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Kobra @kobrakahn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I think I feel a come-apart coming on

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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Join us 9/24 for Show Up, Speak Up: Vote for the Freedom to Read - a virtual variety show featuring a star-studded lineup of freedom to read champions celebrating books, authors, and readers! Let’s make our voices heard in this collective call to action. Register ➡️ tinyurl.com/ShowUpSpeakUp

Show Up, Speak Up, Vote For the Freedom to Read. September 24th, 2-4pm ET. A Virtual community action telethon. Register: tinyurl.com/ShowUpSpeakUp. Featuring: Jerrold Connors, Jerry Craft, Alan Gratz, Shannon Hale, Martha Hickson, Ellen Hopkins, Adib Khorram, Maris Kreizman, Sarah MacLean, Don Martin, Julie Miller, Ann Patchett, Amanda Timpson, and Edward Underhill.

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At The Root Collective @at-the-root.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Flu season is nigh, COVID never left, and updated vaccines for both should be available soon if they aren't already in your area (of Turtle Island). Please love yourself, your family, your friends, your neighbors, and your community, and go get those shots!

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Erin Rose @erinrose.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

when you verify a friend’s signal safety number in person you have to give them a little kiss on the top of their head after, it won’t work properly if u don’t

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Oh Joy Sex Toy @ohjoysextoy.bsky.social · 23/08/2024

🤯 THE "SEX DRIVE" DOESN'T EXIST. 🤯 Yup, that's right! @erikamoen.bsky.social was shocked to learn this and so much more in Dr. @enagoski.bsky.social 's bestselling book on the science of sex, Come As You Are. Read this review from our archive! www.ohjoysextoy.com/come-as-you-... (1/2)

Full transcript at https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/come-as-you-are-2

Erika is a thin white woman in her early 30s, her short hair is shaved on the sides and she is wearing a black hoody and jeans. Eve is a full-figured, pale-skinned woman in middle age with shoulder-length hair that falls into big curls at the bottom. She wears a sleek black dress with an off-kilter pink belt.

Standing next to a copy of the book COME AS YOU ARE that is just a bit taller than she is, Erika says to the reader, "I cannot stop thinking about Come As You Are. This book has absolutely blown my mind and I'm still reeling from it."

"Waaaait a minute," Eve interrupts, pointing accusingly at Erika. "didn't you draw the illustrations for this book? And didn't Nagoski write the introduction to YOUR book? And aren't you guys friends in real life?"

"Guilty as charged." Erika admits, throwing her hands up in surrender.

"You're too biased to review this book!" Concludes Eve.

"I knoooooooooow!" Erika howls, con

Full transcript at https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/come-as-you-are-2

A mini-Erika pops up on the stack of books that Dr. Nagoski holds in one hand, while the other hand holds a brain. The books are labeled on their spines, "SCIENCE", "Smart Stuff", "RESEARCH", "Studies".

"Dr. Emily Nagoski uses stone cold research and brain science to debunk tons of popularly accepted misinformation about sexuality and presents alternative explanations for how and why sex stuff happens the way it does."

"That sounds pretty scholarly." Agrees Eve.

"It's more than just intellectual, though!" Erika continues. "She's got real, practical solutions to help people resolve their sexual frustrations and woes."

"Oo, worksheets!" Eve squeals as she takes a peek inside the book Erika holds open.

Narration: At first I tried to just make a mental note every time she introduced a new concept to me or said something thought-provoking.

We see Erika reading the book with a surprised and delighted expression on her

Full transcript at https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/come-as-you-are-2

Title: The Dual Control Model of Sexual Desire

A tiny Erika and Eve sit on top of a brain, which in turn sits on top of a classic beam scale. On one side of the scale is a suspended dish labeled "Off" and on the other is one labeled "On" The two quiver a little but are mostly equally weighted against each other. Beneath the Off dish is the text, "Sexual Inhibition System. Notices all the reasons why now is not a good time to be horny." Below the On dish it reads, "Sexual Excitation System. Notices all the sexually relevant information to be turned on."

"Oh, I know how sexual desire works!" Eve says to Erika. "One minute you're not horny, the next minute you are!"

"Not QUITE." Erika explains. "More like, inside your head there's these two little gauges that are always judging whether now is an appropriate time to be horny or not. If your regular desire for sex has dried up and you're looking to restart it, the answer

Full transcript at https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/come-as-you-are-2

Narration: But it turns out, there is ALSO *responsive desire*.

A new stick figure rushes to our first stick figure, greeting them with a "Hey baby!". "Our original stick figure replies, "I missed you!"

Narration: Which is when folks only want sex *after* consensually sexy things are already happening, and then their mind and body turns on IN RESPONSE TO that sexy context.

The two stick figures hug and exchange some kisses, until suddenly- ka-BOOM!- the lightning bolt of desire strikes our original stick figure, who joyously realizes, "Oh, wait a minute- *NOW* ME WANT SEX!"

Now Erika and Eve are speeding towards the reader in a round little convertible car as Erika throws her arm in the air (Don't worry, she's the passenger, not the driver), "Finally I was most surprised to learn that SEX IS NOT A DRIVE"

"beep beep!" goes the car.

Erika continues, "We hear about 'The Sex Drive' ALL THE FRIGGIN' TIME. But it's no

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Kobra @kobrakahn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"The tragedy of death by football is thus happening whether we realize it or not. Far too much evidence now exists that the sport systematically produces life-altering head trauma for us to continue with business as usual when we know that football is morally unsustainable."

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At The Root Collective @at-the-root.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Sign the petition to demand justice for Hickory Ground and the return of the ancestors from plastic bins at Auburn University. Every signature strengthens the demand to protect sacred sites and honor ancestors. www.justiceforhickoryground.com/petition

Hickory Ground, or Oce Vpofv, is a historic Muscogee (Creek) Nation tribal capital and state-registered archeological site on the National Register of Historic Places located in Wetumpka, Alabama. This culturally and religiously significant site includes a ceremonial ground, council house, plaza, and ancestral burial grounds containing funerary objects.

Justice for Hickory Ground is essential to rectify the injustices committed against the Muscogee (Creek) people and their ancestral lands. The desecration of this site for commercial gain, withour the consent of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation or thr Hickory Ground tribal town, represents a profpund violation of their cultural and spiritual heritage.

Achieving justice for Hickory Ground requires holding those responsible accountable, restoring the site's sanctity, and returning all remains and artifacts to their rightful resting placed. This will reinforce the importance of respecting Indigenous rights and protecting sacred lands from future exploitation.

Interested in learning more about Justice for Hickory Ground? https://www.justiceforhickoryground.com/

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Blue Willow Bookshop @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

You're invited to the next meeting of our banned books club, I'm With the Banned. 🔥 We will discuss SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut. All are welcome to attend. We'd love to see you there! buff.ly/9s2THJe

A graphic promoting the next meeting of I'm With the Banned, Blue Willow Bookshop's new banned books club. On the right is the cover image of the book the group will be reading, SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut. The graphic reads: "I'm With the Banned. Next meeting: August 11th at 11:00am CT Blue Willow Bookshop All are welcome. Don't forget: Get 15% off the book club pick when you buy it at Blue Willow!"

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ZEDtheRED @zedthered.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

This! I just dropped off 5 pans of food to a free fridge It was overstock from a local commercial kitchen.

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Kobra @kobrakahn.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I'll be running the speed-friending! :D

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Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Zines are a way for marginalized voices to publish outside of traditional media gatekeepers, share tools for grassroots organizing & political education, & build community & solidarity outside of corporate platforms! Check out our zines, on a variety of topics, at bit.ly/ICzines!

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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Clarence Thomas says the 14th Amendment should be read narrowly because it was written for formerly enslaved people. By that logic, the 2nd Amendment was written for muskets, not AR-15s. Funny how that kind of originalism only shows up when it's convenient.

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Kobra @kobrakahn.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Listening to NPR talking about the possible overhaul of the 2-party political system in the US as both major parties find themselves on the brink of schism. Here's hoping 🤞🏼

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

When you see the story about how the world now has its first trillionaire, and when you see the story about how laboratories in Congo have run out of supplies to test for Ebola, it is important to understand that in many ways these are the same story.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Have you made your voice heard for library funding yet? There's still time to act! Advocates like YOU can make a difference. Tell your Senators to #FundLibraries in next year's federal budget: action.ala.org/campaign/FY27SenateApprops/

Fund Libraries: Tell Congress to invest in libraries. #FundLibraries, ALA 150, American Library Association.

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Trans Lifeline @translifeline.org · 12/06/2026

Protect trans youth. Across the country, trans young people are facing attacks on their healthcare, privacy, and safety. But communities and courts are fighting back — and we need more leaders to act. Sign, share, speak up! Pride means protecting each other. 🏳️‍⚧️ bit.ly/protecttransyouthxTL

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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 01/06/2026

Happy Pride month you buncha queers

Inside you are two bricks:
Throw me at a Fascist
Use me to build community

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reed eliot 🤌 🤌 @reedeliot.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I truly believe that to survive this moment you must believe another world is possible, and also have a long enough memory or deep enough curiosity to know other worlds existed before this one. The way things were felt like the only way they could be until they weren't anymore.

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Hien Pham 🐻 @hiencomics.com.au · 03/06/2026

My Pledge Drive exclusive comic this year has funny Hien chibis, one full-page cooking segment, and even a big panel of the local park in golden hour lighting! Oh, and sentimental writing that made my editors tear up hehehe 😘 Let's keep OJST going for another year 🔥!!! Reposts hugely appreciated 🙏🏾

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Kobra @kobrakahn.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

"There are naive questions, tedious questions, ill-phrased questions, questions put after inadequate self-criticism. But every question is a cry to understand the world. There is no such thing as a dumb question." - Carl Sagan

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At The Root Collective @at-the-root.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Tell the City of Huntsville to provide our unhoused neighbors with free bus fare: c.org/DcFNtXkpcM

c.org

Sign the Petition

Tell the city to provide bus passes for participants in the unsheltered docket.

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#MEAction Network @meactnet.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

It is the unofficial start to summer! Time to help each other survive the heat. What are your most needed items? Temperature dysregulation is a common symptom in ME, making it even harder. For those doing better in the heat- yay! We celebrate with you. Now pass me my fan!

Circular infographic with heat relief tips for M.E./Spoonie individuals, including fans, air conditioning, hydration, sun protection, mobility aids, cooling towels, and misting spray.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Call your reps. Find your rep here: Reps.fyi Reposting images with alt text

Authors Against Book Bans (AABB) strongly opposes House Resolution 2616 (The "Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids" Act) and the suppressive effects it could have on school libraries and student education. As a coalition of authors, illustrators, editors, and other book creators, we unequivocally support the availability of diverse stories on library shelves and the freedom for every child to exercise their right to read.

The proposed amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 would withhold ESEA funding from schools that "teach or advance concepts related to gender ideology," as defined in section 2 of Executive Order 14168. This attempt to codify the inaccurate definitions outlined in that EO - which falsely equate gender ideology with gender identity - will have detrimental effects throughout our schools and society.
While the bill claims to be about "protecting kids," this is a smoke screen we've seen before. HR 2616, as written, is an attempt to target and eliminate not just trans and nonbinary books, but any mention of the existence of gender non-conforming people.

The proposed amendment narrows the perspectives permitted in school discourse and flouts the long-standing legal precedent that supports constitutionally protected speech in schools.
In his opinion for 1982's Board of Education v. Pico, Justice William J.
Brennan, Jr., wrote:
"In sum, just as access to ideas makes it possible for citizens generally to exercise their rights of free speech and press in a meaningful manner, such access prepares students for active and effective participation in the pluralistic, often contentious society in which they will soon be adult members."

Students have an inalienable right to access literature with diverse ideas and perspectives for their personal and educational development. It would be particularly damaging to those students whose "fully internal and subjective sense of self" (90 Fed. Reg. 8615) is targeted and negated under this bill, who would no longer be able to see themselves reflected in books at school.
We at AABB ask the House Education & Workforce Committee members to consider the potential ramifications of HR 2616 and prevent this bill trom going any turther. We stay committed to doing everything in our power to defend the freedom to read.
Sincerely and respectfully, Authors Against Book Bans

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Kobra @kobrakahn.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 7:00 P.M.

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Kobra @kobrakahn.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

[Transcript: Intellectual Freedom Round Table 2026 Intellectual Freedom Awards Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award: Public Library Directors Association of Alabama John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award: Deborah Caldwell-Stone Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award: Paul T. Jaeger]

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Kobra @kobrakahn.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Got a couple young, Black, queer friends in Nashville, TN trying to not get evicted, and they need $530 by this Friday. If you can help, please send funds to $23cashlos24 on Cashapp. ♥

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#MEAction Network @meactnet.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Call ME Frail but protect our healthcare. ME must be classified as a “medically frail” condition. Medicaid work requirements threaten to harm our community unless ME/CFS & Long Covid are put into this category of listed diseases. www.meaction.net/savemedicaid #FrailAndFurious #MillionsMissing

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Kobra @kobrakahn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Today is #MEAwarenessDay. @meactnet.bsky.social is the forerunner in advocating for medical research and support for me/cfs patients who are current invisible, aka the #MillionsMissing.

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Kobra @kobrakahn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I'm almost a decade late, but I'm about to attempt Bullet Journaling a la Ryder Carroll. It seems appropriate that I should begin this journey on ME Awareness Day; me/cfs has forced me to track every activity, every heartbeat, in a way that often feels oppressive. Now, I am seeking intentionality.

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ZEDtheRED @zedthered.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Perspective. We learned that in art school

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Kobra @kobrakahn.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Well. Shit. [throws my MSW app in the trash]

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Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Apparently I'm just in a weird place tonight just before bed, because this made me laugh so much. I really needed this. youtube.com/shorts/TNkdc...

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The Good Advice... OPOSSUM???

YouTube video by Good Advice Cupcake

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Kobra @kobrakahn.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Black activists put their bodies and lives on the line for the Voting Rights Act. To tear it asunder is to spit on the radical action it took to get it. Will pleading to the people in power change it? No. But it can't hurt and will mobilize people to take the next steps to direct action.

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ر ت ت ت @raniawrites.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains - Assata Shakur, Freedom Fighter & Honorable Ancestor

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JD Crowe @crowejam.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Alabama’s ‘reckless rush to redistribute:’ We dare defend our whites www.al.com/politics/202...

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Kobra @kobrakahn.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Can't wait to see all the same shit come up verbatim here next year..

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Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · 01/05/2026

May 1st is International Workers’ Day! Workers’ rights and disability rights are interconnected!

Red gradient background. Inside of a light rounded box, text reads: International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, is celebrated around the world on May 1st. Today, ASAN acknowledges the importance of labor and workers’ rights movements. Workers’ rights and disability rights are interconnected!
Throughout history workers have fought for and won things like the weekend, safety protections, the 8 hour workday, and more. International Workers’ Day celebrates these historic wins and remains a day when workers fight to improve conditions in their workplaces around the world.

Red gradient background. Inside of a light rounded box, text reads: While some disabled people cannot work, there are many disabled workers. Disabled workers often face discrimination in the workplace. Disabled workers are sometimes paid less than nondisabled workers.
Did you know it is still legal to pay disabled workers less than the minimum wage? Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act allows some employers to pay disabled workers less than the minimum wage.
ASAN supports legislation like the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA), which would end subminimum wage for disabled workers.

There's a red gradient background and a silhouette fist on the right side. Text reads: Another way disabled workers can improve conditions is through unions. Unions help workers win pay increases and protections at work. A union is a group of workers who come together to advocate for improvement as a group. Union contracts help standardize pay, which can remove wage gaps for disabled workers.
This International Workers’ Day, ASAN celebrates and uplifts the struggles of workers with disabilities around the world! We will continue to support jobs and laws that give disabled people real work for real pay.

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#MEAction Network @meactnet.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

#MEAwarenessMonth starts today. It is time to get ready for #MillionsMissing which will be May 9th-16th with focus on the 12th! We have a guide by energy level to help you safely join in! Check out our full toolkit: bit.ly/MM2026toolkit #FrailAndFurious Please see this thread for details. ⬇️

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Lang, editor @ Bernardelli Broadcast @langarang.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

#jayvik | No Way Back ✨ I think we’re doomed and there is…🎶🎤 #arcane #jayce #viktor

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Ready... Set... Take Action for Libraries! To celebrate #TakeActionForLibrariesDay, we're making our voices heard in Congress. Join us by telling your House Rep to OPPOSE censorship legislation like HR 7661 & PROTECT the right to read. Take action: www.ala.org/conferencese... #NationalLibraryWeek

Take Action for Libraries. Tell Congress to REJECT censorship and PROTECT the right to read! ALA 150, American Library Association.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Contrary to common narratives suggesting book challenges come from concerned parents, our data shows otherwise. ~92% of challenges to titles in 2025 came from pressure groups and gov't decision makers. 2.7% of challenges came from individual parents. We dig into the data: bit.ly/4cmgFWQ

92% of all book challenges in 2025 were initiated by pressure groups and government officials.

Data compiled by ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Today is National #LibraryOutreachDay! From bookmobiles and pop-ups to home delivery and library services for the incarcerated, library outreach meets communities where they are and ensures access to knowledge, connection, and care—no matter the barriers. #NationalLibraryWeek

Illustration of a happy book waving and walking from a library shelf to an active park with a bookmobile parked nearby. Text over illustration reads "Outreach Brings Library Joy. National Library Outreach Day, April 22, 2026

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