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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I wish this were happening in every community in America that is under assault by ICE. But I’m proud of Danbury. Thousands came out tonight to protest ICE’s brutality - including this horrific new tactic of disappearing parents at school bus stops.

A crowd marches through a city street holding signs in support of human rights, with several people linking arms at the front of the demonstration.

A large crowd gathers outside a covered stage, holding protest signs opposing the Trump administration and calling attention to immigration, healthcare, and other issues.

A crowd of marchers holding a large banner that says “Ae the people melt ICE”

Senator Chris Murphy speaking out the rally.

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Chico Escuela @blaqdocdown.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

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LaDarrion Williams @itsladarrion.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

To the kid back in Alabama who read Percy Jackson and told himself he’d write a book series with a character who looks like him one day… You did it, kid. #booksky

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/08/2026

This is who Dolly Parton was. ❤️ “My dad couldn’t read and write, so I wanted to do something to make him feel part of something special.” So she did. Dolly turned her love for her dad into the Imagination Library, putting more than 330 MILLION books into the hands of children.

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 29/08/2026

🏛️ Government websites can change or disappear overnight, taking public records with them. 🕳️ Libraries have collaborated on the End of Term Web Archive since 2004 to preserve U.S. government websites at every presidential transition. blog.archive.org/2026/08/24/a... 🧵

Social media tile with a black border. At top, a bold headline reads "Archiving Democracy: How the U.S. End of Term Web Archive Preserves Government History." Below it, a bar chart titled "End of Term Archive Data Growth" shows storage size in terabytes rising from 6 TB in 2004 to 2,345 TB in 2024, with intermediate values of 15 (2008), 41 (2012), 284 (2016), and 266 (2020). Below the chart, text reads: "The Internet Archive has participated in the End of Term (EOT) Archive since 2004, preserving U.S. federal government websites at every presidential transition."

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 28/08/2026

Take in the glory of the pre-mobile web design of Recalls.gov. Soon, it will be updated to match current web design standards and practices.

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Recalls.gov

Recalls.gov: official U.S. Government website, including recalls from various Federal Agencies

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Stephanie King @stephstephking.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

My son forgot his keys on his second day of high school so he was locked out of the house, and he solved this problem by... getting Frankenstein from the Little Free Library down the street and then hanging out in our lobby reading it until someone came home

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 28/08/2026

This is the kind of thing we'd love to see NARA, or the Library of Congress, or the Smithsonian put out. Come on, all. Think of those gift shop sales.

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BillieB @billie.bookstoreromanceday.org · 23/08/2026

I've updated the Indie Bookstore Starter Packs with EVEN MORE indie bookstores! Follow them, support them, keep them alive. go.bsky.app/DZdrHhm

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Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The urge to keep all the tabs open is not a recent thing. Pictured: a 300-year-old library tool that enabled a researcher to have seven books open at once, yet conveniently nearby (Palafoxiana Library, Puebla) @unmlawlibrary #globalmuseum #library #libraries #reading #history

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 20/08/2026

#Recall: Workbless Pressure Washers; The pressure washers lack an integral ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI) and an adequate-length power cord, posing serious risks of injury or death from shock and electrocution hazards. Get refund. www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 20/08/2026

We know. We've checked.

A steel mill. Liquid steel is poured into a vat. A squishy toy sits on the edge of the urn. The text reads: You won't find molten steel in squishy toys. But when a hot one explodes on your skin, that's how it will feel. Squishy toys left in hot cars can burst and cause severe injuries. Never heat squishy toys in a microwave or anywhere else.

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Sitting on a corn flake @grrlscientist.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

any book worth banning is a book worth reading

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

See, you don't need to rush... #BookSky

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Clockwork Creature @clockworkcreature.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Hey, so our workshop got broken into over the weekend. Most of what was stolen was just replaceable stuff, but one very precious mask was taken. Tierney's head has been stolen. If anyone sees this head anywhere, let us know immediately. Hoping against hope that we can bring her home.

A brown-colored gryphon mask modeled after a female northern cardinal, with an orange beak and orange crest. Its eyes are green, slitted like a housecat's.

A golden-brown gryphon fullsuit based on a female northern cardinal, with dark stripes and orange beak, crest, and feather accents; in a dynamic pose.

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Rainy Day Paperback Exchange @rainydaypaperback.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This is both rekindling old love as friends AND forging a new romantic love. So there's a lot of tension about who they were and who they are now and loving BOTH versions. supporting cast are also great. Badger, you *himbo*, you're the best brother but thank god you married someone with brains

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Rainy Day Paperback Exchange @rainydaypaperback.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

as part of #BookstoreRomanceDay, libro.FM has a bunch of audiobooks on sale through August 19th! libro.fm/sale?booksho... and I'll rec specifically A Lady for Duke! a #transgender historical romance of two friends reconnecting after one faked their death at Waterloo & the other kept grieving

Cover for "A Lady for a Duke" by Alexis Hall. The lead characters are shown with their foreheads pressed together and gazing into each other's eyes. He has his hands around her waist, she has her hands pressed over his heart. Both are dressed in regency style clothing. She has a yellow, short sleeves dress and white gloves. He has a long blue coat, white shirt, and tight breeches.

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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

FRIENDS IN THE NYC AREA: Okay, this is a tough one, but please bear with me. My wife's lifelong friend has stage 4 pancreatic cancer and is desperately seeking a home for his two cats when that time comes. The elder, Wally, is something like 13 years old and DELIGHTFULLY dim. The younger, Doris,

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Bookstore Romance Day @bookstoreromanceday.org · 15/08/2026

Psst... You shill have a few hours to save your spot(s) for this year's #BookstoreRomanceDay virtual events if you haven't done so. www.eventbrite.com/cc/bookstore...

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Bookstore Romance Day 2026

All of the virtual events being presented by Bookstore Romance Day for this year's celebration.

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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

"Books are not read to remember them. Books are read to forget them, and they are forgotten so that they can be read again. A library is a collection of dreams forgotten but preserved; it is a chance for constant return, and each return may become a first coming again."

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 14/08/2026

"Yeah, I'm going out tonight," she says as she makes plans to visit her indie bookstore.

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Rainy Day Paperback Exchange @rainydaypaperback.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

It's Bookstore Romance Day! come into the shop and get $20 worth of romances and get a free blind bag with 6 different authors from the same genre. find a new author to love! Rainy Day Paperback 81 Greenwood Ave. Bethel, CT #connecticut #bookstoreromanceday #indiesloveromance #romantasy

Bookshelf with many different historical romances on it

Bookshelf with many different contemporary romances on it

Bookshelf with many different romantasies and paranormal romances

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JoanKay @joankay.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 11/08/2026

Not really any good place for a burn hazard tbh, but this is bad bad.

The back seat of a car. There is a squishy toy next to a full campfire. The text reads: Bad place for a burn hazard. Campfires don't belong in the back seat and neither do squishy toys. Squishy toys left in hot cars can burst and cause severe injuries. Always bring squishy toys inside where it's cool. Never heat squishy toys in a microwave or anywhere else.

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Gwynplaine @gwynplaine2024.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

At the end of perhaps the best American novel ever written, John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath", a young woman who had just lost her baby is nursing a dying man at her breast. Thank goodness no MAGAt has ever read that novel because it would cause them to suffer a complete psychotic breakdown.

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WIRED @wired.com · 11/08/2026

A growing number of sites and apps have introduced tools and policies to flag, label, and ban AI-generated content, in acknowledgement of users’ backlash against AI slop and related issues such as the impact of data centers’ construction.

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The AI Slop Backlash Is Actually Having an Impact

Platforms are finally recognizing that people don’t want to consume AI slop. A growing number of sites and apps now have tools and policies to flag, label, and ban AI-generated content.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 25/07/2026

First edition copy of Dracula, that belonged to Forrest J. Ackerman. Signed by Bram Stoker, Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi, Vampira, Vincent Price, and many others. beladraculalugosi.wordpress.com/dracula/

a open book, signed by lots and lots of people

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Bianca Sommerland-They/them 🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦 @bianca-sommerland.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I see a lot of people mentioning how hard it is to find pre-made covers that aren't AI. If you're looking for one, I made a bunch years back, and NONE are AI. Luckily, they were all made before slop infected stock photo sites, so you're safe there, too! www.im-no-angel.com/premade-cove... #Booksky

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Premade Covers

All pre-made covers are 85$ or 140$ for Ebook and Print (20$ for any changes beyond Title/Author Name/Tagline) Contact email: biancasommerland@gmail.com For Custom Covers 180$ for Ebook 300$ for...

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 24/07/2026

We can't eat fruits or veggies, it's like a billion degrees, and there are four bills in the House and Senate right now that could ban books. So obviously I need a trip to the bookstore.

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Rep Jahana Hayes @repjahanahayes.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

ICYMI: I joined all 212 House Democrats in signing a motion to force a vote and permanently block President Trump from using $1.8 billion taxpayer dollars to set up a slush fund. Costs are rising, programs that help people are being cut, war is raging and the President wants to pay Jan 6th criminals

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Rainy Day Paperback Exchange @rainydaypaperback.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Sometimes I am, in fact, a wizard. Person brought in a book with no title page, no covers, no publisher information. Just a list of the stories and part of the introduction. I have located the book and ordered two vintage copies from 1950 so grandkids can now have the same book.

Book without a cover with several loose, torn pages sticking out. Part of the introduction is shown on this page, but large portions of the page are missing

a kids book without a cover. the last page of the book showing the poem wynken, blynken, and nod along with a black and white illustration. the pages are worn and tattered on the edges. there are pen marks on the last page

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Rainy Day Paperback Exchange @rainydaypaperback.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

things to do around Bethel 7/24-7/30 - Theater, international festival, farmer's market, yoga, Christmas in July, and more! #connecticut #danbury share.sender.net/campaigns/gL...

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things-to-do-around-bethel-this-weekend

Food trucks, theater, farmer's market, live music, BBQ, sing a long, and more!

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 23/07/2026

Cannot stress enough that tabletop fire pits like the kind that hurt this child are dangerous garbage and should be thrown away. If you see an ad for one of these things, tag us or send us the link to the listing. www.12onyourside.com/2026/07/23/8...

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8-year-old caught on fire after tabletop fire pit exploded on vacation, family says

A family vacation turned into a nightmare when a tabletop fire pit reportedly exploded, catching an 8-year-old boy and another child on fire.

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Good old Dolly! #BookSky

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ᴛʜᴇᴇ ᴅᴏʟʟ 🎀 @jessijeannie.blacksky.app · 24/07/2026

we’ve reached a point where reading books, verifying information, and expanding your knowledge is sometimes labeled “elitist.” I don’t think curiosity should ever be something we’re ashamed of.

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Ethan Kocak @ethankocak.com · 24/07/2026

Yes, we did take in a severely neglected sulcata tortoise who needs some help, or as I like to call it “TORT REFORM”

Squishy the sulcata tortoise eating grass

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Victorious Boo @victoriousbleue.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Taylor Farms also owns and runs Earthbound Organics, which is available in nearly every grocery store across the US

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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 17/07/2026

The Taco Bell finger pointing is a psyop to redirect attention from the real culprit, the deregulation and lack of oversight in our food supply

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Rep Jahana Hayes @repjahanahayes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Six years ago, we lost a giant, a champion, my friend. His presence is deeply missed, but the lessons and legacy of John Lewis live on. “Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic…Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.”

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Tollytb🇮🇪🇪🇺🇨🇦🇬🇧 @tollytb.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I may write a book about things I should be doing with my life. It would be my Oughtabiography. 🐢💨

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Rainy Day Paperback Exchange @rainydaypaperback.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Happy birthday, America. Let's try and make it to that 300th. Which means we need educated citizens! Now through July 4th, come into the bookstore & pick up one regularly priced kids or young adult book for FREE. No purchase necessary. Friday- 11-6PM Saturday 10AM-5PM 81 Greenwood Ave. Bethel, CT

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

all right I don't know HOW i'm going to sleep after this but it's 2:40 am here and I have to pack for the beach in the morning i'm so wired!!!!!!!!! anyway if you enjoyed this thread, you can support voting rights in the US by attending my "JD Vance's Catholicism book sucks" Zoom talk!

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Zoom Bookclub for Haters (Live)

Auction item 'Zoom Bookclub for Haters (Live)' hosted online at 32auctions.

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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 03/07/2026

This should be happening everywhere! Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed SB 397, requiring ICE & other law enforcement to operate without masks & with visible identification, while expanding accountability for constitutional rights violations. Transparency & accountability matter! #SheShed

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Dr. Redfern "Red" Barrett @redfernbarrett.com · 03/07/2026

Before you get snobbish about e-readers, remember that they allow large text for those with sight disabilities, alternate fonts for those with dyslexia, and can be laid down flat for those lacking mobility in their hands. That last point is especially helpful for me right now. Go e-readers!

A photo of a table on which lie an e-reader, cup of coffee, and Redfern’s hand in a brace.

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Rep Jahana Hayes @repjahanahayes.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Students interested in serving our nation and attending one of the U.S. Military Academies are invited to apply for a nomination. The deadline to submit an application is October 15, 2026. To learn more, visit hayes.house.gov/military-aca...

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