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Yvette Kay

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#resist I’m here to share space with other like-minded folks who help the world expand out of fascism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny and all forms of bigotry. And I love 70s & early 80s punk rock. She/her

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Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 13h

“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” – George Orwell, 1984

#BannedBooksWeek reminds us why stories like this matter. The ones they fear most are the ones that wake us up. What banned book lit a fire in you? Share in the comments😊

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Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 13h

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 social.demcast.com/s/aUN37VNI

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Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 13h

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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Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 13h

Since 2021, nearly 23,000 books have been banned—proof that fear still wields a red pen. They’re trying to erase stories of race, identity, and love because they can’t erase the people who live them.

Read defiantly.
Share loudly.
Rebel with a book.
#BannedBooksWeek

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Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 14h

Books are still being banned but most remain on shelves thanks to heroes who refuse to bow to censorship.

Librarians, teachers, students, and readers everywhere are keeping the flame of free expression alive.
Stand with them.
Speak out.
#BannedBooksWeek

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Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 14h

Censorship is so 1984.’ This year’s #BannedBooksWeek theme couldn’t be more fitting. Across the country, extremists are erasing diversity, rewriting history, and silencing marginalized voices. Buy the books.
Read them.
Share them.
Keep every story alive.

Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 14h

Defend the freedom to read in your community. 📚🔥
No parent should decide what another’s child can read and no book should be silenced.

Join the movement to fight censorship and protect our stories.
We’re stronger together. ✊
#BannedBooksWeek social.demcast.com/s/3iTfCVXG

Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 14h

How many of these banned or challenged books have you read? ❤️ It’s hard to see how stories of love, courage, and kindness could threaten anyone but each has been banned somewhere in America. 📣 Read them. Share them. Request them. Speak out. #BannedBooksWeek

Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 14h

Censors fear an educated public because knowledge can’t be controlled. Every banned book is a warning and an invitation to read louder.

Defend the right to think, question, and grow.
That’s the heartbeat of a free society.
#BannedBooksWeek

Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 17h

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do."

Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 17h

Nice to see Sen. Gallego and Kelly going to bat for Adelita Grijalva, as they and everyone else should be.
Speaker Johnson is stalling her swearing-in because her vote would help finally reveal the Epstein files.

Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 17h

YES! If the Oregon National guard were to be deployed they would be instructed to protect the PROTESTORS not ICE!

Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 17h

Hakeem Jeffries came to play today as Lawler tries to confront him: "You’re not going to talk over me because you don’t want to hear what I have to say so why don’t you just keep your mouth shut."

More 👏🏼Of👏🏼This👏🏼

Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 17h

Wanna know why Stephen Miller froze after mentioning “plenary authority"?
He knew he said the quiet fascist takeover part out loud.

Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 17h

Trump's federal agents are terrorizing communities across America, but leaders like Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson are fighting back.

Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 1d

October 18th protests in the state of Hawai’i

Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 1d

Rep-elect Grijalva won her election TWO weeks ago, yet Mike Johnson refuses to swear her in.

Why? Because she would be the last signature needed on the Epstein vote.

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Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 1d

Portland PD threatens ICE with arrest! More. Of. This. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announces an executive order establishing "ICE-free zones" in Chicago.

"That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as staging grounds for these raids."

This man is an American Hero!

Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 1d

Travelers share stories of airport delays caused by the GOP shutdown:

"There's been some instances of planes coming really close to each other or having a circle or things getting delayed... it concerns me about being safe and also about getting home."

Yvette Kay @digitalscorpio.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago Mayor Johnson is calling out Trump for defunding our education, transportation and healthcare system and firing black women across this country.
He's right- "This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

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