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Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 11h

Know a bilingual rising 2L or 3L who wants to learn how to zealously advocate for immigrant children from some of the best in the nation? Please share with them the link to apply for the Elizabeth Frankel Fellowship at @theyoungcenter.bsky.social! Deadline 10/15.

theyoungcenterforimmigrantchildrensrights.applytojob.com

Elizabeth Frankel Fellowship - The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights - Career Page

Apply to Elizabeth Frankel Fellowship at The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights in Houston, TX.

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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 13h

Anyway the annual pre-holiday cycle of handwringing over "family estrangement" is extremely predictable! I even wrote about it last year for @theflytrapmedia.com!

theflytrapmedia.com

No, You Shouldn't Ignore Your Dad’s Racism Just Because He Cuts Turkey Good

'Tis the season for a scolding over the so-called 'family estrangement crisis.'

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Alyssa Cole @alyssacolelit.bsky.social · 16h

October 22 is @libraryjournal.bsky.social's Day of Dialog, a free day-long virtual event where authors of highly anticipated Fall26/Winter 27 books of all genres discuss their work! You can register here: www.libraryjournal.com/event/librar...

illustrated graphic showing people of various ethnicities in the midst of conversation

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I finally watched Hundreds of Beavers today and it was amazing. I cackled, hooted, guffawed, and chortled.

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“Ronaldo said an eight-point document was prepared saying he had never demanded playing time, had respected Jesus' decisions and that the coach asking "someone of the stature of Pele or Maradona" to warm up without bringing him on had been a mistake.”

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Frederick Smith, Ed.D. @fsmith827.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I write MM romance set in California and centering Black characters. My current and backlist novels are published on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social and available wherever you buy books. www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/freder... #BookSky #BlackBookSky #QueerBookSky #Romancelandia #MMRomance

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It’s great weather training for Singapore, now if he just had a car that could get around the track…

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's Banned Books Week. My fellow librarians, listen carefully: your book displays should be almost exclusively writers who are alive. Yes, I know classic literature is also being banned, but most of those authors are dead. They aren't suffering financially from bans and challenges.

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

You think your insurance is dog shit and then you change to one that’s more cow shit.

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Also, incarcerated people in places like Ohio are counted where they are incarcerated for the purposes of redistricting, so the system is already using them to an advantage- voting is the least you can let them do.

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Erin Okuno @thiserin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"Librarians are defenders of democracy. We’re defenders of the freedom to read. We’re protectors of patron privacy. Libraries are one of the few places in this surveillance economy that are not trying to collect and sell your data." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

nytimes.com

Forget the Shushing. Librarians Have a Whole Lot to Say. (Gift Article)

We asked dozens of them about America’s libraries — what they provide, what they need to survive. Here’s what they told us.

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

OHIO! Today is the deadline to register to vote in November. Also the perfect day to double check your registration! You can do both here: www.ohiosos.gov/elections/re...

ohiosos.gov

Learn the different ways you can register to vote in Ohio as well as the deadlines to do so for each election.

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Realizing I’ve now been around long enough to see “what-o, men read and write romance?” come around again in a mainstream publication. This article’s fine, though I think “rfm” is a bit of an odd thing- it can just be romance. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...

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The secret lives of men who read romance books: ‘My life is full of love, so I’m drawn to them’

It’s often assumed straight men are not interested in romantic fiction – but many are sharing their passion in forums online

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It is finally time! I’ve been so ready.

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you only center inanimate objects in your conversations about censorship, you’re doing it wrong. #bannedbooksweek

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I love that everyone’s excited about #bannedbooksweek, but please remember that there’s so much more to it than just buying or reading a banned book. Its also about people- librarians, educators, and readers- Kelly’s body of work is a starting point to understand this more.

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This might be the only lentil soup recipe you’ll need. www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food...

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The Best Lentil Soup

Get The Best Lentil Soup Recipe from Food Network

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

These ads are everywhere here, and it’s no surprise they can’t be taken at face value.

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 03/10/2026

Talking about the trades? Read this instead of The Atlantic!

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sometimes the jokes(?) just happen. I credit the lovely night outside.

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Our favorite sushi place has moved out of the remote dying mall and into the downtown. I am so happy for them, but on the other hand now orders take a lot longer. You have to take the crunchy roll with the spicy tuna roll, I suppose.

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JudithFlanders @judithflanders.co.uk · 02/10/2026

Important archival thread.

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Craig out here threatening me with a good time.

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Body and mind haven't been cooperating much, but I still managed to finish just over the 32k/20mi mark for the month, and $270 raised! Thanks to everyone who donated and gave well-wishes.

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I will say I’m peopled out though.

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Multiple people drove out from Chicago! This was the collection of the night.

Beverly Jenkins signing copies of most of her historical romances

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I was kind of a sweaty mess, but thanks!

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 30/09/2026

I consider it my duty to remind everyone that JCO is a broken clock if a broken clock had a gun and shot the right person twice a day and the wrong people all the other times

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is really good. Physical work is hard, and the body breaks down. If you ever watch This Old House, almost all of those guys are legacy contractors who took on dad’s company. The host used to be a banker. Trades can be just as stratified as any other job.

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The stopped clock of literary fiction, she is.

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

To paraphrase one of the greats- Joyce Carol Oates is an old biddy.

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Kevin Moorebidity @kevinwmoore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

From this day on 2012: probably the most popular thing I’ve ever drawn.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 29/09/2026

This period will go down as one of the greatest moments for Democrat attack ads in history. We're seeing LBJ "Daisy"-level spots daily.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I just said in my discussion at the IWPR event on women’s economic policy: asking “why am I hearing this and why I am hearing this now” is good praxis for the moment.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 29/09/2026

This is why I am walking miles for the Young Center this month against my husband. Because babies should never, ever have to face this kind of thing.

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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just listened to another great episode of @heykellyjensen.bsky.social Liberating Lit podcast. This one features my pal @librarianjones.com with great advice for freedom to read advocates whose batteries may be running low.

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Liberating Lit with Amanda Jones

Podcast Episode · Liberating Lit · S1 E3 · 38m

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Where the fuck was this Sherrod Brown the last time?

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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It’s both inconceivable and familiar, watching another group push at the edges of an established peace, arguing that time has made their actions more palatable when it so clearly hasn’t.

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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Definitely click through on this story for the quotes from the Third Way spokesperson, who AGREED Democratic candidates should NOT adopt Republican language on trans issues. I was floored - even tried to get Billie to put it in the headline. This is not just analysis, these quotes are news.

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