Joelle Charbonneau
@joellecharbonneau.bsky.social
NY Times Best selling author, mom & hobbyist chef. Lover of climbing. Fierce defender of the right to read. Determined to fight book bans. My dystopian novels VERIFY & DISCLOSE were supposed to be warnings not suggestions. And I'm a Cubs fan.
Pinned
Book banning is about gaining power over what ideas & information are exchanged. Keeping power is easy then because your version of the truth is the only one people know. They forget how to question. The gov't I created in VERIFY & DISCLOSE removed words & books and most people weren't concerned.
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ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT to cast your early vote for Aftyn Behn in Tennessee's 7th District!
WE CAN NOT IGNORE THIS
sos.tn.gov/govotetn
Even if you don't live in Tennessee, we need to be talking about this.
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT to cast your early vote for Aftyn Behn in Tennessee's 7th District!
WE CAN NOT IGNORE THIS
sos.tn.gov/govotetn
Even if you don't live in Tennessee, we need to be talking about this.
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
📣 SHARE COMMENT LIKE — ALL HANDS ON DECK
ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT to cast your early vote for Aftyn Behn in Tennessee's 7th District!
WE CAN NOT IGNORE THIS
sos.tn.gov/govotetn
Even if you don't live in Tennessee, we need to be talking about this.
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT to cast your early vote for Aftyn Behn in Tennessee's 7th District!
WE CAN NOT IGNORE THIS
sos.tn.gov/govotetn
Even if you don't live in Tennessee, we need to be talking about this.
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
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Authors beware: ClaimsHero is urging authors to opt out of the Anthropic settlement in order to file their own separate lawsuit. Except this outfit has no federal or state court experience with class-action suits. And the judge has called them a fraud.
Predatory Opt-Out Scheme ClaimsHero Targets Anthropic Settlement Participants: What Authors Need to Know - The Authors Guild
In recent weeks, a third-party law firm, ClaimsHero, has launched an aggressive online campaign urging authors to opt out of the Bartz v. Anthropic copyright settlement. ClaimsHero—which has no litiga...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Authors beware: ClaimsHero is urging authors to opt out of the Anthropic settlement in order to file their own separate lawsuit. Except this outfit has no federal or state court experience with class-action suits. And the judge has called them a fraud.
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Report: "Gmail Can Read Your Emails and Attachments to Train Its #AI, Unless You Opt Out" (via @malwarebytes.com) www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20... #privacy
November 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Report: "Gmail Can Read Your Emails and Attachments to Train Its #AI, Unless You Opt Out" (via @malwarebytes.com) www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20... #privacy
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November 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Our farmers are getting destroyed by this administration's ineptitude. I wrote about the destruction and takeover of family farms by government policies in VERIFY and DISCLOSE and I really hate when things I write about in my dystopian books come true.
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Our farmers are getting destroyed by this administration's ineptitude. I wrote about the destruction and takeover of family farms by government policies in VERIFY and DISCLOSE and I really hate when things I write about in my dystopian books come true.
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Open enrollment for Medicare has begun and runs through December 7th. Have questions? Join me and Illinois enrollment experts for a workshop tonight: ushr.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Open enrollment for Medicare has begun and runs through December 7th. Have questions? Join me and Illinois enrollment experts for a workshop tonight: ushr.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...
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Huge win for Missouri and for all libraries. Thank you to MASL, MLA, the ACLU, and everyone involved! @la-cac.org #FReadom
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
Missouri court strikes down book ban law that pushed libraries to remove hundreds of titles
A law creating a misdemeanor offense for school employees who supply ‘sexually explicit material’ to students is now void.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Huge win for Missouri and for all libraries. Thank you to MASL, MLA, the ACLU, and everyone involved! @la-cac.org #FReadom
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
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NEW: As Texas school districts scramble to comply with a new state law banning "indecent" and "profane" library books, one startup is cashing in.
I dug into tens of thousands of dollars in contracts between the company and Texas public schools. Here's what I learned: 🧵
I dug into tens of thousands of dollars in contracts between the company and Texas public schools. Here's what I learned: 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
NEW: As Texas school districts scramble to comply with a new state law banning "indecent" and "profane" library books, one startup is cashing in.
I dug into tens of thousands of dollars in contracts between the company and Texas public schools. Here's what I learned: 🧵
I dug into tens of thousands of dollars in contracts between the company and Texas public schools. Here's what I learned: 🧵
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When DHS dared to call its anti-immigrant racial profiling weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina, “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” I knew I was going to have to write about it.
Tonight, at Law Dork, here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/gregory-bo...
Tonight, at Law Dork, here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/gregory-bo...
November 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
When DHS dared to call its anti-immigrant racial profiling weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina, “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” I knew I was going to have to write about it.
Tonight, at Law Dork, here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/gregory-bo...
Tonight, at Law Dork, here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/gregory-bo...
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This is so good …
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This is so good …
Time for the first Elgin Youth Symphony concert of the season. Last year before college for my double bass playing senior.
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Time for the first Elgin Youth Symphony concert of the season. Last year before college for my double bass playing senior.
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My classroom library is in need of some BOOKS.
I’ve been noticing my students interests and these are common books that they read or want.📚📚☺️
Any support is appreciated.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
I’ve been noticing my students interests and these are common books that they read or want.📚📚☺️
Any support is appreciated.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
November 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
My classroom library is in need of some BOOKS.
I’ve been noticing my students interests and these are common books that they read or want.📚📚☺️
Any support is appreciated.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
I’ve been noticing my students interests and these are common books that they read or want.📚📚☺️
Any support is appreciated.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
That Bears game should not have come down to the last play, but it was hold-your-breath exciting. Go Bears!
November 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
That Bears game should not have come down to the last play, but it was hold-your-breath exciting. Go Bears!
Update....The Running Man was violent and action-packed and really fantastic. The ending took a turn from the @stephenking.bsky.social book, but it was seriously satisfying.
November 16, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Update....The Running Man was violent and action-packed and really fantastic. The ending took a turn from the @stephenking.bsky.social book, but it was seriously satisfying.
Waiting for The Running Man to start. I've been hoping for a more faithful film adaptation since I first read the @stephenking.bsky.social story in high school.
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Waiting for The Running Man to start. I've been hoping for a more faithful film adaptation since I first read the @stephenking.bsky.social story in high school.
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The congressional seat in Tennessee’s 7th District is open after GOP Rep. Mark Green announced his resignation in July. Democrat Aftyn Behn is facing Republican Matt Van Epps...
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How screwed is the GOP in 2026? One upcoming election may tell us.
Was the Nov. 4 Democratic sweep an anomaly, or are Republicans truly in deep trouble? A special election just three weeks away will give us the answer, and the implications stretch far beyond one ...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The congressional seat in Tennessee’s 7th District is open after GOP Rep. Mark Green announced his resignation in July. Democrat Aftyn Behn is facing Republican Matt Van Epps...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Hooray! @authorsabb.bsky.social is *OFFICIALLY* a nonprofit, and is now open for donations!
For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE.
Imagine what we could do with $$$
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/
For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE.
Imagine what we could do with $$$
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/
Donate - Authors Against Book Bans
Thank you for donating to Authors Against Book Bans. Your donation directly supports the freedom to read by powering our work with our partner organizations, bringing the author muscle to the fight to...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Hooray! @authorsabb.bsky.social is *OFFICIALLY* a nonprofit, and is now open for donations!
For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE.
Imagine what we could do with $$$
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/
For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE.
Imagine what we could do with $$$
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/
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Reminder: Ruby Bridges is only 71 years old today. She still remembers how one woman she passed on her way into school would threaten to poison her every morning, and how the US Marshalls would only allow her to eat lunch brought from home, just in case.
This history isn't ancient. It's recent.
This history isn't ancient. It's recent.
November 14, 1960: Ruby Nell Bridges Hall an American civil rights activist, became the first Black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis.
November 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Reminder: Ruby Bridges is only 71 years old today. She still remembers how one woman she passed on her way into school would threaten to poison her every morning, and how the US Marshalls would only allow her to eat lunch brought from home, just in case.
This history isn't ancient. It's recent.
This history isn't ancient. It's recent.
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“When the same stories that are targeted ideologically also become the ones flagged algorithmically, the result is not neutrality. It is amplified harm.”
AI is now being used to “flag” school library books.
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.
This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.
This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
The Most Dangerous AI Tool for Libraries Yet
How Class-Shelf Plus v3 quietly turns censorship into an automated workflow and why every librarian should be alarmed.
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“When the same stories that are targeted ideologically also become the ones flagged algorithmically, the result is not neutrality. It is amplified harm.”
I think this sounds like an excellent idea. Money talks....
Soft secession
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Experts Say Blue States Can Stop Paying Federal Taxes. There’s Precedent
If we could use nullification for people to get high, why can’t we use it to protect human rights and stop fascism?
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November 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I think this sounds like an excellent idea. Money talks....
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Last month, eight books were removed from Georgia's statewide reading book for students. It was teenagers who brought this censorship to the spotlight–even though it's not their job to clean up grown-up messes.
Get to know 3 of those teens here.
bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
Get to know 3 of those teens here.
bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
Meet the High Schoolers Who Overturned a State Reading Bowl Book Ban: Book Censorship News, November 7, 2025
A Georgia statewide reading bowl banned eight books. These students led the charge to get the bans overturned and succeeded.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Last month, eight books were removed from Georgia's statewide reading book for students. It was teenagers who brought this censorship to the spotlight–even though it's not their job to clean up grown-up messes.
Get to know 3 of those teens here.
bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
Get to know 3 of those teens here.
bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
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I am seriously excited about this! This is my district!!!
There are a lot of non-beltway Democrats running for office who know how to fight. I'm working on the congressional campaign for @kyleforillinois.bsky.social who's determined to unseat Mary Miller. He's a union guy who hass helped workers at every turn and isn't the type to back down.
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I am seriously excited about this! This is my district!!!
There are a lot of non-beltway Democrats running for office who know how to fight. I'm working on the congressional campaign for @kyleforillinois.bsky.social who's determined to unseat Mary Miller. He's a union guy who hass helped workers at every turn and isn't the type to back down.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are a lot of non-beltway Democrats running for office who know how to fight. I'm working on the congressional campaign for @kyleforillinois.bsky.social who's determined to unseat Mary Miller. He's a union guy who hass helped workers at every turn and isn't the type to back down.
Dear @durbin.senate.gov --you should retire today and let our governor appoint someone who understands how to lead. You continue to act like this is the same Senate you have been in for forever. It's not and it hasn't been in a long time. If you don't understand that you don't belong there.
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Dear @durbin.senate.gov --you should retire today and let our governor appoint someone who understands how to lead. You continue to act like this is the same Senate you have been in for forever. It's not and it hasn't been in a long time. If you don't understand that you don't belong there.
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FWIW, this deal isn’t finalized yet.
If you want Democrats to keep fighting, call your Senator.
The vote to advance the bill will likely succeed, but all that does is tee up a final up/down vote.
If you want Democrats to keep fighting, call your Senator.
The vote to advance the bill will likely succeed, but all that does is tee up a final up/down vote.
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
FWIW, this deal isn’t finalized yet.
If you want Democrats to keep fighting, call your Senator.
The vote to advance the bill will likely succeed, but all that does is tee up a final up/down vote.
If you want Democrats to keep fighting, call your Senator.
The vote to advance the bill will likely succeed, but all that does is tee up a final up/down vote.