Minerva Grey
@minervasowl.bsky.social
Support your local libraries. Read how you read. Support artists any way you can.
Knitting, reading, writing, spinning, weaving, cooking, and learning, usually to a soundtrack.
Knitting, reading, writing, spinning, weaving, cooking, and learning, usually to a soundtrack.
Or anything else for that matter. Heh. lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Or anything else for that matter. Heh. lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
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Last month, it was teenagers who got 8 books banned in a statewide Georgia reading bowl back into the competition. These literary heroes deserve recognition–get to meet three of these rad book-loving intellectual freedom champions.
bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
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Meet the High Schoolers Who Overturned a State Reading Bowl Book Ban: Book Censorship News, November 7, 2025
A Georgia statewide reading bowl banned eight books. These students led the charge to get the bans overturned and succeeded.
bookriot.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Last month, it was teenagers who got 8 books banned in a statewide Georgia reading bowl back into the competition. These literary heroes deserve recognition–get to meet three of these rad book-loving intellectual freedom champions.
bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
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My main contract gig is being cut, and my family responsibilities are less demanding than a few years ago. So please get in touch if you know of writing/editing/research/workshop positions, any hours, ideally remote or Ottawa. Extra points for good causes. I know it's rough out there for everyone.
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My main contract gig is being cut, and my family responsibilities are less demanding than a few years ago. So please get in touch if you know of writing/editing/research/workshop positions, any hours, ideally remote or Ottawa. Extra points for good causes. I know it's rough out there for everyone.
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I also write books, and any support for them (including library borrows and word of mouth) helps me spend more of my time writing fiction, so it is much appreciated.
Books
Click on any of the books below to find out more about them.
www.kateheartfield.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I also write books, and any support for them (including library borrows and word of mouth) helps me spend more of my time writing fiction, so it is much appreciated.
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I don't understand why this isn't absolutely blowing up. A whole public library system shutting down branches to remove books because the Tennessee Secretary of State believes that Executive Orders are above the Constitution.
The Tennessee Secretary of State handed public library boards that are eager to ban LGBTQ+ books–and particularly trans books–from their collections the biggest permission slip last week.
Rutherford County is *closing* libraries to remove books.
bookriot.com/rutherford-c...
Rutherford County is *closing* libraries to remove books.
bookriot.com/rutherford-c...
Rutherford County Library System (TN) Temporarily Shuts Down to Ban Books
Rutherford County Library System announced on social media a surprise shutdown of two libraries. Why? "Reviewing inventory."
bookriot.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I don't understand why this isn't absolutely blowing up. A whole public library system shutting down branches to remove books because the Tennessee Secretary of State believes that Executive Orders are above the Constitution.
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"without subjecting anyone to differential treatment."
This is flatly false! Trans people with a passport that does not match with their plain appearance when presented to a border agent is subject to additional hassle compared to a cis person presenting a passport.
This is flatly false! Trans people with a passport that does not match with their plain appearance when presented to a border agent is subject to additional hassle compared to a cis person presenting a passport.
NEW: On the shadow docket, the Supreme Court lets Trump resume misgendering trans Americans on their passports, claiming "the government is merely attesting to a historical fact without subjecting anyone to differential treatment." All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
![This case concerns an Executive Branch policy requiring
all new passports to display an individual’s biological sex at
birth. The United States District Court for the District of
Massachusetts preliminarily enjoined the Government
from enforcing the policy, and the First Circuit declined to
stay the injunction pending appeal. The Government then
filed this stay application. Applying our familiar stay fac-
tors at this preliminary stage, we grant the application.
Displaying passport holders’ sex at birth no more offends
equal protection principles than displaying their country of
birth—in both cases, the Government is merely attesting to
a historical fact without subjecting anyone to differential
treatment. And on this record, respondents have failed to
establish that the Government’s choice to display biological
sex “lack[s] any purpose other than a bare . . . desire to
harm a politically unpopular group.” Trump v. Hawaii, 585
U. S. 667, 705 (2018) (internal quotation marks omitted).
Nor are respondents likely to prevail in arguing that the
State Department acted arbitrarily and capriciously by de-
clining to depart from Presidential rules that Congress ex-
pressly required it to follow. See 22 U. S. C. §211a.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreiacrtgoecxjy5y7ojz7xzbun4c4nwutjcvqn4qb4p25ldpt6va5lu@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"without subjecting anyone to differential treatment."
This is flatly false! Trans people with a passport that does not match with their plain appearance when presented to a border agent is subject to additional hassle compared to a cis person presenting a passport.
This is flatly false! Trans people with a passport that does not match with their plain appearance when presented to a border agent is subject to additional hassle compared to a cis person presenting a passport.
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SCOTUS has granted a stay in Trump v. Orr, the trans passport case, meaning that the government will be able to once again deny gender marker changes to trans passport applicants.
This is a terrible decision with horrifying consequences for trans folks.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
This is a terrible decision with horrifying consequences for trans folks.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
SCOTUS has granted a stay in Trump v. Orr, the trans passport case, meaning that the government will be able to once again deny gender marker changes to trans passport applicants.
This is a terrible decision with horrifying consequences for trans folks.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
This is a terrible decision with horrifying consequences for trans folks.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
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Viral posts about how Moms For Liberty had zero wins on election night...aren't true. They're misinformation, even dis-info.
M4L did have a number of school board candidates win. You can verify that information pretty easily.
They had *A LOT* of losses and their power isn't what it once was.
M4L did have a number of school board candidates win. You can verify that information pretty easily.
They had *A LOT* of losses and their power isn't what it once was.
November 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Viral posts about how Moms For Liberty had zero wins on election night...aren't true. They're misinformation, even dis-info.
M4L did have a number of school board candidates win. You can verify that information pretty easily.
They had *A LOT* of losses and their power isn't what it once was.
M4L did have a number of school board candidates win. You can verify that information pretty easily.
They had *A LOT* of losses and their power isn't what it once was.
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Good morning, my friend! An oldie but goodie for #ThrowbackThursday. I’ve always done “first times” with joy. It’s more than #YOLO. It increases self-confidence, adds to skill sets/problem solving, and a conversation starter!
How about you?
#LifelongLearner
#FeedtheBrain
#FountainofYouth
#Brave
How about you?
#LifelongLearner
#FeedtheBrain
#FountainofYouth
#Brave
November 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Good morning, my friend! An oldie but goodie for #ThrowbackThursday. I’ve always done “first times” with joy. It’s more than #YOLO. It increases self-confidence, adds to skill sets/problem solving, and a conversation starter!
How about you?
#LifelongLearner
#FeedtheBrain
#FountainofYouth
#Brave
How about you?
#LifelongLearner
#FeedtheBrain
#FountainofYouth
#Brave
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Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
HEAD'S UP FELLOW #CREATIVES!
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
Grammarly Rebrands Company as Superhuman, Introduces Superhuman Suite and Superhuman Go
Superhuman Platform delivers proactive, context-aware AI agents that work in the flow of work, wherever people work Grammarly today announced it is changing its company…
www.grammarly.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
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Kaohly Her will be the first Hmong mayor of St. Paul. We asked her how she wants people to pronounce her name.
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Kaohly Her will be the first Hmong mayor of St. Paul. We asked her how she wants people to pronounce her name.
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🤷♀️ Librarians know what books their communities are looking for, & for many communities, Christian books are not only appropriate but high-circulating.
I don't know if you're going for a gotcha, but you're not getting it. Christians pay taxes to the library, too, & MOST do not agree with book bans.
I don't know if you're going for a gotcha, but you're not getting it. Christians pay taxes to the library, too, & MOST do not agree with book bans.
What are your thoughts on using your state tax $ to procure books on Christianity for your local library?
November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🤷♀️ Librarians know what books their communities are looking for, & for many communities, Christian books are not only appropriate but high-circulating.
I don't know if you're going for a gotcha, but you're not getting it. Christians pay taxes to the library, too, & MOST do not agree with book bans.
I don't know if you're going for a gotcha, but you're not getting it. Christians pay taxes to the library, too, & MOST do not agree with book bans.
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As racist responses to Mamdani's win emerge on social platforms, consider not sharing the actual posts.
Our Muslim siblings don't need to see that bullshit every time they scroll, & we can just call out the people saying those things as racist fools, & stay focused on our joy over his win 🥰
Our Muslim siblings don't need to see that bullshit every time they scroll, & we can just call out the people saying those things as racist fools, & stay focused on our joy over his win 🥰
November 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
As racist responses to Mamdani's win emerge on social platforms, consider not sharing the actual posts.
Our Muslim siblings don't need to see that bullshit every time they scroll, & we can just call out the people saying those things as racist fools, & stay focused on our joy over his win 🥰
Our Muslim siblings don't need to see that bullshit every time they scroll, & we can just call out the people saying those things as racist fools, & stay focused on our joy over his win 🥰
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Today I finally got myself organized and did some food pantry donations. I started with the state-by-state stats on who benefits from SNAP the most and picked the 6 states with the highest percentage of recipients. 1/ www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
A Closer Look at Who Benefits from SNAP: State-by-State Fact Sheets
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program, reaching some 41 million people nationwide in 2024. These...
www.cbpp.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Today I finally got myself organized and did some food pantry donations. I started with the state-by-state stats on who benefits from SNAP the most and picked the 6 states with the highest percentage of recipients. 1/ www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
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Hey friends,
Ask and you shall receive. The complete Broken Binding Limited Editions of The Wars Arts Saga are now here!
If you're interested, they are:
One book: $80
Two books: $150
The whole trilogy: $200
Shipped!
I have very limited inventory, so get them while they last!
DM if interested!
Ask and you shall receive. The complete Broken Binding Limited Editions of The Wars Arts Saga are now here!
If you're interested, they are:
One book: $80
Two books: $150
The whole trilogy: $200
Shipped!
I have very limited inventory, so get them while they last!
DM if interested!
November 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Hey friends,
Ask and you shall receive. The complete Broken Binding Limited Editions of The Wars Arts Saga are now here!
If you're interested, they are:
One book: $80
Two books: $150
The whole trilogy: $200
Shipped!
I have very limited inventory, so get them while they last!
DM if interested!
Ask and you shall receive. The complete Broken Binding Limited Editions of The Wars Arts Saga are now here!
If you're interested, they are:
One book: $80
Two books: $150
The whole trilogy: $200
Shipped!
I have very limited inventory, so get them while they last!
DM if interested!
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No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
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Maybe nobody in the great big world cares about this.
But the public libraries in tiny Jefferson County in Northern Appalachia were in danger of losing their tax funding thanks to right-wing book banners. And we won. The library's funding is safe!!!!!
But the public libraries in tiny Jefferson County in Northern Appalachia were in danger of losing their tax funding thanks to right-wing book banners. And we won. The library's funding is safe!!!!!
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Maybe nobody in the great big world cares about this.
But the public libraries in tiny Jefferson County in Northern Appalachia were in danger of losing their tax funding thanks to right-wing book banners. And we won. The library's funding is safe!!!!!
But the public libraries in tiny Jefferson County in Northern Appalachia were in danger of losing their tax funding thanks to right-wing book banners. And we won. The library's funding is safe!!!!!
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Put my order in today! How exciting!
It’s time! The Bert's Books Secret Santa.
Sign up by 30th November, and pick a book you'd like to gift to someone else.
I'll work out the best person to send that book to - and in return you'll get a book to unwrap too!
bertsbooks.co.uk/secret-santa
Sign up by 30th November, and pick a book you'd like to gift to someone else.
I'll work out the best person to send that book to - and in return you'll get a book to unwrap too!
bertsbooks.co.uk/secret-santa
November 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Put my order in today! How exciting!
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November 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
If you appreciate the stories I frequently post here, please support @globalvoices.org! We are trying to continue our 20-year record of community-driven, international multilingual coverage from around the world, and we need your help!
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Book banning isn't popular and isn't what parents nor taxpayers want.
The average person is sick of hearing about the unhinged sexual fantasies made up by the genital obsessed party.
The average person is sick of hearing about the unhinged sexual fantasies made up by the genital obsessed party.
I'll go ahead and say it. Texas book banners got their butts kicked in tonight's school board elections. Again.
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Book banning isn't popular and isn't what parents nor taxpayers want.
The average person is sick of hearing about the unhinged sexual fantasies made up by the genital obsessed party.
The average person is sick of hearing about the unhinged sexual fantasies made up by the genital obsessed party.
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Good morning, my friend! My 2nd every-other-week column for The Post-Gazette appeared in Fri’s edition w/internationally renowned (& local treasure) conductor Jonathan McPhee! Upcoming concerts/info lexingtonsymphony.org, @lexingtonsymphony.bsky.social, maestromcphee (on IG)! Hope you’ll read! 🎶
November 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Good morning, my friend! My 2nd every-other-week column for The Post-Gazette appeared in Fri’s edition w/internationally renowned (& local treasure) conductor Jonathan McPhee! Upcoming concerts/info lexingtonsymphony.org, @lexingtonsymphony.bsky.social, maestromcphee (on IG)! Hope you’ll read! 🎶
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@burrowingowl.bsky.social, did you see King Owlbert?
That face! 🥰 I made a little donation to help out.
That face! 🥰 I made a little donation to help out.
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
@burrowingowl.bsky.social, did you see King Owlbert?
That face! 🥰 I made a little donation to help out.
That face! 🥰 I made a little donation to help out.
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New tires, 4 new brake rotors & pads, a ball joint & a tie rod...doing my best to keep my 2012 Tucson running so I don't have to buy a vehicle without buttons & with built in spyware...but yikes. Expensive.
And look... Holiday gift giving is just around the corner.
And look... Holiday gift giving is just around the corner.
Hey folks. I am blowing out all of my paper prints.
50% off all 53 different prints. There will be no more reorders on stock so once they're gone, they're gone.
Shipping in Canada is $25 so buy 2+
Sorry no US orders. I can ship to Europe & Mexico.
earthskyart.ca/product-cate...
50% off all 53 different prints. There will be no more reorders on stock so once they're gone, they're gone.
Shipping in Canada is $25 so buy 2+
Sorry no US orders. I can ship to Europe & Mexico.
earthskyart.ca/product-cate...
I'm an Alberta based artist who has a thing for storms & space.
I do commissions & have originals & 50 different canvas & paper prints available earthskyart.ca/shop
#art #painting
I do commissions & have originals & 50 different canvas & paper prints available earthskyart.ca/shop
#art #painting
November 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
New tires, 4 new brake rotors & pads, a ball joint & a tie rod...doing my best to keep my 2012 Tucson running so I don't have to buy a vehicle without buttons & with built in spyware...but yikes. Expensive.
And look... Holiday gift giving is just around the corner.
And look... Holiday gift giving is just around the corner.