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two cat mom. kid mom. dweller in a blue state times two. women's rights. lgbtq+ rights. fierce defender of the right to read. my other car is an old blue volkswagen. 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛

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Andy Heppelle🇺🇸🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇬🇱🇺🇳🏳️‍⚧️ @andyheppelle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wanda has some thoughts on book banning, hate mongering politicians
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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
OOTD. Truth in packaging.
Martha wearing a blue tee shirt and blue & white striped pants. Tee shirt says Society of obstinate headstrong girls, seriously displeasing since 1813.
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The only thing that would make this MORE hilarious is if they were to name the building after Barack Obama. I might NEVER stop laughing.😆😆😆
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wait, a man who drove his wife to suicide by proving how popular he is with the ladies stole money from black kids for their health to fund an entourage to prove how important he is? It's *almost* as if RFK, Jr. is a truly horrible, insecure person!
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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Available on AOL now without paywall. Keep sharing. It’s that good! www.mycentraljersey.com/story/opinio...
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Central Jersey doesn't need a culture war over books | Editorial
Disputes over library books and programs are pulling Somerset and Hunterdon communities into a divisive culture war.
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The Librarians Film @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
You can preorder on Apple now! tinyurl.com/TheLibrarian...
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The Librarians - Apple TV
Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights. As they well know, controlling the flow of ideas mean…
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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
All of us librarians brought a challenged book to the Emmy awards. I brought a childhood favorite. An incredulous Jimmy Kimmel asked, “Why would someone want to ban Harriet the Spy?” @jimmykimmel.com @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
The Librarians Red Carpet Reading List

Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

"This is a book I read again and again as a young girl. Smart, funny, and fiercely independent, Harriet confidently marched to her own drummer, giving me a fictional friend to admire. Over the years, book banners felt differently, attempting to restrict Harriet because they claimed the book teaches children to lie, talk back, and curse. Labeling a character like Harriet as inappropriate tells young readers that they are inappropriate too.
Instead, I listened to Harriet's nanny, Ole Golly, who advised, 'There are as many ways to live in this world as there are people in this world, and each one deserves a closer look."

Martha Hickson, Librarian, New Jersey
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Paul van der Meer @paulvandermeer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
37 pages of the Epstein files that mysteriously disappeared are now going to be released. According to Senator Whitehouse of Rhode Island they detail Tr*mp sexually and physically assaulting a 14-year-old. Yesterday a federal court has ordered these to be released.
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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Using my plane time on the way home from the Emmy Awards to write get-out-the-vote postcards for the November 3 election. Vote blue!
Stack of North Carolina Votes postcards
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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The Librarians made a bunch of new pals at the Emmy Awards: @jimmykimmel.com @iamwandasykes.bsky.social Queen Latifah Mariska Hargitay Darlene Mitchell @jordanklepper.bsky.social Phaedra Parks Welcome to the team. We appreciate your support! @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
My dad was a public school teacher; and he always said the toughest parts of the job were: 1. Having to pay for your own classroom chalk, and 2. Performing gender-reassignment surgeries during class hours w/out parents finding out.
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💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Wishing Joe Biden peace, comfort, & all the love and care he deserves. #Pinks
Wishing Joe Biden peace, comfort, & all the love and care he deserves. 
#Pinks

Former U.S. President Joe Biden was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer in May 2025, which had spread to his bones. The disease is in an advanced stage. According to his family and doctors, his treatment and hormone therapy are continuing.
As a Dane, I can say this: the rest of the world sees Biden for who he truly is-a kind and caring human being.
He was a good president.
He is a good human being.
I am deeply sorry for him and his loved ones.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
LEFT: Man who raped his own grandson. RIGHT: Man who wants to have sex with his own daughter. These are not well people.
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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Lake America
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/08/2026
If this enrages you, it should. And you’re not alone. The 19-year-old sailor who jumped off the USS Abraham Lincoln is facing disciplinary charges instead of receiving the mental health services he needs. 👀
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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“We do not build safer, more just communities by silencing books that expose uncomfortable truths.”
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Readington BOE Deals With First Book Challenge Under New Policy
READINGTON, NJ – Amy Barrett had read the book, and she had read the challenge against it, too.And the retired middle school English teacher had a grade for the latter.“As a teacher, I give this...
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.
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Hellrosser @rosserford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We’re going to hear about how everyone loved Dolly, and that feels true. But it’s good to remember, and to her credit, that she was attacked for her AIDS activism, her vaccine advocacy, her LGBTQ+ support and even, more recently, for her reading initiatives. She ALWAYS stood firm when it mattered.
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Daniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Republicans have spent the last year trying to defund Dolly Parton
article about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Indianaarticle about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Kentuckyarticle about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Missouriiarticle about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Washington
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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Prayed to whom, Bonnie? I’m pretty damn sure the answer to “What would Jesus do?” sure as hell isn’t ban Night.
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bepsfirst @bepsfirst.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
@sassylibrarian.bsky.social Update on earlier post. We’re going to try to make it happen before midterms. We’ve got a plan. I’ll keep you posted!
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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly’s family is requesting donations to Imagination Library in lieu of flowers. Loyal to literacy to the end … and beyond. donate.imaginationlibrary.com
donate.imaginationlibrary.com
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Make a donation and support Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in communities around the world and help put more books into the hands of more children.
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
AMEN.🙏
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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Its easy to host community screenings, which can be a good mobilizing event leading up to the midterms, especially in areas with extremists running for school boards (Readington, Central). All you need is a space. Info here thelibrariansfilm.com/host-a-scree...
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Host a Screening - The Librarians Film | Official Site
Librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights.
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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
THE LIBRARIANS is heading back to theaters, just in time for Banned Books Week and to mobilize voters for the midterms. See it for the first time or again … and bring friends! thelibrariansfilm.com/screenings/ @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
List of upcoming theatrical screenings of THE LIBRARIANS documentary
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
In a country so deeply divided, isn't it nice to have something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheFiles-BeginTheTrials ⚖️
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Julie Roginsky @julieroginsky.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Why is a 76-year-old man doing all the hard work in this moment? Where are the Millennial/Gen Z artists (ahem, Taylor Swift) to shake their audiences into sobriety about what is going on? open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...
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Why is Springsteen Doing All the Hard Work?
What today's generation of best-selling artists refuses to do
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bepsfirst @bepsfirst.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
What's your favorite thing about Trump?
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
It's your LAST CHANCE to watch THE LIBRARIANS during the FREE window via PBS Independent Lens! Join the hundreds of thousands of people who have been inspired by the film to support their local libraries and communities. Watch ny May 9 via this link: tinyurl.com/TheLibrarian...
Free streaming for The Librarians ends May 9
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” ~Attributed to Benjamin Franklin. Image: National Portrait Gallery.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
It’s astounding that Zelensky survived a full-scale war without ever having a ballroom.
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KM @katennp.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Wild! I was in Newark Airport last week and Noem’s photos were still up!
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Neopet Sematary @telstarman.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I happened to be at Wheaton College for Christ and His Kingdom the day that the news broke about Dennis Hastert being a child molester. They had a crew out THAT DAY pulling his name off the Dennis Hastert School of Political Science building. Pretty easy to get un-personed by the right wing.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/04/2026
1. Noem blames Stephen Miller and Trump for ICE violence 2. Noem is fired 3. Lewandowski is fired 4. 2 DHS officials tell the Daily Mail that Stephen Miller instructed ICE to cause violence 5. Someone leaked photos of Noem's husband cross-dressing to the Daily Mail Do I have that right?
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bepsfirst @bepsfirst.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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Kristi Noem’s Double Standard Just Got Personal
Let me be disciplined about what we do and don’t know: I’m not going to pretend I’ve verified private messages or images myself. The reporting is what it is, and the underlying claims are allegations.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/03/2026
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Oatsie @alexcsinger86.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Should be the leading story of every news outlet in America that the president is clearly physically unwell and the WH is covering it up.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Think voting doesn’t matter? 766 votes.
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MLC @chicyph80.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
*whispers* A LOT of y'all owe Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger some serious apologies....
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Mexico News @mexiconews.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
“You’re a U.S. senator!” Bernie stops Noem’s replacement from literally trying to fight someone👇🏽 This should go great
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
It’s looking increasingly likely that Kristi Noem and Lewandowski funneled almost 200 million in government money to a company that is run by her friend and that nobody can give an address for. Oh, and it was 8 days old when it was awarded the contract.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Tillis: You decided to kill that dog because you had not invested the appropriate time in training it, and then you have the audacity to say it’s a leadership lesson. You killed a goat and said it was behaving badly. You’re a farmer — you don’t castrate a goat, they behave badly.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
WOWO. When Cory Booker asks Noem abt a warehouse she paid 2X what it was worth. She tries to filibuster. He describes that DHS refused to set up a meeting with a GOP town board that doesn't want that warehouse.
Split screen of Cory Booker and Kristi NOem.
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bwfoster.bsky.social @bwfoster.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
No need for a deep dive here. Dementia. The American people allowed an almost 80 y.o. man w/ clear signs of dementia back in the White House. Cognitive Dissonance Theory says people will resist admitting it & accepting it in spite of how obvious it is. Admit it. Accept it. It's the only way out.
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Brian Spitler @brianspitler.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
The next time someone tells me that a woman is too emotional or wishy-washy to hold important public offices, I will remind them that the current president is a dithering emotional catastrophe - and then I will vote for the woman.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
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