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Observer. Listener. Creative. Editor. Writing Coach. Mother. Daughter. Spouse. Citizen. Reader of banned books. Human.

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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Dear Apple Maps, don't make another blunder by mislabeling another water body just to appease an orange tyrant.
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Long live the acrostic!
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
RIP Dolly!
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Need to update my phone number with Ticketmaster. No longer have the number associated with my account = Can't receive a verification code. So I must call. But, associate who verifies my identity can't remove the old number. A 3rd party needs my biometric info to do that. What?!!?!?
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Picture Book Summit @picturebooksummit.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🚨NEW PODCAST ALERT! 🚨 Ideas are everywhere! Today, we explore some of the most unusual places we've found inspiration and a few of our favorite inspiration stories from other authors.  picturebooksummit.co... #amwriting #amreading #picturebook #kidlit #PBSummit #booksky #podcast
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Why are we even talking about Book Bans? Because books change the world, right? This Publisher's Weekly post about the recently introduced book banning bill includes a link to a contrary bill that would require libraries to MAINTAIN diverse collections. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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National Book Ban Bill Introduced in Senate Committee
The equivalent of House Bill 7661, Senate Bill 4925 seeks to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit funding for school books and other resources said to contain “sexually...
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Newly introduced bill would allow the govnt to dictate school library books tinyurl.com/22b6dk3a It is insidiously vague. ALA has started a petition action.ala.org/campaign/S49... Book bans have no place in the USA. Check it out, contact your Senators, keep abreast of this harmful bill.
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
This day in history marks a beginning—not an end. #Juneteenth #Freedom Let’s celebrate this day, but continue grappling with our white privilege and work towards anti-racism. bsky.app/profile/fros...
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Just listened to KIDS' LIT & FOOD INSECURITY podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... Does your story include any aspect of food insecurity? Have you considered the underlying narrative of how your characters navigate food insecurity? Take a listen! #AmListening #AmWriting #AmReading #AmEditing
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Kids' Lit and Food Insecurity
Podcast Episode · Digesting Food Studies · April 2 · 30m
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Are un an unagented BIPOC writer of picture books? Check out this awesome opportunity!!
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Hey ya'll! Mark your calendar for Oct. 3—The Picture Book Summit! @picturebooksummit.bsky.social This year's theme is "Oceans of Possibility: A Deep Dive into Picture Book Craft." If you're a picture book writer, or ever thought you might be, you don't want to miss it! picturebooksummit.com
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Picture Book Summit
Join us for Picture Book Summit, the original online writing conference designed exclusively for picture book writers and illustrators!
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Did you do your writing today? No? You have 10 minutes. Go ahead do it. Maybe start with just five. You can find five minutes. Set a timer. Pick up a pencil and put the phone down. It might turn out better than you think!
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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 15/05/2026
To writers who use AI even just for research, I strongly recommend reading the @authorsguild.org guide: "AI Best Practices For Authors" www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... (via @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social buff.ly/IblvLDa)
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Authors Guild Issues Updated AI Best Practices for Writers
As questions continue to swirl around how to ethically and legally use AI in the writing and publishing of books, the Guild has updated its guidance to help authors better navigate the changing landsc...
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Songju Daemicke - Grace Lee Boggs: Gardens of Hope @songjudaemicke.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Yes! Asian women are resilient and fight for change! Thank you, @maistorybooklibrary, for featuring Grace Lee Boggs in this fantastic selection of picture books combating Asian stereotypes!❤️📚🪴🍃📚❤️ #aapiheritagemonth #bio #nonfiction #librarian #kidlit
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River River Books @riverriverbooks.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
What’s that?! Oh yes, we are open to submissions of full-length poetry manuscripts ALL OF MAY. 📚❤️ Fee optional, no questions asked. Submit here: duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...
Collage of all of our book covers, designed by Alban Fischer
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
It's #ChildrensBookWeek! Tap into your inner child and get curious! What are kids in your circle curious about? Here's a few non-fiction goodies I just checked out from my local library. How are you sharing the joy of reading this week?
A pile of non-fiction picture books: HOW TO SAY HELLO TO A WORM by  Kari Percival, LIZARDS AT LARGE by Roxie Munro, THIS IS NOT MY LUNCH BOX! by Jennifer Dupuis and Carol Schwartz, THE DEEP END by Drew Sheneman, and WHY DO ELEPHANTS HAVE BIG EARS? by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page
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12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge @12x12challenge.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Our National Poetry Month Celebration continues! 12 x 12 member Keila Dawson reveals the ins & outs of editing 3 #poetry anthologies that double as biographies about young activists. You're gonna love this inspiring episode! Listen here: 12x12challenge.com/p... #kidlit #podcast #picturebook #poem
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The 25th Amendment exists for a reason.
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Sarah Cottrell @sarahcottrell.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Call your reps and tell them to vote no on H.R. 7661. Thanks to @authorsabb.bsky.social for these helpful graphics.
a blue graphic with an outline of the United States. Red and white text reads: Call. National Book Banning Bill Proposed in US House of Reps. Tell your rep: Vote no on H.R. 7661.
a blue and red graphic with white text that reads: House Republicans have introduced a bill to effectively grant the federal government decision-making power over what books make it into the library. H.R. 7661 is a national-level book banning bill that would ban any book that, according to the bill's language, "(ii) involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism." This means any book about a trans person or the trans experience would be banned from every public school in the United States.
a blue graphic with red and white text that reads: Call your reps. Tell them they must oppose this bill at every turn. It is egregiously unconstitutional, targets ideas based on ideological disapproval, and misleads parents and the public about the content of children's books. It does nothing to protect kids and will badly harm education. It will tie school material funding into knots and hurt anyone who is a library materials vendor, regardless of content. If you are a bookseller, librarian, or author, tell them your livelihood depends on the next generation of readers.
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Editorial Freelancers Association @efafreelancers.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Announcing the 2026 EFA Rate Chart! Whether you're a freelancer seeking guidance on what to charge for your services or an indie author budgeting for editorial or self-publishing services, the Rate Chart is here to help. Check it out at bit.ly/rates26?utm_s....
Screenshot of the 2026 EFA Rate Chart
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Mirka Hokkanen @mirkahokkanen.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Illustrators, Red Fox Literary is opening up for queries soon. See their website for more info. #kidlitillustration
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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
As hard as we are fighting, book bans are having an impact on the books being written and published. To put this another way, a very small number of well-funded people who don't write books, don't teach books, don't work in libraries are trying to decide what books are available for everyone else
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Book Bans ‘Kill Creativity,’ Sow Self-Doubt in Authors
For the past few years, author Charlotte Sullivan Wild has been working on a picture book about an LGBTQ+ family who learns to cope with one member’s deployment to the military. The story is inspired…
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Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2026! 🎉 This is our second ever #MSWL Day on Bluesky. We’re happy you’re here! You can, as of TODAY, search Bluesky and ManuscriptWishList.com posts at once: manuscriptwishlist.com/smart-search. All posts are verified by a human who works in publishing. ☕
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The Official Manuscript Wish List Website – #MSWL: What do you wish you had in your inbox?
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I love library time! Here’s my haul of picture books for the week #12x12pb #publiclibrary #amreading #picturebooks #kidlit
A pile of picture books by various authors and illustrators
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Why would 🧊🧊 agents need to be part of security detail at the upcoming Olympics in Italy? That seems fishy … www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
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ICE agents will have a security role at Milano-Cortina Olympics | CBC Sports
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a security role during the upcoming  Milan Cortina Winter Games , according to information shared with local media by sources at the U.S. Emba...
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
New year, new writing goals! #12x12pb #amwriting #kidlit #writingcommunity
12x12 Picture Book Challenge Badge. Cartoon image of a girl with black hair using a paint brush to make pictures.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
PSA: Examples of a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant. ICE cannot enter your home with only an administrative warrant.
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Was it authorized by congress? No? Congress members remember your duty as a ✔️ on executive! Do something. How about world leaders? Anyone out there think US admin is abusing powers and want to put a stop to it before it gets worse? 🦗🦗🦗🦗
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Ponder Review @ponderreview.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
We're starting our 10th year! Won't you join us? Send us your best #fiction, #nonfiction, #poetry, #plays, #art, and #newmedia. Reading 12/15-3/15. #callforsubmissions #submissioncall ponderreview.submittable.com
Decorative image, detail of cover. Link to submit ponderreview.submittable.com
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Cliff Pervocracy @pervocracy.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
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ALA is disappointed and concerned following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow a lower court ruling in Little v. Llano County stand. This decision will significantly restrict the freedom to… |...
ALA is disappointed and concerned following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow a lower court ruling in Little v. Llano County stand. This decision will significantly restrict the freedom to re...
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
What’s up? The Aurora Borealis!! Grass Valley, CA
Silhouetted pine trees against a burgundy pink sky
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Today, I’ve been thinking about how words change over time, how sometimes people get into arguments because they’re using the same words but with different meanings, and how power plays into all of this. Jen I stumbled on this article! A great read! www.laprogressive.com/racism/diver...
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
This one hits the spot today. theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
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A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
It’s #BannedBooksWeek! What are you doing to fight censorship this week? If you aren’t sure, here’s a list of ideas to help get you started: bannedbooksweek.org/wp-content/u...
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Up for a rhyming challenge? Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social Rhyming Story Challenge on September 5th! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/rhyme
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The Rhyming Story Challenge — nycmidnight
The Rhyming Story Challenge is a creative writing competition that challenges writers worldwide to create rhyming stories based on three assigned prompts in as little as 48 hours.
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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 22/08/2025
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me?
Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
What have you been reading this #ChildrensBookWeek? I revisited some of my favs. and I'm off to my local Public Library today to discover something new!
A collection of KidLit books. Titles include: _My Lucky Day_ by Keiko Kasza, _Petra_ by Marianna Coppo, _Maybe_ by Kobi Yamada, _Make Way for Ducklings_ by Robert McCloskey, _Nightsong_ by Ari Berk, _The Girl Who Drank the Moon_ by Kelly Barnhill, and _Meet Yasmin_ by Saadia Faruqi
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
The administration is now deporting US citizens. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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April 26, 2025
Early yesterday morning, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent three U.S.
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
#Handsoff Sacramento! Great turnout! #Indivisible So many excellent signs! I love how you use your words!
Two people with backs to the camera. One wears a sweatshirt reading: Immigrants make America GreatWhite woman holds a sign which says: We The People will not be silenced! Hands off our rights!Protestors. One person wears a penguin costume. The penguin’s sign says: This is not a left or right moment. It is a right or wrong moment. —Cory Booker. Another protest sign reads: No death by miscarriage! A miscarriage of justice!Two elderly women sit back to back on the lawn. Their protest sign reads: Hands off VA benefits
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
April is National Poetry Month. I challenge you to write some protest poetry using the 47th administration's ever growing list of banned words! #PenAmerica #FreeSpeech #Poetry pen.org/banned-words...
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Federal Government's Growing Banned Words List Is Chilling Act of Censorship - PEN America
Banned words list 2025: The federal government is banning a growing number of words to comply with executive orders from President Trump.
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Cory Booker! I’m glad to see a Dem taking a stand to air The People’s grievances against this administration on the Senate floor! The filibuster has its problems—but it’s good to see someone making a move! www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...
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Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
#AWP25 panelists, you are On Fire! My fav moment today: in Speculative Memoire, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal suggested that as writers we may be able to restore erased history through quantum entanglement and retro causality!! I'm still going to fight here in the present, but I love this notion!!
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
From Roxane Gay: "There's a reason this administration is banning books. They know what we know—The pen is not mightier than the sword ... the pen IS the sword." #AWP25 Use your words! Resist, Fight back!
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The only "rewriting of history" being done is Trump & co's attempted erasure of non-white, male contributors. Adding black, brown, Indigenous, LGBTQ+,& women's voices to wh. history creates nuance & helps everyone (who thinks) better understand. This EO may well black-list museums. Use your words!
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Philip Loring @philiploring.com · 27/03/2025
We need an empty chair town hall up here in CA-03 @ericswalwell.bsky.social @reptedlieu.bsky.social @schiff.senate.gov @sarajacobs.house.gov @leftofamerica.bsky.social
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
I’m off to #AWP25. I'm thinking about the power of the written word and the many wise and witty passages I’ve found in my local libraries. I’m thinking about the recent EO to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services. I'm thinking about 1st Amendment Rights. Write on! Use your words!
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
PLEASE call your senators TODAY and demand that they vote NO on the Repub spending bill. It cuts vital programs & does NOTHING to rein-in Musk. Congress has the power to take back their Constitutional power of the purse and pass a clean resolution that protects all Americans. 202-224-3121
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Alysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Spent some time rallying on International Day of Women! Great turn out and support from passer by! Would love for Representative Kevin Kiley to show up for a town hall! #WhereIsKevin
Woman holding sign: “Equal rights for all doesn’t mean fewer rights for you! It’s not cake!”Woman holding sign: “Federal jobs are American jobs!” and #WhereIsKevin
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