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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 19h

Health Experts Recommend Standing Up At Desk, Leaving Office, Never Coming Back https://theonion.com/health-experts-recommend-standing-up-at-desk-leaving-o-1819577456/

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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 1d

If you haven't read this trilogy, you really should. Just magnificent and very queer

Geneva Langeland @genevalangeland.bsky.social · 1d

Witchmark and the rest of @clpolk.blacksky.app's Kingston Cycle are excellent fantasy set in a post-WWI flavored world! Full of good-hearted characters busting down unfair systems to build a better society, with a sweet splash of queer romance.

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Geneva Langeland @genevalangeland.bsky.social · 1d

Your readers are ready when you are!

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Geneva Langeland @genevalangeland.bsky.social · 1d

Witchmark and the rest of @clpolk.blacksky.app's Kingston Cycle are excellent fantasy set in a post-WWI flavored world! Full of good-hearted characters busting down unfair systems to build a better society, with a sweet splash of queer romance.

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Geneva Langeland @genevalangeland.bsky.social · 1d

Just devoured Soulstar (third in trilogy after Witchmark and Stormsong) from @clpolk.blacksky.app and DAMN, what excellent and timely stories.

(also can we get some elf-angels to show up and put holy terror in the hearts of a certain corrupt government, please and thank you)

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Michigan Sea Grant @miseagrant.bsky.social · 2d

Last month, two paddleboarders had to be rescued in Lake Superior, two miles from shore. One had never paddleboarded before -- neither wore a life jacket. Thankfully their story had a happy ending. Increase your odds of a safe paddling trip by learning to evaluate/respond to weather:

Flipping your kayak or paddleboard in open water not always a laughing matter

Knowing basic safety skills will help paddlers stay safe no matter what type of water they venture on.

buff.ly

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Geneva Langeland @genevalangeland.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for giving this sweetie a home!

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Geneva Langeland @genevalangeland.bsky.social · 2d

Sending solidarity! It's hell out there, but every day you keep going is a victory

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Geneva Langeland @genevalangeland.bsky.social · 3d

Made these lil felted acorns at my local library yesterday

A white person's palm displaying several small felted acorns glued into real acorn caps

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Geneva Langeland @genevalangeland.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks for the fun autumnal vibes at today's needle felting class, @ypsilibrary.org!

A white person holds palm full of small woolen felted acorns in blues and greens

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Geneva Langeland @genevalangeland.bsky.social · 6d

My native plants have popped out so many seeds this fall, and I'm giving them away like people pass out excess zucchinis

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 6d

There have been two hosts in the history of Reading Rainbow. The Legend of Literacy, LeVar Burton! And... me, Mychal Threets, a librarian 🥹🤯

I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨

youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU

Smiling Mychal with hands raised wears an outer space shirt in a library. It is a still from an episode of Reading Rainbow.

LeVar Burton smiles with hands behind his head as he lies down on a colorful pile of books. ENEMY PIE book rests on his chest.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.

Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 7d

Winter is approaching and I'm considering purchasing a Lenny Kravitz scarf. The Chicago winter has broken the spirits of many. I want to lug around a big ol blanket and call it clothes. I am prioritizing comfort this year and that means wearing a comforter to work.

a scarf that looks like the pelt of a woolly mammoth draped upon the shoulders of the Are You Gonna Go My Way guy

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 10d

Bringing these shirts back for the fall, shipping in early November 🫡

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 10d

Sporting my super cool shirt from @sarahmackattack.bsky.social —design by @franzanth.bsky.social 😁

Selfie of me wearing a black T-shirt that says “biology is bigger than binaries.” It has a design with a fish, bee, and flower.

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Geneva Langeland @genevalangeland.bsky.social · 10d

I'm visiting my 2yo niece and newborn nephew this weekend. My niece is regularly hitting the roof because she's not allowed to drag a stool over to the kitchen sink and splash endlessly in the faucet 🤣

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Geneva Langeland @genevalangeland.bsky.social · 10d

Dropout is a load-bearing factor in my sanity these days

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Geneva Langeland @genevalangeland.bsky.social · 10d

I get to spend the weekend with my 2yo niece and freshly baked nephew, which is all kinds of joy

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Michigan Sea Grant @miseagrant.bsky.social · 13d

The new Center for Great Lakes Literacy website is brimming with resources for educators!

Discover exciting in-person and self-paced learning opportunities to help educators network and engage their learners while celebrating place-based stewardship. buff.ly/EqWx1QR

Center for Great Lakes Literacy website brimming with resources for educators | Michigan Sea Grant

Sep 9, 2025 | News

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Michigan Sea Grant @miseagrant.bsky.social · 13d

The new Center for Great Lakes Literacy website is brimming with resources for educators!

Explore the ever-expanding resource library full of data-driven lessons, curriculum packages, success stories, videos, storymaps, and more. buff.ly/EqWx1QR

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Center for Great Lakes Literacy website brimming with resources for educators | Michigan Sea Grant

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Geneva Langeland @genevalangeland.bsky.social · 15d

I have...so many questions

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 15d

neurodiversity is Good Actually. just want to say that

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Ryan H. @ryan.blacksky.app · Jul 24

Every Good Thing we do for each other isn't good because it is legal; it's good because it is just. if you haven't already, it's worth reorienting your alignment from what is lawful to what is moral - we're being called to stand for each other in this moment

Ryan H. @ryan.blacksky.app · Jul 24

For all of us who work in institutions... consider what your lines are. Know where you will not cross; say it out loud, write it down, hold yourself to it. Keep those holding their lines lifted up, because it helps each of us resist silent capitulation. I endeavor to own my choices.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 19d

Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading.

Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own.

Just. Keep. Reading.

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