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Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein

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Writer, can't live without books and music. Author of A Thousand Little Deaths. New book, Beyond Fear and Suspicion: The New Americans in Little Ethiopia (Atmosphere Press, May, 2025). Member of The Authors Guild. https://www.vickypinpin-feinstein.com

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Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Sep 30

EveryLibrary's Executive Director, John Chrastka, discusses why he believes in libraries.

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I Believe in Libraries.

EveryLibrary's Executive Director, John Chrastka, discusses why he believes in libraries.

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Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Sep 23

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Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Jul 19

Fragile beauty of #nature Catalpas in bloom right at the edge of a raging creek. #RockCreekPark

Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Jul 19

Interesting. How did you find out about this?

Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Jul 19

Thank you for this.

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Annette ✨🍝 @annettispaghetti.bsky.social · Jul 18

🌹Immigrants make America great🌹

I made a free downloadable coloring page/sign available on my Ko-fi. A small way to destress & show support to POC/immigrant communities during these turbulent, uncertain times.💖

🌹 ko-fi.com/s/0f0cbaf828

#kofi #kofisupport #coloringpage #immigrantsmakeamericagreat

Black and white frame with roses. Slogan in the center reads “Immigrants Make America Great”

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Slava Bonkus #ElonSucksSoHard @bonkski.bsky.social · Jul 18

"...so we can continue to arrest the worst of the worst."
That's NOT what Trump's Gestapo is doing and we all know that!🤬 #Gestapo #ICE #FuckICE #StopICE #Immigrants #Deportations bsky.app/profile/alex...

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Liddokun @liddokun.bsky.social · Jul 18

#Trump is basically punishing those who tried to follow US law. This will only push undocumented #immigrants underground. It won't stop undocumented #immigration, just create a lot of fear/hate/distrust in communities. It will also increase crime as immigrants stop cooperating with law enforcement.

ProPublica @propublica.org · Jul 18

NEW: Of the 230+ Venezuelans deported to El Salvador:
• Almost half had immigration cases that were not yet decided
• More than 60 had pending asylum claims, some just days away from final hearings

These men had followed U.S. immigration procedures. Then Trump changed the rules.

He Came to the U.S. to Support His Sick Child. He Was Detained. Then He Disappeared.

Like most of the more than 230 Venezuelan men deported to a Salvadoran prison, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas had followed U.S. immigration rules. Then Trump rewrote them.

www.propublica.org

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Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Jul 19

Calufornia Sheriffs are doing the right thing, let’s applaud them.

Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Jul 19

I enjoyed this book very much when I read it years ago #booksky #booklovers

Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Jul 19

#booksky #notAIslop The #AuthorsGuild already does this, certifying the writer/author with a seal that you can put in bookcovers like this:

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bookgorilla | #BookSky 💙📚 @bookgorilla.com · Feb 12

We're all just catching up from last week, but you won't regret adding this one to our #bannedbook list. Available in print copy or ebook from your favorite indie bookshops at bookshop.org/a/109593/978...

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Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Jul 19

Taking me a while to finish reading What There Is to Say We Have Said, about the letters between Welty & Maxwell but it’s because I don’t want it to end. The deep affection, friendship and collabiration between the two is something that a writer can only envy and wish for. #writers #books #reading

Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Jul 11

Though on vacation, still continued to work on promoting my recently published book. Visited indie bookstores in NYC in Harlem, upper east side, Brooklyn & Astoria. Glad to say it’s paying off. #booklaunch

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · Jul 8

I can't stress enough how close U.S. science is to the cliff.

"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)

‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels

“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says

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Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Jul 10

Am on vacation so posting is limited to none but just want to say, am also visiting indie bookstores along the way. #booklaunch, #booklovers, #writing #writingcommunity
Will resume posting soon.

Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Jul 10

Booklovers, look!

From mobilizing hundreds of thousands of library advocates to fighting book bans nationwide—explore EveryLibrary's highlights, victories, and the powerful actions made possible by EveryLibrary's supporters. action.everylibrary.org/midway-impac... via @everylibrary.bsky.social‬

Your Impact So Far in 2025: Six Months of Defending our Libraries

From mobilizing hundreds of thousands of library advocates to fighting book bans nationwide—explore EveryLibrary's highlights, victories, and the powerful actions made possible by our supporters.

action.everylibrary.org

Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Jul 1

This is the first and it maybe safe to assume others will follow given what we face here. America’s loss. #scientificrefugees
The first American 'scientific refugees' arrive in France - POLITICO

Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Jun 26

I am glad to see today that The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education included my book in their “Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars. #AfricanAmerican #Ethiopiandiaspora #immigrants #DCSuburbs #refugeeexperience #ethnicstudies #booksky #authors&writers

Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Jun 25

You have to wonder about people who do not believe in reading, in libraries, etc. My sense is that these are threats to them, more than anything else.

Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Jun 25

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Do you really believe that work in humanities is not respected at all? If so, and if as you say, AI is terrible, why would the humanities be the source of AI training? It’s good for us to have discussions about this.

Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Jun 25

Here’s ABC article about the federal court’s decision on the Anthropic case www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne... Federal judge rules copyrighted books are fair use for AI training

Federal judge rules copyrighted books are fair use for AI training

But, the judge ruled, AI companies shouldn’t be pirating the books they’re training on.

www.nbcnews.com

Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Jun 25

Calling all #writers & #authors. What do you think about the latest federal court decision regarding Anthropic, copyrighted books and AI training? #writingcommunity #literary #books #AIandBooks #booksky #writersky

Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Jun 24

I wonde where this fight or controversy will end. #Authors Are Posting TikToks to Protest AI Use in Writing—and to Prove They Aren’t Doing It - WIRED #writersky #books #literary #writingcommunity #booksky

Vicky Pinpin-Feinstein @vpinpinfeinstein.bsky.social · Jun 18

On May 2, 2025, the Trump Administration released its FY2026 federal budget proposal.

On page 39 he calls for the complete elimination of the only federal agency dedicated solely to supporting America’s libraries and museums.

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SIGN THE PETITION: Stand Against Trump's Budget Proposal to Defund IMLS.

Trump is more emboldened than ever to destroy library funding. We need you to take action today!

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