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Aleta @aletamosquito.bsky.social · 2h

GPS around here constantly mispronounces Oconee.
It's Oh-cone'-ee, not Ohcuh-knee.

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 1d

Has your library curtailed or outright banned anything related to Banned Books Week this year? I'm not talking that you're doing something else (i.e., freedom to read week). I'm talking YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING related to the topic.

Tell me about it anonymously --> tinyurl.com/banning-bbw25

Black text on a red and black background. It reads "Has your library banned events, displays, talks, or anything else related to banned books week this year? Share your story anonymously." It includes the survey link: https://tinyurl.com/banning-bbw-25

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Aleta @aletamosquito.bsky.social · 1d

#WomenInSTEM

Oxford University Museum of Natural History @morethanadodo.bsky.social · 5d

H is for... Hodgkin! Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin is still the only British woman scientist to have been awarded a Nobel Prize. She won the Nobel in chemistry in 1964 for mapping the structure of vitamin B12. She also mapped the structure of Penicillin and Insulin through X-ray crystallography.

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Bill Leibenguth @bill-leibenguth.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: US District Judge Karin J.
Immergut (a Trump appointee) has temporarily blocked Donald Trump from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Oregon
"This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law."

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Aleta @aletamosquito.bsky.social · 2d

Please repost with alt text.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 2d

Oprah Daily took a deep dive into ALA's historic lists of Top 10 Most Challenged Books
to find the 25 most censored titles of the past 25 years. Want to stand up for free speech? Start reading.
https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/g68849151/most-banned-books-today/
#BannedBooksWeek

The Most Banned Books of Our Time Tell a Troubling Story—and the Pattern Is Hard to Ignore

See what the fuss is all about.

www.oprahdaily.com

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 7d

From 1939-1945 German officers also listened to speeches from civilians about how the laws of war didn’t apply to them. And then they participated in the Holocaust, starved millions of prisoners of war, destroyed villages and cities, and were defeated.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."

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Aleta @aletamosquito.bsky.social · 3d

If they admit to FIFTY percent, how high is the actual number?

Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 3d

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

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Aleta @aletamosquito.bsky.social · 3d

I often make similar replies for posts without alt text. Snyder's post does have it though.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3d

One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny":
Listen for dangerous words.

Text card: Listen for dangerous words.
Be alert to the use of the words extremism and terrorism. Be alive to the fatal notions of emergency and exception. Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary.
#OnTyranny

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 4d

This is a declaration they will use federal resources to deploy violence against judges, prosecutors, and attorneys general. There's no other coherent interpretation of the phrasing, including "only remedy," "legitimate state power," and connecting those people with "terror networks."

Stephen Miller
@StephenM
The issue before is now is very simple and clear. There is a large and growing movement of leftwing terrorism in this country. It is well organized and funded. And it is shielded by far-left Democrat judges, prosecutors and attorneys general. The only remedy is to use legitimate state power to dismantle terrorism and terror networks.
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Aleta @aletamosquito.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Goodall. She earned that title.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 3d

Here are 4+ years worth of tools, techniques, insights, data, and action items for fighting book bans and standing up for libraries–community-focused institutions of democracy–you can dive into this week and the other 51 weeks of the year.

skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · Nov 10

A massive thread of resources, history, information, and material to help you not only fight and understand book censorship but protect the incredible democratic institutions of public libraries and public education.

This is updated regularly!

Image of the tops of books in a herringbone pattern. They are in a rainbow gradient. The center of the image has a green textbox with the words "Resources for fighting book censorship, library challenges, and more."

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New England Primate Conservancy @neprimateconsrv.bsky.social · 5d

Monk sakis (Pithecia monachus), also called Geoffroy's monk sakis and Miller's monk sakis, are endemic to Brazil and Peru. Their long, coarse hair piloerects when they are approached, making them appear larger than they actually are. Their habitats remain largely intact with fewer human pressures.

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 6d

This ruling, which pulls significantly from the May ruling from the Fifth Circuit, says that you as a taxpayer have no First Amendment rights when it comes to library collections or access to library materials.

You are losing your rights. You should care about this.

bookriot.com/parnell-vs-e...

Another Judge Chips Away at Library Patron First Amendment Rights

A District Court judge rules that neither library patrons nor authors have First Amendment rights when it comes to library collections.

bookriot.com

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 6d

If you shouted about how unfair it was Jimmy Kimmel was taken off air, then you should sure as shit care that YOUR RIGHTS ARE BEING TAKEN FROM YOU.

bookriot.com/parnell-vs-e...

Another Judge Chips Away at Library Patron First Amendment Rights

A District Court judge rules that neither library patrons nor authors have First Amendment rights when it comes to library collections.

bookriot.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5d

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Mary Grace🕷️🕸️🎃👻 @emgeekay.bsky.social · 6d

Accessible link here: archive.ph/K0y6p

Do you prefer reading or listening to a book?

New Scientist @newscientist.com · 7d

Reading books and listening to audiobooks tap into different elements of cognition, each with their own benefits. So which one should you choose, and when?

Is reading always better for your brain than listening to audiobooks?

Reading books and listening to audiobooks tap into different elements of cognition, each with their own benefits. So which one should you choose, and when?

www.newscientist.com

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 6d

Mario was covering the No Kings protest when he was detained. This is an open effort to suppress and intimidate the press and a horrifying miscarriage of justice.

ACLU @aclu.org · 6d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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Halo-Halloween, MLS 🇵🇭🇺🇲ℹ️👻 @infoandhalohalo.bsky.social · 7d

And now for something completely different:
Complete with bear blep... 🐻

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Nghi Vo @nghivo.bsky.social · 6d

1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch.

I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 6d

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

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