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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 1d

Just take a moment to really absorb these words from the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, in the United States of America:

“As the deployment of troops and federal agents in Memphis intensifies…”

ACLU of Tennessee @aclutn.bsky.social · 1d

We keep each other safe by keeping each other informed. As the deployment of troops and federal agents in Memphis intensifies, we want to make sure all in Tennessee know their rights. ‼️
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Visit the 🔗 to download our printable KYR PDF: tinyurl.com/KYRMemphisGuard

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Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · 1d

So, it may soon be entirely possible for "therapists" to practice an ineffective and homophobic therapy on minors under the protection of the 1st Amendment. Meanwhile, teachers will have no such free speech in their classrooms, and kids will have no access to books about queer people in libraries.

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 1d

☹️ What state are you in?

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William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 1d

"It's not a badge of honor... What does it mean? It means that the fascists are winning — for now."
- @malindalo.bsky.social

Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 1d

Last week, PEN America released its fourth annual report on the state of book banning and censorship in America, and I learned that Last Night at the Telegraph Club was the fourth most banned book in schools during the 2024-25 school year. How do I feel about it? www.malindalo.com/blog/2025/10...

Telegraph Club is the 4th most banned book in America — Malinda Lo

Last week, PEN America released its fourth annual report on the state of book banning and censorship in America, and I learned that Last Night at the Telegraph Club was the fourth most banned book...

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 1d

While I have the platform and the ability to say this aloud, I will continue to do so. www.malindalo.com/blog/2025/10...

Telegraph Club is the 4th most banned book in America — Malinda Lo

Last week, PEN America released its fourth annual report on the state of book banning and censorship in America, and I learned that Last Night at the Telegraph Club was the fourth most banned book...

www.malindalo.com

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 1d

For me, when it comes to book bans, the most important thing to remember is that I believe freedom of expression should be a fundamental right for all humans. I believe we all deserve the freedom to share our thoughts and to make the art we are moved to make.

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 1d

Is this depressing? Yes, undoubtedly. But I hope it's also galvanizing. Let's all take a moment to acknowledge how traumatic these book bans are—for everyone involved, authors to publishers to libraries to readers—and then resolve to collectively fight back.

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 1d

That's why having a book on this list is not a real accomplishment. It's not a badge of honor. It doesn't mean I've been "doing something right." It isn't a statement about the literary quality of the book or its popularity. What does it mean? It means that the fascists are winning — for now.

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 1d

I believe that the reason LNATTC is on this list this year is because all the other usual suspects—like Gender Queer, This Book Is Gay, etc.—have already been banned. They're no longer in schools at all. The sad conclusion, then, is that book bans work. Once books are banned, they don't come back.

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 1d

Last week, PEN America released its fourth annual report on the state of book banning and censorship in America, and I learned that Last Night at the Telegraph Club was the fourth most banned book in schools during the 2024-25 school year. How do I feel about it? www.malindalo.com/blog/2025/10...

Telegraph Club is the 4th most banned book in America — Malinda Lo

Last week, PEN America released its fourth annual report on the state of book banning and censorship in America, and I learned that Last Night at the Telegraph Club was the fourth most banned book...

www.malindalo.com

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.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. I support An Act Regarding Free Expression (H.3594/S.2328). #MassFreedomToRead

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 3d

Duckduckgo. It allows you to switch off AI. It's pretty good but sometimes I do have to use google, knowing that it's going to spew out the AI crap

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 3d

The only thing you can do is stop using google. I have resorted to this

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 3d

I've noticed more and more lately that people do not have events listed online anywhere. Like, how do you expect people to go to them if they can't find the info except buried on some social media account that doesn't show you things in order? Update your websites!!

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 3d

I've basically given into tech and now post photos with everything, add music to still pictures, and am constantly thinking about how I could shoot video. However, I'm still loyal to my newsletter first! Subscribe here if you want to get my newsletter on Tuesday: www.malindalo.com/newsletter

Newsletter — Malinda Lo

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 3d

THIS: "my role as a writer is to state things as clearly as I possibly can, to make them in such a way that they haunt, to state truths and to reinforce the animating notion of my politics—which is that all humanity is equal and is worthy of that."
—Ta-Nehisi Coates www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...

Opinion | Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines

www.nytimes.com

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 5d

What was the most #bannedbook in U.S. schools in the 2024-25 school year?

Topping the list, after being banned in 23 school districts, is a 1962 novel that Time magazine named one of 100 best books of all time in 2010.

These are the 15 most-banned books in America: pen.org/banned-books...

Banned Books List 2025

What books are banned in 2025? Thousands of titles have been removed from public schools across the country.

pen.org

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Massachusetts Authors Against Book Bans @massaabb.bsky.social · 5d

Listen, obviously, Massachusetts is pretty awesome, but that doesn't mean we're completely immune to all of the broader cultural forces. 46 titles have been challenged or removed from shelves in Mass from 2022-24. That's exactly 46 too many. Here's a list of all too familiar titles

Books Challenged in MA 2022-24

Books Challenged or Censored in Massachusetts 2022-24 These 46 titles were challenged or removed from shelves in Massachusetts between 2022 and 2024. This list is compiled from data collected by…

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 5d

You would not believe how many hot takes I am not posting today please clap

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 6d

Another Judge Chips Away at Library Patron First Amendment Rights: bookriot.com/parnell-vs-e...

Another Judge Chips Away at Library Patron First Amendment Rights

A District Court judge rules that neither library patrons nor authors have First Amendment rights when it comes to library collections.

bookriot.com

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 6d

I’m very happy to see this story about the launch of @pubprosabb.bsky.social in PW especially this quote:

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

"While we rightfully focus on the impacts of censorship across our communities, including to students, teachers, readers, booksellers, librarians, languages, cultures and more—there is only one thing needed for storytelling, and that's a storyteller," she said. "At its heart, storytelling is truth, it is authenticity, and there is no greater threat to fascism."

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 6d

All I can say is, lawyers and judges don’t often communicate clearly, but as far as I can tell and despite the way the judge seems to be trying to render judgement without rendering judgement, this is still a really bad decision for people who support the First Amendment.

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 6d

And the attorneys for the plaintiffs respond in the article: “Lauren Zimmerman, a partner at Selendy Gay, the law firm representing the plaintiffs, said the ruling ‘stands for the idea that the First Amendment does not apply to government censorship in a library. We think that’s wrong.’”

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 6d

More on that Florida book banning case — in the NYT it quotes the judge as saying, “The good news is I need not decide the difficult government-speech issue to resolve the case. Either way, the First Amendment offers Plaintiffs no protection.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/b...

Florida Court Rejects Free Speech Argument in Book Removal Case

www.nytimes.com

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Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread.bsky.social · 6d

The start of the below thread was deleted because we made an error.

The judge sided with the District that they could viewpoint censor as they saw fit, but did not make an official ruling in support of their argument that they could do it because our libraries are “government speech.”

This was the original post with the error.

You can read the full ruling here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bUmvUEkk2pDB7yTNPEhx9yxg5qzmOGzv/view?usp=drivesdk

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