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Maia Kobabe

@redgoldsparks.bsky.social
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reading books, writing books, defending books linktr.ee/maiakobabe pronouns: e/em/eir

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Robin Stevenson @robinstevenson.bsky.social · 21h
Absolutely love this incredible comic by Audra McNamee, telling the story of Pride Puppy's trip to the Supreme Court! Part of a fantastic series in @xtramagazine.com for Banned Book Week. xtramagazine.com/culture/prid... #bannedbookweek
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How a Canadian kids’ book became the centre of a U.S. Supreme Court case | Xtra Magazine
“Pride Puppy” was written to highlight the joy of Pride. It became a political flashpoint
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Crow's Nest Comics @crowsnest.quest · 06/10/2026
It is once again time for ANTI PRIME DAY which means you can get FREE SHIPPING at Bookshop.org while supporting independent bookstores like us! So say "go to hell" to that big "Seattle" bookstore and order some books at our Bookshop.org shop bookshop.org/shop/crowsne...
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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Curious how you can help? We ask that you sign our petition for Wizards to voluntarily recognize our union, share it with your communities, and keep an eye on this account for future updates! actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...
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Stand with Dungeons & Dragons and Magic Workers Forming a Union!
The Dungeons & Dragons team and Studio X (Magic: The Gathering; Duel Masters) are forming a union! We are joining the ranks of United Wizards of the Coast - CWA (UWOTC-CWA) and following in the fo...
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 06/10/2026
“There are thousands of people taking a stand against censorship. I hope that reading these comics might inspire you to join them,” writes Comics Against Censorship guest editor @redgoldsparks.bsky.social xtramagazine.com/culture/maia...
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As the author of ‘Gender Queer,’ I know how important the censorship fight is | Xtra Magazine
There are thousands of people taking a stand against censorship. I hope that reading these comics might inspire you to join them
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ballpoint pen and colored pencil. 

At the top of the piece we see the delicately drawn branches and leaves of an apple tree. Just beneath the tree limbs, a bat is flying with one of the green apples in its mouth. This is when the morphing begins, reader. A sequence of 13 drawings show the bat morphing into a teeny witch (with completion of the morph around drawing #9). The morphing creates a spiral leading us to the center of the page where the little witch is running towards her basket filled with apples. It’s likely she’ll re-morph into a bat again and the morphing pattern will continue.
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Crucial Comix @crucialcomix.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Must-read new comic reporting on resistance to data centers across Virginia by artist @denalisai.bsky.social - published in partnership with @therevelator.org www.crucialcomix.com/comic/data-c...
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Data centers are not inevitable
My state, Virginia, is the data center capital of the world, and the people have had enough.
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tuck woodstock @tuck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The 12th(!) Gender Reveal grant cycle is now open for applications! As always, these funds are for organizing / community projects led by trans people of color. We are particularly interested in funding existing projects that materially support trans folks, queer people of color, immigrants, etc.
Are you a trans person of color doing rad art or community organizing work? we want to give you $1000! applications for the gender reveal podcast's 2026 grant program are open now through October 31. apply and learn more at genderpodcast.com/grant.We are specifically looking for projects that materially support trans folks, queer people of color, and/or other marginalized communities, as well as projects that foster exploration and celebration of gender diversity and trans lives. 

We accept applications from anywhere in the world. Collectives/groups are welcome to apply.

Grant recipients are chosen by a paid panel of trans judges of color. Winners will be announced by December 31, 2026. 

AI-written applications will be deleted.
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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Online censorship is hitting queer comics just as hard as bans of physical books in libraries! This is a piece of the censorship conversation.
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Heather J. Witchy🧙 Wood @rollwithheather.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's Banned Book Week south of the border. Canadian Freedom to Read Week is in February but the Province of Alberta is currently banning a number of books so we Canadians need to be vigilant all year round. #BookSky xtramagazine.com/power/albert...
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The most banned books in Alberta school libraries | Xtra Magazine
These titles have been removed from libraries in five or more school divisions this year
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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'm really proud of this series! Give it a read!
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Crow's Nest Comics @crowsnest.quest · 05/10/2026
We've been working with Books to Prisoners Seattle to help get graphic novels into prisons for years and a generous donor has committed to matching all book donations this week in honor of banned book week!!! Go to shop.crowsnest.quest/a/listify/re... to get them some comics and double your impact.
red background, white text "books to prisoners donation match", angry black crow flying over the text as if descending to attack
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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Since I wrote this comic, the Senate introduced their own version of HR 7661, also called the “Stop the Sexualization of Children Act” with nearly identical text. Please add NO ON S 4925 to your calls to reps about these federal book ban bills www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... #bannedbooksweek
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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It's a great day to donate to @authorsabb.bsky.social! I marked the start of Banned Books Week 2026 with a donation :D
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#BannedBooksWeek 2026 starts today! As part of the Banned Books Week Coalition, we invite readers, authors, educators, librarians, and everyone who opposes censorship to get involved, Learn more about how you can take action, plus details of all our events, at: pen.org/banned-books-week
Promotional poster for Banned Books Week 2026. It features a red banner with "Banned Books Week 2026" across the top. Below, there's text stating, "Find an event near you!" on a background of books. A map highlights various event locations including Brooklyn, NY; York County, PA; Washington, D.C.; Pasadena, CA; Santa Monica, CA; Knoxville, TN; Magnolia, TX; Gainesville, FL; Palm Beach, FL; and Coral Gables, FL with their respective dates in October. The bottom section encourages registration with a "Register Today!" button and the Pen America logo.Promotional poster for Banned Books Week 2026. The background features a row of partially visible banned book spines. The poster lists events taking place from October 3 to October 6, including family story hours with Dr. Allison Matulli in Gainesville, FL, and Books & Books in Coral Gables, FL; a film screening in Magnolia, TX; and a literary salon with Umar Khalid in Washington, D.C. Logos for PEN America and partner organizations are included at the bottom.Promotional poster for Banned Books Week 2026 with event details. Events include "Banned and Proud" on October 6 at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, "Defending the Freedom to Read" on October 7 at Santa Monica Public Library, "From Ally to Co-Conspirator" on October 7 via virtual session, and "Banned Books Week Panel" on October 8 at Brooklyn Public Library.Logos for PEN America and partner organizations are included at the bottom.Banned Books Week 2026 events flyer. The header features the text "Banned Books Week" over a background of books. Events include: "Building With the Bottom: A Symposium on Banned Books" on October 9 in Knoxville, TN; "Screening: Second Nature" followed by a Q&A with Elliot Page and others on October 10, virtual; and "Banned Books, Florida Stories" on October 10 in Palm Beach, FL. Logos PEN America and partner organizations appear at the bottom.
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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Banned Books Week starts today! This year’s theme is: #LetBooksBe What do you think books should be? Share your answer in the comments: ✨ Let Books Be Free 🎉 Let Books Be Fun 🌎 Let Books Be Diverse 💡 Let Books Be Thought-Provoking ❤️ Let Books Be Themselves
Drawn image of a woman reading, surrounded by books, birds, flowers, clouds, vines, stars. Text reades: Protect the Freedom to Read - Let Books Be - Banned Books Week, Oct. 4-10, 2026. American Library Association. ala.org/bbooks
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
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Lucy Bellwood @lubellwoo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A week from Sunday I'm sharing hard-won secrets from my five-year wrestling match with drawing a graphic novel over on @crucialcomix.bsky.social! Sliding scale tickets ($0-$10), nerdy spreadsheets guaranteed, sanity debatable. www.crucialcomix.com/product/arti...
A poster for Staying Sane on long comics projects with Lucy Bellwood, featuring Spreadsheets! Strategies! Rituals! Routines! Sunday, October 11th 12pm-1pm PST / 3-4pm EST, Sliding Scale Cost: $0-$10, presented by Crucial Comix. Image is bright yellow and purple with two photos of Lucy brandishing finished pages of comics.
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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
For my New York friends, the deadlines are based on boroughs and the soonest deadline is Brooklyn on Oct 11, the latest is Staten Island which won't open until November.
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Mel Gillman @mgillman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Horror comics class starts Tuesday! There’s only a few spots left, but it’s not too late to join in 👻
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Hari Conner @haridraws.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Some of my favourite resources about comics making! smallpress.scot/articles/how... I kept answering Qs or doing talks where I rec'd resources or gave out PDF guides, & wanted to make them more publicly accessible. So now they're up at @smallpress.scot 👍 Here's the pic version
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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
My book reviews from September (a light reading month) as well as links to all of the Banned Book Week events I could find- Banned Book Week is coming up on Oct 4-10! www.patreon.com/maiakobabe/p...
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September Reading, and Banned Book Week events | Maia Kobabe
I post my reviews throughout the month on Storygraph and Goodreads, and do roundups here and on tumblr. September was a light reading month
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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
California folks, what have you heard, if anything, about the DROP program? It allows you to request the deletion of your data from over 600 data brokers in one go. Anyone tried it yet? privacy.ca.gov/drop/
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Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP)
Protect your personal information. Data brokers collect, share, and sell your personal information. You can stop that from happening.
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DrAnnD @drannd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Banned Books Week is coming! Here’s another San Antonio event at an awesome indie bookstore on Sunday, Oct 4 @ 4:30. Join us! Share widely! I’ll be book talking Dreaming! @authorsabb.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social
A flyer for an event with a grab and cream theme. 

BOOK NERD
A COMMUNITY BOOKSHOP
Sunday, October 4, 4:30 PM 
Banned Books Talk, 5 PM 

Censorship Panel
featuring:
Dr. Ann D. David, professor
Lucy Podmore, High School Librarian, TLA Legislative Commitee Chair
Sheryl Stock, High School Librarian
Rachel Toalson, Author and San Antonio Authors Against Book
Bans Coordinator

Everyone is Welcome,
No RSVP Needed
 
Logos for National Coalition Against Censorship and Authors Against Book Bans at the bottom.
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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Next week is Banned Book Week. Check out @penamerica.bsky.social for events and ways to get involved: (The preview image says 2025 but it links to this year!)
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Banned Books Week 2025
We invite readers, authors, educators, librarians, and everyone who opposes censorship to get involved during Banned Books Week 2025.
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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I got back from an absolutely magical trip to Norway about a week ago. I felt so welcomed & celebrated, in huge part because of my translator & publisher, who took such good care of me. Tusen takk to Bård, Liv, and Sonja of Måltrost Forlag <3 I can't wait to visit again! #norway #maiakobabe
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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ireland's artist basic income returned €1.39 for every €1 spent. They made it permanent. South Korea just announced plans to follow. Now Scotland too.
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sarah webb! @sarahwebb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
happy first day of fall! 🪶
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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Join us and a coalition of other right to read groups tomorrow at 4PM for our Show Up, Speak Up Virtual Telethon! I mean, THE Judy Blume will be there & you don't want to disappoint her, right? Sign up here:
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Join a star-studded lineup of authors and influencers to champion the freedom to read. Sign up now!
Join a virtual variety show featuring a star-studded lineup of freedom to read champions celebrating books, authors, and readers. We’ll SHOW UP by making a plan to vote, then SPEAK UP by calling our r...
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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Self Care Tips from Tumblr (this is rolling around again so I thought I'd reshare it here) #raccoons #selfcare
Self Care Tips From Tumblr, illustrated by Maia Kobabe: When you feel like everyone hates you, sleep. When you feel like you hate everyone, eat. When you feel like you hate yourself, shower. Someone out there feels better because you exist. (illustrated with cartoon drawings of raccoons acting out the recommended advice)
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Ella Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
COME READ ROMANCE AND FIGHT BOOK BANS BY RAISING MONEY FOR @authorsabb.bsky.social AT A BEAUTIFUL BAR IN MANHATTAN ON OCTOBER 5TH! TICKETS: www.eventbrite.com/e/romance-re...
Hey! Are you: 
a new yorker
a romance reader
furious about book bans
free on October 5th at 7:30pm?
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DrAnnD @drannd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
RIGHT TO READ NIGHT in San Antonio! Brown Girl Dreaming, discussion, and community! Part of Banned Books Week, October 4-10 @authorsabb.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social
Dark purple flyer

Right to Read Night
Nowhere Bookshop
Monday, Oct 5, 6p

Join local author Rachel Toalson and  Dr. Ann David to learn about the Right to Read and how to advocate for schools, libraries, and communities.

Also, we’ll read selections from and talk about Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson, a beautiful, yet often banned, book.

No RSVP needed. Free advocacy resources will be available. 

Logos for National Coalition Against Censorship and Authors Against Book Bans.
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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Beautiful embroidery piece based on a Gender Queer quote!
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Meg Lemke @meglemke.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
read it and weep (for real) - new from the incredible @marniegalloway.bsky.social up at @muthamagazine.bsky.social www.muthamagazine.com/2026/09/lucky/
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Shoona Browning needs a nap @shoona.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
really want to encourage anyone tabling or attending to participate in this letter writing campaign. let's do our best to support the workers who have supported spx over the years! 💪
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Niki Foley @baysalt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I just opened Photoshop for the first time in a week after vacation and saw THIS EVIL THING in the top corner. Might be old but it's my first time seeing it so, for those who are curious:
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caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Nancy 9/7/26 … Happy Labor Day 🛠️
8 Hours for Work, 8 Hours for Rest, 8 Hours for What We Will. Based on a screenprint by Ricardo Levins Morales after the organizing work done by Robert Owen.
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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 06/09/2026
Guess who won an Emmy!!!! @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
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Roz 🏳️‍⚧️ @rosenkranz.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
the Beauty of the House is immeasurable, its Kindness infinite #Piranesi
an illustration of Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. it depicts a statue of the Faun, holding one finger up to his lips, and in his other hand he holds a pan flute. sitting in the crook of the Faun's elbow and putting his arms around his neck is a dark skinned man wearing rags and green running shoes. he's much smaller than the statue, which makes him look like an infant in his father's arms. below the statue there are waves crashing on its plinth. around the Faun there are several rooks, one sitting on his horn, another on his flute. it appears to be a bright sunny day.
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 03/09/2026
As someone who has been tweeted about personally by Rowling. And who spends my whole life trying to fight the damage caused by the litigation she funds. I think, personally, I would be less harmed by you giving me an actual kick in the ribs than watching the new Harry Potter & trying to justify it.
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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
My book reviews from August are up on patreon! (free post) Just by chance, I read the book which just won the Hugo, The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow, last month and really enjoyed it :) www.patreon.com/maiakobabe/p...
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August Reading and Reviews | Maia Kobabe
I post my reviews throughout the month on Storygraph and Goodreads, and do roundups here and on tumblr. The federal book ban bills HR 7661,
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bean baguette @thebeanbaguette.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Medieval animals enjoying the camaraderie of the feast…made for @cantripcandles.bsky.social , 2024
Digital illustration of a family of field mice at the table in their kitchen, their mother placing an enormous apple & cream tart on the table while one of her sons chomps on an apple in the background, surrounded by a border of tree branches and leaves. Two monk moles toasting ale after a fine day’s work brewing, buttered bread and assorted nuts lie on the table.A group of fox rangers enjoying meat pies and rosemary potatoes at the table. The lead ranger lifts up a steaming slice and their squire, a young fennec fox, looks up. YEARNING.
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Tuta @tuta.com · 31/08/2026
If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
Image of Sundar Pichai and the Gmail logo
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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
We’re back! To celebrate our Emmy nomination, THE LIBRARIANS documentary has returned to YouTube until mid-September. Watch it with friends, and then plan to vote for library-friendly candidates at every level of your ballot in November. The film will release to the major streamers later this fall.
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Banned Books and the Librarians Caught in the Political Battle | Full Documentary | Independent Lens
YouTube video by PBS
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shing yin khor @shing.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A staple of my kitchen is The Whatever Tart, and next month Mail Day patrons are getting a printed copy of this illustrated recipe. As you might imagine, it is the easiest tart to make and great for clearing out your vegetable drawer.
an illustrated recipe for the Whatever Tart, a basic tart guide that can use whatever is in the fridge, as long as there is puff pastry, some sort of cheese and some sort of filling.a real life example of the Whatever Tart made with gruyere, corn, red onion, some tomatoes and basil.
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Slow Burn With Me @slowburnwithme.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
QUEER Line Dance fan art. This line is from 'Country Girl Shake' one of the first dances I ever learned! #queerlinedance #dancelikeadandelion
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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We're not telling what's in it: "As Delish reported back in April, the affected rice products were recalled due to the possible presence of foreign material. However, specifics on what that material is have still not been provided (although common offenders include stones, wood, metal, & plastic)."
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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I'm going to Norway in September to talk about Gender Queer, censorship, and comics! Here's a thread of my events, this one is at the Litteraturhuset in Oslo, a conversation with cartoonist @noradasnes.bsky.social : www.litteraturhuset.no/en/arrangeme...
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Skolebesøk vgs: Genderqueer
Møt forfatteren bak den selvbiografiske romanen «Genderqueer», Maia Kobabe, i samtale med Nora Dåsnes.
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 25/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: Our union of over 12,000 baristas are officially calling for a Starbucks boycott. Read this statement penned by Starbucks workers on why a boycott from ALL customers, allies, and organizations is necessary to fight back against corporate greed:
BOYCOTT STARBUCKS is written inside a zig-zaggy speech bubble against crumbled paper. Beside it are the Starbucks Workers United logo and an image of a coffee cup being poured out.We, the 12,000 and growing members of Starbucks Workers United, call on everyone who stands with working people to boycott Starbucks until they finalize a contract with union baristas and stop union-busting.
What we’re fighting for is simple: a minimum $17/hr wage, enough hours to live on, better staffing in our stores, and basic workplace protections. Every year, our living costs rise but our wages don’t keep up – a growing pressure many American workers are feeling as corporate greed accelerates unchecked in our country. 
Starbucks is banking on customers' blind loyalty to the integrity and values this company once stood for in order to keep squeezing them for profits. At a time when working-class people across the country are struggling in a challenging economy, it is no longer possible to be both a Starbucks customer and in support of workers; choosing to spend money at Starbucks is choosing a law breaking corporation over the baristas who make your coffee everyday exactly as you ask for it.
Starbucks has violated U.S. labor law more than any other company in modern history–the NLRB and its judges have found that Starbucks committed hundreds of labor violations and there are currently more than 550 unresolved unfair labor practice charges still pending against the company. Instead of finalizing a fair and reasonable union contract, Starbucks has repeatedly demonstrated a lack of care for the workers who fuel the company’s profits by wasting millions of dollars on AI and technology that doesn’t work, launching countless gimmicky drinks designed to distract from real problems, and inventing pointless policies that do nothing but make our jobs harder. 
This ongoing, irrational behavior by Starbucks and its refusal to settle a fair union contract with workers leaves us with no other choice than to call for a boycott. We know when working people stand up together, we win. 
No Contract? No Coffee.
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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
have we all made our donations to Dolly's Imagination Library yet? 👀 pony up (what you can) for the queen, and for child literacy. donate.imaginationlibrary.com
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Home
Make a donation and support Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in communities around the world and help put more books into the hands of more children.
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Jane Shi | 皮爬高 echolalia echolalia is out now @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Hi! So our eSims are keeping a whole hospital going in Gaza, and countless of students who are studying for exams right now. Our funds are about to run out because the usage of those eSims are especially high. <3 #ConnectingGaza
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