Reposted by Books11Stephanie Farr @farfarraway.bsky.social · 19/02/2026They are putting the exhibits back up about the people George Washington enslaved at the President’s House site at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia and someone is playing “Fight the Power” and “Celebration.” It feels like such a relief to see humanity, history & sanity prevail. 17922
Reposted by Books11ACLU @aclu.org · 12/01/2026Every kid deserves the chance to play sports with their friends. On or off the playing field, we all have the same right to equality and dignity. Our freedom is more than a game. Learn more about our fight for trans student athletes at aclu.org/morethanagame-bpj 231867
Reposted by Books11Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Thanks GlobalTV Canada! 🇨🇦 378150443835
Books11 @books11.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Amazing list of ideas for recognizing Indigenous Peoples Month. Louise Erdrich, Rez Dogs, Dark Winds are all favs in our house, but now we have so much more to learn from and explore! 020
Reposted by Books11Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 24/11/2025Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now 142761995
Reposted by Books11Temple University Beasley School of Law @templelaw.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Prof. Laura Little is a First Amendment scholar and expert on humor and the law. She offers her take on Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and more in this Q&A with the Philadelphia Citizen. thephiladelphiacitizen.org/jimmy-kimmel...thephiladelphiacitizen.orgJimmy Kimmel, Free Speech and our Tenuous TimesThe free speech ramifications of the cancellation of late night TV's Jimmy Kimmel, from a Temple Law professor who studies comedy and the law 412237
Books11 @books11.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Hard pass. John Fetterman won't get my dollars or my votes ever again. 030
Books11 @books11.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Important work from my @templelaw.bsky.social colleague and friend Sarah Katz. 040
Reposted by Books11Kyle @kyleshivers.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Immigrants are just as good and hardworking as every other American and I believe we’re stronger with them than without. We need to be saying this out loud, to everyone we know, every chance we get. We cannot let the media lazily presume all Americans agree with the fascists, because we don’t. 24834147
Reposted by Books11Attorney General Jennifer Davenport @newjerseyoag.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Statement of Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin on the Arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka 23953501837
Books11 @books11.bsky.social · 19/03/2025"Won" a golf tournament at his own club, attended the Super Bowl on taxpayers' dime ... the blend of banality and evil is mind-numbing. 010
Reposted by Books11Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 14/03/2025I don't want to say the Schumer optics are bad but Gavin Newsom just invited him on his podcast.media.tenor.coma man in a suit and tie is standing with his hands in his pockets .ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing with his hands in his pockets . 481246862990
Reposted by Books11Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN. ☎️: (202) 224-3121 Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid. The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING. Call retiring Senators too! 29656614419494
Reposted by Books11Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up. Tomorrow is the cloture vote. KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️ Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill. Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me. 14253307111390
Reposted by Books11Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/03/202529 republicans joining democrats in Montana to kill anti-trans legislation because of brilliant speeches by Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell is the way. Newsom brining Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk on his podcast to throw trans people under the bus is not. 19296731604
Reposted by Books11Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 05/03/20251. A Federal Judge has blocked Trump's under 19 trans care ban nationwide. In the decision, he slams the Government's reliance on the Cass Review, jeopardizes youth health, and likely violates several constitutional principles. The latest from Mira Lazine. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comJudge Blocks Trump Trans Ban Nationwide, Slams Reliance On Cass ReviewThe ruling applies nationwide, and should allow hospitals that temporarily paused care to resume. 122740634
Reposted by Books11News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 28/02/2025NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent. “It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. “A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.” @kyivindependent.comkyivindependent.comEditorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t ZelenskyIt’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate... 12526729819103
Reposted by Books11Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18/02/2025SCOOP: In an email circulated today by the federal Department of the Interior, the Trump administration has issued a stop-work order for organizations providing legal services, funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, to unaccompanied minors entering the United States.motherjones.comTrump administration cuts off legal aid for youth facing deportationThe order will end legal support for at least 100,000 unaccompanied minors. 50602350
Reposted by Books11🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Reposting for alt text and account In case you’re unaware the American Medical Associations has a YouTube page, they are doing daily updates on bird flu and other out breaks since the CDC can not youtube.com/@americanmed...youtube.comAmerican Medical Association (AMA)The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest and only national association that convenes 190+ state and specialty medical societies and other critical stakeholders. Our mission is to promote ... 12734518
Reposted by Books11WIRED @wired.com · 07/02/2025SCOOP: A US Treasury threat intelligence analysis has designated DOGE staff an ‘insider threat'. An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”wrd.cmA US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.” 6932686611461
Reposted by Books11Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 04/02/2025Breaking news: Lambda Legal and ACLU are suing on behalf of PFLAG and GLMA to end Trump's illegal executive order banning trans care under 19 years old. The suit has been brought in Maryland. A similar suit was brought on behalf of PFLAG to end child abuse investigations in TX 3 years ago.apnews.comFamilies and doctors sue over Trump's order to halt funding for gender-affirming carePresident Donald Trump's effort to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for young people is facing a legal challenge. 354495831
Books11 @books11.bsky.social · 04/02/2025I've been sitting with this post all day - lots of good, practical tips. I'm focused on building a "sustenance library" of books to read and share, swimming as a moving meditation, and seizing joy at every opportunity. You? 020
Reposted by Books11Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.media.tenor.coma drawing of a fist with a purple bracelet around itALT: a drawing of a fist with a purple bracelet around it 10195814813206
Reposted by Books11Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 24/01/2025For my @msnbc.com column this week, I wrote about Trump's executive order attempting to push trans people back in the closet. In short: I am not afraid and I am not going back. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...msnbc.comOpinion | It's impossible not to take Trump's 'defending women' order personallyThe order is the most widespread government intrusion into the private lives of trans people since gay sex was legalized in 2003. 231165285
Books11 @books11.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Hey, y'all, my first troll! I feel like one of the cool kids at last. 000
Reposted by Books11Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Over 50% of nonviolent movements to overthrow governments are successful within one year of their peak. The key is to engage over 3.5% of the country, a cross-section of society—clergy, kids, grandmas, teachers) using DIVERSE & CREATIVE tactics, with women in leadership. We can do this. More:lifeisasacredtext.comOn Organizingtime to level up / an early draft of a playbook 10732041156
Reposted by Books11Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 03/01/2025I believe this storm is illegal to be viewed online in several of these states. 1954458563
Books11 @books11.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Thank you for your service, Mr. President. May our nation be worthy. 010
Books11 @books11.bsky.social · 28/12/2024Concur. See also: m.youtube.com/watch?v=nWEp...m.youtube.comNLG Know Your Rights reminder: Shut the f*** up!YouTube video by National Lawyers Guild, Detroit & MI 000
Reposted by Books11galaxylover.bsky.social @galaxylover.bsky.social · 16/12/2024@humblyjay.bsky.social Be Kind ☺️ 566350956
Reposted by Books11Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Today on Substack I’m sharing 10 incredible businesses owned by Black women. More than the Amazons of the world, these businesses need our support. If you’re shopping today and this weekend, keep these businesses in mind for everything from snacks and jewelry to perfume to candles.substack.comThings that are 🔥🔥🔥: Black Friday editionA list of incredible businesses owned by women of color for us to support 15335118
Books11 @books11.bsky.social · 30/11/2024My phone keeps replacing "wintry" with "winery" and I truly admire its optimism. 020
Books11 @books11.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Hit two of the four today, and the other two are on the list for this weekend. Grateful to live in a place where I can do all four over the course of an easy stroll! 010
Reposted by Books11Ellie Margolis @elliemargolis.bsky.social · 22/11/2024A must-read this morning from M. Gessen. Gift link.nytimes.comOpinion | The Secret Behind America’s Moral PanicTrans rights aren’t just trans rights. They’re reproductive rights. 0103
Books11 @books11.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Highly recommend reading, following, and subscribing. Some deep wisdom here. 0237