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flbaloney.bsky.social
#SB1692's Sen McClain thinks books with nudity are harmful to minors, particularly in elementary schools and doesn't care if books like "No, David!" are permantly removed from school libraries. Read @jeffsolochek.bsky.social history lesson on how #Florida's got here. www.tampabay.com/news/educati...
March 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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freedomreadproject.bsky.social
Banned books spark curiosity, challenge norms, and open minds. That’s exactly why they’re targeted—and exactly why we must protect them.

Make no mistake—a book ban is no badge of honor for an author. It means their work is being silenced, censored, & kept from the very readers who may need it most.
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March 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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heykellyjensen.bsky.social
DOGE has just completely gutted the IMLS, firing all staff, closing down their email addresses, and leaving any funding for 2025 in question.

Find in here links to what this federal money supports in (almost) each state, too.

bookriot.com/imls-gutted/
The Institute for Museum and Library Services Was Just Gutted
DOGE fired all IMLS employees and closed down their emails. It is assumed all funding for 2025 coming from the federal agency will not be happening.
bookriot.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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flfreedomread.bsky.social
If you want a one-click way to contact House members, Keep Florida Reading has it: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
April 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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flbaloney.bsky.social
"Gov. Ron DeSantis says a younger workforce could be part of the solution to replacing “dirt cheap” labor from migrants in the country illegally." #Florida to repeal child labor laws. www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
Child labor protections could soon be rolled back in Florida. Why?
DeSantis said that a younger workforce could be part of the solution to replace “dirt cheap” migrant labor.
www.tampabay.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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altlofc.altgov.info
Disruption, disruption!
sethabramson.bsky.social Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Mar 5
It is time for more Democrats to get themselves thrown out of this room
March 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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altlofc.altgov.info
Congressman Al Green is a hero.
March 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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altspaceforce.altgov.info
🚨 Special #AltGov Alert 🚨

An original - the OG from the stacks - is here!

Please welcome my friend & library afficionado @altlofc.bsky.social to Bluesky!
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Alt: a stack of books with the words " when in doubt go to the library "
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February 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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altlofc.altgov.info
One simple way to resist fascism is satire, another equally important method is to read and circulate banned books— get to your local public library and check them out. 📚
February 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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caffeineislife.bsky.social
For those with visual impairments, there's also a PDF list of banned books, many of which can be downloaded from BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) www.library.ca.gov/wp-content/u...
www.library.ca.gov
February 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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matthewcort.land
Cutting Medicare and Medicaid is wildly unpopular. That's why they're trying to jam these draconian cuts through right out of the starting blocks, before the American people tune into what's happening.

We need to buy time.
Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Voters Want Greater Funding for Social Safety Net and Less Funding for Tax Breaks for the Wealthy. Description: Lawmakers in Congress are considering funding levels for each of the following. For each, please say if you think we should increase or decrease its federal funding, or if the current funding levels are right. A: We should increase federal funding for this B: We should keep funding at current levels C: We should decrease federal funding for this Social Security — A.: 70%, B.: 24%, C.: 2%, Don't know: 3% Medicare — A.: 60%, B.: 30%, C.: 4%, Don't know: 6% Medicaid — A.: 46%, B.: 41%, C.: 7%, Don't know: 7% Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — A.: 45%, B.: 36%, C.: 12%, Don't know: 7% Federal housing programs — A.: 44%, B.: 35%, C.: 12%, Don't know: 8% Full crosstabs: https://www.filesforprogress.org/datasets/2025/2/dfp_gwc_sbpc_reconciliation_tabs.pdf
February 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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altcdc.altgov.info
Call your Reps now!
(202) 224-3121
71 percent of Trump voters oppose Medicaid cuts: Poll
Most President Trump voters say they oppose any cuts to Medicaid as Republican lawmakers wrestle with how to reach up to $2 trillion in budget cuts through their reconciliation bill, a poll release…
thehill.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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altcdc.altgov.info
Medicaid pays for 40% of births in America. 🤰

Call your Rep! (202) 224-3121
Catholic Health Association pleads to spare Medicaid from GOP cuts
The Catholic Health Association issued pleas to lawmakers, asking them to reject funding cuts and structural changes to Medicaid.
www.ncronline.org
February 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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altcdc.altgov.info
According to a WaPo article Luke Farritor is manually blocking @altusaid.bsky.social HIV/AIDS care funds in violation of court orders. Paused/stopped HIV treatment means more babies born with HIV, more infections, and more deaths. Let him know your thoughts.

ax28@cdc.gov
Luke.Farritor@hhs.gov
Rubio had decreed that certain critical programs – such as aid to Ukraine and Syria and costs related to the PEPFAR program to combat HIV in Africa – would continue to be funded. Several times, USAID managers prepared packages of these payments and got the agency’s interim leaders to sign off on them with support from the White House. But each time, using their new gatekeeping powers and clearly acting on orders from Musk or one of his lieutenants, Farritor and Kliger would veto the payments – a process that required them to manually check boxes in the payment system one at a time, the same tedious way you probably pay your bills online. Meanwhile, AIDS clinics shuttered and staff found themselves stranded in unstable countries such as the Congo. A pregnant woman in an undisclosed country has sued the Trump administration because she was denied a medevac helicopter. In another case, I was told, an employee in southern Africa who needed chemotherapy was also denied a chopper because no one would authorize the money.
February 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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altnps.bsky.social
When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.
February 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM