Robin Stevenson
@robinstevenson.bsky.social
Author: Pride Puppy; Pride Colors; Queer History A-Z; A Hug on the Wind and 30+ more.
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Spring 2027: Pride Puppy Countdown!
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Thanks so much @mombian for this lovely review!
Get ready for the Games w/this great new MG book about Winter Olympians & Paralympians, which includes queer athletes in & beyond a section on "Olympic Pride"--read on for review & sneak peek at its adorable depiction of 2 women's hockey superstars & spouses. #BookSky mombian.com/2025/11/25/n...
New Kids' Book Tells the Stories of Winter Olympians (Including Many Queer Ones) - Mombian
Get ready for the Winter Olympics with this great new middle grade book about Winter Olympians and Paralympians, which includes queer athletes in and beyond a section on "Olympic Pride." Read on for m...
mombian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Thanks so much @mombian for this lovely review!
Closing the libraries... while they remove all kids' books with queer characters... in the entire state.
I don't even know where to start.
I don't even know where to start.
1. In Tennessee, public libraries have closed for up to a week to facilitate a Trump-inspired book purge.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge
One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes…
popular.info
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Closing the libraries... while they remove all kids' books with queer characters... in the entire state.
I don't even know where to start.
I don't even know where to start.
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@altrac.works, @americanbookseller.bsky.social, @authorsabb.bsky.social, @everylibrary.bsky.social, @ncacensorship.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @pflag.org, @readfreelyal.bsky.social, and others are watching the Alabama Public Library Service.
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Advocates Alarmed Over New Alabama Ban On Youth Access To Trans Books In Libraries
Read Freely Alabama, Alabama Transgender Rights Action Coalition, PEN America, EveryLibrary, Authors Against Book Bans, National Coalition Against Censorship, American Booksellers for Free Expression,...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
@altrac.works, @americanbookseller.bsky.social, @authorsabb.bsky.social, @everylibrary.bsky.social, @ncacensorship.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @pflag.org, @readfreelyal.bsky.social, and others are watching the Alabama Public Library Service.
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Stalking kills. I am, by every possible measurement, a statistical anomaly because few people survive being stalked for a decade like I was.
Stalking is femicide in slow motion.
Grateful @thewalrus.ca covered this and asked me to weigh in.
Stalking is femicide in slow motion.
Grateful @thewalrus.ca covered this and asked me to weigh in.
Why Don’t We Take Stalking More Seriously? | The Walrus
The law makes it hard for victims of criminal harassment to prove they’re at risk
thewalrus.ca
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Stalking kills. I am, by every possible measurement, a statistical anomaly because few people survive being stalked for a decade like I was.
Stalking is femicide in slow motion.
Grateful @thewalrus.ca covered this and asked me to weigh in.
Stalking is femicide in slow motion.
Grateful @thewalrus.ca covered this and asked me to weigh in.
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Tremendous call to action to fight book banning from by @maggietokudahall.bsky.social at the ALAN Breakfast as she accepts the ALSN Award on behalf of @authorsabb.bsky.social
“The function of literature is not to instill obedience.”
“The function of literature is not to instill obedience.”
November 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Tremendous call to action to fight book banning from by @maggietokudahall.bsky.social at the ALAN Breakfast as she accepts the ALSN Award on behalf of @authorsabb.bsky.social
“The function of literature is not to instill obedience.”
“The function of literature is not to instill obedience.”
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yeah bc when regular people look and see what these evil jerks actually want to do, they don't want it!! they've amassed power through the average person's complacency and lack of engagement, not bc their views are popular. they're not. they've already lost the culture war they're desperate to fight
In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards
In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards
The party recruited and invested in school board races to oust Republicans. It worked.
dlvr.it
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
yeah bc when regular people look and see what these evil jerks actually want to do, they don't want it!! they've amassed power through the average person's complacency and lack of engagement, not bc their views are popular. they're not. they've already lost the culture war they're desperate to fight
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Here, listen: when the President calls a female journalist “piggy” in a scrum, maybe you planned on asking about the economy, or whatever… But the story is now “the President called a female journalist piggy.” You asking a follow-up isn’t just defending her, it’s following the story.
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Here, listen: when the President calls a female journalist “piggy” in a scrum, maybe you planned on asking about the economy, or whatever… But the story is now “the President called a female journalist piggy.” You asking a follow-up isn’t just defending her, it’s following the story.
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A huge congratulations to previous VWF guest Omar El Akkad, who has won the 2025 National Book Award for Nonfiction for his work, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.
Canadian author Omar El Akkad's debut nonfiction work wins U.S. National Book Award | CBC Books
Akkad's powerful memoir won the U.S.-based award. The annual literary award program celebrates and honours authors for books published in the United States roughly during the award year.
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
A huge congratulations to previous VWF guest Omar El Akkad, who has won the 2025 National Book Award for Nonfiction for his work, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.
I have so many thoughts about this.
Neil Gorsuch went on Fox & Friends this morning to hype his new [checks notes] children's book
November 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I have so many thoughts about this.
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Canadian author friends: If you did not get the email update last week about the AI class action suit against Anthropic here in Canada, you may want to contact the firm that's running it to get future updates. (See next post! 🚨)
#CanLit #CanKidLit
➡️ www.cfmlawyers.ca/class-action...
#CanLit #CanKidLit
➡️ www.cfmlawyers.ca/class-action...
November 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Canadian author friends: If you did not get the email update last week about the AI class action suit against Anthropic here in Canada, you may want to contact the firm that's running it to get future updates. (See next post! 🚨)
#CanLit #CanKidLit
➡️ www.cfmlawyers.ca/class-action...
#CanLit #CanKidLit
➡️ www.cfmlawyers.ca/class-action...
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“Some described her condition as a “ticking time bomb.” Had Walker ended her pregnancy, every expert believed, she would not have died.
NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“Some described her condition as a “ticking time bomb.” Had Walker ended her pregnancy, every expert believed, she would not have died.
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My first piece for @theguardian.com on MBS’s visit to the U.S., seven years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Saudification of America is under way | Karen Attiah
Jamal Khashoggi’s plight and murder was a warning sign for the US, of the impending loss of freedom and censorship that would sweep the country
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My first piece for @theguardian.com on MBS’s visit to the U.S., seven years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Danielle Smith is garbage, and I am EXTREMELY tired of Premiers using the notwithstanding clause as a form of child abuse.
Disgusted by this attack on human rights by Alberta's government. Denying the autonomy of young transgender people- and limiting access to information for all students- does not protect kids and teens. On the contrary, it puts them at risk.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Danielle Smith is garbage, and I am EXTREMELY tired of Premiers using the notwithstanding clause as a form of child abuse.
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This is one of the most sweeping attacks on 2SLGBTQI rights in Canadian history - and it’s happening during Trans Awareness Week.
Egale Canada will not back down. We’re already preparing our next phase of legal action and need your support.
Egale Canada will not back down. We’re already preparing our next phase of legal action and need your support.
Alberta Relaunches Unprecedented Attack on Trans Rights - Now Using the Notwithstanding Clause - Egale Canada
Statement from Egale Canada and Skipping Stone For Immediate Release November 18, 2025 Today, the Government of Alberta has introduced Bill 9 which uses the notwithstanding clause to restrict the…
egale.ca
November 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This is one of the most sweeping attacks on 2SLGBTQI rights in Canadian history - and it’s happening during Trans Awareness Week.
Egale Canada will not back down. We’re already preparing our next phase of legal action and need your support.
Egale Canada will not back down. We’re already preparing our next phase of legal action and need your support.
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Today, Alberta introduced Bill 9 and invoked the notwithstanding clause to shield three anti-trans laws from constitutional challenge. These laws deny gender-affirming care to youth, erase 2SLGBTQI identities from schools, and ban trans girls and women from sports.
November 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Today, Alberta introduced Bill 9 and invoked the notwithstanding clause to shield three anti-trans laws from constitutional challenge. These laws deny gender-affirming care to youth, erase 2SLGBTQI identities from schools, and ban trans girls and women from sports.
Disgusted by this attack on human rights by Alberta's government. Denying the autonomy of young transgender people- and limiting access to information for all students- does not protect kids and teens. On the contrary, it puts them at risk.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Disgusted by this attack on human rights by Alberta's government. Denying the autonomy of young transgender people- and limiting access to information for all students- does not protect kids and teens. On the contrary, it puts them at risk.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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A female reporter asks Trump about Epstein. He says, “Quiet, piggy.”
When Khashoggi’s murder is brought up in his meeting with the Saudi Prince who had him killed (according to the CIA), Trump says, “Things happen.”
You have a monster at the helm, America. You are in terrible danger.
When Khashoggi’s murder is brought up in his meeting with the Saudi Prince who had him killed (according to the CIA), Trump says, “Things happen.”
You have a monster at the helm, America. You are in terrible danger.
November 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A female reporter asks Trump about Epstein. He says, “Quiet, piggy.”
When Khashoggi’s murder is brought up in his meeting with the Saudi Prince who had him killed (according to the CIA), Trump says, “Things happen.”
You have a monster at the helm, America. You are in terrible danger.
When Khashoggi’s murder is brought up in his meeting with the Saudi Prince who had him killed (according to the CIA), Trump says, “Things happen.”
You have a monster at the helm, America. You are in terrible danger.
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I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
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In normaler times, this is front page, above the fold, all caps behavior by an American president
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
In normaler times, this is front page, above the fold, all caps behavior by an American president
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Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
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it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
Oh
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
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"Quiet, Piggy." He's said horrible things, worse than this, but I keep thinking about this moment since reading about it and seeing the video. The contempt, the sheer malice in his words, tone, and gesture. This is an angry, dangerous, loathsome person and more people need to call out this behavior.
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"Quiet, Piggy." He's said horrible things, worse than this, but I keep thinking about this moment since reading about it and seeing the video. The contempt, the sheer malice in his words, tone, and gesture. This is an angry, dangerous, loathsome person and more people need to call out this behavior.
This Alberta school district banned six books from high school libraries last week, and there's been almost no media coverage. I hope someone with more information will share the titles.
Books should never silently disappear from the shelves.
www.thealbertan.com/innisfail-ne...
Books should never silently disappear from the shelves.
www.thealbertan.com/innisfail-ne...
Alberta school division removes 'mature thematic content' from libraries
Chinook's Edge has removed six titles from high schools while nothing removed from elementary or middle schools as it complies with ministerial order
www.thealbertan.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
This Alberta school district banned six books from high school libraries last week, and there's been almost no media coverage. I hope someone with more information will share the titles.
Books should never silently disappear from the shelves.
www.thealbertan.com/innisfail-ne...
Books should never silently disappear from the shelves.
www.thealbertan.com/innisfail-ne...
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I appreciate @andrewkarre.bsky.social for discussing this aspect of book bans so well. Teenagers think about sex and sometimes even have sex, and to pretend otherwise is both harmful and ridiculous.
Book bans often target YA titles with sexual content. In a new interview, @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social editor Andrew Karre explains that these books offer teens a safe, ethical way to learn about their desires and experiences — and merit their place on library shelves. pen.org/andrew-karre...
November 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I appreciate @andrewkarre.bsky.social for discussing this aspect of book bans so well. Teenagers think about sex and sometimes even have sex, and to pretend otherwise is both harmful and ridiculous.
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When DHS dared to call its anti-immigrant racial profiling weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina, “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” I knew I was going to have to write about it.
Tonight, at Law Dork, here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/gregory-bo...
Tonight, at Law Dork, here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/gregory-bo...
November 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
When DHS dared to call its anti-immigrant racial profiling weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina, “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” I knew I was going to have to write about it.
Tonight, at Law Dork, here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/gregory-bo...
Tonight, at Law Dork, here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/gregory-bo...