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Lauryn Bhavnani

@wishkhh.bsky.social
830 followers 356 following 405 posts

Queer, Disabled, baby librarian loves to horde books! Chicago is my home 💚🏌🏽‍♀️💚 Mina & Hina are my 2 cats 🐈 She/Her 𓂃⊹ ִֶָ I have sleepy bitch diease 𓂃⊹ ִֶָ #Narcolepsy #idiopathichypersomnia

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alyssa || lovelandisle @lovelandisle.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
i don’t want my appliances to be smart or connect to the internet. i want them to do one mechanical task for 100 years
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No Borders Books @nobordersbooks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
We firmly believe that *everyone* deserves access to (good, new) books that they actually want to read so we're doing another books-to-jail drive for Rikers! Purchase books from our registry and they'll be delivered directly to us to pass along: bookshop.org/wishlists/8b...
SHOP OUR BOOKSHOP.ORG REGISTRY TO GIFT MUCH-NEEDED AND REQUESTED BOOKS TO PEOPLE AT RIKERS
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Lauryn Bhavnani @wishkhh.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
cool math games made the list for sure
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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The new voter suppression bill—called the "Save America Act"—would require 21 million American citizens to produce passports or birth certificates to register to vote. Most don't have these documents. This is a poll tax by another name. #HandsOffHerVote
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Contact Your MOC
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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 31/03/2026
This is a verified GoFundMe for librarian Luanne James from the Rutherford County Library Alliance. gofund.me/f7704eb98 Read what happened to this hero: www.newschannel5.com/news/rutherf...
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Rutherford County Library Board fires director after she refuses to relocate 132 children's books
Dr. Lu-anne James called the board's order to move books with LGBTQ+ themes to the adult section an unlawful act of viewpoint discrimination.
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Megan Wachspress @meganwachspress.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
If he's going to get a national profile on the strength of a younger woman's campaign, I'm going to come out and say it: during his short-lived tenure as a math professor, Biss had an inappropriate romantic relationship with one of his undergraduate students. I was that student.
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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
An autistic 9yo was held with his mother at Dilley for almost 3 months. Without his familiar routine, school supports, and daily therapy, his mother says, he struggled to understand what was happening or why they couldn’t go home. He grew frantic, hurt himself, and had frequent meltdowns.
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'This place broke something in us': Kids languish in ICE detention long past 20-day court limit
The Trump administration has detained more than 900 children — including a boy with severe autism — for longer than allowed under a decades-old legal settlement.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
This Long Covid Awareness Day let us remember the millions who've been disabled by the virus. The people who've been forgotten and left behind. The folks who have to hide their diagnosis because of the stigma attached to it. You think you don't know anyone with Long Covid? I promise, you do:
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Long Covid Awareness Day 2026
It's 2026 and the Covid pandemic rages on despite many pretending it no longer exists. Today is a day to remind people of the disabling nature of the virus and how they can protect themselves.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
With 12 days left, every vote counts. You can vote at any early voting location in the county where you’re registered. Here are the closest ones across IL-09:
Graphic showcasing the different precinct locations in and around the Ninth District of Illinois. Copy reads: 

"EARLY VOTING IS OPEN  across Illinois’ Ninth District"

Visit katforillinois.com/VOTE to view the map!
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 02/03/2026
Free Palestine In The Pokopia Logo StyleNetanyahu Is Sought For Genocide In The Pokopia Logo StyleRelease the Epstein Files In The Pokopia Logo StyleIsrael Murdered over 50,00 Kids Since 2023 In The Pokopia Logo Style
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Chicago Zine Fest @chicagozinefest.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
CZF will be back on Saturday October 10th!! We're thrilled to be returning to the Winter Garden in the Harold Washington Library Center, thanks to the generous partnership of @chipublib.bsky.social!
flyer with text reading "Save the date, Chicago Zine Fest, 10-10-2026. Back in the Winter Garden! More zinesters! More programming! New organizers orientation Wednesday March 18."
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/02/2026
In case you’re just waking up, the U.S. has teamed up with Israel overnight to start an illegal war of regime change, apparently on a presidential whim with no involvement of Congress, and they are already committing horrific atrocities.
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Negin Owliaei @neginowl.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The first deaths announced from the US-Israeli strikes on Iran: dozens of school girls. They hit an elementary school in Hormozgan.
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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Do it now. Yes, you can leave a message. Yes, call the DC offices. Script here again.
A call script for elected representatives: U.S. attack on Iran: 

YOU: Hi, my name is [NAME]. I’m a constituent from [ZIP CODE]. 

YOU: I’m calling to demand [MOC/SENATOR] take urgent action after the United States joined Israel in launching strikes on Iran today.  

YOU: The Trump administration has again taken military action without any specific Congressional authorization. President Trump has also confirmed that the U.S. has undertaken “major operations” in Iran and has also said “U.S. lives might be lost.” 

YOU: I am calling on [MOC/SENATOR] to call for the following actions immediately:  

- Public clarification on the scope of U.S. involvement
- Call for and support support the Khanna–Massie War Powers Resolution in the House.
- Oppose ANY funding for military escalation without Congressional authorization. 

YOU: Are we or are we not at war with Iran? Congress needs to answer this question, and do it quickly. 

YOU: [OPTIONAL COMMENTS – e.g. Clarify you’d like a written response]
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Lauryn Bhavnani @wishkhh.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
love when my trip is timed perfectly 👌🏾 got off 1 bus and the second one pulled up within 3 mins
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SuMo📞Congress 202-224-3121📞CSPAN 202-748-8000 @sumoh7.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The so-called Save America Act will force 21 million American citizens to produce passports or birth certificates just to register to vote. Most do not have them ready. Turning paperwork into a barrier is a poll tax by another name. #SaveActTaxesYourVote social.demcast.com/s/317JXXht
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Contact Your MOC
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Tony Corsentino @notalegalrecord.net · 27/02/2026
#adoption is valorized as “putting the needs of children first,” but the systematic inattention and disregard that THOUSANDS of adopters have shown for their adoptees’ most basic civil protections betokens a far uglier truth.
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soda @sodathewizard.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
stared at browt so much i had a vision
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Lauryn Bhavnani @wishkhh.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
the new Pokémon starters are adorable 😍
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chuck 🐦💐 @chuckdrawsthings.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
what a surprise that browt is my fave one #pokemon #pokemonday
a drawing of browt, a yellow-green small owl pokemon, but without their leaf brows. they look annoyed and say "oh hell nah. now i'm pissed off"browt pulls out two leavesbrowt starts putting the leaves over their eyesbrowt has the leaf brows on, and little text above them reads 'angy'
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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
In Europe, they’re making arrests over the Epstein scandal. In America, the regime’s making redactions and hiding evidence.
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Tell Congress: Demand AG Bondi release ALL of the Epstein files now
Contact Congress today!
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 26/02/2026
For a story: looking to speak with Mizzou Law 2013 graduates about a certain classmate who went on to a statewide position in Missouri and now a role in the Trump administration. Reach out to us on Signal: susanrinkunas.73 garnethenderson.12
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Cindy in AZ @cindyinaz.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
This library needs your support today! Please sign the petition and help @everylibrary.bsky.social fight for libraries in the United States. www.fightforthefirst.org/petitions/pr... @everylibrary.bsky.social
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Protect Intellectual Freedom & Parental Rights at Mohave County Libraries
It’s already handled by professional librarians. Mohave County Library follows American Library Association and Arizona Library Association professional standards, and has a formal Review of Library M...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/02/2026
“I miss my school and my friends I feel bad since when I came here to this Place, because I have been here too long,” wrote 9-year-old Susej, who said she had been held at Dilley detention center for more than 50 days.
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“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
lol the absolute nerve of Target with this We Salute Black History Month ad blitz. No. Not a dime, bitch. We know who you are, now.
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Lauryn Bhavnani @wishkhh.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
wild part is she never told it to do any of that
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Lauryn Bhavnani @wishkhh.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
tired of being disabled 😪
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that ChatGPT conversations from the Tumbler Ridge teenager who carried out a horrific school shooting were flagged by employees at OpenAI. They raised their concerns but the company ultimately did nothing, according to the reporting. archive.is/GUweE#select...
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Lauryn Bhavnani @wishkhh.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
sleeping the day away is so easy and so frustrating 😫 I don't want to be asleep all day but I don't have energy either
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Charlie Knight [they/them] | Editor / Author 📚 @cknightwrites.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
In the 1800s, a slave owner purchased over a dozen people in Georgia and set the foundation for his family’s generational wealth Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
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Georgia Is Letting a Railroad Seize Land a Black Family Has Owned For 100 Years
Descendants of enslaved people are fighting an attempt to use eminent domain to carve a spur through one of Georgia’s largest Black‑owned farms.
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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
A group of amazingly generous folks are 3D printing whistles and sending them (for free) to people across the country whose areas are under attack by ICE. They've sent almost a million. Want to help? Buy them filament 👇
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Eric Dane has passed away at 53 after a short battle with ALS He will be remembered by many as McSteamy on Grey’s Anatomy, but he should also be remembered for his disability advocacy He worked tirelessly to raise awareness for ALS, including how hard it is to get a diagnosis.
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Eric Dane, 'Grey's Anatomy' star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53
Eric Dane, the actor known for “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Euphoria,” has died at 53 due to ALS. His representatives say he died on Thursday afternoon.
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🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Happy Black History Month! It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale. I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, back braces, knee braces, wrist braces, compression socks, cute bags & more! Store: Bibipins.com
5 Oval shaped pins with gold outlines with an oval cutout in the middle with a yellow slideable star:

Spoons: Lavender background
Hunger Scale: Red background
Migraine Scale: Blue background
Speaking vs Non Speaking: Green background

The first one has SHE, THEY, HE on top. At the bottom there's HER, THEM, HIM. White background.Bat and RPG Compression Gloves Strawberry, Galaxy and Bats Wrist BracesBats Convertible Bags
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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 17/02/2026
CHICAGO! Heat the Ground up Join us for a discussion on how the historic @sbworkersunited.org strikes were organized. With @inthesetimes.com and @labornotes.bsky.social. Live from @haymarkethouse.bsky.social and streaming on Youtube. Friday, February 27th at 7 PM CT RSVP:
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Heat The Ground Up with Starbucks Workers United - Haymarket House
Join In These Times, Labor Notes, and Haymarket Books for a panel discussing how the historic Starbucks strikes were organized, how workers mobilized, and larger lessons learned. About the Event […]
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fairshare.help @fairshare.help · 16/02/2026
Please contribute if you're able or share the original if you're not. Note that the most effective way to get help for people is to directly ask people you know
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Karrie @karriehiggins.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Disabled LGBTQ trafficking survivor with serious health complications. I have to come up with ~$400 for my ACA premium. (no advice please) www.paypal.com/paypalme/kar... Venmo: @ KARRIE-HIGGINS-2 Tax deductible+all $ raised at my link is direct #MutualAid helphopelive.org/campaign/159...
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Pay Karrie Higgins using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/KarrieHiggins and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
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Willi Morris @williesha.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
I found it! For #BlackHistoryMonth, here are some Black journalists you should follow, including yours truly. Thanks for creating this @cvbell.bsky.social . go.bsky.app/QvS5FNb
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Urge your reps to ban Surveillance Pricing and boycott any business that uses it. If it’s allowed to take root, you will be robbed for the rest of your lives.
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💖💄 Aoife ♿💖 @aoiferocksitout.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Please help our friend @maedayj.bsky.social stay housed! The deadline for February has been missed, please help Mae stay in her home! Please be a blessing to Mae who is such a blessing to so many people. If you can't help, please share! 💖🌺❤️🌸🍓
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🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Happy Valentine's Day to all the baddies!! Don't let any person that disrespected you try to squeeze their way back into your life today! Be strong! Ignore them. You deserve so much better!
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Jane Shi | 皮爬高 echolalia echolalia is out now @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Myself and @sesmith.lol and others were interviewed for the Lancet’s obituary of our friend Alice. <3
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Alice Wong
Writer, editor, and disability justice activist. Born on March 27, 1974 in Indianapolis, IN, USA, she died from an infection on Nov 14, 2025 in San Francisco, CA, USA, aged 51 years.
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