Allison
@farawayeyes4.bsky.social
A rural public librarian who studies fandom. A baker. A book binder. A resistor. We all wear many hats.
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The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
May 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
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Welcome new followers, as well as long-time followers.
I've got 4+ years of tools, tips, techniques, and actual action steps related to pushing back against book bans and being proactive in your support of the democratic institutions of public libraries and public schools.
It's updated regularly.
I've got 4+ years of tools, tips, techniques, and actual action steps related to pushing back against book bans and being proactive in your support of the democratic institutions of public libraries and public schools.
It's updated regularly.
A massive thread of resources, history, information, and material to help you not only fight and understand book censorship but protect the incredible democratic institutions of public libraries and public education.
This is updated regularly!
This is updated regularly!
January 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Welcome new followers, as well as long-time followers.
I've got 4+ years of tools, tips, techniques, and actual action steps related to pushing back against book bans and being proactive in your support of the democratic institutions of public libraries and public schools.
It's updated regularly.
I've got 4+ years of tools, tips, techniques, and actual action steps related to pushing back against book bans and being proactive in your support of the democratic institutions of public libraries and public schools.
It's updated regularly.
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No idea what's going on here but everybody seems to be enjoying themselves, and that's the main thing.
The weekend is approaching...
Bodleian Library MS. Douce 118; Psalter; 13th century; France, Artois; f.34r @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
Bodleian Library MS. Douce 118; Psalter; 13th century; France, Artois; f.34r @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
January 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
No idea what's going on here but everybody seems to be enjoying themselves, and that's the main thing.
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Two small groups bent on the removal and relocation of 14 LGBTQ+ books have turned working at the Alpena Public Library in northern Michigan a living hell–and now, two of those book banners have been appointed to that library's board.
bookriot.com/alpena-publi...
bookriot.com/alpena-publi...
“Hopefully, we can sit together and discuss what we consider is appropriate”: Inside Two Years of Nonstop Hell for Alpena Public Library
Destruction of US public libraries may start with complaints over books, but that's not the end goal. Alpena Public Library is now the tool of those book banners and serves as a stark warning of what'...
bookriot.com
January 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Two small groups bent on the removal and relocation of 14 LGBTQ+ books have turned working at the Alpena Public Library in northern Michigan a living hell–and now, two of those book banners have been appointed to that library's board.
bookriot.com/alpena-publi...
bookriot.com/alpena-publi...
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Nassau Schools continue to see new objections to many of the same titles that were returned via the settlement.
34 new objections have been added to the district's database- submitted either by 34 different Nassau residents or the work of one parent.
www.nassau.k12.fl.us/Page/5341
34 new objections have been added to the district's database- submitted either by 34 different Nassau residents or the work of one parent.
www.nassau.k12.fl.us/Page/5341
Curriculum and Instruction / School Library Media
www.nassau.k12.fl.us
January 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Nassau Schools continue to see new objections to many of the same titles that were returned via the settlement.
34 new objections have been added to the district's database- submitted either by 34 different Nassau residents or the work of one parent.
www.nassau.k12.fl.us/Page/5341
34 new objections have been added to the district's database- submitted either by 34 different Nassau residents or the work of one parent.
www.nassau.k12.fl.us/Page/5341
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The original settlement agreement was reached in September of last year and approved by a judge in November.
However, the law allows for these books to be in a perpetual state of objection/review at the whims of the most extreme viewpoints in the district.
www.slj.com/story/Lawsui...
However, the law allows for these books to be in a perpetual state of objection/review at the whims of the most extreme viewpoints in the district.
www.slj.com/story/Lawsui...
Lawsuit Settlement Forces Florida District to Return Books to Shelves | Censorship News
And Tango Makes Three is one of three dozen books that will be back on school shelves in Nassau County, FL, thanks to a settlement in a lawsuit against the district. Meanwhile, a lawsuit filed against...
www.slj.com
January 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The original settlement agreement was reached in September of last year and approved by a judge in November.
However, the law allows for these books to be in a perpetual state of objection/review at the whims of the most extreme viewpoints in the district.
www.slj.com/story/Lawsui...
However, the law allows for these books to be in a perpetual state of objection/review at the whims of the most extreme viewpoints in the district.
www.slj.com/story/Lawsui...
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Just sharing this again, because state senators are saying that private school vouchers didn't harm public school funding in other states. www.propublica.org/article/ariz...
January 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just sharing this again, because state senators are saying that private school vouchers didn't harm public school funding in other states. www.propublica.org/article/ariz...
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I do feel like we forget that a mere 100 years ago 20% of children in America just fucking died.
January 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I do feel like we forget that a mere 100 years ago 20% of children in America just fucking died.
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DIABETICS NEED TO SEE THIS 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD TO THEM
LIVES DEPEND ON THIS
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PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD TO THEM
LIVES DEPEND ON THIS
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January 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
DIABETICS NEED TO SEE THIS 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD TO THEM
LIVES DEPEND ON THIS
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD TO THEM
LIVES DEPEND ON THIS
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🚨 ALERT: Friday at 1 ET, join the Social Storm against the SAVE Act!
This bill is a thinly veiled GOP attempt to restrict voting rights and justify extremist legislation.
Click on the link at 1 ET. This social toolkit will auto-populate with posts to share: social.demcast.com/s/AY30vIiN
This bill is a thinly veiled GOP attempt to restrict voting rights and justify extremist legislation.
Click on the link at 1 ET. This social toolkit will auto-populate with posts to share: social.demcast.com/s/AY30vIiN
January 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
🚨 ALERT: Friday at 1 ET, join the Social Storm against the SAVE Act!
This bill is a thinly veiled GOP attempt to restrict voting rights and justify extremist legislation.
Click on the link at 1 ET. This social toolkit will auto-populate with posts to share: social.demcast.com/s/AY30vIiN
This bill is a thinly veiled GOP attempt to restrict voting rights and justify extremist legislation.
Click on the link at 1 ET. This social toolkit will auto-populate with posts to share: social.demcast.com/s/AY30vIiN
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Disabled and senior people constitute the highest number of deaths in climate disasters like wildfires and flooding due to poor planning and lack of investment by the govt.
Something I wrote about wildfires in Northern CA:
sf.curbed.com/2018/11/13/1...
#LAFires #LAFirestorm2025
Something I wrote about wildfires in Northern CA:
sf.curbed.com/2018/11/13/1...
#LAFires #LAFirestorm2025
January 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Disabled and senior people constitute the highest number of deaths in climate disasters like wildfires and flooding due to poor planning and lack of investment by the govt.
Something I wrote about wildfires in Northern CA:
sf.curbed.com/2018/11/13/1...
#LAFires #LAFirestorm2025
Something I wrote about wildfires in Northern CA:
sf.curbed.com/2018/11/13/1...
#LAFires #LAFirestorm2025
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@tyleraking.com The Mutual Aid L.A. team's resource list is up. Please boost, it's the best one I've seen: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
MALAN Fire & Wind Storm Resources
docs.google.com
January 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
@tyleraking.com The Mutual Aid L.A. team's resource list is up. Please boost, it's the best one I've seen: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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The moderation changes Meta is making across its platforms is another opportunity for me to remind you that having your own actively maintained site is one of the best ways to assure that people will always be able to find you, no matter what happens to the social media sites you don't control.
January 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The moderation changes Meta is making across its platforms is another opportunity for me to remind you that having your own actively maintained site is one of the best ways to assure that people will always be able to find you, no matter what happens to the social media sites you don't control.
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You know it's not actually about free speech when Meta's performative policies ultimately undermine the very principles they claim to espouse.
https://www.usermag.co/p/stop-pretending-meta-cares-about
https://www.usermag.co/p/stop-pretending-meta-cares-about
Stop pretending Meta cares about free speech
+ Galaxy Gas, a leaked Dobrik doc, the first ChatGPT terrorist, Shark Tank TikTok deal, and the worst music on IG Reels
www.usermag.co
January 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
You know it's not actually about free speech when Meta's performative policies ultimately undermine the very principles they claim to espouse.
https://www.usermag.co/p/stop-pretending-meta-cares-about
https://www.usermag.co/p/stop-pretending-meta-cares-about
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👇🏽🤔
(We don’t know who made this… but 🎯)
(We don’t know who made this… but 🎯)
January 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
👇🏽🤔
(We don’t know who made this… but 🎯)
(We don’t know who made this… but 🎯)
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Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook to rate/shame girls who weren’t into him. #NeverForget
January 8, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook to rate/shame girls who weren’t into him. #NeverForget
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This comment period closes on 17 January! 14(c) certificates allow employers to pay pennies on the dollar on the grounds that disabled workers are less productive, and contribute to segregated employment in 'sheltered workshops' that isolate workers from their communities.
ALERT: The Department of Labor is seeking public comment on a rule that would ELIMINATE the subminimum wage for disabled people in the US: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Employment of Workers With Disabilities Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or Act) authorizes the Secretary of Labor to issue certificates allowing employers to pay productivity-based subminimum wages to workers with disabilities, but only ...
www.federalregister.gov
January 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This comment period closes on 17 January! 14(c) certificates allow employers to pay pennies on the dollar on the grounds that disabled workers are less productive, and contribute to segregated employment in 'sheltered workshops' that isolate workers from their communities.
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Max quietly, and without warning, removed The West Wing from its streaming service. It's now back, but yet another reminder of the importance of owning physical copies of anything that's really important to you. www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
HBO Just Quietly Removed An Iconic TV Show — And That's Disastrous For Streaming
One of Warner Bros.' most acclaimed series is no longer streaming on Max, a foolish decision that's a bad omen for the entire entertainment landscape.
www.inverse.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Max quietly, and without warning, removed The West Wing from its streaming service. It's now back, but yet another reminder of the importance of owning physical copies of anything that's really important to you. www.inverse.com/entertainmen...