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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 3h

Hey Texas! Or people with friends or family in Texas!

Dr. Strong taught us at @authorsabb.bsky.social how to get involved in school board elections.

If you care about books bans you have to care about school boards. Dr. Strong is one of the best people to look to for example in this.

Frank Strong @frankstrong.bsky.social · 4h

It's finally ready! October's most anticipated release, w/ the possible exception of The Life of a Showgirl, is The Book-Loving Texan's Guide to the November School Board Elections. If you hate book bans, read this to know who to vote for and who to campaign against! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Book-Loving Texan's Guide to the November 2025 School Board Elections

The Book-Loving Texan’s Guide to the November 2025 School Board Elections (This is a mobilization tool. Use it to volunteer, donate, and organize in your community.) Election Day: Tuesday, November 4...

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National Council of Teachers of English @ncte.org · 9h

This development in Leander, Texas, follows a letter to the ISD from @ncacensorship.bsky.social, NCTE, @txfreedomread.bsky.social, and more.

Frank Strong @frankstrong.bsky.social · 1d

GREAT NEWS from Leander ISD. To Kill a Mockingbird, House on Mango St, and Narrative of Life of Frederick Douglass will be returned to classrooms after a massive outcry. Thanks to everyone who spoke up!!!

From an email to teachers today:

*An important update regarding the books that
were previously paused from curriculum use as a
result of concerns around Senate Bill 12.
Thirty-six of the forty books are being reinstated
to the secondary curriculum book list, with
revisions made to the curriculum to ensure TEKS
alignment and compliance with SB 12. Four
titles, Stamped, Melissa (George), Gracefully
Grayson, and The 57 Bus, will remain paused for
additional review of curriculum alignment. Please
note that all books, including these four, should
remain available, or be returned if removed, to
classroom libraries for individual student choice
reading.

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Sara Smith @smwordsmith.bsky.social · 3h

I have heard almost all of these pro-AI arguments at one point or another. I love these well-reasoned, thoughtful possible responses to each and every one of them. A much more academic way of saying, Kindly, Fuck Off.

Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 4d

🌟 New preprint 🌟, by @olivia.science and me:

📝 Guest, O., & van Rooij, I. (2025). *Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists*. doi.org/10.31234/osf...

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Core reasoning issues (first column), which we name after the relevant numbered section, are characterised using a plausible quote. In the second column are responses per row; also see the named section for further reading, context, and explanations.

See paper for full details: ** Guest, O., & van Rooij, I. (2025, October 4). Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/dkrgj_v1

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 3h

Children have rights

Parents have responsibilities

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The Bride (aka Rain) I ❤️ the Monster @simplyrain.bsky.social · 3h

I actually like hose.

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Frank Strong @frankstrong.bsky.social · 4h

It's finally ready! October's most anticipated release, w/ the possible exception of The Life of a Showgirl, is The Book-Loving Texan's Guide to the November School Board Elections. If you hate book bans, read this to know who to vote for and who to campaign against! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Book-Loving Texan's Guide to the November 2025 School Board Elections

The Book-Loving Texan’s Guide to the November 2025 School Board Elections (This is a mobilization tool. Use it to volunteer, donate, and organize in your community.) Election Day: Tuesday, November 4...

docs.google.com

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Triangle Blog Blog @triangleblogblog.bsky.social · 7h

Breaking: We’ve talked to multiple individuals who have confirmed that UNC-CH is merging SILS (library and information science) and SDSS (data science and society). Announcement will be tomorrow morning. Faculty were not consulted.

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The Bride (aka Rain) I ❤️ the Monster @simplyrain.bsky.social · 4h

OMFG

Just saw a TikTok where a young person "discovered" pantyhose!

She says they are soft & make your legs look nice & keep your thighs from rubbing together & she can see why they were popular in the 1900s.

💀💀💀💀💀💀

Gonna go bury myself in the woods now.

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Julie& @himissjulie.bsky.social · 4h

It’s weird to say “happy banned books week” y’all.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 6h

The real economy is already in a deep recession. The fake AI economy is a smokescreen. And now I'm afraid that the government will throw any amount of money at it to keep it from popping.

The AI bubble is the only thing keeping the US economy together, Deutsche Bank warns

According to a research note recently sent to clients by Deutsche Bank, the AI boom is currently helping the US economy avoid a recession but it cannot...

www.techspot.com

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MADVoters @madvoters.bsky.social · 4h

Join us at the Statehouse this Friday, October 10 at noon, to tell JD Vance to go home and leave our maps alone!

Hoosiers don’t want to be pawns or puppets in Trump’s election rigging scam. Call your Senator at 317-232-9400, or fill out our online action form at MADVoters.org/no-cheaters.

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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 8h

“Based on the book cover designs alone … the vast majority of the books selected for banning explicitly represented racial, gender and sexual minorities in their cover art.”

Many book bans could be judging titles mainly by their covers

A study of more than 1,600 books suggests that book ban advocates may not look past the cover art.

theconversation.com

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Dr. Carol Tilley 🏳️‍🌈 @anuncivilphd.bsky.social · 4h

Goodnight, friends.

Stay safe from the water drugs. If you're headed to Portland, take extra supplies as I'm told all the stores are boarded over and gone. Who even goes fishing anymore?

I love you.

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The Bride (aka Rain) I ❤️ the Monster @simplyrain.bsky.social · 4h

Look at how cute my skull valve stem covers are.

Dad gifts are so thoughtful--somewhat practical, but recognize g your specific interest!

Another skull with red eyes valve stem cap.

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 7h

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The Octopus Gallery @octopusgallery.bsky.social · 11h

Good news for sewists: the paper pattern company feared lost to bankruptcy has been saved as an independent company.

craftindustryalliance.org/sewing-patte...

Sewing Patterns Rise from DGA Bankruptcy Ashes - Craft Industry Alliance

The “Big 4” sewing patterns are saved. Simplicity, McCall’s, Vogue & Butterick get new life under Rubelmann Capital.

craftindustryalliance.org

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Len Bryan @lenbryan25.bsky.social · 5h

A8: Self-censorship is based in fear. When we operate from fear; we are being inauthentic, we are failing to meet ALL students' needs, and we are giving in to those who would do our kids harm. Books save lives, & it's our duty to proactively curate them for our communities.
#TLSkyChat

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Kayla @lavenderbrarian.bsky.social · 5h

Halloween watch so far and continuing:
1. Midsommar
2. Slumber Party Massacre
3. Beetlejuice
and tonight: 4. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

-I'm definitely behind on my movie watching because vacation.

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Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 6h

Joy — like music, like love — is one of those entirely unnecessary miracles of consciousness that give meaning to survival with its bright allegiance to the most alive part of us www.themarginalian.org/2025/07/04/m...

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 5h

A4: I am a huge fan of interactive displays. In the past I had a “Books Unite Us” wall wherre students post titles that shaped their thinking. It is a simple, powerful reminder of why freedom to read matters. #TLSkyChat

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The Bride (aka Rain) I ❤️ the Monster @simplyrain.bsky.social · 5h

Hello!!!

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 5h

Hello to all the lurkers in tonight's chat!! #TLSkyChat

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Mirror Indy @mirrorindy.org · 5h

Shenia Suggs was voted as the new superintendent of Wayne Township schools during a board meeting on Oct. 6.

She’s had different roles during her nearly 30 years with the district, starting as an English teacher at Ben Davis High School: https://bit.ly/48R4h2L

Wayne Township has found its next superintendent

Shenia Suggs will lead the westside school district starting this January.

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 5h

A5: 🔍 I pair Banned Books Week with lessons from Checkology and Developing Digital Detectives Lessons to help students spot misinformation & bias. Empowering them to verify sources builds informed readers and identify their triggers. newslit.org #TLSkyChat

The News Literacy Project

Get news literacy resources that help you teach media literacy education. Join the News Literacy Project to strengthen critical thinking and spot misinformation

newslit.org

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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 5h

People cannot afford to be alive.

How the FUCK are people still supporting an administration that’s doing absolutely nothing but racism and destroying our livelihoods?

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 11h

BREAKING: Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, five people with knowledge of the talks tell NBC News.

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

A decision is not expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

nbcnews.to

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