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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 7d

It's fascinating and revealing how many centrists think refusing to compromise on human rights to gain the support of bigots represents a "political purity test," yet also think that a bigot saying "I won't join you unless you accommodate my bigotry" does NOT represent a "political purity test."

A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 8d

anyway:

www.the-reframe.com/winning-the-...

Winning the Middle

What makes for a purity test? What makes for a big tent? Unpacking the apparently pragmatic demand that we Speak Low about fascists to beat fascism.

www.the-reframe.com

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Liz Roderick, Veoma Jeziva 👻 @talesfrompurgatory.bsky.social · 8d

There’s been something I’ve been wanting to talk about on here for a while, but I’m always disturbed by the swarm of randos who somehow come pile on my posts when I talk about housing and housing costs.

BiH population is CRASHING. Legit crashing. But housing costs here still doubled since Covid.

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 8d

I wrote about Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ezra Klein, why swallowing live frogs is a bad idea, and how context and history can release you from bright-kid syndrome, the illusion that you yourself are going to have every answer or fix the world.

You don't have to swallow frogs

Klein and Coates show that if you don't know what your core beliefs are, you're going to get played.

degenerateart.beehiiv.com

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 9d

We need a bigger tent, that’s why we must betray and expel the following types of people:

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 9d

I don't think we'll ever get another sentence which sums up everything the New York Times embodies quite like "Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians".

Matt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 9d

hey @nytimes.com: there is no counterpoint here. There are no credible legal experts who would EVER say that the US military has any right or authority to blow civilian craft out of the Caribbean and kill their crews from afar without any provocation. There is no other side to this question.

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians not directly taking part in hostilities, even if they are believed to be smuggling drugs."

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Will. (he/him) @iamwlaw.bsky.social · 9d

Aww! people.com/reading-rain...

Reading Rainbow Returns With New Host and Celebrity Guest Stars

Reading Rainbow is back after almost 20 years! The beloved children's TV program — which ran for 26 years before wrapping in 2006 — is celebrated for fostering childhood reading and literacy.

people.com

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Marc Fischer @marc-fischer.bsky.social · 10d

Little Free Anti-ICE Libraries: yesterday multiple people were abducted by ICE in my Chicago neighborhood (Avondale). This morning I added 40 ICE alert whistles to three different LFLs, including one box that is about a block from one of the kidnappings. I have ordered 700 whistles.

Bright orange individually packaged whistles, stapled to English and Spanish literature designed by Pilson Arts Community House in Chicago. They are placed inside a little free library in my neighborhood: Avondale in Chicago.

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 13d

Do you want to take measurable and material action to protect and enhance our libraries?

Join us at our second People’s Assembly!

We’ll be at the NY Society for Ethical Culture in Manhattan [2 W 64th St] Saturday, October 4th, from 12:45-4:30pm.

RSVP : nycplanpeoplesassembly.eventbrite.com

NYCPLAN is hosting a People’s Assembly in Manhattan at the NY Society for Ethical Culture, located at 2 W 64th st, on Saturday October 4th, from 12:45-4:30pm. RSVP at nycplanpeoplesassembly.eventbrite.com

In this image advertising the event, people are sitting around a table taking excitedly about their vision for NYC public libraries and how we can secure more funding for libraries. There will be snacks, and Spanish translation can be provided if asked for.

We’d love to see you there!

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 13d

👋 Hi Bluesky!

We’re New York City Public Library Action Network (NYC PLAN) 📚

Our mission is to amplify, strengthen, and progress the futures of New York City’s three public library systems through community-led organizing, action, and increased funding.

Learn more about us at nycplan.org

NYC Public Library Action Network

Join NYC PLAN at our upcoming Public Library People’s Assembly It will be held at the New York Society for Ethical Culture on the Upper West Side on Saturday, October 4th from 12:45pm-4:30pm.

nycplan.org

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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 14d

My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 15d

2 down, 23 to go!

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 17d

I want to thank some of you for taking up our call to meet with your City Council member about funding NYC public libraries. We have over half of the districts covered by at least one person. We still have 25 districts that need a constituent to sign up. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

City Council Districts

Are you represented by any of the following council members in NYC? If yes, would you consider arranging to meet with them to discuss needed funding for NYC Public Libraries? NYC PLAN would love you...

docs.google.com

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 18d

www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-public...

NYC Public Library People's Assembly

NYC Public Library Action Network (NYCPLAN) is hosting our second people's assembly! Come learn how you can advocate for our libraries.

www.eventbrite.com

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abby emerson @abbyemerson.bsky.social · 18d

beautiful day at the @bkbookfest.bsky.social to hand out a few flyers for the upcoming People’s Assembly for NYC #libraries #bkbf2025

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 18d

We're recruiting NYC residents who are willing to set up a meeting to speak with their City Council member by the end of January 2026 to get them on record about supporting a 0.5% allocation of the operational budget for public libraries. If interested, sign up here & we'll be in touch.

NYC PLAN Survey: Share Your City Council District, Community District, and Preferred Library Location

This form is for NYC PLAN members to share their City Council and Community Board districts. This information will help us coordinate efforts and plan how to push our elected and appointed officials t...

docs.google.com

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 18d

Come through today from 1-5. I’ll be here tabling with NYC PLAN comrades and there are a dozen other amazing orgs too. Come drop some books, chat with comrades, make a friend, and find a place to plug in! It’ll be good for your spirits!

An event flyer with a graphic of a full box of books getting taped shut for distribution. The tape dispenser says “NYC” and the box says “Books Through Bars”.

Text on the flyer below:
Books Through Bars NYC Prison Book Drive

Sat Sept 20th 1-5 PM
315 E 16th St. Brooklyn

Drop-off books + stay for appearances by:
ABC No Rio
NYC Anarchist Black Cross
Bluestockings
Books for Rikers
Equality for Flatbush
Free Jakhi
Friends of Hart Island
Prison Library Support Network
NYC Public Library Action Network
Research and Destroy
Uptown Free Store
Workshops 4 Gaza

music by:
Adam Turay

live screen-printing:
BYO t-shirt/bandana/patch or pick from supplied used clothes pay what you wish, NOTAFLOF
cash preferred

https://booksthroughbarsnyc.org
@booksthroughbarsnyc

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Rake @rakeintheface.bsky.social · 18d

Complying will only allow fascists to go down their checklist faster. They will not spare you.

Fascism is about an ever shrinking ingroup and sooner or later it'll be your turn on the chopping block. This is why solidarity is so important.

We gotta fight fascism in every corner and at every turn.

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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 19d

A reading list for building durable organizations for both short term survival and long term social transformation.

They're Organized; We Need to Be Organized, Too

Trump and his far-right acolytes wield their power to disinvest from public services, terrorize our neighborhoods with ICE agents, and ensure that opposition to genocide becomes a fireable, and d...

www.haymarketbooks.org

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 19d

The app we’re launching was built with care by a wonderful comrade @apricity.black who volunteered time and skills to make it easier for YOU to get involved locally and start creating the better world and stronger libraries we so desperately need. Try it here: data.librariesforthepeople.org (4/4)

For The People

data.librariesforthepeople.org

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 19d

Join FTP online on Thursday, September 25th from 7:00-8:30pm (Eastern) for the launch of our library board lookup application and to celebrate the amazing volunteers who made it possible. (3/4). FTPAppLaunch.eventbrite.com

FTP Data Collection Volunteer Appreciation & App Launch Celebration

Hundreds of people came together to collect data, build power, and create something new. Come celebrate the results.

FTPAppLaunch.eventbrite.com

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 19d

With the help of hundreds of volunteers and two years of data collection efforts, For the People created the first-ever nationwide database of public library board governance information. (2/4)

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 19d

Library boards play an extremely influential role in defining what the public library should be, what it should do, and who it should serve. But despite their critical role, library boards are missing from all long-running library research surveys. (1/4)

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404 Media @404media.co · 20d

Reference librarian Eddie Kristan said lenders at the library where he works have been asking him to find books that don’t exist without realizing they were hallucinated by AI.

🔗 www.404media.co/librarians-a...

Librarians Are Being Asked to Find AI-Hallucinated Books

It’s a trippy time to have a library card.

www.404media.co

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Mike Royce @mikeroyce.bsky.social · 20d

and a retired meteorologist shall lead us

Tweet from Dan Satterfield

Ok, I keep getting asked about how to complain about Kimmel.
The best way to complain that will have the biggest impact?
See if you have a Sinclair or nexstar station in your area.
2. Watch the local newscast tonight or some time this week.
3. Note the companies that bought tv adverts.
4. Call them and let them know you will boycott them until they quit supporting that media company.
Trust me. I worked in tv for 45 years.
Nothing you do will have greater impact.

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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 20d

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

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