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· Feb 5
Our official statement in response to the wave of anti-trans legislation.
To our trans and nonbinary communities: We see you, we love you, and we side with you.
#TransLivesMatter #TransIsBeautiful 🏳️⚧️
To our trans and nonbinary communities: We see you, we love you, and we side with you.
#TransLivesMatter #TransIsBeautiful 🏳️⚧️
Psst! If you want to give the gifts of resistance this holiday to your loved ones, @bookshop.org can suggest some our books as stocking stuffers. 😉🎁📚
This Season Give The Gift of Resistance
Checkout out this list on Bookshop
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December 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Psst! If you want to give the gifts of resistance this holiday to your loved ones, @bookshop.org can suggest some our books as stocking stuffers. 😉🎁📚
Nora Neus’s oral history about that day, 24 HOURS AT THE CAPITOL, comes out later this month. The eyewitness accounts are more maddening than you can believe. ➡️ www.beacon.org/24-Hours-at-...
December 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Nora Neus’s oral history about that day, 24 HOURS AT THE CAPITOL, comes out later this month. The eyewitness accounts are more maddening than you can believe. ➡️ www.beacon.org/24-Hours-at-...
If you’re looking for a book that does a good job of encouraging readers to re-examine texts like the Declaration of Independence alongside the musings of contemporary pop culture figures and activists, Kyle Mays’s AN AFRO-INDIGENOUS HISTORY OF THE US is it!
Roots That Speak: 6 Books That Highlight Black And Native Stories | Essence
Explore six books that highlight Black and Native histories—offering deeper insight into Afro-Indigenous experiences.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
If you’re looking for a book that does a good job of encouraging readers to re-examine texts like the Declaration of Independence alongside the musings of contemporary pop culture figures and activists, Kyle Mays’s AN AFRO-INDIGENOUS HISTORY OF THE US is it!
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December 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We have an age of consent in the US because we decided, as a society, that it’s unreasonable to expect people that young to participate in a relationship of equals with an adult.
But currently 34 states have laws that permit children to marry with parental consent.
But currently 34 states have laws that permit children to marry with parental consent.
To Those Familiar with Purity Culture, Megyn Kelly's Comments About Epstein and 15-Year-Old Girls isn't Such a Surprise
International media outlets and even an actual teenager slammed attorney and media personality Megyn Kelly for claiming (31:40) that the late Jeffrey Epstein was not an "actual" pedophile because…
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December 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We have an age of consent in the US because we decided, as a society, that it’s unreasonable to expect people that young to participate in a relationship of equals with an adult.
But currently 34 states have laws that permit children to marry with parental consent.
But currently 34 states have laws that permit children to marry with parental consent.
This has chokepoint capitalism written all over it. ➡️ www.beacon.org/Chokepoint-C...
December 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This has chokepoint capitalism written all over it. ➡️ www.beacon.org/Chokepoint-C...
It’s 💳COVER REVEAL Friday💳 for @reitman.bsky.social!
TRANSACTION DENIED exposes how companies like Visa, PayPal & Bank of America use their power to silence dissenting voices & hurt democracy through the practice of financial censorship.
Watch this space in April 2026! 👀
Cover design: Carol Chu
TRANSACTION DENIED exposes how companies like Visa, PayPal & Bank of America use their power to silence dissenting voices & hurt democracy through the practice of financial censorship.
Watch this space in April 2026! 👀
Cover design: Carol Chu
December 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It’s 💳COVER REVEAL Friday💳 for @reitman.bsky.social!
TRANSACTION DENIED exposes how companies like Visa, PayPal & Bank of America use their power to silence dissenting voices & hurt democracy through the practice of financial censorship.
Watch this space in April 2026! 👀
Cover design: Carol Chu
TRANSACTION DENIED exposes how companies like Visa, PayPal & Bank of America use their power to silence dissenting voices & hurt democracy through the practice of financial censorship.
Watch this space in April 2026! 👀
Cover design: Carol Chu
Talking about sex ed in schools isn’t as new a concept as you’d think. It started in the US at the turn of the 20th century in part because of enormous rates of STIs. Back when STIs were called venereal diseases. @margaretgmyers.bsky.social
Margaret Grace Myers, "The Fight for Sex Ed: The Century-Long Battle Between Truth and Doctrine" (Beacon Press, 2025) - New Books Network
Support H-Net | Buy Books Here | Join the NBN and NBN en Español on Patreon | Visit New Books Network en Español!
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December 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Talking about sex ed in schools isn’t as new a concept as you’d think. It started in the US at the turn of the 20th century in part because of enormous rates of STIs. Back when STIs were called venereal diseases. @margaretgmyers.bsky.social
Can’t. Wait! 🙌🏼
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of NCTE’s George Orwell Award, NCTE invites you to the first webinar in a special series where you can hear directly from winners of this prestigious award.
This event is free for NCTE members who register here: https://ncte.org/orwell-lander/
This event is free for NCTE members who register here: https://ncte.org/orwell-lander/
December 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Can’t. Wait! 🙌🏼
Ilan Pappé’s ISRAEL ON THE BRINK is as timely as it is hopeful, and we’ll need to learn from it during this fraught timeline. So glad to see it on @wrmea.bsky.social’s roundup!
November-December 2025 New Arrivals
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, November/December 2025, pp. 83, 85 New Arrivals Israel on the Brink: And the Eight Revolutions that Could Lead to...
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December 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Ilan Pappé’s ISRAEL ON THE BRINK is as timely as it is hopeful, and we’ll need to learn from it during this fraught timeline. So glad to see it on @wrmea.bsky.social’s roundup!
Many in the past have lost their lives to protest. Yet there have been others in the past who’ve protested in a number of other ways away from the streets. There are many routes to demanding change.
Gloria Browne Marshall, Mary Stein, David St Romain
Civil rights attorney, activist, and author Gloria Browne Marshall discusses various political topics and her new book "A Protest History of the United States". Assistant Director for the East Baton…
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December 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Many in the past have lost their lives to protest. Yet there have been others in the past who’ve protested in a number of other ways away from the streets. There are many routes to demanding change.
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This raccoon broke into a liquor store, got drunk & passed out in the bathroom. This tracks with a recent report from scientists who’ve found evidence that raccoons are becoming domestic. I also learned this raccoon’s government name & a little about his struggles. open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...
EXCLUSIVE: New Details Emerge About Why That Raccoon Robbed the Virginia Liquor Store
What pushed this furry bandit to break the law.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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With @rachelbrowne.ca, Harrison Browne wrote LET US PLAY to dismantle the false argument that trans people are a threat to sports. So proud to see @torontolifemag.bsky.social recognize him as a rising star! 🤩
Toronto's 25 Rising Stars of 2025 - Toronto Life
Our annual list of the up-and-comers shaping our city and the world
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December 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
With @rachelbrowne.ca, Harrison Browne wrote LET US PLAY to dismantle the false argument that trans people are a threat to sports. So proud to see @torontolifemag.bsky.social recognize him as a rising star! 🤩
There’s been a new Black Digital Arts Renaissance happening, and @blaqueword.bsky.social has been documenting it as much as he’s been a part of it. His access to art began with his grandmother Kandy Kane.
Frank Ocean, First Kisses & George Floyd: Steven Underwood on Becoming in the New Black Digital Renaissance
Podcast Episode · Embracing All of Me · 11/28/2025 · 1h 1m
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December 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
There’s been a new Black Digital Arts Renaissance happening, and @blaqueword.bsky.social has been documenting it as much as he’s been a part of it. His access to art began with his grandmother Kandy Kane.
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Censorship and techniques such as gaslighting have been used to manipulate the masses since the days of the Ancient World. The difference is that today, information sharing is immediate and on a much more macro level.
Editorial: Chasing truth
It has become commonplace for readers who do not like or agree with the news we present to claim it as “biased.” The era of “fake news” has seemingly cleared
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December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Censorship and techniques such as gaslighting have been used to manipulate the masses since the days of the Ancient World. The difference is that today, information sharing is immediate and on a much more macro level.
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All about the Compton's Cafeteria riot, when drag queens and trans women rose up against police at a diner in San Francisco.
Years before Stonewall, a cafeteria riot became a breakthrough for trans rights
All about the Compton's Cafeteria riot, when drag queens and trans women rose up against police at a diner in San Francisco.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
All about the Compton's Cafeteria riot, when drag queens and trans women rose up against police at a diner in San Francisco.
Russell Cobb’s unsolved true crime mystery, GHOSTS OF CROOK COUNTY, is a David J. Weber Book Prize finalist! 🎉
Let’s pour ourselves a special drink 😉 and raise our glasses for a special toast! 🍹
Let’s pour ourselves a special drink 😉 and raise our glasses for a special toast! 🍹
December 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Russell Cobb’s unsolved true crime mystery, GHOSTS OF CROOK COUNTY, is a David J. Weber Book Prize finalist! 🎉
Let’s pour ourselves a special drink 😉 and raise our glasses for a special toast! 🍹
Let’s pour ourselves a special drink 😉 and raise our glasses for a special toast! 🍹
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
TONIGHT!
Gloria J. Browne-Marshall will be at Pages Bookshop to talk with Diana Weiss about her book, A PROTEST HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES at 5 PM. There’s still time to RSVP. Come through, Detroit!
Gloria J. Browne-Marshall will be at Pages Bookshop to talk with Diana Weiss about her book, A PROTEST HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES at 5 PM. There’s still time to RSVP. Come through, Detroit!
12/4 - Author Talk: A Protest History of the United States by Pages Bookshop
Get tickets and support Pages Bookshop by becoming a member
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December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
TONIGHT!
Gloria J. Browne-Marshall will be at Pages Bookshop to talk with Diana Weiss about her book, A PROTEST HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES at 5 PM. There’s still time to RSVP. Come through, Detroit!
Gloria J. Browne-Marshall will be at Pages Bookshop to talk with Diana Weiss about her book, A PROTEST HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES at 5 PM. There’s still time to RSVP. Come through, Detroit!
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Ummm, yep. Also—Duh. See my 2011 book, “Uncovering Race,” published by @beaconpress.bsky.social (which Eric knows about but doesn’t ever cite or reference) 🤷🏽♀️
"Is the journalism industry turning its back on (some) women and people of color?" asks @edeggans.bsky.social in his latest newsletter post. Read it here, and follow Eric's Switching Codes Magazine on Flipboard.
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Is the journalism industry turning its back on (some) women and people of color?
The deafening silence from industry leaders as people lose jobs and are marginalized - again - leaves me wondering exactly what they stand for.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Ummm, yep. Also—Duh. See my 2011 book, “Uncovering Race,” published by @beaconpress.bsky.social (which Eric knows about but doesn’t ever cite or reference) 🤷🏽♀️
For many Black women of Eleanor Bumpurs’s generation, nostalgic memories about family and food were a source of psychic relief. (We are, after all, in full family-and-food season during the holidays.) @madameclair08.bsky.social
MSU history professor explores how Eleanor Bumpurs’ killing reshaped New York City’s fight for justice.
LaShawn Harris, an associate professor at MSU, revisits the life and legacy of Eleanor Bumpurs.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
For many Black women of Eleanor Bumpurs’s generation, nostalgic memories about family and food were a source of psychic relief. (We are, after all, in full family-and-food season during the holidays.) @madameclair08.bsky.social
Today would be a good day to start reading Angela Jackson’s biography of Gwendolyn Brooks, A SURPRISED QUEENHOOD IN THE NEW BLACK SUN ➡️ www.beacon.org/A-Surprised-...
December 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Today would be a good day to start reading Angela Jackson’s biography of Gwendolyn Brooks, A SURPRISED QUEENHOOD IN THE NEW BLACK SUN ➡️ www.beacon.org/A-Surprised-...
Throughout this poetry collection, Billy-Ray Belcourt reminds us, in verses that are both thought-provoking and accessible, that the courage to live authentically is what allows us to endure these tensions and to live fully. @time.com
'The Idea of an Entire Life' Is on the 100 Must-Read Books of 2025
Here's why it made the list
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December 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Throughout this poetry collection, Billy-Ray Belcourt reminds us, in verses that are both thought-provoking and accessible, that the courage to live authentically is what allows us to endure these tensions and to live fully. @time.com
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Can I let you in on a little secret?
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Can I let you in on a little secret?
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.