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christianoba.bsky.social @christianoba.bsky.social · 2d

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS New Braunfels | Hill Country TEXAS” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS New Braunfels | Hill Country TEXAS · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Frank Strong @frankstrong.bsky.social · 4d

Mask-off moment for book banners. Libs of TikTok posted breathlessly that New Braunfels ISD still has books in its library dealing with racism & LGBTQ themes. Christin Bentley, who’s behind most of Texas’s anti-book laws, posts that our new law, SB13,can be used to remove many of them.

Libs of TikTok tweet reading:

“SCOOP: @NewBraunfelsISD in Texas has an online database for books available for children in their school libraries.

In just ONE of their middle schools, there are over 40 "LGBTQ" themed books and over 80 books on "racism."

There are HUNDREDS of these books available across all the schools, including elementary, middle, and high schools.

Parents, do you know what your kids are reading?”

Christin Bentley tweet reading:

“Many (if not most) of these are prohibited b Texas law to have in a school library because they contain indecent and profane content.

When will @NewBraunfelsISD follow the law?

@teainfo #txlege”

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 5d

fresh off of getting the houston pride crosswalk removed, Libs of TikTok is also celebrating getting a free pride event in New Braunfels removed from the Comal County Fair & Rodeo: x.com/libsoftiktok...

COMAL COUNTY FAIR
& RODEO
Press Release: Tuesday October 7, 2025
Following discussions with the organizers of the New Braunfels Riverside Pride Festival, and after expressing concerns related to age appropriateness, safety, and the well-being of all involved, the event organizers have decided to relocate their event to an alternate venue.
The Fair Association is a nonpartisan organization. Facility rentals are open to the community based on availability, and the Association does not sponsor or endorse outside events. We recognize the importance of ensuring that all activities held on our grounds reflect the highest standards of public safety and a positive community experience. Moving forward, we will be revising our rental contracts to align more closely with the mission of the organization while maintaining a nonpartisan approach.
We appreciate the constructive feedback and concerns shared by members of our community, as well as Riverside Pride's professionalism in their decision. We remain committed to providing a facility where our community can hold events in a safe, and respectful manner for all residents of Comal County.
Thank You,
Comal County Fair Executive Board

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 18h

In order to ban books from its libraries, New Braunfels Independent School District has just closed its libraries to middle and high schoolers.

Students are *banned from the school library* so officials can go ban books.

This is EXACTLY what advocates warned.

bookriot.com/new-braunfel...

A Texas District Has Just Banned Students from Secondary School Libraries

In order to ban books from its libraries, New Braunfels Independent School District has just closed its libraries to middle and high schoolers.

bookriot.com

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Texas Freedom to Read Project @txfreedomread.bsky.social · 17h

Banning books for the ideas they contain- even those some people find disagreeable (like “LGBTQ” and “racism”) is censorship.

Censorship is un-American. Censorship is wrong.

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Texas Freedom to Read Project @txfreedomread.bsky.social · 17h

Contact the NBISD Board, Superintendent and the elected Texas leaders responsible for SB 13 to tell them to restore library access in NBISD now.

Customize your email as you see fit.

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Woman whose eyes are nothing like the sun... @sonnet130.bsky.social · 16h

Fuck this fucking crazy state! Ahhhhhhhh!

BTW, NO KINGS in Houston is collecting books to DONATE to libraries, so bring some books out Saturday!

Texas Freedom to Read Project @txfreedomread.bsky.social · 17h

Why ban books when you can ban the entire library?

New Braunfels ISD has frozen library purchase orders & closed secondary campus libraries following a harassment campaign by Libs of Tik Tok & other out of district extremists.

bookriot.com/new-braunfel...

A Texas District Has Just Banned Students from Secondary School Libraries

In order to ban books from its libraries, New Braunfels Independent School District has just closed its libraries to middle and high schoolers.

bookriot.com

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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 12h

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 13h

Trump said he'd focus on the “worst of the worst," but he's mostly focused on people like Melissa Tran — a MD business owner who's lived here 30 yrs and is a fixture of her community.

Cruel.

I salute all who fought for her release. After months in ICE detention, she's finally home.

Hagerstown nail salon owner freed after 5 months in ICE custody

Melissa Tran, a Hagerstown mom and nail salon owner, was freed five months after being detained by ICE and jailed in Washington state. A federal judge ruled that U.S. officials had no basis for prolon...

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VirginiaMonster - ghost of owlet @virginiam.bsky.social · 12h

A bit of crucial life information:

fingers do not felt, so stabbing them with a felting needle does no good for anything

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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 4d

Washington, DC, save the date: @sentencebender.bsky.social and I will be at Little District Books on October 29 at 7 PM ET.

Registration is free, but space is limited. Tell your friends!

Link to register: littledistrictbooks.com/products/app...

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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 12h

I only open my Short Story Cohort applications a handful of times a year. If you apply and are accepted, you'll receive three months of short story coaching and critique with other writers. Applications are open now: maryrobinettekowal.com/short-story-...

Short Story Cohort

WRITING, COACHING, CRITIQUE, and COMMUNITY Join Mary Robinette Kowal for a transformative three-month writing experience, designed to help you learn the craft of short stories while also generating…

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Chris… but like… spooky? I guess? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @brutumfulmen.bsky.social · 15h

Look, all you have to do is google “Hijra” and “Muxe.” This ain’t hard, y’all. It’s not new, it’s not weird— it’s been this way since humans were invented. What IS new and different and weird in a bad way is any attempt to stifle humans loving each other. THAT’S weird in a horrible way.

The Lisa Simpson lecture meme. Here, her whiteboard reads: COLONIALISM HISTORICALLY ERASED TRANS EXISTENCE FROM EVERY CULTURE IT CAME ACROSS
AND NOW HAS THE AUDACITY TO CLAIM THAT BEING TRANS IS A MODERN CREATION.

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Fazia Rizvi @faziarizvi.bsky.social · 14h

Yes!

Civil Eats @civileats.com · 14h

Even though general elections are over a year away, non-traditional, first-time candidates are throwing their hat in the ring for U.S. House and Senate races.

Democratic Food and Ag Candidates Enter the Political Fray

Amid Trump’s tariffs, funding freezes, and food assistance cuts, newcomers from food and farming backgrounds are entering congressional races.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14h

One of Jorge Ruiz’s lawyers believes there was an underlying bias that permeated the case from the first moments after the car crash, when an Alabama state trooper threatened to take Ruiz to jail if he did not speak English.

By @amyyurkanin.bsky.social

How a Fatal Car Crash Tested Alabama’s Justice System

A 19-year-old was arrested and charged with murder after a fatal car accident in Alabama. His lawyers have come to believe that one factor changed the course of the case, starting in the first moments...

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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 14h

In San Antonio, a group of grandmothers, ages 73 to 86, formed a folklórico dance group known as Las Abuelitas de Oro. Ballet folklórico is a traditional Mexican dance that combines regional dance with the techniques of ballet.

Read More👉 ebx.sh/PSiYC6

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Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social · 1d

Today is Indigenous Peoples' Day.

Read our cover story from 2024 about the Karankawa, the people who inhabited the coastal plains and barrier islands of Texas: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/karankawa-people-today/

The Karankawa Want You to Know They’re Not Extinct

Emerging from a long history of oppression, slanderous folklore, and rumors of their demise, the Gulf Coast people are finding a place for themselves in the twenty-first century.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

Abolish ICE.

If you work for ICE, quit right now.

Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 1d

A mom in Houston reported her 15-year-old son with autism missing. She spent 6 days terrified, searching for him. The whole time, Houston police knew exactly where he was since they helped ICE place him in a refugee facility.

This is beyond cruel.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Missing teen with autism transferred to refugee facility by HPD

He is currently being held at an Office for Refugee Resettlement facility.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Fazia Rizvi @faziarizvi.bsky.social · 14h

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 21h

Well. Things are pretty bad for the current regime. Look who they've pissed off NOW. (Watch to the end, it's not just footage from Portland. Surprise musical guest!)

youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Tonya R. Moore @tonyarmoore.com · 1d

Wondering why you only slept 2 hours and now you're wide awake at 3:00 am with no idea what to do? Worry not. It's just so that you can be among the first in the world to taste this bit of awesome-sauce: www.kickstarter.com/projects/and... #kickstarter #prelaunch #thecookout #anthology #optin

Coming soon: The Cookout: A Speculative Fiction Anthology

Sci-fi, fantasy, & horror stories by Black authors, centering traditions of “the cookout” — the joy, the drama, and the delicious food.

www.kickstarter.com

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 20h

This event is today, Tuesday Oct 14. Tomorrow I’ll be in Vancouver, Canada, with @nalohop.bsky.social and Thursday I’ll be in Portland with . @jennreese.bsky.social

Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 9d

Oct 14 Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, Seattle, WA 5/11

www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/martha...

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 16h

The latest episode of my podcast, "Not Now But Soon", is out today! Join us as I talk with Julisa Tambunan of Equal Measures 2030 about the disaster of gender inequality and the connections between data and stories - take a listen! issues.org/category/the...

Not Now, But Soon Archives

Not Now, But Soon challenges the stories we often tell about disasters and explores how we can use speculative fiction to create better futures.

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Arkady Martine | Dr. AnnaLinden Weller @byzantienne.bsky.social · 1d

My subway car is full of happy excited people with Zohran signs.

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Arkady Martine | Dr. AnnaLinden Weller @byzantienne.bsky.social · 1d

The whole rally was incredible - IMMACULATE vibe, wildly exciting. But I especially loved Chi Ossé’s speech, because it looked toward a future where we do the work after we win.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

"After we win in November, we do not demobilize. The rich and corporate interests who tried to buy this election with the millions they stole from our pockets will want to see us fail.

We won’t let them." - Chi Ossé

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