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Tiffany Larson, PhD @tiffanyrlarson.bsky.social · 2d

My eldest teen and her friends just got back from trick or treating. I love the sounds of young people in the house! Happy Halloween!

a halloween greeting card with a pumpkin and bats

ALT: a halloween greeting card with a pumpkin and bats

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d

I am completely awestruck by the ease with which Mike Johnson lies on a daily basis. I'll never understand how such a transparently fraudulent "man of faith" can live with themselves. Life is too short to be that phony.

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Tiffany Larson, PhD @tiffanyrlarson.bsky.social · 13d

baby steps. Let’s keep taking them!

ACLU @aclu.org · 13d

BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases.

Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.

Tiffany Larson, PhD @tiffanyrlarson.bsky.social · 13d

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14d

Prime example of white privilege in plain sight.

Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.

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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmed.bsky.social · 15d

Hey, hey you, that feeling you got when you were marching and rallying alongside millions of other Americans. That glee you're getting from liking every damn post even if you couldn't make it out. That's hope. And may it spur you to more action.
We're stronger together. Always.

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Franchesca Ramsey @chescaleigh.bsky.social · 17d

happy 10 year anniversary to one of the most prophetic tweets of all time @cavalorn.bsky.social

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Tiffany Larson, PhD @tiffanyrlarson.bsky.social · 18d

Are you not entertained?!

Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 18d

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 20d

It's time again as a notable Italian-American to note Christopher Columbus was an absolute piece of shit human who didn't land anywhere near this actual country so why the fuck should he stop the mail for the whole day

Anyway, Happy Indigenous People's Day, y'all

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Tiffany Larson, PhD @tiffanyrlarson.bsky.social · 21d

Horror!

a woman is making a funny face with her mouth open and her eyes closed .

ALT: a woman is making a funny face with her mouth open and her eyes closed .

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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 22d

It's #LetFreedomReadDay! Take at least ONE action today to defend the freedom to read. When we all #UniteAgainstBookBans, we can make a difference. All you need is 5 minutes to make an impact! #BannedBooksWeek

🧵 Check out the thread below or UniteAgainstBookBans.org/LFRD/ for some ideas 👇

The freedom to read is under attack. Let's do something about it. Let Freedom Read Day. Banned Books Week. UniteAgainstBookBans.org/LFRD/ Unite Against Book Bans.

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Jeremy Gibson Brown PhD @jeremygibsonbrown.bsky.social · Oct 4

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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · Oct 2

TUESDAY! Join #UniteAgainstBookBans & Everyday Advocacy during #BannedBooksWeek for a free interactive workshop.

We’ll share:

⚒️ Practical tools to help you craft advocacy plans

💬 Interactive reflection prompts + breakout groups

✊ Strategies to confront book bans

Register today:

The 'Everyday Advocacy' Webinar is Back for Banned Books Week!

Join Unite and Everyday Advocacy on October 7 to develop new strategies to defend diverse books and amplify educators' voices! Free registration now open.

uniteagainstbookbans.org

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DrAnnD @drannd.bsky.social · Sep 26

Need to finish that thought: Queer books don't lead the banned lists now because they are already gone. #literacies

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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmed.bsky.social · Sep 24

If you hate being called a Nazi the best way to prevent it is to stop acting like a Nazi.

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Tiffany Larson, PhD @tiffanyrlarson.bsky.social · Sep 24

Everyone shut up! Don’t move. No one jinx this!

Wendy Suares @wsuares.bsky.social · Sep 24

🚨SOURCES: Walters out as State Supt. FOX 25 learned Ryan Walters is expected to resign Friday to take another job. Gov Stitt is rumored to be eyeing former Rep. Mark McBride for the job. McBride tells me he hasn’t discussed it with the gov but would ‘probably’ accept the job… #oklahoma #oklaed

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Wendy Suares @wsuares.bsky.social · Sep 24

🚨SOURCES: Walters out as State Supt. FOX 25 learned Ryan Walters is expected to resign Friday to take another job. Gov Stitt is rumored to be eyeing former Rep. Mark McBride for the job. McBride tells me he hasn’t discussed it with the gov but would ‘probably’ accept the job… #oklahoma #oklaed

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Sep 19

History rhymes a bit too well sometimes.

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Annie @anniemcg.bsky.social · Sep 18

😢

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Stone Cold “Crazy” Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · Sep 18

This is an important time to remember that responsibility is not a zero-sum game — recognizing one person’s fault does not necessarily diminish another person’s.

The Trump administration is fascist. And ABC cynically caved and abandoned American values for money. Both are worthy of your contempt.

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Stone Cold “Crazy” Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · Sep 18

A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.

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Tiffany Larson, PhD @tiffanyrlarson.bsky.social · Sep 17

Happy Wednesday. And remember:

Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum 💁🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️

Tiffany Larson, PhD @tiffanyrlarson.bsky.social · Sep 11

I am sick to my core at the response to today’s tragedies.

A gun enthusiast and bigot was murdered by gun. Dozens of teens were wounded in yet another school shooting, several critically.

Guess which one is getting attention & flags at half-mast. It sure as shit isn’t the kids.

Tiffany Larson, PhD @tiffanyrlarson.bsky.social · Aug 22

I am a Texan- a daughter of women going back generations.

State politicians have done all sorts of stupid shit my whole life, but this is the first time I’ve ever been ashamed to be from TX.

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Teddy Wilson @reportbywilson.bsky.social · Aug 21

Today, there were two active shooter alerts that appear to be hoaxes that targeted colleges: Villanova University and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; and two bomb threats that targeted high schools: Hidden Valley High School (Roanoke, Virginia) and University School of Nashville.

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Tiffany Larson, PhD @tiffanyrlarson.bsky.social · Aug 15

The Tyranny of Merit. Another must read book. I’m only about half way through it, but wow. Such a great way to think about current moves of politics and power.

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