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Optimists Resist ❌👑 @optimistsresist.bsky.social · 10h

Read more this week. Learn more this week. Get involved this week. And then be a #RightToRead advocate every day!

#BannedBooksWeek
#UniteAgainstBookBans
#LetFreedomReadDay
#Read
#Reading
#ReadMoreBooks
#SupportLibraries
#WeNeedDiverseBooks
#Freedom
#AmericanValues
#ReadForYourRights
#LoveBooks

Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 2d

Have you heard? Censorship is /so/ 1984.

Take action throughout #BannedBooksWeek and on its conclusion, #LetFreedomReadDay, on Saturday, 10/11. Let's #UniteAgainstBookBans and fight to make censorship a thing of the past—where it belongs! Learn more: uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day

Banned Books Week. Oct. 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. ALA.org/BBooks. ALA American Library Association.

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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 2d

✨ It takes all of us to fight for the freedom to read. Take this NEW #BannedBooksWeek quiz to assess your strengths & uncover your individual advocacy style. At the end, get actions you can take based on your result: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/68d400f64d6f970015d8e11b #UniteAgainstBookBans

What's your Freedom to Read Advocate Personality? Take a quiz to find out! Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. Banned Books Week. Oct. 5-11, 2025.

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 3d

"Those who ban books want to lock away ideas they fear. But in truth, they are trying to steal our freedom."

#BannedBooksWeek honorary chair @georgetakei.bsky.social encourages all of us to stand up for the freedom to read! #CensorshipIsSo1984

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George Takei, Banned Books Week 2025 Honorary Chair

YouTube video by Banned Books Week

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Optimists Resist ❌👑 @optimistsresist.bsky.social · 10h

@5calls.org has a highly effective, super simple system to reach out to your elected officials & voice your concerns.

Start calling today!

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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 6d

Our privatized health care system is unaffordable for millions of working Arizonans, which the ACA helped to fix. Now billionaires think even that's too much. Remember what the govt shutdown is about: media outlets are "keeping score" without discussing the stakes: remember what we're fighting for!

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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting @azcebvus.bsky.social · 6d

"Small government" = "a government that does nothing for you." There's a chasm between those like Vought and those who believe government should provide services to us. All of us. "Deconstruct Washington's bureaucracy" is a polite way to say he's destroying every bit of govt that works for people.

CNN @cnn.com · 6d

Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought’s vision for how to deconstruct Washington’s sprawling federal bureaucracy, shaped by his years toiling in Republican circles, is now being enacted. https://cnn.it/4ntPWhb

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Vote Save America @votesaveamerica.crooked.com · 6d

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Vote Save America @votesaveamerica.crooked.com · 6d

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Vote Save America @votesaveamerica.crooked.com · 6d

Democrats want to lower your health care bill. Republicans do not. That's what's up.

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Optimists Resist ❌👑 @optimistsresist.bsky.social · 10h

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Optimists Resist ❌👑 @optimistsresist.bsky.social · 10h

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 21h

People ask what they can do in this moment: here's a crucially important election. There are 52,000 elections taking place next month, many of which will be determined by turnout.

Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 1d

Dispatch from Pennsylvania on a highly unusual state Supreme Court election—one of the few most consequential matters on the ballot anywhere in the country next month. New from me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Pelosi: "Democrats who created Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, all of that, are now being asked to reject that so we can give a tax cut to the rich. We're not doing it. It isn't a question of, 'let's come back together so we can discuss it.' That isn't going to happen."

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 17h

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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 16h

Hakeem Jeffries came to play today as Lawler tries to confront him: "You’re not going to talk over me because you don’t want to hear what I have to say so why don’t you just keep your mouth shut."

More 👏🏼Of👏🏼This👏🏼

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

“.. it's every day, some new excuse why he won't sign, right? Look at the core. He knows that, that is the deciding signature on the discharge petition," Gallego added.

@nbcnews.com #AZ07
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 15h

Miller is lying in order to get you (and “low-info voters”) to give up. Without surrender, Miller and the rest of the regime got nothing. They believe you will believe their lies and conquer yourself. But they can’t conquer you if you don’t believe them.

The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 15h

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Stephen Miller will conquer you if you believe his lies

The lies start with the ones he tells himself, about himself.

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 2d

It's #BannedBooksWeek! 📚 Join us TONIGHT at Changing Hands in Tempe from 7-8pm for a free panel discussion featuring educators, librarians, and activists. Take a stand against censorship and support the freedom to read — grab a copy of a challenged book and help keep diverse stories on the shelves!

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 1d

🚨The House GOP’s education budget would deal a devastating blow to America’s students – with $4.7 BILLION in cuts to Title I for students in low-income areas 😠 In contrast, the Senate's proposal maintains most current funding for public schools.

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 1d

👉 We must ALL speak up and demand that Congress reject K-12 education cuts and protect our children’s futures. Use our one-click email and call tools to tell Arizona’s members of Congress to STOP K-12 education cuts TODAY!:
Send an email: bit.ly/ProtectFedEd

Protect Fed Ed - Save Our Schools Arizona

Strong Schools, Strong State

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#HandsOffAZ @kyratangren.bsky.social · 1d

All the usual AZ cities are showing up to #NoKings - Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff✊
So are Yuma, Anthem, Mesa, Patagonia💪
So are Globe, Nogales, Camp Verde, Kingman🚫👑
From tiny towns like Amado (pop. ~200) to a Car Caravan across the northwest Valley, Arizona is ready for 10/18!
#NoKingsAZ #AZProtests

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#HandsOffAZ @kyratangren.bsky.social · 1d

Find your 🚫👑 event at nokings.org/#map
#NoKings #NoKingsAZ

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 2d

I’m proud to partner with other Arizona law enforcement agencies to bring awareness to the issue of Arizonans who have gone missing. We hope this event will connect Arizonans with resources and support to find their missing loved ones.

More info: www.azag.gov/ag-mayes-to-...

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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 1d

ICE Air Operations uses Mesa Gateway as headquarters for controversial third-country removals

story via @jerodmacevoy.com

Trump's African deportation operation runs through a Phoenix airport

Arizona's Mesa Gateway Airport serves as hub for Trump's ICE Air deportation flights to Africa as ICE expands operations

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