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Sandra Parks

@sleeparks.bsky.social
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Retired librarian, censorship fighter, cyclist, photographer. And I play oldtime string band music.

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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
To underscore the urgency of Phil’s post, Arkansas 372 has passed; an appeals court has ruled it can take effect. Its intended outcome is underway: “The Independence County Library announced … that it would no longer allow patrons under 18 to check out manga content & adult-oriented graphic novels.”
arkansasadvocate.com
Arkansas librarians grapple with enforcing book restriction law after court ruling | Arkansas Advocate
The court hasn't yet ordered its ruling to take effect, but the Independence County Library already banned minors from checking out certain books.
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CivicMail.org @civicmail.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Send a postcard today urging your legislators to oppose efforts to dismantle the U.S. Forest Service. A simple message can help protect our forests, our communities, and the public lands that belong to everyone. civicmail.org/about-campai...
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Don't Dismantle the U.S. Forest Service!
The U.S. Forest Service protects millions of acres of public lands, supports wildfire prevention, maintains trails and recreation areas, and safeguards wildlife habitats that belong to all Americans.
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Ellen Hopkins @ellenhopkins.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Locking up librarians and booksellers in AR. Locking up women who travel out of state for healthcare in TX. Locking up people for being brown in pretty much every state. Anyone seeing a pattern here? And don't forget, due process is only available if you can afford it.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 03/08/2026
NEW: Blanche’s empty promises do nothing to kill Trump's slush fund, stop the flow of money to convicted J6 felons and MAGA allies, or end the Trump family Super Pardon. Read RM @raskin.house.gov's full statement here: democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...
democrats-judiciary.house.gov
Ranking Member Raskin’s Statement: Blanche’s Empty Promises Do Nothing to Kill Slush Fund, Stop the Flow of Money to Convicted J6 Felons and MAGA Allies, or End Trump Family Super Pardon
Washington, D.C. (August 3, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement after Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis received a...
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Congress is moving H.R. 7661 and S. 4925 - two bills that could bring federal interference into local school libraries. Children deserve libraries filled with opportunities, not empty shelves. Defend the freedom to read: stopfederalbookbans.us
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
DoorDash has been silent as its delivery drivers are hunted and killed by federal agents. Now, the company is backing #HR9720, a bill attacking DC Home Rule. We are calling on everyone to #DeleteDoordash. Let us know you've deleted your account and share your reasons why: deletedoordash.com
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Delete DoorDash: our demands
Our demands for DoorDash on H.R. 9720, ICE raids, and the DC task force. How to close your account until it answers.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Good old Dolly! #BookSky
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Sandra Parks @sleeparks.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Speak up!
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
One of the aspects of libraries that I love most is that they exist for the advancement of their communities. Whether a library serves a school, a university, a small town, or a larger city, it acts as an entity that shares resources and information. buff.ly/03muOaY #Libraries #Services #Resources
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Libraries Defend the Truth and Preserve History for Young People
Libraries Defend the Truth and Preserve History for Young People
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Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
**ALERT** Nationwide Book Banning Bill Republicans Senators have drafted S. 4925, a companion to the House's HR 7616 bill. Thank you, as always, to @heykellyjensen.bsky.social from @bookriot.bsky.social for sounding the alarm. Yes, you can do something about this. Please consider taking action.
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Activate Virginia @activateva.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
"The Harrisonburg City Council announced at its Tuesday night meeting that they would cancel the city’s use of Flock automated license plate readers at their July 28 meeting. Residents then spoke for more than an hour and a half..."
tsaharrisonburg.substack.com
Council says they'll end Flock contract
Mayor Reed closes meeting with defense of Harrisonburg's police
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Silence is Complicity 🇲🇽🏳️‍🌈 @mexigrl1964.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Huge news ‼️ No one knows if this will be enforced, but clearly they are feeling the heat from murders of innocent immigrants in the last week. The people of Maine poured out of their homes and businesses and were in the streets yesterday. Be heard it matters ‼️#IceLawlessness
reuters.com
ICE suspends traffic stops in wake of Maine fatal shooting, sources say
U.S. Immigration ​and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday suspended vehicle stops related to immigration enforcement, two sources briefed on the matter said, after agents fatally shot two men six days apar...
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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
So unsurprising to see how TERFs have been completely played. Exactly what we all would said would happen. Congrats.
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
two percent of united states senators are currently dead. check on your senator today!
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/07/2026
Reminder: Memphis is still “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Task force members have reportedly killed at least two people in four days.
motherjones.com
Memphis is “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Here’s why you may not know that.
Community members face retaliation for trying to spread the word out, a lawsuit alleges.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/07/2026
I believe the witnesses. We already know that ICE lies about people trying to ram officers with their vehicles. We’ve seen this before. #JusticeForLorenzo
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 10/07/2026
🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! There are only 3 days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/J92d9
Graphic from Stand Up for Science urging action on a federal funding proposal. Large text reads: "3 Days Left" and "Help Us Stop Vought From Destroying American Science." A portrait of Russell Vought appears beside the U.S. Capitol. A banner along the bottom reads: "Submit a comment on the OMB proposal | Link in bio to take action." The Stand Up for Science logo appears in the top left.
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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 09/07/2026
I just looked up my own books in this. "There are multiple scenes depicting explicit sexual acts including nudity, and sexual encounters described or visually illustrated in detail." "frequent use of profanity such as "f--k," "s--t," and other strong curse words." Completely made up nonsense.
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
What’s Happening with Book Bans at the Federal Level: An Update and Calls to Action bookriot.com/federal-book...
bookriot.com
What's Happening with Book Bans at the Federal Level
Several bills in Congress right now would permit widespread censorship in public schools.
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Hannah Weinberger @trailanderror.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I used to have a bumper sticker on my car (it was on so long it literally wore off) that said, “If I had ridden my bike today, this parking spot would be yours.” I think about it every time someone claims bike lanes are gratuitous investments that only serve people in spandex.
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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 06/07/2026
Again, this is misleading. DOGE operatives are still here. Today. Doing what they have been doing. They're just now under NDS. bsky.app/profile/poca...
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Julius Kim @juliuskim.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Trump just made cheering for the U.S. soccer team feel like voting for a third party candidate. 👀👀
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 02/07/2026
🚨NEWS: Congressional probe alleges massive fraud in Trump-aligned Freedom 250, alleging Trump allies misled donors, hijacked America’s 250th, and sold access for millions
meidasnews.com
Democrats Allege Trump Allies 'Misled Donors' to Bankroll Freedom 250
New Democratic report alleges Trump allies misled donors, hijacked America's 250th, and sold access for millions.
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House Democrats @housedemocrats.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Reminder: Trump and Republicans cut food assistance for 4 million Americans, including nearly ONE MILLION CHILDREN.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
It‘s just insane to me that a sitting president has made MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS peddling fucking fairy dust with no intrinsic value beyond his stature and power AS president, and it’s not treated as the biggest corruption scandal in American history.
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
More evidence for @adamserwer.bsky.social's thesis that the current Supreme Court hates the Reconstruction Amendments and seeks to recreate the antebellum Constitution.
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Sandra Parks @sleeparks.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Follow the money.
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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
In case anyone is under the impression that things are getting back to normal here in the U.S., yesterday 🧊 grabbed a fruit seller off the street in broad daylight in my community. This was only one of several kidnappings in the area yesterday. Don’t let the circus distract you from the ongoing harm
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/06/2026
Celebrate Pride by making a donation to The Trevor Project! If everyone chips in just $5, we can make a huge difference for LGBTQ+ youth. It only takes a moment, but the impact can last a lifetime. Please share widely! Trevorproject.org/beans
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Reform. The. Supreme. Court. Yesterday. @anntelnaes.bsky.social
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votolatino.bsky.social @votolatino.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
SCOTUS just stripped TPS for Haitian & Syrian immigrants and gutted asylum protections. These are lifelines for immigrant families fleeing danger and who've built lives here. Call your Members of Congress to demand a pathway to citizenship: votolatino.org/callyourreps
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/06/2026
Jared Kushner proselytized Netanyahu’s claim that Iran was weeks away from building a nuclear weapon—a view dismissed by nuclear experts—and appeared naive as to how the Iranians negotiate. Once he got his way, it resulted in America’s greatest humiliation on the global stage since the Iraq War.
motherjones.com
Jared Kushner helped make this mess in Iran while making a mess of money
Let's not forget how America's humiliation began.
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Freedom to Read Project @freedomreadproject.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Why does the Freedom to Read Project defend the First Amendment? Because the freedom to read is connected to the freedoms of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. We believe people, not politicians or pressure groups, should decide what they read and what ideas they explore.
why does the freedom to read project defend the first amendmentbecause the freedom to read doesn't stand alonethe same amendment that protects your right to read also protects your right to: speak, access information, practice your faith, gather peacefully, petition your government
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
for iphone users, if you very suddenly regret NOT turning off biometric unlock, press the lock button on the side 5 times in row - this will lock your phone and require the passcode before biometric unlock can be used again, preventing police from using your face to unlock it against your will.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Absolutely…. #BookSky
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15/06/2026
The Trump administration is cracking down on theft from federal health care and other programs as part of a White House task force led by Vice President JD Vance. But some innocent operations are being harmed along with the nefarious ones.
washingtonpost.com
Vance’s fraud task force is sweeping up legitimate small businesses
The vice president and other officials have downplayed evidence of collateral damage in their crackdown on fraudulent hospices.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Ms. Rachel: As the American Academy of Pediatrics says, there is no safe amount of time for a child to be in detention. The Dilley immigration detention center must be shut down. We need to end the cruel policies of family detention and family separation.
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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
“It’s not the government’s place to tell us what we get to read! @maggietokudahall.bsky.social
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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
“No one is coming to save us, and that’s okay. WE are going to save us!” @maggietokudahall.bsky.social
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 15/06/2026
I don't care who you are—we should ALL be able to agree that detaining babies and kids is WRONG. There's no other way to put it.   ICE is out of control, and every Republican who just voted to cut them ANOTHER blank check is complicit in their inhumane actions.
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ICE has detained over 500 babies and toddlers under Trump
On an average day, ICE has 25 children aged 3 or younger in custody, according to joint research by MS NOW and The Marshall Project.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
GW never said this and neither did anybody else. The only official symbolism in the Flag Resolution is the stars are "representing a new constellation." The rest is just an iteration on the Red Ensign, and likely the East India Company's white stripes on it. The colors have no particular meaning.

Homeland Security
@DHSgov
"We take the stars from heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity, representing our liberty." —George Washington
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Trump is quietly trying to gut the US Forest Service and sell off our public lands to corporations. We can’t let him destroy what belongs to all of us. Tell Congress to block this illegal plan today. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service
Contact Congress today!
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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Amazing @repbeatty.bsky.social
Joyce Beatty looking over her shoulder with a rainbow behind her. Text reads repbeatty •
7 The Temptations • My Girl

repbeatty Beautiful day for justice and STORMY day for Trump.
10 minutes ago
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 12/06/2026
Reason #1,000,000,000,000 why we should tax the rich.
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Teresa Robeson @teresarobeson.com · 11/06/2026
Rest in peace, Jane Yolen, the most beautiful soul in the literary world. Every success I have in publishing can be traced back to when she became my @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social mentor in 2017. The #kidlit (and #scifi) world is shattered by her passing. 💔
A photo of me and renowned author Jane Yolen at the 2017 New England SCBWI conference
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Cool Zone Media @coolzonemedia.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
In 1980, Texas Klan Grand Dragon Louis Beam was running a paramilitary training camp outside of Houston. But they weren't just training klansmen for the race war. They ran a boy scout camp on the weekends. @socialistdogmom.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social linktr.ee/weirdlittleg...
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Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The Chilling Effect of the Supreme Court’s Mahmoud v. Taylor Decision Thank you to Kara Yorio of @slj.com for highlighting the impact of the Supreme Court's ruling from one year ago on book access, censorship, and the right to read freely. www.slj.com/story/The-Ch...
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The Chilling Effect of Supreme Court
While the Mahmoud v. Taylor ruling may have seemed narrow, the impact has been broad.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 09/06/2026
While Trump is holding his little birthday cage match on Sunday, we’ll be joining a nationally livestreamed night of joy, music, and action: riseupsingout.com
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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
“The context is a culture of lawlessness that pervades the [GOP] under Trump...Your duty if you’re a [C.A.] or a sheriff is to enforce the law, and if you’re not willing to do that, you should resign.” - Del. @helmerva.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2026/06/mond... h/t @gregsargent.bsky.social
“The context is a culture of lawlessness that pervades the Republican Party under Trump, and it’s extending down to Republican elected officials who feel empowered to ignore the law,” Helmer told me. “Your duty if you’re a commonweath attorney or a sheriff is to enforce the law, and if you’re not willing to do that, you should resign.”

Helmer also pointed to the state’s recent history of high-profile gun killings. “The largest mass murders in U.S. history—and also in Virginia history—have been committed either with assault weapons, or high-capacity magazines, or both,” Helmer, who did tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, said. If future purchases go unprosecuted, he argued, it could lead to more “mass killing in our communities.”

https://newrepublic.com/article/211462/spanberger-assault-weapons-maga-attorneys

"Deep in Rural Virginia, a MAGA Pro-Gun Push Takes an Unnerving Turn
Governor Spanberger signed an assault weapons ban. Some county prosecutors in pro-Trump areas say they won’t enforce it. Is a new MAGA nullification movement brewing?"
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