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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

A Nobel Peace Prize nomination for Minneapolis is really a recognition of people power and it’s the first time a whole city has been put forward for the prize.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!” So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it (H/T longtimehistory)

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A. A. Vacharat @vacharat.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I know what I’ll be not-doing tonight! So much to look forward to!

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talia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

TECHNICALLY by legal definition, murder is premeditated and intentional killing. Manslaughter is when you kill someone without premeditation or intent. In the case of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, “murder” is correct because both times, agents chose to draw their lethal firearms & shoot repeatedly.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/01/2026

Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.

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Representative Seth Magaziner @magaziner.house.gov · 27/01/2026

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days. His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

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Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

🧵 Yesterday, the finalists for the Minnesota Book Awards should have been announced. The organizers wisely postponed the announcements, which are always a much anticipated event in the vibrant Minnesota literary communit, in light of the murder of Alex Pretti by ICE in Minneapolis. 1/6

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 25/01/2026

The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 25/01/2026

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 07/01/2026

Hey illustrators/agents! I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; fantasy; magic; AND Mahjong! The tiles! The drama! Please respond w/ samples + folio link. Please no emails/DMs. 💙❤️ #artcommissions

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

The Epstein Files, everybody!

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A. A. Vacharat @vacharat.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

It’s a good day for a game of cards. #nokings

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The Rumpus @therumpus.net · 10/09/2025

"Don’t let them tell you that you’re not worthy of life." Charlotte Fleming interviews @vacharat.bsky.social about This Moth Saw Brightness (@duttonbooks.bsky.social for Young Readers). ➡️ buff.ly/tEfoAOz

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A. A. Vacharat @vacharat.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Hi #kidlitartpostcard ! A little cat art for today. I think it captures the current emotional moment 🙃 I’m Amanda. I especially love making illustrations in greyscale, with pen and ink. Rep @kellydhouse.bsky.social at @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

Greyscale illustration of a white fluffy cat atop a fireplace mantel, which is decorated for Christmas. The cat is looking at the viewer while tumping a lit candle over the edge of the mantle, onto a pile of kindling and firewood.

The illustration is done with pen and ink line work. The values are flat washes of grey scale.

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A. A. Vacharat @vacharat.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

My novel was officially deemed a paperweight, never imagined I’d feel so pleased about that.

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A. A. Vacharat @vacharat.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Hi #booksky This is my debut novel. I think Bluesky people might like it. It’s a literary incarnation of a rabbit hole. There’s even a conspiracy-themed discussion guide so your bookclub can talk about Epstein etc even when it’s not talking about all of that. aavacharat.com/this-moth-sa...

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This Moth Saw Brightness - A weird novel with conspiracies, neurodivergence, subjectivity of value — A. A. Vacharat: Author & Artist

This Moth Saw Brightness, the novel. Here find a synopsis, a guide to help you decide if you might enjoy this novel, a description of the novel's core themes, and a downloadable discussion guide for c...

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🐦‍⬛ aqaraza ❌ 👑 @aqaraza.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

❌ 👑 #NoKings — As we sift through the many many photos, #Andor signs are absolutely *everywhere* …

https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2025/06/14/no-kings-trump-protest-photos/84200945007/

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

“A deranged maniac impersonated a police officer and killed lawmakers but if you’re an immigrant be sure you immediately comply with plain clothes people who won’t identify themselves telling you to get in a van”, what a fuckin country

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Atima Omara @atimaomara.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state Keep that same energy of support for her

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

The Trump administration’s table of authorities in this filing:

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The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project @autisticbooks.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

May 2025 Book Releases Recap! Here are the books about autism, or with Autistic main characters, written by Autistic authors, published in May! 🧵 #AutismBooks #AutisticAuthor #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #BookSky 📚

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Isaiah Martin @isaiahrmartin.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

So we’ve got $90 million to throw the parade he wanted, but we don’t have the money to fix North Carolina. Got it!

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Jameela Wahlgren 🏳️‍🌈 🎨 @jameelawahlgren.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Little picture book spread about how different autism can look in each person! Sensory-seeking vs sensory avoiding. I've related to both at different times. Sometimes I need loud music or tv playing 24/7 but for now I basically live in my noise-cancelling headphones! What about you?

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A. A. Vacharat @vacharat.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Google’s AI summary continues to be wonderfully helpful. I had totally forgotten about all the why-did-the -book-cross-the-road jokes of my childhood.

A screenshot of the search results. The Search term was “before and after book joke,”the result says

AI overview:

a “ before, and after” book joke, often plays on the concept of dramatic, transformation or unexpected change. Here is a common example:

joke: why did the before and after book cross the road?

Punchline: to get to the other side!

Explanation: the joke relies on the idea that a “ before, and after” book would have a clear contrast between its original state and its final state. The punchline uses that contrast suggest the book is actively changing It’s position, crossing The road to reach a new state or side.

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tamrakat @tamrakat.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Image of library book display labeled: “It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.” Books on display: • On Tyranny • Twenty Lessons From The 21st Century • 1984 • A Handmaids Tale • Diary of Anne Frank • Parable of The Sower • Fahrenheit 451 • Animal Farm • Brave New World ~TAiLS of a Bookworm

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Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Lots of authors and book professionals have been saying this for years, but it bears repeating. A sweeping statewide book ban is in no way good. It's not good publicity; it's not good for sales. It is, however, exhausting, dispiriting, distracting, and deeply wrong. bookriot.com/south-caroli...

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South Carolina Bans 10 More Books From All Public Schools State-Wide

South Carolina now leads the nation in the number of state-sanctioned book bans. 10 more books must be removed from all public schools in the palmetto state.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/05/2025

BREAKING: A federal judge has ORDERED the North Carolina State Board of Elections to certify the election of Democrat Allison Riggs to the state supreme court! Republican candidate Judge Griffin has 7 days to appeal storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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lizzo @lizzobeeating.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

My great uncle was lynched after coming home from WWI because he went to town & wanted a drink and they refused to serve him— a VET who just fought for this country After missing for hours my granddaddy found him hanging from a tree THATS why I protect my peace Every time I shine it’s for THEM

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Emily Krempholtz 📚 @writersofrohan.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

This is the (windstruck) face of a woman who just stood behind the Governor of Colorado as he signed into law a Freedom to Read bill that places stronger protections against book bans for public schools within her state.

Emily, with her purple hair blowing wildly in her face, standing in front of the Colorado State Capitol building with a giant smile on her face and a celebratory hand in the air

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Kris Fulk - NC Illustrator and Artist - Available for work! @krisfulkart.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I am a children’s illustrator based in NC, USA looking for representation. I work in both traditional and digital watercolors and love illustrating Asian and AAPI cultures. Aside from depicting traditions/ the family unit, I love exploring fantastical elements as well.

Kris Fulk’s postcard with her info. There is a watercolor painting of a girl in red robes holding a spear. She floats above mountains. A phoenix hovers behind her.

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A. A. Vacharat @vacharat.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Lazy dogs can jump if they want to! 🐶🦊 No need to live by the expectations others have set for you. 🩵 #kidlitartpostcard Rep: @kellydhouse.bsky.social At @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

A kid lit illustration, with textured pencil and expressive brush strokes, in teals and greens with pops of warm browns, reds, and yellows. A St. Bernard dog on a motorbike, with drool spewing from their mouth, is soaring off of a roof top above a jogging fox in the street below. The dog is wearing a leather vest that says “Indiana Bones” and a helmet with a sticker that says “Lazy 4 Life,” as well as driving goggles. The city street seems European, quaint, with loosely rendered fruit stalls and arched windows with pigeons, ivy crawling on window shutters and through window boxes, and various animals loitering. On a bench, a bear is enjoying a bag of peanuts while a pigeon looks on. A mother cat is gesturing, explaining something, to her kitten. Another animal is consulting a paper map. Others are shopping at the stalls. In the shadows, a horse and a rabbit are conversing.

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Kelly Dyksterhouse @kellydhouse.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

#amquerying #kidlit #writers! I will be open to queries May 1-7! I am just about through February's queries, and have a several fulls on deck, so if you haven't heard from me, I am still considering. For May, I thought I would do a little #mswl. This month I am looking for #MG and #YA--

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

as everyone knows, the president cannot conduct foreign diplomacy unless the lawyers say its ok first

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

What's the most brutal insult you've ever heard in your language? I think the most savagely specific one that I've ever encountered was from Finnish... sun gradu oli varmaan 20 sivua. It means "your thesis was probably 20 pages long"

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A. A. Vacharat @vacharat.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Happy Independent Bookstore Day and all the treats that come with it. #dogs

Excited Dog sitting in a bookstore next to an i ❤️my indie bookstore sticker.

The same excited dog, but now her tongue is stuck out and curled up onto her nose. She is clearly waiting for a snack.

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

It was never just about schools, it was never just about libraries, and it isn't actually about the books. It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse. www.chron.com/politics/art...

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Texas bill could punish bookstores for 'obscene' books

A new bill in the Texas Legislature, authored by Rep. Nate Schatzline, would allow businesses to be held liable if a minor reports damages from "obscene" books.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 25/04/2025

As we leave you tonight, we are energized to see pushback working. We will remain vigilant. The power of the people is stronger than the people in power.

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No new autism registry, HHS says, walking back NIH director's claim

The federal health department is not creating a new registry of Americans with autism, an HHS official said Thursday.

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Politico @politico.com · 23/04/2025

A startling reality about Gen Z, backed up by multiple studies: The most online generation is also the worst at discerning fact from fiction on the internet. How Gen Z became the most gullible generation👇 ow.ly/kUhk50VGrBF

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 23/04/2025

An autism "registry" culled from private medical records could potentially violate federal privacy laws and runs the risk of abuse. It also harkens back to a time when disabled people were labeled, segregated, and excluded. We won't go back.

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RFK Jr’s autism study collecting Americans’ private medical records

The National Institutes of Health claims it is fulfilling RFK’s promise to find cause of autism by September

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

“Acts we once took for granted as virtuous, routine, safe—telling the truth, representing those oppressed by the state, providing legal aid to the powerless, volunteering to work at a polling site, basic journalism—now carry some risk. They now require some courage.” Read @radleybalko.bsky.social:

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The courage to be decent

The Trump administration wants to make us too afraid to look out for one another. Don't let them.

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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

There it is. The clam before the storm.

A clam on a wooden railing with a stormy grey sea in the background

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