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Linden the Guerrilla Librarian

@guerillalibrarian.bsky.social
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Service dog handler, inclusive feminist, disability-retired librarian, disability advocacy. Mild Cognitive Impairment. WW. BP l. USA. Board member serving Psychiatric Service Dog partners: PSDP (psych.dog).

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 8h
I know so many of you who need this.
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Nisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · 8h
Join me for this craft-focused webinar to sharpen your dialogue skills & learn how to represent dialect on the page. I'll give some short lectures and lead you through hands-on exercises. 📅 Nov 21 🕘 10a–3:30p Pacific 💰 $175 - Scholarships available! writingtheother.com/dialogue-and...
on the right, Nisi Shawl, a light-skinned Black person stands in front of the ocean holding a magic wand and wearing the white clothing of a goddess incarnate. on the left, name of the class
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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 10h
Want to learn more about the fight against book bans? Follow and support these groups/organizations!
Gold-colored graphic with a dotted line border. There is one question and its answer displayed at the center of the graphic. Question: “How Can I Learn More About the Fight Against Book Bans?” Answer: Follow and support these organizations/groups: Ad Astra, American Booksellers for Free Expression, American Library Association, Authors Against Book Bans, Authors Guild, EveryLibrary, Florida Freedom to Read Project, Freedom to Read Foundation, Massachusetts Freedom to Read, National Coalition Against Censorship, PENAmerica, Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans, Texas Freedom to Read Project, and Unite Against Book Bans.
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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 10h
❌ MYTH — “Authors Sell More Books After Being Banned.”
Gold-colored graphic with a dotted line border. There is one myth and its rebuttal displayed at the center of the graphic. Myth: “Authors Sell More Books After Being Banned.” Fact: The vast majority of authors do not see a bump in sales or receive increased financial support after one or more of their titles have been banned. In many cases, book bans mean that an author also loses out on valuable opportunities to connect with readers — such as school visits, book tour stops, festival appearances, or other public speaking engagements — decreasing their income and their ability to promote and sell their books. The effects for smaller authors who are not already considered “bestsellers” can be even more significantly felt. Source: Book Riot - “You’re Wrong About These Common Myths About Book Bans” (2024).
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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 10h
It’s #BannedBooksWeek, which means it’s the perfect time to dispel common myths and misconceptions about the prevalence and impacts of book bans across the United States. Here are five common myths about book banning that everyone should know the truth about 🧵
Gold-colored graphic depicting an illustration of a group of young people lounging in a book store, sitting on the hardwood floor, and reading books together. There are illustrations of bookshelves decorated with books, knick knacks, plants, and cactuses in the background. The graphic is titled “5 Myths You Should Know About Book Banning”.
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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 11h
People in jail have the right to vote, but it's rarely accessible. I wrote about how Dallas election officials basically mocked the rights of the legally innocent. boltsmag.org/dallas-count...
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Dallas County Jail Adds Election Day Polling Place After Pressure from Activists - Bolts
Last summer, Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown sat inside her car to record a video to post on social media talking about voting inside her jail. Progressive activists had been... Read More
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The Peculiarity Shop @peculiarityshop.bsky.social · 22h
One set left.
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Tom McIntire @tommcintireartist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Happy #StunDay to all who celebrate #begonia #orange
brilliant orange begonia blossoms
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Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW (She/Her/Hers) 🇹🇹👊🏽✍️🏾♊️♊️♏️ @equitableforall.com · 03/10/2026
Mamdani is on that podcast using the example of libraries to discuss socialism, but did he ever actually make amends for breaking this promise? 👀
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The system that many of you on here are upholding and also pretending that people actually use does not exist. Most people do not voluntarily engage the U.S. criminal punishment system in general. So the question should be: what else should be on offer? That's not the question asked online.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026
I should probably do something to … update this. Or make it more accessible. Or something lol medium.com/@chanda/deco...
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Decolonising Science Reading List
In the last couple of weeks, a lot of people have been asking me about what I’ve been reading as reference points for my commentary on the…
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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"With daffodils mad footnotes for the spring, And asters purple asterisks for autumn..." - Conrad Aiken Wishing you a lovely evening and a splendid Sunday! #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling
Purple asters and green leaves.
September 2026. Gamble Garden.
Camera: Apple iPhone 15 Pro.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026
The Bluesky philosophy absolutely is that once a Black person reaches a certain number of followers, people are allowed to talk to us any old way and we are supposed to take it and the medical and psychological consequences of swallowing it because we have a lot of followers
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Wendy Miller @burrowingowl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The theme for #birdoftheday is #blackandred so here's my contribution. 🪶
Red-winged blackbird coming in for a landing
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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026
For people who don't know how you take a shower in psych wards. And I was grateful the water was hot, my last stay in this hospital when a nurse wrote lies on a police report to commit me, the water was cold unless you flushed the toilet. @guerillalibrarian.bsky.social @mewefree.bsky.social
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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026
So that's a story of staff at this hospital I was held in murdering a patient. Here's a class action lawsuit on neglect & abuse. These stories are from this year & last. @coolhand.bsky.social @guerillalibrarian.bsky.social @metroplex.northsky.social @ladyartaud.bsky.social @mewefree.bsky.social
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ChiYooper @chiyooper.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A quick minute of Halloween #sweater #knitting on 10/2/26. #knitsky
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Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026
The MSMA hotline for reporting ICE abductions in DC is: 202-335-1183. Text if you see ICE, call if you see an arrest.
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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Give me the strength this one day’s race to run, Fill me with light, fill me with sun-like strength, Fill me with joy to rob the day its length." - James Weldon Johnson 🌞Good morning! Wishing you a lovely Saturday! #OrangeSaturday #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling Gamble Garden.
An orange dahlia and green foliage. A green grill and smaller flowers are in the background.
September 2026. Gamble Garden.
Camera: Apple iPhone 15 Pro.
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Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic @birdwriterwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#NatureSky www.theelitelizzard.ca/product/hous... #WildlifeSky #animalsky #animalbook #childrensliterature #buydirect #publisher #childrensbookswelove #awardwinner #childrensauthor #action #adventure #picturebooks
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ccotenj 🟦 @ccotenj.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
this is amazing.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026
Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.
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Linden the Guerrilla Librarian @guerillalibrarian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We got out for a long-leash walk this morning. Pet peeve activated by a person using a flexi-lead w/a large dog. Said dog kept pulling the lead out of the person’s hand and running amok. Essentially an off-leash dog. We left early, but Rogue got many sniffs and frolics in first.
A small blue standard poodle stands impatiently in a park parking lot waiting for her long-leash ramble to get underway.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026
Let's try this again I wrote about * Tierra Walker * , who should be alive, and Ken Paxton, who is one of the reasons why she's not ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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Tierra Walker’s Death Was Preventable. The Conservative Legal Movement Made It Predictable
Republican politicians have made Texas doctors increasingly afraid to provide lifesaving abortion care.
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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026
Absolutely, as survivors of carceral psychiatry know, the system wants you to have no semblance of dignity, they treat you as a brute & want you to believe yourself one, so they strip you of all humanity they can. @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social @projectlets.bsky.social
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maasslitagency.bsky.social @maasslitagency.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Deal: Martha Wells New York Times Bestselling author of The Murderbot Diaries Martha Wells has partnered with Cosmic Lighthouse for a graphic novel adaptation of All Systems Red. All Systems Red by Martha Wells is being officially adapted into a graphic novel by Erica Schultz (Daredevil, Spawn and…
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Deal: Martha Wells
New York Times Bestselling author of The Murderbot Diaries Martha Wells has partnered with Cosmic Lighthouse for a graphic novel adaptation of All Systems Red. All Systems Red by Martha Wells is being officially adapted into a graphic novel by Erica Schultz (Daredevil, Spawn and X-Men) and Gary Erskine (Dan Dare, Hellblazer, Punisher and Wolverine), published by Cosmic Lighthouse, and containing a new Murderbot short story by Martha Wells, exclusive to the graphic novel.
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f the new york times @fnyt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Librarians Discuss the Challenges and Triumphs of Running a Library Today (Gift Article) f the nyt
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Librarians Discuss the Challenges and Triumphs of Running a Library Today (Gift Article)
We asked dozens of them about America’s libraries — what they provide, what they need to survive. Here’s what they told us.
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Linden the Guerrilla Librarian @guerillalibrarian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Still with the deep, abysmal bipolar depression. Rogue is a beloved companion in this impossible time. She is staying close and this helps keep me engaged in the world. Please enjoy a photo of a very scruffy poodle trapping me with cuteness.
A small blue standard poodle determinedly rests her head on her human’s legs.
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Ki-air-uh @kayesbee.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
People think that because I have kids, I want everyone to have kids. Absolutely not. I definitely support being child free. Being a parent is hard and not for everyone.
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Lost Under the Couch Barbie. @wstafrican.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026
With it being domestic violence awareness month, I want to send love to anyone quietly making their plans, who already tried but wasn’t ready, who feel stuck, who don’t know how to yet voice what’s happening, and those who already got out, continue to bet on yourself and your power. Keep going ❤️
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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 02/10/2026
We’ve got the inside story of how Trump’s displeasure with seeing homeless people in D.C. became the first domino in a series of actions that culminated in the administration’s stunning decision to weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans to live in their homes and communities.
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How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights
After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.
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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026
For the 10 days I was involuntarily committed, I had only the belongings police had abducted me with, my cell phone they broke the screen of that was held away from me, my jeans & a clean t shirt I'd changed into before going to the psych facility hoping I'd pass the psych evaluation.
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JanFromTheBruce 🍁 @janfromthebruce.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Every day I am going to post this (permission from Del Schilling). Will you join me? Over 5700+ Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls #MMIWG #cdnpoli
A group of Indigenous women holding signs to raise awareness for MMIWG. There are large poster boards of pictures of the missing women. They are on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the location of Canada's federal government.
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Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 w/ 🐕 @emma-briant.co.uk · 02/10/2026
That's one covert kitty!
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There’s a behavioral dog rescue in NC called STAB that does absolutely hilarious dog bios. After posting “Two Mommy Tommy”, a dog looking for lesbians because he despises men, men have been bombarding their FB page and escalated to doxxing and threats to family. Men: validating Tommy forever
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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Oh look, leopards got another face.
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A Topeka corrections officer accused of soliciting sex from a 15-year-old female inmate accepted a plea bargain Sept. 28 that appears likely to keep him out of prison www.cjonline.com/story/news/c... #LEO
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The Portal Bookshop @portalbookshop.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Happy October Day(e) everyone! 🥳 @seananmcguire.bsky.social
Many copies of A Divided Duty by Seanan McGuire!
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Mindy Weisberger @laminda.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
People have speculated about Thomas Jefferson fathering the children of Sally Hemings, an enslaved woman in his household, for more than 200 years. Now, for the first time, DNA evidence from Jefferson's hair connects him to Hemings' descendants 🧪
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DNA analysis suggests 99.96% chance that Thomas Jefferson fathered at least one of Sally Hemings’ kids | CNN
Thomas Jefferson’s DNA sheds new light on his relationship with Sally Hemings and supports the longstanding conclusion that he fathered her children.
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Liz oOooO ~Promaja~ OOoO Roderick @talesfrompurgatory.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Tinkerbell goes to Bosnia episode up. www.patreon.com/ElizabethRod...
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Racoonmobile | Elizabeth Roderick
April 1, 2025 It snowed hard on our last day in the charming apartment on the Vrbas, a heavy sleet that covered the blooming jonquils and pr
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The 988 suicide prevention hotline's Press 3 option — which provides specialized services to LGBTQ callers — has been restored more than a year after the Trump administration shut it down. Confirmed by HHS and the office of Senator Tammy Baldwin, who led on legislation that forced its restoration
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Obligatory plug: Check if you're registered to vote here! voterresource.org/saraht If you're not, the link will get you started. You can register to vote in ALL states through Oct 2. And in most states, after that too. (You can find your state's deadlines via the link!)
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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
At “Meet the Fellows,” the annual presentations of scholars-in-residence at the Carter G. Woodson Institute, University of Virginia. What a collection of brilliant projects!As I am wont to say, if you want to know where scholarship is going in Black Studies, find out who’s at the Woodson Institute.
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The Creatively Maladjusted @tyrotcm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
And don't star shit out. Mute lists have trouble with that, exposing people to avoidable PTSD triggers.
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026
This morning I want to help debunk a headline I keep seeing about Black Women's unemployment: By the end of 2025, 600,000 Black women were not out of the workforce. That number signifies who got DISPLACED. The end-of-year number is actually between 217,000 and 250,000 cc @epi.org and IWPR.
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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Canada’s Indigenous health obligations can’t be separated from rights and reconciliation theconversation.com/canadas-indi...
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Canada’s Indigenous health obligations can’t be separated from rights and reconciliation
Commitments to Indigenous health research cannot be clawed back as part of proposed dismantling of equity, diversity and inclusion criteria for federal research funding.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On this day in 1973, Peter Pitseolak died. Through his acclaimed photography, he devoted himself to preserving the knowledge of the traditional ways of the Inuit, including customs, hunting techniques and stories. 📸 Canadian Museum of History
Peter Pitseolak in a heavy fur parka, fur-lined trousers, and boots stands on snowy, rocky tundra beside a tripod-mounted large-format camera.
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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
the sad part is that survivors fought like hell to even get expulsion for rapists on the table. when I was an activist > 10 years ago, administrators were *shocked* that we wanted expulsion as a disciplinary option.
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Ruth Nineke @ruthnineke.co · 30/09/2026
Authors, this one's for you 👇🏽 If you have a book coming out, or you want to feature all your titles, inspirations, and press in one place I make websites for writers. Original, custom designs to match your stories & themes. Pass it on!
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Author Website / Blog Design
Truly Original Author Websites Are you treating your book like a hobby? A professional website is the difference between being overlooked and being taken seriously. Having your own website lets…
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