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Elizabeth Donald

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Author. Journalist. Professor. Photographer. Traveler. she/her Member: #AWP, #AABB, #SPJ, #AuthorsGuild, more writing organizations than is healthy https://linktr.ee/edonald

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Elizabeth Donald @edonald.bsky.social · Apr 3

It's aliiiiiive. Happy book birthday to BLACKFIRE RISING, and I'm so delighted that this book is shambling to a bookstore near you.
Details at www.elizabethdonald.com/.../its-aliv...

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Elizabeth Donald @edonald.bsky.social · 18h

If you’re going to speak on book v. movie, you can’t repeatedly say, “Well, I didn’t read the book but…” Read the book! Then speak! Sincerely, English professor yelling at podcasts on the way to work.

a man in a suit and tie is asking if he read it

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is asking if he read it

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Frank Strong @frankstrong.bsky.social · 2d

This is a big deal. Still lots of work to do, but it matters that the court has recognized that HB900 is utterly, finally, indisputably unconstitutional. Now we just need to get Texans and lawmakers to stop listening to the people who pushed this dumb law.

Texas Freedom to Read Project @txfreedomread.bsky.social · 2d

What an utter waste of taxpayer dollars, spent defending a law that was blatantly and obviously unconstitutional out of the gate.

Texas parents want politicians to stop wasting our money passing unconstitutional laws!!!

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Federal judge says Texas law requiring book ratings is unconstitutional

A Waco judge this week made permanent a block on a state law that required book vendors to rate materials based on their sexual content and references.

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Meredith Peruzzi @meredith.cc · 3d

The latest reason not to trust AI:

"On the West Wing, @marleematlin.bsky.social had a recurring role as Laurie Bey, a deaf bank robber who takes the town sheriff hostage in one episode. She later became a regular cast member and her character even went on to be elected mayor."

On WHAT, ChatGPT?

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 4d

Some faculty see the changes as “voluntary capitulation” to the Trump administration. UIC leaders say they align with “current legal standards” and new University of Illinois System policy.
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University of Illinois Chicago drops race, gender as factors in financial aid and faculty hiring

Some faculty see the changes as “voluntary capitulation” to the Trump administration. UIC leaders say they align with “current legal standards” and new University of Illinois System policy.

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Elizabeth Donald @edonald.bsky.social · 4d

If I get one more unsolicited come-on from a “helpful” book promoter offering sycophantic compliments to expand my book’s reach, I swear I will summon the ghost of Harlan Ellison upon each and every one of them, starting with whoever put me on someone’s list of scams.

Elizabeth Donald @edonald.bsky.social · 5d

I just finished this book and found it quite interesting. It gave me a sharp perspective on familiar movies, and only once or twice did I feel she was stretching the analogy a bit thin. Very accessible for the layman; recommend watching the movies before reading the chapters as spoilers abound.

Jezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · 10d

Eleanor Johnson's new book, Scream With Me, examines how the rise of feminism was reflected in horror movies. “Even from the most hardcore, pro-life standpoint, you cannot root for Rosemary to keep that pregnancy,” she told Jezebel.
www.jezebel.com/horror-movie...

How Horror Movies and Women’s Rights Have Been ‘in Lockstep’ Since the 1970s

Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

www.jezebel.com

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AFT @aft.org · 5d

I didn't read until I was 17 and that was because Richard Wright wrote Black Boy. A teacher gave it to me... and I realized It's not that I hate reading, it's that I hate being bored. — @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social #AFTBookClub

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Ingrid Burrington @lifewinning.com · 5d

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

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Elizabeth Donald @edonald.bsky.social · 6d

Damn, I missed this part.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 6d

"This is about a handful of the wealthiest people on Earth who, in their insatiable greed, have hijacked our economy and our political system." Bernie Sanders speaking at the No Kings rally in DC. Watch here.

Elizabeth Donald @edonald.bsky.social · 6d

Flapping my wings to head home. Someday I’m gonna come to Our Nation’s Capital when I’m NOT working and binge out on museums and history.

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Silky @silkyweineck.bsky.social · 6d

this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.

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Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 6d

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Elizabeth Donald @edonald.bsky.social · 6d

Washington DC today.

Elizabeth Donald @edonald.bsky.social · 6d

Yay! St. Louis Pro is the outstanding small chapter for the five-state Midwestern Region 7. I’m delighted and so proud of the hard work my board has done. Warning: I’m coming back with a pile of ideas! (Are you an STL journalist? You should totally join us at stlspj.org.)

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ALT: Type Duck GIF

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Elizabeth Donald @edonald.bsky.social · 6d

And already my flight is delayed. It’s going to be a rollicking day. :)

Elizabeth Donald @edonald.bsky.social · 7d

Also a former resident. :/

Elizabeth Donald @edonald.bsky.social · 7d

More than 130 journalists have been assaulted on the job so far in 2025, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Travker. #mediafest25

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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 7d

(War) crime and (no) punishment. Plus: Quitting in defense of the First Amendment in Laurels and Darts by Paul Farhi. www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...

Laurels and Darts: That's So Craven

(War) crime and (no) punishment. Plus: Quitting in defense of the First Amendment.

www.cjr.org

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 7d

Effective immediately, the New Braunfels Independent School District has restricted access to its libraries and library materials for secondary students as staff review the current collection to ensure it follows the standards of Senate Bill 13.

New Braunfels ISD suspends secondary student access to libraries, materials amid collection review

Effective immediately, the New Braunfels Independent School District has restricted access to its libraries and library materials for secondary students as staff review the current collection to…

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 7d

Polycystic ovary syndrome affects about 1 out of every 10 women of reproductive age worldwide.

Yet it is often underfunded and under the radar, making it common for women to suffer major discomfort before learning they have the condition.

This hormone condition affects millions of women but is often misdiagnosed

Polycystic ovary syndrome affects millions of women worldwide, causing reproductive and metabolic issues, but often goes misdiagnosed due to lack of awareness and funding.

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Elizabeth Donald @edonald.bsky.social · 7d

I did not know that Tennessee created its own ICE, and made it largely exempt from open records. #mediafest25

TN immigration enforcement division to be largely exempt from state public records laws

A newly-created immigration enforcement office will be largely kept secret after being exempt from state public records laws.

www.tennessean.com

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 7d

Billionaires are always inserting themselves into situations when it is unneeded or unwanted but when their influence could be useful, they aren’t around. Anyway. Mark Cuban is an IU alum. He could fund that student newspaper in perpetuity with pocket change. Or withhold institutional donations.

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Elizabeth Donald @edonald.bsky.social · 7d

Rules for dissemination must be about logistics or budgets, cannot be about content. Complaints about content are censorship. #mediafest2025

Elizabeth Donald @edonald.bsky.social · 7d

A student running an LGBTQ publication on another campus is fighting admins refusing them reasonable distribution on campus. 2025. #mediafest2025

Elizabeth Donald @edonald.bsky.social · 7d

Listening to the IU newsroom advisor who was fired for refusing to participate in editorial interference. From @splc: “This should be a very easy case… but it’s 2025.”