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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

If Trump just takes money appropriated by Congress for a specific purpose & seizes it to use it for an entirely different purpose, what is the point of having a Congress or appropriating money for anything? I’m sure the Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins must be concerned.

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 21h

Something AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk: How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 1h

Being on IRC in the 90s, being able to chat with people across the globe in real time was a fckng miracle.

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 10h

Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass

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Justin Aucoin — Historical Swordplay @thetavernknight.bsky.social · 4h

Today was an excursion to Florence for the Museo Stibbert. Super cool spot. Essentially a dude’s massive private collection turned into a museum. Here are some favs

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Matt Page (he/him) @mattpagefilm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.

Eli (Lina Leandersson) close-up to the right of the shot, with blood running down their face.

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Wilko Wichmann @wilkow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.

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Matthew @sosayweall7.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.

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DCS 🔞 @darkchibishadow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Start sending letters to paypros again and start calling reps again. It is never too late to pick back up the torch on this.

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DCS 🔞 @darkchibishadow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

CSP being pressed to take even just /kissing/ off their asset store and FA being told that plus sized characters are considered adult should be a giant waving red flag to folks. Sex workers have /always/ been right to say these policies never stop with 1 type of content. They always wanna ban more.

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Rouli @roulidor.eurosky.social · 20h

Every time I read this article I think there needs to be a quick explainer after she says "I'm sorry but it's too late". Something like "Because to benefit from a vaccine, the body needs a working immune system and two weeks time. At this point, her patients often had neither."

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Just The Wind Drake @justthewinddrake.bsky.social · 9h

Make them mistrust themselves as they should

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ceej @ceej.online · 04/10/2026

“how do we win back trump voters in 2026” we don’t. we create an environment where admitting to voting for trump is so socially embarrassing as to render them completely inert. you don’t “win back” trump voters. you demoralize them into staying home. you make it a dunce cap

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Unshared that Naomi Klein quote. Turns out she said a lot of things close to that but the meme was AI generated and fooled even her at first glance.

I have stumbled across it multiple times, and several people I know and respect have personally thanked me for the message. Trouble is, both my image and my quote are Al-generated, built from patterns of photographs that do exist and from very similar words I've actually said and written elsewhere. In truth, I agree heartily with Al Naomi. But it's still not me, and the fact that even I was fooled at first and searched to make sure I hadn't said those exact words (while sort of wishing I had) makes me feel the opposite of calm. (Also: what the hell is it with me and doppelgangers?)

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fitmathematician.bsky.social @fitmathematician.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Water color is very controllable medium. When I was an art student many years ago, we loved using water color because we, the students, felt that it was the best medium for creating realistic works. I'm a scientist now, so take that any way you want.

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This cover was originally commissioned by DAW for a collection of previously published Witch World short stories. More recently it became the album cover for DREAM QUEST ENDS by epic doom metal band Smoulder. www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/lo...

Paperback book cover for LORE OF THE WITCH WORLD by Andre Norton, published by DAW Books

Album cover for DREAM QUEST ENDS by Smoulder featuring LORE OF THE WITCH WORLD. A lavender tint has been applied over the background to punch up the color.

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WOLFSKULLJACK @wolfskulljack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If we are going to be friends and put me in charge of banners for a ‘cancer free party’ than this is what you’ll get. I want to make use of all the letters. (Also congrats to Jo for being cancer free!!!)

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

As a child I read "Other Sandals" by Sally Watson. From 1966, it features a young Israeli girl living on a kibbutz who has grown up with fear and hatred of Arabs. She and her partly crippled cousin "swap sandals" and learn new perspectives. Dated but still relevant www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...

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Other Sandals

The story of a young Israeli girl living on a kibbutz w…

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DM for Back Alley Vasectomies @teandoranges.bsky.social · 23h

This 2026 book "Hail Mariam" looks promising and at the bottom of page there are recommendations for similar titles. hclib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1... We Are Big Time has been popular for over a year now & can vouch for it being a good graphic novel read hclib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...

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Hail Mariam — Hennepin County Library

Hail Mariam — Al-Marashi, Huda, 1977- — "Sixth grade wasn't supposed to be this complicated. Iraqi American Mariam Hassan transfers to a local Catholic school and before her first day her parents remi...

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Hotwheels Sisyphus @corvsy.bsky.social · 23h

Tyger by SF Said - the two protags are middle eastern kids in an alternate history where the british empire still controls most of the world. Probably a bit of an easy read for middle school, but it has some really beautiful themes of holding onto one’s dignity and heritage in spite of everything

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Pablo @un5toppabl0.bsky.social · 23h

Ground Zero by Alan Gratz is something I read with my son when he was in middle school.

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Pascal @pascaliensis.bsky.social · 23h

I suggest www.slj.com/review/the-l... a great graphic novel

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The Library Mule of Cordoba

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Here lies JD. He drew as many comics as he could. @lostcity.bsky.social · 20h

Looks like my other suggestions have already been suggested, but I'll add Grounded, a mystery set in an airport with a bunch of Muslim protagonists, and Rover's Story (the main character is a robot, but the main human is an Arab American scientist)

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Megan @mhostetter.bsky.social · 20h

The Yasmin series might be too young, but my daughter loved them (she read them in grade 2 I think) www.goodreads.com/series/24396...

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Yasmin Series by Saadia Faruqi

These do not need to be read in any particular order. Yasmin the Builder, Yasmin the Explorer, Yasmin the Fashionista, Yasmin the Painter, Yasmin the Che...

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Sean Hoyer @seanhoyer.bsky.social · 18h

Lee & Low Books "the largest multicultural children's book publisher in the U.S." has a search feature on their site. www.leeandlow.com/books/tag/so...

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Southwest Asian / North African Books

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Alex Kanefsky (he/him) @alexkanefsky.bsky.social · 18h

Aliya to the Infinite City is a great first book in a trilogy set in a magical alternative Egypt. Read the first with my (then 9) y/o and we both really liked it. A magical school, time travel, plenty of middle grade angst & familial problems with a good smattering of humour.

Book cover of Aliya to the infinite city by Laila Rifaat. A brown girl rides a magic red carpet against a striking silhouette of a city with tall minarets

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Jess Mahler @jessmahler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I've heard good things about Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim. Don't remember if it's Middle Grade or YA

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zannamb.bsky.social @zannamb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Aruh Shah books. The middle book of the Howl’s Moving castle series has an Arab protagonist.

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Pilviverho @samantha-brn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Rick Riordan’s Magnus Chase book series on Norse mythology has a muslim girl as a main protagonist. One of my kids’ all-time favorite series from middle school.

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Kristin Houlihan, Writer @kristinwrites.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Other words for home by jasmine warga

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China M @china-m.bsky.social · 23h

The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

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China M @china-m.bsky.social · 23h

The Golem and the Jinni - Helene Wecker

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China M @china-m.bsky.social · 23h

Dune - Frank Herbert

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Rebecca Bratspies, Author @rbratspies.bsky.social · 23h

Check out The Magnus Chase series by Rick Riordan.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 22h

Looking at some of the well-intentioned and excellent suggestions and reminding good people that Arab =/ Muslim Ex: Muhammed Ali (Boxer), Mz Marvel. Black, Pakistani. Adaptations of 1001 Nights was a great start for me. Arabs & Persians who are compete humans in their heroism, wit, and villany.

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Dr Abigaël Candelas @consentcactus.bsky.social · 21h

I loved Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye

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Bethany @bethanyua.bsky.social · 20h

I always check Brightly when I need book recommendations. Maybe something here is a good fit? www.readbrightly.com/search/?s=Arab

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Search results for Arab | Brightly

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Shell @mmd11.bsky.social · 19h

It Ain't So Awful, Falafel, by Firoozeh Dumas. It's such a good book! It's about an Iranian girl who moves to CA with her family in the 70s. It's funny, poignant, and just plain wonderful!

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Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social · 18h

I love Wahab Algarmi's graphic novel Almost Sunset!

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The Midnight Grimrose @theeveningprimrose.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Haroun and the Sea of Stories?

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E. A. Fredericks @efredericks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It's maybe on the cusp between middle grade and YA but The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri is a delight. One to keep in your pocket for when your kid is ready, at the least.

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Elrond Hubbard @elrondhubbard.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

More to the Story by Hena Kahn is a great take on Little Women!

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C. Show @showster.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I don’t know if the graphic novel Squire counts because I think it’s set in an imagined world but it’s illustrated by Sara Alfageeh and written by Nadia Shammas. You might check it out!

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Allan @allan-wish.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’m a full grown adult and that’s all I’ve ever seen in my life- about Arabs and Muslims

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Dr Roberto Mazza @robbyref.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I couldn't read other posts, but I am sure other mentioned Muhammad Najem, War Reporter that is my son's favorite book in Middle School

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Sy Islam @iosyislam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Not sure if this would fit for middle grade but I love throne of the crescent moon by @saladinahmed.bsky.social A book i would have loved as a child a.co/d/06MZEtRC

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