Cynthia Ragona
@cynragona.bsky.social
Book lover, school library volunteer, organizer of things. Photographer at https://www.seagreen-photography.com/. Rhode Island.
This describes the feeling here perfectly.
As a Brown alum and Providence resident, I have been trying to find the right words to capture the vast grief layered across this community and the people who love it. In the end, I’m not sure if it’s really, fully possible to articulate. But I tried: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Watching Providence retreat into itself after the Brown shooting
What it's like when this uniquely American horror arrives in your city.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This describes the feeling here perfectly.
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Brown University shooting investigation reignites criticisms of FBI’s Kash Patel www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/16/n...
Brown University shooting investigation reignites criticisms of FBI’s Kash Patel - The Boston Globe
Democrats have been critical of Patel since before he was nominated, but his handling of the Brown University investigation has inflamed the long-simmering frustration with his tenure.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Brown University shooting investigation reignites criticisms of FBI’s Kash Patel www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/16/n...
One thing that would reduce the anxiety in the neighborhood around Brown University is if the news helicopters would stop circling overhead.
December 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
One thing that would reduce the anxiety in the neighborhood around Brown University is if the news helicopters would stop circling overhead.
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Following last night’s tragedy in our city, the RI Blood Center is in urgent need of donors.
If you have the capacity and are eligible, please consider donating blood. The RI Blood Center’s Providence location (405 Promenade Street) will be open until 7pm tonight.
Take care neighbors ❤️
If you have the capacity and are eligible, please consider donating blood. The RI Blood Center’s Providence location (405 Promenade Street) will be open until 7pm tonight.
Take care neighbors ❤️
December 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Following last night’s tragedy in our city, the RI Blood Center is in urgent need of donors.
If you have the capacity and are eligible, please consider donating blood. The RI Blood Center’s Providence location (405 Promenade Street) will be open until 7pm tonight.
Take care neighbors ❤️
If you have the capacity and are eligible, please consider donating blood. The RI Blood Center’s Providence location (405 Promenade Street) will be open until 7pm tonight.
Take care neighbors ❤️
Nice work Rhode Island and @conormcdonough.com for the footage!
#NoKings in Providence, Rhode Island (the marching version)
October 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Nice work Rhode Island and @conormcdonough.com for the footage!
Wishing I could have been there. Great perspective on this image!
October 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Wishing I could have been there. Great perspective on this image!
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I wrote a thing. As someone who survived the 1970s and kept the receipts.
Shocked by Epstein’s birthday book? That culture was everywhere before feminism | Rebecca Solnit
Feminism exposed the ubiquity of child abuse, rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence – and helped fight that culture
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September 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I wrote a thing. As someone who survived the 1970s and kept the receipts.
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Firing and demoralizing feminized jobs as enemies of the state while brazenly bribing men with violent jobs that almost instantly puts them into the middle of middle class is very basic gendered warfare. Fulfilling the manosphere’s promise.
It is insane to me that the government can find money to pay ICE agents increasingly larger sums of money, yet teachers have to buy their own pencils.
August 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Firing and demoralizing feminized jobs as enemies of the state while brazenly bribing men with violent jobs that almost instantly puts them into the middle of middle class is very basic gendered warfare. Fulfilling the manosphere’s promise.
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What is the Freedom to Read Act recently signed into law in R.I.?
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What is the Freedom to Read Act recently signed into law in R.I.? - The Boston Globe
“In Rhode Island, we see censorship for what it is: a way to limit what we can learn about the world – and about each other," said Governor Dan McKee.
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August 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
What is the Freedom to Read Act recently signed into law in R.I.?
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The newspaper that told the truth about Watergate and the Pentagon Papers will now “communicate with optimism about this country” in its time of rising fascism
Here’s the full memo:
July 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The newspaper that told the truth about Watergate and the Pentagon Papers will now “communicate with optimism about this country” in its time of rising fascism
Proud of my state and all those who worked to get the Freedom to Read bill made law. rhodeislandcurrent.com/briefs/gov-m... Gov. McKee signs Freedom to Read Act into law • Rhode Island Current
Gov. McKee signs Freedom to Read Act into law • Rhode Island Current
Rhode Island joined at least eight other blue states that have taken steps against school library censorship after Gov. Dan McKee signed the Freedom to Read Act into law Wednesday.
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July 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Proud of my state and all those who worked to get the Freedom to Read bill made law. rhodeislandcurrent.com/briefs/gov-m... Gov. McKee signs Freedom to Read Act into law • Rhode Island Current
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Sotomayor, in dissent, correctly says that today's decision in Mahmoud will lead public schools to simply censor books featuring LGBTQ characters and themes, creating "chaos" and stigmatizing children with LGBTQ families. This decision will lead to book bans.
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June 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Sotomayor, in dissent, correctly says that today's decision in Mahmoud will lead public schools to simply censor books featuring LGBTQ characters and themes, creating "chaos" and stigmatizing children with LGBTQ families. This decision will lead to book bans.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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Although Alito frames the remedy here as "notice and opt-out," the reality is that school districts cannot manage such a sweeping opt-out system. They are far more likely to simply pull books with LGBTQ characters off classroom shelves altogether rather than face a ruinous, high-profile lawsuit.
June 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Although Alito frames the remedy here as "notice and opt-out," the reality is that school districts cannot manage such a sweeping opt-out system. They are far more likely to simply pull books with LGBTQ characters off classroom shelves altogether rather than face a ruinous, high-profile lawsuit.
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Call to Action for Ohio! A provision in House Bill 96 requires libraries to segregate materials related to sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, guaranteeing they are not visible to anyone under 18. Demand the Governor veto it.
OLC Raises Alarm Over State Budget Cuts and Provision Segregating Materials
The Ohio Library Council (OLC), representing Ohio’s 251 public library systems, is sounding the alarm over provisions in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 state budget (House Bill 96) that threaten both ...
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June 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Call to Action for Ohio! A provision in House Bill 96 requires libraries to segregate materials related to sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, guaranteeing they are not visible to anyone under 18. Demand the Governor veto it.
It feels so good to see a W.
Rhode Island is poised to become a #FreedomToRead state! Our bill is headed to Governor McKee’s desk to be signed into law! Thank you yo our many FTR coalition volunteers and to the RI General Assembly & bill sponsors @davidmoralesri.bsky.social & Sen Mark McKenney!!
June 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It feels so good to see a W.
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Brave Books's right-wing "See You at the Library" event is back–coming to public libraries August 16–and this year, they claim they're partnering with the Department of Education.
Everything you need to know to prepare: bookriot.com/see-you-at-t...
Everything you need to know to prepare: bookriot.com/see-you-at-t...
Right-Wing "See You at the Library" Event Back in 2025; Partners with US Department of Education
The now-annual event promoting "Pro-God," "Pro-America" books and beliefs will take place August 16. Here's what it is and how to prepare your library.
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June 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Brave Books's right-wing "See You at the Library" event is back–coming to public libraries August 16–and this year, they claim they're partnering with the Department of Education.
Everything you need to know to prepare: bookriot.com/see-you-at-t...
Everything you need to know to prepare: bookriot.com/see-you-at-t...
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After a contentious debate, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed the “Freedom to Read Act,” aiming to combat “censorship” of library materials and to protect librarians.
R.I. House passes ‘Freedom to Read Act’ aimed at library ‘censorship’ - The Boston Globe
Representative Morales said the bill is needed because R.I. has had 25 attempts to censor books, but Representative Roberts said it would help ‘promote perversion.’
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June 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
After a contentious debate, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed the “Freedom to Read Act,” aiming to combat “censorship” of library materials and to protect librarians.
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My latest — I wrote about Trump pardoning reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley’s tax and bank fraud convictions after their daughter praised him at the RNC vs. 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes da Silva’s wrongful ICE detainment, and how justice has merely become a presidential transaction.
Read here:
Read here:
In Trump’s America, wealthy criminals are pardoned, poor innocents are arrested
While ICE patrols court houses for law-abiding immigrants, Trump's friends get a free pass.
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June 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
My latest — I wrote about Trump pardoning reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley’s tax and bank fraud convictions after their daughter praised him at the RNC vs. 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes da Silva’s wrongful ICE detainment, and how justice has merely become a presidential transaction.
Read here:
Read here:
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open.substack.com/pub/contrari... important to acknowledge these people are fucking nuts
Trump and his crew are nuts
It’s time to stop rationalizing the craziness
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June 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
open.substack.com/pub/contrari... important to acknowledge these people are fucking nuts
Some good news in the news.
UPDATE: The @risenate.bsky.social voted 30 to 4 for the "Freedom to Read Act." Three Republican senators and one Democratic senator (Lou Raptakis) voted against it.
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R.I. bill aims to protect librarians amid rise in book bans - The Boston Globe
Senate committee will consider “Freedom to Read Act,” which would shield librarians from criminal charges and standardize reviews of book challenges.
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May 14, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Some good news in the news.
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"In the real world, the world of cause and effect, when we tear down the best among us and provide bogus reasons for why we did it, reality will eventually come for us."
Opinion | George Saunders: Shame on the White House
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May 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"In the real world, the world of cause and effect, when we tear down the best among us and provide bogus reasons for why we did it, reality will eventually come for us."
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NEW: Monday's lesson: Don't mess with librarians.
Ultimately, though, Trump's effort to take over the Library of Congress could come down to whether Congress says, "Don't mess with Congress."
This morning, at Law Dork:
Ultimately, though, Trump's effort to take over the Library of Congress could come down to whether Congress says, "Don't mess with Congress."
This morning, at Law Dork:
Monday's lesson: Don't mess with librarians.
Ultimately, though, the question with Trump's effort to take over the Library of Congress could come down to whether Congress says, "Don't mess with Congress."
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May 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
NEW: Monday's lesson: Don't mess with librarians.
Ultimately, though, Trump's effort to take over the Library of Congress could come down to whether Congress says, "Don't mess with Congress."
This morning, at Law Dork:
Ultimately, though, Trump's effort to take over the Library of Congress could come down to whether Congress says, "Don't mess with Congress."
This morning, at Law Dork:
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Beyond disappointing. Our state's only landfill is nearing capacity. When it's full, we all will pay handsomely to ship our garbage out of state. Even if you don't care about the environment (which you should), the cost should drive food waste diversion as a priority. #foodwaste #EPA #compost
An $18M grant would have drastically reduced food waste. Then the EPA cut it.
The Rhode Island project to create local jobs, launch compost hubs, and reduce emissions was years in the making.
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#Waste #Climate #Food #Agriculture #EPA #Environment
The Rhode Island project to create local jobs, launch compost hubs, and reduce emissions was years in the making.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Waste #Climate #Food #Agriculture #EPA #Environment
An $18M grant would have drastically reduced food waste. Then the EPA cut it.
The Rhode Island project to create local jobs, launch compost hubs, and reduce emissions was years in the making.
grist.org
May 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Beyond disappointing. Our state's only landfill is nearing capacity. When it's full, we all will pay handsomely to ship our garbage out of state. Even if you don't care about the environment (which you should), the cost should drive food waste diversion as a priority. #foodwaste #EPA #compost