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Meghan Sanford

@meglibrarian.bsky.social
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Librarian, cat-lover, & watcher of indie films (yes, some stereotypes are true)

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NPR @npr.org · 09/10/2026
A study from Common Sense Media says most safeguards in ChatGPT for Teens failed. The chatbot talks to teens like a friend and doesn't alert parents when users talk about self-harm and suicide. n.pr/4rVkQ52
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ChatGPT for Teens has special safeguards. A watchdog group finds most don't work
A study from Common Sense Media says most safeguards in ChatGPT for Teens failed. The chatbot talks to teens like a friend and doesn't alert parents when users talk about self-harm and suicide.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This was the first abortion rights march I ever attended. I made the trip from Montreal to DC to attend: www.history.com/this-day-in-... People were already saying that Roe was NOT ENOUGH and that it would fall. This was in 1992.
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Abortion rights advocates march on Washington | April 5, 1992 | HISTORY
A march and rally in support of reproductive justice for women draws several hundred thousand people to demonstration...
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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I've talked about this before, but it is very hard when you see how moral red lines are drawn, and the complete gutting of trans people's civil rights is entirely within an accepted norm and barely remarked upon even by many progressives.
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
That Librarian, @librarianjones.com, talks about the mental health realities of fighting censorship, influential leaders and literature that have guided her work, and more on this week's Liberating Lit: www.liberatinglit.com/episodes/lib...
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Liberating Lit with Amanda Jones — Liberating Lit
That Librarian Amanda Jones talks about the mental health realities of fighting censorship, influential leaders and literature that have guided her work, and why she believes the pendulum is swinging ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026
Trump: "Remember the global warming hoax? But the problem is the ice caps have gotten bigger. Everybody said 'we're all gonna be dead.' I think it was AOC."
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SHRED @tshred.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In some ways, the biggest difference between me and a person who is "successfull in media" is this clip right here. Thompson is summoning every ounce of her strength to sit there and listen to sports praise of a sexual predator. I'd... lose my shit and get fired.
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The “ceasefire” will be one year old next week. Since then, Israeli strikes have killed more than 1400 Gazans
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The Dread Duck Pirate Mark Brooks @markbrooksart.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Just watched Trap. Not sure but I think maybe movie studios should probably stop giving M. Night Shyamalan money to make movies.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
@kpkboogie99

Horror movies used to be about a freaky alien that was gross or there was a fucked up kind of guy. Now they're all about the 5 stages of grief chasing you through your 500k apartment
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Helping people understand what it takes to be media and information-literate is a function of school and public libraries. Read on to learn more... buff.ly/KOKfiq2 #library #libraries #read #reading #book #books #librarianship #lit
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Libraries and Information Literacy
Helping people understand what it takes to be media and information-literate is a function of school and public libraries. And they are under threat.
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Snowball looks like he smokes unfiltered cigarettes. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.
Black and white photo of a shorthaired kitten, mostly white but with some color on his face and head - maybe ginger. He looks very confident and tough. The word “Snowball” is written in tiny white letters at the bottom of the pic.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026
Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
30 incarcerated men presented a $4,267 donation to a northwest Kansas school district to pay down the district's unsettled lunch debt The donation was to be "utilized to help local children fuel their day and stay focused and energized this school year"
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Prison inmates help to pay down school lunch debt
A school district's unsettled lunch debt was substantially paid down by a group of inmates.
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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Emmy is such a wonderful honor, but truly Letterboxd reviews like this send me soaring
Letterboxd review. 

4 stars, heart emoji
Watched by Jayson Hajdu 05 Sep 2026

Thoroughly infuriating. If your crusade is banning books, seek immediate help for a broken brain.

In a world of Ken Paxtons and Ron DeSantises, be a Reverend Jeffrey Dove. In a world of Monica Browns, be a Weston Brown.

And thank a librarian.
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Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This story is buried on NYT site. And they write "questionable and provocative" claims If Biden said this the whole story would be about cognitive decline--or outrageous lying.
NYT:At 9/11 Tribute, Trump Claims Firefighters Carried Him to Safety

President Trump has long sought to position himself close to the Sept. 11 recovery effort and has made a series of questionable and provocative statements to burnish his political brand.
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Alex Segura @alexsegura.com · 03/08/2026
We are seeing an increased ICE presence in NYC - making it imperative that NYers KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. I wrote a comic with @mayor.nyc.gov @nycimmigrants.bsky.social @davidhahn.bsky.social @elllewrightart.bsky.social @tayloresposito.bsky.social to do that! DOWNLOAD: www.weteachnyc.org/resources/co...
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 02/08/2026
New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo
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She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.
Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 23/07/2026
A politics of white reconciliation on the premise of anti-Blackness. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
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Southern Black leaders warn their power is on the line — and Democrats are looking elsewhere
Black lawmakers and activists in the Deep South say they are fighting an existential crisis on their own in the wake of a major Supreme Court ruling.
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Kyle Goon @kylegoon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
In February, USA Rugby banned trans women from all levels of one of the world’s most inclusive sports. What happened next was telling. Across the country, teams refused to comply. The story of the Baltimore Ferals, who are pushing back: www.thebanner.com/sports/rugby...
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Alex Segura @alexsegura.com · 20/07/2026
NYC! you MUST know your rights when confronted by ICE/non-municipal law enforcement. This comic, created by me w/@davidhahn.bsky.social @tayloresposito.bsky.social @elllewrightart.bsky.social @mayor.nyc.gov outlines rights/resources. @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social www.weteachnyc.org/resources/co...
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS poster featuring NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels promoting KNOW YOUR RIGHTS comic created by NYC Civics For All Group and available online for free.
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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
one of the worst and most dangerous parts of the Internet is the ease with which sexual abusers can find and encourage each other.
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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 20/07/2026
It's a scam all the way down. Taylor Farms gave MAGA Inc. $1M USD less than a week after FDA postponed implementation of food traceability rules. www.patreon.com/mattbc/posts...
FEC Schedule A itemized receipt, line C. Contributor: Taylor Fresh Foods Inc, 911-B Blanco Circle, Salinas, CA 93902. Date of receipt: 03/26/2025. Transaction ID: SA17.4550. Amount of receipt this period: $1,000,000.00. Marked "Memo Item" and labeled "NON-CONTRIBUTION." Receipt-for boxes (Primary/General/Other) are blank. Aggregate year-to-date: $1,000,000.00.
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Robin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Seems like a good time to remind people the USWNT has won 4 World Cups! ⚽️
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/07/2026
Trump is now using his platform to attack kindergarteners because they are Muslim
Trump TS post featuring an End Wokeness tweet of kids in hijabs in St Paul MN
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Ken Morales @kbmorales.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
1/ I looked at 20 years of Supreme Court decisions and found that for the first time, all nine justices decided more cases by secret ballot — aka the “shadow docket” — than it did for cases argued in open court last term. 🧵:
A line chart shows the number of Supreme Court decisions on the merits docket versus the shadow docket from the 2003-04 term to the 2024-25 term. The merits docket decisions trend downward over time, ending at 56 decisions, while the shadow docket decisions rise sharply in the 2018-19 term and surpass the merits docket in the last term at 63 decisions.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/07/2026
Mamdani: "Therein lies the work of America -- a striving, a bettering, the reaching toward perfection. What a privilege each of us has to live in a nation that every one of its inhabitants can shape. What a responsibility each of us possesses to prove ourselves worthy of all those who came before."
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Just here to post this again like I do every year, not only because Douglass was one of the founding philosophers of American liberty but because I am so moved by the kids Frederick Douglass’ descendants deliver “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July”
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‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’: Descendants Read Frederick Douglass' Speech | NPR
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Maggie Morgan @mlmorgan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
THE PRIZE IS NOT BEING PICKED THE PRIZE IS BEING RESPECTED!! PERIODDDDDD!!!!!! #LoveIsland
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Workers need to know signs of heat illness, because once it’s severe it may be too late. Every supervisor is responsible. It’s their duty to make sure workers aren’t killed by heat at work. Call 911 for serious symptoms in yourself or a coworker, no matter what the boss says. 8/
A graphic that shows the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke warning signs
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
If they don't make court reform a non negotiable platform plank, find someone else who will. That is all
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thank u, hexed @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
A reasonable and just society would recognize that a trans girl's right to participate in sports as an aspect of public life is infinitely more important than any individual cis girl's "right" to win a game.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 29/06/2026
And nobody cares except us. I’m on like six unemployed black woman listservs, where everyone’s freaking out, and nobody’s like “I’m running on trying to get y’all jobs.” It’s like we’re being erased from American society.
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Amanda Rae 🔮🧸 @manndaraee.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The internet is unmatched!!!! #loveislandusa
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Kirsten MacI- 🧸 @kirstensaidwhat.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
VOTE CARL BACK INTO THE VILLA IM LITERALLY BEGGING YOU #loveislandusa
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/06/2026
It is core to the nature of reactionary politics that its adherents *always* conceive of themselves as aggrieved victims, no matter how much power they amass. It's a permission structure for their own lawlessness & violence.
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The librarians that most of us encounter in our lives are vastly different from pop culture portrayals. They have a wide range of skills, and very few fit the bill of being grumpy old ladies. Here are a few librarian facts you may not have known: buff.ly/O5RSCYj #Libraries #Services #DailyTasks
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What Exactly Does a Librarian Do?
What Exactly Does a Librarian Do?
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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The Saul Steinberg Foundation has a new website, which is great because we love looking at his witty creations saulsteinbergfoundation.org
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
On today’s episode of VIBE CHECK, we interview Epstein survivor Jess Michaels. To be honest, this conversation changed my life. I hope it liberates many other people as well. open.spotify.com/episode/759n...
ON THE FREEZE TRAUMA RESPONSE
As a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein, we do not talk enough about the freeze trauma response. That is really normal, and the laws have not caught up with trauma-informed responses.
I tell the really uncomfortable truth:
I took off my own dress. If I said that in a court of law today, that would be viewed as consent.
Jess Michaels
Survivor-Advocate, Founder of 3Joannes
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Kid Phantasm @kidphantasm.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Sprinter Tommie Smith was born June 6, 1944
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
A good actor. A committed activist. And a person who just needs to learn how to...you know...never speak.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
'A leading US civil rights scholar has urged Birmingham City University (BCU) to reverse its decision to close its black studies course, comparing it to the attack on diversity, equity and inclusion in the US.' 1/3
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UK university’s axing of black studies MA has ‘dangerous parallel’ with US, says academic
Civil rights scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw warns Birmingham City University’s decision part of extremist campaign that has ‘travelled across Atlantic’
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NPR @npr.org · 31/05/2026
A new report shows that nearly half of U.S. households did not earn enough to cover their necessities in 2024.
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This is how close American households are to the financial edge
A new report shows that nearly half of U.S. households did not earn enough to cover their necessities in 2024.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
An enormous win for our democracy. People are showing up! There are seven other big wins in this post: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news...
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Great News That’s Terrible For Trump: 8 Wins. 7 Days.
The regime can’t stop losing
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
“My son is a very good person who I’ve known for a long time .” - literally no one ever until this guy.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21/05/2026
S CAROLINA in the streets. People see exactly what this is: politicians carving up maps to weaken Black voting power before the next election. Republicans know fair maps threaten their grip on power, so they’re trying to pick their voters instead of letting voters pick them.
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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
"This is what the drinking water now looks like next to that data center." Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez brought a dramatic visual aid to a congressional hearing to confront a Trump EPA official. The targets? Massive tech data centers — specifically... . www.rawstory.com/aoc-data-cen...
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AOC brandishes jars of filthy water as she shames Trump official
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) brought a dramatic visual aid to a congressional hearing Wednesday — two jars of brown, murky water — as she pressed a Trump EPA official over the administration's...
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geoffrey 💀 (scary now) @parsnip.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
critical polite girl update:
a fluffy white and gray tabby cat laying on her stomach, two front paws with polydactyl mitts stretched forward and daintily laid on top of each other, looking up sweetly with a slightly cocked head at the camera
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 12/05/2026
The Payback is out in paperback today, it’s the same great student loan industry heist novel in a smaller size and lower price. www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Pa...
"Wickedly fun."
-DANZY SENNA,
author of Colored Television
The Payback
A NOVEL
Kashana CauleyA NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE
AN NPR AND ELECTRIC LITERATURE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

FEATURED IN Los Angeles Times * The Boston Globe * Vanity Fair *
Chicago Tribune * Mother Jones * Bustle * Electric Literature *
The Washington Post * The Maris Review * Literary Hub
"A terrifically fun book that made me laugh out loud at least once every chapter." —LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Riotous-and righteous." -VANITY FAIR
"High jinks with a healthy dose of social commentary."
-THE WASHINGTON POST

Jada Williams is good at judging people by their looks. From across the mall, she can tell not only someone's inseam and pants size but exactly what style they need to transform their life. Too bad she's no longer using this superpower as a wardrobe designer to Hollywood stars but for minimum wage plus commission at the Glendale mall.

When Jada is fired yet again, she is forced to outrun the newly instated Debt Police, who are out for blood. But Jada, like any great antihero, is not going to wait for the cops to come kick her around. With the help of two other debt-burdened mall coworkers, she hatches a plan for revenge. Together, the three women plan a heist to erase their student loans forever and get back at the system that promised them everything and then tried to take it back.

Kashana Cauley is the author of The Payback and The Survivalists, which was named a best book of 2023 by the BBC, Today, Vogue, and more. Cauley is also a television writer, having worked on The Great North, Pod Save America on HBO, and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Her writing has
also appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire, Rolling Stone, and The New Yorker, among other publications. Find out more at KashanaCauley.com.
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