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Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Join DSA today! dsausa.org/join

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 10/06/2025

$45 million could provide more than 10 million school lunches, enough to feed 56,000 hungry kids – whose only warm meal each day could be at school – for an entire year.

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

This week is #nationallibraryweek and today is #nlwd2025. Pop in to your local library to say hello to the staff, bring them treats if you can, but a simple “thank you” will make anyone’s day.

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Joe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Trump's Education Department gave states/schools 10 days to certify they were banning DEI on Thursday or risk losing Title I funding. New York State (and Chicago) have said no. Here's a script you can use to encourage your state/local education leaders/politicians to do the same.

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Trump is Holding School Funding Hostage - Language for Calls

Title I funding is crucial for helping provide a better education to kids who go to school in low-income areas, and it's helped keep 180,000 more teachers on the job nationwide. Now Trump is trying to...

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

The detention of Mahmoud Khalil puts all Americans fundamental rights at risk. And if you can’t see that because you oppose his politics, well that’s exactly the reaction Trump and his cronies are counting on. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run

The pro-Palestine student was arrested without due process for exercising his right to free speech. He will not be the last.

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 09/03/2025

Let me take this one step further. As a social contract, the law applies between persons. When a society revokes your personhood, or uses the law to do so, not only is that law immoral, but you have a moral obligation not to follow the commands of that law.

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

19 pages in of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad. Every paragraph is a poem. “In truth, I lean away from the faraway side of my daughter’s lineage on her behalf because for more than forty years I’ve seen what carrying that weight means.” (1)

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Just when I think I have my shit together, the #lexaprowithdrawal reminds me that I have forgotten to take my meds for the last three days. Oops. #iykyk

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Finished reading The Devil in Silver by @victorlavalle.bsky.social last night. Tbh, it took me 93% of the book for the genius narrative style to click (that's on me), but once it did? Damn! LeClair the Rat got me there. (1/2)

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

#tbt One of the best #valentinesday cards/gifts from students because of the inspo after we read Between Shades of Gray by @rutasepetys.bsky.social The punniness was *chef's kiss*. AND some kids went to meet the author for her Salt to the Sea book release & got me a signed copy? Top tier moment.

RUTA SEPETYS
between
shades of gray

Handwritten:
For Mrs. Lenandon -
I am so grateful to you!
Author's signature

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

This article beautifully captures Kendrick Lamar's performance and what it means for black folks and the rest of us. Want to be clear that the meaning isn't the same for everyone, so if you're not seeing it, then that's on you.

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

#otd 2 yrs ago Lucky Boi literally walked into my life. He meandered into the backyard and jumped into my lap when I bent down to give him some snacks. We hung out together all day. He came back the next day and then the next. On that 3rd day I knew he had adopted me. Who's the lucky one?

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

#otd when I made a crap-ton of #macarons for my French II students. Three of them did an "unboxing" video + review and it was amazing. I wish I had that video.

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

"If you feel despair, if you feel defeated, if you catch yourself dissociating or focusing on what our oppressors are doing rather than on what you can do yourself—that is territory that the enemy has claimed within you. Give them nothing without a fight."

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Books I read: January 2025 1. We Shall Be Monsters by Tara Sim 5 stars. "Claiming that a human woman was a dakini...was not a casual offense. It implied there was something wrong with her-even if she was merely widowed, single, or too smart for her own good." 1st in series. Can't wait for the next!

TARA SIM
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Horror is not the monsters you face but the ones you create.

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Lúl Rýzooo @itsreallycj.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Companies Scaling Back or Denouncing DEI Amazon Boeing Brown-Forman Caterpillar Ford Harley-Davidson John Deere Lowe’s Molson Coors McDonald’s Meta Nissan Stanley Black & Decker Target Tractor Supply Toyota Walmart Support who supports you ✨✊

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I submitted my #resignation on Friday, basically stating that I would rather withdraw my talent and skill from a compassion-less organization than transfer to another branch. I got transferred to another branch to finish out my two weeks. 😅

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Holy fucking shit we knew this was coming. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Presidential Actions – The White House

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Nina Turner @ninaturner.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Congratulations, Democrats. The TikTok ban was initiated by Trump, passed through the House and Senate along bipartisan lines, yet because President Biden signed the bill into law, Democrats allowed Trump to be the hero on this, politically. Absolute malpractice by leadership.

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Types of people I don’t want #bookrecs from Part 2: People who are saying “what are all the people going to do now that #TikTok’s banned? Get a job?” or any variation of that. It’s obvious that you: a)missed the whole damn point b)are intentionally obtuse

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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 16/01/2025

Imagine still believing that America is the land of the free when they’re doing this to a journalist at a press conference

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Not gonna lie, I used #chatgpt for the first time yesterday to help me write a “scathing resignation letter” & it did not disappoint. As a writer, getting started was always the most difficult part of the process, so while I didn’t use the suggested body, the intro and conclusion were def helpful.

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Me yesterday: Fuck Zuckerberg. I’m out! Me today:

Two panel drawing. Top panel is a drawing of a man throwing papers in the air with the caption: “Fuck this shit.”
The bottom panel is a man picking up papers with the caption: “Just kidding I need these.”

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

For those of us who are in absolute horror as these genocidess continue in our name, we can truly never understand the suffering and destruction for those who remain and continue to survive. But let's not forget their resilience. How many of us could be that strong and courageous every single day?

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

I love how information like this ignores how motivation to get up to do anything, let alone go the fuck outside to walk, is nearly non-existent when one is suffering from depression. It's why I can't stand my current psych. Yes, Anne, I know exercise is good for me, but I'm on the max dose. Go away.

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

I eye rolled so hard my damn eyeballs hurt now. Fannie Lou Hamer was given a posthumous medal, but everyone else on this list minus Goodall? Entrepreneurs. CEOs. Celebrities. #gtfohwtbs.

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Inspired by @britandherbooks.bsky.social Types of People I Don’t Want Book Recs From Part 1: 1. People who eat Chic-fil-A. If you’re still using your hard earned $ in 2025 to eat mediocre chicken that’s (a)not good for you, (b)actively uses their capital to go after the LGBTQIA community (con’t)

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Adding this to my list. Will need to get bumped to the top when it arrives.

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

On my 2025 To-Read list (I have nearly 1,300 books on my current to-read list, so this list are the “definitely will read this year” titles). Currently reading: A People’s Future of the United States by Charlie Jane Anders et al. I’ve only just started, but the first story is interesting.

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

The logic isn’t logic-ing. It’s gonna be a long-ass year.

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

It’s Thursday, Jan. 2, which means libraries are open today! If you don’t have a library card, today’s a great day to open one. If it’s been a while since you visited your local library, today’s a great day to do that and build those small connections that can bloom into something bigger & brighter.

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Books I read in 2024: (will post a “my current list for 2025 - will be interesting to see how it will compare to my 2025 Books Read) A 🧵: January 2024: 1. When They Call You a Terrorist - Patrice Cullers & Asha Bandele 2. There There - Tommy Orange

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Was just marinating on some reading and Day 1 of 2025 happenings. As soon as the dark cloud of “how far we are from #liberationforall, and how bad shit is going to get before it gets better” started to hover, this reminded me that hope is a powerful weapon when paired with action.

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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Police in Alabama shot and killed a 16-year-old boy in his own home during a no-knock raid in the middle of the night. Body camera footage allegedly shows Randall Adjessom raising his hands and backing away just before an officer opened fire. RIP

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Just thinking about the time I asked students what their favorite color was, and one kid responded with #realtree Bro, that’s a PRINT, but #doyou I guess. 😅

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the.subversive.librarian @subversivebibli.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

I wish I would have seen this resource sooner, but I’ll be asking our Library Director on Monday how soon we can start this in all of our branches.

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Pooja @forgottensaves.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Dropped off another set of #Warm4Holidays bags at my local library. As the temps drop, t's the perfect time to make some warmth kits and get to know your local librarians! Make a party out of it w/some friends! Resource document shared by @prisonculture.bsky.social docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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#Warm4Holidays2024

#Warm4Holidays Public Library Edition For a few years on Twitter, I used the #Warm4Holidays hashtag to organize crafters to join a New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day challenge. Crafters were invited t...

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Dom Kelly @thetattooedjew.com · 14/12/2024

Remember what words they consider violent: “Deny. Defend. Depose.” “Free Palestine.” “From the river to the sea.” “No justice, no peace.” “Defund the police.” And then ask yourself why the words are considered violent but the violence the ruling class commits is considered acceptable.

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