Shannon Barnsley
@shannonbarnsley.bsky.social
Writer and folklore devotee from New England. Author. Poet. Editor. Chronic illness bard. 2x stroke survivor. Forest wanderer. Lifelong pagan. Dog person. Amateur baker. Occasional balladeer.
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Need a cozy read for this long winter’s night? Yuletide Carols is an all-ages holiday short about two sisters celebrating the winter solstice in small town New England.
#cozycore #wintercore #holidayread #Yule
#wintersolstice #yuletide #paganparenting
#winterreads #paganlit #yulecore #solstice
#cozycore #wintercore #holidayread #Yule
#wintersolstice #yuletide #paganparenting
#winterreads #paganlit #yulecore #solstice
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Yuletide Carols by Shannon Barnsley
books2read.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Need a cozy read for this long winter’s night? Yuletide Carols is an all-ages holiday short about two sisters celebrating the winter solstice in small town New England.
#cozycore #wintercore #holidayread #Yule
#wintersolstice #yuletide #paganparenting
#winterreads #paganlit #yulecore #solstice
#cozycore #wintercore #holidayread #Yule
#wintersolstice #yuletide #paganparenting
#winterreads #paganlit #yulecore #solstice
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December 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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This details the costs of buying AI subscriptions at universities. Co-pilot, which my university subscribes to, is around $30 per month per user.
No wonder budgets are tightening. Imagine if we took that money back from the slop peddlers and their boosters…
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
No wonder budgets are tightening. Imagine if we took that money back from the slop peddlers and their boosters…
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
OpenAI Inks Deals With Colleges, Seizing Early Lead in Education Market
OpenAI has established a beachhead at many US colleges, overcoming university administrators’ wariness of artificial intelligence and giving ChatGPT a headstart on becoming the go-to assistant for the...
www.bloomberg.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This details the costs of buying AI subscriptions at universities. Co-pilot, which my university subscribes to, is around $30 per month per user.
No wonder budgets are tightening. Imagine if we took that money back from the slop peddlers and their boosters…
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
No wonder budgets are tightening. Imagine if we took that money back from the slop peddlers and their boosters…
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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2. Write your federal congressional reps in support of the re-filed Right to Read Bill: www.reed.senate.gov/news/release...
As Book Bans Spread, Reed & Grijalva Introduce Right to Read Act to Boost Literacy & Strengthen School Libraries | U.S. Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island
WASHINGTON, DC – Literacy opens the door for lifelong opportunity and economic success. To make sure this door is open to every child, U.S. Senator...
www.reed.senate.gov
December 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
2. Write your federal congressional reps in support of the re-filed Right to Read Bill: www.reed.senate.gov/news/release...
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If you're wondering what you can two, here are two action steps.
1. If your state is one of the 20, write your attorneys general and tell them what you think. Make sure they know if they're elected, their jobs are on the line. If they're appointed, emphasize that they don't represent your beliefs.
1. If your state is one of the 20, write your attorneys general and tell them what you think. Make sure they know if they're elected, their jobs are on the line. If they're appointed, emphasize that they don't represent your beliefs.
December 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
If you're wondering what you can two, here are two action steps.
1. If your state is one of the 20, write your attorneys general and tell them what you think. Make sure they know if they're elected, their jobs are on the line. If they're appointed, emphasize that they don't represent your beliefs.
1. If your state is one of the 20, write your attorneys general and tell them what you think. Make sure they know if they're elected, their jobs are on the line. If they're appointed, emphasize that they don't represent your beliefs.
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Something I'm especially worried about with this is that if it hits the 11th Circuit, whatever the decision is, this is the case SCOTUS would choose to hear after denying a hearing to Little vs. Llano County.
December 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Something I'm especially worried about with this is that if it hits the 11th Circuit, whatever the decision is, this is the case SCOTUS would choose to hear after denying a hearing to Little vs. Llano County.
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The government wants to tell half of this country's states what it is they can read and what it is they can think.
They *want* public institutions of democracy and civic engagement to be mouthpieces of government beliefs. That's all.
Please, for the love of god, GIVE A SHIT.
They *want* public institutions of democracy and civic engagement to be mouthpieces of government beliefs. That's all.
Please, for the love of god, GIVE A SHIT.
December 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The government wants to tell half of this country's states what it is they can read and what it is they can think.
They *want* public institutions of democracy and civic engagement to be mouthpieces of government beliefs. That's all.
Please, for the love of god, GIVE A SHIT.
They *want* public institutions of democracy and civic engagement to be mouthpieces of government beliefs. That's all.
Please, for the love of god, GIVE A SHIT.
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Folks, that is 21 STATES who want to revoke your First Amendment Rights to use public and public school libraries.
Nearly half the states in the US want to dismantle YOUR RIGHTS. You need to be giving a shit.
No
one
will
save
us
but
us.
No one else is coming.
Nearly half the states in the US want to dismantle YOUR RIGHTS. You need to be giving a shit.
No
one
will
save
us
but
us.
No one else is coming.
December 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Folks, that is 21 STATES who want to revoke your First Amendment Rights to use public and public school libraries.
Nearly half the states in the US want to dismantle YOUR RIGHTS. You need to be giving a shit.
No
one
will
save
us
but
us.
No one else is coming.
Nearly half the states in the US want to dismantle YOUR RIGHTS. You need to be giving a shit.
No
one
will
save
us
but
us.
No one else is coming.
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TWENTY
OTHER
STATES
20, yes 20, filed an Amicus Brief asking the 11th Circuit to hear the appeal of this case.
drive.google.com/file/d/1-zr4...
OTHER
STATES
20, yes 20, filed an Amicus Brief asking the 11th Circuit to hear the appeal of this case.
drive.google.com/file/d/1-zr4...
AmicusBrief_AK.pdf
drive.google.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
TWENTY
OTHER
STATES
20, yes 20, filed an Amicus Brief asking the 11th Circuit to hear the appeal of this case.
drive.google.com/file/d/1-zr4...
OTHER
STATES
20, yes 20, filed an Amicus Brief asking the 11th Circuit to hear the appeal of this case.
drive.google.com/file/d/1-zr4...
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I know too many folks have written off Florida because they don't want to bother to understand two things: 1. Florida is the BLUEPRINT for book bans nationwide and 2. Florida is comprised of so many disenfranchised and gerrymandered voters–the only tools the GOP has to keep power.
Here's the thing
Here's the thing
December 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I know too many folks have written off Florida because they don't want to bother to understand two things: 1. Florida is the BLUEPRINT for book bans nationwide and 2. Florida is comprised of so many disenfranchised and gerrymandered voters–the only tools the GOP has to keep power.
Here's the thing
Here's the thing
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The state also misquote their own law on page 22 of the brief, claiming that HB 1069 prohibits "sexually depictive content," which it does not.
December 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The state also misquote their own law on page 22 of the brief, claiming that HB 1069 prohibits "sexually depictive content," which it does not.
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The state didn’t attempt to disprove Judge Mendoza’s declaration that none of the 23 titles named were obscene. Instead, they used examples from books that were not a subject of the lower court’s review.
December 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The state didn’t attempt to disprove Judge Mendoza’s declaration that none of the 23 titles named were obscene. Instead, they used examples from books that were not a subject of the lower court’s review.
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The state has appealed this decision, and much of that appeal hinges on the decision from Little vs. Llano County from the 5th district. Here is their initial brief: drive.google.com/file/d/1RC-T...
State Defendants Initial Brief.pdf
drive.google.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The state has appealed this decision, and much of that appeal hinges on the decision from Little vs. Llano County from the 5th district. Here is their initial brief: drive.google.com/file/d/1RC-T...
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Critical thread on the freedom to read. Action steps included. We cannot let up. We cannot give an inch. Censorship is anathema to democracy and that's why it's a favorite tool of fascists.
You may remember that in August, the Middle District Court of Florida ruled in favor of plaintiffs in a lawsuit over book bans in the state. He said none of the books were obscene: bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill
In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.
bookriot.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Critical thread on the freedom to read. Action steps included. We cannot let up. We cannot give an inch. Censorship is anathema to democracy and that's why it's a favorite tool of fascists.
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The first of many such comparisons! sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-conflu...
December 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The first of many such comparisons! sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-conflu...
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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Uhhhhhhh. Make it make sense
REPORTER: More than 20 million Americans are now bracing for their premiums to skyrocket
TRUMP: They will skyrocket because it was never any good
TRUMP: They will skyrocket because it was never any good
December 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Uhhhhhhh. Make it make sense
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How much do you wanna bet Jesse Watters will host the Patriot Games?
I can't not see it! 🤣😂
Jesse Watters IS Caesar Flickerman!!! Fox News works directly for the Capital. 😂
Jesse Watters IS Caesar Flickerman!!! Fox News works directly for the Capital. 😂
December 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
How much do you wanna bet Jesse Watters will host the Patriot Games?
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This is just the Hunger Games
Trump announces an "unprecedented four-day athletic event" with "one young man and one young woman from each state and territory"
December 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This is just the Hunger Games
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If you were lucky enough to live another 60 years, and spent $200 every single day, 365 days a year, until the day you died, you would need $4.38 million
"Zaslav will receive $30 million in "Golden Parachute' compensation along with $537 million in equity for a total of $567 million in a transaction-associated pay."
half a billion dollars for being terrible at your job
half a billion dollars for being terrible at your job
Warner Bros. Golden Parachutes Revealed: What David Zaslav and C-Suite Will Get In a Deal
The CEO stands to gain $567 million if a deal is sealed to sell the WB empire while longtime lieutenant Gunnar Wiedenfels will see $144 million in cash and stock considerations if a transaction close...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If you were lucky enough to live another 60 years, and spent $200 every single day, 365 days a year, until the day you died, you would need $4.38 million
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And all the next day Toad played music for his seeds.
December 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
And all the next day Toad played music for his seeds.
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A chilling account of what stress from ICE raids does to the pregnant body: high blood pressure, disrupted sleep, chest pains, depression. And when immigrants fear going outside, they skip prenatal appts & go untreated. OBs are worried: "These policies are having very deep effects on our patients.”
For months, I've been talking to providers and researchers across the country to understand how the Trump administration's immigration policies are impacting reproductive health. The story is out today in @rewirenewsgroup.com. I hope you'll give it a read:
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/12/17/i...
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/12/17/i...
Pregnant Immigrants and Their Babies May Suffer Complications from Chronic Stress of ICE Raids, Experts Warn
At least two doctors say they're already seeing warning signs in patients, including high blood pressure and deteriorating mental health.
rewirenewsgroup.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A chilling account of what stress from ICE raids does to the pregnant body: high blood pressure, disrupted sleep, chest pains, depression. And when immigrants fear going outside, they skip prenatal appts & go untreated. OBs are worried: "These policies are having very deep effects on our patients.”
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Sources
Seal: oracc.museum.upenn.edu//saao/saa01/...
Dog: oracc.museum.upenn.edu//saao/saa10/...
Heart: archibab.fr/texte/4532
Lion+Fox: oracc.museum.upenn.edu//saao/saa13/...
Left on read: oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/saa15//...
Bread+Beer: Cécile Michel, Women of Assur and Kanesh, Text 168
Seal: oracc.museum.upenn.edu//saao/saa01/...
Dog: oracc.museum.upenn.edu//saao/saa10/...
Heart: archibab.fr/texte/4532
Lion+Fox: oracc.museum.upenn.edu//saao/saa13/...
Left on read: oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/saa15//...
Bread+Beer: Cécile Michel, Women of Assur and Kanesh, Text 168
saao/saa15
Oracc: SAAo/SAA15 — The Correspondence of Sargon II, Part III: Letters from Babylonia and the Eastern Provinces
oracc.museum.upenn.edu
December 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Sources
Seal: oracc.museum.upenn.edu//saao/saa01/...
Dog: oracc.museum.upenn.edu//saao/saa10/...
Heart: archibab.fr/texte/4532
Lion+Fox: oracc.museum.upenn.edu//saao/saa13/...
Left on read: oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/saa15//...
Bread+Beer: Cécile Michel, Women of Assur and Kanesh, Text 168
Seal: oracc.museum.upenn.edu//saao/saa01/...
Dog: oracc.museum.upenn.edu//saao/saa10/...
Heart: archibab.fr/texte/4532
Lion+Fox: oracc.museum.upenn.edu//saao/saa13/...
Left on read: oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/saa15//...
Bread+Beer: Cécile Michel, Women of Assur and Kanesh, Text 168
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“Why is it my lord is silent while I wag my tail and run about like a dog?”
I’ve been left on read too many times.
A man named Ashur-resiwa is begging a superior to answer his previous 3 letters, and we can maybe all relate to both sides of this particular coin.
I’ve been left on read too many times.
A man named Ashur-resiwa is begging a superior to answer his previous 3 letters, and we can maybe all relate to both sides of this particular coin.
December 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“Why is it my lord is silent while I wag my tail and run about like a dog?”
I’ve been left on read too many times.
A man named Ashur-resiwa is begging a superior to answer his previous 3 letters, and we can maybe all relate to both sides of this particular coin.
I’ve been left on read too many times.
A man named Ashur-resiwa is begging a superior to answer his previous 3 letters, and we can maybe all relate to both sides of this particular coin.