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Jason Tyrrell
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EVP Content @OverDrive. Kanopy | Libby | Sora | Film/TV producer/distributor/writer. Mostly I make up stuffed animal voices for my daughter.
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Really excited to board this project for @kanopy.com. Our first original series!

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Could You Be 'America's Next Great Author?' Kwame Alexander Hosts New Show to Find Out (Exclusive)
Time to find America’s next best author! A new literary competition series hosted by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander is in the works, and PEOPLE can share the exclusive first look...
people.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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salena.bsky.social
I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.
February 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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President Trump's DOE has made themselves clear: they will support book banners in their efforts to strip our institutions of learning of the books that define them.

So let us be perfectly clear: we're going to do whatever we can to try and stop them.
Today the DOE announced plans to dismiss 11 outstanding complaints against book bans, and to eliminate the position of Book Ban Coordinator at the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). This distortion of the intended work of the OCR--the protection of civil rights and students' freedoms in our nation's schools--is negligent, grossly un-American, and in direct conflict with freedom of speech, a bedrock right enshrined in the Constitution. Authors Against Book Bans unequivocally stands against all such attempts at censorship and discrimination. We stand with families, students and educators across the country who exercise free speech every time they open a book, and with the 71% of Americans who are opposed to book bans. Book bans do not protect children; history teaches us that they are a terrifying step toward tyranny.
January 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
jasonchasetyrrell.bsky.social
What an absolute disaster. Shameless.

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U.S. Department of Education Ends Biden’s Book Ban Hoax
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced that it has dismissed 11 complaints related to so-called “book bans.”
www.ed.gov
January 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
jasonchasetyrrell.bsky.social
Absolutely brilliant writing. There’s a GoFundMe set up if you’re so inclined. This man deserves a safe space.
November 29, 2024 at 1:54 AM
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Very thankful. For my girls…for authentic art…for travel and a global perspective…for my #Kanopy and #Libby teams fighting for media literacy and accessibility…for the ocean…for dogs, who are really the best of us…and for this growing BlueSky community saving me from that other hellscape.
November 28, 2024 at 3:30 PM
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Can’t wait to see this next batch of titles on #Kanopy. Many thanks to our partners at #GiantPictures and #TribecaFilms

variety.com/2024/film/ne...
Tribeca Films Acquires ‘The Featherweight,’ ‘Born Hungry’ and Five Other Top Festival Titles
Tribeca Films, the distribution arm of Tribeca Enterprises and Giant Pictures, has acquired seven top festival films for U.S. distribution.
variety.com
November 25, 2024 at 1:24 PM
jasonchasetyrrell.bsky.social
Anyone else breathing easier here?!? Anyway, if you want to talk #movies #series #ebooks #audiobooks #libraries #libby or #kanopy, I'm your guy.
November 13, 2024 at 2:28 AM