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Brenna Urban
@factuallyspeaking.bsky.social
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fascist fighter, bisexual, & equal rights activist who hoards books, crochets, and watches cartoons #DemCast
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Brenna Urban @factuallyspeaking.bsky.social · 5d
It's #BannedBookWeek! My favorite Banned Book is To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee! What's yours?

Read this piece to find out more about how you can support your local librarians and favorite authors!

www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/once-upon-...
Once Upon a Banned Book
When books are banned, freedom is stifled. Let's celebrate knowledge and reading while defending resistance!
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Brenna Urban @factuallyspeaking.bsky.social · 1h
I literally said I would discuss it with you. But then again you do seem to be against reading, so understandable you didn’t read what I wrote ☺️
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3h
I see that this small-minded puritanical pixie is laser-focused on getting the government reopened and the troops paid.
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Must love 🐶 @rojorurba002.bsky.social · 3h
"Cosplay Karen" Noem can whine about this shutdown being the Democrats' fault, but we know the truth. Republicans control Congress & they let this happen to avoid voting on releasing the Epstein files.
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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 3h
Last week Noem tried to turn airports into propaganda theaters, w/ security checkpoints playing video blaming Democrats for the govt shutdown. 19 major airports, including JFK, Seattle-Tacoma, Phoenix, Denver, Boston-said no. The Hatch Act (the LAW) prohibits such abuse
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
They Ordered Propaganda. Airports Said No.
American airports are holding the line for Democracy against the Trump propaganda machine. 🔥 Let's help by sharing these awesome videos! 🔥
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Dani M. ❌👑 @danielleloveswords.bsky.social · 3h
👏👏👏 Bravo, Norfolk International Airport for standing up for democracy and not showing Trump's propaganda! All American airports must follow suit!
"The video is not playing at ORF” Officials with the Norfolk International Airport have declined to show a video from the Department of Homeland Security that puts blame of the government shutdown on Congressional Democrats, saying the airport authority does not promote political messaging in its facilities.
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Brenna Urban @factuallyspeaking.bsky.social · 3h
DOG HATER & COSPLAY KAREN, KRISTI "PLASTIC" NOEM CAN WHINE ABOUT THIS SHUTDOWN BEING THE DEMOCRATS FAULT BUT WE KNOW THE TRUTH

REPUBLICANS CONTROL CONGRESS & THEY LET THIS HAPPEN TO AVOID VOTING ON RELEASING THE EPSTEIN FILES

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 3h
Watch this quick explainer on the Hatch Act and you’ll see just how far the regime has gone—propaganda in airports, partisan emails, and political orders from the top. It’s not “messaging,” it’s a full-blown assault on the law that keeps our government nonpartisan.
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Brenna Urban @factuallyspeaking.bsky.social · 3h
Well it looks like we'll have to ban the rabbit book next - thanks for the intel! 😂
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Brenna Urban @factuallyspeaking.bsky.social · 3h
I mean, the question doesn't make me uncomfortable, but it does reveal a deep lack of understanding about how book bans work on your part. Maybe do some reading, and come back when you're ready to discuss 😉
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Brenna Urban @factuallyspeaking.bsky.social · 3h
The Trump propaganda machine is alive and well. Good thing airports are holding the Democracy Line.

Great article and toolkit! LFG

www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/they-order...
They Ordered Propaganda. Airports Said No.
American airports are holding the line for Democracy against the Trump propaganda machine. 🔥 Let's help by sharing these awesome videos! 🔥
www.digitaldrumbeat.com
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Brenna Urban @factuallyspeaking.bsky.social · 4d
No problem at all! There are also some other things to do for banned book week in the article pinned to my page! ❤️
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Brenna Urban @factuallyspeaking.bsky.social · 4d
pen.org/banned-books...
Banned Books List 2025
What books are banned in 2025? Thousands of titles have been removed from public schools across the country.
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Brenna Urban @factuallyspeaking.bsky.social · 4d
For p*rn. Like for real???
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Athena Gabriel ❌👑 @athenagabriel.bsky.social · 5d
Octavia Butler and John Steinbeck made the banned list. Read Kindred, Parable of the Sower, The Grapes of Wrath, and more. They tried to silence truth, empathy, and imagination. Let’s prove they can’t. What’s your favorite banned book? #BannedBooksWeek
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Brenna Urban @factuallyspeaking.bsky.social · 5d
Unfortunately, you’re right.
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Brenna Urban @factuallyspeaking.bsky.social · 5d
Kite Runner is one of my favs too! Alice Walker being banned breaks my heart
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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 6d
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SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class
Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.
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Brenna Urban @factuallyspeaking.bsky.social · 5d
Diary of Anne Frank being banned is WILD

I mean they’re all wild but holy shit how are you going to ban a LITERAL CHILD
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Brenna Urban @factuallyspeaking.bsky.social · 5d
Yep!
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Brenna Urban @factuallyspeaking.bsky.social · 5d
AGREED
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Brenna Urban @factuallyspeaking.bsky.social · 5d
Literally such a good list 🙌🙌
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Abbi Lichtenstein @abbij1961.bsky.social · 5d
Anyone who’s read Orwell knows Censorship Is So 1984. This #BannedBooksWeek, don’t just read—act. For every banned book you’ve read on the Bingo Card, donate $5 to PEN America to keep the fight for free expression alive. 📚💪 social.demcast.com/s/ailDBApy
Support PEN America!
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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 5d
They banned A Clockwork Orange, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Wicked, Crank and many more because free minds scare them.

So read louder.
Share harder.

Pass the stories they’re desperate to erase.
Rebellion starts on the page.
#BannedBooksWeek
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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 5d
“Those who ban books fear ideas that set people free.

But censorship doesn’t just silence authors—it steals our freedom to learn, to question, to know ourselves and each other.

This #BannedBooksWeek, stand up for the freedom to read. Every story matters. Every voice counts.”
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Dani M. ❌👑 @danielleloveswords.bsky.social · 5d
What does it mean when a book is “banned”? From challenges to outright restrictions, censorship takes many forms—and it’s spreading fast. The ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom fights back every day.
#BannedBooksWeek

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