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propublica.org
Data generated by the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory has helped to successfully avoid a repeat of a 2014 crisis in Toledo, Ohio, when nearly half a million people were warned to not drink the water or even touch it.

By @annaleighclark.bsky.social‬
Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.
The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals…
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May 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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npr.org
A few days ago, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR, the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.
Public media is under threat. Millions depend on the NPR Network every day. Silencing journalism is one way to silence truth and erode the power of the people. Donate now.
May 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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thestorygraph.com
Over the last few weeks, StoryGraph has been hit by a large, coordinated DDoS campaign designed to knock our service offline.

Nadia and I have been working around the clock to keep StoryGraph up and running. Sorry for the slowdowns and outages lately. We should have a new solution in place soon!
April 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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ryanmarino.bsky.social
3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie).

Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs
The CDC rejected a request for help "due to the complete loss" of their lead poisoning experts.
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April 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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sfdirewolf.bsky.social
🍉 Please help us continue to keep the thousands of eSIMs we bought active so Gazans can connect with the outside world

For more: chuffed.org/project/crip...
Graphic with a light pink background with a slice of watermelon on top. Text reads “Crips for eSims for Gaza Update 1/7/25, $2.16 million CAD raised ($1.50 US) 18,434 eSims purchased and sent, 4316 eSims activated” On the lower left corner, “Thank you! Jane, Leah, and Alice.” On the lower right corner is a QR code
March 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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kayjayoh.bsky.social
Please watch @hankgreen.bsky.social's recent Volgbrothers video.

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We Will Eradicate Measles
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March 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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lethalityjane.bsky.social
The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
Excerpt from a public letter Roald Dahl wrote encouraging people to vaccinate their children. Olivia, my eldest daughter, caught measles when she was seven years old. As the illness took its usual course I can remember reading to her often in bed and not feeling particularly alarmed about it. Then one morning, when she was well on the road to recovery, I was sitting on her bed showing her how to fashion little animals out of coloured pipe-cleaners, and when it came to her turn to make one herself, I noticed that her fingers and her mind were not working together and she couldn’t do anything. “Are you feeling all right?” I asked her. “I feel all sleepy,” she said. In an hour, she was unconscious. In twelve hours she was dead. The measles had turned into a terrible thing called measles encephalitis and there was nothing the doctors could do to save her. That was twenty-four years ago in 1962, but even now, if a child with measles happens to develop the same deadly reaction from measles as Olivia did, there would still be nothing the doctors could do to help her. On the other hand, there is today something that parents can do to make sure that this sort of tragedy does not happen to a child of theirs. They can insist that their child is immunized against measles. I was unable to do that for Olivia in 1962 because in those days a reliable measles vaccine had not been discovered. Today a good and safe vaccine is available to every family and all you have to do is to ask your doctor to administer it.
February 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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truthout.org
“Now they have reached NOAA where they’re wreaking havoc on the scientific and regulatory systems that protect American families’ safety and jobs."
DOGE Ransacks NOAA, Raising Fears About Privatization of Climate Data
Right-wing climate denialists accuse the National Weather Service of promoting alarmism over the climate crisis.
truthout.org
February 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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unboundbibliophile.bsky.social
We are 1/4 the way through #BlackHistoryMonth, and I've got FOUR lists celebrating #BlackBooksky creators so far!

Check the thread and make sure you're following all these wonderful people 🥰

Comment or tag anyone else I should add in the comments! And please repost 🙏🏻 💜

go.bsky.app/aeFQK1
February 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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michaellaborn.bsky.social
Come join the discord and stay connected!! We are reading Black and brown books and reimagining what community can look like.

discord.gg/BkPsBer2aq
Join the Left Unread Books Discord Server!
Check out the Left Unread Books community on Discord - hang out with 770 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
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February 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/EfsPBsj
If you’re looking for great diverse horror recs, this is your list! Follow and share. #booksky #diversebooks
February 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/ALbjGXE
I have created a starter pack of Indigenous Authors and Book Reviewers. This list is growing. If I missed you, dm me. Please share! #diversebooks #booksky
January 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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aidenschmaiden.bsky.social
i just learned about Bluesky Starter Packs (NOT a pokemon thing, it turns out!) and decided to make one of my own!

here’s the Aiden Thomas Recommended Starter Pack of my favorite YA authors and artists and i think you’ll LOVE having them on your feed! 💖

go.bsky.app/4BfyEeF
January 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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unboundbibliophile.bsky.social
It's 2025, and it's time to diversify your bookshelves. Wanna know the best way to do that? FOLLOW BIPOC CREATORS!!!!!

If you don't see your fav #BIPOC #bookish creator on this list lemme know and I'll add them!

#blacksky #booksky #diversereads #indigenoussky #poc #latinx

go.bsky.app/4fRkV8Y
January 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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unboundbibliophile.bsky.social
If you're looking for AMAZING Queer Fantasy book recs then you've come to the right place! Here's 40 creators who you should definitely be following 🥰

If you're an #LGBTQIA+ creator who loves fantasy/scifi books lemme know and I'll add you to the list! #booksky #fantasy #scifi

go.bsky.app/2bZisMN
January 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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unboundbibliophile.bsky.social
Y'all probs thought I was fishing for follows hahahaha NOPE! Building this #booksky community brick by brick

If you're a small book account, didn't vote for Trump, read diversely, and don't support problematic authors lemme know & I'll add you (but you have to be following me!🥰)

go.bsky.app/rDUDBA
January 23, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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whatupsisi.bsky.social
If you’re coming from TikTok, I created a Black BookTok starter pack. I created it awhile ago and needs to be updated but it’s still thorough

go.bsky.app/A6micpn
January 19, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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discobooks.bsky.social
Looking for queer, BIPOC and/or disabled BookTok? 👇

Let me know if you want to be added!
#booksky #booktok #bipocbooksky #queerbooksky #blackbooksky #disabledbooksky

go.bsky.app/Ax5LErr
January 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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duckprintspress.com
Looking for an low-key 2025 reading challenge? Join ours on Storygraph! All you do is read one (1) queer book anytime in 2025. Once you have done that, the fun begins: we’ve got 39 other themed prompts on tropes, representation, and more! Come read with us! app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...
A screen capture from the webpage Storygraph, showing "The Duck Prints Press 2025 Queer Book Challenge." Text on the page proceeds to read: Hosted by unforth. 14 participants, 46 books added. Starts: 01 January 2025. Ends: 31 December 2025. 0% completed. 0/1 prompts complete. Love reading queer books? Love low-stakes challenges that help you decide what to read next? Then you've found the perfect 2025 reading challenge for you! If you read even one queer book - as in, a book featuring a queer character, or by a queer author, or in a queer setting (whatever that means), or that just serves powerful queer vibes, or functions as an allusion to queer experience, or, or, or - then you can win this challenge! Then, use the bonus challenges to help steer you toward more fun books. We hope you'll join us! Want to chat with us and others about what you're reading? Join our Discord!"
December 26, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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mynameismarines.bsky.social
White women asking to keep politics out of BookTok aren't just seeking comfort—they're preserving systems of oppression. Read my latest post on BookTok, reading and white supremacy.

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Bindery Books | the politics of booktok: reading, comfo...
The morning after the election, as I was processing my ...
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November 21, 2024 at 1:28 AM
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duckprintspress.com
We’re thrilled to announce that the crowdfunding campaign for our next anthology, A TRUTH UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED: QUEER FANWORKS INSPIRED BY JANE AUSTEN'S "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE" is live! 21 queer stories! 20 queer art works! Lots of peacocks! Check it out! <3 www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...
A Truth Universally Acknowledged: A Queer Fanworks Anthology
A collection of delightfully queer fiction and artwork inspired by Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"!
www.kickstarter.com
November 20, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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ursulakleguin.com
For the next few weeks, you can pick up a pretty incredible ebook bundle of Ursula's work—up to 30 books!—and support Portland's Literary Arts in the process
Humble Book Bundle: A Wizard of Earthsea and More by Ursula K. Le Guin
Explore the worlds and stories of Ursula K. Le Guin with this ebook library, featuring <em>A Wizard of Earthsea</em> and more. Pay what you want & support charity!
www.humblebundle.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:37 PM
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bleakhousing.bsky.social
I mean, if anybody needed a clearer reason to distrust traditional publishing, please let me know. All the others are watching to see how this pans out. Trust me. They want their part of the pie. However—fuck them.

lithub.com/harpercollin...
HarperCollins is selling their authors’ work to AI tech.
On Friday, author Daniel Kibblesmith posted a series of screenshots on Bluesky in order to share a concerning email he received from the agency who’d repped him on his children’s book S…
lithub.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:52 PM