section.

Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 18d

PSA: LinkedIn turns this on by default

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