Tasslyn - AKA Dr. Sasslyn
@tasslyn.bsky.social
Poet. Superfan - AUTHORS. KIDLIT. BOOKS.
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Asking again for someone to cover Canadian library budget cuts and issues.
Here's Vancouver: www.cupe.bc.ca/2025/11/25/a...
Here's Vancouver: www.cupe.bc.ca/2025/11/25/a...
A Statement from CUPE BC: In Vancouver’s 2026 Budget, “zero” means cuts to services, layoffs for workers, and higher fees for families
Today, November 25, Mayor Ken Sim and the ABC Council members adopted a new budget without a property tax adjustment for 2026. Despite their claims, a zero percent property tax rise—one that fails to ...
www.cupe.bc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Asking again for someone to cover Canadian library budget cuts and issues.
Here's Vancouver: www.cupe.bc.ca/2025/11/25/a...
Here's Vancouver: www.cupe.bc.ca/2025/11/25/a...
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You'll never guess what book got the Carroll ISD school library advisory committee to say "genitals" a dozen times in 20 minutes. @txfreedomread.bsky.social will have more on this story soon, but for now, you have to hear this audio. open.substack.com/pub/franklin...
Please don’t say “genitals” one more time, Carroll ISD SLAC.
Listen to the audio of the committee that decided to ban Pretty Perfect Kitty Corn from Carroll ISD. If you dare.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
You'll never guess what book got the Carroll ISD school library advisory committee to say "genitals" a dozen times in 20 minutes. @txfreedomread.bsky.social will have more on this story soon, but for now, you have to hear this audio. open.substack.com/pub/franklin...
THIS THIS THIS: "Because just as there is no child we can sacrifice to keep other children safe, there is no book we can sacrifice to keep other books safe."
And SO much more. Thank you @maggietokudahall.bsky.social THank you.
And SO much more. Thank you @maggietokudahall.bsky.social THank you.
On Saturday, @authorsabb.bsky.social won the ALAN Award at @ncte.org, and I was honored to accept it on our behalf.
This is the speech I gave.
www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2025/11...
This is the speech I gave.
www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2025/11...
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 AM
THIS THIS THIS: "Because just as there is no child we can sacrifice to keep other children safe, there is no book we can sacrifice to keep other books safe."
And SO much more. Thank you @maggietokudahall.bsky.social THank you.
And SO much more. Thank you @maggietokudahall.bsky.social THank you.
You wanna know who has made a singular difference in fighting book bans - @authorsabb.bsky.social - they are doing rock star things but they bring hope. Needed hope. To communities under fire.
On Saturday, @authorsabb.bsky.social won the ALAN Award at @ncte.org, and I was honored to accept it on our behalf.
This is the speech I gave.
www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2025/11...
This is the speech I gave.
www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2025/11...
November 25, 2025 at 5:24 AM
You wanna know who has made a singular difference in fighting book bans - @authorsabb.bsky.social - they are doing rock star things but they bring hope. Needed hope. To communities under fire.
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Vireted by: @mommunism.bsky.social
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November 23, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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I'm going to need every other professional organization that is health and human services adjacent speak out on behalf of all the degree for professions that Trump's Wrecking Ball administration just changed to "non professional degree."
Nurses? PAs? PTs? Audiologists? Social Workers? Teachers?
Nurses? PAs? PTs? Audiologists? Social Workers? Teachers?
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I'm going to need every other professional organization that is health and human services adjacent speak out on behalf of all the degree for professions that Trump's Wrecking Ball administration just changed to "non professional degree."
Nurses? PAs? PTs? Audiologists? Social Workers? Teachers?
Nurses? PAs? PTs? Audiologists? Social Workers? Teachers?
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I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions
For younger writers, ages 15-21
audacity.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
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NEW: As Texas school districts scramble to comply with a new state law banning "indecent" and "profane" library books, one startup is cashing in.
I dug into tens of thousands of dollars in contracts between the company and Texas public schools. Here's what I learned: 🧵
I dug into tens of thousands of dollars in contracts between the company and Texas public schools. Here's what I learned: 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
NEW: As Texas school districts scramble to comply with a new state law banning "indecent" and "profane" library books, one startup is cashing in.
I dug into tens of thousands of dollars in contracts between the company and Texas public schools. Here's what I learned: 🧵
I dug into tens of thousands of dollars in contracts between the company and Texas public schools. Here's what I learned: 🧵
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What is Take Back The Classroom? A deep dive into one of the most well-funded book banning operations, as well as its "review" materials to help target books in schools nationwide, happening right now: bookriot.com/what-is-take...
What Is Take Back The Classroom?: Book Censorship News, November 14, 2025
With the closure of BookLooks, we've seen the rise of Take Back the Classroom. But what is this website and how do their book "reviews" work?
bookriot.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
What is Take Back The Classroom? A deep dive into one of the most well-funded book banning operations, as well as its "review" materials to help target books in schools nationwide, happening right now: bookriot.com/what-is-take...
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And if you want to read a holistic analysis of what physics is and could be, socially and politically, grab a copy of my first book, which won many accolades www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/chand...
The Disordered Cosmos
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November 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
And if you want to read a holistic analysis of what physics is and could be, socially and politically, grab a copy of my first book, which won many accolades www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/chand...
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Finally got my Election Recap posted! The summary? Voters hate book banners. It’s an established pattern, even in red states like Texas.
Read the details of how pro-censorship school board candidates took another drubbing in the Lone Star State:
franklinstrong.substack.com/p/election-r...
Read the details of how pro-censorship school board candidates took another drubbing in the Lone Star State:
franklinstrong.substack.com/p/election-r...
Election Recap: Another Bad Night for Book Bans
It’s becoming routine:
franklinstrong.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Finally got my Election Recap posted! The summary? Voters hate book banners. It’s an established pattern, even in red states like Texas.
Read the details of how pro-censorship school board candidates took another drubbing in the Lone Star State:
franklinstrong.substack.com/p/election-r...
Read the details of how pro-censorship school board candidates took another drubbing in the Lone Star State:
franklinstrong.substack.com/p/election-r...
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The complaint is lengthy but worth reading. Our favorite line: "Throughout the story, the main character, a pink unicorn w/ eyelashes & other traditionally feminine features, is consistently referred to as a boy." The mom who filed the complaint asked for the book to be removed from the library.
November 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The complaint is lengthy but worth reading. Our favorite line: "Throughout the story, the main character, a pink unicorn w/ eyelashes & other traditionally feminine features, is consistently referred to as a boy." The mom who filed the complaint asked for the book to be removed from the library.
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Both male and female horses have eyelashes. Unicorns don't exist so this can't be scientifically verified. Valiant use of taxpayer money to micromanage the acceptable eyelash representation of fictional animals.
This is what "parents rights" looks like in TX: 1 mother decides what 8,292 students don't get access to read b/c she thinks boy unicorns shouldn't be pink or have eyelashes. *side note: the unicorn isn't pink, but he does have eyelashes. And to TX legislators: your bad laws are harming our kids.
November 15, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Both male and female horses have eyelashes. Unicorns don't exist so this can't be scientifically verified. Valiant use of taxpayer money to micromanage the acceptable eyelash representation of fictional animals.
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AI is now being used to “flag” school library books.
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.
This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.
This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
The Most Dangerous AI Tool for Libraries Yet
How Class-Shelf Plus v3 quietly turns censorship into an automated workflow and why every librarian should be alarmed.
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
AI is now being used to “flag” school library books.
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.
This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.
This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
🚨🚨🚨🚨 this is a problem. Cc @authorsabb.bsky.social @authorsguild.org
AI is now being used to “flag” school library books.
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.
This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.
This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
The Most Dangerous AI Tool for Libraries Yet
How Class-Shelf Plus v3 quietly turns censorship into an automated workflow and why every librarian should be alarmed.
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 AM
🚨🚨🚨🚨 this is a problem. Cc @authorsabb.bsky.social @authorsguild.org
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1. Going to the Library in Smyrna or Murfreesboro, TN?
You might be greeted by an EMERGENCY CLOSURE sign.
Apparently they have detected the presence of "transgender books" and are quarantining them as if they were a dangerous plague.
The latest from S. Baum.
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You might be greeted by an EMERGENCY CLOSURE sign.
Apparently they have detected the presence of "transgender books" and are quarantining them as if they were a dangerous plague.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Some Tennessee Libraries Shut Down For “Emergency Closure” Over Transgender Books
It is unclear how many other libraries have or may need to temporarily shut their doors in order to cull their children’s sections for gender-subversive content.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
1. Going to the Library in Smyrna or Murfreesboro, TN?
You might be greeted by an EMERGENCY CLOSURE sign.
Apparently they have detected the presence of "transgender books" and are quarantining them as if they were a dangerous plague.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
You might be greeted by an EMERGENCY CLOSURE sign.
Apparently they have detected the presence of "transgender books" and are quarantining them as if they were a dangerous plague.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Celebrating the extraordinary @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social 's new book!!!!!! LOLLY ON THE ICE!!!!!
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Celebrating the extraordinary @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social 's new book!!!!!! LOLLY ON THE ICE!!!!!
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Last month, eight books were removed from Georgia's statewide reading book for students. It was teenagers who brought this censorship to the spotlight–even though it's not their job to clean up grown-up messes.
Get to know 3 of those teens here.
bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
Get to know 3 of those teens here.
bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
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 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Last month, eight books were removed from Georgia's statewide reading book for students. It was teenagers who brought this censorship to the spotlight–even though it's not their job to clean up grown-up messes.
Get to know 3 of those teens here.
bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
Get to know 3 of those teens here.
bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
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This is why their make believe "we just want to say and do what polls as popular" is the thinest possible veneer for not upholding human rights and dignity.
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
This is why their make believe "we just want to say and do what polls as popular" is the thinest possible veneer for not upholding human rights and dignity.
Agreed - so #holdtheline @baldwin.senate.gov Voting constituent who knocked every door in deep Wisconsin Red - for you. No Healthcare - No Deal.
This is the price that a family in Eau Claire will have to pay for their health care plan next year, thanks to Republicans. Does that look affordable to you?
This is the last thing families need on top of their already skyrocketing costs.
This is the last thing families need on top of their already skyrocketing costs.
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Agreed - so #holdtheline @baldwin.senate.gov Voting constituent who knocked every door in deep Wisconsin Red - for you. No Healthcare - No Deal.
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Moses Mike Johnson has refused to swear in a duly-elected Democrat who won her race by a landslide and yet a certain faction of Democrats are believing Republican promises because …?
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Moses Mike Johnson has refused to swear in a duly-elected Democrat who won her race by a landslide and yet a certain faction of Democrats are believing Republican promises because …?
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None of these people should ever know peace.
It's official - 8 D AYEs
Durbin
Hassan
King
Cortez Masto
Kaine
Shaheen
Rosen
Fetterman
Durbin
Hassan
King
Cortez Masto
Kaine
Shaheen
Rosen
Fetterman
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
None of these people should ever know peace.
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Minority Whip Katherine Clark puts out a stinging statement on the senate deal. "A GOP budget that spikes health care premiums and everyday costs to fund tax cuts for billionaires is a grave betrayal of everyday Americans. That was true in July. It was true in September. And it remains true today."
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Minority Whip Katherine Clark puts out a stinging statement on the senate deal. "A GOP budget that spikes health care premiums and everyday costs to fund tax cuts for billionaires is a grave betrayal of everyday Americans. That was true in July. It was true in September. And it remains true today."
Called my @baldwin.senate.gov - No Healthcare, No Deal.
Call these Senators! www.senate.gov/senators/sen... HOLD THE LINE!!!
1 @schumer.senate.gov
2 @welch.senate.gov
3 @SenatorRosen
4 @ossoff.bsky.social
5 @SenatorBaldwin
6 @SenatorKelly
7 @SenatorPeters
8 @shaheen.senate.gov
9 @durbin.senate.gov
10 @hassan.senate.gov
11 @slotkin.senate.gov
1 @schumer.senate.gov
2 @welch.senate.gov
3 @SenatorRosen
4 @ossoff.bsky.social
5 @SenatorBaldwin
6 @SenatorKelly
7 @SenatorPeters
8 @shaheen.senate.gov
9 @durbin.senate.gov
10 @hassan.senate.gov
11 @slotkin.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Called my @baldwin.senate.gov - No Healthcare, No Deal.