@barbyann.bsky.social
She/Her
Will not be on the wrong side of history & will not be quiet about it
All the books
Seed saving garden mama
Will not be on the wrong side of history & will not be quiet about it
All the books
Seed saving garden mama
I’m late to the game on this one but wow! I had no idea how awful it was at the top of FB.
May 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I’m late to the game on this one but wow! I had no idea how awful it was at the top of FB.
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First they came for the innocent man deported to a Salvadoran gulag on an “administrative error” they falsely claim they’re powerless to reverse, flouting court orders even from the Supreme Court — and I spoke out, because I know how the damn poem ends.
April 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
First they came for the innocent man deported to a Salvadoran gulag on an “administrative error” they falsely claim they’re powerless to reverse, flouting court orders even from the Supreme Court — and I spoke out, because I know how the damn poem ends.
Fantastic
If you have a dictionary that you don't show love
Oh, yes, son, we're talking to you.
Oh, yes, son, we're talking to you.
April 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Fantastic
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🚨ATTENTION PUBLIC HEALTH ALLIES!🚨
We have power together. To see our strength and build community, we ask that you wear something 💚green💚 to work on WEDNESDAY to show solidarity and readiness to defend public health.
Please spread the word!
#courageiscontagious #spreadthecolor
We have power together. To see our strength and build community, we ask that you wear something 💚green💚 to work on WEDNESDAY to show solidarity and readiness to defend public health.
Please spread the word!
#courageiscontagious #spreadthecolor
March 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Time to take action
March 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Time to take action
Finally made it to @lookerbooks.bsky.social my weekend is booked! 📖 #booksky
March 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Finally made it to @lookerbooks.bsky.social my weekend is booked! 📖 #booksky
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Brian Tyler Cohen, on what the GOP *actually* just voted for. Cutting healthcare to benefit the rich. Again.
He spells it out perfectly.
youtube.com/watch?v=nH8T...
He spells it out perfectly.
youtube.com/watch?v=nH8T...
youtube.com
February 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Brian Tyler Cohen, on what the GOP *actually* just voted for. Cutting healthcare to benefit the rich. Again.
He spells it out perfectly.
youtube.com/watch?v=nH8T...
He spells it out perfectly.
youtube.com/watch?v=nH8T...
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Statement by authors and illustrators of books in Supreme Court case Mahmoud v. Taylor pen.org/mahmoud-v-ta...
February 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Statement by authors and illustrators of books in Supreme Court case Mahmoud v. Taylor pen.org/mahmoud-v-ta...
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They're "interpreting the guidance to apply to anything that deals with diversity, inclusion or equity, and anything that could be perceived to promote one group over another [...] That would include any books that mention slavery, the civil rights movement or the treatment of Native Americans."
This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as *allude* to slavery or the civil rights movement.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools - ClarksvilleNow.com
At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement...
clarksvillenow.com
February 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
They're "interpreting the guidance to apply to anything that deals with diversity, inclusion or equity, and anything that could be perceived to promote one group over another [...] That would include any books that mention slavery, the civil rights movement or the treatment of Native Americans."
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Today is World Anaemia Awareness Day
#Anaemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells is lower than normal.
This means less oxygen than normal is being delivered throughout the body.
Globally, 2 out of 5 pregnant women & young children are affected by anaemia bit.ly/3YIYfL8
#Anaemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells is lower than normal.
This means less oxygen than normal is being delivered throughout the body.
Globally, 2 out of 5 pregnant women & young children are affected by anaemia bit.ly/3YIYfL8
February 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Today is World Anaemia Awareness Day
#Anaemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells is lower than normal.
This means less oxygen than normal is being delivered throughout the body.
Globally, 2 out of 5 pregnant women & young children are affected by anaemia bit.ly/3YIYfL8
#Anaemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells is lower than normal.
This means less oxygen than normal is being delivered throughout the body.
Globally, 2 out of 5 pregnant women & young children are affected by anaemia bit.ly/3YIYfL8
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The risk of 2024 YR4 hitting earth in 2032 is small at 2.1% & likely to grow smaller as calculations are refined.
The greater danger to life as we know it is already on earth and spells DOG wrong.
The greater danger to life as we know it is already on earth and spells DOG wrong.
An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth in 20...
www.npr.org
February 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The risk of 2024 YR4 hitting earth in 2032 is small at 2.1% & likely to grow smaller as calculations are refined.
The greater danger to life as we know it is already on earth and spells DOG wrong.
The greater danger to life as we know it is already on earth and spells DOG wrong.
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“Barring AP journalists... because of the news agency’s editorial decisions is an affront to the First Amendment and a free press,” said PEN America's Tim Richardson. “It is retribution, plain & simple, & a shameful attempt to bully the press into ideological compliance.” (gift link) wapo.st/4jRK2VQ
The Associated Press says reporter was barred from White House event
The wire service said the decision stemmed from a style guidance to continue using the name Gulf of Mexico instead of Gulf of America.
wapo.st
February 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
“Barring AP journalists... because of the news agency’s editorial decisions is an affront to the First Amendment and a free press,” said PEN America's Tim Richardson. “It is retribution, plain & simple, & a shameful attempt to bully the press into ideological compliance.” (gift link) wapo.st/4jRK2VQ
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Marco Rubio is visiting Panama this weekend to try to annex the Panama Canal.
Panama is currently bracing for an American invasion and is warning there could be mass casualties.
The U.S. is acting like Russia when it invaded Ukraine—and is making the world less safe in the process.
Panama is currently bracing for an American invasion and is warning there could be mass casualties.
The U.S. is acting like Russia when it invaded Ukraine—and is making the world less safe in the process.
February 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Marco Rubio is visiting Panama this weekend to try to annex the Panama Canal.
Panama is currently bracing for an American invasion and is warning there could be mass casualties.
The U.S. is acting like Russia when it invaded Ukraine—and is making the world less safe in the process.
Panama is currently bracing for an American invasion and is warning there could be mass casualties.
The U.S. is acting like Russia when it invaded Ukraine—and is making the world less safe in the process.
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CDC pages relating to LGBTQ+ queer health are being removed from the CDC website. Staff are not involved in this censorship. We will follow up with external resources for our communities.
January 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
CDC pages relating to LGBTQ+ queer health are being removed from the CDC website. Staff are not involved in this censorship. We will follow up with external resources for our communities.
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Trump is an extremely dangerous man--stupid, vindictive, fixated on payback for his enemies. This country will be lucky to survive him.
January 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Trump is an extremely dangerous man--stupid, vindictive, fixated on payback for his enemies. This country will be lucky to survive him.
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It appears that the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) page has been removed from the CDC website.
The SVI is an important database that measures and quantifies the potential negative effects of disasters of human health at the county level.
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/place-health...
The SVI is an important database that measures and quantifies the potential negative effects of disasters of human health at the county level.
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/place-health...
www.atsdr.cdc.gov
January 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
It appears that the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) page has been removed from the CDC website.
The SVI is an important database that measures and quantifies the potential negative effects of disasters of human health at the county level.
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/place-health...
The SVI is an important database that measures and quantifies the potential negative effects of disasters of human health at the county level.
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/place-health...
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Every time you don't buy a book from Amazon, but use a good indie store who actually values the sale & treats you & your purchase with respect, the sun shines brighter, floofy puppies gambol in fresher grass, & Jeff Bezos's piles sting for just a biiiit longer.
Sounds GREAT to me.
Buy independent.
Sounds GREAT to me.
Buy independent.
January 31, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Every time you don't buy a book from Amazon, but use a good indie store who actually values the sale & treats you & your purchase with respect, the sun shines brighter, floofy puppies gambol in fresher grass, & Jeff Bezos's piles sting for just a biiiit longer.
Sounds GREAT to me.
Buy independent.
Sounds GREAT to me.
Buy independent.
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Buttigieg on point
January 31, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Buttigieg on point
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Gosh, I remember when we had an actual president instead of a loudmouth bully who won't take responsibility for his actions.
January 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Gosh, I remember when we had an actual president instead of a loudmouth bully who won't take responsibility for his actions.
January 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Books were my constant companion growing up. I want to save them all
Tell as many people why it’s important that we have access to books that insist we belong. We all have a story to tell 📖💚
🧵 8/8
🧵 8/8
January 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Books were my constant companion growing up. I want to save them all
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My mom got a grant for a book vending machine so that students can get free books! She’s been buying books to stock it out of pocket, but she’s also made a wishlist if you’d like to help. She teaches at a Title 1 elementary school, so it would be very appreciated! #booksky #blackbooksky #blacksky
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View a shared wishlist.
bookoutlet.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
My mom got a grant for a book vending machine so that students can get free books! She’s been buying books to stock it out of pocket, but she’s also made a wishlist if you’d like to help. She teaches at a Title 1 elementary school, so it would be very appreciated! #booksky #blackbooksky #blacksky
A great cause and an indie bookstore. You know where to find me!
We've chosen 6 national organizations to support through our 2025 Liberation Donation Drive. Learn more here: lookerbooks.com/liberation-d...
January 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
A great cause and an indie bookstore. You know where to find me!