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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 332,000,000 books since it was first created 31 years ago.

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Ashlee Latimer @alnl.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Several people go to each other’s houses. Alternatively: A young woman takes passage on a maiden voyage and arrives at her destination.

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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I let my daughter, 9, stay up a little late to finish reading her third Nancy Drew mystery, by the lamp at her bed. Is it 1955? 1985? What is happening? Not a phone in sight, literacy thriving; don’t let the world fall apart.

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dr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Last image from tonight (short film in the morning): this brother out here with his Singer sewing machine, gifting people a custom embroidery on their jerseys and hats with the name and the date, was more artistic than anything at Burning Man and ad gorgeous as a Caravaggio. Magic! Goodnight.

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Like Brooke Obie said, this M&K thing is so much more than “celebrity investment,” especially within today’s sociopolitical context. Here is another example of a Black woman doing everything right, being mistreated, and expected to stay unaffected & resilient so no one else is made uncomfortable

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essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 12/04/2026

As this stage of the Internet and social media ages, you are going to have to block, mute, and just overall CURATE your feed way more than you used to because so many strange behaviors have become digitally acceptable

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

As a black person who was working in a newsroom, I will forever nurse my rage about watching white coworkers chuckle at Trump’s birther press conferences. From the jump, he was “asking” for President Obama’s walking papers. A direct line current police and violence. It was never a joke or gimmick.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I cannot overstate how important and incredible it was for Brandy to play Cinderella. To say nothing of her being THEE teenage icon Moesha. She was black America’s sweetheart — in addition to being the vocal bible. It’s so funny you started your post with a black signifier tho and that is shade.

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Gonna hold on to this croissant metaphor for the rest of my creative life

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Ashlee Latimer @alnl.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Hearing Gaeilge spoken at the Oscars will always reduce me to tears in a flat second

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Also, I’d argue that Michael B. Jordan actually plays three distinct roles in #Sinners. Two characters during the day, and then three at night.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

That’s right GET ON YOUR FEET!!!!!! EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I TAKE BACK EVERYTHING I SAID, I FUCKING LOVE THE OSCARS NOW THAT MICHAEL B. JORDAN WON!!!!!!

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Ashlee Latimer @alnl.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I COULD RUN THROUGH A WALL RIGHT NOW LET’S GO MBJ!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 16/03/2026

So happy for Autumn Arkapaw! She’s so talented. A quick fact: Ryan Coogler has only ever worked with female cinematographers. His team represents the best of us.

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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Why isn’t Elizabeth Warren the Senate Minority Leader?

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 26/02/2026

I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Don't be fooled by this bill's name-- this is a book banning bill that will exclude LGBTQ books from all public schools NATIONWIDE. Call your congresspeople and tell them to VOTE NO on this nakedly bigoted book banning bullshit. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Man, they suuuuuuucccckkk

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Notice that no one ever asks the child what they want.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/02/2026

Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica. They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.

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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center

ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I do not think the most significant cultural shifts will come from a World War, Class War, Race War, or whatever other battle people weirdly fantasize about. I think it’ll be an integration of the idea that children are people and not the property of their parents.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Is it possible that the reason we struggle to create a world that prioritizes the health and safety of every child is directly related to most adults (and parents) being formerly unprotected children, conditioned to make excuses, or be grateful for, the abuse and neglect they endured in childhood?

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princess bubblegum 🏳️‍⚧️ @vvv.gay · 25/01/2026

Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.

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Matthew Vinge @mvinge.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Gotta remind yourself not to cry when you see the kid's signs. It's negative -25°F and tears are dangerous. "LEAVE MY FRIENDS ALONE!" "ICE GIT OUT YA FUCKIN DUMBIES 😡"

Two small children hold signs they made. "LEAVE MY FRIENDS ALONE!" "ICE GIT OUT YA FUCKIN DUMBIES 😡"

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Hollllly moly, when it turns the corner. That is a lot of people.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

My cousin texted me about ICE patrolling her apartment complex, and how a bunch of kids won’t go to the bus stop anymore. This is terror. And, as usual, the children will suffer most.

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Minnesota House DFL @mnhousedfl.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS. ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion. This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/01/2026

the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?

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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

It may not seem like it, but right now is a great time to think about the different world we want.

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Love this from Guillermo del Toro

“Be kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. “At a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always the prelude to fascism. When they tell you it doesn’t matter, when they tell you a fucking app can do art you say, if it’s that important, why the fuck do they want it so bad? The answer is because they think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”

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Rudbeckia @rudbeckia.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 15/12/2025

"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."

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Sandra Proudman @sandraproudman.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Beyond honored that Salvación was included in Kirkus’s Best Teen & YA Fantasy and Science Fiction of 2025 list among so many other greats 🥰 Kirkus has supported Salvación so much this past year and I am forever grateful.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 14/11/2025

From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."

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ACLU @aclu.org · 10/11/2025

BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide. Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.

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isaac @sevier.io · 06/11/2025

Let's go! The City of Cleveland - home to a public power utility - is one of the first in the nation i've heard of so far banning shutoffs during this federal shutdown crisis. Public power can lead the nation in showing what democratic institutions can do to make our lives better.

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Sandra Proudman @sandraproudman.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I'M WRITING MORE BOOKS! LOST AND DARLING THINGS is my next YA fantasy with @WednesdayBooks and is a retelling of Peter Pan following an immortal teen bruja! P.S. It's also already on Goodreads! bit.ly/GoodreadsLos...

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 05/11/2025

Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

CONFIRMED: Georgia Democrats have won their first statewide elections for non-federal offices since *2006.* The two Dem challengers, Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard, have ousted two GOP Republican commissioners on the state's utility commission.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

“Siri, play 'A New Day has Come' by Celine Dion.”

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

A big part of the reason Mamdani is doing so well is because he acts like the kind of Mayor we saw in films and read about in books. It makes NYC feel like the best of itself.

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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 25/06/2025

Democrat Billie Butler has won a special election for the NH House by a 55-45 margin, very close to Harris' 55-44 margin in 2024. Butler, a trans woman, was the target of vicious anti-trans attacks by Republicans. Background on the race: www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/p...

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