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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 8h

Among all the mothers Margeaux Feldman found while reading, they found themself returning to Freud’s Dora.

Dora’s loss of voice was her body’s way of protecting her from the double trauma of having her family disbelieve her.

“The Many Sick Mothers of My Heart.” Life at the Intersection of Sickness and Trauma

In many ways, I’ve known sickness my whole life. Born with eczema that covered my arms and legs in red, rashy welts, peaking as a teenager and returning, uninvited, throughout my adulthood. As a te…

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 9h

ICE’s violent attacks on journalists and others exercising their First Amendment rights should be thoroughly investigated by the local authorities whose states and municipalities ICE has invaded.

Quote card from FPF Advocacy Director Seth Stern

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 11h

Jared Fox’s classroom case study effectively reveals how he transformed his students into ‘community scientists’ who advocate for change. He writes all about it in LEARNING ENVIRONMENT! #BackToSchool

Bookshelf - Hamilton College

Alumni and faculty members who would like to have their books considered for this listing should contact Stacey Himmelberger, editor of Hamilton magazine.

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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 13h

“This is not the next big thing. Christian nationalism is here, and it is deeply entrenched in our government in ways that should concern all Americans, regardless of their views on religion.”

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He Calls Church-State Separation a Myth. He’s Now Weighing In on Public School Curricula.

David Barton, far-right Christian activist and founder of Wallbuilders, has been appointed by Texas's board of education to advise on social studies instruction.

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 12h

The questions Sara Moslener raises throughout AFTER PURITY feel eminently relevant to life in the US today. She does an excellent job of conveying how deeply the ideological currents of purity run. @publisherswkly.bsky.social

After Purity: Race, Sex, and Religion in White Christian America by Sara Moslener

Does a certain strain of conservative Christianity also bolster racist ideologies within the U.S.? Moslener (Virgin Nation), hos...

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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.bsky.social · 1d

You could just talk about Jim Crow. I promise you, there's no need to leave America's shores to talk about life in a fascist state

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

Under the Third Reich, most Germans generally lived in the law-bound normative state, while Jews and other disfavored people were victims of the arbitrary and violent prerogative state.

The dual state is characterized by the facade of normalcy obscuring the fact of an authoritarian state.

The “dual state” theory was invented to describe Nazis. The Supreme Court could take us there.

Authoritarianism—but make it look like the rule of law.

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 13h

@terencekeel.bsky.social makes an important point here. Real public safety involves addressing the root causes of crime: low wages, lack of affordable housing, unmet health needs. Not draconian executive orders. @latimes.com

Contributor: The push to hold more nonviolent suspects in jail threatens public safety

Safety includes more than the free. It includes those of us who are incarcerated. Holding people needlessly costs lives.

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 15h

So in recounting to someone just now all the antiabortion efforts to restrict abortion pills, there's one bottom line reality:

Every single effort since Dobbs to restrict abortion pills has FAILED.

Of course, with the "so far" caveat. But 3.5 years in, nothing but failure.

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 15h

When it comes to Asian spiritual traditions, @piercesalguero.bsky.social says it’s not so much about the doctrine or the belief system. It’s about the firsthand experiences of what the teachings are pointing toward.

On Spiritual Exploration Vs Dogma, How To Choose A Practice That Works For Us w/Pierce Salguero

Pierce Salguero is a scholar of Buddhism and Asian medicine, and a long-time practitioner of several different forms of Asian spirituality. He is the author of many books on Buddhism and Asian…

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

Each new school year brings a fresh wave of attempts to censor school libraries, often built on misleading claims. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom investigates a site spreading disinformation. Read: https://www.oif.ala.org/take-back-the-right-to-read/
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Take Back the Right to Read

By Eric Stroshane and Sarah Lamdan As each new school year begins, so too does a new wave of efforts to censor school library books. This year, the effo

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 16h

With A PROTEST HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, Gloria J. Browne-Marshall wanted to answer 3 major questions:

✊🏽 Are protests still effective?
✊🏽 What difference have protests made before that can be related to today?
✊🏽 How should I protest? buff.ly/QEH0XUb

A discussion with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall about her new book, A Protest History of the United States

Podcast Episode · Books and More with William Cooper · 10/07/2025 · 27m

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 1d

Often seen as a “white man’s game,” hockey has a history of trailblazing players of color.

Steven Sandor spotlights prominent players like Willie O’Ree, the first Black player in the NHL, in LEVELING THE ICE. @publisherswkly.bsky.social

Leveling the Ice: Confronting Racism in Hockey by Steven Sandor

The prevalence and impact of racism in North American hockey are explored by sports journalist Sandor (Called Up) in this notewo...

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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 1d

Two years into its war on Gaza, Israel faces global condemnation and a growing Palestinian solidarity movement.

Yet, as analyst Mouin Rabbani explains, US support remains unwavering, and Israel shows little concern for the world’s outrage.

October 7, Two Years On

Two years into its war on Gaza, Israel faces global condemnation and a growing Palestinian solidarity movement. Yet, as analyst Mouin Rabbani explains, US support remains unwavering, and Israel shows little concern for the world’s outrage.

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 1d

What would a path toward a democratic and decolonized state for Palestinians and Israelis look like? Ilan Pappé outlines a path imagining mini-revolutions in the form of a fictional diary, from 2027 to 2048. #October7 #FreePalestine

Imagining a Liberated Future for Palestine

A proper imagining of liberation cannot rest content with describing the end game: the day of liberation itself and the hard work the day after. This is only the starting point. No less important i…

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 2d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 2d

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #PublicationDay, @dinagw.bsky.social! ✨

WHO GETS TO BE INDIAN, her investigation into how Native American identity became commodified through cultural appropriation, ethnic fraud, and disenrollment, is an “incendiary j’accuse.” — @publisherswkly.bsky.social, ⭐Starred Review

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

"History didn't start on October 7," says Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad, who became famous for her viral video dispatches from Gaza in the early days of Israel's genocide. Her new book is "The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience."

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/7/plestia_alaqad

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 1d

“We must build the strength to make a theological and spiritual vision of everybody-in-nobody-out a reality and create the capacity, powered by faith, to make it so. Now is the time.” — @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org

You Can’t Worship God and Money

It was a moment somewhat like this, 30 years ago, that turned me into a biblical scholar. In the lead-up to the passage of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act, political and religious leaders quoted scripture

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 2d

TOMORROW: Join @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @oif.bsky.social staff to learn about Law for Librarians & Intellectual Freedom Helplines, how these programs provide censorshp support, and other resources for our communities.

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#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984

Librarians Supporting Each Other to Confront Book Bans. Tuesday, Cotober 7, 2025. 12pm CT. Law for Librarians. Intellectual Freedom Helplines. Censorship is so 1984. Read for Your Rights. Banned Books Week, October 5-11, 2025

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 1d

Did you enter for a chance to win a hardcover copy of Margeaux Feldman’s TOUCH ME, I’M SICK from @sfdirewolf.bsky.social?

Touch Me, I’m Sick!

Hello everyone! It’s been a long time since you heard from me. I’ve been working on my next anthology, Disability Vulnerability, and enjoy summer after a harrowing 9 weeks of bed rest. I’m delighted…

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 2d

Early retirement withdrawals for hardship have tripled since 2020, as disasters strike and insurance fails–leaving workers on their own in old age.

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Climate Change Puts A Generation’s Retirement On The Line

Early retirement withdrawals for hardship have tripled since 2020, as disasters strike and insurance fails–leaving workers on their own in old age.

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 1d

Contrary to popular misconception, #HarmReduction for addiction doesn’t encourage drug use. Physicians like @melodyglenn.bsky.social are letting recovering addicts know that their lives matter, that they’re cared for. @brittanyepage.bsky.social

Failures of America’s Drug Laws and Addiction Treatment w/ Dr. Melody Glenn!!!

Brittany Page is joined by Dr. Melody Glenn, associate professor of addiction and emergency medicine at the University of Arizona and author of the new book, "Mother of Methadone: A Doctor's Quest, a…

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Lissa Warren @lissawarren.bsky.social · 4d

Watch Gloria J. Browne-Marshall discussing her book, A PROTEST HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, with @lisasnowden.bsky.social at Baltimore's Enoch Pratt Free Library: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5BM... @beaconpress.bsky.social

Gloria Browne-Marshall: "A Protest History of the United States"

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 2d

It’s Banned Books Week! It’s time for the MA legislature to pass a Freedom to Read bill that protects librarians & educators from harassment, and protects authors, creators, booksellers & publishers from economic harm. We support An Act Regarding Free Expression (H.3594/S.2328). #MassFreedomToRead

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