Reposted by Edana the RedMike (They/Them) 🏳️⚧️🇵🇸🏴 @mxmike.co.uk · 19hBethany wore a “Protect The Dolls” t-shirt during rehearsals. The BBC posted it on their socials then quietly deleted and reposted it without showing her from the front. On TV last night they actually blurred the message #Strictly 10051701412
Reposted by Edana the RedBanned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Today is Let Freedom Read Day. It's also the last day of Banned Books Week. We know books bans won't miraculously stop today. Whether you have 5 minutes or an hour, do one small thing today to fight book bans! bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay #BannedBooksWeek #LetBooksBe #LetFreedomReadDay 28787374
Reposted by Edana the RedAlex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Also amused that "we are going back to the thing that people want and used to have that we took away and made everyone mad" is their new sales pitch 1343
Reposted by Edana the RedSharon Howard @sharonhoward.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Zotero 😍😍😍 was 20 years old a couple of days ago. Dan Cohen wrote about its history. newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-sl… (h/t @simonwillison.net)newsletter.dancohen.orgThe Slow Formation of Durable SoftwareHow a group of historians took years to imagine Zotero, the research application that would eventually be used by millions 3187
Reposted by Edana the RedHeather Froehlich @heatherfro.bsky.social · 06/10/2026the upcoming AI and History conference is going to be fully, freely live streamed info here: proflouishyman.github.io/ai_conferenc... Register here: proflouishyman.github.io/ai_conferenc...proflouishyman.github.ioAI and History Conference 2026A practitioner-focused conference for historians using AI and computational methods, October 15–16, 2026 at Johns Hopkins University. 041
Reposted by Edana the RedMartha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If you needed proof that the book-banning movement has completely unspooled from reality, look no further than your school library’s pet section. Via @everylibrary.bsky.social action.everylibrary.org/bannedpetsaction.everylibrary.orgThey Banned Books About Pets!As exposed in a recent Salon report on PEN America’s tracking data, censorship groups are no longer even pretending to target "inappropriate" material 1137
Reposted by Edana the RedEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This Banned Books Week, go beyond the usual reading lists. Explore books about censorship, erased history, librarians fighting back, and resistance... then take action to defend the freedom to read at BookBanPetition.us. 03119
Reposted by Edana the RedViolet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026New zine dropping next week at #JCLC2026 (the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color) in Spokane. If you'll be there, stop by the Program for Cooperative Cataloging booth in the exhibit hall to pick up a copy! #critcat 🎵📚😎 34520
Reposted by Edana the RedPat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Why women choose the 🐻 23964802272
Reposted by Edana the RedPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In an Uber. Driver having loud phone conversation with someone in Spanish. A little annoying, but it happens. He hangs up. Says, “Mi hermano. La Migra.” And starts weeping. 1665772959
Edana the Red @edanathered.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It's giving "let's make higher ed textbooks affordable by enrolling students in a VitalSource eTextbook rental program without their prior consent" 110
Reposted by Edana the RedDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026"ultimate danger remains that, when institutions comply with authoritarian wishes, the govt will just ask for greater and greater concessions. After all, if you give a mouse a cookie, he’s going to ask for a glass of milk." The anatomy of a coup d’université www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...insidehighered.comThat Same Ol’ Authoritarian PlaybookThroughout history, autocrats have gone after higher ed finances to control institutions’ culture. 416274
Reposted by Edana the RedCaroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Macklemore can sue Robert Kraft for Tortious Interference for economic harm and I hope he does. Discovery would be fun: "Which other stadium owners did you talk to?" and "We need all related emails, text messages and contracts between you and them and you and Sheeran and Sheeran's team." 20287692030
Reposted by Edana the RedGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 15/09/2026ICE is arresting a record number of pregnant women and teenagers, according to government documents obtained by the Guardian. At the same time, the agency appears to have lost count of how many suffered a miscarriage. 🧵 741244789
Reposted by Edana the RedWill Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 15/09/2026BREAKING: Records obtained through a FOIA lawsuit shows that despite record number of pregnant women are in detention, ICE has lost count of the number of miscarriages. A Deleted Data/Immigration/Guardian investigations collabtheguardian.comRevealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant womenICE says it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages after 3 October 2025. Lawmakers, advocates and immigration attorneys have raised alarms that pregnant detainees are not receiving b... 1468294
Reposted by Edana the RedUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026"Eugenia" is making raisins in Kern county CA. Workers must walk on hot sandy ground and pick enough grapes to fill a tub. They spread out a sheet of paper on the hot sand and put the grapes on the paper to dry. They get paid 36 cents a sheet for this difficult work. #WeFeedYou 18423149
Reposted by Edana the Redbutterflygirl24 @butterflygirl24.bsky.social · 07/09/2026In Los Angeles today! ✊🏼 #california 11796862210
Reposted by Edana the RedAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/09/2026NEW: The federal prosecutor who charged ICE agent Christian Castro for lying about shooting Sosa-Celia has now been FIRED. He objected to the DoJ stopping him from charging a civil rights violation. And now he’s fired. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-min...cbsnews.comFederal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses in Minnesota shooting, sources sayA federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. 811119056503
Reposted by Edana the RedGay Bitterskeets @gaybitterskeets.bsky.social · 01/09/2026It's so fucked up that psychology classified queerness as various kinds of mental illnesses with no supporting empirical evidence for decades, but has never considered hoarding extreme amounts of wealth as at least a *potential* symptom of mental illness. Especially given [gestures broadly]. 581543306
Edana the Red @edanathered.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Quite possibly the best contemporaneous marketing I've ever seen. Masterful 👏 000
Edana the Red @edanathered.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Love a little spot of schadenfreude every now and again. 000
Reposted by Edana the RedAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/08/2026BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: DHS legal opinion justifying ICE entering homes without a judicial warrant is nothing more than an email written by ICE Deputy Principal Legal Advisor Adam Loiacono, and DHS refuses to release it. www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...muellershewrote.comEXCLUSIVE: DHS Refuses to Release Email Justifying Warrantless Entry by ICEI sued to obtain the General Counsel Memo justifying ICE entering homes without judicial warrants. Turns out it’s not a memo at all - it’s an email - and they’ve wrongly redacted it. 26286043679
Reposted by Edana the RedTerry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Let me get this right? There’s been a massive number of lynchings in the US over the past year and we are not hearing about this from the NYT, WaPo, LA Times, or any other major outlet? Can we get @propublica.org to cover this? 298112594262
Reposted by Edana the RedDr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I emailed a library asking for a small but annoying favour, and they did me a big favour and it's provided absolutely crucial data for a new project and publication, and slopAI could never and yay for humans, and librarians and archivists in particular. 335127669
Reposted by Edana the RedAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Ive been saying this for a while, when you see the hype around "AI" through a disability studies lens, you really do see that so much of the hype and fantasies are about defeating death, but also "curing/conquering" disability. Many powerful people in SV are aging, and it terrifies them. 9308105
Reposted by Edana the RedDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Bill Nye breaks down the Science of Skin Color and shows why Racism is Ridiculous. 345130104662
Reposted by Edana the RedMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳 543167544240
Reposted by Edana the RedMicheleMuse 💙🌈🦋🇺🇦 @michelemuse.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The older I get the more I understand why cats just walk away mid conversation. 1266953938
Edana the Red @edanathered.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Gonzo, I hope you are managing to stay cool indoors! My kitties demonstrate that cats are both a solid and a liquid when it gets too hot outside -- they turn into little kitty puddles. I'm working to pay the A/C bill at this point. 😅 040
Reposted by Edana the RedEdwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 30/07/2026This may sound foolish, but if it resonates with even one person it's worth it. I used to love reading. Then life and a lack of time got in the way. Recently it dawned on me that I don't have to finish books. A quick yes/no after 25-30 pages. Continue only the ones I'm loving. I'm reading again. 1461736107
Edana the Red @edanathered.bsky.social · 17/07/2026WAHOO!!!!! Happy berfday lil dude! Thank you for being born and bringing so much joy to so many. <3 071
Reposted by Edana the RedAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026The FCC has pushed forward a proposal for potentially dismantling the #ERate program, an essential source of support for broadband and connectivity in libraries and schools. We can't let that happen. Make your voice heard and tell Congress to #SaveOurERate. Take action: ala.org/erate 02517
Edana the Red @edanathered.bsky.social · 16/07/2026ALERT!!! If passed, the Federal Government will gain control of your local school libraries. via @everylibrary.bsky.social #library #libraries #librarianship #read #reading #book #books action.everylibrary.org/hr7661calendaraction.everylibrary.orgThe Federal Book Ban Bill is on the Calendar!If passed, the Federal Government will gain control of your local school libraries. 062
Edana the Red @edanathered.bsky.social · 16/07/2026🚨Tell the Senate: PROTECT THE FREEDOM TO READ!!! 🚨 Easy-peasy link to act: www.action.ala.org/campaign/S49...action.ala.orgTell the Senate: Protect the Freedom to Read!Our Senators must reject censorship and protect our freedom to read. 010
Edana the Red @edanathered.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Nice! If you're in the SoCal area, come check out the PKD Fest Aug 20-23: www.philipkdickfest.comphilipkdickfest.comPKDFEST2026 | The 4th International Philip K. Dick FestivalAugust 20-23, 2026 at the Fullerton Marriott at California State University. Four days of panels, readings, premieres, and the first-ever Pink Beam Awards. 120
Reposted by Edana the RedLibrary Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 14/07/2026What do Library Futures interns do when not making the world safe for libraries in the digital age? Get to know our 2026 cohort! From city transit to cat-walking to carnivorous plants, they're a multi-talented group. We're thrilled to have them! www.libraryfutures.net/post/meet-th...libraryfutures.netMeet the 2026 Interns!Research and advocacy for the future of libraries. 184
Reposted by Edana the RedTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Plus, taking readers' money. I was promised the readers who'd crowdfunded Everything Will Swallow You would be refunded. Two weeks later Unbound decided to keep the money instead. They then left me to explain that mess to those readers & ask, "But also can you rebuy the book from my new publisher?" 624351
Reposted by Edana the RedBrandi Rene 🦅💚 @brandi-rene.swifties.social · 10/07/2026Taco Bell has removed several items from menus in certain places to prevent the spread of the diarrhea parasite. Taco Bell is doing more than our government. So that’s how well things are going. 52894543
Reposted by Edana the Redr #FreeŁink @rifka.bsky.social · 10/07/2026left my hyatt in el segundo 14716953
Reposted by Edana the RedAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Juan Proaño on the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo: There were three others with him in that vehicle. Those individuals are now being pressured to sign self-deportation orders. They’re trying to get rid of them as witnesses as well. 15967263228
Reposted by Edana the RedAmee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 09/07/2026ICE claims that Araujo drove into one of their SUVs with his van and then tried to run over an agent. There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off. Renee Good all over again. 8972532910433
Edana the Red @edanathered.bsky.social · 08/07/2026🚨Sharing from @4csla.bsky.social 🚨 A last minute budget cut has cut $5.5M in funding for the COMPASS program. The cut goes into effect 7/1/27. Stripping these essential digital lifelines will deeply harm our students' ability to learn and think critically. Read the full report: bit.ly/calmat2026bit.lyCalifornia budget hits school libraries with ‘catastrophic’ cutThe money that was cut pays online fees for student research materials. 010
Reposted by Edana the RedChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 07/07/2026BREAKING: Eleventh Circuit, on a 2-1 vote, upholds injunction blocking Florida from enforcing its 2022 Stop WOKE Act in the university context. The majority opinion is from Judge Britt Grant, a Trump appointee: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 43188999