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Lindsey Jones-Renaud @lindseyjonesr.bsky.social · 2h

Oooh very cool

Lindsey Jones-Renaud @lindseyjonesr.bsky.social · 11h

Maybe, but imho DC has mostly been like this for a while, depending on your neighborhood. except for maybe the traumatized people

Abu Aardvark’s Ghost @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 11h

DC right now feels like Beirut a few years ago - the best restaurants are doing fine and all the others outside the bubble are dying, the streets are oddly empty, a lot of people are just traumatized, and the government and security forces seem either helpless or actively hostile.

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 11h

I have a friend who owns a restaurant. He says tourism and travel to DC in recent months has devastated many restaurants in DC. So, yes, Trump is lying. Again.

Lindsey Jones-Renaud @lindseyjonesr.bsky.social · 11h

What’s a silent disco????

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Lindsey Jones-Renaud @lindseyjonesr.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight!

Lindsey Jones-Renaud @lindseyjonesr.bsky.social · 13d

*very important + useful* topic in our Decoding Dyslexia DC October meeting:

Reading Goals for IEPs w/ the brilliant Laurie Maloney

Wed October 8 at 7pm online

IEP goals for reading shouldn’t feel like guesswork. Join us for clarity, strategy and a ready-to-use list!

mailchi.mp/14911cdb26c2...

Reading IEP Goals shouldn’t feel like guesswork! Join us for clarity, strategy and a ready-to-use list! When : Wedn, Oct. 8th @ 7PM

mailchi.mp

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

BREAKING: Israeli forces have opened fire on a young Palestinian man near Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, reports our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/72upo8

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Kingman Park Kaleidoscope @kingmanpark.bsky.social · 2d

It’s #BannedBooksWeek and @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social will be hosting the famed Banned Wagon this Weds 10/8, 3-7pm. They will showcase a selection of 30 banned books and distribute free copies (while supplies last). Take action, save our stories, and preserve First Amendment rights!

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Lindsey Jones-Renaud @lindseyjonesr.bsky.social · 4d

Decoding Dyslexia DC was shining at today’s literacy event at @planetworddc.bsky.social museum!

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The 51st @51st.news · 5d

Join us as we continue to grow: 51st.news/signup

Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 5d

It was a year ago today that @51st.news sent out its first newsletter. Since then, my colleagues have been working to build a sustainable local news operation to cover D.C. the way we always wanted to cover it. Thanks to everyone who has read, subscribed, and donated! Onwards!

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 5d

Nobody actually thought they would stop bombing Gaza. Come on.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

Israel-Gaza live: airstrikes reported in Gaza despite Trump’s call for Israel to stop bombing ‘immediately’

Netanyahu’s office has said that Israel is preparing for an ‘immediate implementation’ of the first stage of Trump’s Gaza plan * Full report: Donald Trump orders Israel to ‘immediately’ stop bombing Gaza as Hamas agrees to free hostages Turkey said 36 of its citizens were expected to return home via a special flight on Saturday afternoon, after Israel intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. “We expected 36 of our nationals on the Global Sumud Flotilla vessels seized by Israeli forces in international waters will return to our country this afternoon via a special flight,” Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Oncu Keceli said on X, adding that the final number has not been finalised. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Abigail Higgins @abigailhiggins.bsky.social · 6d

‘They are hunting us:’ Child care workers in D.C. go underground amid ICE crackdown @19thnews.org
"This is what she lives with every day now: “The fear of leaving your family and letting them know, ‘If I don’t return, it’s not because I am abandoning you.’”
19thnews.org/2025/09/chil...

‘They are hunting us:’ Child care workers in D.C. go underground amid ICE crackdown

In Washington, D.C., where close to 40 percent of child care workers are immigrants, fear has taken hold amid a crime crackdown that has raised ICE presence. Many are missing work, deepening a staffin...

19thnews.org

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Lindsey Jones-Renaud @lindseyjonesr.bsky.social · 5d

When DC retires the #DCstreetcar, what are the chances it will replace it with protected bike lanes?

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Abigail Higgins @abigailhiggins.bsky.social · 6d

The accounts of D.C. kids losing their parents to ICE detentions, parents facing deportation, unsure when or if they'll see their children again... there really are no words. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Federal surge has taken a toll on children of immigrants in Washington

An immigration crackdown in Washington has taken a toll on children attending the district's schools. Some children have had their parents swept up in the law enforcement surge.

www.pbs.org

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 6d

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 6d

"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Lindsey Jones-Renaud @lindseyjonesr.bsky.social · 7d

Hire more librarians

Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 8d

Some relief for D.C.: A new revenue estimate from the city's CFO shows that revenue for the fiscal year ending tonight is $208 million higher than expected, and revenue for the 2026 fiscal year will be up $289 million. Plenty of folks expected the estimate to be negative.

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Lindsey Jones-Renaud @lindseyjonesr.bsky.social · 12d

Mapping Segregation in Washington DC via DCLA

Wed October 8 - 6:30 to 8 pm

Learn the history of housing segregation in DC, discuss the Mapping Segregation project, and how you, librarians and educators can use this tool.

us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: DCLA Program: Mapping Segregation in Washington DC - Completing the Map. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Mapping Segregation in Washington DC is a digital public history project that documents the use of racially restrictive housing covenants during the first half of the 20th century. These covenants, wh...

us06web.zoom.us

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Lindsey Jones-Renaud @lindseyjonesr.bsky.social · 12d

Birdsong by Julie Flett is one of my absolute favorite books. I love it so much. My daughter used to love it when I read it to her. It's about a sweet relationship between a girl and her elderly neighbor.

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Lindsey Jones-Renaud @lindseyjonesr.bsky.social · 13d

*very important + useful* topic in our Decoding Dyslexia DC October meeting:

Reading Goals for IEPs w/ the brilliant Laurie Maloney

Wed October 8 at 7pm online

IEP goals for reading shouldn’t feel like guesswork. Join us for clarity, strategy and a ready-to-use list!

mailchi.mp/14911cdb26c2...

Reading IEP Goals shouldn’t feel like guesswork! Join us for clarity, strategy and a ready-to-use list! When : Wedn, Oct. 8th @ 7PM

mailchi.mp

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Lindsey Jones-Renaud @lindseyjonesr.bsky.social · 14d

Tonight!

Kingman Park Kaleidoscope @kingmanpark.bsky.social · 14d

Rosedale Library Friends will hold its monthly meeting tomorrow at 6:30pm at the Rosedale Library. Please join us! @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social

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Lindsey Jones-Renaud @lindseyjonesr.bsky.social · 15d

😁

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Lindsey Jones-Renaud @lindseyjonesr.bsky.social · 15d

I love @microcosm.bsky.social 's zine highlight for today! The Autism Handbook - A #autism primer by an autistic person (co-written with a trusted therapist)! It looks so pretty too 😍https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/9928

The Autism Handbook: Everything You Wanted to Know About Life on the Spectrum

What's it like to be autistic? As many as one in forty-five people live that reality every day, but our culture remains full of myths, stigma, and dangerous...

microcosmpublishing.com

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Lindsey Jones-Renaud @lindseyjonesr.bsky.social · 15d

I loved this interview with @heykellyjensen.bsky.social about libraries, democratizing knowledge, why smutty romance is possibly the next frontier of book bans, and more

Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 17d

OUT NOW: This week’s episode is all about right-wing censorship and threats to free speech. We talk antifa, the FCC, and Charlie Kirk’s anti-speech legacy. Then, @heykellyjensen.bsky.social joins to talk book bans!

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0OLH...

038: MAGA’s War on Free Speech feat. Kelly Jensen

Podcast Episode · Posting Through It · 09/22/2025 · 1h 39m

podcasts.apple.com

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Lindsey Jones-Renaud @lindseyjonesr.bsky.social · 15d

as a librarian in training, I especially loved this episode with @heykellyjensen.bsky.social. It was my first time listening to your podcast. I am looking forward to following y'all

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Lindsey Jones-Renaud @lindseyjonesr.bsky.social · 15d

Nominate your favorite librarian 😍 ilovelibraries.org/love-my-libr...

I Love My Librarian Award

Nominate a librarian you love for the 2026 I Love My Librarian Award - they could win $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime! Nominations close December 15, 2025!

ilovelibraries.org

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 16d

Bothers me when people discuss Left movements in the U.S. w/out underscoring the GENERATIONS of repression, surveillance, violence directed at movements. The "Left" is so disorganized is used as a joke but I hardly ever see those same people saying 'THE LEFT WAS TARGETED & DISORGANIZED by the STATE'

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