Robin Stevenson
@robinstevenson.bsky.social
Author: Pride Puppy; Pride Colors; Queer History A-Z; A Hug on the Wind and 30+ more.
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This is in reference to the unjust firing of Melissa McCool, but it’s true of every right-wing harassment campaign
Universities and elite media need to be aware of this
Universities and elite media need to be aware of this
It did not "go viral". It was intentionally filmed and disseminated using a network of coordinated bots, amplified by an algorithm designed to spread this kind of content quickly. This was a harassment campaign, intended to silence everyone. Call it what it is.
December 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This is in reference to the unjust firing of Melissa McCool, but it’s true of every right-wing harassment campaign
Universities and elite media need to be aware of this
Universities and elite media need to be aware of this
Wow. WTAF, the Atlantic? Seriously?
And it goes without saying but American media is perfectly capable of looking "silly" without Canada's help.
And it goes without saying but American media is perfectly capable of looking "silly" without Canada's help.
The Atlantic suggesting, without evidence, that Canada's Global TV broadcasting the '60 Minutes' segment on CECOT that CBS distributed to it may have been an act of "treachery."
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Wow. WTAF, the Atlantic? Seriously?
And it goes without saying but American media is perfectly capable of looking "silly" without Canada's help.
And it goes without saying but American media is perfectly capable of looking "silly" without Canada's help.
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I ❤️ promoting #kidCanLit that might not get much attention like a #picturebook from small #NovaScotia publisher Pictou Bee Press. THE CROW THAT WOULDN'T GO, written (in rhyme) & illustrated by Matea Drljepan, is all about Antigonish & crows. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The Crow That Wouldn't Go
Promoting children's and YA books by Canadian authors and illustrators
canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I ❤️ promoting #kidCanLit that might not get much attention like a #picturebook from small #NovaScotia publisher Pictou Bee Press. THE CROW THAT WOULDN'T GO, written (in rhyme) & illustrated by Matea Drljepan, is all about Antigonish & crows. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
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The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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It's a travesty that Bari Weiss (or David Ellison, or Trump) censored this report on CECOT, forcing Americans to watch bootleg Canadian versions of 60 Minutes to find out what our own government is doing.
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
It's a travesty that Bari Weiss (or David Ellison, or Trump) censored this report on CECOT, forcing Americans to watch bootleg Canadian versions of 60 Minutes to find out what our own government is doing.
Seattle Franerisco 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I am not sure why this is so funny but I can't stop laughing
I am not sure why this is so funny but I can't stop laughing
Google Gemini Pro: please generate a map of the western united states showing cities of over 250K population
December 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Seattle Franerisco 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I am not sure why this is so funny but I can't stop laughing
I am not sure why this is so funny but I can't stop laughing
I'm a big fan of Betsy Bird's lists. This looks like a great one.
Day #21: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 Science Fiction Books for Kids. If you're a fan of robots, post-apocalyptic floods, aliens, and more, then you've come to the right place. #31days31lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/21/3...
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Science Fiction Books for Kids
If you're a fan of robots, post-apocalyptic floods, aliens, and more, you've come to the right place.
afuse8production.slj.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I'm a big fan of Betsy Bird's lists. This looks like a great one.
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I lost my job for defending diverse books.
Last week, the Supreme Court refused to hear Little v. Llano County, leaving readers in parts of the country without real protection when books are removed from libraries.
This is not theoretical. #TLSky #libraries
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Last week, the Supreme Court refused to hear Little v. Llano County, leaving readers in parts of the country without real protection when books are removed from libraries.
This is not theoretical. #TLSky #libraries
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The Supreme Court Just Redefined Censorship
What the Little v, Llano County Decision Means for Libraries, Readers and the Freedom to Read
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I lost my job for defending diverse books.
Last week, the Supreme Court refused to hear Little v. Llano County, leaving readers in parts of the country without real protection when books are removed from libraries.
This is not theoretical. #TLSky #libraries
open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
Last week, the Supreme Court refused to hear Little v. Llano County, leaving readers in parts of the country without real protection when books are removed from libraries.
This is not theoretical. #TLSky #libraries
open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
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Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge
A First Amendment expert told The Advocate that there are "huge" legal implications stemming from the situation.
www.advocate.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
Love this list.
Day #17: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 Unconventional Children's Books. Oh yeah, AI? Here are the books for kids that will crush your creations with their sheer unpredictability. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/17/3...
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Unconventional Children’s Books
Oh yeah, AI? Here are the books for kids that will crush your creations with their sheer unpredictability.
afuse8production.slj.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Love this list.
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
One of these refugee slots belonged to a friend of mine and her child. My She had been interviewed, screened, medically checked and approved to travel to the US. She was waiting for flight dates when Trump was inaugurated- and it was all cancelled. She has been a refugee for 19 years.
Some news on Trump's doling out of most refugee slots to white South Africans: Two former State Department officials tell us basic protocols designed to determine whether this group actually merits protection have simply been scrapped. It's just whim.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
December 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
One of these refugee slots belonged to a friend of mine and her child. My She had been interviewed, screened, medically checked and approved to travel to the US. She was waiting for flight dates when Trump was inaugurated- and it was all cancelled. She has been a refugee for 19 years.
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 13, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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How are the attacks on arts and culture in the U.S. impacting Canadian teachers, librarians and writers?
In an online (@cfetmu.bsky.social panel, Robin Stevenson (Canadian author, @robinstevenson.bsky.social) tells us about what teacher librarians are experiecning:
In an online (@cfetmu.bsky.social panel, Robin Stevenson (Canadian author, @robinstevenson.bsky.social) tells us about what teacher librarians are experiecning:
December 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
How are the attacks on arts and culture in the U.S. impacting Canadian teachers, librarians and writers?
In an online (@cfetmu.bsky.social panel, Robin Stevenson (Canadian author, @robinstevenson.bsky.social) tells us about what teacher librarians are experiecning:
In an online (@cfetmu.bsky.social panel, Robin Stevenson (Canadian author, @robinstevenson.bsky.social) tells us about what teacher librarians are experiecning:
I first heard about Greenville from a parent who emailed me when the library wouldn't let her child check out my picture book. My alphabet book, which they now have shelved in the 18+ section because it includes....you guessed it, families like mine. So upsetting to see another library follow suit.
TOMORROW, York County's board is discussing the new collection policy, which is almost stolen word for word from Greenville's. Greenville's library is currently being sued by the state ACLU for how discriminatory the policy is: bookriot.com/greenville-s...
Lawsuit Filed Over LGBTQ+ Book Censorship in South Carolina's Greenville County Public Libraries
Library patrons in Greenville, South Carolina, have sued the county over library policies restricting and banning LGBTQ+ materials.
bookriot.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I first heard about Greenville from a parent who emailed me when the library wouldn't let her child check out my picture book. My alphabet book, which they now have shelved in the 18+ section because it includes....you guessed it, families like mine. So upsetting to see another library follow suit.
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What is happening to my friend Kyle's books is no small part of what inspired me to join my local library board of trustees. We need more of us in this fight.
A library's entire board of trustees was fired and replaced because they refused to ban one of my books. It's so terrible. www.randolphhub.com/article/news...
Commissioners vote 3-2 to dismiss Library Board of Trustees
<p>How the Library Board voted to handle a controversial children's book led to a majority decision by commissioners to dismiss the whole board.</p>
www.randolphhub.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
What is happening to my friend Kyle's books is no small part of what inspired me to join my local library board of trustees. We need more of us in this fight.
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FAR be it from me to be hyperbolic, but at this point what's the point of Alberta having a fucking Charter at all
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta Legislature passes bill invoking Charter override for 4th time | CBC News
Alberta's governing United Conservatives stayed up into the early pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning to pass a bill that marks the fourth time in under two months they have used the Charter's notwith...
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
FAR be it from me to be hyperbolic, but at this point what's the point of Alberta having a fucking Charter at all
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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All of this, literally over one LGBTQ+ children's picture book. ONE. PICTURE. BOOK.
They dismantled the fucking public library for the whole county. They hate gay people this much.
If you have a library that functions, get in their inboxes or meetings now to tell them that they're great.
They dismantled the fucking public library for the whole county. They hate gay people this much.
If you have a library that functions, get in their inboxes or meetings now to tell them that they're great.
A library's entire board of trustees was fired and replaced because they refused to ban one of my books. It's so terrible. www.randolphhub.com/article/news...
Commissioners vote 3-2 to dismiss Library Board of Trustees
<p>How the Library Board voted to handle a controversial children's book led to a majority decision by commissioners to dismiss the whole board.</p>
www.randolphhub.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
All of this, literally over one LGBTQ+ children's picture book. ONE. PICTURE. BOOK.
They dismantled the fucking public library for the whole county. They hate gay people this much.
If you have a library that functions, get in their inboxes or meetings now to tell them that they're great.
They dismantled the fucking public library for the whole county. They hate gay people this much.
If you have a library that functions, get in their inboxes or meetings now to tell them that they're great.
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Today, PEN America has launched the Snapshots of Censorship, personal stories of educational censorship from scholars across the country. Read more about the impact of censorship here: https://pen.org/blog-series/snapshots-of-censorship/
December 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Today, PEN America has launched the Snapshots of Censorship, personal stories of educational censorship from scholars across the country. Read more about the impact of censorship here: https://pen.org/blog-series/snapshots-of-censorship/
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Could #MahmoudvTaylor force educators to censor every reference to LGBTQ+ people, even in crowd illustrations, for some students? One dad thinks so.
(Spoiler: That's not religious liberty. That's discrimination.)
#kidlit #BooksNotBans @penamerica.bsky.social
charlotteswild.com/lexington-la...
(Spoiler: That's not religious liberty. That's discrimination.)
#kidlit #BooksNotBans @penamerica.bsky.social
charlotteswild.com/lexington-la...
Lexington Lawsuit Pushes Mahmoud to the Extreme - But...There's HOPE - Charlotte Sullivan Wild
Mahmoud v. Taylor in Action It’s happening again. A father in Lexington, Massachusetts is suing a school district for reading two picture books about families to his kindergarten-aged child. He cites ...
charlotteswild.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Could #MahmoudvTaylor force educators to censor every reference to LGBTQ+ people, even in crowd illustrations, for some students? One dad thinks so.
(Spoiler: That's not religious liberty. That's discrimination.)
#kidlit #BooksNotBans @penamerica.bsky.social
charlotteswild.com/lexington-la...
(Spoiler: That's not religious liberty. That's discrimination.)
#kidlit #BooksNotBans @penamerica.bsky.social
charlotteswild.com/lexington-la...
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A library's entire board of trustees was fired and replaced because they refused to ban one of my books. It's so terrible. www.randolphhub.com/article/news...
Commissioners vote 3-2 to dismiss Library Board of Trustees
<p>How the Library Board voted to handle a controversial children's book led to a majority decision by commissioners to dismiss the whole board.</p>
www.randolphhub.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A library's entire board of trustees was fired and replaced because they refused to ban one of my books. It's so terrible. www.randolphhub.com/article/news...
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Censorship isn't a niche issue to be grappled with by a few librarians, parents & children's authors. It strikes at the heart of who we want to be as a people and threatens our human inclination to explore & inquire, to engage with science, history, the arts and the truth and, ultimately,
December 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Censorship isn't a niche issue to be grappled with by a few librarians, parents & children's authors. It strikes at the heart of who we want to be as a people and threatens our human inclination to explore & inquire, to engage with science, history, the arts and the truth and, ultimately,
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Llano County library book removals allowed after U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear challenge www.texastribune.org/2025/12/08/t...
This week at least, the book banners won... putting our intellectual freedoms and First Amendment rights seriously at risk.
This week at least, the book banners won... putting our intellectual freedoms and First Amendment rights seriously at risk.
Supreme Court clears way for Llano County library book removals
Seven residents launched a challenge in 2022 to the removal of 17 books, which included topics on race and gender. They won a reinstatement of the titles, but lost on appeal.
www.texastribune.org
December 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Llano County library book removals allowed after U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear challenge www.texastribune.org/2025/12/08/t...
This week at least, the book banners won... putting our intellectual freedoms and First Amendment rights seriously at risk.
This week at least, the book banners won... putting our intellectual freedoms and First Amendment rights seriously at risk.
Absolutely delighted to see Pride Puppy on this fantastic list!
Struggling to figure out what to read over your holiday break? Check out the Rewire staff’s recommendations for your holiday reading, from memoirs to children’s literature.
The Official Rewire 2025 Book List
Our recommendations for your holiday reading, from memoirs to children’s literature.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Absolutely delighted to see Pride Puppy on this fantastic list!