Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 21hyoutube.com/shorts/-UYhU...youtube.comDan Levy BLASTS Shane Gillis Over SNL Joke! #SNL #ShaneGillis #LamontTysonYouTube video by Lamont Tyson 000
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 12/10/2026youtube.com/shorts/fRyhT...youtube.comYOU’VE BEEN SERVED: Megyn Kelly(Again.)YouTube video by Tevin Davis 000
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 11/10/2026youtu.be/RWjnC8HSRdU?...youtu.beLil Nas X - Jolene (Dolly Parton Cover) in the Live LoungeYouTube video by BBCRadio1VEVO 000
Reposted by Peninnah ParparRebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 10/10/2026Oh but back to the DARE guy on the street. Ten feet away were some high schoolers raising money to build a school in Guatemala. I said “is it religious” and they looked horrified and said no and one added “we believe in freedom of religion” so they got my $20 instead. act.buildon.org/give/f740314...act.buildon.org2026-2027 buildOn Global Community Teams{{MetaTags.description}} 11522
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 11/10/2026youtube.com/shorts/igrAT...youtube.comMom Says Black Kids Are Learning a Lesson No Child Should Need #Racism #Parenting #LamontTysonYouTube video by Lamont Tyson 000
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 09/10/2026youtube.com/shorts/gdj0w...youtube.comNone of this is new.YouTube video by Monte Mader 000
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Yet another installment in the endless list of crimes committed by Cheeto Benito he's unlikely to face real consequences for despite the fact it's not the 1st (& not likely the last) time he's opened his lipless mouth & spewed literal treason into a mic. #EndOligarchs youtube.com/shorts/bCtDO...youtube.comDid Trump just do something illegal? again??YouTube video by The Korean Vegan 010
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Yes, they’re banning books about butts and farts. You really can’t make this stuff up." #BookSky #FirstAmendmentSky Via @everylibrary.bsky.social action.everylibrary.org/buttsfartsaction.everylibrary.orgThey're Banning Books About Butts and FartsThese are the same books that they're using to push support for the Federal Book Ban Bills. 040
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026youtube.com/shorts/gVToU...youtube.comAin’t nobody coming after y’all but conservative men you big d*mn dummy 😂 #maga #fafoYouTube video by Farming While Beige 000
Reposted by Peninnah Parpar@Loudmouthkid62 @loudmouthkid62.bsky.social · 04/10/2026#BannedBooksWeek #BannedBooks List 2026 from @penamerica.bsky.social My favorite book on this list is Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. What’s yours? #booksky pen.org/banned-books-list-2026/pen.orgBanned Books List 2026What books are banned in 2026? Thousands of titles have been removed from public schools across the country. 1184
Reposted by Peninnah ParparBeep Beep B*tch @hthers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Show me the Banned Books you love, have read or are on your bookshelf. 084
Reposted by Peninnah ParparAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Let books be. Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, an annual observation started more than 40 years ago in response to a sudden surge in attempts to censor or remove books in libraries, schools, and bookstores. Sound familiar? Find ways to get involved and spread the word: bit.ly/4yvixbB. 271290639
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026youtu.be/fnPJcjzy8fk?...youtu.beWhy does Europe want to erase its Muslim history? | Tariq Ali | Deja VuYouTube video by Al Jazeera English 000
Reposted by Peninnah ParparAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don’t go high when they go low. I get LOUD. Because the soul and humanity of this country are at stake. /end 816536790
Reposted by Peninnah ParparRep. Richard Dangler @rdangler.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Any Democrat running in 2028 had better be running on doing these three things. 1. Reform the courts. 2. Break up the big corporations. 3. Punish the greedy corrupt individuals who tried to destroy democracy. Everything else follows after you do that. 2818241
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#TheCornell57 #RapeEnablers #MoralCowards youtube.com/shorts/486BL...youtube.comOf course no one in thr group chat did anything to stop itYouTube video by Doug Weaver Art 000
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#BookSky #ParentingSky www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...nytimes.comIn Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice. 051
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026#BookSky #QueerSky #GNCSky youtu.be/n3WGhXKP8So?...youtu.beThe Poetry of Everyday Language | Julián Delgado Lopera | TEDYouTube video by TED 041
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026#BookSky #LibrarySky #FirstAmendmentSky libraryfreedom.orglibraryfreedom.orgLibrary Freedom Project 030
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026#BookSky #ProtectPublicLibraries www.libraryjournal.com/story/news/l...libraryjournal.comLibrary Advocacy NOW! | Faith in Our FutureHistory shows that when librarians speak publicly, organize effectively, and support coalitions, they can score big wins for libraries. 050
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#QueerSky #ComedySky #EastBay www.ebar.com/story/170052...ebar.comMargaret Cho – Standing up for her communities at Berkeley Rep“There are different forms of resistance,” says Margaret Cho. “Mine happens to be comedy.” The native San Franciscan, who will bring a six-performance residency of her current stand-up show, “Choligar... 010
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#BookSky #ParentSky www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...publishersweekly.comThe Rebirth of ‘On the Day You Were Born’Even after 35 years in print, 'On the Day You Were Born' by Debra Frasier, released by Harcourt Children’s Books in 1991, resonates with readers to such an extent that Beach Lane Books is releasing a ... 060
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 06/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/w...nytimes.comShe Was Hobbled by Fatigue Before an Accidental Diagnosis (Gift Article)The woman’s symptoms limited her for years until she underwent testing to be a kidney donor. 000
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Child labor is child labor. Over a century after that inequitable practice was made illegal in nearly every industry, the gigantic exception carved out for the entertainment industry remains wide open, and children pay the costs. #EndAllChildLabor www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/o...nytimes.comOpinion | I Was a Child Actor. No One Deserves That Fate. (Gift Article)We might have worked on different sets, for different directors, in different eras, but every child actor bears the same recognizable wounds. 014
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 31/08/2026www.texasobserver.org/dan-patrick-... #BookSky #BooksNotBans #LetLibrariansLivetexasobserver.orgCome and Take Them, Dan PatrickAn Abilene public school librarian has a message for the lieutenant governor and his book-banning crusade. 161
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 26/08/2026#WeAreHere #WeAreQueer #WeWillNotDisappear #DragStoryTime #QueenPerSia #ReadingIsFundamental #LibrariesRock #BookSky #QueerSky #TransSky #ProtectTheDolls www.gaycities.com/articles/106...gaycities.comDrag in San Francisco isn’t just fabulous. It’s a way of life - GayCitiesSan Francisco's Drag Laureate Per Sia on nightlife, Drag Story Hour, and her role as the city's first transgender ambassador to the LGBTQ+ community 030
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 25/08/2026"From each according to their ability, to each according to their need." If you have accrued hundreds of billions of dollars in personal wealth, you can only have done so by violating the social contract. #DoBetter #EndWealthHoardingNow www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/u...nytimes.comTech Leaders Haven’t Stopped the Billionaire Tax So Far. Will Ads Work? (Gift Article)The latest opposition effort is led by Sergey Brin, a co-founder of Google, who has contributed more than $100 million this year toward California campaign efforts. 100
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 25/08/2026#BookSky www.libraryjournal.com/story/callin...libraryjournal.comCalling on Advocates to Respond to FCC’s Proposed Throttling of E-RateThe FCC has published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register, calling for a major review of the E-Rate program. The NPRM, originally released by the FCC on June 26, poses que... 030
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026#BookSky #QueerSky www.ebar.com/story/168644...ebar.comPost-Pride non-fiction reading listPride has come and gone, and summer and fall remain in the coming months. There’s still plenty of time to catch up on your reading with new books by David Sedaris, Brad Gooch, the late Edmund White an... 040
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 04/08/2026youtu.be/JHrboQm4GRw?...youtu.beWhy so many American Jews are turning away from Israel | On the GroundYouTube video by The Guardian 000
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Baruch Dayan H'emet May her memory be for a blessing. #BookSky www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/b...nytimes.comMildred Pitts Walter, Author of Books for Black Children, Dies at 103 (Gift Article)Teaching kindergarten in South Central Los Angeles in the 1950s and ’60s, she realized that her students were not represented in the books they read. So she wrote her own. 020
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 03/08/2026“If the D.A. truly believes that exposing bigotry is a personal agenda rather than the duty of every sworn peace officer, we have a profound crisis of leadership,” Mr. Jackson said. “It’s not just terrifying, it is a clear and calculated message.” #IllegalRetaliation www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...nytimes.comOfficer Charged With Violating Privacy for Recording Colleagues’ Racism (Gift Article)The charges stem from recordings that Daniel Flores made over the course of 2024, when he was working in a Los Angeles police unit that recruited new officers. 020
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 02/08/2026#BookSky #QueerSky #ThereIsAThereHere www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...publishersweekly.comGertrude Stein Is Having a MomentA recent cluster of genre-spanning books variously interpret, adapt, and play with the life and legacy of the modernist icon, as well as that of her longtime partner Alice B. Toklas. Their shared subj... 060
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 22/07/2026#BookSky bookriot.com/senate-bill-...bookriot.comRepublican Senators Introduce Nationwide Book Ban Companion Bill, S. 4925Republican Senators have introduced a nationwide book ban bill in the Senate, S. 4925 and it's a warning of their summer plans. 050
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 22/07/2026“We are implementing strict controls in infrastructure configuration at the cost of research velocity while the vulnerabilities are patched.” If BigTech had to pay per word, we might get a bit more clarity. ~Language-Loving Librarian Lady #AIBubbleBurstAlready www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/t...nytimes.comOpenAI Says Its A.I. Models Hacked Into Hugging Face, a Digital Library (Gift Article)The incident, which targeted the computer systems of another company called Hugging Face, happened while OpenAI was testing the systems. 010
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 09/07/2026www.ebar.com/story/167855ebar.comSF Supe Fielder demands answers about SFPD responses to Pride-related eventsOn her second day back on the job after a prolonged medical leave, queer District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder sent a letter of inquiry to city leaders about two San Francisco Police Department respons... 000
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 09/07/2026If only all of this country's elected representatives were brave enough to say no to billionaires hellbent on destroying community care, safety nets, working people, the economy, ecosystems, accurate info, & representative democracy! #EatTheRich #CamelThroughEyeOfANeedle www.ebar.com/story/167734ebar.comSupervisors reverse mayoral cuts to SF community clinicsA proposed $750,036 cut to health access points – including those for gay and bi men and trans people – was averted in the version of the budget passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ budge... 010
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 08/07/2026This weekend and next weekend at Yerba Buena in San Francisco - special guest Caro de Robertis on 18 July!: #BookSky #QueerSky www.ebar.com/story/168043...ebar.comDenice Frohman’s ‘Esto No Tiene Nombre’ – Sharing stories of lesbian Latinas“Esto No Tiene Nombre” by acclaimed poet Denice Frohman, brings the oral histories of Latina lesbian elders to life, placing herself and the audience inside their stories, to discover her own desires ... 020
Reposted by Peninnah ParparJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 08/07/2026So many of the self-appointed leaders of the American Jewish community have obvious disdain for the fact that the community is what it actually is, and not what they want it to be. 331446286
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 08/07/2026July 19th at Mosswood Park in Oakland: www.ebar.com/story/168006ebar.comPunk Pride – Peaches Christ brings drag talents to Mosswood MeltdownSmells like queen spirit? Once again, Peaches Christ brings her crew, the live-singing drag kings and queens of Punk Pride, to perform a set at the popular Mosswood Meltdown two-day outdoor music fest... 000
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 06/07/2026#WeWereHereThen #WeAreHereNow #WeWillAlwaysBeHere #WeAreQueer #GetFuckingUsedToIt www.ebar.com/story/167657ebar.comLecture explores SF’s LGBTQ rootsThose wandering in for a drink on a recent evening at The Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel would have found – and learned – a lot more than they came for. 000
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 05/07/2026“I will keep pointing out true things because stories can also be war,” they wrote, “and silence is not a reasonable weapon for me when trans people are dying and being targeted for even more death.” #TransSky #LGBT2SQIAASky #BookSky time.com/6076606/chim...time.comHow Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's viral essay has implications far beyond the literary worldControversy has erupted over both Adichie's views on gender and her argument that social media has become a breeding ground for toxicity 020
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 04/07/2026#NinetiesKnockOuts #Queens youtu.be/9_7WpBr8ON4?...youtu.beNikki D - Freak Out [HQ Video]YouTube video by Grimee Rappuh 000
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 04/07/2026"In my grandmother standing in the fierce sun I see your cauldron that held eleven children shaped under the tent of her summer dress." #BellyGood #BookSky poetandpoem.com/Marge-Piercy...poetandpoem.comPoem Belly Good Lyrics — PoetAndPoem.comHere you will find the lyrics of the poem Belly Good 010
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 04/07/2026"I love people who harness themselves, an ox to a heavy cart, who pull like water buffalo, with massive patience, who strain in the mud and the muck to move things forward, who do what has to be done, again and again." #DoTheWork #WalkTheTalk #BookSky www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57673/...poetryfoundation.orgTo be of useThe people I love the best jump into work head first without dallying in the shallows and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight. 030
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 02/07/2026#BookSky www.vqronline.org/winter-2019/...vqronline.orgThe Missing PersonIn July 1908, a twenty-five-year-old Franz Kafka quit his post at the Assicurazioni Generali with a medical note claiming he was suffering from “nervousness” and something potentially complicated havi... 030
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 01/07/2026#FreePeopleReadFreely #BookSky bookbindersmuseum.org/exhibition/b...bookbindersmuseum.orgBanned Books 250 | American Bookbinders Museum | San Francisco 000
Reposted by Peninnah ParparElad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The way @brianna.bsky.social feels empowered to do purity tests with other Jews is a direct reflection of the way many people treat pro-Israel non-Jews as more Jewish than progressive Jews. Doesn't matter if it's Jews or "allies" who do this, it's antisemitism. Shared toxicity is not allyship. 918331
Peninnah Parpar @peninnahparpar.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I'm not alone in thinking this country & possibly the planet won't functionally survive unless we collectively do more than just tax wealth-hoarders once. #MaximumWage #MaximumWealth #NoLoopholes #EatTheRich #Liberté #Égalité #Fraternité #SmaugWasTheVillain #BookSky www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...linkedin.comBillionaire Accidentally Makes Case for Taxing The Rich | Robert ReichI want to propose a toast to Sergey Brin, who's unintentionally making the case for a billionaire tax better than anyone else could. 021
Reposted by Peninnah ParparJohnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Y’all always say this and I’m not sure it’s true. You don’t realize the damage y’all do to these kids by depriving them of their own culture. Often unknowingly, because you don’t tend to think about much less focus on race in your day-to-day, because racism. bsky.app/profile/cocc... 022