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PritzkerPosting @pritzkerposting.bsky.social · 14d

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More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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♥️Serana♥️ @serana666.bsky.social · 10d

Bringing this up again to spread the word. People aren’t getting their SNAP (food benefits) come November 1st. This is disastrous.

This feeds poor, unhoused, and disabled people. Our voices are small and it’s hard to get people to notice our struggles. So many people will starve without SNAP

♥️Serana♥️ @serana666.bsky.social · 11d

Y’all my November SNAP is being delayed without any more information (which I rely on to yanno EAT)

I am panicking but hoping something will come through… people are gonna starve and I don’t know if anyone is even talking about this.

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E.D.E. Bell @edebell.com · 10d

I know fundraising is rough, but if Larry C can pull in $290K in a month, I think Black woman led Black African translations could be given a few words by some of the big accounts after seven months of global pleas for help.

Know them? Can you ask? Send the direct link? They wouldn't listen to me.

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 24d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Shell S. @ungainlydodge.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks for sharing on a deeply personal experience that is (for many) awkward to approach (fear of saying the wrong thing, mostly). I'll keep this in mind talking to you or family I have undergoing or recently finished w/ chemo. I am overjoyed to know you're here & living w/ eagerness & curiosity.

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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 20d

This is SO good.

Next time you've got a couple hours, watch this... it's all about what I'm trying to do with my storytelling.

I especially like her point about how these stories EXIST but we have been trained to ignore/minimize them.

Embracing new ways of telling story is one place to start.

C. R. Collins @crcollins.bsky.social · 21d

Love it. Here's another good one.

youtu.be/gU4x-Ox8_Qo?...

The Stories Fascism Fears Most

YouTube video by Jessie Gender

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Shell S. @ungainlydodge.bsky.social · 20d

❗It's Banned Books Week. If you live in the USA, support freedom to read by encouraging Congress reps to back a resolution. Use link to "Contact Your Member." www.congress.gov/.../house-re... H.Res 797 breaks down the onslaught of unconstitutional government censorship in school & public libraries.

www.congress.gov

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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · Sep 16

Sometimes it's a job for a Dick.

Could you use a laugh? What about one with a bit of gently furious edge? This brother-sister audiobook on #Kickstarter is not yet funded. Please let people know. www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...

Hornytown Chutzpah

A comedic noir novella by the wonderful Andrew Hiller, and an audiobook in collaboration with his super sister, Alicia!

www.kickstarter.com

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Shell S. @ungainlydodge.bsky.social · Sep 16

Full disclosure, Trump Admin plans to misappropriate most IMLS funds for "Freedom Trucks" (patriotic propaganda, akin to Smithsonian changes). bookriot.com/imls-freedom... PLEASE keep speaking up for IMLS anyway? It will be easier to fix how it's been abused than to bring it back from elimination. 😬

The IMLS's Freedom Trucks Project Is Propaganda in Support of Historical Erasure: Book Censorship News, September 12, 2025

This week, the IMLS announced their Freedom Trucks initiative. It is blatant propaganda.

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Shell S. @ungainlydodge.bsky.social · Sep 16

app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...

Tell Congress to Fund Libraries in FY26!

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Shell S. @ungainlydodge.bsky.social · Sep 16

If you called/wrote lawmakers to urge the USA's Institute of Museum & Library Services to remain funded, THANK YOU, this month saw two hurdles cleared! But this article also reveals hurdles (votes) pending. See next post for NEW online letter campaign link!✍️ www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Proposed IMLS Budget Passes Committee

FY2026 funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services has cleared two legislative hurdles, with the House and Senate Appropriations Committees both endorsing a $291,800,000 IMLS budget. The ...

www.publishersweekly.com

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Shell S. @ungainlydodge.bsky.social · Aug 27

Vote for Fiscal Year 2026 got delayed--please take a few minutes to send this form letter to your House rep asking them to fund libraries (via Institute of Library & Museum Services). Rural & tribal libraries are in particular danger of closing w/o action.😬 app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...

Tell the House of Representatives to Fund Libraries!

app.oneclickpolitics.com

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Don Cthulhurren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · Aug 25

“when we focus on everything that can go wrong, on just the doom and gloom narrative, it seems like there’s nothing that we can do – when in fact there are lots of things that we can do, both on the large scale and on the small personal scale.” fivebooks.com/best-books/t... #solarpunk #books

The Best Solarpunk Books

Solarpunk fiction is a form of climate fiction, but by focusing on the changes we could make, it can move us past climate anxiety, says author and editor Sarena Ulibarri. She introduces us to five fav...

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BrightFlame (she/they) @brightflame.bsky.social · Aug 24

I am still so tickled that THE WORKING is in this 5 best #solarpunk books. Hope you'll read it. fyi, I donate all royalties to #climate #justice organizations.

Consider reading all these #books plus seeking out other #hope filled climate fiction.

Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations @fivebooks.com · Aug 23

NEW: "Solarpunk...focuses on how we can make the world better: how we can thrive and adapt in the world that we are headed into" Sarena Ulibarri recommends the best solarpunk books:
fivebooks.com/best-books/t...

The Best Solarpunk Books

Solarpunk fiction is a form of climate fiction, but by focusing on the changes we could make, it can move us past climate anxiety, says author and editor Sarena Ulibarri. She introduces us to five…

fivebooks.com

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Shell S. @ungainlydodge.bsky.social · Aug 25

👀 **IF YOU LIVE IN OHIO, look for petitions to put anti-discrimination measures on the ballot to update the Ohio constitution: one for the Right to Marry (including LGBTQ+ citizens), one for the Equal Rights Amendment. See OhioEqualRights.org for fuller explanation and/or volunteer opportunities. 😁

Home | Ohio Equal Rights

We are a group of volunteer Ohioans looking to enshrine an Equal Rights Amendment in the Ohio Constitution

OhioEqualRights.org

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Shell S. @ungainlydodge.bsky.social · Aug 25

Well said, as ever! I have followed your socials since seeing you at ConFusion circa 2017 or 2018 & buying your cool urban fantasy about fey in Hollywood, BORDERLINE. I will keep you in my thoughts during your chemo treatment & recovery. You are strong, you are wise, & you've got this. 💙

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Shell S. @ungainlydodge.bsky.social · Aug 25

So sorry to hear you & your family keep enduring brutal harassment. I was impressed how calmly & decisively you handled an incident at ConFusion where someone tried to send an unwanted delivery. I just ordered a copy of THE ARK and am keeping an eye out for CHRISTMAS CARNAGE announcements. LLAP! 🖖

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Shell S. @ungainlydodge.bsky.social · Aug 14

@parseconfluenceink.bsky.social This thanks is late, but Confluence 2025 was delightful. Great panels, readings, and turnout, wonderful volunteers and consuite, and as ever such great opportunities to chat with writers and publishers and take workshops. My library is fuller, my heart also. 😁

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · Aug 12

You can't teach U.S. history without "divisive" narratives. Slavery wasn't "unifying." The Japanese incarceration wasn't "unifying." The anti-immigrant Operation Wetback (real name) wasn't "unifying."
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.

White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions

www.nytimes.com

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E.D.E. Bell @edebell.com · Aug 14

Yay! 15% to enabling The Crocodile Doesn't Hunt! Heading over to the convention center now. I'll keep telling people, if you can, hope that you will too!

In pan-African colors: African Translation Project, 14 August; Goal 2: Start translation of Zvinobvinza, only 17 days left, 15%; Full Goal: Translate all three books, by 31 October, 19%, ko-fi: AfricanTranslationProject

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Shell S. @ungainlydodge.bsky.social · Aug 14

Keep fighting for USA libraries! Link to quick, simple petition to ask your House of Representatives member to fund public & school libraries, HERE from ALA: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag... You may want to mention the Return on Investment for public libraries is $4.50 for every $1 spent.

Tell the House of Representatives to Fund Libraries!

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Shell S. @ungainlydodge.bsky.social · Jul 16

‼️USE LINK to speak against cutting Institute of Museum & Library Sciences before July 21, please! Includes names of folks on "Labor, Health & Human Services, Education, & Related Agencies Subcommittee" to contact who'll vote, & links to data on why IMLS is vital. view.e.bookriot.com?qs=c64aa8ce8...

To get all Literary Activism Content plus community features, upgrade to All Access!

view.e.bookriot.com

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Shell S. @ungainlydodge.bsky.social · Jul 10

Trying to punish desperate kids and their caretakers is a new low for Ohio legislators, in case my meaning wasn't clear. Obviously they are emboldened by the current trans-bashing administration and Supreme Court. 😡

Shell S. @ungainlydodge.bsky.social · Jul 10

Grateful July 1st Gov. DeWine vetoed a budget bill provision to require OH public libraries to segregate books "related to gender identity or sexuality" to an "18 or older only" area. APPALLED he also had to veto withholding funds for youth homeless shelters if they used kids' preferred pronouns.😱

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Shell S. @ungainlydodge.bsky.social · Apr 4

IF YOU VOTE IN NORTH CAROLINA & voted in November 2024, please check if your name or the names of any family are one of the 60K votes being challenged by Republicans. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks!

The website to check is linked here: thegriffinlist.com

The Griffin List

A list of 60,273 North Carolina voters – these are registered voters who showed ID to early vote in the November 2024 election – whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to not be counted. ...

thegriffinlist.com

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