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Amie with an ‘i.e.’ 🔜 SDCC @librarylandia.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

San Diego I have (almost) arrived! It only took three days of travel delays and cancellations to get here 😂 😭

Amie with an ‘i.e.’ 🔜 SDCC @librarylandia.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

My second TCAF as ED was our biggest one yet! But what the #s and highlights don’t fully capture is the persistence, collaboration, and community that a festival such as TCAF showcases. Making art in 2026 is a dangerous, courageous and needed act. Art brings us closer to each other and to ourselves.

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Amie with an ‘i.e.’ 🔜 SDCC @librarylandia.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The Montreal Comic Arts Festival (#MCAF) is a banger. Huge thanks to Virginie, the leadership team, volunteers, and all the artists & publishers I saw - many of whom will be at @torontocomics.bsky.social soon > including the Confluence exhibit. Unpictured - my sunburnt, but tired and happy face.

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Vivien Chan @inoutofpractice.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Somehow still hanging on! All jokes aside, I'm so grateful to my HW and NTU colleagues, and of course my former students, for sharing their insights and getting stuck in. Excited to celebrate HWJ100 with everyone on Saturday!

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

This book has been hailed as one of the best graphic novels of the decade. Now it’s helped raise over $40K for mental health services #GraphicMedicine www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/lon...

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Graphic novelist donates $40K to mental health services in memory of her late brother

British artist Zoe Thorogood was just 23 when she penned “It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth.”

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Amie with an ‘i.e.’ 🔜 SDCC @librarylandia.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

True for last year and especially true for this year to come.

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Amie with an ‘i.e.’ 🔜 SDCC @librarylandia.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I’m not not checking Bluesky regularly but thought I would pop back in to say 👋 Also - Montréal is pretty even in the snow ❄️. Also there are churches everywhere.

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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

The Tennessee Secretary of State handed public library boards that are eager to ban LGBTQ+ books–and particularly trans books–from their collections the biggest permission slip last week. Rutherford County is *closing* libraries to remove books. bookriot.com/rutherford-c...

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Rutherford County Library System (TN) Temporarily Shuts Down to Ban Books

Rutherford County Library System announced on social media a surprise shutdown of two libraries. Why? "Reviewing inventory."

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Today in neat Google alerts

Google alert for "Matthew Noe"

Triggered by the ALA Nominating committee anouncement of candidates for councilors-at-large which indlues me

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort: www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...

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AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge

"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."

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Amie with an ‘i.e.’ 🔜 SDCC @librarylandia.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Hi all - a heads up I will be pretty quiet on here for the next little while as I work on my PhD. Pls text, email or Signal - for all things @torontocomics.bsky.social please send an email to contact@torontocomics.com with me cc’ed. In the meantime, here’s a picture of me & velvet hippo Ziggy

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Janis Irwin @janisirwin.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Week 3. We see you, teachers. We see you, parents. We see you, students. Stay loud. Stay strong. ♥️✊ #abed #ableg

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 18/10/2025

One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends. #NoKings #Manhattan

Hand drawn sign reads ACTION ABSORBS ANXIETY

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

It's official. Nearly 7 million people. Today is the single largest day of protest in American history. Americans from all corners of the country are standing up and saying #NoKings. This is what peaceful, patriotic protest looks like.

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Henry Barajas 🔜 Comic Con LA @henrybarajas.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

This All Things Considered 4-minute spotlight changed my life overnight. NPR helps me stay informed and engaged with my community. Freedom of the press is at jeopardy. Please donate to your local @npr.org station and keep news available to everyone.

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For this Latinx graphic novelist, superheroes can be real. They can even be family

Graphic novelist Henry Barajas is finding success by incorporating Mesoamerican history — and his own family's past — into his work.

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Toronto Comic Arts Festival @torontocomics.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Our Executive Director @librarylandia.bsky.social spoke with CBC about the Alberta government's censorship of comic books in schools. Their attack on diverse voices is a continuation of how governments have historically exploited "moral panics" to threaten human rights. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Alberta has banned graphic books before. In the 1950s, 'salacious' comics were the target | CBC News

In 1954, the province established the Advisory Board on Objectionable Publications to investigate "crime comics" that supposedly inspired undesirable behaviour in kids.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

You have precisely 24 HOURS LEFT to send in your most dazzling, preposterous, stately and/or transcendent "I Registered to Vote for Zohran" sticker designs to zohranfornyc.com/stickittotheman

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Amie with an ‘i.e.’ 🔜 SDCC @librarylandia.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

This might be the worst timeline - and there’s also the first new episode of #SlowHorses s05 to watch - including this delight of a scene 🎬 with the #simplyirresistable and ever ridiculous #RoddyHo

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Amie with an ‘i.e.’ 🔜 SDCC @librarylandia.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Other big #ottawa news - walks to fight existential dread continue…

A picture of sunset along the Ottawa River

A picture of the Ottawa waterfront at night time with a brightly colored floating tiki bar speeding across the river

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Amie with an ‘i.e.’ 🔜 SDCC @librarylandia.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Big plans for tomorrow - me and other public historians from @cupublichistory.bsky.social will be visiting the oldest stone structure in #Ottawa for a special #PublicHistory tour at Bytown Museum. #PhDlife is wonderfully 🤓

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Amie with an ‘i.e.’ 🔜 SDCC @librarylandia.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

"Situations that once were opportunities for connection have become solitary pursuits..." "...reliance on AI deprives us of relationships and opportunities for reflection." A lot of good reflections in this article; with thanks to @noethematt.bsky.social www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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Stop Chatting With ChatGPT | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

I am not arguing for a wholesale proscription against AI. It is a part of our world and, in many cases, can be used for good. Rather, we should be intentional in preventing AI from replacing our human...

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Knowledge of graphic medicine, a commitment to kindness and community, and time to dedicate to the work are key. More details can be found on our website. Applications are due October 13th, 2025. 4/ www.graphicmedicine.org/gmic-needs-a...

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GMIC Needs a Treasurer! | Graphic Medicine

GMIC, the Graphic Medicine International Collective, is looking for applicants to join our board as Treasurer.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Happening now: Protest to bring back Jimmy Kimmel outside ABC Disney Studios in New York City

Protester holds sign that says “where dreams come true”

Protester holds sign that says “the mouse is a rat”

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 19/09/2025

Here's how Deb's team got diversity success - how can you implement some of these ideas into your own studio or team? Diversity allows creativity to flourish and help teams find economic success, too. #GDoCExpo2025 #gamedev

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Do one thing today to help. One thing tomorrow. One thing the day after. Taking a swing at every bad thing happening is just going to burn you out. Remember, if everyone does their one thing the world changes

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 18/09/2025

This is the playbook, folks. If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away. Do not be quiet in this moment.

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

We stand in support of the librarians and teachers who are doing their part to share a love of reading with their students, and we believe that all readers deserve access to an inclusive selection of titles. Prepare to celebrate Banned Books Week this coming Oct 5-11: bit.ly/4gBiTp4 #edusky

These books are yours to read
Discover titles and download free resources!
Five book covers are shown in a row. From left to right they are: All Boys Aren't Blue; We Are Water Protectors; Speak; Bad Kitty; Flamer

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Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

These legal cases may determine which titles are available in public schools and libraries for years to come.

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Books on Trial: 8 Freedom to Read Cases to Watch

These legal cases may determine which titles are available in public schools and libraries for years to come.

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Africa 📚 @africahands.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

You don’t say. 😕 “It’s really, really frustrating, and it’s really setting us back as far as the community’s info literacy.”

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Jeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

This is the biggest attack on free speech since the McCarthy era but it also has significantly less popular consensus behind it than the second Red Scare. It's being done on behalf of a minority faction led by the most unpopular president in modern history. Organizing against this can win.

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

"No right was deemed by the fathers of the government more sacred than the right of speech. It was in their eyes, as in the eyes of all thoughtful men, the great moral renovator of society and government." ― Frederick Douglass, activist and author

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Henry Gilbert (Beloved Podcast Personality) @talkinghenry.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

American brands: We paid an AI slop company to make a chat bot that won’t load French brand: We hired the best living comic artist to make an original short film with a top director and Production IG

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 18/09/2025

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

Map of Regional Public Health Coalitions

Northeast Public Health Collaborative (Blue)

West Coast Health Alliance (Yellow)

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

There’s a group of folks that are super Take Back Alberta adjacent and are “definitely not coordinated despite all of the evidence to the contrary”… Anyways… Here’s a great article from The Sprawl you should send to everyone you know. #yyc #abpoli www.sprawlcalgary.com/cbe-election...

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The push to ‘conservatize’ Calgary’s public school board | The Sprawl

Not a slate, candidates say.

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Writers Guild of America West @wgawest.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice.
As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree.
Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich.
Silencing us impoverishes the whole world.
The WA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

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Tasslyn - AKA Dr. Sasslyn @tasslyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Proud to offer an intro to this important guide from @freedomreadproject.bsky.social - for more information - go here! www.freedomtoreadproject.org/turning_the_...

Green graphic square with a small white square in the middle which is the cover of a book - "Turning the Page - An Advocate's Guide to the Freedom to Read.

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Canadian authors & illustrators! You know have your own Authors Against Book Bans! Sign up here! linktr.ee/caiabb

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CAIABB | Instagram | Linktree

Canadian Authors & Illustrators Against Book Bans

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