Shannon Gibney
@shannongibney.bsky.social
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Author of The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be; We Miss You, GF; Where We Come From (co-author) + others. Printz Honor, Carter G. Woodson + 3 MN Book Awards. Also: Adoptee, Blerd, Mama, Prof, Runner, Traveler, waiting for the world to end in ‘25.
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itsafronomics.bsky.social
lol gentle reminder that DEI is not illegal. Supporting marginalized groups is not illegal. Anyone reneging on support is making a CHOICE to do so.
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4nikkolas.bsky.social
after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
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brendelbored.bsky.social
I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”
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nikigrayson.com
the city of los angeles burned in january in part because of a man who couldn’t stop generating images of burning cities on ChatGPT, and then after he lit the fire he asked if the fire he started was his fault
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
blipstress.bsky.social
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
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atrupar.com
Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."
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dansinker.com
Portland never stops being Portland.
shannongibney.bsky.social
Mourn, or Else

A brilliant analysis of our current national predicament.
Opinion | Mourn, or Else
www.nytimes.com
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mnbipockidlit.bsky.social
We’d love to see you at one of our upcoming events, in partnership with More Than a Single Story and @hclib.bsky.social !
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meidastouch.com
Can't we just get healthcare
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omarfatehmn.com
I'm heartbroken to hear of the pedestrian death at Franklin & Cedar and the others across the metro this weekend. We need a Mayor who will invest in Traffic Calming measures. I secured $1M in funding last session to help, but there's more to do to achieve our Vision Zero goals.
Screenshot of a Star Tribune article titled, "Three pedestrians struck and killed in Twin Cities over the weekend; one was hit twice".
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thetnholler.bsky.social
While they have you distracted…

(And the top 1% control more than 1/3rd)
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tressiemcphd.bsky.social
It is, far and away, the most challenging thing I’ve encountered since entering the academy. And that is saying a lot. I might be working on this but I keep putting it aside because I’m not medicated enough to describe how demoralizing it all is.
mcopelov.bsky.social
We have allowed the lazy, grifting Silicon Valley charlatans into the front door, & in doing so, we have learned just how many of our own colleagues & administrators simply are not interested in the actual business of education. It's incredibly demoralizing.

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erinkaylockwood.bsky.social
Thanks so much for your reporting on this, Ben. I just got an email from my campus's IT office triumphantly advertising free student access to four different AI models -- at the same time as we have a hiring freeze, caps on grad enrollment, and a 7% budget cut -- and wanted to scream.
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cwebbonline.com
Speaking of voices under attack…can we be just as loud about Black journalists and comedians who are silenced, even by our so-called liberal outlets.

• Joy Reid
• Don Lemon
• Melissa Harris-Perry
• Tiffany Cross
• Jemele Hill
• Marc Lamont Hill
• Karen Attiah
• Amber Ruffin
shannongibney.bsky.social
CFS: New adoptee anthology on estrangement
shannongibney.bsky.social
Avoiding anxiety or surrendering to it only makes it worse. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Reams of research on this.
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mekka.mekka-tech.com
I like Jimmy Kimmel. I really do. I have no issues with him.

I'm talking about something very different.

Kimmel was only suspended. But he's back now. Karen Attiah and all the other Black journalists are still fired.

Y'all do know how to fight, when you want to.

But you don't really want to. 🤷🏿‍♂️
shannongibney.bsky.social
This gen of students and their notion that anxiety is a legitimate reason not to complete coursework (like a 5-10 minute presentation in front of class) remains a real problem.

Anxiety is a normal part of life and learning and social engagement sometimes, and must be worked through.