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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 11h

Find a rally. Show up.

Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 1d

Next Saturday's anti-Trump 'No Kings' protest is expected to be the largest single demonstration in U.S. history.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 13h

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
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• @PROTECTRP_

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Sam Shirazi @samshirazi.bsky.social · 1d

Reflection of current politics little discussion of what Virginia AG actually does

Increasingly important role in suing (or not suing) Presidential administration

Virginia has not joined lawsuits brought by Dem AGs

Also provides legal advice to state agencies and defends them

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 1d

How to be an educated, informed, and pro-library voter in the upcoming election cycle: bookriot.com/library-elec...

Be an Informed Pro-Library, Pro-Literary Voter Now: Book Censorship News, October 10, 2025

Elections in several states will be coming up throughout the months of October and November. Here's how to be a pro-library voter.

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 1d

When we read, we not only become aware of others and their differences but also their similarities to ourselves.

Empathy, A Hidden Victim of Book Bans

When we read, we not only become aware of others and their differences but also their similarities to ourselves.

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Alt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info · 3d

Not as powerful as cans of soup, depending on the volume, but in the right hands. 📚

American Library Association poster against censorship Books are weapons in the war of ideas.

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Laura Haynes👩‍🔬⚾️🐾💙 @drlaurahaynes.bsky.social · 4d

This is great news: Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity

www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Sandra Parks @sleeparks.bsky.social · 3d

And Sears calling Spanberger by her first name continually… I would have turned to her and said ”it’s Mrs. Spanberger to you, thank you.”

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Sandra Parks @sleeparks.bsky.social · 3d

Agreed. And Spanberger’s ability to stay focused and not respond to the constant interruptions and talking over her for the most part was impressive. And I wasn’t really warm to her to begin with, but Sears was unhinged.

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Sandra Parks @sleeparks.bsky.social · 3d

Earle-Sears talking over spanberger in this Virginia gubernatorial debate is so low class

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Sandra Parks @sleeparks.bsky.social · 3d

As an alumna of SILS, I think this is stupidity.

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Sandra Parks @sleeparks.bsky.social · 6d

This group is truly evil.

🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 6d

1/ Lawyers from Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), which has opposed abortion & LGBTQ+ rights in high-profile litigation, are representing before SCOTUS a woman challenging a 2019 Colorado law that prohibited conversion practices for youth under age 18.

No pay wall.

Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say

Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 7d

Need resources for Banned Books Week? Check out our @la-cac.org resources curated by the fabulous Lynette Mejia! It includes this “The Attacks on Our Libraries” graphic and ways to help combat censorship. www.la-cac.org/resources

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 7d

Here are 4+ years worth of tools, techniques, insights, data, and action items for fighting book bans and standing up for libraries–community-focused institutions of democracy–you can dive into this week and the other 51 weeks of the year.

skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · Nov 10

A massive thread of resources, history, information, and material to help you not only fight and understand book censorship but protect the incredible democratic institutions of public libraries and public education.

This is updated regularly!

Image of the tops of books in a herringbone pattern. They are in a rainbow gradient. The center of the image has a green textbox with the words "Resources for fighting book censorship, library challenges, and more."

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Sandra Parks @sleeparks.bsky.social · 9d

I thought the @GOP didn’t like remote work.

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 10d

🧵 In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country.

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 11d

PEN America has a new report out on banned books, and LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB was the fourth most banned book in the 2024-25 school year. This actually surprised me, but I think it's partly because all the usual suspects have already been banned. When books get banned, they don't return.

PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 11d

This 2024-25 school year, book bans affected 3,752 unique titles in 87 school districts nationwide. Some types of books are targeted for removal because of their content; but the climate of censorship that has spread in schools has impacted a wide array of titles written for all sorts of audiences.

Infographic showing the most banned books of the 2024-2025 school year by number of school districts, according to PEN America. The top books listed are 'A Clockwork Orange,' 'Sold,' 'Breathless,' 'Last Night at the Telegraph Club,' 'A Court of Mist and Fury,' 'Crank,' 'Forever,' 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower,' and 'Wicked' with their respective bans ranging from 20 to 17 districts. Includes book cover images and data from PEN America Index of School Book Bans, dated July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 11d

FIND OUT how much more you will pay in healthcare if Rs have their way open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Why Democrats Didn't Cave on Healthcare Tax Credits

The House Democrats' calculator is a useful tool to show just how urgent a tax credit fix is to American families.

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Jodi Picoult @jodipicoult.bsky.social · 11d

Hi. I know there’s a lot of crap going on but book bans are still happening. Get angry.

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Sandra Parks @sleeparks.bsky.social · 11d

Will they be able to access phone messages With the shutdown? Or is there a better way we should contact?

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Curtis Eller @curtiseller.bsky.social · 12d

This is dedicated to my friends in Portland. Stay strong. Peace will come.
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Talking Heads - Life During Wartime (live)

YouTube video by forcedcoitus

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Becky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social · 12d

How to ACT During Banned Books Week with a Free Bookmark Download Courtesy of @heykellyjensen.bsky.social and more:

raforall.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-...

How to ACT During Banned Books Week with a Free Bookmark Download Courtesy of Kelly Jensen

Before I get too caught up in 31 Days of Horror, I wanted to make an addendum to this post I had last week: Getting Ready For Banned Books ...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 12d

Republicans don’t need a single democratic vote to fund their regime. Here’s why. Please share widely.

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Sandra Parks @sleeparks.bsky.social · 12d

Say their names.

NPR @npr.org · 12d

Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, 32, had been on life support after what authorities called a targeted act of violence toward federal immigration agents. He leaves behind four kids and his wife, pregnant with their fifth. n.pr/488KP1i

Second detainee dies after shooting at Dallas ICE facility

Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, 32, had been on life support after what authorities called a targeted act of violence toward federal immigration agents. He leaves behind four kids and his wife, pregnant with their fifth.

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