Ashley Haselwood
asoleilhasel.bsky.social
Ashley Haselwood
@asoleilhasel.bsky.social
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Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
When books were being pulled from Iowa classrooms, these teens started an after-school club to read them
Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
n.pr
October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”

Nailed it.
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.

They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
September 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Denmark to end book tax to encourage people to read
Denmark to end book tax to encourage people to read
Culture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt said that the measure was aimed at fixing Denmark's 'reading crisis.' The Scandinavian country's 25% sales tax on books is currently the highest in Europe.
www.lemonde.fr
August 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Hearing from UFW spokesperson just now that this man has died.
Man on life support from injury during immigration raid in Ventura County, family says
A man is on life support after he was injured during an immigration raid at an agricultural area of Camarillo on Thursday, according to a family member.
abc7.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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WSJ: BLS “told outside economists this week that a hiring freeze at the agency was forcing the survey to cut back on the number of businesses where it checks prices.” 🤡

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-...
June 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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April 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Please repeat over and over:

“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”

—Gov. JB Pritzker
April 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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This is what it looks like when you lose a massive spacecraft on its way to orbit right over the Caribbean. Lots of commercial flights turning/holding/diverting to avoid falling debris from SpaceX's Starship.
January 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM