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TC 🌊 @hybrydzero.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

@readswithrachel.bsky.social @fortullos.bsky.social Please help with this. Would be great to see videos from y'all to spread the word.

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Please, I beg you to pay attention. They don't need the miller test, they don't need book challenges. They are banning books via twitter now. The goalposts have shifted and they are unphased by the ruling as the commissioner just tweets which books to remove where. www.tampabay.com/news/educati...

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Under state threats, Hillsborough pulls transgender YouTuber’s memoir

After a social media squabble, Florida’s education commissioner announced the county had removed the book from school shelves.

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Jodi Picoult saying "okay florida i see you" but not talking about the fact that the FL BOE can just tweet at superintendents to tell them to ban her books now, the way they just did to my superintendent about Trans Mission by Alex Bertie is telling me that no one is actually seeing Florida at all.

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

How about all of you actually listen to the vast majority of HCPS parents like myself who have reiterated time and time and time again WE DONT WANT YOU PULLING BOOKS OFF THE SHELVES AND VIOLATING HCPS PROCESS. Fuck you.

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

They gave NO defense for why they voted this way and the attorney from Pasco County attorney's office shut down a patrons request to understand the collection double standard of why this book must be in the adult section but Amelia Bedelia's First Vote can stay in the children's section.

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Pasco county library system voted unanimously to keep Jacob's Missing Book by Ian Hoffman and Sarah Hoffman in the ADULT NON FICTION section today rather than move it to the children's section where it belongs. The meeting was ridiculous and disgusting.

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Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

The Commissioner posted this “proof” without evidence that it was from a student profile within a FL school district’s account. These are reading lists from a public library’s account without access to read the books in app. Each account can develop unique reading challenges for their users.

Beanstack’s statement:

Beanstack @zoobeanreads on Twitter

We've reviewed the recent concerns raised by the Florida Commissioner and remain committed to supporting our districts in using Beanstack to grow a strong culture of reading, now and always.

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We are aware of the Florida Commissioner of Education's letter to public educators, instructing them to conform to state law when using the Beanstack platform. In that letter, he mentioned an incident of misuse. Upon further investigation, we determined that the event he referenced did not involve any school district's Beanstack account.

We believe that all Florida districts and charter schools are using our platform in accordance with applicable state regulations and do not provide access to materials that are not age- or developmentally-appropriate for students. Our personal opinions aside, we do not make policy recommendations to any of our government clients. Instead, we respectfully leave that duty to elected officials and their constituents.

We continue to stand ready to support all our school districts in leveraging Beanstack to motivate students to read and to grow a culture of reading.

Anastasios Kamoutsas
@StasiKamoutsas on Twitter

Instead of focusing on reading and math proficiency, this is the ideology that education platforms are trying to force upon our students.

Not on my watch.

Attached image shows two reading challenges: “Pride 365 Reading Challenge” for ages 13-17 and “Read Woke”

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

"They're not banning books they're removing explicit books from public schools" then whats this? Bc the public libraries in Hernando county are being changed by a small group who want to remove what they don't like, calling it "woke". That's not about public schools OR explicit content. #bookbans

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Moms for liberty keeps telling me this book isn't appropriate for public schools so I read it myself to be an informed parent. Now I have things to say about it. Wanna see my thoughts on Felix Ever After early? Join the free tier of my Bindery readswithrachel.binderybooks.com

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

For another birthday gift, please watch my new video where a guy (who might maybe resemble a real life politician maybe if you squint...) boinks a couch. youtu.be/kiBOzURnZRA

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PUSHIN' CUSHIONS is a RIDE

YouTube video by Reads with Rachel

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Yesterday was my birthday!!!! 🎉 🎂 I'd love if y'all could do these two things for me, as a gift. 1) I would love if you’d all join my Bindery (it’s free) readswithrachel.binderybooks.com And 2) please support your public library.

readswithrachel.binderybooks.com

Bindery Books

Welcome! I'm Rachel and I'm a bookish content creator o...

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Tomorrow is my birthday and as a gift to me, on my birthday, please support your public library.

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I have forgotten to post here about my recent videos so here's a thread: I grabbed BULL MOON RISING by the horns. youtu.be/yuw4W8XhF3c

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I grabbed BULL MOON RISING by the HORNS

YouTube video by Reads with Rachel

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

olaaaa! Sim, eu falo portuguese... nao muito bem kkkkkk aprendendo muito devagar but I am learning!

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I did a video explaining all that happened with the now infamous A Million Lives book festival. youtu.be/I2nVeYdzQDU

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BOOKTOKS FYRE FEST | A Million Li(v)es

YouTube video by Reads with Rachel

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

RYAN OH MY GOD YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO MURDER THEM LIKE THIS HAHAHAHA

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M. Maldonado 🇵🇷 @mmaldonado.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

This year Im reading with purpose thanks to @readswithrachel.bsky.social bookclub… Banned books are often amplify marginalized voices & question harmful systems. In a time when books—especially those by marginalized authors—are being banned more than ever, reading them is an act of resistance.

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

It's got the vibe of "my kids don't speak to me because of my antics and therefore i don't have anyone to tell me how to actually use social media".

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Michael LaBorn @michaellaborn.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Devil of the Deep is LIVE! This is our spring 2026 by @falenciajfwrites.bsky.social A Haitian fantasy about a mermaid, a pirate & a navy captain who have to work together to resist a cult’s efforts to reshape the world in the name of their colonizing religion. 👇🏾 bookshop.org/p/books/devi...

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Well now they’ll also just accuse *actual public schools parents* who disagree with them of being evil marxist grooming librarians or whatever the fuck. Scientists should study this behavior. 😂

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Gee I wonder which weirdo would be doing that. It’s a mystery. The world may never know 🤪

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Carmen 📚 Latinx Book Influencer 📚 @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

No house vote yet, so I am using the opportunity to show you what I mean when I say libraries are defunded 🔗 to take action: linktr.ee/tomesandtext...

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

The ABCs of Black history. The dust jacket is gone because I’ve read it so many times to my kids That it fell apart eventually

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Carmen 📚 Latinx Book Influencer 📚 @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Can I get a sense of urgency for libraries? ☎️ #forourlibraries #fundlibraries #libraries #library 🔗 to call: linktr.ee/tomesandtext...

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

it's daughter or the deep by rick riordan!

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Also, the weapons stuff is hilarious. I was in private christian school from 5-14. I was given a Bible w/ my name engraved on it day one of Kindergarten. You know how many fucking weapons mentions there are in the Bible? Book banners double standard always reek of shit. Its why us parents hate yall.

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Also, some kids start their periods in elementary school.

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

And yes both of my kids are in elementary school. If you can explain a nosebleed you can explain a period. Grow up.

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

As a mom, I've explained cramps/periods to my kids in an age appropriate way specifically because my mom did not do so for my brother which led him to be so disgusted by the existence of periods in his adulthood he would gag at the sight of tampons on a grocery store shelf. My kids will be better.

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Book banners: i only challenge books because all the books are porn! Also book banners: this middle grade book is inappropriate for kids in part because it mentions menstrual cramps

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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Books with Black/brown characters and LGBTQ+ characters are getting banned because banning books is the first step towards banning people. Contact your local library and school board and tell them you support the freedom to read, for everyone.

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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Did you know Florida leads the nation in book bans (by a lot)? And that most of the bans come from just a handful of people? And that the books aren't "porn" as claimed, but just... books? Help Authors Against Book Bans (@aabbri.bsky.social) & @flfreedomread.bsky.social defend the freedom to read.

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✨💜 king 💜✨ @king-reinhardt.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

I hope generative AI users realize they're disappointing Mr. Rogers 🥺😭

an image of mr. rogers looking disappointed and saying, "you know, your own imagination is far more wonderful"

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Rachel @readswithrachel.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

You’re gonna be so happy because someone in my audience specifically asked if goosebumps is in the doc.

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Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Now is the time to prepare for next year’s legislative session. Make sure you’re following @freedomreadproject.bsky.social to get alerted to articles just like this one!

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